Jolie Gabor
Jolie Gábor | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 29, 1894 |
| Died | April 1, 1997 (aged 102) |
| Occupation | Socialite |
| Spouse(s) |
Peter Howard Christman
(m. 1947–1948)Count Edmund "Odon" de Szigethy (1957-1989, his death) |
Jolie Gábor Christman de Szigethy (September 29, 1894 — April 1, 1997) was best known as "Mama Jolie", the mother of actresses/socialites Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eva Gabor and Magda Gabor.
Born as Jancsi Tilleman in Budapest, she claimed to have been born in 1900, although her eldest daughter was born around 1915. According to researcher Piet Hein Honig, Jolie's Budapest birth certificate indicates that she was actually born in 1896 to a Jewish family. A relative was Annette Tilleman, wife of California politician Tom Lantos.[1] It is believed that she had relatives who died during The Holocaust.
Marriages
Jolie was married three times:
- Vilmos Gábor, Hungarian soldier, father of her three daughters (1914-1939)
- Peter Howard Christman (1947-1948)
- Count Edmund "Odon" de Szigethy (3 March 1957-1989, his death)
She was predeceased by her youngest daughter, Eva, on July 4, 1995, although she was unaware of Eva's death. On April 1, 1997, Jolie died at the age of 103, just two months before the death of her eldest daughter, Magda Gabor. Jolie's only grandchild is Zsa Zsa's daughter, Constance Francesca Hilton.
Bibliography
- Jolie Gabor, by Jolie Gabor as told to Cindy Adams, Mason Charter, 1975.
- Jolie Gabor's Family Cookbook, by Jolie Gabor, with Ted & Jean Kaufman, Thomas Y Crowell Company, 1962.
- Gaborabilia, by Anthony Turtu and Donald F Reuter, Three Rivers Press, 2001. ISBN 0-609-80759-5