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- Herausgeber: Ched
- Kategorie: Sachliteratur, Reportagen, Biografien
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021
History Hub presents a brief biography of Hedy Lamarr from beginning to end, whose remarkable story impacts our lives even today.
When people born in the 20th century were asked who Hedy Lamarr was, they would answer “the actress.” Indeed, she gained fame and acclaim in the film industry, particularly with her recurring role as the lead female character who seduced her lovers. However, the public didn’t know her true identity. Behind the perfect face was an inventor; a fighter; and a woman who knew her worth. Lamarr was introduced to the world by her beauty, but she left a lasting legacy with her brains.
Discover in this short yet concise biography the remarkable story of a life who impacted future generations. This book also contains 30 questions for an in-depth discussion into the life of Hedy Lamarr.
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Hedy Lamarr
A Brief Biography from Beginning to the End
The Biography
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CONTENTS
Part One: Editor Foreword
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Birth, Early Life, and Formative Years
Chapter Three: Professional, Adult Life, and Death
Chapter Four: Main Difficulties Overcame in Life
Chapter Five: Main Achievements
Chapter Six: Conclusion
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Part One: Editor Foreword
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Chapter One: Introduction
Did You Know?
Hedy Lamarr was the inspiration for the Disney princess Snow White. The character's hair and skin color were the same as hers. She was also the model for DC Comics' Catwoman.
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Some may agree that science and entertainment are on two opposite sides of the spectrum. Rarely do people see an actor by the day and a scientist (or inventor) by night. These kinds of individuals are unique and while excelling in one is an achievement, excelling in both is extraordinary.
Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-born American actress and movie producer marketed by her manager as “the most beautiful woman in the world.”
Born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, in 1914, Lamarr had expressed her passion for acting since childhood. Growing up, she was gaining fame and popularity for her beauty. She officially entered the entertainment industry under her maiden name, “Heddie Kietzler.” Lamarr began as a script girl and climbed all her way to starring as a main lead. Producers were impressed with every performance given by her no matter the role, despite the lack of proper training in the art of acting.
Lamarr then moved to Berlin in 1931 to expand her horizons and appear in more movies, including the 1933 controversial film Ecstasy. By this time, suitors flocked everywhere Lamarr went. Her waiting rooms were full of flowers and gifts from various men who wanted to talk and to meet her. However, she rejected them all, including Friedrich Mandl, who, with his insistence, eventually wore her down and won her over. Mandl was a wealthy arms merchant and ammunition manufacturer. At the time of their marriage he was the third wealthiest man in Austria. To some, such a marriage looked like the dream, however Lamarr felt trapped by Mandle who attempted to control her and to end her career as an actress. He insisted that she be the ideal trophy wife- silent and by his side. Mandl brought Lamarr to meetings and conferences where they met up with many scientists and other industry professionals to discuss warfare technology. These events were Lamarr’s introduction to applied science and would become the foundation on which she began to discover her hidden potential in the field.
When her first marriage became unbearable, Lamarr fled Mandl and her country. She moved to Paris and then to London, where she met Louis B. Mayer, the head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc., more popularly known as MGM. She went to New York with him as his new talent after securing a weekly salary of $500. As part of creating a new image and distancing herself from the title “the Ecstasy lady,” Mayer’s wife, Margaret Shenberg, persuaded her to change her name to “Hedy Lamarr,” as an homage to the 1920s American star Barbara La Marr.
In her new country, Lamarr was an instant star. Mayer introduced her to Walter Wanger, who was working on his debut film as a producer. She was immediately cast in her debut movie Algiers in 1938, alongside French-American actor Charles Boyer. The film served as her stepping stone in Hollywood and the start of her career spanning two decades. In 1942, Lamarr starred in the certified blockbuster hit Tortilla Flat opposite Spencer Tracy.
In 1945, she officially left MGM and established her own production company with two other co-founders, author Jack Chertok and film producer Hunt Stromberg. The 1949 film Samson and Delilah, which she starred opposite Victor Mature, gained massive commercial success and critical acclaim. Lamarr appeared in more films in the following years, but the rise of new entries and the shift in trends in the film industry caused her career to decline. In 1958, she had her last movie appearance in The Female Animal. Two years later, Lamarr was honored at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Despite her acting success, Lamarr never abandoned her scientific interests and attempted to join the National Inventors Council in the 1940s. However, she was rejected full membership and was told to campaign for war bonds instead. Years after retiring from the entertainment industry, Lamarr co-invented a radio communications device that prevented torpedo signal jamming at the height of the Second World War. The frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) prototype is responsible for today’s wireless communications.
In 1966, Lamarr published her autobiography entitled Ecstasy and Me, co-written by Cy Rice and Leo Guild. However, she would publicly appear three years later and denounce the book, leading both parties to court. In the decades that followed, Lamarr chose to live in seclusion, away from the public light. She only communicated through the telephone, even with her children and close friends. She died on January 19, 2000, of heart disease, in Orlando, Florida. Lamarr was 85.
Chapter Two: Birth, Early Life, and Formative Years
Did You Know?
One of Lamarr's scenes in the controversial film Ecstasy was considered the "first on-screen orgasm." It only showed a close-up shot of her facial expressions. However, the whole movie was deemed "overly sexualized" based on the 1930 standards.
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Hedwig Eva Maria Keisler, better known as Hedy Lamarr, was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, on November 9, 1914. She was the only child of Gertrud Lichtwitz and Emil Kiesler. Her father was a wealthy banker at Creditanstalt-Bankverein, while her mother was a concert pianist. Both came from upper-class families of Jewish descent–Emil was Galician-Jewish, while Gertrud was Hungarian-Jewish. Despite the Jewish background, Lamarr’s mother converted to Catholicism after the insistence of her first husband. She then raised her daughter with the Catholic faith, despite not having officially received the sacrament of baptism at the time.
