On this episode of Our American Stories Hedy Lamarr set a high standard for more than screen performance She negotiated for fair contract terms - and in her spare time applied her mind to solve a torpedo guidance problem for the U S Navy in wartime Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories it's time for another Hollywood Goes to War story from Roger McGrath Eddie Albert played a sadistic prison warden in 's The Longest Yard starring Burt Reynolds He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for his performance in Roman Holiday and the second in for The Heartbreak Kid He also starred as Oliver Wendell Douglas in the s television sitcom Green Acres But his greatest role was the one he played in WWII Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Hedy Lamarr set a high standard for more than screen performance She negotiated for fair contract terms - and in her spare time applied her mind to solve a torpedo guidance problem for the U S Navy in wartime Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories she was one of the most beautiful and accomplished actresses of her day But she was also a world-class mind behind some of America's most cutting-edge modern technology Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories it's time for another Hollywood Goes to War story from Roger McGrath Eddie Albert played a sadistic prison warden in 's The Longest Yard starring Burt Reynolds He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for his performance in Roman Holiday and the second in for The Heartbreak Kid He also starred as Oliver Wendell Douglas in the s television sitcom Green Acres But his greatest role was the one he played in WWII Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Eddie Albert starred in Roman Holiday opposite Audrey Hepburn and also played a sadistic prison warden in 's The Longest Yard starring Burt Reynolds Albert starred in the Green Acres sitcom opposite Eva Gabor as the couple who move from New York City to a country farm But his greatest role was commanding the landing craft set to invade Japanese-occupied Tarawa on Betio Island in the Pacific Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories author Richard Rhodes shares the amazing story of Austria-born turned Hollywood movie star Hedy Lamarr She was known for her beauty but her accomplishments go far beyond her appearance including inventing what would become WiFi GPS and Bluetooth David and Zela Flor give us a look at what Blue Zone living in Loma Linda California is really like and how there way of clean living produces results you'd never imagine Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - Hedy Lamarr The s Bombshell Mind Behind Secure WiFi GPS And Bluetooth [... more]