Veronica Lake

Veronica Lake (November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973) was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake won both popular and critical acclaim, most notably for her role in Sullivan's Travels and for her femme fatale roles in film noirs with Alan Ladd, during the 1940s. She was also well known for her peek-a-boo hairstyle. By the late 1940s however, Lake's career had begun to decline in part due to her struggles with mental illness and alcoholism. She made only one film in the 1950s but appeared in several guest-starring roles on television. She returned to the screen in 1966 with a role in the film Footsteps In the Snow, but the role failed to revitalize her career.Lake released her memoirs, Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake, in 1970. She used the money she made from the book to finance a low-budget horror film Flesh Feast. It was her final onscreen role. Lake died in July 1973 from hepatitis and acute kidney injury at the age of 50.

Personal facts

Veronica Lake
Alias (AKA)
Connie Keane
Constance Keane
Ockelman Constance Frances Marie; Keane Connie; Keane Constance
Birth dateNovember 14, 1922
Birth nameConstance Frances Marie Ockelman
Birth place
Brooklyn , New York
cause of death
Hepatitis
Acute kidney injury
Date of deathJuly 07, 1973
Place of death
Burlington Vermont
Education
Villa Maria (school)
Miami High School

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External resources

  1. http://articles.latimes.com/1989-10-13/news/mn-477_1_jay-ward