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'''Zsa Zsa Gabor''' (born February 6, 1917),<ref>http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/zsa-zsa-gabor/bio/179920</ref> also known as is not dead.'''Sári Prinz von Anhalt''' since her marriage to [[Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt]], is a Hungarian-American actress and [[socialite]] and was awarded Miss Hungary in 1936. She emigrated to the United States in 1941. Car designer [[George Barris (auto customizer)|George Barris]] describes her as having been a highly sought-after actress with "European flair and style," with a personality that "exuded charm and grace."<ref>Baris, George. ''Barris Cars of the Stars'', MBI Publishing (2008) p. 71</ref>
'''Zsa Zsa Gabor''' (born February 6, 1917),<ref>http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/zsa-zsa-gabor/bio/179920</ref> also known as '''Sári Prinz von Anhalt''' since her marriage to [[Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt]], is a Hungarian-American actress and [[socialite]] and was awarded Miss Hungary in 1936. She emigrated to the United States in 1941. Car designer [[George Barris (auto customizer)|George Barris]] describes her as having been a highly sought-after actress with "European flair and style," with a personality that "exuded charm and grace."<ref>Baris, George. ''Barris Cars of the Stars'', MBI Publishing (2008) p. 71</ref>


Her first movie role was as supporting actress in ''Lovely to Look At'' starring [[Red Skelton]]. She later acted in ''We're Not Married'' with [[Ginger Rogers]] and [[Marilyn Monroe]]. Her first starring role was in ''[[Moulin Rouge (1952 film)|Moulin Rouge]]'' (1952), directed by [[John Huston]]. Besides her film and numerous television appearances, she was known for having nine husbands, including hotel magnate [[Conrad Hilton]] and actor [[George Sanders]]. She stated, "Men have always liked me and I have always liked men. But I like a mannish man, a man who knows how to talk to and treat a woman—not just a man with muscles."<ref>"Love Hints from Zsa Zsa", ''Life'' magazine, Oct. 15, 1951, cover story</ref>
Her first movie role was as supporting actress in ''Lovely to Look At'' starring [[Red Skelton]]. She later acted in ''We're Not Married'' with [[Ginger Rogers]] and [[Marilyn Monroe]]. Her first starring role was in ''[[Moulin Rouge (1952 film)|Moulin Rouge]]'' (1952), directed by [[John Huston]]. Besides her film and numerous television appearances, she was known for having nine husbands, including hotel magnate [[Conrad Hilton]] and actor [[George Sanders]]. She stated, "Men have always liked me and I have always liked men. But I like a mannish man, a man who knows how to talk to and treat a woman—not just a man with muscles."<ref>"Love Hints from Zsa Zsa", ''Life'' magazine, Oct. 15, 1951, cover story</ref>

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Zsa Zsa Gabor
Publicity photo of Gabor, 1955
Born
Sári Gábor
Other namesSári Prinz von Anhalt (married name)
OccupationActress
Years active1936–1996
Spouse(s)Burhan Asaf Belge
(1937–1941) (divorced)
Conrad Hilton
(1942–1946) (divorced)
George Sanders
(1949–1954) (divorced)
Herbert Hutner
(1962–66) (divorced)
Joshua S. Cosden, Jr.
(1966–1967) (divorced)
Jack Ryan
(1975–1976) (divorced)
Michael O'Hara
(1976–1983) (divorced)
Felipe de Alba
(1983) (Annulled)
Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt
(1986–present)

Zsa Zsa Gabor (born February 6, 1917),[1] also known as Sári Prinz von Anhalt since her marriage to Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt, is a Hungarian-American actress and socialite and was awarded Miss Hungary in 1936. She emigrated to the United States in 1941. Car designer George Barris describes her as having been a highly sought-after actress with "European flair and style," with a personality that "exuded charm and grace."[2]

Her first movie role was as supporting actress in Lovely to Look At starring Red Skelton. She later acted in We're Not Married with Ginger Rogers and Marilyn Monroe. Her first starring role was in Moulin Rouge (1952), directed by John Huston. Besides her film and numerous television appearances, she was known for having nine husbands, including hotel magnate Conrad Hilton and actor George Sanders. She stated, "Men have always liked me and I have always liked men. But I like a mannish man, a man who knows how to talk to and treat a woman—not just a man with muscles."[3]

