Hollywood Obituaries 2016

Are the Kardashians at all like the Gabors as far as being 'famous for being famous'?:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/18/m...ried-actress-known-for-glamour-dies.html?_r=0

Zsa Zsa Gabor, Actress Famous for Her Glamour (and Her Marriages), Dies at 99
By ROBERT D. McFADDENDEC. 18, 2016


Zsa Zsa Gabor, the Hungarian actress whose self-parodying glamour and revolving-door marriages to millionaires put a luster of American celebrity on a long but only modestly successful career in movies and television, died on Sunday in Los Angeles. She was 99.

The cause was heart failure, her longtime publicist Edward Lozzi said.

Married at least eight times, calling everyone “Dahlink,” flaunting a diamonds-and-furs lifestyle and abetted by gossip columnists and tabloid headline writers, Ms. Gabor played the coifed platinum femme fatale in plunging necklines in dozens of film and television roles, many of them cameos as herself. Her career, which began with the title Miss Hungary in 1936, was still going strong in the 1990s, outlasting those of her sisters, Eva and Magda, celebrities in their own right. She was the last surviving Gabor sister.

“A girl must marry for love, and keep on marrying until she finds it,” Ms. Gabor once said. Her husbands included a Turkish diplomat, the hotel heir Conrad Hilton, the actor George Sanders, an industrialist, an oil magnate, a toy designer, a divorce lawyer and a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony. Another marriage that nobody counted — a case of bigamy at sea with a has-been Mexican actor — lasted only a day and was annulled.

In 1989, she was arrested for slapping a police officer who had pulled her over for a traffic violation and found that her license had expired and that she had an open vodka bottle in her car, a Rolls-Royce Corniche convertible. Breezing into court, she took the stand and, by turns haughty, coquettish, weepy and coarse, spoke of Gestapo tactics in Beverly Hills. The judge gave her 72 hours in jail.


“You just cannot drive a Rolls-Royce in Beverly Hills anymore, because they have it in for you,” she said after things had blown over.

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From left, Zsa Zsa Gabor and her sisters, Magda and Eva, in 1955. Credit Associated Press
Ms. Gabor appeared in more than 60 television movies and feature films, mostly American-made, although some were Italian, French, German and Australian. Critics said her best roles were early in her career, in “Moulin Rouge” (1952) and “Lili” (1953). She also appeared as a nightclub manager in Orson Welles’s 1958 classic “Touch of Evil” and, the same year, as a sexy alien in “Queen of Outer Space,” a camp favorite about virile American astronauts landing on a planet populated by scantily clad women.

From the 1950s into the ’90s, she was also on scores of television programs: talk shows, game shows, comedy specials, westerns, episodic dramas. On the 1960s series “Batman,” she played the gold-digging Minerva, whose mineral spa fleeced swells by extracting secrets from their brains. “A real vicked voman,” she described the character in her Hungarian accent.

Exploiting her naughty celebrity, Ms. Gabor, with the help of collaborators and ghost writers, published four books: “Zsa Zsa Gabor: My Story” (1960), “Zsa Zsa’s Complete Guide to Men” (1969), “How to Catch a Man, How to Keep a Man, How to Get Rid of a Man” (1970) and “One Lifetime Is Not Enough” (1991).

In addition to her steady appearances in movies and on television, Ms. Gabor operated a mail-order cosmetics company. She once offered $1 million to anyone who could prove she had had a face-lift.

In 1974, she bought a villa in Bel Air built by Howard Hughes and formerly owned by Elvis Presley. Her multitiered clothes closet — 30 feet long, 12 feet deep and 14 feet high — contained 5,000 garments that, except for favored gowns, were given to charities and replaced with a new wardrobe from time to time, according to her official fan site, zsazsagabor.org.

In early 2009, Ms. Gabor discovered that she had joined a long list of celebrities who were victimized by Bernard L. Madoff, the financial swindler whose worldwide Ponzi scheme that cost investors tens of billions. Her lawyer Chris Fields said she lost at least $7 million and possibly as much as $10 million.

Ms. Gabor had been in and out of hospitals for years. She suffered head and other injuries and was hospitalized for a month in 2002 after a car driven by her hairdresser struck a utility pole in West Hollywood. It left her in a wheelchair, and she retreated from the spotlight. She suffered a stroke in 2005 and had surgery for a blocked carotid artery. In 2007, she again underwent surgery to treat a leg infection and aftereffects of the stroke.

In July 2010, she underwent hip-replacement surgery after a fall at her home in which she also suffered a concussion. Released from the hospital in August, she was readmitted two days later for treatment of unspecified complications. In January 2011, her right leg was amputated above the knee after an infection proved resistant to antibiotics. Doctors said the operation was necessary to save her life.

Two months later, shock over the death of her friend Elizabeth Taylor sent her to the hospital with high blood pressure, and Ms. Gabor’s publicist, John Blanchette, quoted her as saying she feared she was next. In November 2011, she had emergency surgery after blood began flowing through a feeding tube inserted in her stomach.

