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BumRushDaShow

(128,857 posts)
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 07:04 PM Dec 2016

Zsa Zsa Gabor reportedly dead at 99 after suffering heart attack

Source: NY Daily News

Zsa Zsa Gabor, a Hollywood icon who personified the joy of glorious, unapologetic celebrity, reportedly died Sunday from a heart attack.

She was 99.

The Hungarian actress and socialite was pronounced dead after being rushed to a Los Angeles hospital, TMZ reports.

She survived a series of health problems over the last decade, including an auto accident, a hip replacement and a stroke, and had been on life support the past five years.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/zsa-zsa-gabor-dead-99-report-article-1.2915427



Short article. Just heard it on the local radio news station. It is running on some of the entertainment sites.

If this is confirmed, 2016 keeps taking them... And in her case, she had so many medical issues the past 10 years. But wow @ the 99.
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Zsa Zsa Gabor reportedly dead at 99 after suffering heart attack (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 OP
Farewell, Darrrrling. tenorly Dec 2016 #1
Oh my bdamomma Dec 2016 #4
Thanks for posting this. Very nice tribute and the quote under Zsa Zsa's pic is hysterical! skylucy Dec 2016 #12
Glad you liked it. tenorly Dec 2016 #39
Dahhhling... trof Dec 2016 #34
too soon.....damn. AngryAmish Dec 2016 #2
Paris Hilton of her day? Lulu KC Dec 2016 #3
Yeah, that's a horrible comparison. C Moon Dec 2016 #13
I think Paris is a niece, actually. bluedigger Dec 2016 #18
I think a great-niece dhol82 Dec 2016 #24
I thought she died a long time ago. femmocrat Dec 2016 #5
Eva Gabor died a while ago oberliner Dec 2016 #8
She died over 20 years ago, in 1995. n/t duffyduff Dec 2016 #32
She invested with Bernie Madoff. no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #6
I had copied the following also: monmouth4 Dec 2016 #7
I remember when she was a Hollywood Squares regular BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #15
Looks like 5 years was her limit. :) dhol82 Dec 2016 #26
Everybody who was anybody got a spot on Batman. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2016 #28
Wow. Had no idea she was Jewish. Laffy Kat Dec 2016 #29
RIP Zsa Zsa...you never had to tell her to lighten up BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #9
Or the 'housekeeper" line. The classic gold digger character. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2016 #30
She was a stunning beauty, in her day Siwsan Dec 2016 #10
Green Acres is the place to be bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #11
Terrific show. All comedy, no drama. C Moon Dec 2016 #14
That show was a wild romp but starred her sis Eva BumRushDaShow Dec 2016 #16
That was her sister Eva. GentryDixon Dec 2016 #17
The 3 Gabor Sisters bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #21
That was Eva Gabor on Green Acres. /nt sdfernando Dec 2016 #20
Green Acres starred her sister pandr32 Dec 2016 #22
That role went to her sister Ava Gabor I believe.. FarPoint Dec 2016 #23
That was Eva on Green Acres. maveric Dec 2016 #42
Zsa Zsa Might Be Gone But Now We Have..... global1 Dec 2016 #19
I searched bucolic_frolic Dec 2016 #25
Thank god Clouseau didn't have a twitter account! dhol82 Dec 2016 #27
Plus the Kardashians. Those three always struck me as calimary Dec 2016 #33
One of a kind. duffyduff Dec 2016 #31
+1 about the fortune hunting prince nt iluvtennis Dec 2016 #37
Famous for being FAMOUS. trof Dec 2016 #35
CNN story shenmue Dec 2016 #36
She suffered too much near the end of her life LeftInTX Dec 2016 #38
"reportedly dead" Cue the Monty Python memes...... yellowcanine Dec 2016 #40
Fun fact about the Gabors duffyduff Dec 2016 #41

tenorly

(2,037 posts)
1. Farewell, Darrrrling.
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 07:07 PM
Dec 2016

Thanks for the many laughs.

[center]


"Is the story about your being with John Wayne when he had his stroke true?"

"No; but I'll tell you, darrrrling: he never walked the same afterward."
[/center]

tenorly

(2,037 posts)
39. Glad you liked it.
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 08:20 AM
Dec 2016

I can't claim to be too familiar with her career, but I found her hilarious every time I saw her.

Wit and charm to go around.

monmouth4

(9,694 posts)
7. I had copied the following also:
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 07:15 PM
Dec 2016

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian-American beauty queen and actress whose varied acting career was often overshadowed by her colorful personal life – a personal life that included a string of ex-husbands like hotel magnate Connie Hilton and actor George Sanders – has died after suffering a heart attack in her home. She was 99.

Born during the first world war in Budapest, then co-capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Gabor grew up the child of a wealthy Jewish family in the newly-established state of Hungary alongside her siblings, elder sister Magda Gabor, and equally famous younger sister Eva Gabor. Educated at a Swiss boarding school, Zsa Zsa was discovered in 1934 by Austrian opera tenor Richard Tauber, beginning her acting career on the stage.

