Patricia Van Cleeve Lake was born sometime between 1919 and 1923 just outside Paris, France. Publicly and privately, Lake, was never fully aware of her actual birthdate; although, many historians estimate the earlier years 1919 or 1920 to be the closest approximation. According to the public, Lake was the legitimate daughter of George and Rose Van Cleeve – the latter a sister of Marion Davies. In 1924 during a dispute between her parents, Lake was allegedly kidnapped by George Van Cleeve who was on the run with his daughter for five years. They were finally discovered after Hearst’s detectives located the pair and brought the child back to her mother, Rose. A bitter custody battle insured between the couple with George Van Cleeve gaining custody after proving Rose Van Cleeve was an alcoholic.
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Marion Davies |
In 1937, Lake married actor Arthur Lake – most
notable for his performance in the Blondie
television, radio and movie series – who she had met at Marion Davies’
beach house. It was later reported that the scandalous affair between Lake and
Flynn persisted during the engagement and early into the marriage. Apparently,
Hearst lectured Lake on her illicit affair stating that, "You have got to stop this. You are a married
woman." She, according to reports replied, “What about you?" referencing his affair with Davies.
Nevertheless, the couple
remained married until his death in January 1987 and had two children, Arthur
Lake Jr and Marion Rose Lake. A few years after their wedding, Lake’s acting
career began to take off.
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Patricia Van Cleve and Arthur Lake's wedding |
She was named as one of the MPPA ‘Baby Stars’ of
1940, a replacement of the earlier program WAMPAS Baby Stars. She completed
mostly stage work from the 1930’s to the mid-1940’s and later took over from
Penny Singleton as the voice of Blondie Bumstead in the radio series Blondie, opposite her husband. Lake also
worked alongside her husband in a television comedy, Meet the Family released in 1954.
In 1961, the
death of Marion Davies caused Lake a great amount of pain. She had lived with
Davies – and occasionally her lover Hearst – for much of her life and grieved
her death. In her will Davies bequest her “niece” a large inheritance of half
of her 20 million dollar fortune. It would be sign of what was to come in the
public life of Patricia Van Cleeve Lake with the connection between her and
Davies revealed over 30-years later. Lake died October 3, 1993. On her death
bead, according to her son, Arthur Lake Jr., she spilled her long kept secret:
that she was in fact the illegitimate daughter of Marion Davies and William
Randolf Heart and the fact was concealed to save both parties reputation.
Coming soon
Part 2!! In which I discuss all the theories of Patricia Van Cleve Lake’s
paternity, all the Hollywood gossip and the truth.![]() |
Hearst and Davies |
YOU WILL DIE IN YOUR SINS
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DeleteIf to love someone so completely and for many years is a sin, many of us are guilty.
ReplyDeleteChristianity is supposed to be about love and forgiveness. These people were caught in the restrictive moral code of the time. Mr. Hearst wanted a divorce to marry the woman he loved.
To me it is a sin for his wife not to have given him the life he wanted.
No, Marion was just not 'woman enough' to put a ring on. Just a 'no class sloppy second' woman, far from being a real lady. Couldn't even acknowledge her own daughter, yet after reading this 'the apple really didn't fall too far from the tree' with all the affairs, like mother like daughter?..
ReplyDeleteYou sit here and judge people that you do not even know. I am guessing you think you are perfect right?
DeleteWith DNA testing this could be easily be verified for around $200.00. One of William Randolph Hearst's
ReplyDeletegrandchildren (from wife Millicent) could test along with one of Patricia Lake's children. Mystery solved.
If Hearst thought so much of her he would have married her• She was 30 yrs his junior: his young plaything to keep him feeling young and giddy. Hearst told her at one point that his wife wanted too large of a divorce settlement for him to divorce. Oh please. If he really wanted to divorce he easily could have, he would have still been filthy rich, moreover his wealth would not have been lost because his wife had 5 children with him.
ReplyDeletePat new she was their daughter
ReplyDeleteAs far as her having affairs there were not many
She truly loved Errol Flynn & Arthur lake
And they were in a time where u don't air your dirty laundry not like today
She and her beautiful family all new who they were
True. They did, it was common knowledge at their house.
DeleteThank you
DeleteI think Marion Davies truly loved Mr. Hearst. He left her over half of the estate and she turned around and sold it back to his children for $1. He did the right thing by asking for a divorce and she said no, he respected that. Marion Davies is not trash by any means. None of us were there and have no right to judge others because I'm sure your lives have been absolutely perfect. I'm not sure what you mean by Marion Davies wasn't woman enough to "put a ring on it" lol that makes no sense at all.
ReplyDeleteThese people tried to be as discreet as was possible and yet be together and loved one another. When Mr. Hearst almost went bankrupt, Marion Davies (from her own earnings in movies) cashed in jewelry, real estate, etc. to save him from that disaster. How are any of us to judge. Their love lives on.
ReplyDeleteThis also happened with Hepburn and Tracy. He was married and catholic. His faith said it was impossible to get a divorce. They lived without much fuss for the rest of his life. This is just how it was that long ago.
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