As we've mentioned before, someone at Marvel — Stan Lee or Al Sulman, perhaps? — was a big fan of actress/inventor Hedy Lamarr. Of course, Marvel was not the only comic book publisher with comics ...

Two children’s books out this week tell kid-friendly stories of Hedy Lamarr’s contributions to the scientific community: 'Hedy Lamarr’s Double Life: Hollywood Legend and Brilliant Inventor,' by Laurie ...

Few would dispute that Hedy Lamarr belongs in the pantheon of screen goddesses from Hollywood’s golden age. But recognition has proven far more elusive for her work beyond the realm of movie ...

Actress Hedy Lamarr was known for her beauty in the 1930s and '40s. The new documentary “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story” explores the woman behind the Hollywood star. In 1933 Hedy Lamarr, then known ...

Hedy Lamarr lived the glamorous life of a Golden Age Hollywood actress, starring alongside legends like Clark Gable and Judy Garland in over 18 films during the 1940s. But the Austrian star — widely ...

What do innovation and Hedy Lamarr have in common? More on that at the end of this post. In the meantime, let's look at a few quotes about innovation and invention, both technological and artistic.

A Hollywood actress and a composer's wartime innovation, frequency hopping, initially aimed at guiding torpedoes, has become ...

Renaissance woman Hedy Lamarr was born on this day 100 years ago. Not only was she a major screen actress, she was also an inventor. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates speaks with Lamarr biographer Richard ...

Imagine being so beautiful that no one would let you be smart. That's the sad story of Hedy Lamarr, the subject of Alexandra Dean's debut feature documentary, Bombshell. After causing a splash in ...

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Susan Sarandon‘s production company, Reframed Pictures, American Masters and Submarine are partnering on a feature-length documentary film about 1940s screen siren Hedy Lamarr (November 9, 1914 – ...