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Beautiful Invention: A Novel of Hedy Lamarr. Margaret Porter. Gallica Press. October 2018. 378 pp. ISBN#: 9780990742036.
“I enjoy drawing up plans and designing and making things…They don’t realize that Hedy Lamarr is an invention.” Yes, Hedy Lamarr was a beautiful actress but also an intelligent woman who invented a war weapon that was almost used to defeat the Germans in WWII.
Born Hedy Kiesler, an Austrian, Jewish woman, she aspired to be a wonderful actress, but the films she chose to act in first was Ecstasy. Hedy appears naked and fakes an orgasm which equally gained her universal praise and scorn in the earlier years of the 20th Century. She marries a German munitions dealer who soon becomes her jailor. She winds up escaping from him after realizing she couldn’t ignore her yearning to become a full-time actress. Hedy signed a contract with Louis Mayer after much haggling but seems frustrated by not being given films she feels are equal to her acting abilities. Still, her looks and talents catapult her to fame and stardom status! Her love life is certainly interesting if not very stable.
Margaret Porter gives a deft depiction of the lives of actors and actresses who more frequently “use” each other for better scripts or positions in the middle of a turbulent time of history with the rise of Adolph Hitler and the beginning of WWII. Hedy moves through six marriages and has several children, including one adopted son. She is also an avid gardener and inventor. She generously contributes her time for the war by selling bonds and attending clubs to sign autographs and dance with soldiers and sailors on leave.
She researches science facts to create the torpedo that can attack without being detected. The work behind this creation is no small feat and highly complex. Hedy herself is a complex character, always searching for deeper meaning and creation, never satisfied. Her private and public life parallel the historical and political turmoil of Europe and America – dramatic and life-changing!
Enjoy the scenes where Hedy stuns observers with her appearances in elegant gowns and hats, once an actress, always an actress! Yet also relish the brilliance of her thinking as she seeks solitude to do research and create a soda machine and later a war weapon to be used against Germany. Most of all, just revel in the enigmatic and intelligent talent of one of the most famous actresses in the Gilded Age of American Theatre! Highly recommended!


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The cover of this book was stunning and upon reading the first chapter I was already in awe of the incredible Hedy Kiesler. The time in which she lived has always fascinated me and I enjoyed seeing that period through a new-to-me view.
Hedy's life and circumstances held me mesmerized. I was rooting for her independence as she struggled in her marriage against Fritz.
When she finally made it to America, her struggles evolved. I awaited success alongside her as I watched her work to persevere.
When Hitler set things in motion in Europe, I could feel Hedy's worry for the people left behind. This was a frightening and uncertain time, and it was easy to feel Hedy's disdain for it bubbling just below the surface. Her brilliance and depth of character were fabulously demonstrated in this novel, especially as she began to plot the ways in which she could provide assistance against the Nazis. What an absolutely incredible woman she was!
I was completely hooked on this story and along for the wild ride that was Hedy's life and romances. She was a truly remarkable woman.
The author's notes at the end were excellent and gave me great closure about Hedy's life after the novel ended. I had been so curious about where life would take her next. I was truly fascinated by her by the end of this book. Porter did a fabulous job of bringing to life this truly amazing woman.
Well thought out and researched.
Captivating, fascinating, and entrancing. These are just three words of many that I could use to describe this incredible novel by Margaret Porter. I was hooked from the very first line. From the moment young Hedy Kiesler appears on screen in the shocking film Ecstasy, she is destined to become one of Hollywood’s biggest, brightest, most alluring stars. But first she must endure her family’s shame over her provocative movie and an unhappy marriage before chasing her dream. A dream that will take her across an ocean and make her the most famous celebrity of her day known by her fans as Hedy Lamarr. Unbeknownst to those who idolize her, she is also a woman of high intelligence who has more to offer than her beauty.

Beautifully written with interesting historical detail, this novel is hard to put down. You feel you really do get to know Hedy and all those around her. Trust me—this is a must read for anyone who loves historical fiction.
Beautiful Invention A Novel of Hedy Lamarr. Margaret Porter. Gallica Press. October 2018. 378 pp. ISBN# 9780990742036.
“I enjoy drawing up plans and designing and making things…They don’t realize that Hedy Lamarr is an invention.” Yes, Hedy Lamarr was a beautiful actress but also an intelligent woman who invented a war weapon that was almost used to defeat the Germans in WWII.
Born Hedy Kiesler, an Austrian, Jewish woman, she aspired to be a wonderful actress, but the films she chose to act in first was Ecstasy. Hedy appears naked and fakes an orgasm which equally gained her universal praise and scorn in the earlier years of the 20th Century. She marries a German munitions dealer who soon becomes her jailor. She winds up escaping from him after realizing she couldn’t ignore her yearning to become a full-time actress. Hedy signed a contract with Louis Mayer after much haggling but seems frustrated by not being given films she feels are equal to her acting abilities. Still, her looks and talents catapult her to fame and stardom status! Her love life is certainly interesting if not very stable.
Margaret Porter gives a deft depiction of the lives of actors and actresses who more frequently “use” each other for better scripts or positions in the middle of a turbulent time of history with the rise of Adolph Hitler and the beginning of WWII. Hedy moves through six marriages and has several children, including one adopted son. She is also an avid gardener and inventor. She generously contributes her time for the war by selling bonds and attending clubs to sign autographs and dance with soldiers and sailors on leave.
She researches science facts to create the torpedo that can attack without being detected. The work behind this creation is no small feat and highly complex. Hedy herself is a complex character, always searching for deeper meaning and creation, never satisfied. Her private and public life parallel the historical and political turmoil of Europe and America – dramatic and life-changing!
Enjoy the scenes where Hedy stuns observers with her appearances in elegant gowns and hats, once an actress, always an actress! Yet also relish the brilliance of her thinking as she seeks solitude to do research and create a soda machine and later a war weapon to be used against Germany. Most of all, just revel in the enigmatic and intelligent talent of one of the most famous actresses in the Gilded Age of American Theatre! Highly recommended!