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Hedy Lamarr & Jean Harlow: The Inspiration for Catwoman

“Batman” co-creator Bob Kane eventually revealed that Hedy Lamarr and Jean Harlow were the two principal inspirations for the DC Comics anti-heroine known as Catwoman in the Batman stories and derivative movies down through the years and up to the present. It remains another example of the lasting marks left by these actresses.