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Vivien Leigh as Anna Karenina, 1948

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Vivien Leigh photographed by Laszlo Willinger, 1939

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Vivien Leigh photographed by Cecil Beaton, 1941

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Hedy Lamaar, Hollywood, Life Magazine, 1938

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Marilyn in Canada, 1953. Photo by John Vachon

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Hedy Lamarr by Bert Six, c. 1944

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“just as there was never (ever!) anyone in films more beautiful than Lamarr , it’s also a fact that few people were ever blessed with a merrier sense of humor, few sailed through the calamities of life with more of a blithe spirit, few apologized less frequently and seemed to be having more fun, even when the bloodhounds were snapping at her ankles. She was colorful without attempting to be and constantly unpredictable. She once did a favor for me, at once outrageous and unprintable, that went far beyond the definition of friendship. She neither complained nor apologized. Hedy embraced that “Auntie Mame” philosophy that “life is a banquet.” If there was any tinge of tragedy connected with Hedy Lamarr , it was the fact that she ever had to grow old. When a face had been as flawless and celebrated as hers, it’s not easy greeting birthdays, especially when that Outer Layer still appeared, young and perfect, on TV reruns and was her only asset the world cared about. So Hedy retreated from the gazes of those who didn’t look deeper. She avoided cameras, shut the doors, kept out of sight, filled her days with activities and, with the humor still intact, tolerated the rest of us.””

Film Historian Robert Osborne on Hedy Lamarr. 

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"She was the definition of loveliness as a woman and as an artist."

Tennessee Williams

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"People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you can't possibly act, and as I only care about acting, I think beauty can be a great handicap."

Vivien Leigh 

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