Episode 4: Hedy Lamarr - A-Hedy of Her Time

Hedy Lamarr is most well known as being a Golden Age starlet - well, honestly, she's probably most well known today as being a running joke in Blazing Saddles. But offscreen, she was more than that. She successfully fled the country not once but twice, She worked side-by-side by Howard Hughes. And most importantly, she helped create the most important invention of the 21st century all the way back in 1941.

Also, quick trigger warning: the start of this episode talks about how she was manipulated into performing nude at 18, and also mentions body image/eating disorder issues, and briefly mentions her drug problem at the end of the episode. Viewer discretion is advised.

SOURCES:

https://www.notablebiographies.com/supp/Supplement-Ka-M/Lamarr-Hedy.html
https://clickamericana.com/topics/love-marriage/howard-hughes-hollywoods-secret-heartbreaker-1942
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/567632620
https://patents.google.com/patent/US2292387A/en?inventor=Kiesler&before=priority:19660101&after=priority:19370101

CREDITS:

"Five Armies" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Quinn's Song: The Dance Begins" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Devastation and Revenge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Devastation and Revenge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Night on the Docks - Sax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Leopard Print Elevator" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Keystone Deluge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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