Hedy Lamarr: Beyond the Beauty (Jerry Skinner Documentary)

[@wingandhog]

She was a stunning woman. Physically and mentally. Genius really

[@eleanorcanfield7281]

Floral wall 🎉3sd.

[@thenolartist]

Brains & beauty

[@Vejur9000]

Bingo.

[@minekara6407]

Remarkable woman with intellect and foresight and beauty

[@raemerritt]

Creative, intelligent, talented, beautiful and famous. She had it all.

[@terryrose6208]

Most people's lives are determined by the choices they make when they are young. However, our lives rarely turn out the way we think they will. She had a lot of ups and downs but she led a full life. I feel some sympathy for her and I've admired her since my youth. She was truly an incredible woman.

[@dlou3264]

“... not a penny for their invention ...”. Is immoral ... shameful ... thievery. Thank you for this video! Your biographies are always wonderful! Always appreciated! 👍 👍 And they were right a out Hedy. That level of beauty is amazing. It’s sad that her life was so often broken. 😢

[@josephshields2922]

What she did to her first son (giving him away to a stranger) was also immoral. I guess what goes around comes aroun.

[@dlou3264]

@@josephshields2922 Astute observation. It does for all of us. Meanwhile, how many of us are using her intellectual properties, even profiting by it on some level? I began understanding such things of unfairness, reading A Tree Grows In Brooklyn. I hope all is well with you. Stay safe and well.

[@DramaMustRemainOnTheStage]

She allowed the patent to run out. Its said they were offering to help the war effort. She did. Never exchanged money. Maybe that's ok. She's had more than most can imagine. I'm proud for her.

[@noel888]

@@josephshields2922 That son killed a 14 year old black girl as a cop in Iowa or Utah.

[@noel888]

@@josephshields2922 A stranger??? Where the heck u got that from? She sent him to a boarding school and then later he became a cop. Her anger came when she heard that he killed a 14 year old black girl in Iowa or Utah. Don't know the circumstances. He was a problem child from the beginning.

[@gregparrott]

That was a brief and beautiful summary of a beautiful, and very smart woman

[@twilightpurpleglow]

Hedy spoke 5 languages by the age of ten a remarkable woman gifted with intelligence and beauty. She had it all or so it seems except lasting love: maybe she was looking for perfection (her daddy) so in that department I really feel sorry for her and the fact that she was not given the credit she deserved for her inventions. The shop lifting scenario; I agree not a big deal we all have "senior moments" so glad charges were dropped. What an amazing woman. Thank you Jerry Skinner I always enjoy your videos and listening to your pleasant voice take care.

[@jeez3838]

I love these documentaries, Mr. Skinner. Thank you 😊

[@BurtBowers]

She was absolutely gorgeous she was always one of my favorite actresses she was great in Samson & Delilah but never knew she divorced so many times..

[@trishalivingston1051]

Brains and beauty? Most men can't hack someone able to out think them regardless of how humble. They have to be humble too and unafraid to defer to her intellect.... I'll bet with the ego's of those guys, they could not do it. Melania Trump came to the US on an Einstein Visa (IQ of over 200) no problem with citizenship. Trump has no problem deferring to her, she is strong, brilliant and quiet. Most men aren't that strong. How many men would operate like that, unintimidated by her intellect? Hedy was also strong, brilliant and quiet.

[@doughill3396]

Excellent Jerry! Everytime I watch and listen to your documentaries I learn.

[@jeannejett2299]

I agree! Thank you so much Jerry.

[@butchr4850]

Beauty and brains. She was an absolute genius.

[@hornerhillfarm4017]

Mr. Skinner, you deserve enormous credit just for being able to keep track of her marriages. Also, I had know idea she had such a technical mind. Finally, what a class move by Mel Brooks. Just another reason to love him. Thanks Mr. Skinner for all you do.

[@DramaMustRemainOnTheStage]

Right. After 4 I thought "she must be difficult to be with"

[@joehahn8817]

@@DramaMustRemainOnTheStage Or maybe she was just strong enough minded not to tolerate the typical bullshit that goes with most relationships???

[@16agcp]

What a woman! Intelligent, brave, strong and beautiful.

[@wyldeman]

This was beautiful Jerry, I don't know why but I cried at the end. I know several famous people die alone and shouldn't. I feel for those people. Great job as always 👏 👍 👌 🙌

[@KevinSanderson]

Hedy had friends looking after her. She died in her sleep of heart failure. She fell asleep on her will which was found underneath her body. One of her friends found her dead.

