Hedy Lamarr's life story defies comparison. Described as both the Angelina Jolie and the Kim Kardashian of the 1940s, she was also a brilliant inventor. In the category of incredible, ...

Hedy Lamarr’s early life was the stuff of movies: As a teenage starlet, she became the face of “Ecstasy,” one of the most controversial films of its day. By 18, she was the Jewish trophy wife of a ...

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 ...

Hedy Lamarr had a secret second life as a successful wartime inventor with discoveries that led to WiFi and Bluetooth Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

Lamarr's intriguing life — and her tragic end as a recluse — is the subject of the new documentary Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, which screened at the Tribeca Film Festival Ale Russian is a ...

A refugee who escaped the Nazis, a feminist filmmaker and beauty icon, and one of Hollywood’s most famous golden-age stars. You might think you already know her story, but there’s another side to Hedy ...

Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful and glamorous woman in Hollywood’s studio heyday had a REMARKABLE life. Robert and Cristina Farruggia’s new musical “Beyond Beautiful,” which enjoyed a superb concert ...

Hollywood screen siren Hedy Lamarr acted throughout the 1940s and 50s in romantic scenes with the likes of Clark Gable and Jimmy Stewart – but in her down time, the brunette beauty created and ...

Hedy Lamarr was nothing less than a force of nature. In case you don’t know, the acclaimed Austrian American actress joined the efforts of World War II by creating complex radio systems to befuddle ...

A refugee who escaped the Nazis, a feminist filmmaker and beauty icon, and one of Hollywood’s most famous golden-age stars. You might think you already know her story, but there’s another side to Hedy ...