Gaborabilia: An Illustrated Celebration of the Fabulous, Legendary Gabor Sisters (Paperback)

by Anthony Turtu (Author), Donald F. Reuter (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
"The word 'glamour' doesn't seem to mean much in the context of popular entertainment as it did in the Golden Age of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. Happily there are exceptions, and the lovely women of the Gabor family certainly qualify. Gaborabilia represents a remarkable job of research and affectionate commentary about a truly fascinating family."
-- Steve Allen

"Guts, glamour, and goulash!"
-- RuPaul

"Jolie Gabor, the Queen Mother, brought her daughters up to be rich and beautiful. I adored them all and often borrowed money and men."
-- Phyllis Diller

"The Gabors! What a dynasty. Green Acres changed my life, not to mention fueled my career."
-- Todd Oldham

"Mama Gabor taught her daughters to be perfection in femininity. And they graduated with honors to become legends of the twentieth century."
-- Mr. Blackwell -- Review

Review
"The word 'glamour' doesn't seem to mean much in the context of popular entertainment as it did in the Golden Age of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s. Happily there are exceptions, and the lovely women of the Gabor family certainly qualify. Gaborabilia represents a remarkable job of research and affectionate commentary about a truly fascinating family."
-- Steve Allen

"Guts, glamour, and goulash!"
-- RuPaul

"Jolie Gabor, the Queen Mother, brought her daughters up to be rich and beautiful. I adored them all and often borrowed money and men."
-- Phyllis Diller

"The Gabors! What a dynasty. Green Acres changed my life, not to mention fueled my career."
-- Todd Oldham

"Mama Gabor taught her daughters to be perfection in femininity. And they graduated with honors to become legends of the twentieth century."
-- Mr. Blackwell

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1st edition (June 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609807595
• ISBN-13: 978-0609807590
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #907,412 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A complete Coffee Table book, but who cares??!!, January 7, 2004

By	James A. White (Cookeville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This tribute to the fabulous, witty Gabor sisters (and mother) is truly the ultimate fan's tribute. Practicaly everything in the book is from the author's personal collection. Bursting with photos, memorabilia, and classic quips, this book is a visual extravaganza with color and glamour everywhere, much like the excellent Gabors. Of course, the book, by its very nature, has a limited audience, and if you're viewing this, you're probably committed to buying the book, but let me encourage you: Get it now.

Bottom Line: While short on biographical info (see "Such Devoted Sisters" for that), this book is full of frosting and glamour, the perfect tribute to the frothy Gabor family.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "I wasn't born. I was ordered from room service" Zsa Zsa, January 22, 2002

By	Robert Rechter (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) - See all my reviews

It would have been a sad world indeed without the fabulous Gabors, their wit, wisdom, beauty and charisma and above all their glamour has kept us spellbound for decades. This book is a celebration of their lives and acheivements, I only wish it was twice as big. Filled with photos movie posters and memorabilia, it lists the Gabor sisters various appearances in Las Vegas, in stage shows and on the big and small screen. People forget Zsa Zsa starred in many memorable movies like 'Lovely to Look At', 'Moulin Rouge', 'Lili', 'Death of a Scoundrel','Queen of Outer Space', 'Arriverderci Baby' & 'Naked Gun 2 1/2' and Eva's films included 'The Mad Magician', 'The Last Time I Saw Paris', 'Artists and Models', 'Gigi' and 'The Aristocats', as well as having a cult following on the 60's T.V classic Green Acres. These women never stopped working and supporting themselves, making legendary guest appearances on countless T.V shows and having everything they said and did reported in the columns. They never stopped partying either, or changing husbands. In glorious gowns they adorned the covers of countless magazines and tabloids and have themselves written tell-all books on their lives. This coffee table book celebrates their journey from El Morocco to Studio 54, it showcases their style as true Hollywood celebrities and legends. "A wry and sumptuous look into the world of celebrity" Robert Rechter.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Book As Vonderful As The Gabors Themselves, September 27, 2002

By	Jennifer E. Williams (Fort Worth, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great little book when you need a little glamourous inspiration in your life! The Gabors (all of them) were every inch stars: glamourous dresses, giant jewels, and witty quotes, such as "I ask myself more questions than Hamlet as I ponder which shoes to wear" (Eva) or "How many husbands have I had - you mean apart from my own?" (Zsa Zsa). I love it! This book celebrates the Gabors and their larger than life presence from the Hungarian beginning through their celebrity in Hollywood. In short, it is simply vonderful, dahling!