Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at 99
Los Angeles, CA – Former beauty queen and actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, 99 has died Sunday, Dec. 18 in Los Angeles.
According to an article in USA TODAY, her friend and former publicist, Edward Lozzi, stated she died around 1 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
She was considered to be ahead of her time. Within the world of Hollywood, she was affectionately known as Gabor, or simply Zsa Zsa.
She was married nine times and divorced seven, with another union annulled. Her many adventures filled gossip columns for decades with flashy headlines about her personal life. Gabor was known for her extravagance and paraded through life adorned with jewels, her tiny dogs, and her ever-present, heavily accented “Dahlink.”
After being hospitalized from taking a fall in July 2010, Gabor was in ill health. She had hip replacement surgery afterward but returned to the hospital several times for treatment of swelling and clots. Most of her right leg had been amputated because of gangrene.
Despite an inconsistent film career, she became an icon on TV. Often appeared as herself on TV and a “dahlink” that became her signature term of endearment.
Contact Shertina Mack at s.mack@TheBayNet.com
