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Hedy Lamarr
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Actor Born: November 9, 1914 in Vienna, Austria Death: January 19, 2000 in Orlando, FL Biography:The daughter of a Vienesse banker, "Hedy Lamarr" began her acting career at 16 under the tutelage of German impresario "Max Reinhardt". She began appearing in German films in 1930, but garnered little attention until her star turn in Czech director "Gustav Machaty"'s "Extase" ("Ecstasy") in 1933. It wasn't just because Lamarr appeared briefly in the nude; "Extase" was filled to overflowing with orgasmic imagery, including tight close-ups of Lamarr in the throes of delighted passion. Though her first husband, Austrian businessman Fritz Mandl, tried to buy up and destroy all prints of "Extase", the film enjoyed worldwide distribution, the result being that Lamarr was famous in America before ever setting foot in Hollywood. She was signed by producer "Walter Wanger" to co-star with "Charles Boyer" in the American remake of the French "Pepe Le Moko", titled "Algiers" (1938). That Lamarr wasn't much of an... Full Biography
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