Hedy LaMarr's life story
- LaMarr was born in Austria to Jewish parents.
- She married her first husband in 1934 at age 19. Unhappily married to a munitions manufacturer, she fled their home by bicycle.
- In the lead up to WWI, she emigrated to the U.S.
- In spite of her little English, LaMarr managed to win a lucrative contract to act in Hollywood films. She settled into life in Beverly Hills and socialized with, amongst others, John F. Kennedy and Howard Hughes, who provided her with equipment for her experiments.
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