Biography

Zsa Zsa Gabor was born as Sári Gábor (Sári is the diminutive for the Hungarian first name Sára/Sarolta) in Budapest (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire), the middle daughter of Vilmos Gábor (1884–1962), a soldier, and Jolie Gábor (1894–1997).[4] Her sisters, Magda and Eva, also became actresses and socialites. The family was of Jewish descent; their mother, Jolie (Tillemann Jánosné), was a cousin of Annette Tilleman Lantos, the wife of California Congressman and Holocaust survivor Tom Lantos.[5][6] Gabor's maternal grandparents died in the Holocaust, and "biographers speculate that her paternal family were originally Jewish as well, but converted to Roman Catholicism in order to assimilate, although this has not been confirmed."[7]

Following studies at Madame Subilia's, a Swiss boarding school, Zsa Zsa Gabor was discovered by the famous tenor Richard Tauber on a trip to Vienna in 1936 and was invited to sing the soubrette role in his new operetta Der singende Traum ("The Singing Dream") at the Theater an der Wien, her first stage appearance. Author Gerold Frank, who helped Gabor write her autobiography in 1960, describes his impressions of her while the book was being written:

"Zsa Zsa is unique." She's a woman from the court of Louis XV who has somehow managed to live in the 20th century, undamaged by the PTA. . . . She says she wants to be all the Pompadours and Du Barrys of history rolled into one, but she also says, 'I always goof. I pay all my own bills. . . . I want to choose the man. I do not permit men to choose me.'"[8]

A biopic is to be made on her life by Italian director Gabriela Tagliavini[9] who claimed that Gabor "is a perfect celebrity to be the focus of a movie". According to Insider Gabor is, "an original. Her free spirit, eccentricity and wicked wit made her one of the most memorable celebrities of our time."[9] Gabor's husband will be involved in the film's production.[9]

Personal life

Gabor has been married nine times. She was divorced seven times, and one marriage was annulled. Her husbands, in chronological order, are:

File:Gabor, Zsa Zsa - 57.jpg
At a social affair circa 1954

Due to her high number of divorces, she once claimed that she was a good housekeeper because every time she divorced, she kept the house.[18]

In 1974, she purchased a two-story Bel Air home from Elvis Presley. It was built by Howard Hughes[19] and featured an eccentric-looking French roof.

Zsa Zsa was the only Gabor sister to bear a child, Constance Francesca Hilton, born March 10, 1947.[11] According to Gabor's 1991 autobiography One Lifetime Is Not Enough, her pregnancy resulted from rape by then-husband Conrad Hilton.[20]

In 2005, Gabor accused her daughter, known as Francesca, of larceny and fraud, alleging that she had forged her signature to get a $2 million loan on her mother's Bel Air house, and filed a lawsuit against Francesca in a California court. However, the Santa Monica Superior Court threw out the case due to Gabor's refusal to appear in court or to sign an affidavit that she indeed was a co-plaintiff on the original law suit filed by Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt.[21]

Gabor said in a November 27, 1991, interview with David Letterman that she is a Democrat.

Legal difficulties

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Publicity photo

On June 14, 1989, in Beverly Hills, California Gabor was accused of slapping the face of a police officer named Paul Kramer when he stopped her for a traffic violation.[22]

She poked fun at her role in the incident in various cameo appearances:

  • In the 1991 film The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, Gabor was pulled over by the police car at the end of the opening credits. She then proceeded to step out of the car and slap the red light, then walked away, muttering, "Ach, this happens every fucking time when I go shopping."
  • In the November 18, 1991, season 2, episode 10 of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, when Gabor showed up as a guest at the Banks' residence, Hilary Banks asked, "There's something that I'm just dying to know." Gabor responded by saying, "Yes, I did it ... and he deserved to be slapped." Subsequently, when Carlton Banks accidentally slapped a cop with a pair of gloves while trying to slap his cousin Will Smith, Gabor replied by saying, "I have witnesses, it wasn't me."
  • She discussed the incident in an appearance on Howard Stern's show, making her the oldest celebrity to appear on Stern's program. She also debunked rumours of George Sanders's sexuality, which Stern called into question.
  • In the 1993 film version of The Beverly Hillbillies, in a line-up the detective described Zsa Zsa's character as a woman who was involved in what was described as a "drive-by slapping."

