The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty (72 page)

In a heated telegram, Zsa Zsa insisted to Conrad that only three people ever loved him—she herself, his son Nicky, and his secretary Olive Wakeman. “Please take yourself off this list,” Conrad shot back.
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Nicky Hilton finally found the love of his life when he met Patricia McClintock, better known as “Trish.” They were married on November 26, 1958.
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Not only was Trish Hilton a knockout, she was a formidable woman who would do anything to love and protect her husband.
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Nicky and Trish with their two sons, Conrad III and Michael Otis, in April of 1962.
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Rat Pack Cool, father and sons: (left to right) Barron, Conrad, Nicky, and Barron Hilton at the Aurora Hilton Inn in March 1960.
(Hospitality Industry Archives, Conrad N. Hilton College, University of Houston.)

Zsa Zsa and Francesca (with their Spaniel puppy, Paul McCartney) at London’s Heathrow Airport, September 1968.
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Nicky Hilton—seen here with his staff—became head of the international division of the Hilton chain in 1966.
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As bellhops and a desk clerk look on, Nicky greets guests at the Bel-Air hotel.
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Barron Hilton and his lovely wife, Marilyn, always made such a stunning couple. Here they pose at a party for opera star (and, later, gossip columnist) Cobina Wright. Nicky Hilton is in the background.
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Nicky and Conrad, formally dressed for another hotel opening. When Conrad made the decision to sell the company’s international division, it caused a serious breach with Nicky. However, the two reconciled before Nicky’s sudden death, in 1969.
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Conrad fell in love and took a third wife, Mary Frances Kelly—better known as “Frannie”—on December 21, 1976, four days before his eighty-eighth birthday. Frances was sixty-one.
(Stella Kelly)

Zsa Zsa and Conrad. There may have been years of tension between them having to do with money and power, but they did share many laughs.
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