[@wyldeman]

@@KevinSanderson Thank You

[@BarbaraMerryGeng]

I cried, too. Bc I heard she was a tramp. I really didn’t care nothing for her. But now, I do I have a better understanding of how she did her best to navigate the times of her life. - She did the best she could with what was available to her. God rest her soul 🦢

[@KevinSanderson]

@@BarbaraMerryGeng I've known a few tramps. Hedy wasn't from what I've read and dug into. Mostly it was the terrible gossip columnists and reporters trying to get stuff going. And the ghost writer of her book who she sued. She started life as an only child and was well off until the Nazis started taking over in Austria and her dear father lost his bank director job. People do and say terrible things about good looking people. Then she had problems with her first two natural children which is understood now as medical and mental issues. Jerry is wrong about her adopted son and he probably got that from a sketchy source. There's more info on him now and he had more issues in Omaha in 1969 and 2000. But he was a bad kid and with Hedy's problem starting with Denise's birth, and the continuing mind games in Hollywood she couldn't cope easily. Thankfully money and other problems were less of an issue before she died.

[@RSEFX]

@@BarbaraMerryGeng I suggest using "I didn't care ANYTHING for her" since "I didn't care nothing for her" means that you DID care for her (ie, this is what happens when you use a double negative---they negate each other). But sometimes people use the double negative as a deliberate affectation to make a point. Maybe that's what you are doing here. If so, please excuse the intrusion and "language preaching".

[@frankiegraham3918]

Beautifully told!! She is gorgeous. This is one story I will never forget!! Thank you Jerry Skinner. I love your documentaries.

[@gregska5847]

Thank You for this documentary.

[@NinaRossBusiness]

Bravo Mr. Skinner! Another quality documentary

[@markbirchette8740]

Stunning Lady, to bad she couldn't find true love. Sad really. Hope you had a great Independence Day Jerry.

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

Some extremely intelligent people have trouble finding love.

[@noel888]

She loved her Father and said that she had not met a man that could match him. They all felt inferior to her because she was a genius.

[@zeeeena]

I heard about her all growing up. She was a cousin of my grandmothers and looks so much like her.

[@kathleencalhoun2225]

Although I had known that Hedy was good at inventing, what absolutely shocked me was that she shoplifted! I never thought she would do something like that -- after all, she money coming out of her ears and didn't need to.

[@asaasura6901]

@@kathleencalhoun2225 you see Hedy didn't really save her money and spent a lot this landed her into huge financial problems.

[@lloydkline1518]

Cousin to a celebrity

[@origirox]

@@kathleencalhoun2225 I really don't think it was on purpose; it does happen when you leave something in the cart, forgotten.

[@KevinSanderson]

@@kathleencalhoun2225 One story I read was she had an assistant at one time who would pay for goods she shopped for. Possibly she forgot or was mixed up which store she was in. Celebs often have arrangements and Hedy had that with some stores. My late younger brother worked at Borders in Ann Arbor and Bob Dylan came in on a break from a tour, turning over books going through the store. An assistant was following behind and picking up the books Dylan turned over to be purchased later. The rich are different from the rest of us. And as the police found she had a check for thousands in her purse at the time of her first incident. I think she was acquitted. I vote that she was mixed up after the years of "Dr. Feelgood"'s Vitamin shots that contained amphetamines. Cecil B. DeMille got his shots and other famous people like JFK. Dr. Jacobson didn't get shutdown until the early 1970s. Hedy had those shots from the 1950s. Hedy had a lot less money later in the 1960s. She finally had more when she settled with Mel Brooks in the 1970s over the use of her name in Blazing Saddles (Mel always liked her so it was an easy lawsuit), and a lot more after Corel Draw settled with her after using her image on their software boxes in the later 1990s. She lost millions on bad movies - some here after she left MGM and the ones in Italy, bad husbands/divorces and lovers. Her last film was in the late 50s. She also didn't make much when she was hired by MGM, and lost money when they had their disputes. There was a time when she was collecting just Social Security and a small check from Screen Actors Guild.

[@LocoCanada]

Great video Jerry. She was such a beautiful woman. Absolutely stunning in fact.