Gabor also had a long-running feud with Elke Sommer that escalated into a libel suit.[23]

Health

On November 27, 2002, Gabor was a passenger in an automobile crash. She was initially reported as being in a coma when she was actually conscious at the time medical assistance arrived. In early January 2003, she left the hospital but required continued physical therapy.

On July 7, 2005, she suffered a stroke, leaving her in temporarily critical condition at a local hospital. She underwent surgery to remove a blockage in her carotid artery and returned home on July 15. In early September 2007, she underwent surgery to deal with aftereffects of her previous stroke. On September 18, 2007, at age 90, she underwent surgery to treat a leg infection, which developed as a result of her immobility.[24]

On July 17, 2010, Gabor was taken to the hospital after she fell out of bed while watching television at her home in Bel Air, Calif. She suffered several broken bones.[25] She had a successful hip replacement surgery on July 19, 2010.[26][27]

On July 23, 2010, there were conflicting reports on Gabor's recovery. Gabor's present husband, Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt, told reporters that as of July 23, 2010, her condition has become more critical and that she has not been responding to any human contact due in large part to a concussion she suffered when she fell out of her bed.[28][29] The same day, Gabor's daughter, Francesca, denied reports that her mother was critically ill and not responding to human contact. Hilton issued her statement while visiting Gabor in the hospital.[30] "She is not in a coma. She is not on any kind of death watch. She is responsive and on medications. All vital signs are still going strong, and she is talking," Hilton said in a statement to Reuters.[31]

She was discharged from the hospital on August 11; however, on August 13, Gabor returned to the hospital due to bleeding and pain. On August 15, 2010, she was in a critical condition after the removal of two blood clots,[32] and a priest was called to the hospital to administer last rites.[33][34][35] On August 16, 2010 she left the hospital after declining to undergo any further surgery, deciding instead to "spend her final days at home."[36] On August 29, 2010, Gabor declined further hospital treatment and was administered her last rites. On the morning of August 31, 2010, Gabor was found "unresponsive" by her husband and rushed to the hospital,[37] though reports have stated that she was receiving treatment for flu-like symptoms.[38]

She returned to the hospital on November 12, 2010 after her private doctor spotted what he believed to be "massive blood clot" and immediately called 911 after expressing concern that the clot could make its way towards Zsa Zsa's heart. Zsa Zsa's husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, told TMZ she had a "bad infection" in her right leg and "no blood flowing" in her left leg. Zsa Zsa had complained about pain and swelling in one of her legs earlier that morning -- so Zsa Zsa's people asked her doc to make a house call.

Financial problems (2009)

On January 25, 2009, the Associated Press reported that her attorney stated that forensic accountants determined that Gabor may have lost as much as $10 million invested with swindler Bernard Madoff, possibly through a third-party money manager.[39][40] Marcus Prinz von Anhalt, a German nightclub owner and adopted son of Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt, reportedly provided significant financial assistance to the couple.[41] However, the official New York Bankruptcy Court victims documents do not show Zsa Zsa Gabor as a victim.

Filmography

Television

Plays

Gabor appeared in several plays, most notably Forty Carats, on Broadway, and Blithe Spirit (as Elvira), in the national tour.

Bibliography

  • Zsa Zsa Gabor, My Story By Zsa Zsa Gabor with Gerold Frank, The World Publishing Company, 1960.
  • How to Catch a Man, How to Keep a Man, and How to Get Rid of a Man, by Zsa Zsa Gabor, Doubleday, 1970.
  • One Lifetime Is Not Enough, by Zsa Zsa Gabor, assisted by and edited by Wendy Leigh, Delacorte Press, 1991. ISBN 0-385-29882-X
  • Gaborabilia, by Anthony Turtu and Donald F Reuter, Three Rivers Press, 2001. ISBN 0-609-80759-5

