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Conrad Hilton Jr.

January 01, 1970

Conrad Nicholson "Nicky" Hilton Jr. (July 6, 1926 – February 5, 1969) was an American socialite, hotel heir, and businessman. He was the eldest son of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton and the first husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor.

Conrad Hilton Jr.
Hilton in 1957
Born
Conrad Nicholson Hilton Jr.

(1926-07-06)July 6, 1926
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
DiedFebruary 5, 1969(1969-02-05) (aged 42)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationBusinessman
Spouses
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    (m. 1950; div. 1951)​
  • Patricia McClintock
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    (m. 1958; sep. 1967)​
Children2
Parents
RelativesHilton family

Life and career edit

Conrad Nicholson Hilton Jr. was born in Dallas, Texas. His parents were Conrad Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels, and Mary Adelaide Barron. Hilton had three younger siblings: Barron, Eric, and Francesca. He is a grand-uncle of Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton.[1]

Growing up he did not take interest in the family business and he dropped out of Loyola University in Los Angeles to join the Navy.[2] His father enrolled him at École hôtelière de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland but he was suspended after six months.[3][4] In 1951, he became the vice president of the Hilton Corporation and manager of the Bel Air Hotel.[5][6] In his later years, he was a director and chairman of the executive committee of the Hilton International Company.[7]

Hilton died at the age of 42 from a sudden heart attack due to alcoholism on February 5, 1969.[7] His funeral was held at St. Paul's Church in Los Angeles.[7] He is interred in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.[8]

Personal life edit

Hilton dated various Hollywood starlets and gained a reputation for being a playboy.[9]

Hilton had an affair with his stepmother, Zsa Zsa Gabor, according to claims made by Gabor after his death.[10] Gabor stated in her 1991 autobiography One Lifetime Is Not Enough, that their affair began when her marriage to Hilton's father was on the rocks and ended during his marriage to Elizabeth Taylor.[11]

In October 1949, Hilton met Taylor at Mocambo nightclub in Los Angeles.[12] The couple were married in a highly publicized ceremony at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills on May 6, 1950.[13][14] They had a tempestuous 8-month marriage due to his gambling, drinking, heroin addiction, and abusive behavior.[3][15][16] During one of his violent outbursts, Hilton kicked Taylor in the stomach and caused her to have a miscarriage.[17][18][19] Taylor announced their separation in December 1950;[20] she was granted a divorce on grounds of mental cruelty on January 29, 1951.[12]

In September 1951, actress Betsy von Furstenberg announced her engagement to Hilton.[21][22] They planned to marry the following spring but they were never married.[23]

In May 1954, Hilton was arrested on drunk charges and received two years of probation.[24][25][26]

In the 1950s, Hilton dated actresses Terry Moore, Mamie Van Doren, Arlene Solof, and Jeanne Carmen.[27][28] In 1957, he dated actresses Natalie Wood and Joan Collins at the same time.[29][30][31] Shortly after, he dated Mexican actress Silvia Pinal, whom he met at the opening of a hotel in Acapulco.[32]

In 1958, Hilton married Patricia McClintock, an oil heiress from Oklahoma. They had two sons, Conrad Nicholson Hilton III and Michael Otis Hilton.[33] Their marriage deteriorated as Hilton became addicted to the sleeping pill Seconal and mixed it with hard liquor.[3] McClintock sued for divorce on February 10, 1964.[34] She charged Hilton with "causing her extreme mental and physical suffering" but they later reconciled.[35] In August 1967, McClintock filed for divorce again, accusing Hilton of "repeated acts and threats of violence."[36] The divorce was never granted but they were separated at the time of Hilton's death.[37]

