Famous Performers.

42 PROFILES

42 celebrated performers who captivated audiences across stage, screen, and stadium. Entertainers who made live performance an art form.

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Hedy Lamarr

Austria

Hedy Lamarr co-invented frequency-hopping spread spectrum technology in 1942, a system later used in WiFi and Bluetooth. During her Hollywood career, she starred in classics like Samson and Delilah 1949 and Ecstasy 1933. Despite earning millions, she died impoverished in Casselberry, Florida in 2000.

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