Hedy Lamarr with her stand-in, Sylvia Hollis

Hedy Lamarr with her stand-in, Sylvia Hollis, on the set of The Heavenly Body

1943. Hedy must have got on well with her stand-in, Sylvia Hollis. Years later, in 1959, she will send her to Houston to appear on her behalf in her divorce proceedings following her separation from fifth husband, oil millionaire W Howard Lee. The back of the photo is annotated in pencil “8-15-43”.


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