[@missdaisy5736]

This was an excellent video and very informative about Hedy Lamarr. Beauty intelligence and love, she had it all and gave it all her best❤️👍🏻

[@GaryFox11000]

This lady was very beautiful , intelligent , classy in everyway !🎷🏆

[@metablue4454]

Jerry, your presentations are always extremely well done, and you've outdone yourself with this one!! Not enough people realize just who this woman was, and her far-reaching contributions in the field of electronic communications. Now your viewers know. As usual, thanks for the post.

[@TroyFutureExpat]

Thanks Mr. Skinner. Another good video. She was definitely a beauty unmatched.

[@tomcaldwell5750]

Jerry, another awesome documentary. Hedy Lamar truly was the most beautiful women in the world and what an impressive array of inventions she had to her credit.

[@jillblase6820]

What a beautiful women. I do remember her in movies as I was born in 1937. She was a beauty. Thank you so much Jerry, I learned so much I didn’t know until today. I live in Winter Springs Florida, only a couple of miles away from Casselberry. I own a condo in Cassellberry where I lived for a few years and never knew that’s where she lived. Thanks again my friend, please keep em coming. Augie and Jill Blase 🤠

[@JerrySkinner1943]

Thank you Augie hope you and Jill are doing well. Jerry

[@lisacranmer8005]

She lived in a white house and it was by the golf course area...She was beautiful and sexy, but smart and witty..

[@playitagainasmr4136]

I just read The Only Woman In The Room and I never knew what an amazing woman she was. It is so sad she wasn't given the credit she deserved during her lifetime. She was brave, intelligent and kind, as well as beautiful. She is an inspiration to me.

[@timepoet77]

Good on Mel Brooks to respect Miss Lamarr's talents and persona.

[@davidlong1786]

"This is 1874, you'll be able to sue her" guess she wasn't amused lol

[@elainelosee7974]

Hedy was genuinely interested in giving to the world, safety and integrity. Forever, thank you, and editorial support for sharing. You are 💘

[@Leries0]

Yes, very honorable

[@rkkotilley358]

I swar Mr Skinner , for the subject matter and personalities you choose to present....You deserve some kind of award !

[@johnwesley8327]

Incredible woman. I remember her in "Boom Town", great movie and cast. Thanks for another wonderful documentary Mr. Skinner.

[@douglasturner6153]

Thanks Jerry. Great Documentary again. Hedy Lamar was so talented and charming. I always enjoyed her performances. I remember Samson and Delilah when it first came out. Poor Victor Mature never had a chance with her.

[@donnadequire-rios3531]

Oh my goodness, I love love love Hedy Lamarr

[@tomjones2348]

Well done, Jerry. This one should go into your "Best of Jerry" file.

[@photo78]

Really well done Jerry.

[@christaboggess389]

Another good actress, I did not know all that information about her. Thank you for doing this one.

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

Wow what a story, I knew who she was but a little before my time,Great documentary...Thanks Jerry.

[@philwebb3]

Great episode. Nothing better than a story narrated by Jerry Skinner.

[@rainicascadia5514]

Thank you Mr. Skinner! ♥

[@beppeberetta4360]

One of the most influent person of the century

[@DrummingMan1]

Absolutely brilliant sir! Thank you!

[@marceau425]

Another great video from Jerry Skinner. You can always be sure when Jerry drops a new video it will be amazing !!

[@royalt3690]

That was very interesting! I had no idea about her role in those inventions, thank you for that!

[@UncommonWoman1611]

WOW!!! WOW!!! WOW!!! I'M ALMOST LOST FOR WORDS AND NEARLY IN TEARS!!! THANK YOU JERRY, ANOTHER MASTERPIECE!!! GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR LOVE ONES!!!💝💝💝

[@monahawk]

She was brilliant! Thanks for doing this one Jerry!

[@tomhath8413]

Interesting that she suggested using swept wings to Howard Hughes. In the 1930's, German engineers had calculated that it would improve the plane's performance as it approached Mach 1, but at the time no airplane was anywhere near fast enough to make that important. By the end of WWII it did matter.

[@OrangPasien]

Exactly right Tom. Swept wings had been tried as early as 1906 (J. Dunne, UK) Given that Hughes was an engineer and pilot did Lamar really think she was telling him something he didn’t already know? Rather naive when you think about.

[@scentlover4841]

Thank you! What a beautiful and intelligent lady!

[@robgrune3284]

imo she will remain an incomparable beauty forever.

[@SuperAlanfree]

A complete polymath. Astounding!

