Comment on Inching closer to the grave every day

• Kirk@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The nepotism part has always been true, but the category of celebrities “being famous talent” did not exist until Paris Hilton. Socialites and “famous” talent-less people like Florence Foster Jenkins did not have “fans” the way influences do today.

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  • match@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    before radio, every born noble was famous despite having no talent, with the rare exception of the talented ones

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    • Saleh@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Well, they had political power. So it was pretty darn important to know them around where you lived.

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  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zsa_Zsa_Gabor

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    • i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Speaking of, Paris Hilton’s great grandfather was married to Zsa Zsa Gabor.

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      • Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I am simultaneously enriched and diminished by knowing that.

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      • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Who wasn’t?

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      • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        there’s a whole rube Goldberg machine of celebrities of that era that are married or related.

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    • RagingRobot@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Is that the lady from Green acres? It’s the place to be!

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      • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Nope, it’s her sister, you’re thinking of Eva Gabor. Darling I love you but give me Park Avenue.

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      • Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Her sister…

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  • Lucky13@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Oh honey. Talentless celebrities existed before you were born.

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