Editing Hedy Lamarr (section)

==In popular culture==
In the 1952 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel ''[[The Caine Mutiny]]'' by [[Herman Wouk]], Hedy Lamarr is mentioned by name in Chapter 37 when defense attorney Lieutenant Barney Greenwald confronts Lieutenant Tom Keefer at a party after Lieutenant Stephen Maryk's court-martial acquittal in the ''Caine'' mutiny.{{efn|"You’ll retire old and full of fat fitness reports. You’ll publish your novel proving that the Navy stinks, and you’ll make a million dollars and marry Hedy Lamarr. No letter of reprimand for you, just royalties on your novel."}}{{snd}}<ref>
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 |last=Woulk |first=Herman
 |date=1951 
 |title=The Caine Mutiny
 |page=464
 |publisher=[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]]
 |isbn=978-0761543640
 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.267566/page/n465/mode/2up
 |access-date=November 11, 2020 |via=Internet Archive
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The [[Mel Brooks]] 1974 western parody ''[[Blazing Saddles]]'' features a villain, played by [[Harvey Korman]], named "Hedley Lamarr". As a running gag, various characters mistakenly refer to him as "Hedy Lamarr" prompting him to testily reply "That's Hedley."

In the 1982 [[off-Broadway]] musical ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (musical)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' and subsequent film adaptation (1986), Audrey II says to Seymour in the song "Feed Me", that he can get Seymour anything he wants including "A date with Hedy Lamarr."<ref>{{Citation|title=Alan&nbsp;Menken (Ft.&nbsp;Lee&nbsp;Wilkof & Ron&nbsp;Taylor) – Sudden Changes/ Feed Me (Git it)|url=https://genius.com/Alan-menken-sudden-changes-feed-me-git-it-lyrics|language=en|access-date=2018-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031091202/https://genius.com/Alan-menken-sudden-changes-feed-me-git-it-lyrics|archive-date=October 31, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 2004 video game ''[[Half-Life 2]]'', [[Characters of Half-Life#Isaac Kleiner|Dr. Kleiner]]'s pet [[headcrab]], Lamarr, is named after Hedy Lamarr.<ref>
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 |last=Hodgson |first=David
 |date=November 23, 2004 
 |title=Half-Life&nbsp;2: Raising the bar
 |page=124
 |publisher=Prima Games
 |isbn=978-0761543640
 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sKQHAAAACAAJ
 |access-date=November 11, 2020 |via=Google Books
}}</ref>

Her son, Anthony Loder, was featured in the 2004 documentary film ''Calling Hedy Lamarr'', in which he played excerpts from tapes of her many telephone calls.

In 2008, an [[off-Broadway]] play, ''Frequency Hopping'', features the lives of Lamarr and Antheil. The play was written and staged by Elyse Singer, and the script won a prize for best new play about science and technology from [[Scientists, Technologists and Artists Generating Exploration|STAGE]].<ref name="shearer"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hourglassgroup.org/frequency.html|publisher=Hourglass Group|title=Frequency Hopping|access-date=June 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521021452/http://www.hourglassgroup.org/frequency.html|archive-date=May 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 2009 mockumentary ''The Chronoscope'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Legge |first=Andrew |year=2009 |title=The Chronoscope |url=https://vimeo.com/28839357 |access-date=November 10, 2022 |publisher=Fastnet Films}}</ref> written and directed by Andrew Legge, the fictional Irish scientist Charlotte Keppel is likely modeled after Hedy Lamarr. The film satirizes the extreme politics of the 1930s and tells the story of a fictionalized fascist group that steals a device invented by Keppel. This chronoscope can see the past and is used by the group to create propaganda films of their heroes from the past.

In 2010, Lamarr was selected out of 150 IT people to be featured in a short film launched by the [[British Computer Society]] on May 20.<ref>{{cite web|title=BCS launches celebrity film campaign to raise profile of the IT industry|url=http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/35614|publisher=BCS|access-date=October 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019180233/http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/35614|archive-date=October 19, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

