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Eva Gabor poses in her hospital room at Manhattan's French Hospital, photo by I.C. Rapoport, 1964. Gabor was in the hospital recovering from injuries she sustained during a jewel theft that occurred in Miami, Florida when Eva and her fourth husband, stockbroker Richard Brown, were tied up in their posh Raquet Club apartment after midnight and pistol whipped by notorious criminals Jack Murphy (aka: “Murf the Surf”) and Allan Kuhn. The thieves made off with a $25,000 ring featuring a 12-carat diamond surrounded by 30 smaller diamonds (easily worth well over $500,000 today), a plain gold wedding band, a gold woman’s wristwatch, and $150.00 in cash. Badly roughed up during the robbery, Eva suffered from a cerebral concussion, multiple bruises, and an ear injury resulting from a diamond earring being ripped from her lobe during the struggle. Originally hospitalized in Miami, Gabor checked into the hospital in New York when it became apparent that she needed further treatment to fully recover. She appeared on the game show Password two weeks later and the robbery was briefly mentioned when host Allen Ludden said: “I understand those men took that diamond from you.” Eva replied: “Oh, yes. I’m delighted that’s all they took. I feel very well.” She then quickly moved on and was her usual witty, entertaining self for the remainder of the show. Understandably shaken by the violent incident, Eva wore fake gems created by her mother, costume jewelry designer Jolie Gabor, whenever she made public appearances for the rest of her life.

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