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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.
- Roberta Brooke Russell, March 30, 1902, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.
- John Henry Russell Jr., Mabel Cecile Hornby Howard
- Anthony Dryden Marshall
- John Henry Russell Sr. (grandfather)
23 de abr. de 2024 · Brooke Russell Astor (born March 30, 1902, Portsmouth, N.H., U.S.—died Aug. 13, 2007, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) was an American socialite, philanthropist, and writer, who employed her position, wealth, and energies in the interest of cultural enrichment and the poor. The daughter of a U.S. Marine Corps officer and a socialite, young ...
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14 de ago. de 2007 · Brooke Astor, the itinerant soldier’s daughter who married her way into the top echelon of Manhattan society and then gave away a fortune, died Monday. She was 105. Astor died of pneumonia at...
by TALLEY HENNING BROWN. Brooke Russell Astor was known as a great conversationalist, but her philosophy regarding her life’s work was something she described succinctly: “Power is the ability to do good things for others.”.
14 de ago. de 2007 · Brooke Astor, who by night reigned over New York society with a decided disdain for pretension and by day devoted her time and considerable resources to New York’s unfortunate, died yesterday...
- Marilyn Berger
13 de ago. de 2007 · The New York Times) Slide Show: A Long and Storied Life. Updated, Aug. 14 | Brooke Astor, the doyenne of philanthropy and high society, died at 1:50 p.m. today at Holly Hill, her estate in...
13 de ago. de 2007 · NEW YORK – Brooke Astor, the civic leader, philanthropist and fixture of New York high society who gave away nearly $200 million to support the city's great cultural institutions and a host of...
