Phantom Lady

Ella Raines in Phantom Lady, 1944. Photo: MPTVimages.

Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

Hollywood legend, leading singer and animal welfare advocate Doris Day has died at the age of 97.

As emphasized in the obituary published on the web page of the Doris Day Animal Foundation (DDAF) — of which she was both the founder and CEO — “Friends and fans wishing to remember Doris Day, are encouraged to visit www.dorisdayanimalfoundation.org”.

Who’s That Girl?

Today (Thursday, August 16, 2018) is the 60th birthday of Madonna, who’s not only the Queen of Pop, but also one of the most influential female artists of all time. The Vogue Italia August Issue No. 816 celebrated her with an exclusive interview and a breathtaking photoshoot, wishing her many more years of youth. Photo: Mert & Marcus/Vogue Italia.

It’s like swimming against the wind

Ecstasy is a 1933 Czech-Austrian romantic drama film directed by Gustav Machatý and starring Hedy Lamarr (then Hedy Kiesler). At the time, the movie was condemned by the Vatican and banned for years by British and American censorship authorities, because of scenes in which Lamarr swims in the nude, runs through the woods naked, and shows her face in the throes of passion. Image: Pinterest.

Here is a scene of Ecstasy showing Lamarr swimming in the nude. Photo: Grazia.it.

In 1942, Lamarr and her business partner, the composer George Antheil, were awarded a patent for a “secret communication system”. It was meant for radio-guided torpedoes, and the duo gave it to the U.S. Navy. It languished in their files for decades before eventually becoming a constituent part of GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technologies. Photo: IQ Intel.

Château d’If

Shuttle To The Moon

Hedy Lamarr in The Heavenly Body, 1944. Credit: Courtesy of Clarence Sinclair Bull, © Hulton Archive/Getty Images (1943).

A Lady Without Passport

Austrian-Jewish Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr (pictured above as Delilah in the Cecil B. DeMille’s 1949 biblical blockbuster) is best remembered for her beauty (both Snow White and Catwoman were based on her iconic image), turbulent personal life and hot roles. But was her biggest role as the inventor of frequency hopping during the war that slipped under the radar. Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, produced by Susan Sarandon and narrated by Diane Kruger, pays homage to the star whose brilliant mind rivaled her looks, and opened up the way for contemporary communications methods, such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Photo: Allstar.

The Shoes Over Berlin

Berlin, Germany: One of Sienna Miller’s shoes, pictured during the photocall for The Lost City of Z during the Berlin International Film Festival. Photo: Ian Langsdon/EPA.

Don’t Change Your Husband

The Dolly Sisters in 1923: the twins were singers and dancers. Photo: Fashion and Textile Museum.