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Hedy Lamarr was born on november 9th in Vienna, Austria.

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She was the only daughter of a Jewish marriage. From the age of 4 she had private tutorials; At 11 she was already playing the piano, dancing and she could speak four languages. At 16 she began her studies in performing arts. And thus began his film career.

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after a brief film career in Czechoslovakia, including the controversial film Ecstasy (1933), she fled her husband, a wealthy Austrian manufacturer, and secretly moved to Paris.

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In London, she met Louis B. Mayer, who offered her a Hollywood movie contract, which led to her becoming a movie star.

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her films with MGM include Lady of the Tropics (1939), Boom Town (1940) and White Cargo (1942). and her greatest success was as Delilah in Samson and Delilah (1949).

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She was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

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In 1939, Lamarr was selected as the "Most Promising New Actress" of 1938, British moviegoers voted Hedy Lamarr as the 10th best actress of the year, for her performance in Samson and Delilah in 1951

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She had six husbands, the same number of divorces, and a large number of male and female lovers.She was bisexual.

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patented an invention in 1942 under the name of "Secret Communication System" It could be said that it is the precursor of the current WIFI. But at that time no one paid attention to this invention, it was a very sexism time, a lot of people told her that she should continue her career as an actress to show her beauty and not as an inventor.

died on January 19, 2000 in Casselberry, Florida, United States at age 84, the cause of death was heart disease and cardiovascular disease

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International Inventor's Day is celebrated on November 9, in honor of inventor Hedy Lamarr

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