238 AstorPlaceTheatre at the Internet Off Broadway Database Off Broadway theatres Category Off Broadway Category Off Broadway theaters Category Theatres in New York City AstorPlaceTheatre ...coord 40.7293 73.9922 type landmark region US NY display title File Astor playhouse.jpg thumb 250px AstorPlaceTheatre in 2009 The AstorPlaceTheatre is an off Broadway house located at 434 Lafayette Street in the NoHo, Manhattan NoHo section of Manhattan . The theater is located in the historic Colonnade Row , originally constructed in 1831 as a series of nine connected buildings, of which only four remain. Though it bears the same name, it was not building which was at the center of the AstorPlace Riot in 1849. Designed in Greek Revival architecture Greek Revival style and fronted by imposing marble columns, the buildings served as residences for the Astor family Astor and Vanderbilt family Vanderbilt families, and are among the oldest structures in the city. They were designated as New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission New York City landmarks in 1963. Bruce Mailman bought the building in 1965. ref http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9A01EEDB113AF931A25755C0A962958260&scp 1&sq 22Bruce 20Mailman 22&st cse Bruce Mailman, 55, Owner of Businesses In the East Village New York Times June 12, 1994 ref On January 17 1968, the theater opened with Israel Horovitz s The Indian Wants the Bronx starring newcomer Al Pacino . Since then, it has gained a reputation for introducing works by aspiring and often Experimental theater experimental playwrights , including Tom Eyen Women Behind Bars , The Dirtiest Show in Town and John Ford Noonan A Couple White Chicks Sitting Around Talking . Established writers like Terrence McNally Bad Habits 1974 play Bad Habits , A.R. Gurney The Dining Room play The Dining Room , The Perfect Party and Larry Shue The Foreigner play The Foreigner ... ref Since 1991, the theater has served as home to the Blue Man Group , which now owns the theatre ... more details
Other uses coord 40.758001 73.98564 format dms display title File AstorTheatre, Broadway, 1936.jpg thumb 375px right AstorTheatre in 1936 The AstorTheatre was a New York City Broadway theatre from 1906 to 1925 in the United States of America . It was located at 1537 Broadway, at W. 45th Street. It was first managed by Wagenhals and Kemper, then by George M. Cohan and Sam Harris playwright Sam Harris , and later by the Shubert Organization Shuberts . From 1925 to 1972 it was a movie theatre. The Astor was demolished in 1982 to make way for the Marriott Hotel which houses the Marquis Theatre . Notes http www.ibdb.com venue.asp?ID 1049 Internet Broadway Database Broadway theatres Category Broadway theatres Category Former theatres of Manhattan Category Demolished theatres of the United States US theat stub ... more details
about the cinema in Melbourne, Australia the Theatre in New York AstorTheatre Use dmy dates date April 2011 Infobox building name The AstorTheatre native name former names alternate names image Astortheatre st kilda.jpg image alt The AstorTheatre front facade caption The AstorTheatre front facade ... architectural style Art Deco ref name AstorTheatre http www.astor theatre.com The AstorTheatre . Accessed ... Ron Morton Taylor ref name RMIT http bonza.rmit.edu.au essays 2005 Scott 20Markworth history of the astor theatre.htm RMIT The History of The AstorTheatre . Accessed 3 July 2007. ref architecture firm structural engineer services engineer civil engineer awards url references The AstorTheatre is a classic ... a friendly and popular member of the theatre. St Michael s Grammar School owns the building in which The Astor is situated. References Reflist External links http www.astortheatre.net.au Official website of The AstorTheatre DEFAULTSORT AstorTheatre Category Art Deco architecture in Melbourne Category ... Theatre, which shared the site with a confectioner and livery stables. Part vaudeville theatre and part ... work of which included the State Theatre Melbourne State now Forum Theatre Forum Theatre on Flinders Street and construction firm Clements Langford. Work progressed rapidly and the new AstorTheatre was officially opened on 3 April 1936. The design of the theatre is in the Art Deco style typical ... since, the theatre has changed ownership several times, undergone redesign and survived contemporary Urban renewal redevelopment proposals to remain a Melbourne landmark venue. ref name RMIT The AstorTheatre is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register , under record number H1751. ref name HeritageVictoria ... the tradition of showing Double feature screenings for the price of single films. In 1983 The AstorTheatre was leased by George Florence, who still runs the business. George developed the renowned programming style of The Astor and the quarterly calendar is much looked forward to by lovers of film ... more details
