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Hedy Lamarr: 'Bombshell' & inventor; Bryan Singer's woes; singer Alynda Segarra
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Hedy Lamarr: 'Bombshell' & inventor; Bryan Singer's woes; singer Alynda Segarra

Alexandra Dean's documentary, “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story,” reveals the actress' other life as an inventor; director Bryan Singer was fired and sued this week; Alynda Segarra of the band Hurray for the Riff Raff explores her Puerto Rican roots.
A publicity still from from Boom Town (1940), starring Hedy Lamarr and Clark Gable.
A publicity still from from Boom Town (1940), starring Hedy Lamarr and Clark Gable.
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Alexandra Dean's documentary, “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story,” reveals the actress' other life as an inventor; director Bryan Singer was fired and sued this week; Alynda Segarra of the band Hurray for the Riff Raff explores her Puerto Rican roots.

Director Bryan Singer's on-set antics go back decades — so why does he keep getting hired?
Listen • 6:22
The director was fired from the Freddie Mercury biopic, "Bohemian Rhapsody," after he went AWOL from the set. Singer says he was caring for a sick relative.
'Bombshell' Hedy Lamarr's brilliance was discounted for decades
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Hedy Lamarr's life story defies comparison. Described as both the Angelina Jolie and the Kim Kardashian of the 1940s, she was also a brilliant inventor.
Hurray for the Riff Raff's Alynda Segarra on speaking to her 'Latin soul'
Listen • 4:46
The band is based in New Orleans, but the lead singer explores her Puerto Rican roots on their latest album, "The Navigator."