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Hedy Lamarr’s spangles

Hedy Lamarr in a dress decorated with spangles

1940. Is that a palm frond in the upper left corner? And if so, could it be a reference to Lady of the Tropics? Unfortunately, the production code (bottom right of the print) gives no clues, it simply confirms that the subject is Hedy Lamarr. Photo attributed to Laszlo Willinger (based on a copy of the image at gettyimages.

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