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Zsa Zsa Gabor is convicted of slapping a police officer in Beverly Hills

Zsa Zsa Gabor was a Hungarian-American socialite and actress. Her sisters were socialite Magda Gabor and actress and businesswoman Eva Gabor. Gabor competed in the 1933 Miss Hungary pageant, where...

Zsa Zsa Gabor was a Hungarian-American socialite and actress. Her sisters were socialite Magda Gabor and actress and businesswoman Eva Gabor.

Gabor competed in the 1933 Miss Hungary pageant, where she placed as second runner-up. She began her stage career in Vienna the following year. Gabor emigrated from Hungary to the United States in 1941 and became a sought-after actress with "European flair and style". Her first film role was a supporting role in Lovely to Look At, released in 1952. The same year, she appeared in We're Not Married! and in her most famous film, Moulin Rouge. Gabor appeared in more than 70 movies, and her acting career continued into the 1990s.

Outside of her career, Gabor was famous for her glamour, her extravagant Hollywood lifestyle, and her series of marriages.

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Zsa Zsa Gabor was a Hungarian-American socialite and actress.

Key People

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Hungarian-American socialite and actress

Hungarian-American socialite and actress

Events Before

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  2. English Earl of St Andrews George Windsor marries Canadian academic Sylvana Tomaselli

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  3. Panamanian General Manuel Noriega is indicted by a US federal grand jury for drug trafficking and racketeering

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  4. The Soviet Union begins withdrawing its 115,000 troops from Afghanistan

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  5. Britain's Parliament passes Section 28 as law prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality. Repealed in 2001/2004.

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Events After

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  2. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (41) divorces singer/dancer Sarah Brightman (29) after almost 7 years of marriage

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  3. NFL coach Jimmy Johnson (46) divorces Linda Kay Cooper after 26 years of marriage

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  4. John McEnroe becomes the first player to be expelled from the Australian Open

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  5. Actor Michael Keaton (38) divorces actress Caroline McWilliams (44) after 7 years of marriage

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Zsa Zsa Gabor was a Hungarian-American socialite and actress. Her sisters were socialite Magda Gabor and actress and businesswoman Eva Gabor. Gabor competed in the 1933 Miss Hungary pageant, where she placed as second runner-up.
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Zsa Zsa Gabor was a Hungarian-American socialite and actress.
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