Before achieving fame in Hollywood, actress Hedy Lamarr was imprisoned in a luxurious 'golden cage' as the wife of controlling Austrian arms dealer Fritz Mandl. How did Lamarr famously disguise herself in 1937 to escape this oppressive high-society lifestyle?
Chapter 1
The escape from high society
Chapter 2
The secret laboratory of a screen siren
Chapter 3
The frequency-hopping patent that changed the world
YOUR GOAL
Master of How Hedy Lamarr invented the future
Ch 1 · The escape from high society
schopenhauer Hedy Lamarr's Escape
With diamonds sewn in a maid's dark coat, I slipped past the guards and fled to Paris!

schopenhauer Hedwig slips past guards in a maid's uniform during her midnight flight.

BETA
schopenhauer Sort life events to discover how Hedy Lamarr went from Hollywood star to genius inventor.
Fun Fact
Hedy's language skills: By age ten, Hedy Lamarr spoke four languages and was a proficient pianist and dancer.
Glossary
disguise (noun)
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity. In 1937, Austrian actress Hedy Lamarr famously wore a maid's uniform to flee her controlling husband's estate.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity. In 1937, Austrian actress Hedy Lamarr famously wore a maid's uniform to flee her controlling husband's estate.
schopenhauer Actress Hedwig Kiesler survived a controlling marriage to arms dealer Friedrich Mandl.
Quiz
Why did Hollywood studio executives change Hedwig Kiesler's name to Hedy Lamarr?
Quiz
What was the name of the ocean liner where Hedy Lamarr negotiated her Hollywood contract?