An early shot at fame came in 1936 when she was crowned Miss Hungary and from there kicked off what would become a varied career that included a 1944 novel, and dozens of film and television roles. Among her film roles, she appeared in Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil, The Road to Hong Kong, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, and even A Very Brady Sequel. In one of her few leading roles, Gabor memorably played Jane Avril in 1952’s Moulin Rouge alongside José Ferrer.

Meanwhile, on television her numerous guest roles include appearances on The Milton Berle Show, Batman, Gilligan’s Island, Bonanza, The Love Boat, The Facts of Life, the Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

But of course, it was her personal life, not her entertainment career, for which Zsa Zsa became world famous. Married nine times, her husbands included the likes of left wing Turkish activist and politician Burhan Asaf Belge (married from 1937–1941), Hotel tycoon Conrad “Connie” Hilton (1942 – 1947), and The Saint actor George Sanders (1949 – 1954).

BumRushDaShow

(128,857 posts)
15. I remember when she was a Hollywood Squares regular
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 07:34 PM
Dec 2016


She essentially created a persona that ensured she could be differentiated by what were basically a large number of dime-a-dozen Hollywood "stars".

If anything, she was a tough and determined lady.

Laffy Kat

(16,377 posts)
29. Wow. Had no idea she was Jewish.
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 08:37 PM
Dec 2016

She filled a niche during her day. She was perfect in "Green Acres".


Oops. Not in Green Acres. I always got those two mixed up, but RIP anyway.

BeyondGeography

(39,369 posts)
9. RIP Zsa Zsa...you never had to tell her to lighten up
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 07:17 PM
Dec 2016

"I want a man who's kind and understanding. Is that too much to ask of a millionaire?"

Or "How many husbands have I had? You mean apart from my own?"

Siwsan

(26,259 posts)
10. She was a stunning beauty, in her day
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 07:19 PM
Dec 2016

She created quite a memorable personna.

This really has been a brutal year.

bucolic_frolic

(43,128 posts)
11. Green Acres is the place to be
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 07:28 PM
Dec 2016

Did she develop her own personality, or use a marketing agent? If
self-determined, it was quite something for its day.

BumRushDaShow

(128,857 posts)
16. That show was a wild romp but starred her sis Eva
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 07:38 PM
Dec 2016

Forgot all about that show though! That and Petticoat Junction.

FarPoint

(12,336 posts)
23. That role went to her sister Ava Gabor I believe..
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 08:04 PM
Dec 2016

They look so much alike...I could be wrong...I loved Green Acres...

bucolic_frolic

(43,128 posts)
25. I searched
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 08:11 PM
Dec 2016

Zsa Zsa, which led to Eva, which led to the 3 sisters (Magda) was the
third, which led to a link to Britt Eklund, which led to one time spouse
Peter Sellers, who was, of course, Inspector Clouseau.

I fear that is what we have, overtly, in Trump, ignoring the radical
compatriots he has appointed. Inspector Clouseau. Clouseau fouled
everything up, insulted everyone, got into one problem after another,
but always thought he was doing a perfect job and got up totally
unaware that he had created a mess.

calimary

(81,220 posts)
33. Plus the Kardashians. Those three always struck me as
Sun Dec 18, 2016, 09:06 PM
Dec 2016

the modern version of the Gabor Sisters. Craving attention, famous for being famous - and a guilty pleasure to look at, and they did find their way onscreen plenty. They were the luscious-looking empty-calorie dessert in a pop culture meal, back in the day. The fame! The fashions! The men! The jewels! The scandals!

They were always entertaining, dahling! Zsa Zsa's cop-slapping trial in Beverly Hills in 1989 was the last story I covered before going on maternity leave. Shit, what a scene! It was hard, pressure-filled, draining as hell, hilarious as hell, gossipy as hell, sometimes simply ridiculous, other times surreal! I must have "dined out" on that story for years afterwards. It really surprised me. It was the headline story of the month! ALL the rage, the caviar and Crepes Suzette of the late night comedy show monologues, and all anybody was talking about.

So much else was happening in the country and the world, and all our member stations wanted was more Zsa Zsa tape. Couldn't get enough. The assignment desk in DC kept telling me that stations across the country would be calling all day, every day, for refeeds. Everybody went nuts for weeks! LOVED it! Every time she opened her mouth, she made news with outrageous statement after outrageous statement, up to the point where the judge finally imposed a gag order on her. But as a reporter, you didn't dare risk missing something. You'd hear about it if you did! You made sure you got to the story early, stayed through lunch, stayed after the day was over because you had to be sure you were there as she exited court because she was always good for another crazy quote. Kinda reminds me of this year's campaign coverage. She was like a female trump! She was THE shiny-object-du-jour throughout that late summer.

Ah, Zsa Zsa - you will be missed, You sure did show everybody a good time!



 

duffyduff

(3,251 posts)
41. Fun fact about the Gabors
Mon Dec 19, 2016, 12:50 PM
Dec 2016

The women were famously known to hide their true ages. The grave markers of Eva, Magda, and mother Jolie have only the dates of their deaths, not of their births. Presumably Zsa Zsa's marker will be similarly marked.

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