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Films of Hedy Lamarr

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For all the fans of Hedy Lamarr, this is the ultimate book. All her films are reviewed, and her remarkable life is detailed by Christopher Young, who obviously keeps her on a pedestal throughout. The book contains hundreds of photographs of Hedy, which proves again that indeed, she was "the fairest of them all." It is deeply regretted that this book has been out of print for years. . .would that the publishers would reintroduce it to her many admirers, old as well as new. It is now all the more valuable since her death on January l9, 2000.

As a rule, Citadel Press' "The Films of..." series is the best, sometimes the only, place to get comprehensive filmographies on a particular star, and it is even so in the case of Hedy Lamarr. Given that there are relatively few books available on her - which is unaccountable, IMO - this volume is particularly valuable. As usual for this series, the major components of this book are a concise biographical sketch, followed by reviews/discussions of all of Lamarr's film roles. This series excels in presenting first-rate black-and-white photographs of its subjects, and _The Films of Hedy Lamarr_ is a particularly fine treasury of pictures of the gorgeous Lamarr.