Hedy turned down roles in Casablanca (1942), Gaslight (1944), and Saratoga Trunk (1946), paving the way for Ingrid Bergman to rise to stardom through these films.
Hedy Lamarr is credited with the original idea and patent that led to the invention of the cell phone. She learned about this technology through her first husband, Fritz Mandl, who was an armament manufacturer.
Hedy: The world isn't getting any easier. With all these new inventions I believe that people are hurried more and pushed more... The hurried way is not the right way; you need time for everything - time to work, time to play, time to rest.