Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film by Barton, Ruth

Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780813136547)

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Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film by Barton, Ruth

Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film

$24.95
Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film by Barton, Ruth

Hedy Lamarr: The Most Beautiful Woman in Film

$24.95
Format: Paperback
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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

Author: Ruth Barton
ISBN-10: 0813136547
ISBN-13: 9780813136547
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2012
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.67h x 5.81w x 0.86d
By Ruth Barton
By Ruth Barton
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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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