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Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr

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by Margaret Porter
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Availability:In StockContributor:Margaret PorterPublish date:2018-09-16Pages:378
Language:EnglishPublisher:Gallica PressISBN-13:9780990742036ISBN-10:990742032UPC:9780990742036Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:HistoricalBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.84 inchesWeight:1.2214Product ID:SCQGKYHJBX

Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr by Margaret Porter

"But I don't regret anything. I learned a lot." --Hedy Lamarr

Hollywood Beauty. Brilliant inventor. The incredible true story of a remarkable and misunderstood woman.

Hedy Kiesler, Austrian actress of Jewish heritage, scandalizes Europe with her nudity in the art film Ecstasy. Her hasty marriage to a wealthy munitions merchant disintegrates as he grows increasingly controlling and possessive. Even worse--he supplies deadly weapons to Hitler's regime.

She flees husband and homeland for Hollywood, where Louis B. Mayer transforms her into Hedy Lamarr, an icon of exotic glamour. Professional success clashes with her personal life as marriage and motherhood compete with the demands of studio and stardom.

Roused to action by the atrocities of World War II, Hedy secretly invents a new technology intended for her adopted country's defense--and unexpectedly changes the world.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Gallica PressISBN-13:9780990742036ISBN-10:990742032UPC:9780990742036Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:HistoricalBook Topic:20th CenturySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.84 inchesWeight:1.2214Product ID:SCQGKYHJBX
Porter, Margaret: - MARGARET PORTER is the author of thirteen historical novels for various publishers, including several bestsellers and award-winners, and many foreign language editions. She studied British history in the U.K. and afterwards worked in theatre, film and television. Margaret and her husband live in New England with their two dogs, dividing their time between a book-filled house in a small city and a waterfront cottage on one of the region's largest lakes. More information is available at www.margaretporter.com.
Publisher: Gallica Press

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