AstorTheatre can refer to AstorTheatre , New York that operated from 1906 to 1925 AstorPlaceTheatre , off Broadway house in New York Astor Cinema , in Western Australia The AstorTheatre , in Victoria, Australia disamb ... more details
Off Broadway AstorPlaceTheatre , has been located in the landmark Colonnade Row on Lafayette Street ... , seen in a 1900 drawing, opened in 1849. It is now the Joseph Papp Public Theatre File AstorPlace Opera House riots crop.jpg The AstorPlace riot in 1849 anti British feelings expressed in a dispute ...notoc bots deny Yobot Coord 40.729861 N 73.991434 W display title File AstorPlace map locations.jpg thumb right 300px A map of AstorPlace shown in red in lower Manhattan , New York City , showing the location .... Alamo sculpture Alamo AstorPlace Cube br 3. 445 Lafayette Street Manhattan Lafayette St. br 4. Clinton Hall site of AstorPlace riot Astor Opera House br 5. 444 Lafayette St. AstorPlace Building br 6. Public TheatreAstor Library br 7. Colonnade Row AstorPlaceTheatre Blue Man Group br 8. Kmart John Wanamaker Wanamaker Department Store Annex br 9. Hamilton Fish House small AstorPlace is a short ... around the street. ref name enc nyc Elsroad, Linda. AstorPlace in cite enc nyc p.64 ref ... the street was named for him soon after. ref cite streetbook ref AstorPlace was the site of the Astor Opera House at the intersection of AstorPlace, 8th Street Manhattan East 8th Street and Lafayette ... of the AstorPlace Riot of May 10, 1849. Anti British feelings were running so high among New York ... Astor Library building. The trapezium shaped traffic island in the center of AstorPlace is a popular ... Place New York Subway AstorPlace subway station is among the original 28 subway stations, and is on the List .... 21 AstorPlace also known as Clinton Hall and 13 AstorPlace stands on the site which was once the Astor Opera House . After the AstorPlace riot , the building was turned over to the New York Mercantile ... POSTINGS On a Triangular Site at 21 AstorPlace 50 Ultramodern Condominiums ... has stood on AstorPlace, anchoring the north end of Cooper Square , since 1859 File AstorPlace Bldg 444 Lafayette St.jpg The AstorPlace Building at 444 Lafayette Street Manhattan Lafayette Street ... more details
elevated entertainment, and was operating with the name AstorPlaceTheatre . ref Cliff, p. 205 ref ...coord 40.729828 73.991482 format dms display title Image AstorPlace Opera House riots crop.jpg thumb right 400px AstorPlace Riot The AstorPlace Riot occurred on May 10, 1849 at the now demolished Astor ... theatergoers, to avoid mingling with the immigrants and the Five Points crowd, had built the AstorPlace ... took the stage as Macbeth. Image AstorPlace Riot, 1849 crop.jpg thumb left 350px AstorPlace Riot On the day ..., a young boy was killed. An angry crowd headed up Broadway toward AstorPlace and fought running ... missiles. ref Cite Americana AstorPlace Riot ref Three judges presided over a related trial ... . Astor Opera House did not survive its reputation as the Massacre Opera House at DisAster Place ... Rubenfield contains a discussion with Sigmund Freud about the AstorPlace Riot in which he suggests ... Cite Collier s AstorPlace Riot Category Riots and civil unrest in New York City Category 1849 riots Category Macbeth Category 1849 in New York de AstorPlace Riot ... people and the gangs of New York were substantial he had made his debut at the Bowery Theatre , which .... With its dress code of kid gloves and white vests, the very existence of the Astor Opera House was taken ... place for all classes. ref Cliff, pp. xiv xvi ref Macready was scheduled to appear in Macbeth at the Opera ... s supporters bought hundreds of tickets to the top level of the Astor Opera House, and brought Macready ... , the wealthy and elite. ref name gotham On the other side, similar preparations took place. Determined ... from coming inside in the first place. ref name gotham As the theater fell in on their heads, the audience ... resembled a fortress besieged by an invading army rather than a place meant for the peaceful amusement ... Street Manhattan 15th Street and Irving Place , away from the working class precincts and the rowdyness ... and the demise of the Astor Opera House the new venue was less strictly divided by class than ... more details
