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Hedy Lamarr : the most beautiful woman in film /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Screen classics (Lexington, Ky.)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 281 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-267) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813126104 081312610X 9780813139913 0813139910 1282937170 9781282937178 9786612937170 6612937173 |