Hedy Lamarr

Unveiling the woman behind the image, film star and inventor Hedy Lamarr (1914 - 2000), described as "The most beautiful woman in the world."

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Hedy Lamarr attending the premiere of ”Algiers” together with her close friend Reginald Gardiner, 1938.

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“If I am a ‘new Hedy’ as some say, it is because they are seeing me as I really am, not looking at the outside of me.” - Hedy Lamarr

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Hedy Lamarr with director Alexander Hall during the filming of The Heavenly Body (1942)

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Hedy Lamarr photographed by Laszlo Willinger, 1944.

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Hedy Lamarr, 1960s.

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Hedy Lamarr in a publicity photo for Algiers (1938)

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Hedy Lamarr in the kitchen by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1944.

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Hedy Lamarr with the bride, her daughter Denise, and the groom Larry Colton at their wedding, 1966. 

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Hedy Lamarr at home in Vienna, early 1930s.

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Hedy Lamarr posing with soldiers during the Stars of America War Bond Tour, 1942.

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Hedy Lamarr during the Stars of America War Bond Tour with other stars including Ronald Colman, Irene Dunne and Greer Garson, 1942.

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Hedy Lamarr in a publicity photo for Copper Canyon (1950)

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"When I was a little girl going to the movies, Hedy Lamarr represented the concept of movie star. The movies presented her in magnificent close-up." - Jeanine Basinger

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“The first thing people asked about Hedy was: How did she look? That was a burden she had to carry. That's why she became more reclusive. People just wanted to get a look at her. It was very hurtful.” - Robert Osbourne

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