Brooke Astor

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Born March 30, 1902 · Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.

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. Brooke Astor was the author of two novels and two volumes of personal memoirs. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brooke Astor, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.