Zsa Zsa Gabor

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Zsa Zsa Gábor
Birth name	Sári Gábor
Born	February 6, 1917 (age 90) Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Spouse(s)	Burhan 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 (1983-1983) Frédéric von Anhalt (1986-)

Zsa Zsa Gábor (born Sári Gábor on February 6, 1917) is a Hungarian-American actress and socialite.

Contents 1 Personal 1.1 Siblings 1.2 Husbands 1.3 Child 2 Arrest 3 Recent Health 4 Trivia 5 Filmography 5.1 Television Work 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Personal

Gábor was born in Budapest, the second of three daughters (Magda, Sári, and Éva) born to Vilmos Gábor, a soldier, and Jolie Gábor (née Janka Tilleman). She was named after the then top Hungarian actress Sári Fedák, who was also called Zsa Zsa because her daughter couldn't pronounce the name Sári.

As a child she lived in Austria, studied at the Vienna Music Academy, and landed a role in the operetta "The Singing Dream" as a soubrette. This was her first stage appearance and at the time, she had an affair with a man named Willi Schmidt Kentner, according to the 1960 book "Zsa Zsa Gábor" written by Gerold Frank^{[citation needed]}.

Zsa Zsa often claimed to have won the "Miss Hungary" beauty contest in 1936, but was later disqualified (after winning) for being underage (she claimed to be 15, but other reports place her age at 19) at the time of the contest. Both Jolie and Zsa Zsa have said that Zsa Zsa almost made it in the "Miss Europe" contest as well. Her mother later pushed her into more beauty and talent contests resulting in her appearance in "The Singing Dream".

[edit] Siblings

Her sisters are Magda and Éva. All the Gabor sisters were both actresses and socialites. Éva is known for her role as the scatterbrained wife of Oliver in the sitcom Green Acres. Éva died in 1994 of respiratory failure from complications from food poisoning. Magda would often appear on talk shows as "One of the Gábor Sisters". Magda died in 1997 of kidney disease and renal failure.

[edit] Husbands

Zsa Zsa has been married nine times and divorced seven. One marriage was annulled. Her current husband, whom she married Aug. 14, 1986, is Frédéric von Anhalt, the adopted son of Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt, a member of the German nobility. This is her longest running marriage. Her former husbands, in chronological order, are:

• Burhan Belge (1937 - 1941) (divorced)
• Conrad Hilton (10 April 1942 - 1947) (divorced)
• George Sanders (2 April 1949 - 2 April 1954) (divorced)
• Herbert Hutner (5 November 1962 - 3 March 1966) (divorced)
• Joshua S. Cosden, Jr. (9 March 1966 - 18 October 1967) (divorced)
• Jack Ryan (21 January 1975 - 1976) (divorced)
• Michael O'Hara (27 August 1976 - 1982) (divorced)
• Felipe de Alba (13 April 1983 - 14 April 1983) (annulled)
• Frederic von Anhalt (1986-)

[edit] Child

Zsa Zsa is the only Gábor sister to bear a child. According to Zsa Zsa's book, "One Lifetime Is Not Enough," Conrad Hilton raped her, causing the pregnancy.They only had one child (after their divorce), Francesca Hilton (Gabor) born 10 March 1947.

In 2005, Zsa Zsa accused her daughter, Francesca Hilton, of larceny and fraud, and filed a lawsuit against her in a California court.^[1]

[edit] Arrest

On June 14, 1989 Zsa Zsa was accused of slapping the face of a Beverly Hills police officer, named Paul Kramer, 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 (72 hours) in the El Segundo jail (and required to pay $13,000 in court costs). She testified that her behavior had been provoked by the officer, whom she said had behaved extremely rudely and insulted her with obscenities. According to the Rotten Library, "Gabor later complain[ed] that she was denied a jury of her peers, saying 'It was not my class of people. There was not a producer, a press agent, a director, an actor.'" [2]

Gabor poked fun at her role in the incident with numerous cameo appearances:

• in The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult: she slapped a police car's light that was following her and remarked "This happens every f-ing time that I go shopping,"
• in the 1993 film version of The Beverly Hillbillies: she claimed that the officer had slapped her in what was described as a "drive-by slapping,"
• in A Very Brady Sequel: she gloated upon the publicity she earned from the incident,
• in the 18 Nov 1991, season2, episode 10 of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air: when Carlton accidentally slaps a cop when trying to slap his cousin Will, Zsa Zsa replies by saying "I have witnesses, it wasn't me," and when Hilary asks, "There's something that I'm just dying to know," Zsa Zsa says, "Yes, I did it...and he deserved to be slapped."

[edit] Recent Health

Zsa Zsa was a passenger in an automobile accident 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. She sued and was awarded $2 million.

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 was said to be making a good recovery, given her age.

[edit] Trivia

• An Internet rumor stated that she was a cousin of Hungarian-born California Congressman Tom Lantos; it turned out that she is a cousin of his wife.
• In 1993, she and her husband were ordered to pay actress Elke Sommer $2 million due to false allegations made. [3]

[edit] Filmography

This is not Zsa Zsa's complete works. She appeared in over 75 films (some unknown titles and years), has made hundreds upon hundreds of television appearances, and starred in many plays and musicals.

• Lovely to Look At (1952)
• We're Not Married! (1952)
• Moulin Rouge (1952)
• The Million Dollar Nickel (1952) (short subject)
• The Story of Three Loves (1953)
• Lili (1953)
• The Most Wanted Man (1953)
• Love in a Hot Climate (1954)
• Ball of the Nations (1954)
• 3 Ring Circus (1954)
• The Last Time I Saw Paris (1955)
• Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
• The Girl in the Kremlin (1957)
• The Man Who Wouldn't Talk (1958)
• Country Music Holiday (1958)
• Touch of Evil (1958)
• Queen of Outer Space (1958)
• For the First Time (1959)
• The Blue Contessa (1960)
• Pepe (1960) (Cameo)
• Lykke og krone (1962) (documentary)
• The Road to Hong Kong (1962) (scenes deleted)
• Boys' Night Out (1962)
• Picture Mommy Dead (1966)
• Arrivederci, Baby! (1966)
• Jack of Diamonds (1967)
• Up the Front (1972)
• Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
• Every Girl Should Have One (1978)
• Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie (1984)
• Smart Alec (1986)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
• Johann Strauss: The King Without a Crown (1987)
• The People vs. Zsa Zsa Gabor (1991) (documentary)
• The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
• The Naked Truth (1992)
• East & West: Paradises Lost (1993)
• Happily Ever After (1993) (voice)
• The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
• A Very Brady Sequel (1996)

[edit] Television Work

• Ninotchka (1960)
• Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1966)
• Mooch Goes to Hollywood (1971)
• Hollywood, ich komme (1980)
• The Facts of Life (in 1981), as world-renowned beautician Countess Calvet.
• As the World Turns (cast member in 1981)
• California Girls (1985)
• Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment (1986)
• Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (1988)
• Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

[edit] References

1. ^ "Zsa Zsa says daughter stole $2m", 2005-06-29. Retrieved on February 6, 2007.

[edit] External links

• Zsa Zsa Gabor at the Internet Movie Database
• Zsa Zsa Gabor at the TCM Movie Database