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Sep 16, 2008 · The Houston oilman W. Howard Lee, meanwhile, romanced and married Hedy Lamarr; the two lived for several years in River Oaks, until their divorce. Afterward, Lee married Gene Tierney.
Feb 18, 1981 · W. Howard Lee, an oilman who was the husband of Gene Tierney, the former actress, died yesterday after a long illness. He was 72 years old. Mr. Lee had previously been married to Hedy Lamarr,...
Son of Texas oil pioneer W.E.Lee, W. Howard Lee, later formed Lee Brothers Oil, Co. with his 3 brothers. Lee, who was married to former Hollywood actresses Hedy Lamarr and later to Gene Tierney, died February 16, 1981 after a long illness.
In 1958, Tierney met Texas oil baron W. Howard Lee, who had been married to actress Hedy Lamarr since 1953. Lee and Lamarr divorced in 1960 after a long battle over alimony. Lee and Tierney married in Aspen, Colorado, on July 11, 1960. They lived quietly in Houston, Texas, and Delray Beach, Florida until his death in 1981.
- She Wanted To Be A Star At Any Cost. Hedy Lamarr, the glamorous genius, began life as Hedwig Eva Marie Kiesler, born in Vienna in 1914, the only daughter to an upper-class family.
- She Took Huge Chances. When other girls her age were studying, Hedy Lamarr was forging permission slips so that she could spend days off from school staking out film studios looking for a job.
- She Incited A Massive Uproar. Hedy Lamarr got her first big film role at the age of 18. It was so scandalous that it caused an immediate outcry. The movie was called Ecstasy, and it was the very first non-pornographic film to depict not just a sex scene, but a female orgasm.
- She Went Off On Her Own. When Lamarr accepted the role, her parents had insisted that one of them should accompany her to set. She didn’t want to appear unprofessional or immature, so she promised them that a stage actor she’d worked with would act as chaperone.
Feb 7, 2012 · Her attorney Friday announced Miss Lamarr's separation from her husband, oilman W. Howard Lee, and the sale of their River Oaks home for $175,000.
Nov 8, 1991 · She had lived in Houston since 1961, when she married oilman W. Howard Lee, who died in 1981. The actress's striking, high-cheekboned good looks helped propel her to stardom before the age of...
