Hedy lamarr invention
- •
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr (9 November 1914 – 19 January 2000)[1] was an Austro-Hungarian-born American film actress and inventor. She was a film star during Hollywood's golden age.[2]
After a brief film career in Europe, including Ecstasy (1933), Lamar moved to the United States. She became a film star with her performance in Algiers (1938).[3] Her MGM films include Lady of the Tropics (1939), Boom Town (1940), H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941), and White Cargo (1942). Her greatest success was as Delilah in Samson and Delilah (1949).[4] She also acted on television before the release of her final film, The Female Animal (1958). She was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
At the beginning of World War II, she and avant-garde composer George Antheil developed a radio guidance system for Alliedtorpedoes that used spread spectrum and frequency hopping technology to defeat the threat of jamming by the Axis powers.[5]
Life
[change | change source]Hedy Lamarr was born as Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler
- •
The Most Beautiful Woman in Film
Often called “The Most Beautiful Woman in Film,” Hedy Lamarr’s beauty and screen presence made her one of the most popular actresses of her day.
She was born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler on November 9, 1914 in Vienna, Austria. At 17 years old, Hedy starred in her first film, a German project called Geld auf der Strase. Hedy continued her film career by working on both German and Czechoslavakian productions. The 1932 German film Exstase brought her to the attention of Hollywood producers, and she soon signed a contract with MGM.
Once in Hollywood, she officially changed her name to Hedy Lamarr and starred in her first Hollywood film, Algiers (1938), opposite Charles Boyer. She continued to land parts opposite the most popular and talented actors of the day, including Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable, and Jimmy Stewart. Some of her films include an adaptation of John Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat (1942), White Cargo (1942), Cecil B. DeMille’s Samson and Delilah (1949), and The Female Animal (1957).
- •
Hedy Lamarr
Austrian-born American actress (1914–2000)
Hedy Lamarr | |
|---|---|
Lamarr, c. 1944 | |
| Born | Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler (1914-11-09)November 9, 1914 Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | January 19, 2000(2000-01-19) (aged 85) Casselberry, Florida, US |
| Citizenship | |
| Occupations | |
| Spouses | Friedrich Mandl (m. 1933; div. 1937)Gene Markey (m. 1939; div. 1941)John Loder (m. 1943; div. 1947)Teddy Stauffer (m. 1951; div. 1952)W. Howard Lee (m. 1953; div. 1960)Lewis J. Boies (m. 1963; div. 1965) |
| Children | 3 |
Hedy Lamarr (; born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; November 9, 1914[a] – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian-born American actress and inventor. After a brief early film career in
Copyright ©rimpair.pages.dev 2025