Gabor, Jolie (1894–1997)
Gabor, Jolie (1894–1997)
Hungarian matriarch of the infamous Gabors. Name variations: Mama Jolie. Born Jolie Kende, Sept 29, 1894, in Budapest, then Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Hungary); died in Rancho Mirage, California, April 1, 1997; m. Vilmos Gabor, a businessman (div.); children: Magda Gabor (1914–1997); Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917–); Eva Gabor (1919–1995).
Ran a jewelry boutique in Budapest; moved with daughters to Hollywood (c. 1938); managing a string of jewelry boutiques in New York, Palm Beach, London, and Paris.
See also autobiography (with Cindy Adams) Jolie Gabor (Mason/Charter, 1975); Peter H. Brown, Such Devoted Sisters: Those Fabulous Gabors (St. Martin's, 1985); and Women in World History.
More From encyclopedia.com
Mary Martin , Martin, Mary
Singer, actress
Mary Martin was one of the brightest stars of Broadway and the musical theater. Although she was never regarded as a pop… Louis Burt Mayer , Mayer, Louis B.
MAYER, Louis B.
Producer. Nationality: American. Born: Eliezer Mayer in Minsk, Russia, 4 July 1885; family emigrated to New Brunswick… MARTIN, Steve , MARTIN, Steve
Nationality: American. Born: Waco, Texas, 14 August 1945. Education: Attended Long Beach State College and the University of California… John Quincy Adams , Adams, John Quincy
Edward Pessen
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, the sixth president of the United States, was one of the most brilliant, learned, and able men wh… Ansel Adams , Adams, Ansel
Born: February 20, 1902
San Francisco, California
Carmel, California
American photographer
Ansel Adams was a masterful photographer and… Microwave , microwave Electromagnetic radiation which has a wavelength between 100 μm and 30 cm and frequencies between 1 GHz and 300 GHz. Microwaves lie between…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Gabor, Jolie (1894–1997)