 
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References edit

  1. ^ Gurvis, Sandra (2011). Paris Hilton: A Biography. ABC-CLIO. pp. 5–6. ISBN 978-0-313-37940-6.
  2. ^ Bogle, Donald (June 6, 2017). Elizabeth and Michael: The Queen of Hollywood and the King of Pop—A Love Story. Simon and Schuster. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-4516-7698-3.
  3. ^ a b c Heymann, C. David (Clemens David) (1995). Liz: an intimate biography of Elizabeth Taylor. Internet Archive. New York : Carol Pub. Group. pp. 83–84, 104. ISBN 978-1-55972-267-4.
  4. ^ Taraborrelli, J. Randy (April 1, 2014). The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4555-8236-5.
  5. ^ "Liz, Nick Married With All-Star Cast". Daily News. May 7, 1950. p. 56.
  6. ^ Amburn, Ellis (2000). The most beautiful woman in the world : the obsessions, passions, and courage of Elizabeth Taylor. Internet Archive. New York, NY : HarperLargePrint. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-06-019719-3.
  7. ^ a b c "Conrad Hilton Jr., 42, Is Dead; Once Wed to Elizabeth Taylor". The New York Times. February 6, 1969. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  8. ^ The Hiltons
  9. ^ Breen, Jay (July 31, 1952). "Hilton Reveals Plan For Getting Along With Girls". The Daily News. p. 2.
  10. ^ Bennetts, Leslie (September 6, 2007). "It's a Mad, Mad, Zsa Zsa World". Vanity Fair. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  11. ^ Gábor, Zsa Zsa; Leigh, Wendy (1991). One Lifetime Is Not Enough. Internet Archive. New York, N.Y. : Delacorte Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-385-29882-7.
  12. ^ a b Smith, Laura C. (January 26, 1996). "Elizabeth Taylor's divorce from Nicky Hilton". EW.com. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  13. ^ "Hotel Heir Conrad Hilton Weds Elizabeth Taylor". Los Angeles Times. May 7, 1950. p. 1.
  14. ^ "Elizabeth Taylor Weds; 2500 Film Fans Attend". Sunday News. May 7, 1950. p. 1.
  15. ^ Woo, Elaine (March 23, 2011). "Elizabeth Taylor's obituary: outtakes from a 12-year work in progress". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  16. ^ Gussow, Mel (March 23, 2011). "Elizabeth Taylor, 1932–2011: A Lustrous Pinnacle of Hollywood Glamour". The New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  17. ^ Hadleigh, Boze (October 20, 2017). Elizabeth Taylor: Tribute to a Legend. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-4930-3106-1.
  18. ^ Kuczynski, Alex (September 29, 2002). "Good Times and Bum Times, but She's Here". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  19. ^ Mann, William J. (2009). How to be a Movie Star: Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-547-13464-2.
  20. ^ "TO DIVORCE NICK HILTON; Elizabeth Taylor Rules Out Possibility of Reconciliation". The New York Times. December 15, 1950. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  21. ^ "Noble Starlet To Wed Hilton". Ogden Standard-Examiner. Utah, Ogden. September 19, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.  
  22. ^ "Another Gabor". Time. October 15, 1951. p. 104.
  23. ^ "'Betsy Von' Says She'll Wed Nicky in Spring". The Austin American. January 6, 1952. p. 1.
  24. ^ Netbun, Deborah (May 4, 2007). "Seven key dates in Hilton history". Los Angeles Times.
  25. ^ "Nicky, Hilton, Freed From Jail, Threatens 'Expose'". Los Angeles Times. May 14, 1954. p. 2.
  26. ^ "Nicky Hilton Fined and Put on Probation". Los Angeles Times. May 18, 1954. p. 23.
  27. ^ Oppenheimer, Jerry (2006). House of Hilton : from Conrad to Paris: a drama of wealth, power, and privilege. Internet Archive. New York : Crown Publishers. pp. 186, 207–212. ISBN 978-0-307-33722-1.
  28. ^ Mueller, Jim (March 23, 1999). "SEX KITTEN WITH NINE LIVES". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  29. ^ Mosby, Aline (March 1957). "Joan Collins Sets Date Record: Hollywood 'Queen' Is Having a Ball". Press and Sun-Bulletin. p. 16.
  30. ^ Hopper, Hedda (April 14, 1957). "She Grew Up Beautiful". Chicago Sunday Tribune Magazine. p. 26.
  31. ^ "Joan Collins is so tired of falling in love". Sunday Dispatch. April 28, 1957. p. 7.
  32. ^ "La belleza de Silvia Pinal enamoró a un multimillonario de la Época de Oro". El Heraldo de México (in Spanish). Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  33. ^ "Meet the Hiltons: A who's who of May cover star Paris Hilton's famous family". Tatler.com. March 25, 2021. from the original on March 25, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  34. ^ "Mrs. Hilton Asks Divorce". The New York Times. February 11, 1964. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  35. ^ "Nicky Hilton's Wife Files for Divorce, Custody". Los Angeles Times. February 11, 1964. p. 31.
  36. ^ "'Nicky' Hilton Sued for Divorce". The Boston Globe. August 11, 1967. p. 2.
  37. ^ "Nicky Hilton, Hotel Heir, Playboy, Dies in Sleep at 42". The San Bernardino County Sun. February 6, 1969. p. 5.

