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French Line’s SS CHAMPLAIN

By CRUISELINEPOSH on | From cruiselinehistory.com
Ahoy There!  Brooke Astor – The late Brooke Astor, from the 1900s to 1950s, sailed trans-Atlantic on scores of famous liners including the SS Champlain.  These were not cruise ships but floating palaces known as ocean liners.  They would have had three or four classes of travel… First, Cabin, Tourist, 3rd Class and Steerage.  Brooke Astor sailed first or cabin.  Cabin before world WW2 was first class on many liners.  This is a type of service you will never see today on the floating condos...Read Full Story

Ahoy There! Brooke Astor

By CRUISELINEPOSH on | From cruiselinehistory.com
Social and Ocean Liner History: Brooke Astor sailed on scores of ocean liners from the 1910 into the 1950s.  This video looks at some of these great ocean liners. Roberta Brooke Astor (née Russell, previously Kuser and Marshall) (March 30, 1902 – August 13, 2007) was an American philanthropist and socialite who was the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, which had been established by her third husband, Vincent Astor, son of John Jacob Astor IV (who died in the sinking of the RMS...Read Full Story

Huguette Clark guardianship; another Brooke Astor case?

By awmayoras on | From probatelawyerblog.com
Huguette Clark is a 104-year mysterious and reclusive New York multi-millionaire whose situation bears a striking resemblance to that of the late Brooke Astor.  Like with Astor, Clark is now the subject of a guardianship proceeding in New York brought by relatives who fear that she has been financially exploited.  Clark's fortune is estimated to be worth half a billion dollars.  Clark is the daughter, and only surviving child, of William Andrews Clark, who died in 1925 and was described as...Read Full Story

Brooke Astor's Beloved Dachshunds Won't Use The Doggy Door

By jstefano on | From dachshundlove.blogspot.com
The late Brooke Astor's Dachshunds, 'Girlsie' (left) and 'Boysie,' eat a gourmet meal at the Iris Love residence in Lincoln, Vermont, 2009  Archaeologist and Dachshundist Iris Love was dining with friends including Liz Smith and Helen Gurly Brown on Monday night when the subject of 'Girlsie' and 'Boysie' came up, the Dachshunds who belonged to the late Brooke Astor, and who are in the care of Iris Love.   NYMag reports: So how aaaare the Astor dachshunds — Boysie and Girlie — these days...Read Full Story

Brooke Astor's Son, Anthony Marshall, Gets Jail Time for Looting Estate

By JJ on
Anthony Marshall was sentenced to 1-to-3 years in prison Monday morning for looting his mother, Brooke Astor 's $185 million fortune after she died 2 years ago. Marshall will begin his sentence January 19, allowing him to spend the holidays with family before going to jail. Not only did Marshall receive prison time, he was also admonished by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Kirke Bartley who actually said, "What would your mother say if she were here?" Brooke Astor, who lived to be 105, is...Read Full Story
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NY auction from estate of philanthropist Brooke Astor is moved to September...
NY auction from estate of philanthropist Brooke Astor is moved to SeptemberGreenfield Daily ReporterAnthony Marshall was found guilty in 2009 of exploiting his mother's dementia to help himself to millions of dollars. He's free pending appeal. The auction will include property from Astor's Manhattan apartment and her country house in Westchester ...NY Astor auction moved to SeptemberWall Street Journalall 8 news articles »  
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Astor con’s a ‘deadbeat’
The shady ex-lawyer convicted of swindling millionaire philanthropist Brooke Astor is now getting sued for cheating his attorneys.In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the law firm of Davis & Gilbert says Francis X. Morrissey owes them more than $218,000 in fees, but hasn’t paid them a dime...  
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Scarsdale Broker Sells Brooke Astor's Estate
Scarsdale Broker Sells Brooke Astor's EstateScarsdale10583.comTracy Isaacs, an associate broker in Coldwell Banker's Scarsdale office recently completed the sale of Holly Hill, the country estate of the late Brooke Astor. Astor was a prominent philanthropist and socialite who was often referred to as the Queen of ...  
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Jewelry, art from New York City's Brooke Astor to be sold at Sotheby's
NEW YORK, N.Y. (AP).-Jewelry and artwork from the estate of philanthropist Brooke Astor will go on the auction block next year. Sotheby's announced this week that it will hold a sale of property from Astor's estate in New York City in April. All of the ...  
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The Year That Was 2011: November: Garrison Keillor; Rihanna; Brooke Astor...
Because you can't move forward without looking back, here now is The Year That Was, wherein Curbed briefly and by no means exhaustively recaps important things that happened in the realms of real estate, interior design and decor, architecture, and...  
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Brooke Astor's Westchester estate sells for less than half of original asking...
From left: Brooke Astor and 298 Scarborough Road in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.The 64.5 acre Westchester County estate of Brooke Astor, known as Holly Hill, has sold for $6.45 million, according to a press release from Coldwell Banker Residential in Westchester, who represented the buyer. The new owner intends to live in the circa-1927 stone mansion at 298 Scarborough Road, in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., according to Tracy Isaacs of...  
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