[@chrisloomis1489]

Heady Lamar ; I lovedyouin SAMSON and DELILAH , andmanyother films , thank you Mrs. Lamar for being who you are , and doing the good you did for our nation, but most of all Heady ... ThankYou ; for being the most amazing person you could be... Yourself. You inspire me in this tale of your life ...You never gave up ever... Thank you !! Jerry ; thank you for bringing this touching and human tale of an actress I loved to life. I was born in 1960 , her presence was large in my home, as my mother loved her also. Thank you Jerry, you are a treasure. Christopher . .

[@JerrySkinner1943]

Thank you Christopher. Jerry

[@LoveVanillaRose]

Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@rickcurtis2983]

Thank you Jerry, it would have something to see Hedy working on her inventions!

[@astrochakbathbodyaromather5984]

As always, you do a great job, Jerry. We love your channel!

[@arnepianocanada]

I watch every Hedy Lamarr video I can - often repeat viewing. We owe her so much, including as a woman treated to execrably by men just because she was beautiful.

[@PeterStawicki]

Again, quality work Jerry!!

[@JerrySkinner1943]

thank you Peter. Jerry

[@frankmarullo228]

Excellent Jerry was starting to worry ain't heard from you in to long GREAT job as always !! Thank you Frank from montana...

[@Agapy8888]

Sad that these beautiful ladies cannot live a life free of heartache.

[@jnstonbely5215]

Yeah; - but 7 husbands ? !

[@Agapy8888]

@@jnstonbely5215 Yeah I know.

[@lray1948]

@@jnstonbely5215 And one her divorce lawyer!

[@teresaleach7955]

Great Mr. SKINNER!!! I TRULY LOVE HER! I SAW HER IN WOMAN IN THE WINDOW.

[@paulwagner6439]

Just plain Gorgeous!!! Thanks Mr Jerry

[@davidpayton8336]

Sir, I think this is your finest work.

[@globalchristianenterprises6710]

thank you for your documentaries Jerry...

[@mikeevans7381]

Mister Jerry Skinner you are a national treasure I enjoy your content so much you do a great job thank you much appreciated. 🤔👍

[@shelleynobleart]

Jeffrey, this was a fantastic video, as usual. Your put everything I knew of Ms. Lamar plus then some! Excellent and comprehensive.

[@JerrySkinner1943]

Thank you Shelley. Jerry

[@SeamusMcGillicuddy0]

R.I.P. Miss Lamarr ❤️💐

[@annastinehammersdottir1290]

Such a lovely tribute.

[@terrygrossmann2295]

I really enjoy all of your uploads. I have never been disappointed.

[@antonyd.i.barnard4414]

Most enjoyable and informing . Thank you for this post !

[@martinmalloy8119]

vielen Dank and greetings from Europe.....

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

She is a talented woman but lacked the support and love she needed.

[@eugenioblanco3478]

Many envy and selfish people around her..

[@docsmithdc]

one of a very beautiful kind.Never will we see her like again.Thanks Jerry.

[@BarbaraMerryGeng]

I had no idea . Thanks for doing this biography - to explain what Hedy Lamarr was all about: What an amazing woman ! RIP Hedy 🌹🦢

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

One of my favorite people...Brilliant and creative.

[@stanthrasher4815]

Wow! AWSOME! SIMPLY THE BEST!!

[@JerrySkinner1943]

Thank you Stan. Jerry

[@ullintalulna7066]

Thank you for this piece.

[@christinenewland386]

I LOVE this song by Johnny Depp and Jeff Beck This is a song for Miss Hedy Lamarr Erased by the same world that made her a star Spun out of beauty, trapped by its web She's a perfect cocoon entwined in gold thread Her beauty is spectacle, the thoughts too pure The light of her being, her exotic allure Was torn at the seams for daring to dream It's so hard to speak when you're frozen in scream Yes, it's all what it seems Feels like a dream But it's life, and it's death She began and she ended like baby's breath I don't believe I don't believe In humans anymore I don't believe I can't believe I won't believe In humans anymore It's so hard to talk when no one will hear And everyone stares as you quiver in fear It's shameful, shameless, painful, painless This song's for you, Miss Hedy Lamarr How bright you light those lost white knights So long ago, so far away Feels like a dream or a cosmic fiasco I don't believe I don't believe I don't believe In humans anymore I don't believe I can't believe I won't believe In humans anymore Not anymore Stripped of belief A thief is a thief Who's gonna stand up To give you relief? Of all dispossessed It's so hard to digest You've no right to sit down If you're nobody's guest.

[@Tatakapendragon]

That was a great documentary on her.

