Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (x, 281 pages, [16] pages of plates)
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illustrations
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0813139910
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0813126045
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081312610X
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9780813139913
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9780813126043
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9780813126104
Serie:
Screen classics
Inhalt:
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 reput
Inhalt:
A childhood in Döbling -- The most beautiful girl in the world -- Ecstasy -- Fritz Mandl -- The most beautiful woman in the world -- To the Casbah! -- This dame is exotic -- The siren of the picture show -- The rather unfeminine occupation of inventor -- Enter: Loder -- Exit: Loder -- Independence -- No man leaves Delilah! -- Acapulco -- Houston, Texas -- A filthy, nauseating story -- Final years
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-267) and index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Barton, Ruth Hedy Lamarr Lexington, Ky : University Press of Kentucky, ©2010
Sprache:
Englisch
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