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Brooke Astor was the author of two novels and two volumes of personal memoirs. ... According to Frances Kiernan's 2007 biography of Astor, when Brooke was six months ...
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.
House of the Day: Brooke Astor's 65-Acre Westchester Estate. Teke Wiggin. Updated July 14, 2016 at 6:21 PM.
Brooke, the daughter of John H. Russell Jr. (16th Commandant of the Marine Corps), was divorced from New Jersey State Senator John Dryden Kuser. Brooke's son from her first marriage, Anthony Dryden Marshall, adopted the Marshall surname. After Charles' death, Brooke became the third wife of Vincent Astor in 1953. [15]
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It’s hard to escape the name Astor when you are in New York: from Astor Place downtown to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and even the neighborhood of Astoria, Queens, the family’s legacy is everywhere.
Brooke Astor (1902–2007) – philanthropist and widow of Vincent Astor [7] Caroline Schermerhorn Astor (1930–2008) – socialite [ 8 ] John Jacob Astor IV (1864–1912) – businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, who was a passenger on the RMS Titanic and chose to ...
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.