Infobox NYCS name AstorPlace former AstorPlace Cooper Union bg color 007527 image AstorPlace IRT 014.JPG image size image caption Platform of Downtown train address AstorPlace & Lafayette Street ... AstorPlace Subway Station IRT added September 17, 2004 mpsub New York City Subway System MPS refnum ... of Historic Places publisher National Park Service accessdate December 9, 2011 ref AstorPlace , also called AstorPlace Cooper Union on signs, is a local metro station station on the IRT Lexington Avenue ... Located at the intersection of Lafayette Street and AstorPlace between the East Village, Manhattan ... AstorPlace is a local station with four tracks and two side platform s. The fare control is at platform ... signs underneath the tile AstorPlace signs were destroyed. ref cite web url http www.flickr.com photos 85071996 N00 4017302543 sizes l in pool 1194454 N25 title 1982 Photo of AstorPlace Signage ... read AstorPlace on one pillar, then Cooper Union on the next. The station underwent renovation .... Visitors to the AstorPlace area often rotate the Alamo sculpture which is at street level above ... to nowhere not to be outdone the astorplace station irt 6 has its very own door to nowhere where did it go Clinton Hall at AstorPlace Forgotten New York ref The Eighth Street New York University BMT ... of the station. Image Gallery gallery perrow 4 File AstorPlace IRT 004 crop.jpg Faience plaque with beaver ... on trading beaver pelts File AstorPlace IRT 006.JPG Faience name tablet by Heins & LaFarge Grueby Faience Company, 1904. File AstorPlace IRT 002.JPG Tile with initial A File AstorPlace IRT ... category NYCS ref http www.nycsubway.org perl stations?5 542 IRT East Side Line AstorPlace nycsubway.org ... permart.html?agency nyct&line 6&station 16&xdev 1683 AstorPlace IRT Lexington Avenue Line ..., 73.990675&panoid SUtYhTAmboeVC1Kz7QR7QQ&cbp 12,294.46,,0,3.06 8th Street north of AstorPlace ... Category Railway stations opened in 1904 es AstorPlace l nea de la Avenida Lexington nl ... more details
Wiktionary Astor is a surname and may refer to Brooke Astor 1902 2007 , American philanthropist David Astor 1912 2001 , British newspaper publisher John Jacob Astor , the 4th richest American of all time Madeleine Astor 1893 1940 , wife of John Jacob Astor IV Mary Astor 1906 1987 , an Academy Award winning American actress Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor 1879 1964 , first woman to serve as a British Member of Parliament Vincent Astor 1891 1958 , American businessman and philanthropist William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor 1848 1919 Other uses The Astor family , a wealthy 19th century American family who became prominent in 20th century British politics. Several places are named after the family and its members Astor, Florida , a town AstorPlace Manhattan , a place leading to Broadway in New York City Astor Row , the name given to 130th Street between Fifth Avenue and Lenox in Harlem, New York City Astoria, Oregon , a city that was a fur trading outpost founded by the Astors Astoria, Queens , a neighborhood of New York City Waldorf Astoria Hotel , a fashionable New York City hotel List of Dexter characters Astor Bennett Astor Bennett , a character in the Showtime television series Dexter TV series Dexter Astor Pictures , a New York based motion picture releasing company The AstorTheatre , a picture theatre located in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia stor Piazzolla , a tango musician Astor Radio Corporation , an Australian consumer electronics manufacturer from 1926 onwards, which also owned the Astor Records label MS Astor 1981 , a cruise ship that sailed under the name in 1981 1985 for Hadag Cruise Line and Safmarine MS Astor , a cruise ship that sailed under the name in 1986 1987 for Marlan Corporation and 1995 onwards for Transocean Tours SS Astor , a Panamania cargo ship in service 1955 70 ASTOR disambiguation , a military acronym See also lookfrom intitle Astore ... ca Astor desambiguaci de Astor fr Astor nl Astor pt Astor ru ... more details
