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Hedy Lamarr

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Also known as Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, Hedwig Mandl, Hedy Kiesler Markey, Hedy Lee, Hedy Kiesler, Hedy Mandl, Hedwig Kiesler, Hedy Boies

Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000)

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Hedy Lamarr was an actress and inventor whose professional career spanned from 1930 to 1958. She was born on November 9, 1914, and died on January 19, 2000. Her name is pronounced /ˈhɪdi lamaʰ/.

Her contributions have been recognized by the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and the National Inventors Hall Of Fame. These acknowledgments highlight her work in both the entertainment industry and scientific innovation.

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Vienna, Austria

Hedy Lamarr (born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; November 9, 1914 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian-born actress and technology inventor. She was a film star during Hollywood's Golden Age. After a brief early film career in Czechoslovakia, including the controversial Ecstasy (1933), she fled from her first husband, a wealthy Austrian ammunition manufacturer, and secretly moved to Paris. Traveling…

Known for

  • Beautiful Like a Poem — Self (archive footage)2020
  • Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story — Self (archive footage)2018
  • Hedy Lamarr: The Invention of a Star2018
  • Hollywood: No Sex, Please!2018
  • Stewart & Mitchum: The Two Faces of America — Self2017
  • Marilyn, dernières séances — archive footage2008
  • Hedy Lamarr: Secrets of a Hollywood Star2006
  • Calling Hedy Lamarr2006
  • Celebrity Naked Ambition — Self (archive footage)2003
  • Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel — Self (archive footage)2001

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Maria
Named after
Barbara La Marr
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Vienna
Place of death
Orlando
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
German
Hair colour
brown hair
Official website
hedylamarr.com
Image
Hedy Lamarr in Let's Live a Little (1948).jpg
Height
1.71
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Hedy Lamarr
date of birth
1914-11-09
date of death
2000-01-19
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Hedy Lamarr
birth name
Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler
name in native language
Hedwig Kiesler
start of work period
1930-00-00
place of burial
Vienna Central Cemetery
cause of death
cardiovascular disease
manner of death
natural causes
end of work period
1958-00-00
described at URL
www.thehairpin.com/2013/08/scandals-of-classic-hollywood-the-ecstasy-of-hedy-lamarr
ethnic group
Jewish people
sexual orientation
bisexuality
writing language
English language
IPA transcription
/ˈhɪdi lamaʰ/
P8168
Champ de Mars Massacre
pseudonym
Hedy Lamarr
significant person
George Antheil
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Hedy Lamarr (/ˈhɛdi/; born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; November 9, 1914 – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian and American actress and inventor. Regarded as a successful film star, she also co-invented a radio guidance system during World War II.

After a brief early film career in Czechoslovakia, including the controversial erotic romantic drama Ecstasy (1933), she fled from her first husband, Friedrich Mandl, and secretly moved to Paris. Traveling to London, she met Louis B. Mayer, who offered her a film contract in Hollywood. Lamarr became a film star with her performance in the romantic drama Algiers (1938). She achieved further success with the Western Boom Town (1940) and the drama White Cargo (1942). Lamarr's most successful film was the religious epic Samson and Delilah (1949). She also acted on television before the release of her final film in 1958. She was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

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