New Delhi, November 8 (Udaipur Kiran): Hedy Lamarr, the Austrian-born actress known for her breathtaking beauty and brilliant mind, remains one of Hollywood’s most fascinating personalities. Apart from her acclaimed acting career, Lamarr also earned recognition as an inventor whose innovation laid the foundation for modern wireless communication.

Born on November 9, 1914, in Vienna, Austria, Lamarr began her career as an actress before gaining widespread fame with the 1938 film Algiers. Her performances in Boom Town (1940), White Cargo (1942), and Samson and Delilah (1949) further established her as one of the most glamorous stars of her time.

While she captivated audiences on screen, Hedy’s personal life was filled with emotional turbulence. Despite being admired as a symbol of grace and charm, she longed for true love that always eluded her. Between 1933 and 1965, Lamarr married six times, but none of her marriages lasted, each ending in divorce. After 1965, she chose not to remarry. She was the mother of three children.

Beyond her fame and beauty, Lamarr’s intellectual brilliance stood out. With no formal scientific training, she devoted her spare time — even between film shoots — to sketching and designing inventions. Her creativity and curiosity led her to co-develop a frequency-hopping communication system during World War II, a breakthrough that later became the technological foundation for Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth.

Hedy Lamarr became a U.S. citizen in 1953, and she lived the rest of her life in America. She passed away on January 19, 2000, in Florida.

Remembered as both a cinematic legend and a visionary innovator, Hedy Lamarr truly embodied the phrase — “Beauty with Brains.”