
	Where results make sense

Topic: Vincent Astor

Related Topics

Astor family

John Jacob Astor VI

John Jacob Astor IV

William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor

Brooke Astor

Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor

John Jacob Astor

John Jacob Astor III

Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor

John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever

Madeleine Astor

William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor

William Waldorf Astor

Madeline Astor

Trinity Church Cemetery

In the News (Tue 1 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Vincent Astor Information
		Vincent's only sister, Alice Ava Muriel Astor, was reportedly Ava Astor's child by a titled lover, while Vincent's father, a friend wrote in a letter to her husband, had numerous affairs and morals shockingly loose for a warden of the Episcopal church.
		Vincent Astor was, according to Astor family biographer Derek Wilson, "a hitherto unknown phenomenon in America: an Astor with a highly developed social conscience." He was only 20 when his father died and having inherited a massive fortune, Vincent Astor dropped out of Harvard University.
		Vincent, along with Brooke, whom he called Pookie, developed the Vincent Astor Foundation, a foundation that was designed to give back to New York City.
	www.bookrags.com /Vincent_Astor (660 words)

	Vincent Astor's Grief : New York Times (1912) - 17 April 1912
		Vincent Astor, son of Col. John Jacob Astor, who is believed to have gone down with the Titanic, was among the earliest to make inquiries (at the White Star Offices).
		Astor had remained up all night, hoping against hope for some reassuring word.
		Astor, news that carried with it a reasonable confirmation of his fears that his father had gone down with the ship.
	www.encyclopedia-titanica.org /item/2284 (310 words)

	VINCENT ASTOR AS HEAD OF HIS FAMILY : New York Times (1912) - 17 April 1912
		Vincent Astor's rumored engagement to various young society girls, notably Miss Margaret Andrews, the daughter of Paul Andrews of Newport, has been made the subject of gossip for the last year or two.
		Ava Willing Astor obtained her divorce no information was given out concerning the financial settlement but it has since been rumored that Muriel Astor, having been placed by the court in her mother's custody, will not be among her father's heirs.
		Astor received, to secure from her a release of her dower right in the estate, was never made public, but has been reported several times as $2,000,000.
	www.encyclopedia-titanica.org /item/3899 (786 words)

	Brooke Astor
		Philanthropist Brooke Astor was born in New Hampshire and raised in Waikiki, Panama, Peking, and Mexico.
		Vincent Astor reportedly once told his wife that when he died, she would have "a hell of a good time" giving away his fortune.
		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)

	Random House for High School Teachers \| Catalog \| Roosevelt's Secret War by Joseph Persico
		The Roosevelts of Hyde Park and the Astors up the road at Rhinebeck stood at the heart of the Dutchess County gentry, their lives a weave of family, professional, and commercial interests.
		Vincent's grandmother was the grande dame who defined New York society by the four hundred guests who could fit into her Fifth Avenue ballroom.
		As Astor put it, much later "we grew to be the same age." The two avid sailors met again during the First World War while Franklin was serving as President Woodrow Wilson's assistant secretary of the Navy.
	www.randomhouse.com /highschool/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781588361240&view=excerpt (2243 words)

	Federal News Radio - WFED: Report: Astor's Will Leaves Bulk to Son
		Astor's personal wealth is valued at about $130 million, and an estimated $60 million trust left by her late husband, Vincent Astor, is also hers to bequeath, according to the Times.
		The newspaper said Brooke Astor's only child, Anthony Marshall, 83, is to inherit the bulk of her fortune, including proceeds from the future sale of her 65-acre Westchester estate and a duplex apartment on Manhattan's posh Park Avenue.
		Each of Astor's twin grandsons is to receive $1 million, and her daughter-in-law, Charlene Marshall, is not overlooked: The will gives her a mink coat and a chinchilla one, as well as a necklace studded with 367 diamonds.
	www.federalnewsradio.com /?nid=80&sid=864949 (634 words)

	[No title]
	( words)

	[No title]
	( words)

	MSN Encarta - Romania
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761559516/Romania.html (1012 words)

