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On this day in history, Jan. 19, 2000, Hedy Lamarr dies ‐ 'most beautiful woman' in Hollywood, WWII inventor
2023-01-19
Posted by:Skidmark

#6  Back to #1 - I forgot. Al Gore invented the internet!
Posted by: Bobby   2023-01-19 18:06  

#5  What a beauty! Then of course there's the poise, style, and intellect in the bargain. Perhaps another view of 'Boomtown' is likely Hollywood sanitized but a decent oilfield movie although I'll never understand giving Claudette Colbert primacy over Hedy.
Posted by: Cesare   2023-01-19 15:18  

#4  She was something special. Feminists should be following her lead.
Posted by: Glenmore    2023-01-19 14:01  

#3  Of course, Mel Brooks got sued for that.
They ended up settling.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2023-01-19 12:39  

#2  ...That's Hedley.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski   2023-01-19 12:27  

#1  Her brilliant technological achievement "led Lamarr to be dubbed ‘the mother of Wi-Fi’

Who's gonna dethrone Al Gore?
Posted by: Bobby   2023-01-19 11:53  

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