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Zsa Zsa Gabor (born February 6, 1917) is a
Hungarian actress and socialite, who, like her two sisters, is
best-known for her beauty and wealthy lifestyle.
She was born Sári Gabor in Budapest,
Hungary, the second of three daughters born to Vilmos Gabor and Jolie
Gabor (née Jansci Tilleman).
The birth years of the Gabor sisters were
often lied about and remain uncertain. Her sisters were Magda and Eva.
Zsa Zsa often claimed to have won the "Miss Hungary" beauty contest in
1936, but Jolie sometimes claimed she had won it.
Zsa Zsa is known for her affection for
jewels, her quick wit, as well as referring to everyone she speaks with
as "darling", but acquired a reputation for matrimony.
She has had nine husbands:
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1937–1941 Burhan Belge,
press director for the foreign ministry of Turkey, later known as a
writer and diplomat
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1942–1946 Conrad Hilton,
Hilton Hotel magnate
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1949–1954 George Sanders,
actor
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1964–1966 Herbert Hutner,
financial consultant
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1966–1967 Joshua S.
Cosden, Jr., oil heir and businessman
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1975–1976 Jack Ryan,
inventor associated with the Barbie and Chatty Cathy dolls
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1977–1982
Michael O'Hara
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1982–1982
Felipe de Alba
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1986— Frederick Prinz von
Anhalt
She and Hilton had one daughter, Francesca
Hilton. Sanders later married Zsa Zsa's sister, Magda, and ultimately
committed suicide. Zsa Zsa underwent a marriage ceremony with Felipe de
Alba in 1982, but the marriage was of doubtful legality. It was
performed by a ship's captain at sea, but not in international waters,
and was bigamous because she was still married to Michael O'Hara. The
marriage, which in any case lasted but one day, was therefore invalid on
several grounds. An annulment was obtained for good measure.
Despite the implications of the name
"Frederick Prinz von Anhalt," this husband is neither royal nor a
prince. He was born "Robert Lichtenberg" and was adopted (as an adult)
by Marie Auguste Prinzessin von Anhalt (who used such adoptions as a
source of income). Via the adoption, he obtained the surname "Prinz von
Anhalt," but did not in the process obtain a title or noble status:
Therefore, Zsa Zsa is not, as is sometimes stated, a "Princess of Anhalt."
Zsa Zsa was also linked romantically with
Porfirio Rubirosa, a noted Dominican international playboy and sometime
diplomat. She refused to leave George Sanders to marry him, whereupon
Rubirosa thereupon married Barbara Hutton (for seventy-three days) and
then began his relationship with Zsa Zsa again.
Among the movies Zsa Zsa appeared in were
her starring role as dancer Jane Avril in Moulin Rouge (1952), Lili
(1953), Queen of Outer Space (1958), and Touch of Evil (1958).
Though her movies continued, their quality
did not, and her later career was as a celebrity rather than a serious
actress.
The Gabor sisters (competing with each
other for the limited number of roles they might play with Hungarian
accents) often engaged in always well-publicized "feuds," but it was Zsa
Zsa who seemed to thrive on adverse publicity.
On June 14, 1989, Zsa Zsa was accused of
slapping the face of a Beverly Hills police officer when he stopped her
for a traffic violation [1]. She was found guilty of the assault in a
well-publicized trial and sentenced to three days in jail (and required
to pay $13,000 in court costs).
[Added by PSP: A day after
Anna Nicole Smith's death
on February 8, 2007, Zsa Zsa Gabor's Husband
Prince Frederick von
Anhalt claimed that he had been having an affair with Smith for a
decade and that her five month old daughter was his and not from either
of the other two claimants
Howard K. Stern and Larry
Birkhead.).
Recent
health
Zsa Zsa was a passenger in an automobile
collision that occurred November 27, 2002, that was initially reported
as having sent her into a coma, but the report was in error. She was
conscious by the time medical assistance arrived. She left the hospital
in early January 2003, facing continued physical therapy.
On July 7, 2005, Zsa Zsa suffered a massive
stroke leaving her in critical condition at a local hospital. She
underwent surgery to remove a blockage in her carotid artery. She
returned home on July 15 and is expected to make a full recovery. This
was Zsa Zsa's second stroke.
Filmography
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Moulin Rouge (1952)
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The Million Dollar Nickel (1952) (short
subject)
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Lovely to Look At (1952)
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We're Not Married! (1952)
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The Story of Three Loves (1953)
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Lili (1953)
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The Most Wanted Man (1953)
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Love in a Hot Climate (1954)
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Ball of the Nations (1954)
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3 Ring Circus (1954)
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Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
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The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)
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The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)
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Country Music Holiday (1958)
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Touch of Evil (1958)
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Queen of Outer Space (1958)
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For the First Time (1959)
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The Blue Contessa (1960)
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Pepe (1960) (cameo)
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Lykke og krone (1962) (documentary)
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The Road to Hong Kong (1963) (scenes
deleted)
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Boys' Night Out (1962)
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Picture Mommy Dead (1966)
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Arrivederci, Baby! (1966)
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Jack of Diamonds (1967) (cameo)
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Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)
(narrator)
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Up the Front (1972)
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Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved
Hollywood (1976)
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Every Girl Should Have One (1978)
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Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie (1984)
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Smart Alec (1986)
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream
Warriors (1987) (cameo)
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Johann Strauss: The King Without a
Crown (1987)
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The People vs. Zsa Zsa Gabor (1991)
(documentary)
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The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
(1991) (cameo)
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The Naked Truth (1992)
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East & West: Paradises Lost (1993)
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Happily Ever After (1993) (voice)
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The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) (cameo)
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A Very Brady Sequel (1996) (cameo)
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