Dr. Hess
Dr. Hess MegaDork
12/18/16 8:07 p.m.

Yup 2016 was (and still is) one hell of a year for celeb losses.

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2016/12/18/zsa-zsa-gabor-dead-at-99.html

She had a pretty good run. 99 years. And, famous for being famous, like the Kardashians. "She wuz purty, though."

Huckleberry
Huckleberry MegaDork
12/18/16 8:12 p.m.

RIP daaahling.

minivan_racer
minivan_racer UltraDork
12/18/16 8:24 p.m.

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/2016-strikes-again/124764/page1/

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
12/18/16 8:30 p.m.

I a- had no idea she was still alive and b- no idea she was thst damn old.

Gary
Gary Dork
12/18/16 8:34 p.m.
mndsm wrote: I a- had no idea she was still alive and b- no idea she was thst damn old.

Me too! I loved Green Acres 50+ years ago as a kid. She was old then. I couldn't believe she was (had been) still around. There's hope for me!

wlkelley3
wlkelley3 UltraDork
12/18/16 8:43 p.m.

In reply to Gary: Green Acres was her sister Eva. And Eva passed away ~20 years ago.

Eva and Zsa-Zsa looked alike. I couldn't tell them apart.

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/18/16 8:48 p.m.

Eva was the hot one.

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
12/18/16 9:38 p.m.

Wasn't zsa zsa trumps wife at one point?

Gary
Gary Dork
12/18/16 10:28 p.m.

Ah yes, that's right. Eva ... Zsa Zsa ... they looked alike and had the same accent. Could've been the same person for all I knew as a kid.

NGTD
NGTD UberDork
12/18/16 10:32 p.m.
mndsm wrote: Wasn't zsa zsa trumps wife at one point?

Hilton's wife

fasted58
fasted58 UltimaDork
12/19/16 9:57 a.m.

dculberson
dculberson PowerDork
12/19/16 10:53 a.m.
Dr. Hess wrote: She had a pretty good run. 99 years. And, famous for being famous, like the Kardashians. "She wuz purty, though."

Kind of .. she was an actress first, became famous as an actress, and then became infamous for her lifestyle. The Kardashians have no acting chops and are only famous for their lifestyle. What acting they do is to fake reality for bad TV shows.

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/19/16 11:03 a.m.

I think that it's more noteworthy, when comparing her to today's "lifestyle celebrities," to point out that she didn't have to release a sex tape to get the ball rolling

conesare2seconds
conesare2seconds HalfDork
12/19/16 12:24 p.m.

Zsa Zsa wasn't a terribly sympathetic figure after the cop-slapping incident but she showed a sense of humor by parodying herself in a Zucker brothers comedy, one of the Police Squad movies, I think. She was very ill for many years and suffered many medical indignities in her last decade, poor thing.

She was also the instigator of the most famous Tonight Show bloopers ever, back in the day. Zsa Zsa is holding forth, dripping with diamonds and being Zsa Zsa. She has inexplicably decided to appear with a cat, some long haired Persian or something, which she holds on her lap and strokes while exchanging bon mots with Johnny. Carson finally brings up the cat and Zsa Zsa coyly asks "Vould you like to pet my Bob Costas, Chonny"? To which Carson responds, unable to help himself: "I'd love to, if you'll move the goddammed cat out of the way!" The story is apparently apocryphal; Jane Fonda asked him about it one night and Johnny said it didn't happen, but it's still funny to imagine.

This one actually happened, in '64: Zsa Zsa and Johnny are doing a Charlie Chan skit in which Zsa Zsa's character tears at Johnny's jacket, ripping it to shreds. She gets carried away and goes after the pants, nearly causing an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction. After the break, the two are shooting the breeze and Johnny says "you really throw yourself into things". Zsa Zsa apologetically admits she wasn't supposed to do the pants. Carson: "Well, that's conditioning, I guess."

Fueled by Caffeine
Fueled by Caffeine MegaDork
12/19/16 12:35 p.m.
GameboyRMH wrote: I think that it's more noteworthy, when comparing her to today's "lifestyle celebrities," to point out that she didn't have to release a sex tape to get the ball rolling

She just married a string of rich old guy's.. which was scandal enough at the time. Rapid succession... 2-3 years with each one..

Gary
Gary Dork
12/19/16 12:37 p.m.

In reply to conesare2seconds:

Thanks for that one (about the p-cat). Annie and I are still laughing!

spitfirebill
spitfirebill UltimaDork
12/19/16 2:22 p.m.
conesare2seconds wrote: She was also the instigator of the most famous Tonight Show bloopers ever, back in the day. Zsa Zsa is holding forth, dripping with diamonds and being Zsa Zsa. She has inexplicably decided to appear with a cat, some long haired Persian or something, which she holds on her lap and strokes while exchanging bon mots with Johnny. Carson finally brings up the cat and Zsa Zsa coyly asks "Vould you like to pet my Bob Costas, Chonny"? To which Carson responds, unable to help himself: "I'd love to, if you'll move the goddammed cat out of the way!" The story is apparently apocryphal; Jane Fonda asked him about it one night and Johnny said it didn't happen, but it's still funny to imagine.

I always thought it was Raquel Welch. Zsa Zsa sounds more apt though.

Tom_Spangler
Tom_Spangler GRM+ Memberand UberDork
12/19/16 2:33 p.m.
conesare2seconds wrote: Zsa Zsa wasn't a terribly sympathetic figure after the cop-slapping incident but she showed a sense of humor by parodying herself in a Zucker brothers comedy, one of the Police Squad movies, I think. She was very ill for many years and suffered many medical indignities in her last decade, poor thing. She was also the instigator of the most famous Tonight Show bloopers ever, back in the day. Zsa Zsa is holding forth, dripping with diamonds and being Zsa Zsa. She has inexplicably decided to appear with a cat, some long haired Persian or something, which she holds on her lap and strokes while exchanging bon mots with Johnny. Carson finally brings up the cat and Zsa Zsa coyly asks "Vould you like to pet my Bob Costas, Chonny"? To which Carson responds, unable to help himself: "I'd love to, if you'll move the goddammed cat out of the way!" The story is apparently apocryphal; Jane Fonda asked him about it one night and Johnny said it didn't happen, but it's still funny to imagine. This one actually happened, in '64: Zsa Zsa and Johnny are doing a Charlie Chan skit in which Zsa Zsa's character tears at Johnny's jacket, ripping it to shreds. She gets carried away and goes after the pants, nearly causing an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction. After the break, the two are shooting the breeze and Johnny says "you really throw yourself into things". Zsa Zsa apologetically admits she wasn't supposed to do the pants. Carson: "Well, that's conditioning, I guess."

Carson was a national treasure.

spitfirebill
spitfirebill UltimaDork
12/19/16 6:26 p.m.

In reply to Tom_Spangler:

He sure was. When I was in college we did not go to sleep until after his monologue. I always thought my best friend on high school could have been the next Carson. He was that funny. He even had some of the same behavioral habits.

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