Born Sari Gabor in Budapest in 1917 — she always gave a birth date of Feb. 6 or 7, but not the year, though Mr. Lozzi confirmed on Sunday that it was 1917 — Ms. Gabor grew up in relative prosperity, the second of three daughters of Vilmos and Jolie Gabor. Raised for stardom, the sisters attended private schools and were chauffeured to acting, dancing, music and fencing classes.

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Ms. Gabor in Budapest, Hungary, around 1940. Credit Laszlo Varkonyi/European Pressphoto Agency
On the eve of World War II, Ms. Gabor, her mother and her sisters emigrated to the United States, and by the 1950s the Gabor sisters had become as well known for their love lives as for their careers.

Magda, who acted on radio briefly and helped her mother operate a chain of jewelry boutiques, died in 1997, as did her mother. Eva, who was best known for her role on television’s “Green Acres” in the 1960s — and whom the public sometimes confused with Zsa Zsa — died in 1995.

Zsa Zsa, who divorced seven of her eight husbands, was first married to Burhan Belge, a Turkish diplomat in Budapest, from 1937 to 1941. Her second marriage, to Mr. Hilton, lasted from 1942 to 1947. Their daughter, Francesca Hilton, an actress, was Ms. Gabor’s only child. She died in 2015.

Her other marriages were to Mr. Sanders (1949-54), who later married Magda Gabor; the investor-industrialist Herbert L. Hutner (1962-66); the oil magnate Joshua S. Cosden Jr. (1966-67); Jack Ryan, an inventor and toy designer who helped create the Barbie doll (1975-76); Michael O’Hara, a lawyer (1976-82); and Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt, whom she married in 1986.

Mr. Prinz von Anhalt, often described in the news media as a prince or the Duke of Saxony, was born Hans Robert Lichtenberg, the son of a police officer in Germany. He changed his name to include what sounded like a title after Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt, the Duchess of Saxony, adopted him in 1980 as an adult. The adoption, widely reported to have been a business transaction, conferred only an illusion of nobility, reinforced by the name change.

Some biographies of Ms. Gabor also mention a 1983 marriage to Felipe de Alba, a lawyer who appeared in films in Mexico in the 1940s and ’50s, but Ms. Gabor said it lasted only a day. The ceremony was performed by a ship’s captain at sea but was probably illegal because the ship was not in international waters, and Ms. Gabor was technically not yet divorced from Mr. O’Hara. It was later annulled, just to make sure.

There were also notorious affairs with Porfirio Rubirosa, the Dominican playboy, and with Rafael Trujillo Jr., the son of the Dominican dictator.

Ms. Gabor is survived by her husband, Mr. Prinz von Anhalt.

Ms. Gabor’s many public appearances included a 1987 address to the American Bar Association convention in San Francisco, where she spoke to the family law section at a standing-room-only luncheon. “We’ve had enough of the routine speakers,” the chairman said, introducing Ms. Gabor as “an optimist who still believes in marriage.”

Telling her tales of marital joys and woes, Ms. Gabor confided, “I have learned that not diamonds but divorce lawyers are a girl’s best friend.”

Then, inviting questions, the chairman said, “Let’s keep it on direct, not on cross.”

“What does that mean?” she asked.

“That means they’ve got to be nice to you.”

Niraj Chokshi contributed reporting.

A version of this article appears in print on December 19, 2016, on Page B7 of the New York edition with the headline: Zsa Zsa Gabor, 99, Actress Famous for Glamour (and Marriages), Dies . Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe

 

Those sisters were characters right out of a 19th century Parisian Salon. I will never forget those accents, personalities, bosoms ( they did not have a cup size, they had a mixing bowl size) and of course that jewelry.

 

- Zsa Zsa
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Here's more from Zsa Zsa's official website which doesn't look like it's been updated in a while:

Zsa Zsa Gábor (born Sári Gábor on February 6, 1917(1917-02-06)) is a Hungarian-American actress and socialite.

Personal
Gábor was born in Budapest, the second of three daughters (Magda, Sári, and Éva) born to Vilmos Gábor, a soldier, and Jolie Gábor (Janci 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. Gabor's maternal family was Jewish and her maternal grandparents died in the Holocaust. Biographers speculate that her paternal family were originally Jewish as well, but converted to Roman Catholicism in order to assimilate, although this has not been confirmed.

Following studies at a Swiss boarding-school, Zsa Zsa won the Miss Hungary beauty contest, in 1936, but was disqualified for being "underage." On a trip to Vienna the same year, she was discovered by the famous tenor Richard Tauber, and was invited to sing the soubrette rôle in his new operetta, Der singende Traum ("The Singing Dream"), at the Theater an der Wien. This was her first stage appearance and, at the time, she had a romance with a composer named Willi Schmidt-Kentner, according to the 1960 "bio-autobiography," Zsa Zsa Gábor, by Gerold Frank.

