Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000
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Hedy Lamarr (b. Nov. 9, 1914, Vienna, Austria-Hungary-d. Jan. 19, 2000, Casselberry, FL) was a successful screen actress. She is known for her work with MGM in successful movies such as Boom Town (1940), Come Live with Me (1941), Ziegfeld Girl (1941), Her Highness and the Bellboy (1945). Her best known role was in Cecil B. Demille's Samson and Delilah (1950). Lamarr was also a successful inventor; during World War II she and composer George Antheil developed a radio guidance system for torpedoes. It was not used by the US Navy until after the war but the techniques they patented were incorporated into more modern technologies.
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | American Vaudeville Museum collection, 1845-2007, (bulk 1910-1940) | University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Chaim Gross Papers, 1937-1964 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Dorothy Kilgallen papers and scrapbooks, 1936-1965 | The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division. | |
| referencedIn | George Brinton Beal papers, circus collection, and other theatrical collections, 1862-1969. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | John Phillips Marquand correspondence | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | June, Raymond S. Raymond S. June papers, 1915-1958. | Cornell University Library | |
| creatorOf | Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000. Secret communications system / Hedy Kiesler Markey and George Antheil, 1942 Aug. 11. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Photographs of motion pictures and television programs, 1915-1999. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Photographs of Wartime Personalities, 1942 - 1945 | National Archives at College Park |
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Records of the Office of War Information. 1926 - 1951. Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels. 1942 - 1945. EVERYBODY JOINS U.S. WAR EFFORT [ETC.] | National Archives at College Park |
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| associatedWith | Abel, Walter, 1898-1987 |
| associatedWith | Allen, Irwin, 1916-1991 |
| associatedWith | American Museum of Vaudeville |
| associatedWith | Antheil, George, 1900-1959. |
| associatedWith | Beal, George Brinton. |
| associatedWith | Borzage, Frank |
| associatedWith | Boyer, Charles, 1899-1978 |
| associatedWith | Chertok, Jack, 1906-1995 |
| associatedWith | Colbert, Claudette |
| associatedWith | Cullen, Frank, 1936- |
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Birth 1913-11-09
Death 2000-01-19
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Kiesler, Hedwig, 1915-
Boies, Hedy, 1913-2000
Kiesler, Hedwig Eva Maria, 1914-2000
Kiesler, Hedwig, 1913-2000
Kiesler, Hedy, 1913-2000
Lee, Hedy, 1913-2000
Loder, Hedy, 1913-2000
Mandl, Hedy, 1913-2000
Markey, Hedy Kiesler, 1913-2000
Stauffer, Hedy, 1913-2000
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