Also during 2010, the [[New York Public Library]] exhibit ''Thirty Years of Photography at the New York Public Library'' included a photo of a topless Lamarr ({{circa|1930}}) by Austrian-born American photographer [[Trude Fleischmann]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Trude Fleischmann (American, 1895–1990): "Hedy Lamarr"|url=http://exhibitions.nypl.org/recollection/tl32.html|website=Recollection: Thirty Years of Photography at the New York Public Library|publisher=New York Public Library|access-date=November 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119110857/http://exhibitions.nypl.org/recollection/tl32.html|archive-date=November 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2011, the story of Lamarr's [[frequency-hopping spread spectrum]] invention was explored in an episode of the [[Science Channel]] show ''[[Dark Matters: Twisted But True]]'', a series that explores the darker side of scientific discovery and experimentation, which premiered on September 7.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Positively Poisonous, Medusa's Heroin, Beauty and Brains|series=Dark Matters: Twisted But True |network=[[Science Channel]] |season=2 |number=5 |airdate=September 7, 2011|url=http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/dark-matters-twisted-but-true/videos/poisonous-heroin-beauty-and-brains.htm |access-date=November 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114213628/http://science.discovery.com/tv-shows/dark-matters-twisted-but-true/videos/poisonous-heroin-beauty-and-brains.htm|archive-date=November 14, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her work in improving wireless security was part of the premiere episode of the [[Discovery Channel]] show ''How We Invented the World''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/arts/television/how-we-invented-the-world-on-the-discovery-channel.html|title=On the Origins of Gadgets|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 18, 2013|first=Neil|last=Genzlinger|access-date=December 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129152536/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/19/arts/television/how-we-invented-the-world-on-the-discovery-channel.html|archive-date=November 29, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

Also during 2011, [[Anne Hathaway]] revealed that she had learned that the original Catwoman was based on Lamarr, so she studied all of Lamarr's films and incorporated some of her breathing techniques into her portrayal of [[Catwoman]] in the 2012 film ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/12/29/dark-knight-rises-star-anne-hathaway-gotham-city-is-full-of-grace|title='Dark Knight Rises' star Anne Hathaway: 'Gotham City is full of grace'|date=December 29, 2011|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=June 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706161155/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/12/29/dark-knight-rises-star-anne-hathaway-gotham-city-is-full-of-grace/|archive-date=July 6, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, on November 9, the 101st anniversary of Lamarr's birth, Google paid tribute to Hedy Lamarr's work in film and her contributions to scientific advancement with an animated [[Google Doodle]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hedy Lamarr's 101st birthday|url=https://doodles.google/doodle/hedy-lamarrs-101st-birthday/|access-date=June 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610232402/https://www.google.com/doodles/hedy-lamarrs-101st-birthday|archive-date=June 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2016, Lamarr was depicted in an off-Broadway play, ''HEDY! The Life and Inventions of Hedy Lamarr'', a one-woman show written and performed by Heather Massie.<ref>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/HEDY-The-Life-Inventions-of-Hedy-Lamarr-Extended-by-Popular-Demand-20161028 'HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr' Extended by Popular Demand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131192142/http://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/HEDY-The-Life-Inventions-of-Hedy-Lamarr-Extended-by-Popular-Demand-20161028 |date=January 31, 2017 }}, broadwayworld.com, October 28, 2016.</ref><ref>C. E. Gerber, [http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Entertainment/cat_index_new_york_performances/hedy-the-life-and-inventions-of-hedy-lamarr-review.php "HEDY! : The Life and Inventions of Hedy Lamarr Review – Simple and Effective"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202000745/http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Entertainment/cat_index_new_york_performances/hedy-the-life-and-inventions-of-hedy-lamarr-review.php |date=February 2, 2017 }}, lasplash.com, November 14, 2016.</ref>

Also in 2016, the off-Broadway, one-actor show ''Stand Still and Look Stupid: The Life Story of Hedy Lamarr'', starring Emily Ebertz and written by Mike Broemmel, went into production.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hedylamarr.info/|title=Stand Still & look Stupid – A play in three acts|website=The Life Story of Hedy Lamarr|access-date=April 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314012950/https://hedylamarr.info/|archive-date=March 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="The Ark Magazine 2018">{{cite web |first=Janet |last=Varnum |title=STAND STILL AND LOOK STUPID |website=The Ark Magazine |date=March 5, 2018 |url=https://arkmagazine.net/stand-still-look-stupid/ |access-date=April 27, 2018 |archive-date=January 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200127155348/https://arkmagazine.net/stand-still-look-stupid/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Also during 2016, [[Madame Masque#Television|Whitney Frost]], a character in the TV show [[Agent Carter season 2|''Agent Carter'']] was inspired by Hedy Lamarr and [[Lauren Bacall]].<ref name="slash">{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/agent-carter-season-2/ |title=Exclusive: 'Marvel's Agent Carter' Producers on Season Two Villain, Hollywood Setting, and Action |last=Topel |first=Fred |publisher=[[/Film]] |date=August 6, 2015 |access-date=August 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150808222943/http://www.slashfilm.com/agent-carter-season-2 |archive-date=August 8, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2017, actress Celia Massingham portrayed Lamarr on [[The CW]] television series ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]'' in the sixth episode of the third season, titled "Helen Hunt". The episode is set in 1937 Hollywoodland. The episode aired on November 14, 2017.<ref name="Rose">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6464558/ |title="DC's Legends of Tomorrow" Helen Hunt (TV Episode 2017) – IMDb |publisher=[[IMDb]] |date=November 14, 2017 |access-date=July 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616182304/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6464558/ |archive-date=June 16, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Also during 2017, a documentary about Lamarr's career as an actress and later as an inventor, ''[[Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story]],'' premiered at the 2017 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]. The documentary was written and directed by Alexandra Dean and produced by [[Susan Sarandon]];<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thorpe |first1=Vanessa |date=November 12, 2017 |title=Film tells how Hollywood star Hedy Lamarr helped to invent wifi |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/12/hedy-lamarr-film-documentary-wifi-bluetooth-susan-sarandon |url-status=live |access-date=November 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112003509/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/nov/12/hedy-lamarr-film-documentary-wifi-bluetooth-susan-sarandon |archive-date=November 12, 2017}}</ref><ref name=Sarandon>[http://scienceandfilm.org/articles/2889/bombshell-interview-with-richard-rhodes-on-hedy-lamarr "Bombshell: Interview with Richard Rhodes on Hedy Lamarr"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419004007/http://scienceandfilm.org/articles/2889/bombshell-interview-with-richard-rhodes-on-hedy-lamarr |date=April 19, 2017 }}, Sloan Science and Film, April 18, 2017.</ref> it was released in theaters on November 24, 2017, and aired on PBS ''[[American Masters]]'' in May 2018.
 
