They say that truth is often stranger than fiction. That’s certainly the case for Hedy Lamarr.
By the time she was 18 years old, the Austrian born actress had appeared naked and simulating orgasm in Ecstasy, a scandalous film personally denounced by the Pope.
That’s before she escaped from her Austrian arms dealer first husband who supplied weapons to both Mussolini and Hitler and met Hollywood heavyweight Louis B. Mayer who gave her a seven year acting contract for Hollywood.
But the risque, glamorous and exotic reputation of Lamarr, who Mayer dubbed “The most beautiful woman in the world” is just one side. It’s arguably not even the most interesting.
