Constance Francesca Gabor Hilton was an actress and comedian who was the only child of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton and his second wife, actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor.
15 Facts About Francesca Hilton
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Francesca Hilton's mother, Zsa Zsa Gabor, was a Hungarian actress and socialite.
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Francesca Hilton 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.
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Francesca Hilton attended movie premieres with her mother and competed in equestrian competitions as a child.
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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.
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Francesca Hilton worked in reservations at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California during summers as a teenager.
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When Conrad Hilton died in 1979, he left most of his wealth to the Conrad N Hilton Foundation.
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Francesca Hilton contested the will, which left her only $100,000, but lost the suit.
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Francesca Hilton appeared in A Safe Place in 1971 and The Gravy Train in 1974.
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Francesca Hilton joked that her great-nieces, Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton, were "pole dancers and porn stars".
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Francesca Hilton died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on January 5,2015, after suffering a major stroke.
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Francesca Hilton was just over two months short of her 68th birthday.
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Francesca Hilton's mother was then 97 and suffering from dementia; her stepfather sought unsuccessfully to take possession of Hilton's body.
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Francesca Hilton's funeral was held at St Ambrose Catholic Church, West Hollywood.
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Francesca Hilton was cremated and her ashes interred at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, close to her aunt, Eva Gabor.