Lamarr was not only one of the loveliest women ever to grace the movies, she was a notable inventor; the "frequency hopping" for which she was a co-patent holder led to today's wireless technologies.
As a review of one of several books on Lamarr described: "Imagine that, on Sept. 12, 2001, an outraged Angelina Jolie had pulled out a pad of paper and some drafting tools and, all on her own, designed a sophisticated new missile system to attack al-Qaida. Now imagine that the design proved so innovative that it transcended weapons technology, and sparked a revolution in communications technology over the next half-century. Believe it or not, this essentially happened to Hedy Lamarr."
Here's a photo gallery to celebrate the life of a remarkable woman.
ZIEGFELD GIRL (1941):
COME LIVE WITH ME (1941), with James Stewart:
TORTILLA FLAT (1942):
EXPERIMENT PERILOUS (1944):
More studio portraits:
Hedy Lamarr retired from films in 1958; she died in Florida on January 19, 2000.
For information on books on Hedy Lamarr, click here.
Hedy Lamarr movies reviewed at Laura's Miscellaneous Musings: BOOM TOWN (1940), COMRADE X (1940) (also more extensively reviewed here), COME LIVE WITH ME (1941) (also here), CROSSROADS (1942), EXPERIMENT PERILOUS (1944), THE CONSPIRATORS (1944), THE HEAVENLY BODY (1944), DISHONORED LADY (1947), A LADY WITHOUT PASSPORT (1950), COPPER CANYON (1950), and MY FAVORITE SPY (1951).
Additional notable Hedy Lamarr films include ECSTASY (1933), ALGIERS (1938), LADY OF THE TROPICS (1939), I TAKE THIS WOMAN (1940), H.M. PULHAM, ESQ. (1941), WHITE CARGO (1942), THE STRANGE WOMAN (1946), and SAMSON AND DELILAH (1948).
November 2015 Update: Adding a review link for I TAKE THIS WOMAN (1940).
Hedy Lamarr was honored on her birthday this year with a Google Doodle celebrating her accomplishments as an actress and inventor.
2016 Update: Here's a review of WHITE CARGO (1942).
January 2017 Update: Here's a review link for TORTILLA FLAT (1942).
2018 Update: Here's a review of the documentary BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY (2017).
2020 Update: Here's my review of Hedy Lamarr's final film, THE FEMALE ANIMAL (1958).
2022 Update: Here's a review of ZIEGFELD GIRL (1941).
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What lovely portraits. A dazzling beauty.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you enjoyed these beautiful photos!
ReplyDeleteBest wishes,
Laura
What a stunning woman she was, so unbelievably beautiful - and intelligent! (what a concept).
ReplyDeleteThanks for your tribute to Hedy - and for a lovely gallery of photos. I don't know if anyone was more beautiful than she, but no one was more photogenic.