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	Brooke Astor's Son Stunned by Abuse Claims
		Socialite Brooke Astor arrives at the New York premiere of "Nicholas Nickleby" on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 in New York.
		Astor, the Manhattan socialite who less than a decade ago was dancing at her 95th birthday celebration, now wears torn nightgowns and sleeps on a filthy couch _ all while her son withholds money and proper medical care, her grandson charges in court papers filed last week the Daily News reported Wednesday July 26, 2006.
		Astor was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital earlier this week, and remained there Friday, although her condition was improving, said Fraser Seitel, a spokesman for Astor's close friend, Annette de la Renta, wife of designer Oscar de la Renta.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/28/AR2006072800199.html (598 words)

	New York Times (1934) MOTHER OF ASTOR TO ATTEND BRIDAL - 30 June 1934
		Astor yesterday expressed the hope that his mother's condition would permit her to be present.
		Astor and Miss French were obliged to run the gauntlet of a battery of cameras as they entered the church.
		Astor's half-brother; Kingsley Swan, Elisha Dodge, Beverley A. Bogert, Francis A. Clark, G. Philip Lynch, Thomas Le Boutillier and J. Blaine Ewing Jr.
	www.encyclopedia-titanica.org /item/3417 (655 words)

	Brooke Astor
		Philanthropist Brooke Astor was born in New Hampshire and raised in Waikiki, Panama, Peking, and Mexico.
		Brooke Astor now suffers from Alzheimer's disease, and in 2006 she became the subject of a lawsuit alleging elder abuse.
		Her grandson claims that Astor's son, Anthony Dryden Marshall, forced her to sleep on a urine-drenched couch, kept her beloved dogs locked in a separate room, replaced her name-brand face cream with petroleum jelly, and switched her prescriptions to lower-cost generic drugs.
	www.nndb.com /people/173/000057002 (517 words)

	All About Romance: The Gilded Age
		The Astor family was one of the wealthiest in America, having made their fortune in the fur trade back during the Colonial period.
		Astor (whom he referred to as the Mystic Rose) defined Society - who was In and who was Out and they had it firmly in their clutches.
		Astor's daughter, Carrie, and her friends had been practicing a Star Quadrille for some time and Carrie was very much looking forward to the ball.
	www.likesbooks.com /gildedage.html (1621 words)

	Manhattan judge agrees to partially open Brooke Astor court file - Boston.com
		Astor's charitable efforts through her husband's foundation won her a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in 1998.
		But her grandson has alleged that in recent years his ailing grandmother was reduced to sleeping on a filthy couch to escape a cold bedroom and subsisting on pureed peas and oatmeal, the News reported.
		Astor's husband, Vincent Astor, a descendant of 19th-century tycoon John Jacob Astor, endowed the foundation that bore his name before he died in 1959.
	www.boston.com /news/local/rhode_island/articles/2006/08/29/manhattan_judge_agrees_to_partially_open_brooke_astor_court_file (506 words)

	In The News: Salzman
		The most emotionally charged allegation in the Brooke Astor legal tussle was that her only son, Anthony D. Marshall, had denied his 104-year-old mother her dignity and compromised her care by reducing her to pitiable conditions in her Park Avenue duplex and skimping on her medication.
		Beginning in late 2003, the last will and testament of the socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor was amended by a series of documents that redirected millions of dollars to her son, Anthony D. Marshall, and made him sole executor of her estate.
		Astor’s apartment that served as a bed for her and apparently smelled of urine had been cleaned.
	www.seniorlaw.com /inthenews-salzman.htm (1515 words)

	The Ohio Trust & Estate Blog
		Astorâs personal fortune, valued at about $130 million, and a trust estimated to be worth more than $60 million that was left for her by her late husband, Vincent Astor.
		Brooke Astor (born March 30, 1902) is an American socialite and philanthropist who was the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, which had been established by her third husband.
		Astor was released from Lenox Hill Hospital on 29 July 2006 and moved to Holly Hill, her 75-acre estate in the village of Briarcliff Manor, New York.
	bonasera.org (2733 words)

	Brooke Astor, 2006 People in the News — Infoplease.com
		Marshall's son, Philip, filed a court petition over the summer, accusing his father of denying the 104-year-old of medication, slashing her living expenses, and forcing her to sleep on a sofa that reeked of urine.
		Marshall was accused of mishandling Astor's money and enriching himself at her expense.
		Marshall called the charges “a vicious fabrication.” In July, a judge appointed J. Morgan the temporary guardian of Astor's property and finances.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0934112.html (189 words)