Other uses The Other Place disambiguation File Courtyard Theatre Stratford upon Avon.jpg right thumb Site of the 1990 The Other Place blue building now acts as the entrance to the Courtyard Theatre , whose stage, back stage and auditorium are in the brown corrugated box to the right. The Other Place was a black box theatre on Southern Lane, near to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford upon Avon , England . It was owned and operated by the Royal Shakespeare Company . In 1974 the RSC acquired its first studio theatre in Stratford upon Avon, The Other Place. Converted from a rehearsal room, and directed initially by Buzz Goodbody, ref name Aston2004 cite book last Aston first Elaine title Oxford Dictionary of National Biography year 2004 publisher Oxford University Press location Oxford, England chapter Goodbody, Mary Ann Buzz 1946 1975 doi 10.1093 ref odnb 60678 ref this corrugated tin hut became home to some of the company s most exciting small scale and experimental work both in classical productions and in productions of work from contemporary writers such as David Edgar, Edward Bond and Peter Flannery. ref name Smith Howard2 cite book last Smith Howard first Alycia title Studio Shakespeare the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Other Place year 2006 publisher Ashgate location Aldershot, England isbn 0 7546 0786 0 page 2 ref It was an intimate studio theatre space and in such close ... or rushing onto the stage through the theatre s main entrance. The Other Place was closed in 1989 ... of theatre, including the annual Prince of Wales Shakespeare School. The new building later closed and was transformed into a foyer for the RSC s temporary Courtyard Theatre which was built on the adjacent ... Place s fifteen year history represented a brief, shining moment in the long history of the Royal Shakespeare ... region GB scale 1000 DEFAULTSORT Other Place Category Buildings and structures in Warwickshire Category Theatres in Warwickshire Category Stratford upon Avon UK theatre stub ... more details
The Hamilton PlaceTheatre , also known as the Ronald V. Joyce Centre for the Performing Arts , is an internationally acclaimed theatre with a reputation for outstanding acoustics and is located in Hamilton Place in Hamilton, Ontario , Canada . Located in downtown Hamilton and brimming with years of rich history in the arts, Hamilton Place has long been the cultural centre of the city. The celebrated venue is nestled amongst some of Hamilton s best known attractions, such as The Art Gallery of Hamilton, The Canadian Football Hall of Fame, and many of the city s historic and architecturally stunning churches. Featuring year round concerts, dance performance and live theatre, Hamilton Place is known for its gorgeous interior and spectacular acoustics, making it the ideal space to showcase any event. Hamilton Place has hosted some of the world s premier musicians and performing artists, including Tony Bennett, Leonard Cohen, Sarah McLachlan, and The Tragically Hip. Comedians Billy Connolly and Norm MacDonald have performed at the venue, as well as classic rockers Heart. Past theatrical runs have included performances of A Chorus Line, Evita and The Color Purple, in addition to dance based shows such as Moulin Rouge The Ballet and Michael Flatley s Lord of The Dance. New events are constantly being added to the venue s schedule, which is also home to The Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. The stand up comedy film Bill Cosby Himself was recorded at The Hamilton PlaceTheatre in 1983. External links http www.hecfi.on.ca hamiltonplace The Ronald V. Joyce Centre for the Performing Arts coord missing Ontario Category Culture of Hamilton, Ontario Category Visitor attractions in Hamilton, Ontario Category Buildings and structures in Hamilton, Ontario Category Theatres in Ontario canada struct stub ... more details
