Francesca Hilton | |
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Born |
Constance Francesca Gabor Hilton March 10, 1947 New York, New York, U.S. |
Died | January 5, 2015 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
(aged 67)
Cause of death | Stroke |
Resting place | Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery |
Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress, photographer, comedian |
Parent(s) |
Conrad Hilton Zsa Zsa Gabor |
Relatives |
Eva Gabor (aunt) Magda Gabor (aunt) Jolie Gabor (grandmother) Conrad Hilton, Jr. (half-brother) Barron Hilton (half-brother) Steven M. Hilton (nephew) Richard Hilton (nephew) Paris Hilton (great-niece) Nicky Hilton (great-niece) Justin McAuliffe (great-nephew) Elizabeth Taylor (former sister-in-law) |
Constance Francesca Gabor Hilton (March 10, 1947 – January 5, 2015) was an American actress, photographer and comedian. She was the only daughter of Hilton Hotel founder Conrad Hilton with his second wife, actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor.
Francesca Hilton was born in 1947 in New York City.
Her father, Conrad Nicholas Hilton, was the founder of the Hilton Hotel chain. Her mother, Zsa Zsa Gabor, was a Hungarian-born actress and socialite. She was the only child of Zsa Zsa Gabor and therefore the only descendant of the Gabor sisters as well as the only daughter of Conrad Hilton. Her three half-brothers are Conrad Nicholson Hilton, Jr. (1926-1969); William Barron Hilton (born 1927); and Eric Michael Hilton (1933-2016). She attended movie premieres with her mother and competed in equestrian competitions as a child. In 1947, while Hilton was an infant, a burglar entered their home and tied up Zsa Zsa Gabor and their housekeeper, and threatened to kill Francesca. The burglar stole jewelry worth over $750,000.
She worked in reservations at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California during summers as a teenager. When her father died in 1979, he left most of his wealth to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. She contested the will, which left her only $100,000, but lost the suit.
Hilton resided in Los Angeles most of her life. She was engaged to Michael Natsis.
On June 1, 2005, her stepfather, Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt, filed suit against her in a California court and accused her of fraud. The court threw out the case for lack of evidence. Hilton denied the allegations., Hilton lived in West Hollywood apartments for the last 9 years of her life. After her mother Zsa Zsa Gabor became incapacitated (including loss of voice, hearing and eyesight, as well as total dementia) and left to the care of her stepfather, Francesca was totally cut off financially. She did not have any children.