T 1942 This Gun for Hire Ellen Graham

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   She was cremated and her ashes were scattered along the coast of the Virgin Islands.

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   In 1943, Lake, while pregnant, fell during the filming of one of her movies, which ultimately led to a premature birth and the death of the newborn baby. Her son, William Detille (07/08/43–07/15/43), died at one week old from uremia.

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   For a time she was the host of one of the television programs in Baltimore.

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   Veronica Lake had four children: a daughter, Elaine Detille (08/21/41), and a son, William Detille (07/08/43–07/15/43, who died at one week old from uremia), from her first marriage to John S. Detille; a son, Andre Anthony Michael De Toth (10/25/45–02/24/91, who died of cancer at the age of 45), and a daughter, Diana De Toth (10/16/48).

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   She died of hepatitis.

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   Her career did not take off because of her rebellious nature, family tragedies, and problems with alcohol. At the age of 40, Veronica worked as a bartender in Manhattan. When her former boyfriend Marlon Brando learned about this from the newspapers, he sent her a check for $1,000. She put it in a frame and showed it to friends.

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   She was born into the family of a sailor.

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   Real name - Constance Frances Mary Ockelman.