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Zsa Zsa Gabor /ˈʒɑːʒɑː
ɡəˈbɔər/
(Hungarian: Gábor Zsazsa [ˈɡaːbɔr
ˈʒɒʒɒ],
born February 6, 1917) is a Hungarian-born American stage, film and
television actress.
She acted on stage in Vienna,
Austria, in 1932, and was crowned Miss Hungary in 1936.[1] She emigrated to the
United States in 1941 and became a 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. She later acted in We're
Not Married! and played one of her few leading roles in Moulin Rouge (1952),
directed by John Huston, who described her as a "creditable" actress.[3] Besides
her film and television appearances, she is best known for having nine husbands,
including hotel magnate Conrad Hilton and actor George Sanders. She once 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."[4]
****
Background Information
Born Sári Gábor
February 6, 1917 (1917-02-06) (age
95)
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
(present-day Budapest, Hungary)
Nationality Hungarian American
Occupation Actress, socialite
Years active 1936–1997
Spouse Burhan Asaf Belge
(1937–41; divorced)
Conrad Hilton
(1942–46; divorced)
George Sanders
(1949–54; divorced)
Herbert Hutner
(1962–66; divorced)
Joshua S. Cosden, Jr.
(1966–67; divorced)
Jack Ryan
(1975–76; divorced)
Michael O'Hara
(1976–83; divorced)
Felipe de Alba
(1983; annulled)
Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt
(1986–present)
Children Francesca Hilton (b. 1947)
Parents Vilmos and Jolie Gabor
Relatives Magda Gabor, Eva Gabor
(sisters, deceased)
****
Early
life and career
Born in Budapest (then part of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire), her birth name was Sári Gábor. She is the middle of
three daughters born to Vilmos Gábor (1884–1962), a soldier, and Jolie Gábor
(died 1997).[5] Gabor was named after Sári Fedák, a popular Hungarian
actress.[6] Her elder sister Magda was a socialite and her younger sister Eva
was an actress and businesswoman.
Gabor's mother, Jolie, was an aunt
of Annette Lantos, wife of Hungarian-born U.S. congressman and Holocaust
survivor, Tom Lantos.[7][8] Jolie was of Jewish descent[9] and barely escaped
from Hungary after the Nazis occupied Budapest in 1944. She credits Magda's
lover for helping her: "For Magda's Portuguese Ambassador I thank God. It was
this man who saved my life."[10] Gabor's maternal grandmother and uncle
Sebastian (Annette Lantos's father) chose to remain in Budapest feeling they
"had a good place to hide". However, both died during a bombing raid.[10]
Following studies at Madame
Subilia's, a Swiss boarding school, Zsa Zsa Gabor was discovered by the 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."[11]
Television host Merv Griffin, in
his autobiography, described the Gabors, "in their heyday," as "glamour
personified": "All these years later, it's hard to describe the phenomenon of
the three glamorous Gabor girls and their ubiquitous mother. They burst onto the
society pages and into the gossip columns so suddenly, and with such force, it
was as if they'd been dropped out of the sky." [12]
A biopic is to be made on her life
by Italian director Gabriela Tagliavini[13] 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."[13] Gabor's husband will reportedly be
involved in the film's production.[13]
Personal life
Gabor has been married nine times.
She was divorced seven times, and one marriage was annulled. Her husbands, in
chronological order, are:
·
Burhan Asaf Belge (1937–1941) (divorced)[14]
·
Conrad Hilton (April 10, 1942 – 1947)
(divorced)[14][15]
·
George Sanders (April 2, 1949 – April 2,
1954) (divorced)[14]
·
Herbert Hutner (November 5, 1962 – March 3,
1966) (divorced)[16][17]
·
Joshua S. Cosden, Jr. (March 9, 1966 –
October 18, 1967) (divorced)[18]
·
Jack Ryan (January 21, 1975 – August 24,
1976) (divorced)[19]
·
Michael O'Hara (August 27, 1976 – 1983)
(divorced)[20]
·
Felipe de Alba (April 13, 1983 – April 14,
1983) (annulled)[21]
·
Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt (August 14, 1986 –
present)
Gabor's high number of divorces
inspired her to make numerous quotable puns and innuendos about her marital (and
extramarital) history. She commented: "I am a marvelous housekeeper: Every time
I leave a man I keep his house."[22][23] When asked, "How many husbands have you
had?", she was quoted as responding, "You mean other than [or 'apart from'] my
own?".[22]
While Gabor was still married to
Conrad Hilton, she once admitted to having sexual relations with her stepson
Nicky, future husband of Elizabeth Taylor.[24]
In 1974, she purchased a home in
Bel Air, Los Angeles, California which once belonged to Elvis Presley.[citation
needed] It was originally built by Howard Hughes[25] and featured a unique
looking French style roof.
Gabor's only child, a daughter
named Constance Francesca Hilton, was born on March 10, 1947.[15] According to
Gabor's 1991 autobiography One Lifetime Is Not Enough, her pregnancy resulted
from rape by then-husband Conrad Hilton. She was the only Gabor sister to have a
child.[24] In 2005, Gabor accused her daughter 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 lawsuit filed by her husband, Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt.[26]
Gabor said in a November 27, 1991,
interview with David Letterman that she is a Democrat.[citation needed]
Health
In 2002, Gabor was a passenger in
an automobile crash in Los Angeles, from which she would remain partially
paralyzed and wheelchair-bound. She suffered strokes in 2005 and 2007 and
underwent surgeries.[27] In 2010, Gabor fractured and underwent a successful hip
replacement.[28][29] In 2011, her right leg was amputated above the knee to save
her life due to an infection.[30] She was hospitalized again during 2011 for
various emergencies.[31][32][33]
Legal
difficulties
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.[34] She poked fun at her
role in the incident in various cameo appearances, most notably in the 1991
comedy The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear, where she swats the police siren at
the end of the opening credits shouting, "This happens every f*cking time I go
shopping!!"
