| Description |
328 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-320) and index. |
| Contents |
Monsters, ogres, and knights -- The most beautiful girl in the world -- Madame Mandl and the gathering storm -- The power of the Hollywood studio machine -- Algiers and the creation of Heady Lamarr -- Hollywood glamour and style -- The machine at work -- The indelible image on the silver screen -- The Kalloch style -- The Lamarr look and 1940s style -- Samson and Delilah and the demise of the studio system -- The end of an era -- Legacy: the dichotomy of beauty and brains. |
| Summary |
"A photographic tribute to Hedy Lamarr containing hundreds of personal and professional photographs, many never before published, along with private letters, memorabilia, ephemera, estate jewelry, and gowns. Features commentary by biographer Stephen Michael Shearer"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Lamarr, Hedy, 1913-2000.
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Actors -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9781493059720 (hardcover) |
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