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Zsa Zsa Gabor (born
February 6, 1917), also known as Sári Prinz von Anhalt since her
marriage to Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt, is a Hungarian-American actress,
socialite and beauty queen.
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Born Sári Gábor
February 6, 1917 (1917-02-06) (age
93)
Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Occupation Actress
Years active 1952–1993
Spouse(s) Burhan Asaf Belge
(1937–1941)
Conrad Hilton
(1942–1947)
George Sanders
(1949–1954)
Herbert Hutner
(1962–1966)
Joshua S. Cosden, Jr.
(1966–1967)
Jack Ryan
(1975–1976)
Michael O'Hara
(1976–1982)
Felipe de Alba
(1983)
Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt
(1986–present)
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Early
life
Zsa Zsa Gabor was born as Sári
Gábor (Sári is the diminutive for the Hungarian first name Sarolta) in Budapest
(then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire), the middle daughter of Vilmos Gábor,
a soldier, and Jolie Gábor.[1] Her sisters, Magda and Eva, also became actresses
and socialites. Their mother, Jolie (Tillemann Jánosné), was of Jewish descent,
and was related to Annette Tilleman Lantos, the wife of California politician
Tom Lantos.[2]
Following studies at a Swiss
boarding-school, Madame Subilia's, Gabor competed in the Miss Hungary beauty
contest in 1936, but was allegedly disqualified for being underage (according to
her mother's biography).[citation needed] On a trip to Vienna in the same year,
she was discovered by the famous tenor Richard Tauber 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. Gabor reportedly had a
romance with a composer named Willi Schmidt-Kentner, according to the 1960
"bio-autobiography" Zsa Zsa Gábor, My Story, written by Gabor with Gerold Frank.
Her initial fame came from her work as an actress, and grew from her public
appearances in the 1950s and 1960s.
Personal life
Gabor has been married nine times.
She was divorced seven times, and one marriage was annulled. Her husbands, in
chronological order, are:[citation needed]
Burhan Asaf Belge (1937–1941)
(divorced)
Conrad Hilton (April 10, 1942–1947)
(divorced)
George Sanders (April 2, 1949 –
April 2, 1954) (divorced)
Herbert Hutner (November 5, 1962 –
March 3, 1966) (divorced)
Joshua S. Cosden, Jr. (March 9,
1966 – October 18, 1967) (divorced)
Jack Ryan (January 21, 1975 –
August 24, 1976) (divorced)
Michael O'Hara (August 27,
1976–1983) (divorced)
Felipe de Alba (April 13, 1983 –
April 14, 1983) (annulled)
Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt (August
14, 1986 to present)
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.[1].
In 1974, she purchased a two-story
Bel Air home from Elvis Presley. It was built by Howard Hughes[3] and featured
an eccentric-looking French roof.
Zsa Zsa was the only Gabor sister
to bear a child, Francesca Hilton, (born March 10, 1947). According to Gabor's
1991 autobiography One Lifetime Is Not Enough, her pregnancy resulted from rape
by then-husband Conrad Hilton.[4]
In 2005, Gabor accused her daughter
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 Zsa Zsa 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
Fredrick von Anhalt.[5]
Gabor, an early political supporter
of Ronald Reagan, is a Republican.[6]
Legal
difficulties
On June 14, 1989, Gabor was accused
of slapping the face of a Beverly Hills police officer named Paul Kramer when he
stopped her for a traffic violation.[7] She was found guilty of the assault in a
well-publicized trial and sentenced to three days (72 hours) in the El Segundo
jail. The judge also required her to pay $13,000 in court costs. She testified
that her behavior had been provoked by the officer, who she said had behaved
extremely rudely and insulted her with obscenities. This fiasco was published in
the documentary, The People vs. Zsa Zsa Gabor, without her consent.
She poked fun at her role in the
incident in various cameo appearances:
In the 1991 film The Naked Gun 2
1/2: 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 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."
In A Very Brady Sequel, she was
shown enjoying the notoriety she derived from the incident.[citation needed]
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' sexuality, which
Stern called into question.
Gabor also had a long-running feud
with Elke Sommer that culminated into a libel suit.[8]
Recent
health
Gabor was a passenger in an
automobile accident that occurred on November 27, 2002. She was initially
reported as being in a coma when she was actually conscious at the time medical
assistance arrived. She left the hospital in early January 2003, but required
continued physical therapy. Gabor sued the driver of the car, her hairdresser
Jaren Millard, and was awarded $2 million.[citation needed]
On July 7, 2005, she suffered a
massive stroke, leaving her in a critical condition at a local hospital. She
underwent surgery to remove a blockage in her carotid artery. She returned home
on July 15. In early September 2007, she underwent surgery to deal with
after-effects of her previous stroke. On September 18, 2007, aged 90, she
underwent surgery to treat a leg infection, which developed as a result of her
immobility.[9]
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, Los Angeles. She suffered several broken bones.[10] She remains
hospitalized at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center where she is listed in Serious
Condition and scheduled to have hip replacement surgery early on July 19.[11]
[12] She came out of surgery just fine.
Financial problems 2009
On January 25, 2009, the Associated
Press reported that attorney Chris Fields has 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.[13][14]
Marcus Prinz von Anhalt, a German nightclub owner and adopted son of Frédéric
Prinz von Anhalt, reportedly provided significant financial assistance to the
couple.[15] However, the official New York Bankruptcy Court victims documents do
not show Zsa Zsa Gabor as a victim. An attorney for Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband,
Frederick von Anhalt, claims that Gabor may have lost the money because of
Madoff.
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)
"The Gabors: Fame, Fortune and
Romance" (2000) (documentary)
Television
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
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
Shower of Stars (1958)
Lux Playhouse (1959), as Helen
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 (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 comittment (1989)
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
References
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^ Zsa Zsa
Gabor Biography
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^ Lantos
the master storyteller, communicator
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^ BBC
report on Gabor
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^ Vanity
Fair review of Gabor's book
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^ "Zsa Zsa
says daughter stole $2m"
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^ Banowsky,
William S. (2010), The Malibu Miracle: A Memoir, Malibu: Pepperdine
University Press, p. 324, ISBN 978-0-9824627-3-7 .
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^
Mugshots.net Retrieved on 2007-04-18
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^ Pool, Bob
(December 9, 1993). $3.3-Million Libel Award in Sommer-Gabor Feud. Los
Angeles Times
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^ Report on
Zsa Zsa Gabor's health
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^ "Actress
Zsa Zsa Gabor hospitalized in a 'bad condition' after fall at home". BNO
News. July 17, 2010. http://wireupdate.com/wires/7731/actress-zsa-zsa-gabor-hospitalized-in-a-bad-condition-after-fall-at-home/.
Retrieved July 18, 2010.
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^ "Zsa Zsa
Gabor to have hip replacement surgery Monday". LA Times. July 18, 2010.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/07/zsa-zsa-gabor-to-have-hip-replacement-surgery-monday.html.
Retrieved July 18, 2010.
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^ "Zsa Zsa
Gabor hospitalized". USA Today. July 18, 2010. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/07/zsa-zsa-gabor-hospitalized/1.
Retrieved July 18, 2010.
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^ CNBC
report on financial losses due to Bernie Madoff
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^ "Gabor's
Husband Says They Lost $10 Million Due to Madoff", The Times Online (January
26, 2009)
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^ "Sein
Adoptivsohn hilft ihm aus der Patsche" Freizeitwoche, 18 February 2009
(German)
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