	The Astors: Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		His son Waldorf Astor (1879-1952), who died in 1952, served as private secretary to Prime Minister Lloyd George and as publisher of The Observer (acquired from the Harmsworths), both of which appear to have been less frightening than marriage to Nancy Astor.
		Astor gained a peerage in 1956, becoming a tax exile in 1962 after the Macmillan government introduced new death duties on the overseas holdings of British residents.
		Astor's estate in England and Wales was recorded as £416,135; assets had previously been transferred to his children.
	www.ketupa.net /astors.htm (1703 words)

	Marketplace for December 18, 1996
		Brooke Astor says, at 94, she's had enough of the philanthropy business and wants more time to travel and write poetry.
		Leclere: "She was the leader in the early days of the redevelopment of the library by virtue of giving on a magnificent level that set the stage for many others to recognize the NY library as a place worthy of investing in.
		Astors admirers say her personal style has meant as much as the 175 million dollars her foundation funneled into New York projects.
	marketplace.publicradio.org /shows/1996/12/18_mpp.html (1436 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Heiress Brooke Astor's son removed as guardian of her estate under newly ...
		NEW YORK –; Philanthropist Brooke Astor's son has been permanently removed as guardian of her multimillion-dollar estate, according to a settlement announced in court Friday.
		Astor is the widow of Vincent Astor, a great-great-grandson of John Jacob Astor, who made a fortune in fur trading and New York real estate.
		In the decades after her husband's death in 1959, Astor gave away nearly $200 million to support New York's great cultural institutions and a host of humbler projects, winning a Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, in 1998.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20061013-1242-brookeastor.html (355 words)

	(Roberta) Brooke Astor Biography - Biography.com
		Brooke has described her marriage to Marshall as “a love match,” and they were deeply devoted to each other.
		Brooke found herself in the middle of a family feud over her well-being as well as the center of intense media interest in 2006.
		Anthony Marshall later stepped down as Brooke’s guardian and was replaced by Annette de la Renta, wife of fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, and J. Morgan Chase and Company, serves as the guardian for all of her assets.
	www.biography.com /search/article.jsp?aid=9191144 (536 words)

	USATODAY.com - Son of New York philanthropist Brooke Astor denies abusing her (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		NEW YORK (AP) — The son of philanthropist Brooke Astor said he was stunned by allegations that he abused his ailing 104-year-old mother.
		In court papers filed last week, Astor's grandson accused Marshall, his father, of denying Astor the usual luxuries of a wealthy woman "while enriching himself with millions of dollars" as her legal guardian.
		He claims his father denied Astor hair bonnets and no-skid socks — leaving nurses to spend their own money on the items — and left her with an "unmotivated cook" serving pureed peas, liver, carrots and oatmeal.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2006-07-28-astor_x.htm?csp=34 (529 words)

	Astor Family -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), the founder of the family fortune, is covered in a separate article: see Astor, John Jacob.
		The forefather of the Astor family was a butcher's son and was born near Heidelberg, Germany, on July 17, 1763.
		Astor Piazzolla introduced a distinctive, innovative style to the tango.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9009982?&query=astor&ct= (668 words)

	NYUToday: Stephen Jay Gould to teach at NYU
		Most recently, the Astor Chair in Science was held by Victor Zakkay, an aeronautical engineer and chairman of the Department of Applied Science and director of the Antonio Ferri Laboratories.
		Astor has established the Brooke Astor Book Endowment Fund at Bobst Library and has supported the Institute of Fine Arts and the Reading Recovery Program and most recently, the Astor Fellows Travel Program at the School of Education.
		The Astor Fellows Travel Program, made possible by a gift from The Vincent Astor Foundation and matching funds from the school, enabled 10 outstanding New York City teachers to travel to Italy this past summer to observe innovative education programs in early childhood development.
	www.nyu.edu /nyutoday/vol10n2/lead1.html (691 words)

	Interviews - Brooke Astor
		A socialite, philanthropist, and writer, Astor was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
		Her third husband, Vincent Astor, left her with a fortune that allowed her to become a philanthropist of major proportions.
		She has awarded an average of 100 grants a year ($9 million a year) to civic projects, social projects, and cultural institutions in New York City, the New York Public Library being one of her major beneficiaries.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/newyork/series/interview/astor.html (482 words)

	New York Landmarks Conservancy - Financial & Technical Assistance > Special Projects - Astor Row
		In the early 1880s, William Astor built 28, semi-attached row houses on 130th Street between Fifth and Lenox Avenues in Harlem.
		Although the buildings were designated as city landmarks in 1981, by 1990, most of the porches were gone or in serious disrepair.
		In a tour through Upper Manhattan at that time, Brooke Astor came upon Astor Row and commenced a substantial financial commitment to restore and place the porches.
	www.e-guana.net /organizations.php3?action=printContentItem&orgid=79&typeID=751&itemID=6628 (228 words)

	kyw.com - Philanthropist Brooke Astor Hospitalized
		(CBS) NEW YORK Millionaire socialite Brooke Astor, whose well-being is at the center of a legal battle between her son and grandson, has been moved to a hospital, where her condition is improving, her doctor said.
		He was the great-great-grandson of patriarch John Jacob Astor, who made a fortune in fur trading and real estate and was the wealthiest man in America by 1840.
		Brooke Astor gave millions to the New York Public Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Carnegie Hall and the Museum of Natural History.
	cbs3.com /topstories/topstories_story_208083541.html (382 words)

