Hedy Lamarr and Old Hollywood Archive (12) of Photos, Magazines, Promo, etc.

A fantastic collection of photographs and printed materials related to actress Hedy Lamarr and other film stars Leni Riefenstahl and Louise Brooks. Includes:

1. Hedy Lamarr Signed Photograph. Measuring 8" x 10", printed by MGM. Signed and inscribed, "With best wishes, Hedy Lamarr."
2. Three Magazines. Three issues of various magazines where Lamarr graced the front cover: February 1949 issue of "Screen Romances"; November 1946 issue of "Silver Screen"; and June 1944 issue of "Movie Life".
3. MGM Promotional Material for "White Cargo". Starring Lamarr with the review, "Tonde-Leo Shakes Records Loose."
4. Louise Brooks Signed Photograph. Measuring 4.5" x 6.5" (sight) and framed to the overall size of 8.25" x 10". Signed and inscribed, "Sincerely yours Louise Brooks."
5. Leni Riefenstahl Signed Photograph. Measuring 4" x 5.75", Ca. 1995. Signed and inscribed, "for Jan Wahl - thank you for your kind letter and good wishes. Leni Riefenstahl."
6. Leni Riefenstahl Signed Postcard. Measuring 3.5" x 5.5" (sight) and framed to the overall size of 5.25" x 7.25". Signed "Leni Riefenstahl."
7. "Hedy & Her Amazing Invention" Images. Three copies of three separate prints from Jan Wahl's book, illustrated by Morgana Wallace.
8. Hedy Lamarr CD-Rom. We have not opened the files to see what is on the disc.
9. Typed Speech "The Life and Death of a Hollywood Star" by Jan Wahl. Given at Lillian Gish Theater, BGSU on October 12, 1997, in honor of Louise Brooks.

Varying degrees of toning and wear to the photographs and magazines. Overall very fine with bold signatures.

Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000) was an Austrian-born American actress, inventor, and film producer. She appeared in a number of Austrian, German, and Czech films early in her career before fleeing to London to escape her Austrian husband. There she met Louis B. Mayer, head of MGM studios, who offered her a contract and began promoting her as "the world's most beautiful woman". She starred in 30 films including "Boom Town" and "Comrade X" with Clark Gable, and "Come Live With Me" with Jimmy Stewart. At the beginning of World War II, Lamarr and composer George Antheil developed a radio guidance system using frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology for Allied torpedoes, intended to combat signal jamming by the Axis powers. She also helped improve aircraft aerodynamics for Howard Hughes while they dated during the war. The US Navy declined to adopt Lamarr and Antheil's invention, but the technology would become a technique later incorporated in Bluetooth and Wifi. Recognition of the value of their work resulted in the pair being posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2014.

This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.

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