Brooke Astor

Brooke Astor
Brooke Astor in 2002 in her apartment
Born	Roberta Brooke Russell (1902-03-30)March 30, 1902 Portsmouth, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	August 13, 2007(2007-08-13) (aged 105) Briarcliff Manor, New York, U.S.
Education	The Madeira School Holton-Arms School
Occupation(s)	Writer, philanthropist
Spouses	John Dryden Kuser ​ ​ (m. 1919; div. 1930)​ Charles Henry Marshall III ​ ​ (m. 1932; died 1952)​ William Vincent Astor ​ ​ (m. 1953; died 1959)​
Children	Anthony Dryden Marshall
Parents	John Henry Russell Jr. Mabel Cecile Hornby Howard
Relatives	John 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.