	Real Estate Weekly: Ribbon cut on revamping of Astor Row in Harlem.... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Vincent (Brooke) Astor and Mayor David N. Dinkins cut the ribbon marking the completion of the repair and rehabilitation of the facades, windows and ornate porches of four landmark rowhouses on a block in the heart of Harlem known as Astor Row.
		This is the first phase of he major revitalization effort for the entire block that uses landmarks rehabilitation as die spur to community renewal.
		A lead grant of $500,000 from The Vincent Astor Foundation for the restoration of the porches sparked interest in the project.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:12934866&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (508 words)

	Brooke Astor's Son Stunned by Abuse Claims
		The son of philanthropist Brooke Astor said he was stunned by allegations that he abused his ailing 104-year-old mother.
		Astor was taken to Lenox Hill Hospital earlier this week, and remained there Friday, although her condition was improving, said Fraser Seitel, a spokesman for Astor's close friend, Annette de la Renta, wife of designer Oscar de la Renta.
		The court papers filed by Astor's grandson seek to replace Anthony Marshall as her legal guardian with Annette de la Renta and J.P. Morgan Chase bank.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/07/28/national/a025123D45.DTL&type=printable (453 words)

	Articles - Brooke Astor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1953, she married Vincent Astor (1891-1959), the last notably wealthy American member of the famous Astor family and elder son of Titanic victim Colonel John Jacob Astor IV (1864-1912).
		Upon Vincent Astor's death in 1959, she took charge of the philanthropies to which he left his fortune.
		Despite liquidating the Vincent Astor Foundation in 1997, she continues to be active in charities and in New York's social life.
	www.lastring.com /articles/Brooke_Astor?mySession=f838cb7df7f7bb29787d1ed21791626f (321 words)

	The Corner on National Review Online
		Brooke had been married previously and had a son (at least one), John Marshall.
		The 'babe in the womb' became another John Jacob Astor, and was an international 'playboy' and in assorted scrapes and scandals, a media celebrity in the 40s and 50s.
		Brooks tries, unpersuasively, to minimize the political effects of the trend he describes.
	www.nationalreview.com /thecorner/04_12_07_corner-archive.asp (7026 words)

	Brooke Astor -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Her father, who retired as a major general, ended his military career as 16th (An officer in command of a military unit) commandant of the U.S. (An amphibious division of the United States Navy) Marine Corps.
		Upon Vincent Astor's death in 1959 she took charge of the philanthropies to which he left his fortune, and, despite liquidating the Vincent Astor Foundation in 1997, has continued to be active in charities and in (A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies) New York's social life.
		She is the author of several books, including novels and a memoir, A Patchwork Child.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/br/brooke_astor.htm (203 words)

	Vogue's Gallery
		Brooke de Ocampo shows off her cast of Condé Nast-worthy friends but their apartments upstage them; Gloria Deák shows her what class is all about.
		Astor's nostalgic comment appears in a new book by another Brooke: Brooke de Ocampo's lavish new coffee-table peek at the lifestyles of some Society youngsters.
		Astor thinks of the Things in Bright Young Things, but I do suspect that she'd really love Picturing New York, Gloria Deák's richly narrated, lavishly illustrated tour of New York and all of its classes.
	www.newyorkmetro.com /nymetro/arts/books/reviews/4219 (614 words)

	mediabistro: content: features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		After he was born, Madonna transformed herself once again: into a wife, when she made the whole thing official by marrying Ritchie.
		Astor, who made the acquaintance of the sea creature at the Manatee Park resort while on vacation in the Dominican Republic, is heir to one of America's oldest fortunes.
		Sill, except in giving it away — she is one of New York City's greatest philanthropists — dollars don't interest the doyenne of dinner parties.
	www.mediabistro.com /content/archives/01/12/03 (1195 words)

	Patchwork Child (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Patchwork Child, a childhood memoir originally written in 1962 by New York philanthropist and socialite, Brooke Astor, has been released with new illustrations to enhance the fascinating text.
		Astor has recreated the story of her most unusual childhood.
		Now in her nineties, she continues to be a patron of New York arts and culture and recently received the Presidential Citizen's Medal for outstanding participation and dedication to philanthropic activities.
	www.intcon.net /~cynthia/nfbkrevw/patchwor.htm (217 words)

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