Hedy Lamarr, the raven-haired Viennese beauty who became one of the reigning temptresses in Hollywood films in the 1930’s and 40’s, especially as Delilah vamping Victor Mature’s Samson, was found dead ...

Rachel Weisz is eyeing the lead role in Face Value, an independent film about 1940s Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr, says The Hollywood Reporter. Austrian-born Lamarr, whose most famous role is in Cecil ...

Discover the remarkable story of Hedy Lamarr, the Hollywood icon whose wartime invention of frequency-hopping technology helped pave the way for modern wireless innovations like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ...

A film about the world's most beautiful woman, a Hollywood goddess and her forgotten breakthrough invention that revolutionized mobile phones. A film about a mother, an emancipated woman and a failed ...

KAREN GRIGSBY BATES: Here's something you might not have known about World War II. One of the most popular Hollywood actresses of the era was also developing weapons systems for the U.S. Navy. Today ...

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