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In the dark and tortured world of noir cinema, the male protagonists could often be found struggling against, then ultimately resigning themselves to, their respective fates. Such also seems to have been the case for one of the genre’s leading femme fatales, who passed away late last month.

For sultry blonde Lizabeth Scott, who on more than one occasion found herself in competition or outright conflict away from the camera with 0ther actresses, the “A” star status that she won during her late 1940s and early ’50s heyday seemed to just as quickly elude her and force her into a premature farewell to show business.

Born Emma Matzo in Scranton, Pa.

in 1922, the grocer’s daughter performed in theater companies in Pennsylvania and Virginia before leaving college after six months to pursue a stage career. An 18-month study tenure in New York City followed, and in 1940–with the new name Elizabeth Scott–she was tapped to join a touring company of th