Hedy Lamarr

Happy Friday dollipops!! Another week down, how rainy it was here for me, but I am holding on strong to sunnier weather coming my way. I hope it's been different for all of you. My poor spring/summer clothes are hiding out in my closet waiting to be worn, I've had to drag the winter stuff back out on days as I was too cold. Here is one of my favourite screen ladies, some of you may know who she is and others maybe not!! I am so glad that during my theatre days I got to learn about some amazing talents. They don't make them like this anymore. I hope you enjoy her & wish you a grand weekend!!

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This post is for the beautiful Miss Meadows <3

Often called “The Most Beautiful Woman in Films,” Hedy Lamarr’s beauty and screen presence made her one of the most popular actresses of her day.

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 by working on both German and Czechoslavakian productions. The 1932 German film Exstase brought her to the attention of Hollywood producers, and she soon signed a contract with MGM.

Once in Hollywood, she officially changed her name to Hedy Lamarr and starred in her first Hollywood film, Algiers (1938), opposite Charles Boyer. She continued to land parts opposite the most popular and talented actors of the day, including Spencer Tracy, Clark Gable and Jimmy Stewart. Some of her films include an adaptation of John Steinbeck’s Tortilla Flat (1942), White Cargo (1942), Cecil B. DeMille’s Samson and Delilah (1949) and The Female Animal (1957).

As if being a beautiful, talented actress was not enough, Hedy was also extremely intelligent. In addition to her film accomplishments, Hedy patented an idea that later became the crutch of both secure military communications and mobile phone technology. In 1942, Hedy and composer George Antheil patented what they called the “Secret Communication System.” The original idea, meant to solve the problem of enemies blocking signals from radio-controlled missiles during World War II, involved changing radio frequencies simultaneously to prevent enemies from being able to detect the messages. While the technology of the time prevented the feasibility of the idea at first, the advent of the transistor and its later downsizing made Hedy’s idea very important to both the military and the cell phone industry.

This impressive technological achievement combined with her acting talent and star quality to make “the most beautiful woman in film” one of the most interesting and intelligent women in the movie industry.

Bio from the official website. I do recommend investigating about her yourself, such a marvelous women! 

Picture is a still from Extase, Lamarr’s (rather racy) 1933 debut. You may have seen this one if you were on my facebook page :)

"All creative people want to do the unexpected". Hedy Lamarr.

"American men, as a group, seem to be interested in only two things, money and breasts. It seems a very narrow outlook". Hedy Lamarr. 

{Hedy in Samson and Delilah, 1950. Costumes by Edith Head.} 

"Confidence is something you're born with. I know I had loads of it even at the age of 15". H.L.

Hedy Lamarr in I Take This Woman, 1940




{All photos from tumblr}