Walker suffered fractures to her pelvis and clavicle as well as a crushed foot, and spent more than a month in the hospital. Mercado, who had been thrown nearly from the car, sued Walker for $150,000, claiming that Walker was driving "like a fool," ignored his requests to slow down and diverted her attention from the road to ask for a cigarette just before the accident. Montalde sued Walker for $100,000. The police estimated that Walker had been speeding in excess of and a responding officer stated that he had smelled alcohol on her breath. A coroner's jury found that Walker had been driving negligently. She was charged with manslaughter for Lee's death, but the charge was later dismissed for lack of evidence. Walker was replaced in Heaven Only Knows by Marjorie Reynolds. Despite the accident and her legal troubles, Walker continued to act, and she appeared in perhaps her most famous role as the duplicitous psychoanalyst in the original version of Nightmare Alley (1947) with Tyrone Power. She also took prominent roles in films such as Call Northside 777 (1948) with James Stewart, My Dear Secretary (1948) with Kirk Douglas and Impact (1949). In 1950, Walker married department-store executive Edward DuDomaine, but the couple divorced in 1952. Following starring roles in My True Story (1951) and Problem Girls (1953), Walker made her final film appearance in Joseph H. Lewis's film noir The Big Combo with Cornel Wilde in 1955. She retired from acting at the age of 35. 1956–1968: Post-acting In 1960, after Walker's house was destroyed by fire, several other Hollywood actresses held a benefit to assist her. Death Walker died of cancer following a nine-year illness on March 10, 1968 in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California at the age of 47. Political views A Democrat, Walker supported Adlai Stevenson's campaign during the 1952 presidential election. Filmography Film Television References Sources External links 1920 births 1968 deaths 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Worcester, Massachusetts American film actresses American stage actresses American people of Irish descent Deaths from cancer in California California Democrats Massachusetts Democrats