They say that beautiful women have it easy, but history has often shown that it comes with its own burdens. One of the most beautiful actresses of her time (or perhaps ever), Hedy Lamarr carried one such burden on her shoulders for most of her life.
Hedy was often typecast as a provocative femme fatale, gaining fame for her role in the 1933 Czech film Ecstasy, where she became the first woman to portray an orgasm on screen. But there was more to her than glamour. She was also a brilliant inventor, whose ideas helped shape modern wireless…