Further reading edit

  • Los Angeles Times, Historical Collection

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Conrad Nicholson Nicky Hilton Jr July 6 1926 February 5 1969 was an American socialite hotel heir and businessman He was the eldest son of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton and the first husband of actress Elizabeth Taylor Conrad Hilton Jr Hilton in 1957BornConrad Nicholson Hilton Jr 1926 07 06 July 6 1926Dallas Texas U S DiedFebruary 5 1969 1969 02 05 aged 42 Los Angeles California U S OccupationBusinessmanSpousesElizabeth Taylor m 1950 div 1951 wbr Patricia McClintock m 1958 sep 1967 wbr Children2ParentsConrad HiltonMary Adelaide BarronRelativesHilton family Contents 1 Life and career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 Further readingLife and career editConrad Nicholson Hilton Jr was born in Dallas Texas His parents were Conrad Hilton the founder of Hilton Hotels and Mary Adelaide Barron Hilton had three younger siblings Barron Eric and Francesca He is a grand uncle of Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton 1 Growing up he did not take interest in the family business and he dropped out of Loyola University in Los Angeles to join the Navy 2 His father enrolled him at Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne in Lausanne Switzerland but he was suspended after six months 3 4 In 1951 he became the vice president of the Hilton Corporation and manager of the Bel Air Hotel 5 6 In his later years he was a director and chairman of the executive committee of the Hilton International Company 7 Hilton died at the age of 42 from a sudden heart attack due to alcoholism on February 5 1969 7 His funeral was held at St Paul s Church in Los Angeles 7 He is interred in Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City California 8 Personal life editHilton dated various Hollywood starlets and gained a reputation for being a playboy 9 Hilton had an affair with his stepmother Zsa Zsa Gabor according to claims made by Gabor after his death 10 Gabor stated in her 1991 autobiography One Lifetime Is Not Enough that their affair began when her marriage to Hilton s father was on the rocks and ended during his marriage to Elizabeth Taylor 11 In October 1949 Hilton met Taylor at Mocambo nightclub in Los Angeles 12 The couple were married in a highly publicized ceremony at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills on May 6 1950 13 14 They had a tempestuous 8 month marriage due to his gambling drinking heroin addiction and abusive behavior 3 15 16 During one of his violent outbursts Hilton kicked Taylor in the stomach and caused her to have a miscarriage 17 18 19 Taylor announced their separation in December 1950 20 she was granted a divorce on grounds of mental cruelty on January 29 1951 12 In September 1951 actress Betsy von Furstenberg announced her engagement to Hilton 21 22 They planned to marry the following spring but they were never married 23 In May 1954 Hilton was arrested on drunk charges and received two years of probation 24 25 26 In the 1950s Hilton dated actresses Terry Moore Mamie Van Doren Arlene Solof and Jeanne Carmen 27 28 In 1957 he dated actresses Natalie Wood and Joan Collins at the same time 29 30 31 Shortly after he dated Mexican actress Silvia Pinal whom he met at the opening of a hotel in Acapulco 32 In 1958 Hilton married Patricia McClintock an oil heiress from Oklahoma They had two sons Conrad Nicholson Hilton III and Michael Otis Hilton 33 Their marriage deteriorated as Hilton became addicted to the sleeping pill Seconal and mixed it with hard liquor 3 McClintock sued for divorce on February 10 1964 34 She charged Hilton with causing her extreme mental and physical suffering but they later reconciled 35 In August 1967 McClintock filed for divorce again accusing Hilton of repeated acts and threats of violence 36 The divorce was never granted but they were separated at the time of Hilton s death 37 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conrad Hilton Jr References edit Gurvis Sandra 2011 Paris Hilton A Biography ABC CLIO pp 5 6 ISBN 978 0 313 37940 6 Bogle Donald June 6 2017 Elizabeth and Michael The Queen of Hollywood