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?





