Brooke Astor

Brooke Astor
Brooke Astor in 2002 in her apartment
Born
Roberta Brooke Russell

(1902-03-30)March 30, 1902
DiedAugust 13, 2007(2007-08-13) (aged 105)
Education
Occupation(s)Writer, philanthropist
Spouses
(m. 1919; div. 1930)
Charles Henry Marshall III
(m. 1932; died 1952)
(m. 1953; died 1959)
ChildrenAnthony Dryden Marshall
Parents
RelativesJohn Henry Russell Sr. (grandfather)

Roberta Brooke Astor (née Russell; March 30, 1902 – August 13, 2007) was an American philanthropist, socialite, and writer. She served as the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, established by her third husband, Vincent Astor, who was a member of the Astor family. Brooke Astor was the author of two novels and two volumes of personal memoirs.