Lake, Veronica. (1922-1973)
Pair of Lighters and a Signed Card from the FCC
Small collection of items related to the American actress best known for her femme fatale roles in film noirs with Alan Ladd during the 1940s, including a pair of stylish lighters, a signed card from the Federal Communications Commission, and a paper tag reading "Veronica Lake's discarded effects / 16-18 / found in Charles St. Cellar / Winter 1970 by C. M. (Celeste Martin)." The lighters, a pair of naphtha models, include a leather-wrapped lift-arm style model and a striking metal-bodied lighter that lights—or would, rather, if fuel were present—when the cap is opened. The FCC card, issued the year after she earned her pilot's license in 1946, is signed by Lake to recto and authorizes her to operate radiotelephone equipment on aircraft. All in fine condition.A prominent film star through much of the 1940s, Lake's career began to decline in part due to her alcoholism. Despite occasional guest appearances on television, her career never recovered, and she died at only 50 years old from hepatitis and acute kidney injury. (20966)
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