biography
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Astor, (Roberta) Brooke
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née Russell
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| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (?1902– )
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| biography:
| Socialite, philanthropist, and writer, born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. Largely self-educated, she was a magazine journalist and the author of four books. She married three times (once divorced, twice widowed). Her third husband, Vincent Astor, left her with a fortune that allowed her to become a philanthropist of major proportions. She awarded an average of 100 grants a year ($9 million a year) to civic projects, social projects, and cultural institutions in New York City. The New York Public Library, where she served as a trustee, was one of her major beneficiaries. |
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