Intoxicated by Hedy’s extraordinary life

The life of Hedy Lamarr, one of Hollywood’s most beautiful faces, was dogged by controversy and condescension throughout her film career.

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By Ruth Barton

University of Kentucky Press, €24.95

The life of Hedy Lamarr, one of Hollywood’s most beautiful faces, was dogged by controversy and condescension throughout her film career.

Ruth Barton’s definitive, highly-readable biography, however, finally gives the actress her dues.

The girl who would grow up to become Hedy Lamarr was born Eva-Marie Kiesler in Vienna in 1914 to a middle-class ...