Zsa Zsa Gabor

Zsa Gabor (born Sári Gábor; February 6, 1917 – December 18, 2016) was a Hungarian-American actress, socialite, and television personality renowned for her extravagant glamour, sharp wit, and nine high-profile marriages that epitomized mid-20th-century celebrity culture. Born in Budapest to a wealthy Jewish family, she was the middle daughter of Vilmos Gabor, a soldier and businessman, and Jolie Gabor, a jewelry heiress, alongside sisters Magda and Eva, both of whom also pursued careers in entertainment.

Gabor's early life was marked by privilege and ambition; educated at Madame Subilia’s School for Young Ladies in Lausanne, Switzerland, she entered the Miss Hungary pageant in 1936 (though disqualified for being underage) before making her stage debut in Vienna in the 1930s. Fleeing Europe amid World War II, she immigrated to the United States in the early 1940s, where her first marriage to Turkish diplomat Burhan Asaf Belge (1935–1941) ended in divorce, paving the way for her Hollywood entry.

Zsa Gabor was born Sári Gábor on February 6, 1917, in Budapest, Hungary, to a secular Jewish family of Hungarian-Jewish heritage.