In 2018, actress [[Alyssa Sutherland]] portrayed Lamarr on the NBC television series ''[[Timeless (TV series)|Timeless]]'' in the third episode of the second season, titled "Hollywoodland". The episode aired March 25, 2018.<ref name="Axel">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6885524/ |title="Timeless" Hollywoodland (TV Episode 2018) – IMDb |publisher=[[IMDb]] |date=March 25, 2018 |access-date=July 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402163913/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6885524/ |archive-date=April 2, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2019, actor and musician [[Johnny Depp]] composed a song called "[[This Is a Song for Miss Hedy Lamarr]]" with [[Tommy Henriksen]]. It was included on Depp and [[Jeff Beck]]'s 2022 album [[18 (Jeff Beck and Johnny Depp album)|''18'']].<ref name="Colothan 2022">{{cite web |last=Colothan |first=Scott |date=May 30, 2022 |title=Johnny Depp performs four songs with Jeff Beck at Sheffield concert – watch |url=https://planetradio.co.uk/planet-rock/news/rock-news/johnny-depp-jeff-beck-sheffield/ |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=Planet Rock}}</ref>

Also in 2019, ''The Only Woman in the Room'', a novel based on Hedy Lamarr's life by [[Marie Benedict]], was published by [[Sourcebooks Landmark]]. The book is a ''New York Times'' and USA Today bestseller and [[Barnes & Noble]] Book Club Pick'''.'''<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=The Only Woman in the Room{{!}}Paperback |url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-only-woman-in-the-room-marie-benedict/1128189920?ean=9781492666899 |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=Barnes & Noble |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, it received a space in Library Reads's Hall of Fame.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Marie Benedict |url=https://libraryreads.org/hof/marie-benedict |access-date=2022-05-30 |website=LibraryReads |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-10-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019163933/https://libraryreads.org/hof/marie-benedict |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2021, Lamarr was mentioned in the first episode of the Marvel's ''[[What If...? (TV series)|What If...?]]''.<ref>{{Citation|title="What If...?" What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger? (TV Episode 2021) – IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt10670784/trivia|access-date=2021-11-21}}</ref> The episode aired on August 11, 2021.

In May 2023, a dance production called ''Hedy Lamarr: An American Muse'' was made in her honor by Linze Rickles McRae. She was accompanied by her daughter, Azalea McRae, with whom she performed it, alongside her students at her dancing school, Downtown Dance Conservatory in Gadsden, AL.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 10, 2023|title=Downtown Dance Pays Tribute to Hedy Lamarr|url= https://www.gadsdentimes.com/story/news/2023/05/10/downtown-dance-conservatory-pays-tribute-to-hedy-lamarr/70198825007/}}</ref>

In July 2024, the principal setting of the second season of the Netflix/Nickelodeon/Paramount television series ''Star Trek Prodigy'' is the science vessel USS Voyager, NCC-74656-A, a Starship of the Lamarr class, classified in honor of Lamarr's scientific contributions.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 7, 2023|title=Voyager-A: Every Change Confirmed To Star Trek's Original|website=[[Screen Rant]] |url= https://screenrant.com/voyager-a-star-trek-prodigy-changes/}}</ref>