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Hedy Lamarr Actor

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Nov 9, 1914
  • Died: Jan 19, 2000

Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian and American actress and inventor. After an early film career in Germany, which culminated in her controversial nude scenes in the film Ecstasy, Lamarr moved to Hollywood at the invitation of MGM head Louis B. Mayer, and soon became a star during the studio's golden age.

In Hollywood, Lamarr began inventing. Her most significant contribution to technology was her co-invention, with composer George Antheil, of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping, which paved the way for today's wireless communications. The invention in 1941 was deemed so vital to national defense that government officials would not allow publication of its details. At the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Sixth Pioneer Awards in 1997, she and George Antheil were honored with special awards for their "trail-blazing development of a technology that has become a key component of wireless data systems", and in 2014 Lamarr was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.

I don't fear death because I don't fear anything I don't understand. When I start to think about it, I order a massage and it goes away. death & fear

A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires. art & good

I have never seen a wrestling match or a prize fight, and I don't want to. When I find out a man is interested in these sports, I drop him. sports

Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid. funny

I've met the most interesting people while flying or on a boat. These methods of travel seem to attract the kind of people I want to be with. travel

I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father's equal, and I never loved any other man as much. dad

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

One of my favorite people is Gypsy Rose Lee. She bears out the Biblical promise that he who has, gets. And I hope she gets a lot more. hope

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

The ceremony took six minutes. The marriage lasted about the same amount of time though we didn't get a divorce for almost a year. marriage

It is easier for women to succeed in business, the arts, and politics in America than in Europe. business, politics & women

If you use your imagination, you can look at any actress and see her nude... I hope to make you use your imagination. hope & imagination

Analysis gave me great freedom of emotions and fantastic confidence. I felt I had served my time as a puppet. freedom

I advise everybody not to save: spend your money. Most people save all their lives and leave it to somebody else. Money is to be enjoyed. money