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Brooke Astor
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Grave of Brooke Astor
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Roberta Brooke Russell
March 30, 1902 |
| Died | August 13, 2007 (aged 105) |
| Occupation | writer, philanthropist |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | John Dryden Kuser (m. 1919–1930; divorced) Charles Henry Marshall (m. 1932–1952; his death) William Vincent Astor (m. 1953–1959; his death) |
| Children | Anthony Dryden Marshall |
| Parent(s) | John Henry Russell, Jr. Mabel Cecile Hornby Howard |
| Relatives | John Henry Russell, Sr. (grandfather) |
Brooke Astor (born Roberta Brooke Russell; March 30, 1902 – August 13, 2007) was an American philanthropist, socialite and author. She was the chairwoman for the Vincent Astor Foundation. The VAF was founded by her third husband, Vincent Astor, son of RMS Titanic passenger John Jacob Astor IV. Brooke Astor wrote two novels.
Astor was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She died in Briarcliff Manor, New York at age 105 from pneumonia.
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The grave of Brooke Astor in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
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