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23. Yes, partly amazing woman! Sad to note that she

Wed May 29, 2024, 02:49 PM

May 2024

wasn't financially secure later in life, it seems. “

Actress Hedy Lamarr is suing motion picture funnyman Mel Brooks for $10 million, charging he exploited her name and identity without permission in the film Blazing ‘Saddles’.”

The article continues, “A western full of flagrant puns and outlandish humor on everything from race relations to homosexuality, features a heinous villain named ‘Hedl[e]y Lamarr’. Throughout the picture, the villain is addressed as ‘Heddy’ and is completely at a loss to convince people his name is Hedley.”

https://www.thethings.com/mel-brooks-was-sued-by-hedy-lamarr-10-million-joke-in-blazing-saddles-how-much-he-paid/

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Wow, I never knew this about this beautiful and smart woman.....👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 [View all] a kennedy May 2024 OP

Yup wryter2000 May 2024 #1

Marie Benedict's historical novel badhair77 May 2024 #2

The audiobook is really well done too RockCreek May 2024 #29

Good to know. badhair77 May 2024 #31

She is one of my historical SHEros. The women of ENIAC CousinIT May 2024 #3

Got to meet Grace Hopper twice; she was an amazing speaker and inspiration. SeattleVet May 2024 #24

Wow. You are so lucky! CousinIT May 2024 #27

It's almost always easier to get forgiven than to get permission patphil May 2024 #28

Ah, Hedy Lamarr... Beartracks May 2024 #4

🤣 😂 🤣 a kennedy May 2024 #5

A classic that has to stand on its own COL Mustard May 2024 #11

Netflix had a documentary about her. llmart May 2024 #6

Yes, great movie! I checked out the dvd from the library. liberalla May 2024 #10

Excellent film. byronius May 2024 #16

BOMBSHELL: *THE HEDY LAMARR STORY* TRAILER NO. 1 (2017) appalachiablue May 2024 #20

I believe she also worked on the Norden bombsight. 3Hotdogs May 2024 #7

And of course, her intelligence BlueMTexpat May 2024 #8

For those who might be interested in watching the movie. Thank you llmart for mentioning it. Fla Dem May 2024 #9

Wow, just wow. This STEMer loves it 😍. n/t iluvtennis May 2024 #12

She also helped invent packet switching. Grumpy Old Guy May 2024 #13

I had never heard of it sab390 May 2024 #14

another jewish contribution to the world jg10003 May 2024 #15

Additional reading: mahatmakanejeeves May 2024 #17

... Sneederbunk May 2024 #18

It's 'Hedley' EYESORE 9001 May 2024 #19

So gratifying, scrolling down the responses and finding the first thing that.... jaxexpat May 2024 #32

Someone had to say it! johnp3907 May 2024 #35

IIRC, she was mostly self-taught nuxvomica May 2024 #21

I would read that! willamette May 2024 #33

That has come true nowadays with generative AI analyzing movies. You were prescient. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2024 #37

This is when 'Amazing' really applies. Joinfortmill May 2024 #22

Yes, partly amazing woman! Sad to note that she Dark n Stormy Knight May 2024 #23

I read that Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball among others... rogerballard May 2024 #26

If only she had gotten royalties on her inventions nt lostnfound May 2024 #41

So glad to learn this about her! Thank you very much! colorado_ufo May 2024 #25

Yes, she did 💖 Hekate May 2024 #30

Thank you for this dai13sy May 2024 #34

Awesome INDEED!!! elleng May 2024 #36

Yep.. raising2moredems May 2024 #38

She invented an anti-jam technique called frequency hopping. cos dem May 2024 #39

How about 'smart and beautiful', or just 'smart' ... marble falls May 2024 #40