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

Reducere. Hedy Lamarr's life was punctuated by salacious rumors and public scandal, but it was her stunning looks and classic Hollywood glamour that continuo...

Hedy Lamarr's life was punctuated by salacious rumors and public scandal, but it was her stunning looks and classic Hollywood glamour that continuo...

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Reducere. Hedy Lamarr's exotic beauty was heralded across Europe in the early 1930s. Yet she became infamous for her nude scenes in the scandalous movie Ecst...

Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldAuthor(s): Stephen Michael ShearerIllustration(s): 408 Illustrations, 320 PhotosNumber of pages: 328Publication date...

This popular book was updated in 2013 just thirteen years after the death of the glamourous film star Hedy Lamarr. She was a famous Hollywood star ...

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Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Gregory (University of Auckland, New Zealand) CampIllustration(s): 15 Halftones, black and white; 15 Illu...

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