The funeral of Brooke Astor had all the elements that make New York a great city. It was a gathering of the powerful and wealthy, but also of the not so wealthy and not so powerful. It was a religious ...
After hearing allegations of elder abuse, a state judge took speedy action on Brooke Astor’s behalf this July, appointing guardians to tend to the beauty needs of the 104-year-old philanthropist, hire ...
The Astor Library was one of the first important public libraries in New York City. John Jacob Astor pledged $400,000 to create a reference library using the books from the great book collector and ...
The socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor has died of pneumonia at her home in New York State at the age of 105, reports The New York Times. Ms. Astor donated more than $195-million during her ...
Brooke Astor, a philanthropist, socialite and consummate New Yorker died at the age of 105. Over her lifetime she gave away nearly $200 million, most of it to charities and cultural organizations in ...
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