Veronica Lake | |
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 Lake, c. 1952 | |
| Born | Constance Frances Marie Ockelman November 14, 1922 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 7, 1973 (aged 50) Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1939–1970 |
| Spouses | Joseph Allan McCarthy
(m. 1955; div. 1959) Robert Carleton-Munro
(m. 1972) |
| Children | 4 |
Constance Frances Marie Ockelman (November 14, 1922 – July 7, 1973), known professionally as Veronica Lake, was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lake was best known for her femme fatale roles in films noir with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, her peek-a-boo hairstyle, and films such as Sullivan's Travels (1941) and I Married a Witch (1942). By the late 1940s, Lake's career began to decline, due in part to her alcoholism. She made only one film in the 1950s, but had several guest appearances on television. She returned to the big screen in the film Footsteps in the Snow (1966), but the role failed to revitalize her career.
Lake's memoir, Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake, was published in 1970. Her final screen role was in a low-budget horror film, Flesh Feast (1970). After years of heavy drinking, Lake died at the age of 50 in July 1973, from hepatitis and acute kidney injury.