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Hedy Lamarr: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler
Born November 9, 1913 or November 9, 1914 • Vienna • Austria
Died January 19, 2000 • near Orlando • Florida

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Black and white portrait of actress Hedy Lamarr with wavy dark hair, looking slightly upward, wearing a patterned sleeveless top.
Black-and-white portrait of actress Hedy Lamarr seated, wearing a dark jacket over a light blouse with a brooch at the collar, looking slightly to the side.
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Hedy Lamarr, center, stands between a man in a military uniform and John Hodiak in a white suit in a scene from the film noir A Lady Without Passport.
Hedy Lamarr, draped in a dark shawl, gazes intently at Louis Hayward and gently holds his face in a dramatic scene from the film noir The Strange Woman (1946).
Black and white portrait of actress Hedy Lamarr wearing a dark dress and an elaborate, multi-strand jeweled necklace, looking slightly to the side.
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