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  1. Hedy Lamarr - Wikipedia

    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. …

  2. Biography – Hedy Lamarr

    She was born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler on November 9, 1914 in Vienna, Austria. At 17 years old, Hedy starred in her first film, a German project called Geld auf der Strase. Hedy continued her film career …

  3. Hedy Lamarr | Biography, Movies, & Facts | Britannica

    Hedy Lamarr, Austrian-born American film star who was often typecast as a provocative femme fatale. Years after her screen career ended, she achieved recognition as a noted inventor of a radio …

  4. Hedy Lamarr - Biography - IMDb

    Hedy Lamarr, the woman many critics and fans alike regard as the most beautiful ever to appear in films, was born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in Vienna, Austria. She was the daughter of Gertrud …

  5. Hedy Lamarr - National Women's History Museum

    Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress and inventor who pioneered the technology that would one day form the basis for today’s WiFi, GPS, and Bluetooth communication systems.

  6. Hedy Lamarr’s WWII Invention Helped Shape Modern Tech

    Regarded as the “most beautiful woman in the world,” Hedy Lamarr was not only a famous Hollywood actress who sold millions in war bonds during World War II, she was an inventor. Her creations …

  7. Lamarr, Hedy (1913–2000) - Encyclopedia.com

    Although internationally famous as a Hollywood femme fatale, Hedy Lamarr was also an inventor whose work with composer George Antheil laid the groundwork for both military communications systems …

  8. HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr

    Heather Massie enchants the audience as Hedy Lamarr, along with Jimmy Stewart, Bette Davis, Louis B Mayer, and more!

  9. Hedy Lamarr Biography - life, family, children, name, story, school ...

    Austrian-born American actress Hedy Lamarr (1913–2000) was among the leading screen sirens of Hollywood in the 1940s. Her life was an eventful one that involved six marriages, a groundbreaking …

  10. Hedy Lamarr - The National Inventors Hall of Fame

    Jan 19, 2000 · A Hedy Lamarr invention is the secret communication system, which was eventually used in military communications on U.S. ships sent to blockade Cuba.