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Roberta Brooke Astor (née Russell; March 30, 1902 – August 13, 2007) was an American philanthropist, socialite, and writer.She served as the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, established by her third husband, Vincent Astor, who was a member of the Astor family.
Brooke Astor was a wealthy New York City socialite and philanthropist who passed away in 2007 at the age of 105. Her only son, Anthony D. Marshall, was the executor of her $198 million estate ...
Anthony Dryden Marshall (né Kuser; May 30, 1924 – November 30, 2014) was an American theatrical producer and C.I.A. intelligence officer and ambassador.After being convicted of financially exploiting his mother Brooke Astor, Marshall was sentenced to prison, though stayed there for only eight weeks in 2013 before receiving medical parole.
By 1940, Vincent Astor owned 2,800 acres (11 km 2) reaching down to the Hudson River. After the death of Vincent Astor in 1959, Ferncliff Farm was left to his third wife, Brooke Astor . In 1963, she was asked by the Rhinebeck Rotary club 's president, Homer Staley Sr., to donate the "Mount Rutsen" part of Ferncliff Farm's remaining land to the ...
Brooke Astor owned a home in Tyringham with her husband Buddie Marshall, selling it following his death and before she became Mrs. Astor. [31] Grover Cleveland, U.S. President, spent time in Tyringham, enjoying fishing in the Hop Brook. In 1901, he was arrested and fined $2 for catching too many fish. [32]
Famous socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor once said, "Money is like manure; it's not worth a thing unless it's spread
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 ...
In 2006, Annette de la Renta was appointed temporary guardian of the 104-year-old Brooke Astor, a long-time friend, in the wake of elder abuse allegations being made against Astor's son, Anthony Dryden Marshall. [citation needed] On 13 October 2006, de la Renta became permanent guardian.