- Vera West was born on June 26, 1898 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a costume designer, known for The Wolf Man (1941), Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Madame Spy (1942). She was married to Jack C. West. She died on June 29, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseJack C. West(? - June 29, 1947) (her death)
- Designs were often silky and form-fitting
- Found drowned in her swimming pool a day after her 47th birthday. She left behind a note explaining she had been blackmailed for over 20 years and she felt this was the only way out. Who the blackmailer was, and why she was being blackmailed, are unknown, and some believe her death was not a suicide, but murder. It remains an enduring, unsolved mystery.
- Costume designer (mostly of gowns) at Universal Pictures.
- Initially hired as replacement for Lucia Coulter in 1924, she remained at Universal until her death in 1947.
- Trained at the Philadelphia School of Design.
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