{"product_id":"beautiful-the-life-of-hedy-lamarr-paperback","title":"Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Michael Shearer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Osborne\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHedy Lamarr's exotic beauty was heralded across Europe in the early 1930s. Yet she became infamous for her nude scenes in the scandalous movie \u003ci\u003eEcstasy\u003c\/i\u003e. Trapped in a marriage to one of Austria's munitions barons, a friend of Mussolini's who hid his Jewish heritage to become an honorary Aryan at the onset of World War II, Lamarr fled Europe for Hollywood, where she was transformed into one of film's most glamorous celebrities, appearing opposite such actors as Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, and James Stewart. As her career faded, she went from one husband to the next, her personal troubles and legal woes casting a shadow over her phenomenal intelligence and former image. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStephen Michael Shearer separates the truth from the rumors regarding the life of Hedy Lamarr, and highlights her astonishing role as inventor of a technology that has become an essential part of everything from military weaponry to today's cell phones.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Michael Shearer is also the author of \u003ci\u003ePatricia Neal: An Unquiet Life \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGloria Swanson: The Ultimate Star\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eLas Vegas Review-Journal \u003c\/i\u003eand is also an actor, having appeared on stage, television, and in film, and a former model. Shearer currently resides in Minnesota and New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47525811192061,"sku":"9781250041838","price":43.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/MEhjSjBibGVaeVgrcEpmdXpzelVYUT09.webp?v=1778489629","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/beautiful-the-life-of-hedy-lamarr-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}