Hedwig Eva Maria (Kiesler) Lamarr (1914-2000)

Hedwig Eva Maria (Hedy) Lamarr formerly Kiesler aka Lamar, Madl, Markey, Loder, Stauffer, Lee

Born 9 Nov 1914 in Wien, Österreich-Ungarn

Ancestors

Daughter of Emil Kiesler and Gertrud (Lichtwitz) Kiesler

[sibling(s) unknown]

Wife of Friedrich Alexander Maria Mandl — married 10 Aug 1933 (to 1937) in Austria

Wife of Eugene Willford Markey — married 1939 (to 1941) in California

Wife of William John Muir (Lowe) Loder — married 1943 (to 1947) [location unknown]

Wife of Ernst Heinrich Stauffer — married 1951 (to 1952) [location unknown]

Wife of William Howard Lee — married 22 Dec 1953 (to 1960) in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Wife of [private husband (1920s - 2010s)]

Mother of [private son (1930s - unknown)], [private daughter (1940s - unknown)] and [private son (1940s - unknown)]

Died 19 Jan 2000 at age 85 in Casselberry, Seminole County, Florida

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1 Biography
2 Research Notes
3 Sources
4 Acknowledgements

Biography

Hedy (Kiesler) Lamarr is Notable.

Hedy Lamarr, born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler, was an Austrian-born American actress and inventor. She was born in 1914. Her father was a successful banker and her mother was a concert pianist from a well-to-do family. In the late 1920's she began training as an actress and changed her name to Hedy Lamarr. in 1933 she married one of the top five wealthiest men in Austria, Fritz Mandl, a munitions tycoon 14 years her senior. They lived on their massive estate, Schloss Schwarzenau. By 1937, her marriage had become too much for her to bear. Disguised as her maid she fled Mandl seeking refuge in Paris. Here she met film mogul Louis B Mayer and she was off to Hollywood where she embarked on a fresh life. Between 1940 and 1949 she completed 18 films bringing her enormous fame.

In 1941, she paired up with Hollywood composer and fellow inventor George Antheil to create frequency hopping technology virtually impervious to interference. It was intended to overcome the threat of jamming Allied guided torpedoes by the Axis powers. On 11 Aug 1942 the U S Government awarded them patent number 2,292,387 for a "Secret Communication System". The Navy never implemented their invention during World War II, yet their concept was in use on American warships by 1962, just in time for the Cuban missile crisis. This technology is now widely integrated into many of the devices that we use today. It is the basis for all our wireless technology. Recognition of the value of their work resulted in the pair being posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2014.^[1]^[2]

Hedy Lamarr
(Hollywood photograph)

Residence in 1940

1940 Census Los Angeles^[3]

Name: Hedy Lamaw [Hedy Lamarr]

Age: 25

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1915

Gender: Female

Race: White

Birthplace: Austria

Marital Status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Home in 1940: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Street: Benedict

House Number: 2727

Inferred Residence in 1935: Vienna, Austria

Residence in 1935: Vienna, Austria

Occupation: Actress

Income: 5000+

Household Members:

Gene Markey 44

Hedy Lamaw 25

James Lamaw 1

Worth Hollings 32

Paul Reyeyson 27

George Blaencia 42

Death

U.S., Social Security Death Index^[4]

Name: Hedy Lamarr

Last Residence:

32707 Casselberry, Seminole, Florida, USA

BORN: 9 Nov 1914

Died: 19 Jan 2000

State (Year) SSN issued: California (Before 1951)

Burial

Cremated, Ashes scattered.^[5]

Plot: Ashes scattered in the Austrian forest near Vienna.

Research Notes

Newspaper obituary (see images) says Ms. Lamarr died in Orlando, Orange, County, Florida.

Sources

↑ "Top 10 Inventions by Women That Changed the World." MsMojo. 14 June 2016. YouTube (Web) 15 June 2016
↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr
↑ Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T627_404; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 60-171. Source Information:Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
↑ Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.
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