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Hedy Lamarr, Hollywood Actress and Inventor
Monday, November 04
6:30pm - 7:30pm
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2024-11-04 18:30:00
2024-11-04 19:30:00
America/Chicago
Hedy Lamarr, Hollywood Actress and Inventor
Hanover Park Branch - Meeting Room
Hanover Park Branch
Meeting RoomJoin historical storyteller Lynn Rymarz to hear this fascinating story of Hedy Lamarr. Discover how from her early beginnings growing up in Austria she had dreams of becoming a movie star. It was Lamarr’s beauty that took center stage when she was young. After escaping an unhappy marriage in Austria, she was introduced to Louis B. Mayer of MGM Studios while he was in London. He gave her a new last name and whisked her away to Hollywood, where she entertained audiences on the big screen in 28 movies, including Samson and Delilah. She also had a good mind, experimenting on new inventions. She went on to patent an invention known as frequency hopping communication system during WWII, that is credited as the predecessor to Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth. Howard Hughes called her “a genius.”
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The Schaumburg Township District Library serves in excess of 134,000 residents in portions of the municipalities Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Streamwood. With over 1 million visitors each year, the library circulates over 2,000,000 items annually and is the second largest public library in the state of Illinois.
