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The Astor family achieved prominence in business, society, and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries. With German roots, some of their ancestry goes back to the Italian and Swiss Alps, [1] the Astors settled in Germany, first appearing in North America in the 18th century with John Jacob Astor, one of the wealthiest people in history.
Branches of the family are found on the United States East Coast. Contemporary descendants include American art historian John Wilmerding, journalist Anderson Cooper (son of Gloria Vanderbilt), actor Timothy Olyphant, musician John P. Hammond, screenwriter James Vanderbilt, and the Duke of Marlborough James Spencer-Churchill.
In “Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune,” CNN journalist Anderson Cooper and his co-writer Katherine Howe trace the famous family’s legacy from its beginning, when John Jacob ...
Award-winning author and journalist Anderson Cooper has spent his career documenting the lives of others. ... The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty,” the CNN news anchor turns inward to ...
This painting was placed prominently in Astor's house; she would stand in front of it when receiving guests for receptions. Today, it is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [1] The Four Hundred was a list of New York society during the Gilded Age, a group that was led by Caroline Schermerhorn Astor, the "Mrs. Astor", for
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Anderson Cooper’s cuties! The CNN anchor and ex-boyfriend Benjamin Maisani are proud parents to their two sons. Cooper announced during a May 2020 CNN Town Hall broadcast that he had secretly ...
This category is about the Astor family, articles on the members of the Astor family and their lives. The family came to prominence in the United States through business, politics, and society. In the 20th century several well known members of it lived in England .