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PublisherSt. Martin's Press

ISBN-10125004183X

ISBN-139781250041838

eBay Product ID (ePID)10038800508

Product Key Features

Book TitleBeautiful: the Life of Hedy Lamarr

Number of Pages512 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicEntertainment & Performing Arts, Film / History & Criticism

Publication Year2013

IllustratorYes

GenrePerforming Arts, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorStephen Michael Shearer

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight18.7 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsExtensively researched and filled with such nuggets, this is the ultimate biography on the screen legend., In Beautiful , Mr. Shearer writes with humor and has fun with some of the glorious nonsense of Lamarr's movies., Shearer is to be congratulated for this account of Neal's life...Anyone interested in movies as well as U.S. social history will treasure this volume about an extraordinary actress and lady., Shearer delivers an inspiring look at the professional triumphs and personal tragedies that define one of Hollywood's legendary stars., This impressively researched biography of film actress Patricia Neal covers an immensity of material., "Providing probing and detailed coverage of her five marriages, children, various lawsuits, radio roles and shoplifting headlines, Shearer has combined extensive archival research with insightful interview quotes. The result is a fascinating biography that re-creates Hollywood's Golden Age of Glamour." -- Publishers Weekly "Much more than a standard Hollywood biography." -- Edge Magazine "In Beautiful , Mr. Shearer writes with humor and has fun with some of the glorious nonsense of Lamarr's movies." -- Jeanine Basinger, The Wall Street Journal "Extensively researched and filled with such nuggets, this is the ultimate biography on the screen legend." -- Indulge Magazine "Shearer is to be congratulated for this account of Neal's life...Anyone interested in movies as well as U.S. social history will treasure this volume about an extraordinary actress and lady. " -- The Daily News on Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life "This impressively researched biography of film actress Patricia Neal covers an immensity of material." -- Deseret Morning News on Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life "There is sincerity and dedication behind this work -- it's vibrant and accomplished." -- PAUL NEWMAN on Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life "Digs into the amazing first 80 years in the life of one of our national treasures. ... Neal is still a great force of nature, and Shearer's book documents all her ups, downs, traumas and triumphs." -- REUTERS on Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life "Shearer delivers an inspiring look at the professional triumphs and personal tragedies that define one of Hollywood's legendary stars." -- DES MOINES SUNDAY REGISTER on Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life "Her life has had so many tragic twists it makes for compelling reading." -- VARIETY on Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life "Screen legend Neal's life was filled with tragedies and triumphs, and Shearer unveils an impressive portrait of the actress." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY on Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life "A rich record of a life, and of the times and places in which that life was lived." -- GLOBE AND MAIL on Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life, "Providing probing and detailed coverage of her five marriages, children, various lawsuits, radio roles and shoplifting headlines, Shearer has combined extensive archival research with insightful interview quotes. The result is a fascinating biography that recreates Hollywood's Golden Age of Glamour."-- Publishers Weekly "Much more than a standard Hollywood biography."-- Edge Magazine "In Beautiful , Mr. Shearer writes with humor and has fun with some of the glorious nonsense of Lamarr's movies."--Jeanine Basinger, The Wall Street Journal "Extensively researched and filled with such nuggets, this is the ultimate biography on the screen legend."-- Indulge Magazine, "Providing probing and detailed coverage of her five marriages, children, various lawsuits, radio roles and shoplifting headlines, Shearer has combined extensive archival research with insightful interview quotes. The result is a fascinating biography that re-creates Hollywood's Golden Age of Glamour." -- Publishers Weekly "Much more than a standard Hollywood biography."-- Edge Magazine "In Beautiful , Mr. Shearer writes with humor and has fun with some of the glorious nonsense of Lamarr's movies."--Jeanine Basinger, The Wall Street Journal "Extensively researched and filled with such nuggets, this is the ultimate biography on the screen legend." -- Indulge Magazine Praise for Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life "Shearer is to be congratulated for this account of Neal's life...Anyone interested in movies as well as U.S. social history will treasure this volume about an extraordinary actress and lady." --The Daily News "This impressively researched biography of film actress Patricia Neal covers an immensity of material." --Deseret Morning News "There is sincerity and dedication behind this work -- it's vibrant and accomplished."