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Brooke Astor (1902–2007)

Auteur de Patchwork Child: Early Memories

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Comprend les noms: Brooke Astor

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Œuvres de Brooke Astor

Patchwork Child: Early Memories (1962) 34 exemplaires
Footprints (1980) 13 exemplaires

Oeuvres associées

New York, New York: The City in Art and Literature (2000) — Introduction — 96 exemplaires
Legendary Parties/1922-1972 (1987) — Avant-propos — 17 exemplaires

Étiqueté

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Date de naissance
1902-03-30
Date de décès
2007-08-13
Sexe
female
Nationalité
USA
Lieu de naissance
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
Lieu du décès
Briarcliff Manor, New York, USA
Lieux de résidence
New York, New York, USA
Briarcliff Manor, New York, USA
Northeast Harbor, Maine, USA
Professions
philanthropist
novelist
autobiographer
Relations
Marshall, Anthony D. (son)
Prix et distinctions
National Medal of Arts (1988)
Presidential Medal of Freedom (1998)
Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts (1986)
Courte biographie
Brooke Astor, née Russell, was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She grew up in various cities around the world including Beijing, Honolulu, and Panama City, following the career of her father, Maj. Gen. John H. Russell, who later became commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. She began writing as a child. She was married three times, the third time to Vincent Astor, the wealthy scion of the famous Astor family, and became a leader of New York high society. After her husband's death in 1959, Mrs. Astor took charge of the foundation to which he had left his estate, and took great delight in her ability to give away all the money to worthy causes. In 1998, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for this work. Her published works included numerous magazine articles; two novels, The Bluebird Is at Home (1965) and The Last Blossom on the Plum Tree: A Period Piece (1986); and two volumes of autobiography, Patchwork Child (1962) and Footprints (1980).

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Statistiques

Œuvres
4
Aussi par
2
Membres
77
Popularité
#231,246
Évaluation
3.9
ISBN
11

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