Hedy Lamarr, actress, 86

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Wednesday January 19 3:19 PM ET 

Hollywood Screen Legend Hedy Lamarr Dead

ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Hollywood legend Hedy Lamarr, an Austrian
banker's daughter billed as ``the world's most beautiful woman'' when she
rose to silver screen stardom in the 1930s and '40s,'' has died, police
said on Wednesday. She was 86.

Lamarr was found dead in bed at her Altamonte Springs home, just north of
Orlando, Florida, by friends who were unable to reach her by phone,
Seminole County Sheriff's Office spokesman Steve Olson said. It was not
immediately clear when she had died.

``It appears she passed away in her sleep,'' Olson said. ''She was last
seen a couple of days ago by some friends who regularly check in on her.
They tried to call her this morning and did not get an answer and they
found her in her bed.''

Olson said Lamarr lived alone and he was not aware of any recent
illnesses.

Lamarr was born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler Nov. 9, 1913, in Vienna. The only
child of rich parents, she was pampered with a private tutor, high society
parties and constant travel.

Dark-haired and beautiful, Lamarr became a sensation before her arrival in
Hollywood when she did a nude scene in ''Ecstasy,'' one of her first
European films. She later starred in ``Samson and Delilah, one of her
biggest hits. 




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