Ruth Barton is associate professor of history at the University of Auckland.
""A well-written, interesting biography...the author has great
insight into the life of the great star as well as the film
industry at the time of her fame."-- Book Bargains and Previews"
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""An early scandalous sexpot, Lamarr married six times and was
convicted of shoplifting, but her glamour made her one of
Hollywood's hottest celebrities in the 1930s-40s."-- LA Magazine"
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""Barton's biography details the rapid career rise of a young woman
who was fortunate to be in the right places at the right time."--
EDGE Atlanta" --
""Barton's subtitle is no exagerration."-- Choice" --
""Barton's well-written biography is appropriate for public
libraries and will appeal to anyone interested in European cinema,
women in science and the psychological effects of stardom."--
Library Journal" --
""Carefully researched and zippily written, the book is the
definitive companion to Lamarr's films." --London Review of Books"
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""Fact or fiction, this intriguing biography has again shown us why
the light shone so brightly on the beautiful face of Hedy Lamarr,
the most beautiful girl in the worl." -- Studies in American
Culture" --
""Recommended"-- Choice" --
""The life of Hedy Lamarr, one of Hollywood's most beautiful faces,
was dogged by controversy and condescension throughout her film
career. Ruth Barton's definitive, highly-readable biography,
however, finally gives the actress her dues."-- Sunday Business
Post" --
""To learn more about the truths as well as the rumors surrounding
Hedy's legendary presence, the new book... Hedy Lamarr: The Most
Beautiful Women in Film... reveals the star's life in Europe and
Hollywood and her surprising contributions to technology." --Irv
Slifkin" --
"Barton acknowledges the power of Lamarr's image - and concedes
that her lasting appeal is not as a female Thomas Edison. She sees
Lamarr's wasted potential, accurately portraying her as a difficult
but intelligent woman who understood how much her beauty restricted
her." -- Jeanine Basinger, Wall Street Journal
"Barton's attempt to illuminate this most mercurial of movie stars
is a fascinating read-intriguing, tender, wise, and impeccably
researched throughout. The result is a real page-turner. Now, here
is a book that would make a great movie." -- London Daily Mail
"Huffington Post's "Best Film Books for 2010"" --
"Lamarr was a complicated woman, deserving of a more serious
appraisal than the numerous tabloid accounts that till now have
stood as the public record.... Barton... introduces interesting
ancillary cultural referents, including tributes to Lamarr from
admirers like Henry Miller and Joseph Cornell, and takes a more
analytical, feminist approach." -- New York Times
"The film world has been waiting for a thorough, reliable book on
Hedy Lamarr, covering or uncovering everything from nudity to
radar. Well, this is it, the best book on the strange lady we are
likely to have." -- David Thomson, author of The New Biographical
Dictionary of Film
"Well-written and well-researched, this book should be the
definitive Hedy Lamarr biography for quite some time. Barton
reveals a highly intelligent and emotionally complex woman behind
the star image." -- Jan-Christopher Horak, author of Lovers of
Cinema: The First American Film Avant-Garde, 1919--1945
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