12 FEBRUARY 2000, Page 29

Hedy's assets

From Mr Peter Walton Sir: In Mark Steyn's article on Hedy Lamarr (Arts, 29 January), he quotes Hedda Hopper's description of her as `orchidaceous' without, perhaps, realising that the word also means 'equipped with testicles'. Still, I suppose if Victor Mature can have breasts, there's no reason why Hedy Lamarr shouldn't have a nice pair of testicles to go with her 'perfect tits'.

Peter Walton

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