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Conrad Hilton Dies At 91 A Powerhouse Hotelier Leader
Conrad Hilton, who built a global hotel empire from a Cisco, Texas property, died at 91 in Santa Monica after pneumonia. His career spanned from eight small hotels to the Roosevelt, Plaza, Waldorf Astoria, and Statler chain acquisitions, with Carte Blanche credit and Marshall Plan era foreign hotels. He served in World War I, had three marriages including Zsa Zsa Gabor, and his sons helped run the business. Hilton was born December 25, 1887, in San Antonio, New Mexico Territory.
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