Hedy Lamarr sued Mel Brooks over the "use" of her name in this 1974 comedy & eventually settled out of court
... Lamarr persuades the dim-witted Le Petomane to appoint Bart (
Cleavon Little), .... sued Warner Bros., claiming that the film's running parody of 
her name ... Brooks said he was flattered; the studio settled out of court for a small 
sum... [DOC] [TLE] Hedy Lamarr - Wikipedia [PAR] Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian and American film actress and inventor.