Join historical storyteller Lynn Rymarz to hear the fascinating story of Hedy Lamarr. Discover how from her early be ginnings growing up in Austria she had dreams of becoming a movie star.&nb sp\;It was Lamarr&rsquo\;s beauty that took center stage when she was youn g. After escaping an unhappy marriage in Austria\, she was introduced to L ouis B. Mayer of MGM Studios while he was in London. He gave her a new las t name and whisked her away to Hollywood\, where she entertained audiences on the big screen in 28 movies\, including \;Samson and Delilah. \;She also had a good mind\, experimenting on new inventions. She went on to patent an invention known as frequency hopping communication s ystem during WWII\, that is credited as the predecessor to Wi-Fi\, GPS\, a nd Bluetooth. Howard Hughes called her &ldquo\;a genius.&rdquo\;
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strong>Speaker Bio: Lyn Rymarz
Lynn Rymarz has entertained a
udiences with her portrayals of historical women since 2005. As a children
&rsquo\;s author and storyteller\, she enjoys sharing little-known histori
cal stories. Such stories have been published in the children&rsquo\;s mag
azines Cricket and Highlights. Her performances told in
the first person have included Mary Lincoln\, Martha Washington\, Susan B.
Anthony\, Mary Surratt\, Nellie Bly\, and The Unsinkable Margaret Brown.<
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