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Hedy Lamarr (/ ˈ h ɛ d i /; born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler; November 9, 1914 [a] – January 19, 2000) was an Austrian-born American actress and inventor. After a brief early film career in Czechoslovakia, including the controversial erotic romantic drama Ecstasy (1933), she fled from her first husband, Friedrich Mandl, and secretly moved to Paris.
The film established her as Columbia's top star of the 1940s, and it gave her the distinction of being the first of only six women to dance on screen with both Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire. [37] "I guess the only jewels of my life", Hayworth said in 1970, "were the pictures I made with Fred Astaire ...
Esther Jane Williams was born on August 8, 1921, in Inglewood, California, [ 9][ 10] the fifth and youngest child of Louis Stanton Williams (January 19, 1886 – June 10, 1968) and Bula Myrtle (née Gilpin; October 8, 1885 – December 29, 1971). [citation needed] The two lived on neighboring farms in Kansas and carried on a nine-year courtship ...
Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell (June 21, 1921 – February 28, 2011) was an American actress and model. She was one of Hollywood's leading sex symbols in the 1940s and 1950s. She starred in more than 20 films. Russell was known for her beauty, silhouette, and a great presence that combined charisma and seriousness.
Betty Grable. Elizabeth Ruth Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model and singer. Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million, and for 10 consecutive years (1942–1951) she placed among the Quigley Poll 's top 10 box office stars (a feat only matched by Doris Day ...
Kelli Garner born () April 11, 1984 (age 40) Peggy Ann Garner 1932–1984; Janeane Garofalo born () September 28, 1964 (age 59) Teri Garr born ...
Louise Brooks. Mary Louise Brooks (November 14, 1906 – August 8, 1985) was an American film actress during the 1920s and 1930s. She is regarded today as an icon of the flapper culture, in part due to the bob hairstyle that she helped popularize during the prime of her career. [ 1][ 2][ 3] At the age of 15, Brooks began her career as a dancer ...
Sept. 20, 1940: Following a parade on 7th Street in downtown Fort Worth, movie studio mogul Samuel Goldwyn shakes hands with Amon Carter, owner of the Star-Telegram. In car is Mrs. Goldwyn and ...