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Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film

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by Ruth Barton
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ruth BartonSeries:Screen ClassicsPublish date:2012-02-01Pages:312
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813136547ISBN-10:813136547UPC:9780813136547Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film, WomenBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:8.67 x 5.81 x 0.86 inchesWeight:0.69Product ID:SCW6P6W01S
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 Wange
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813136547ISBN-10:813136547UPC:9780813136547Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film, WomenBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:8.67 x 5.81 x 0.86 inchesWeight:0.69Product ID:SCW6P6W01S

Ruth Barton is lecturer in Film Studies at Trinity College Dublin. She has written several books on Irish cinema, including Jim Sheridan: Framing the Nation (Liffey), Irish National Cinema (Routledge) and Acting Irish in Hollywood (Irish Academic Press). She is a regular contributor to arts programs on national radio and is an occasional book reviewer for the Irish Times.


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