Beschreibung:
The book Hedy Lamarr unravels the fascinating life of an Austro-Hungarian-born American actress and technology innovator who became a symbol of Hollywood's Golden Age. Born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler on November 9, 1914, Lamarr's journey begins with a brief early film career in Czechoslovakia, marked by the controversial film "Ecstasy" (1933). Fleeing from her first husband, Fritz, a wealthy Austrian ammunition manufacturer, Lamarr clandestinely relocated to Paris before catching the attention of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio head Louis B. Mayer in London.