Who is Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr (; born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; November 9, 1914 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian-born American film actress and inventor. A film star during Hollywood's golden age, Lamarr has been described as one of the greatest movie actresses of all time.After a brief early film career in Czechoslovakia, including the controversial Ecstasy (1933), she fled from her husband, a wealthy Austrian ammunition manufacturer, and secretly moved to Paris. Traveling to London, she met Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio head Louis B. Mayer, who offered her a movie contract in Hollywood. She became a film star with her performance in Algiers (1938). 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 i...Read Full Biography of Hedy Lamarr
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- Confidence is something you're born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15.
- A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.
- My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles.
- It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe.
- I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's equal, and I never loved any other man as much.
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Gyropitus: for all the big epic lavishness, the story is actually pretty basic. hedy lamarr is brilliant though, i just wish there was more to it. it just about fills the runtime. a comfortable 3 stars
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