| TV and Movie Trivia Tribute Hedy Lamarr |
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| Born: | 9 November 1913 | Vienna, Austria |
| Known As: | Delilah | "Samson and Delilah" (1949) |
| Trivia: | Children: Anthony, Denise and James. | |
| Birth Name: Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler | ||
| After a screen test, it was Louis B. Mayer who changed her last name to Lamarr in honor of silent film star Barbara La Marr. | ||
| (11 August 1942) Hedy Lamarr, under her married name Hedy Kiesler Markey, was awarded patent #2,292,387, along with co-inventor George Antheil, for a "Secret Communication System." This invention was the first instance of spread-spectrum communications based on frequency-hopping techniques. | ||
| Has a star on the Walk of Fame (Motion Picture at 6249 Hollywood Blvd.). | ||
| On TV: | TVNow | Click here for TV schedule. |
| Filmography: | The Internet Movie Database | Click here. |
| Departed: | 19 January 2000 | Orlando, Florida, USA |
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Some fellow Movie cast members:
Clark Gable
Dennis Hopper
Groucho Marx
Judy Garland