--PAUL NEWMAN "Digs into the amazing first 80 years in the life of one of our national treasures. ... Neal is still a great force of nature, and Shearer's book documents all her ups, downs, traumas and triumphs."--REUTERS "Shearer delivers an inspiring look at the professional triumphs and personal tragedies that define one of Hollywood's legendary stars."--DES MOINES SUNDAY REGISTER "Her life has had so many tragic twists it makes for compelling reading."--VARIETY "Screen legend Neal's life was filled with tragedies and triumphs, and Shearer unveils an impressive portrait of the actress."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "A rich record of a life, and of the times and places in which that life was lived."--GLOBE AND MAIL, "Providing probing and detailed coverage of her five marriages, children, various lawsuits, radio roles and shoplifting headlines, Shearer has combined extensive archival research with insightful interview quotes. . . . A fascinating biography that recreates Hollywood's Golden Age of Glamour." - Publishers Weekly "In Beautiful , Mr. Shearer writes with humor and has fun with some of the glorious nonsense of Lamarr's movies." - The Wall Street Journal "Extensively researched and filled with such nuggets, this is the ultimate biography on the screen legend." - Indulge Magazine, Screen legend Neal's life was filled with tragedies and triumphs, and Shearer unveils an impressive portrait of the actress., "Providing probing and detailed coverage of her five marriages, children, various lawsuits, radio roles and shoplifting headlines, Shearer has combined extensive archival research with insightful interview quotes. The result is a fascinating biography that recreates Hollywood's Golden Age of Glamour." -- Publishers Weekly "Much more than a standard Hollywood biography."-- Edge Magazine "In Beautiful , Mr. Shearer writes with humor and has fun with some of the glorious nonsense of Lamarr's movies."--Jeanine Basinger, The Wall Street Journal "Extensively researched and filled with such nuggets, this is the ultimate biography on the screen legend."-- Indulge Magazine Praise for Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life "Shearer is to be congratulated for this account of Neal's life...Anyone interested in movies as well as U.S. social history will treasure this volume about an extraordinary actress and lady." --The Daily News "This impressively researched biography of film actress Patricia Neal covers an immensity of material." --Deseret Morning News "There is sincerity and dedication behind this work -- it's vibrant and accomplished."--PAUL NEWMAN "Digs into the amazing first 80 years in the life of one of our national treasures. ... Neal is still a great force of nature, and Shearer's book documents all her ups, downs, traumas and triumphs."--REUTERS "Shearer delivers an inspiring look at the professional triumphs and personal tragedies that define one of Hollywood's legendary stars."--DES MOINES SUNDAY REGISTER "Her life has had so many tragic twists it makes for compelling reading."--VARIETY "Screen legend Neal's life was filled with tragedies and triumphs, and Shearer unveils an impressive portrait of the actress."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "A rich record of a life, and of the times and places in which that life was lived."--GLOBE AND MAIL, "Providing probing and detailed coverage of her five marriages, children, various lawsuits, radio roles and shoplifting headlines, Shearer has combined extensive archival research with insightful interview quotes. . . . A fascinating biography that recreates Hollywood's Golden Age of Glamour." - Publishers Weekly "In Beautiful , Mr. Shearer writes with humor and has fun with some of the glorious nonsense of Lamarr's movies." - The Wall Street Journal "Extensively researched and filled with such nuggets, this is the ultimate biography on the screen legend." - Indulge Magazine, Providing probing and detailed coverage of her five marriages, children, various lawsuits, radio roles and shoplifting headlines, Shearer has combined extensive archival research with insightful interview quotes. The result is a fascinating biography that re-creates Hollywood's Golden Age of Glamour., Digs into the amazing first 80 years in the life of one of our national treasures. ... Neal is still a great force of nature, and Shearer's book documents all her ups, downs, traumas and triumphs., "Providing probing and detailed coverage of her five marriages, children, various lawsuits, radio roles and shoplifting headlines, Shearer has combined extensive archival research with insightful interview quotes. . . . A fascinating biography that recreates Hollywood's Golden Age of Glamour." - Publishers Weekly "In Beautiful , Mr. Shearer writes with humor and has fun with some of the glorious nonsense of Lamarr's movies." - The Wall Street Journal "Extensively researched and filled with such nuggets, this is the ultimate biography on the screen legend." - Indulge Magazine

Dewey Decimal791.430/28092 B

SynopsisHedy Lamarr's exotic beauty was heralded across Europe in the early 1930s. Yet she became infamous for her nude scenes in the scandalous movie Ecstasy . 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. Stephen 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.

LC Classification NumberPN2287.L24S54 2013