and the King of Pop A Love Story Simon and Schuster p 106 ISBN 978 1 4516 7698 3 a b c Heymann C David Clemens David 1995 Liz an intimate biography of Elizabeth Taylor Internet Archive New York Carol Pub Group pp 83 84 104 ISBN 978 1 55972 267 4 Taraborrelli J Randy April 1 2014 The Hiltons The True Story of an American Dynasty Grand Central Publishing ISBN 978 1 4555 8236 5 Liz Nick Married With All Star Cast Daily News May 7 1950 p 56 Amburn Ellis 2000 The most beautiful woman in the world the obsessions passions and courage of Elizabeth Taylor Internet Archive New York NY HarperLargePrint p 56 ISBN 978 0 06 019719 3 a b c Conrad Hilton Jr 42 Is Dead Once Wed to Elizabeth Taylor The New York Times February 6 1969 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved August 4 2022 The Hiltons Breen Jay July 31 1952 Hilton Reveals Plan For Getting Along With Girls The Daily News p 2 Bennetts Leslie September 6 2007 It s a Mad Mad Zsa Zsa World Vanity Fair Retrieved March 29 2022 Gabor Zsa Zsa Leigh Wendy 1991 One Lifetime Is Not Enough Internet Archive New York N Y Delacorte Press p 53 ISBN 978 0 385 29882 7 a b Smith Laura C January 26 1996 Elizabeth Taylor s divorce from Nicky Hilton EW com Retrieved August 4 2022 Hotel Heir Conrad Hilton Weds Elizabeth Taylor Los Angeles Times May 7 1950 p 1 Elizabeth Taylor Weds 2500 Film Fans Attend Sunday News May 7 1950 p 1 Woo Elaine March 23 2011 Elizabeth Taylor s obituary outtakes from a 12 year work in progress Los Angeles Times Retrieved April 1 2011 Gussow Mel March 23 2011 Elizabeth Taylor 1932 2011 A Lustrous Pinnacle of Hollywood Glamour The New York Times Retrieved March 23 2011 Hadleigh Boze October 20 2017 Elizabeth Taylor Tribute to a Legend Rowman amp Littlefield p 101 ISBN 978 1 4930 3106 1 Kuczynski Alex September 29 2002 Good Times and Bum Times but She s Here The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved August 4 2022 Mann William J 2009 How to be a Movie Star Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood Houghton Mifflin Harcourt p 120 ISBN 978 0 547 13464 2 TO DIVORCE NICK HILTON Elizabeth Taylor Rules Out Possibility of Reconciliation The New York Times December 15 1950 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved August 6 2022 Noble Starlet To Wed Hilton Ogden Standard Examiner Utah Ogden September 19 1951 p 1 Retrieved September 4 2022 via Newspapers com nbsp Another Gabor Time October 15 1951 p 104 Betsy Von Says She ll Wed Nicky in Spring The Austin American January 6 1952 p 1 Netbun Deborah May 4 2007 Seven key dates in Hilton history Los Angeles Times Nicky Hilton Freed From Jail Threatens Expose Los Angeles Times May 14 1954 p 2 Nicky Hilton Fined and Put on Probation Los Angeles Times May 18 1954 p 23 Oppenheimer Jerry 2006 House of Hilton from Conrad to Paris a drama of wealth power and privilege Internet Archive New York Crown Publishers pp 186 207 212 ISBN 978 0 307 33722 1 Mueller Jim March 23 1999 SEX KITTEN WITH NINE LIVES Chicago Tribune Retrieved September 5 2022 Mosby Aline March 1957 Joan Collins Sets Date Record Hollywood Queen Is Having a Ball Press and Sun Bulletin p 16 Hopper Hedda April 14 1957 She Grew Up Beautiful Chicago Sunday Tribune Magazine p 26 Joan Collins is so tired of falling in love Sunday Dispatch April 28 1957 p 7 La belleza de Silvia Pinal enamoro a un multimillonario de la Epoca de Oro El Heraldo de Mexico in Spanish Retrieved August 6 2022 Meet the Hiltons A who s who of May cover star Paris Hilton s famous family Tatler com March 25 2021 Archived from the original on March 25 2021 Retrieved April 22 2021 Mrs Hilton Asks Divorce The New York Times February 11 1964 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved August 4 2022 Nicky Hilton s Wife Files for Divorce Custody Los Angeles Times February 11 1964 p 31 Nicky Hilton Sued for Divorce The Boston Globe August 11 1967 p 2 Nicky Hilton Hotel Heir Playboy Dies in Sleep at 42 The San Bernardino County Sun February 6 1969 p 5 Further reading editLos Angeles Times Historical Collection Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Conrad Hilton Jr amp oldid 1218652687, wikipedia, 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