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13 de ago. de 2007 · 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 Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., according to Kenneth E. Warner, a lawyer for Anthony D. Marshall, her son.The cause of death was pneumonia, he said. Mrs. Astor was 105. An obituary by Marilyn Berger offers a full account of Mrs. Astor’s life.
12 de jun. de 2015 · Según el diario New York Post, parte de la herencia de Brooke Astor -viuda del fundador del imperio Vincent Astor y reconocida filántropa- pasará a manos de su nuera Charlene Gilbert, a la que ...
Anderson Cooper talks about meeting a member of the Astor family and their legacy in New York.Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2HFUeAKWebsite: https://livewithkelly...
24 de sept. de 2012 · Brooke Astor, viuda y heredera de Vincent Astor, fue víctima del maltrato y el fraude de su único hijo. Esta semana Sotheby's subasta 900 muebles, joyas y obras de arte que le pertenecieron. De día visitaba orfanatos y, en mesas plegables, con platos de cartón, tomaba salchichas con mostaza y salsa de pepinillo.
13 de ago. de 2007 · Brooke Astor, who by night reigned over New York society with a disdain for pretension and by day devoted her time and considerable resources to New York’s unfortunate, died this afternoon at ...
Brooke Astor, geboren als Roberta Brooke Russell (Portsmouth (New Hampshire), 30 maart 1902 – Briarcliff Manor , 13 augustus 2007) was een Amerikaans filantroop en society-koningin. Brooke Russell was de dochter van een officier bij het United States Marine Corps.
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.” The beloved grande dame of New York philanthropy circles and a trustee of The Rockefeller University for 35 years, Mrs. […]
