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when was Hedy born?
Lamarr was born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in 1914 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary.
who were the parents?
the only child of Gertrud "Trude" Kiesler (nee Lichtwitz; 1894-1977) and Emil Kiesler (1880-1935).
how did her name shorten?
CANNOTANSWER.
what was her early life like?
", who raised her daughter as a Christian.
Lamarr helped get her mother out of Austria (then under Nazi domination.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
In the late 1920s, Lamarr was discovered as an actress and brought to Berlin by producer Max Reinhardt.

Question: what was some of her work she did?
Self-contained rewrite: what was some of Hedy Lamarr's work?