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, Lisa Douglas, in the sitcom "Green Acres." Éva died in 1995 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.


Husbands
Zsa Zsa has been married nine times and divorced seven; one marriage was annulled. Her current husband, whom she married August 14, 1986, is Frédéric von Anhalt, the adopted son of Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt, a member of the German nobility and daughter-in-law of the last Kaiser, Wilhelm II. This is her longest running marriage. Her 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)
Frédéric von Anhalt (1986 - present)

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. Their only child (born after their divorce), is Francesca Hilton (Gabor) born 10 March 1947. In 2005, Zsa Zsa accused her daughter, Francesca, of larceny and fraud, and filed a lawsuit against her in a California court.


Home
Zsa Zsa purchased her house sometime between 1967 and 1975. It is located in Bel Air on Bel Air Road. Her home used to belong to Howard Hughes who built the house which is the cause for its eccentric looking french roof. She was not married at the time of the purchase making it possible, according to Zsa Zsa, to add for herself a three tiered closet that is thirty feet long, twelve feet wide, and fourteen feet high. The closet contains over 5,000 garments that are sorted through and given to charities (with the exception of her classically designed gowns) every one to two years. That means she gives about 30,000 dollars worth of designer clothing to charities every year.

Zsa Zsa's living there was cause for her marriage to her 6th husband, Jack Ryan. Ryan was her next door neighbor which was how they met. Zsa Zsa could slip in from her fence and cross into Mr. Ryan's back yard which was decorated like a child's dream, complete with tree house (where Jack wanted the wedding to be). Jack was the inventor of the Barbie Doll, Sparrow 3, and many other inventions and loved childrens toys. Zsa Zsa would invite him over continually until eventually he fell in love with her, and all this was possible because of Bel Air Road.

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. 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, who 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.'"

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

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 November 18, 1991, season 2, 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."

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 the following July 15th and was said to be making a good recovery.

 

RIP Carrie Fisher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy898D3FLy4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYMjF484LlY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az97OaoScu4

 

these people are not celebrities, at least they shouldnt be

 

https://www.yahoo.com/celebrity/man...-protect-betty-white-from-2016-205255567.html
Man sets up GoFundMe page to 'protect' Betty White from 2016
Karen Jouhal,Yahoo Canada News 4 hours ago

A GoFundMe page has raised more than $2,000 to make sure nothing happens to Betty White in 2016. Photo from Getty Images.
It has been a very cruel year with a large number of beloved stars passing away, including Prince, David Bowie, Alan Thicke and recently George Michael and Carrie Fisher.

Now one man has had enough, launching a GoFundMe page to ensure 94-year-old Betty White doesn’t fall victim to the curse of 2016.

“Help 2016 catch these hands if it goes anywhere near Betty White! If she’s okay with it, I will fly to wherever Betty White is and keep her safe till Jan. 1, 2017,” South Carolina-based Demetrios Hrysikos wrote on the GoFundMe page.

He set up the crowdfunding page for the “Golden Girls” actress Tuesday with the goal of raising $2,000. People have donated as much as $100 to Hrysikos’ mission to keep White safe from the perils of 2016. As of Wednesday afternoon, the total was at just over $3,000.

Hrysikos further stated that if White doesn’t want the money then he will donate it to a charity to help new, up-and-coming stars.

“Now, assuming she doesn’t want a strange Greek standing gaurd (sic) outside her door, all monies will be donated to the Spartanburg Little Theater to help craft new stars of stage and screen to carry mantle (sic) of the legends that have left is this year.”

A number of people took to Twitter to thank Hrysikos and also express their concern after Betty White started trending.
And while White has been a regular target of death hoaxes on social media over the last several years, the star is believed to be alive and well as of Dec. 28, 2016.

No word yet if White has accepted Hrysikos’ generous offer to be her personal bodyguard.

 

Add Debbie Reynolds to the list.

Good grief, this year....

Freaking Wikipedia is right on top of this, too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debbie_Reynolds

Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer, entertainer, businesswoman, film historian, humanitarian and a noted former collector of film memorabilia. Her breakout role was the portrayal of Helen Kane in the 1950 film Three Little Words, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. However, it was her first leading role in 1952 at age 19, as Kathy Selden in Singin' in the Rain, that set her on the path to fame. By the mid-1950s, she was a major star. Other notable successes include The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953), Susan Slept Here (1954), Bundle of Joy (1956 Golden Globe nomination), The Catered Affair (1956 National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress Winner), and Tammy and the Bachelor (1957), in which her rendering of the song "Tammy" reached number one on the music charts. In 1959, she released her first pop music album, entitled Debbie.

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Father Mulcahy of TV's MASH passes away...

'MASH' Star William Christopher Dead at 84
12/31/2016 | "MASH" star William Christopher -- who played Father John Mulcahy on the iconic show -- is the latest celebrity to die in 2016.