However, he insisted she change her name and make good, wholesome films. [8], At the beginning of World War II, Lamarr and composer George Antheil developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes, intended to use frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology to defeat the threat of jamming by the Axis powers. The Viennese beauty soon settled into life in Beverly Hills and socialized with luminaries including John F. Kennedy and Howard Hughes, who provided her with equipment to run experiments in her trailer during her downtime from acting. It was in this scientific environment that LaMarr found her true calling. [116][117], Also in 2016, the off-Broadway, one-actor show Stand Still and Look Stupid: The Life Story of Hedy Lamarr starring Emily Ebertz and written by Mike Broemmel went into production. I never care, so I win.
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[41] Also in 2011, Anne Hathaway revealed that she had learned that the original Catwoman was based on Lamarr, so she studied all of Lamarr's films and incorporated some of her breathing techniques into her portrayal of Catwoman in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises. [118][119], Also in 2016, Whitney Frost, a character in the TV show Agent Carter, was inspired by Lamarr and Lauren Bacall. In 2012 I field-produced the Bloomberg primetime special 'Women to Watch' featuring YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, Facebook VP Carolyn Everson and COO Sheryl Sandberg, among other high-achieving women in the tech sector. In 1991, she was arrested on the same charge in Florida, this time for stealing $21.48 worth of laxatives and eye drops. According to Marie Benedict's book The Only Woman In The Room, Kiesler's expression resulted from someone sticking her with a pin. (1941), as well as Crossroads and White Cargo (both 1942); she was also borrowed by Warner Bros. for The Conspirators, and by RKO for Experiment Perilous (both 1944).
[122], Gal Gadot is set to portray Lamarr in an Apple TV+ limited series on her. The ladder of success in Hollywood is usually agent, actor, director, producer, leading man. After leaving MGM in 1945, Lamarr formed production company Mars Film Corporation with Jack Chertok and Hunt Stromberg, producing two film noir motion pictures which she also starred in: The Strange Woman (1946) as a manipulative seductress leading a son to murder his father, and Dishonored Lady (1947) as a formerly suicidal fashion designer[verification needed] trying to start a new life but gets accused of murder. [23][b][24], Although Kiesler was dismayed and now disillusioned about taking other roles, Ecstasy gained world recognition after winning an award in Rome. In 1960, Lamarr was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to the motion picture industry,[97][98] at 6247 Hollywood Blvd adjacent to Vine Street where the walk is centered. “She was so ahead of her time with being a feminist,” says Loder in ‘Bombshell.’ “She has never been called that, but, she certainly was.”. [25] Her parents, both of Jewish descent, did not approve, as Mandl had ties to Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini, and later, German Führer Adolf Hitler, but they could not stop their headstrong daughter.[23]. Her autobiography, Ecstasy and Me, was published in 1966. A friendship ensued between her and the company's CEO, Hatim Zaghloul. The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr' Extended by Popular Demand, "Hedy! During World War II, Lamarr learned that radio-controlled torpedoes, an emerging technology in naval war, could easily be jammed and set off course. ", "Hedy Lamarr Won't Face Theft Charges If She Stays In Line", "Riding the wave of invention | Maclean's | July 1, 2000", "Court To Weigh Plea Of Lamarr's Estranged Son", "Hedy Lamarr's Adopted Son Trades Claim To Estate For $50,000", "COURT TO WEIGH PLEA OF LAMARR'S ESTRANGED SON", "A History of the June 1969 Riot in North Omaha", "Lux Radio Theatre: Algiers (July 7, 1941)", "Lux Radio Theatre: The Bride Came C.O.D.
[66], In 2010, Lamarr was selected out of 150 IT people to be featured in a short film launched by the British Computer Society on May 20.
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