Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film
Aug 2010 · University Press of Kentucky
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Hedy Lamarr's life was punctuated by salacious rumors and public scandal, but it was her stunning looks and classic Hollywood glamour that continuously captivated audiences. Born Hedwig Kiesler, she escaped an unhappy marriage with arms dealer Fritz Mandl in Austria to try her luck in Hollywood, where her striking appearance made her a screen legend. Her notorious nude role in the erotic Czech film Ecstasy (1933), as well as her work with Cecil B. DeMille (Samson and Delilah, 1949), Walter Wanger (Algiers, 1938), and studio executive Louis B. Mayer catapulted her alluring and provocative reputation as a high-profile sex symbol. In Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film, Ruth Barton explores the many facets of the screen legend, including her life as an inventor. Working with avant-garde composer and film scorer George Antheil, Lamarr helped to develop and patent spread spectrum technology, which is still used in mobile phone communication. However, despite her screen persona and scientific success, Lamarr's personal life caused quite a scandal. A string of failed marriages, a lawsuit against her publisher regarding her sensational autobiography, and shoplifting charges made her infamous beyond her celebrity. Drawing on extensive research into both the recorded truths of Lamarr's life and the rumors that made her notorious, Barton recognizes Lamarr's contributions to both film and technology while revealing the controversial and conflicted woman underneath. Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film illuminates the life of a classic Hollywood icon.
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January 10, 2012
Interwoven is WW II history. Leo Mandl was my husband now long deceased. He resided in Honolulu, Hawaii under the name of Leo Manol. The reason for the change of name he claimed was that when he escaped by foot from Vienna over the mountains ( Brenner Pass) to Switzerland the Nazi's shot at him. In his backpack he carried his Doctorate degree of Law from the University of Vienna. The Document was punctured leaving a hole at the point of the name "ManDl" making it seem Manol. The "O" was the entry of the bullet. Leo Manol was a Real Estate Broker in Hawaii.
We had a daughter: Malia Manol and she had a daughter: Kamaile Manol. All residing in Kailua, Hawaii.
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Ruth Barton is lecturer in Film Studies at Trinity College Dublin. She has written several books on Irish cinema, including Jim Sheridan: Framing the Nation (Liffey), Irish National Cinema (Routledge) and Acting Irish in Hollywood (Irish Academic Press). She is a regular contributor to arts programs on national radio and is an occasional book reviewer for the Irish Times.
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