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HEDY! The Life and Inventions of Hedy Lamarr
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Mt Compass Supper Club
Mt Compass War Memorial Hall, 5 Peters Terrace, Mt Compass SA 5210, Australia
HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, is a 90-minute, one-woman live show celebrating the unexpected scientific genius of Hedy Lamarr, Viennese-born Hollywood film star of the 1930s-1950s. Known as The Most Beautiful Woman in the World, Lamarr spent her spare time in Hollywood inventing a Secret Communication System with composer George Antheil. Also known as Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum Technology, her invention is used today in cell phones, WiFi, CDMA, GPS, and Bluetooth.
This show is written and performed by Heather Massie who enchants the audience as Hedy Lamarr, along with Jimmy Stewart, Bette Davis, Louis B Mayer, and more! In this 36-character solo play the audience summons Hedy to unearth the truth behind how a glamorous Hollywood film star could create such an invention that makes the world of wireless communication tick.
Jed Ryan – The Huffington Post
Heather is touring Australia for National Science Week, hosted by the Royal Society of Victoria, sponsored by World Learning and Fulbright Australia.
