Ms. Lamarr might have been one of the most intelligent people in the United States when she was a star. She and her husband designed a machine to be used in torpedoes. (She despised the Nazis. All her efforts were directed toward defeating them.) The war department didn’t buy into it during the war. Her work on spread spectrum devices are now used in all computers. She never made a dime on any of her inventions.
Ms. Lamarr is most remembered for her movie career. Especially her nude scene in Ekstasy. She was also an author. She has said that she spent 20 million dollars during her life. An extraordinary woman.
What a woman. My unabashed girl-crush.
She was a very interesting woman.
Someone should make a film of her life and I don’t mean made for TV afternoon viewing!
I was wondering myself if someone hadn’t written a screenplay about her. If I was younger I might look into doing a screen play. You could include espionage, sex, the movies, etc.
I’ve written a book about her (see http://www.robsbookshop.com/page35.html) and there are always rumours of a film. I do not think that she was the most intelligent woman in the USA but she was a star and she was bright.
First let me complement you on your sight. Its “neat”. Haven’t used that word in decades. I would love to have met someone like Ms. Lamarr when I was a younger man. But alas…