Brooke Astor | search
Click here to view Brooke Astor news from 60+ newspapers.
Bookmark or Share- Brooke Astor Trial Verdict Latest in Long Family DramaCo-defendant Francis Morrissey, Astor's estate lawyer, was found guilty on all six counts of conspiracy, scheming to defraud and forgery.
- Brooke Astor, 105, Aristocrat of the People, DiesBrooke 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...
- Brooke Astor, 105; N.Y. socialite, philanthropist gave away $200 ...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.
- Brooke Russell Astor | American Philanthropist, Socialite & Writer ...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.
- Brooke Astor's will finally settled; $100 mln to charitiesThe bitter five-year battle over the estate of Brooke Astor, the socialite and philanthropist, was settled on Wednesday in a deal that allows $100 million to be dispensed to various charities...
More