[@carvajal_isabella_sophia_s5899]

Excellent Documentary…I will think about writing a film about her as I’ll first start with images of where I desire to showcase the scene of her life unfold. I have the ability to sketch as i vividly imagine how it will go from what is been said from your educational standpoint. Thank you for taking the time to read. Bye.

[@kathleenreyes4345]

Wow she was a woman way ahead of her time… she was brilliant in every way! So sad about how she had financial issues with all her accomplishments! How does that happen?

[@edstevens4439]

Overly blessed....too much to manage....

[@frankiegraham3918]

Sometimes the flip of a card is not what we expect.

[@trishalivingston1051]

Taken advantage of by men.

[@cecilebeauregard996]

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[@OrangPasien]

How does it happen? In some cases because she mis-managed money in others because she mis-managed relationships, in others because she made suggestions that were of no value (freq-hop for torpedos that had NO guidance system. Swept wings from 1906 to Hughes, a pilot/engineer, in 1940’s)

[@laraoneal7284]

Jerry love ur narrative delivery.

[@GaryESims]

I live in turlock and have driven by that home several times. The color is different than the picture you show but it is much the same. A nice house priced today at 1.1 million. Thank you for the great portrayal of those you share with us. Sincerely.

[@JerrySkinner1943]

Thank you Gary. Jerry

[@ghosty426]

Poor Hedy only had fleeing moments of happiness and stability in this World.

[@lindalue4504]

Thanks Jerry another good bio from you she was a very beautiful women shame she married so many times .

[@noel888]

Liz Taylor passed her, she married 7 times

[@rebeccapettifer6553]

Thank you so much Mr. Skinner. I try not to judge but I guess I am. I just can't get over the fact that she let her oldest son be adopted.

[@TroyFutureExpat]

twice

[@rebeccapettifer6553]

@@TroyFutureExpat You're right!

[@anuradhamandal8777]

He was not his biological son. A comment i read where a person mention that his lawyer made a mistake and write her name in the space for biological mother during adoption. Also it is not possible for a movie star to hide her pregnancy. If james was born out of wedlock then his husband would never accepted it.

[@BriPri-89]

Thank you for sharing

[@jlemaire9418]

My 8 year old just enjoyed this with me.

[@deerhoda7574]

Very nice. Thank you Jerry.

[@JennWithNoFilter]

This woman was truly remarkable. Such a brilliant mind and a stunning beauty.

[@kathleenreyes4345]

Wow she was amazing!

[@pong86r]

i love the care you put into presenting your research

[@toddwinegar7365]

Great Doc. And btw can I just say, WOW! Man movie starlets are just nowhere near this pretty nowadays, i am not saying they are not good looking women for the most part, but Ms. Hedy Lamarr was absolutely super model level. Plus its pretty gnarly that she was so wicked smart! I am as of now, a Hedy Lamarr super fan, thanks Jerry.

[@ryankieth1675]

This one spoke to me. She was a one of a kind.

[@dcarder3336]

Very interesting! Thank you for doing all the research and posting this.

[@frlango6082]

Great little piece on my favorite actress. Thank you very much for that

[@georgemartin1436]

Great content. What an amazing woman. Thank you for your thoroughness.

[@kathrynmiddleton9250]

What an amazing woman. Extremely smart, very beautiful soul. Such a wonderful woman. ❤️

[@lawrencesait3432]

She was a beauty , but could not beat Vivien Leigh for looks in her prime.

[@bpjones2390]

What an excellent bio of Hedy Lamarr...she was amazing.

[@dkcorderoyximenez3382]

An extraordinary life...

[@gurleykristin]

What an amazing human being! I hope Hollywood is held accountable someday for all the people that they hurt to support their agenda and make their money. The WWII era Hollywood females were so mistreated!! What a lovely interview, I was really mesmorized by the story!!! WOW!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@JerrySkinner1943]

Thank you Kristin very much. Jerry

[@ryancarroll3961]

Jerry Skinner I very much appreciate your bios as they are very accurate. There’s another KZbin channel that does what you do and they’re often inaccurate which I suspect is the reason he keeps his comments turned off

[@Lobotomy59]

And was one of the most beautiful, and smartest, females to have walked the planet, imo...

[@thadnipper9411]

Ever.

[@ghosty426]

I respect her because she says she didn't screw for money unfortunately it seems she married for money.

[@robw3027]

That video was exceptional- thanks. What a women, suspect we won't see the likes of her again for a very long time.