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The ashes of Zsa Zsa Gabor, who died in 2016 at the age of 99 in her Los Angeles home, were laid to rest by her widower Prince Frederic von Anhalt in the artist’s pantheon of Budapest’s largest cemetery, opposite the grave of Nobel Prize writer Imre Kertész.

Von Anhalt said he had kept Gabor’s ashes “in a secure place” for the last five years but always wanted to fulfil her wishes and return them to Hungary.

Gabor was born in 1917 in the north-eastern Hungarian town of Kisvárda as Sari Gabor. She was crowned beauty queen of Hungary in 1936, then five years later left the country and became a star in Hollywood, acting in movies including ‘Moulin Rouge’, ‘Lili’ and ‘We’re Not Married!’

She also became famous of her glamourous and extravagant lifestyle. She married nine times, and famously commented: “I am a marvellous housekeeper: Every time I leave a man I keep his house.”

Von Anhalt, 26 years her junior, was her ninth husband, who she married when she was 69 and who cared for her during her long illness.

The funeral was attended by former minister and ruling Fidesz party MP Miklós Seszták, who promised to create a memorial room for Zsazsa Gabor in a new film park which will pay tribute to all Hungarians who left the country and became world famous in Hollywood, like director Michael Curtiz, actor Tony Curtis or producer Andy Vajna.

Hungary is currently a favourite location of the international movie industry and it’s hoped that promoting famous Hungarians from the golden age of Hollywood could further strengthen this image.









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