held at the Universal Chapel in New York City on July 11. She was cremated and, according to her wishes, her ashes were scattered off the coast of the Virgin Islands. In 2004, some of Lake's ashes were reportedly found in a New York antique store. Legacy For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Lake has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6918 Hollywood Boulevard. Filmography Selected stage credits In popular culture Veronica Lake's image was used as a sight gag in the 1942 film The Major and the Minor with Ginger Rogers and Ray Milland. Clips from her role in The Glass Key (1942) were integrated into the 1982 film Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid as character Monica Stillpond. Lake was one of the models for the animated character Jessica Rabbit in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, especially for her hairstyle. In the 1997 film L.A. Confidential, Kim Basinger won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of a prostitute who is a Veronica Lake look-alike. A geographical feature called "Lake Veronica" was a recurring joke in the Rocky and Bullwinkle series and film. In the video game BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea (2013-14), the visual style of Elizabeth character was inspired by Veronica Lake's femme fatale roles. In Moose: Chapters from My Life, Robert B. Sherman's 2013 posthumously released autobiography, he writes about his teenage friendship with Lake. Clara Paget plays Lake in the 2021 film The Lost Blonde: The Veronica Lake Story. Radio appearances See also References Footnotes Sources Further reading Lake, Veronica; Bain, Donald (1970). Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica Lake. Citadel Press; Lenburg, Jeff, Peekaboo: The Story of Veronica Lake. iUniverse, 2001; . Oderman, Stuart, Talking to the Piano Player 2. BearManor Media, 2009; External links 1922 births 1973 deaths 20th-century American actresses Actresses from Miami Actresses from New York City Alcohol-related deaths in Vermont American aviators American film actresses 20th-century American memoirists American people of Danish descent American people of German descent American people of Irish descent American stage actresses American television actresses Deaths from hepatitis Deaths from kidney failure Women aviators Paramount Pictures contract players People with schizophrenia People from Brooklyn People from Saranac Lake, New York American women memoirists Miami Senior High School alumni American expatriates in Canada