Hedy Lamarr was more proud of her wireless invention than acting in Hollywood, says director (Report)

Headshot of Hedy Lamarr (1913-2000), Austrian actress, leaning against velour-covered surface, in a studio portrait, 1940. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

 (2011 Silver Screen Collection)

Hedy Lamarr was a reigning Hollywood star during the ‘30s and ‘40s who later seduced audiences as Delilah in the 1950 biblical film “Samson and Delilah,” but “the most beautiful woman in the world” was also a pioneer in wireless communication.

The Vienna-born actress teamed up with composer George Antheil in 1940 to develop a secret communications system they hoped would defeat the Nazis.

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