Veronica Lake, a screen siren who captivated audiences ... was found as a child to have schizophrenia, the New York Times reported. It was Lake’s mother who enrolled her in an acting school ...

In Veronica: The Autobiography of Veronica ... According to Constance, Lake was diagnosed with schizophrenia when she was 15. However, that didn’t stop her mother from setting her sights ...

It was 1970 and the longtime TV columnist for The Hollywood Reporter was meeting former ‘40s star Veronica Lake at Musso and ... herself from the symptoms of schizophrenia, a mental disorder ...

Veronica Lake, a screen siren who captivated audiences ... was found as a child to have schizophrenia, the New York Times reported. It was Lake’s mother who enrolled her in an acting school ...