References

  1. ^ http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/zsa-zsa-gabor/bio/179920
  2. ^ Baris, George. Barris Cars of the Stars, MBI Publishing (2008) p. 71
  3. ^ "Love Hints from Zsa Zsa", Life magazine, Oct. 15, 1951, cover story
  4. ^ Zsa Zsa Gabor Biography
  5. ^ Lantos the master storyteller, communicator
  6. ^ http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2007/10/zsazsa200710
  7. ^ Zsa Zsa Gabor biography
  8. ^ "Ghost", Life magazine, June 29, 1959 pp. 129-139
  9. ^ a b c http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/zsa-zsa-gabor-the-movie_1167774
  10. ^ a b c Zsa Zsa Gabor and Gerold Frank, Zsa Zsa Gabor: My Story (The World Publishing Company, 1960)
  11. ^ a b Alexander Feinberg, "Bandit Gets $600,000 Gems in Raid on Penthouse Home: Mrs. Sari Hilton, Hotel Chain Owner's Wife, Reveals Hiding Place of Jewel Box After Intruder Threatens to Shoot Baby", The New York Times, 5 October 1947
  12. ^ "Zsa Zsa Gabor Is Married Here to Corporation Head, The New York Times, 6 November 1962
  13. ^ "Herbert L. Hutner, Arts Adviser, Is Dead at 99", The New York Times, 19 December 2008
  14. ^ "Zsa Zsa Decides It's Time to Sell Beauty Formulas", The New York Times", 29 January 1969
  15. ^ "Jack Ryan Dies at 65, Designer of Barbie Doll", The New York Times, 21 August 1991
  16. ^ Zsa Zsa Gabor and Wendy Leigh, One Life is Not Enough (Delacorte Press, 1991), page 311
  17. ^ Current Biography Yearbook (H. W. Wilson Company, 1989), page 177
  18. ^ "Xenophobe's guide to the Hungarians". Ovalbooks.com. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  19. ^ BBC report on Gabor
  20. ^ Vanity Fair review of Gabor's book
  21. ^ "Zsa Zsa says daughter stole $2m"
  22. ^ Mugshots.net Retrieved on 2007-04-18
  23. ^ Pool, Bob (December 9, 1993). $3.3-Million Libel Award in Sommer-Gabor Feud. Los Angeles Times
  24. ^ Report on Zsa Zsa Gabor's health
  25. ^ "Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor hospitalized in a 'bad condition' after fall at home". BNO News. July 17, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  26. ^ "Zsa Zsa Gabor hip surgery successful, her husband says". LA Times. July 19, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
  27. ^ "Zsa Zsa Gabor hospitalized". USA Today. July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
  28. ^ Carolina Madrid (August 16, 2010). "Ailing Zsa Zsa Gabor to Spend Final Days at Home". Reuters News Service. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  29. ^ “”. "Zsa Zsa Gabor Critical condition". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  30. ^ "Zsa Zsa Gabor shows signs of improvement - Entertainment - Celebrities - TODAYshow.com". Today.msnbc.msn.com. 2010-07-25. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  31. ^ "Gabor's daughter denies Zsa Zsa is critically ill | Entertainment | Reuters". Ca.reuters.com. 2010-07-23. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  32. ^ http://us.mg4.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.gx=1&.rand=377muor446ulf
  33. ^ "Zsa Zsa Gabor asks for 'last rites' from priest". CNN. August 15, 2010.
  34. ^ Zsa Zsa Gabor ailing in hospital, calls for priest
  35. ^ http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=11406693
  36. ^ "Ailing Zsa Zsa Gabor to spend final days at home". Reuters. August 16, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010. [dead link]
  37. ^ "Publicist: Zsa Zsa Gabor 'unresponsive,' rushed to hospital". CNN.
  38. ^ "Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband calls ambulance". USA Today. August 31, 2010.
  39. ^ CNBC report on financial losses due to Bernie Madoff
  40. ^ "Gabor's Husband Says They Lost $10 Million Due to Madoff", The Times Online (January 26, 2009)
  41. ^ "Sein Adoptivsohn hilft ihm aus der Patsche" Freizeitwoche, 18 February 2009 Template:De icon
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