Hedy Lamarr Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler
Date of birth:
November 9. 1914
Place of birth:
Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Astrology Sign:
Scorpio
Height:
5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Biography
Hedy Lamarr was an outspoken actress, best known for her roles in films such as Samson and Delilah, Ziegfield Girl, Tortilla Flat and The Heavenly Body. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 6247 Hollywood Boulevard.
Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, was born in Vienna, Austria on November 9, 1913. She acting in several films and was a great beauty of her time. She also co-invented the first form of spread spectrum, a key to modern wireless communication. Hedy Lamarr died on January 19, 2000 in Florida.
Hedy Lamarr's first husband, Friedrich Mandl, socialized with Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini and was obsessed with Hedy, reportedly never letting her out of his sight or control. She eventually escaped his control and moved to London. There she met Louis B. Mayer who hired her to act in movies. In London she changed her name and appeared in her first film, 1933s Ecstasy. Hedy Lamarr was one of the first actresses to expose her breasts in a major film, she was also the first to fake an on-screen orgasm. Soon after she began acting in English films she moved to Hollywood. American filmmakers often cast her in glamorous and seductive roles, including the movies Algiers, Tortilla Flat and Ziegfield Girl. Her biggest role came in the 1949 release of Samson and Delilah.
Apparently, Hedy Lamarr wanted to be known for more than her looks. She once said, "Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid."
In 1942, she and composer George Anthiel filed a U.S. patent for their Secret Communication System (patent #2,292,387). The system was an early version of frequency hopping, unsing a piano roll. It was intended to make radio-guided torpedoes harder for enemies to detect. The technology was not use by the U.S. military until 1962 during the Cuban blockade. Neither made money from the patent because the technology was used after the patent had run out. In 1997, the Electronic Frontier Foundation gave Hedy Lamarr an award for the system. During World War II, she wanted to use the system to help the war effort but was told she would do more by selling bonds. She raised $7,000,000 at a single event!
In 1953 she became a naturalized United States citizen. She was married to Friedrish Mandl (1933-1937) and Gene Markey (1939-1941). After the divorce she adopted a son. She married John Loder in 1943; they had two children and Loder adopted her other son. They divorced in 1947. She was married to Ernest "Ted" Stauffer (1951-1952), W. Howard Lee (1953-1960) and Lewis J. Boies (1963-1965).
Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, was born in Vienna, Austria on November 9, 1913. She acting in several films and was a great beauty of her time. She also co-invented the first form of spread spectrum, a key to modern wireless communication. Hedy Lamarr died on January 19, 2000 in Florida.
Hedy Lamarr's first husband, Friedrich Mandl, socialized with Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini and was obsessed with Hedy, reportedly never letting her out of his sight or control. She eventually escaped his control and moved to London. There she met Louis B. Mayer who hired her to act in movies. In London she changed her name and appeared in her first film, 1933s Ecstasy. Hedy Lamarr was one of the first actresses to expose her breasts in a major film, she was also the first to fake an on-screen orgasm. Soon after she began acting in English films she moved to Hollywood. American filmmakers often cast her in glamorous and seductive roles, including the movies Algiers, Tortilla Flat and Ziegfield Girl. Her biggest role came in the 1949 release of Samson and Delilah.
Apparently, Hedy Lamarr wanted to be known for more than her looks. She once said, "Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid."
In 1942, she and composer George Anthiel filed a U.S. patent for their Secret Communication System (patent #2,292,387). The system was an early version of frequency hopping, unsing a piano roll. It was intended to make radio-guided torpedoes harder for enemies to detect. The technology was not use by the U.S. military until 1962 during the Cuban blockade. Neither made money from the patent because the technology was used after the patent had run out. In 1997, the Electronic Frontier Foundation gave Hedy Lamarr an award for the system. During World War II, she wanted to use the system to help the war effort but was told she would do more by selling bonds. She raised $7,000,000 at a single event!
In 1953 she became a naturalized United States citizen. She was married to Friedrish Mandl (1933-1937) and Gene Markey (1939-1941). After the divorce she adopted a son. She married John Loder in 1943; they had two children and Loder adopted her other son. They divorced in 1947. She was married to Ernest "Ted" Stauffer (1951-1952), W. Howard Lee (1953-1960) and Lewis J. Boies (1963-1965).