	[No title]
	www.rotravel.com /romania/history/cap1.php (262 words)

	Romania - VisitEurope.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
	www.visiteurope.com /romania.html (285 words)

	Romania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
	flagspot.net /flags/ro.html (1633 words)

	ICL - Romania - Constitution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
	www.oefre.unibe.ch /law/icl/ro00000_.html (10035 words)

	Government of Romania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
	www.gov.ro /engleza (2233 words)

	Southeastern Europe Country Analysis Brief
	www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/romania.html (2575 words)

	Amnesty International Report 2002 - Europe - ROMANIA
	web.amnesty.org /web/ar2002.nsf/eur/romania!Open (1613 words)

	Romania
	travel.state.gov /travel/romania.html (2499 words)

	Rome and Romania, Roman Emperors, Byzantine Emperors, etc.
	www.friesian.com /romania.htm (14386 words)

	Romania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107905.html (1082 words)

	ROMANIA - Official Travel and Tourism Information. History
	www.romaniatourism.com /history.html (1110 words)

	Romania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107905.html (875 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| Country profiles \| Country profile: Romania
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1057466.stm (887 words)

	ICL - Romania Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
	www.oefre.unibe.ch /law/icl/ro__indx.html (672 words)

	Romania News
	www.topix.net /world/romania (1122 words)

	Romania Special Weapons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/romania (162 words)

	Romania Travel Information \| Lonely Planet Destination Guide
	www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/europe/romania (190 words)

	Romania - In Your Pocket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
	www.inyourpocket.com /Romania/index.shtml (354 words)

	CIA - The World Factbook -- Romania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
	www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/ro.html (1432 words)

	Romania Maps - Perry-Castañeda Map Collection - UT Library Online
	www.lib.utexas.edu /maps/romania.html (149 words)

	UNDP Romania - Home / News
	www.undp.ro (1076 words)

	Romania News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
	www.einnews.com /romania (675 words)

	romania map and information page
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/europe/ro.htm (412 words)

	Ethnologue report for Romania
	www.ethnologue.com /show_country.asp?name=Romania (442 words)

	USAID Europe and Eurasia: Romania
	www.usaid.gov /locations/europe_eurasia/countries/ro (502 words)

	Romania : Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress
	lcweb2.loc.gov /frd/cs/rotoc.html (187 words)

	WTO \| Romania - Member information
	www.wto.org /english/thewto_e/countries_e/romania_e.htm (192 words)

	About Romania - Location, Flag, Map, Weather, Transportation
	www.phpclasses.org /browse/country/ro (91 words)

	Romania Travel - Travelogues : Poiana Hotels, Sinaia Hotels, Predeal Hotels
	romania.8k.com (759 words)

	Painting at core of Astor family feud
		The Astor court fight, offering a rare glimpse into the private life of one of New York's oldest and wealthiest families, is being followed closely by New York news media.
		Astor's third and last husband, Vincent Astor, was the great-great-grandson of John Jacob Astor, who made his fortune in fur trading in the 19th century.
		Astor, who has Alzheimer's and was hospitalized earlier this summer in New York City, is currently living at her Westchester County estate, Holly Hill.
	www.freenewmexican.com /news/49233.html (714 words)

	Vincent Astor
		Vincent Aster was the son of John Jacob Aster who died on the Titanic.
		Vincent was an unofficial advisor to Franklin D Roosevelt during the 1930s and 40s even serving to gather intelligence for him.
		Vincent lived in New York City but also had an estate in Bermuda complete with a miniature steam railroad for transportation.
	www.earlyaviators.com /eastor.htm (189 words)

	Vincent Astor - The Huffington Post
		Philip Astor is seeking new guardianship for his grandmother, who was married to Vincent Astor, the great-great-grandson of John Jacob Astor.
		Astor after her third husband, Vincent Astor, died in 1959, according to information released by the firm yesterday.
		Her third husband, Vincent Astor, died five and a half years into their marriage, but left her with $62 million along with another $60 million for charity,...
	www.huffingtonpost.com /topics/Vincent+Astor (415 words)

