What is George Antheil?
'''George Antheil''' (born July 8, 1900 in Trenton, [[New Jersey]]; died February 12, 1959 in [[New York City]]) was an [[Americans|American]] [[composer]], [[pianist]], [[author]] and [[inventor]]. He became known in America and [[Europe]] as a composer of very modern sounding music, including his ''[[Ballet Mécanique]]''. His music was very noisy and full of mechanical sounds. His audiences were often shocked at the music. He spent some years in Europe, then, in [[1930]]s, he returned to America where he spent a lot of time writing [[film music]] for [[Hollywood]] and [[ballet]]s. His music became less aggressive and more [[traditional]]. He had many interests, and spent some time researching female [[endocrinology]], as well as writing a mystery novel and newspaper advice and music columns. Together with the actress Hedy Lamarr he invented and [[patent]]ed a frequency-hopping [[torpedo]] guidance system. {{authority control}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Antheil, George}} [[Category:1900 births]] [[Category:1959 deaths]] [[Category:20th-century American composers]] [[Category:American pianists]] [[Category:American inventors]] [[Category:Writers from New Jersey]]