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Conrad Nicholson Hilton (December 25, 1887 – January 3, 1979) was an American hotel magnate and politician who founded the Hilton Hotels chain. From 1912 to 1916, Hilton was a Republican representative in the first New Mexico Legislature , but became disillusioned with the "inside deals" of politics.
After a decade in the movies, Elvis Presley again began performing in front of live audiences in 1969 at the opening of the International (a few years later renamed the Las Vegas Hilton). He went on to star at the Las Vegas Hilton two months a year—performing two shows a night, seven nights a week—until shortly before his death in 1977.
They are widely known for the Hilton Hotels & Resorts Group which was established by Conrad Hilton in 1919 [1] when he bought his first hotel. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Hilton family is one of the world's most powerful and famous families and are worth over $14.2 billion dollars.
Hotel magnate Barron Hilton, an original owner in the American Football League, died at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced Friday. Hilton died Thursday of natural causes at age 91, the ...
Hotelier and philanthropist Barron Hilton, who served as chairman, president and CEO of Hilton Hotels Corporation for 30 years, died on Thursday at age 91.
The company was founded by Conrad Hilton in 1919 as Hilton Hotels Corporation in Cisco, Texas, and it had its headquarters in Beverly Hills, California, from 1969 until 2009. In August 2009, the company moved to Tysons Corner, unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, near McLean. [12] [13] [14]
[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]
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...