Gabor also had a long-running feud
with German-born actress Elke Sommer that began in 1984 when both appeared on
Circus of the Stars and escalated into a multi-million dollar libel suit by
1993.[35]
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 in Bernard Madoff's
company, possibly through a third-party money manager.[36][37] Marcus Prinz von
Anhalt, a German nightclub owner and adopted son of Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt,
reportedly provided significant financial assistance to the couple.[38] However,
official New York Bankruptcy Court records reportedly do not show Gabor as a
victim.[39]
Filmography
Lovely to Look At (LeRoy, 1952)
We're Not Married (Goulding, 1952)
Moulin Rouge (Huston, 1952)
The Million Dollar Nickel (1952)
(short subject)
The Story of Three Loves (Minnelli,
1953)
Lili (Walters, 1953)
L'ennemi public no.1 ("The Most
Wanted Man") (Verneuil, 1953)
Sangre y luces ("Love in a Hot
Climate") (Rouquier/Suey, 1954)
Ball der Nationen ("Ball of the
Nations") (Ritter, 1954)
3 Ring Circus (Pevney, 1954)
Death of a Scoundrel (Martin, 1956)
The Girl in the Kremlin (Birdwell,
1957)
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (Wilcox,
1958)
Country Music Holiday (Ganzer,
1958)
Touch of Evil (Welles, 1958) (as a
"guest star")
Queen of Outer Space (Bernds, 1958)
For the First Time (Maté, 1959)
La contessa azzurra ("The Blue
Countess") (Gora, 1960)
Pepe (Sidney, 1960) (Cameo)
Lykke og krone (Helander/Sælen,
1962) (documentary)
The Road to Hong Kong (Panama,
1962) (unbilled cameo)
Boys' Night Out (Gordon, 1962)
Picture Mommy Dead (Gordon, 1966)
Drop Dead Darling (1966)
Arrivederci, Baby! (Hughes, 1966)
Jack of Diamonds (Taylor, 1967)
(cameo)
Up the Front (Kellett, 1972)
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved
Hollywood (Winner, 1976)
Every Girl Should Have One (Hyatt,
1978)
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
(Gold, 1984)
Charlie Barnett's Terms of
Enrollment (1986)
Smart Alec (Wilson, 1986)
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream
Warriors (Russell, 1987) (cameo)
Johann Strauß: Der König ohne Krone
("Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown") (Antel, 1987)
"The People vs. Zsa Zsa Gabor"
(1991) (documentary)
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
(Zucker, 1991) (cameo)
The Naked Truth (Mastorakis, 1992)
Est & Ouest: Les paradis perdus
("East & West: Paradises Lost") (Rival, 1993)
Happily Ever After (Blossom, 1993)
(voice only)
The Beverly Hillbillies (Spheeris,
1993) (cameo)
A Very Brady Sequel (Sanford, 1996)
(cameo)
Television
Jukebox Jury, as musical judge
(1953)
The Red Skelton Show (1955), as
Movie Star
Climax! (1955), as Mme. Florizel,
Princess Stephanie
The Milton Berle Show (1956)
Sneak Preview (1956)
The Ford Television Theatre (1956),
as Dara Szabo
The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee
Ernie Ford (October 18, 1956), as Herself
General Electric Theater
(1956–1961), as Gloria
Matinee Theatre (1956–1958), as
Eugenia
The Life of Riley (1957), as Gigi
Playhouse 90 (1957), as Erika
Segnitz, Marta Lorenz
The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom, as
Herself
Shower of Stars (1958)
Lux Playhouse (1959), as Helen
Queen of Outer Space (1959), with
Eric Fleming
Ninotchka (1960)
Make Room for Daddy (1960), as Lisa
Laslow
Mr. Ed (1962), as herself
The Dick Powell Show (1963), Girl
Burke's Law (1963–1964), as Anna,
the Maid
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler
Theatre (1965), Pilot
Gilligan's Island (1965), as Erika
Tiffany Smith
Alice in Wonderland or What's a
Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966), as The Queen of Hearts
(voice)
The Rounders (1966), as Ilona
Hobson in "The Scavenger Hunt"
F Troop (1966), as Marika
Bonanza (1967), as Madame Marova
My Three Sons (1968), as herself
Rowan and Martin's Laugh In (1968),
as herself
The Name of the Game (1968), as
Mira Retzyk
Batman (1968), as Minerva
Bracken's World (1969), Cameo
Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971), as
Narrator
Night Gallery (1971), as Mrs. Moore
Let's Make a Deal (1976) (playing
for a home viewer)
3 Girls 3 (1977)
Supertrain 1 episode "A Very Formal
Heist" (1979), as Audrey
The Love Boat (1980), as Annette
Hollywood, ich komme (1980), as
Stargast
The Facts of Life (1981), as
world-renowned beautician Countess Calvet
As the World Turns (cast member in
1981), as Lydia Marlowe
Matt Houston (1983)
California Girls (1985)
Charlie Barnett's Terms of
Enrollment (1986)
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas
Special (1988)
It's Garry Shandling's Show as
goddess of commitment (1989)
The Munsters Today (1989) as
herself
City (1990), as Babette Croquette
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1991),
as Sonya Lamor
The Late Show with David Letterman
(1994), as herself in a sketch
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
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