Listen to the incredible story of Hedy Lamarr, Hollywood star and "mother" of Wi-Fi, told by historian Virginie Girod, in an unpublished story in two episodes. Born in 1914 in Vienna, Austria, Hedy Lamarr was one of the figures of Hollywood cinema. Did you know ? She is, for example, the woman who inspired the face of Disney's Snow White. In 1932, she made every effort to integrate the largest film production company in Europe at the time: the UFA in Germany. It was in these studios that Hedy Lamarr shot her first film, Ecstasy. At 18, she thus became the first actress shown naked on screen in a mainstream film, in the history of cinema. A film considered obscene at the time and condemned by the pope. But Hedy Lamarr becomes, in spite of herself, an object of fantasy. "A trophy wife" that wants to control the one who will become her husband, the arms dealer Friedrich Mandl. Famous actress in her country in Austria, on her arrival in Los Angeles in the years 1938, Hedy Lamarr will experience the joys and torments of the American dream…. Embark on the eccentric universe of Hollywood and discover the unique story of Hedy Lamarr. Find Virginie Girod in Madame Figaro on newsstands February 24 with an unpublished story. https://madame.lefigaro.fr "At the Heart of History" is a Europe 1 Studio podcast. Embark on the eccentric universe of Hollywood and discover the unique story of Hedy Lamarr. Find Virginie Girod in Madame Figaro on newsstands February 24 with an unpublished story. https://madame.lefigaro.fr "At the Heart of History" is a Europe 1 Studio podcast. Embark on the eccentric universe of Hollywood and discover the unique story of Hedy Lamarr. Find Virginie Girod in Madame Figaro on newsstands February 24 with an unpublished story. https://madame.lefigaro.fr "At the Heart of History" is a Europe 1 Studio podcast.

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Hear the incredible story of Hedy Lamarr, Hollywood star and "mother" Wi-Fi, told by historian Virginie Girod, in an unpublished story in two episodes. Born in 1914 in Vienna, Austria, Hedy Lamarr was one of the figures of Hollywood cinema. Did you know ? She is, for example, the woman who inspired the face of Disney's Snow White. In 1932, she made every effort to integrate the largest film production company in Europe at the time: the UFA in Germany. It was in these studios that Hedy Lamarr shot her first film, Ecstasy. At 18, she thus became the first actress shown naked on screen in a mainstream film, in the history of cinema. A film considered obscene at the time and condemned by the pope. But Hedy Lamarr becomes, in spite of herself, an object of fantasy. " A trophy wife" what her future husband, the arms dealer Friedrich Mandl, wants to control. A famous actress in her country of Austria, on her arrival in Los Angeles in the years 1938, Hedy Lamarr will experience the joys and torments of the American dream …. Embark on the eccentric universe of Hollywood and discover the unique story of Hedy Lamarr. Find Virginie Girod in Madame Figaro on newsstands February 24 with an unpublished story. https://madame.lefigaro.fr "At the Heart of History" is a Europe 1 Studio podcast. Topics covered: Hedy Lamarr - Cinema - Hollywood - Femme fatale - Actress - Inventor - Science - GPS - ancestor of Wi-Fi - World War II - American dream - Los Angeles "At the heart of story" is a Europe 1 Studio podcast.