Hedy Lamarr Timeline

  • Born

    Hedy Lamarr was born in Vienna, Austria. Her original name was Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler.
  • Starred in her first movie - Geld auf der Straβe “Money on the Street”

    Starred in her first movie - Geld auf der Straβe “Money on the Street”
  • Married Fritz Mandl

    Married Fritz Mandl
    Fritz Mandl was a fan of Hedy and was also a wealthy arms manufacturer and a fascist.
  • Starred in controversial movie "Ecstasy"

    Starred in controversial movie "Ecstasy"
  • Ran away from Fritz Mandl to America

    Ran away from Fritz Mandl to America
    Hedy said that Mandl was controlling and she had to pretend to be happy around him for the public so she ran away when she had the chance.
  • Dated Howard Hughes

    Dated Howard Hughes
    Hughes built airplanes and admired Lamarr for her tinkering skills. He wanted to make the fastest planes and sell them to the airforce. Lamarr bought a book of fish and birds and looked at the fastest of each and made a planes wings based off of those animals.
  • James Lamarr Markey is born

    Hedy's first child is born, and her only child with her second husband Gene Markey.
  • Awarded for the "secret communication system” with co-inventor George Antheil

    Awarded for the "secret communication system” with co-inventor George Antheil
    It was rejected by the Navy but would later be a component in satellites and cell phones.
  • Dennis Loder is born

    Hedy Lamarr's second child is born.
  • Anthony Loder is born.

    Hedy Lamarr's third child is born, and second child with John Loder.
  • Became an American citizen

  • Sued Mel Brooks

    Mel Brooks named a character "Hedley Lamarr" in his movie "Blazing Saddles".
  • WIFI comes out

    WIFI comes out
    Hedy Lamarr helped in the invention of WIFI because she made the Secret Communication System during WWll.
  • Death

    Hedy Lamarr died near Orlando, Florida, US. She had a total of 6 ex-husbands before she died.
  • The movie "Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story" comes out

    This movie told the life of Hedy Lamarr