	Generosity Unleashed - August 9, 2006 - The New York Sun
		How different to this picture is one in a 1997 New Yorker profile of Brooke Astor, the leading lady of philanthropy in New York, demurely sipping a Campari at the Knickerbocker Club with Brendan Gill and reflecting on the 3,000 causes to which she had disbursed nearly $200,000,000 over four decades.This was consequential stuff indeed.
		Under her leadership, the Vincent Astor Foundation gave money for an astounding range of projects, including "outdoor living rooms,"a 1960s term for recreation areas in housing projects; the Animal Medical Center, which cares for the pets of the poor and elderly; and a hydroponic herb farm in the Bronx.
		There were tremendous gifts to the city's "crown jewels"— the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Bronx Zoo, and especially the New York Public Library, cofounded by the original Astor, John Jacob, and where Brooke Astor sat on the board from Vincent Astor's death, in 1959.
	www.nysun.com /article/37594 (462 words)

	Mrs. Vincent Astor - Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Brooke Marshall Astor was the only child of Major General John Russell and granddaughter of Rear Admiral John Henry Russell, a descendant of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
		In 1953, she became the third wife of Vincent Astor, who was listed 12th on the first Forbes list of the wealthiest Americans.
		Vincent Astor left an enormous estate at his death in 1959, and left his widow to distribute the funds to charity.
	www.imdb.com /name/nm1480564/bio (485 words)

	Vertientes - Camaguey Sugar Company of Cuba issued to Vincent Astor - 1947
		The certificate was issued to (but not signed by) Vincent Astor (1891-1959), son of the John Jacob Astor who built the well-known hotels, departed markedly from Astor family conservatism.
		Vincent Astor was a directory of the Cuban-Dominican Sugar Company as well as many other companies.
		History of Sugar in Cuba - Sugar cane, originating in Asia, was brought to southern Spain by the Arabs, hence it passed to the Canary Islands, of Cape Verde and Madeira, where it was being cultivated at the time of the conquest of America.
	www.scripophily.net /vercamsugcom1.html (1520 words)

	Gifts of Speech - Brooke Astor
		John Jacob Astor was born in 1763 in Waldorf, a hamlet lying between Heidelberg and the Rhine.
		Jacob Astor was described as a "worthy man," a cautious and wise father who did not deprive his son of good advice and set him a good example.
		It is that in spite of the fact that one always hears of John Jacob Astor making his money in the fur trade and the busy beaver was his logo--still, the main base of his fortune was Manhattan Island real estate.
	gos.sbc.edu /a/astor.html (1661 words)

	Vertientes - Camaguey Sugar Company of Cuba - Vincent Astor's Certificate ...
		Certificate Vignette This particular certificate was made out to (but not signed) Vincent Astor (1891-1959), son of the John Jacob Astor who built the well-known hotels, departed markedly from Astor family conservatism.
		(William) Vincent Astor (1891-1959), was born on Nov. 15, 1891, in New York City.
		He took an active role in managing the family real estate holdings, and during the last two decades of his life headed the corporation that published Newsweek magazine.He willed most of his fortune to the Vincent Astor Foundation.
	www.goantiques.com /detail,vertientes-camaguey-sugar,345525.html (799 words)

	Mrs. Vincent Astor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Astor has tirelessly served the arts in recognition that the arts build communities.
		Astor holds positions as Trustee Emeritus of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Honorary Chairman of the board of Trustees for the New York Public Library.
		She has received previous commendations for her service to improving architecture, green space and arts access in New York City.
	www.americansforthearts.org /events/bios/naa/1999/001.asp (200 words)

	TIME Magazine Cover: Vincent Astor - Apr. 9, 1934 - Vincent Astor - Yachting - Business
		Vignette StoryServer 5.0 Sun Jul 01 03:38:14 2007
		TIME Magazine Cover: Vincent Astor - Apr. 9, 1934 - Vincent Astor - Yachting - Business
		Vignette StoryServer 5.0 Sun Jul 01 03:38:16 2007
	www.time.com /time/covers/0,16641,19340409,00.html (50 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)