File Irving Place Theatre.jpg thumb 398px right An undated photograph of the Irving PlaceTheatre For the rock venue, see Irving Plaza The Irving PlaceTheatre was a located at the south west corner of Lexington Avenue Manhattan Irving Place and East 15th Street Manhattan 15th Street in the Union Square New York City Union Square neighborhood of Manhattan , New York City . Built in 1888, it has served as a German language theatre, a Yiddish theatre , a burlesque house, a union meeting hall, a theatre and a cinema. It is now demolished. History The original building on the site was Irving Hall , which opened in 1860 as a venue for balls, lectures, and concerts. It was also for many years the base for one faction of the city s Democratic Party. ref cite news url http query.nytimes.com mem archive free pdf?res 9C03E2DF123DEF3ABC4052DFB066838D609EDE title Union Square Loses Its Old Residences date 18 June 1916 work The New York Times publisher The New York Times Company accessdate 2009 06 14 format PDF ref The facility was rebuilt, and opened as Amberg s German Theatre in 1888 under the management of Gustav Amberg, as a home for German language theatre. ref cite book title The Cambridge History of English and American Literature in 18 Volumes editor Ward & Trent, et al. publisher G.P. Putnam s Sons location New York date 1907 21 volume XVIII chapter 23 isbn 1 58734 073 9 url http www.bartleby.com ... to Irving PlaceTheatre . The first night of the play Narrentanz The Fool s Game by Leo Birinski took place here on November 13, 1912. ref cite news url http query.nytimes.com mem archive free pdf?res ... title German Drama to Move Irving PlaceTheatre Will Be Yiddish Playhouse work The New York ... Irving PlaceTheatre, at Fifteenth Street, the actors have posted a sign that reads We are a young ... Library http collections.mcny.org Doc MNY Media TR3 c 0 b c MNY201500.jpg Irving PlaceTheatre ... of the United States cs Irving PlaceTheatre ... more details
The American PlaceTheatre was founded in 1963 by Wynn Handman , ref cite news accessdate June 16, 2010 url http www.nytimes.com 2007 05 20 nyregion 20wynn.html? r 1&scp 6&sq 22literature 20to 20life 22&st cse title Nearly 60 Years and Counting, Working on the Art of Theater work The New York Times first Melena last Ryzik date May 20, 2007 ref Sidney Lanier, and Michael Tolan at St. Clement s Church, far west on 46th Street in New York City and was incorporated as a not for profit theatre in that year. Tennessee Williams and Myrna Loy were two of the original Board members. The first full production ... play, The American PlaceTheatre has produced and developed the first plays of outstanding writers ... The American PlaceTheatre played an important role in the emerging African American theatre ... nine years of producing many groundbreaking works at The American PlaceTheatre, the project has grown into a separate entity. Actors for whom The American PlaceTheatre has been a launching pad include ... Jones Award 1966 Literature to Life A new chapter for the American PlaceTheatre began with its ..., The American PlaceTheatre s performance based literacy program, presents professionally staged ... Three Cups of Tea Retrieved on May 11, 2010 ref Every year, The American PlaceTheatre hosts its annual Gala, the Literature to Life Awards. The 2011 Literature to Life Awards took place on May ... in Long Island City. References References External links iobdb venue 236 American PlaceTheatre http www.americanplacetheatre.org The American PlaceTheatre Home Page Off Broadway theatres DEFAULTSORT American PlaceTheatre, The Category Theatre in the United States Category Off Broadway theaters ... produced at The American Place, such as Sam Shepard 8 plays including one co authored with Joseph ... Theatre Williams & Walker by Vincent Smith, Ground People by Leslie Lee, Zora Neale Hurston by Laurence Holder, and Fly by Joseph Edward The New England Theatre Conference Special Award for pioneering ... more details
ASTOR may refer to Mark 45 torpedo , Anti Submarine TORpedo Raytheon Sentinel , Airborne STand Off Radar See also Astor disambiguation disambig Category Acronyms Category Military acronyms ... more details
refimprove article December 2010 date December 2010 Infobox Family colour powderblue name Astor crest ... United Kingdom early forms origin Walldorf Walldorf, Germany members John Jacob Astor br John Jacob Astor IV otherfamilies distinctions traditions heirlooms estate meaning footnotes See early dates The New Langwill Index William Waterhouse bassoonist William Waterhouse pub Tony Bingham The Astor ... name appears from coast to coast in the United States. Founding family members John Jacob Astor ... & John Astor, were flute makers who came to England c. 1778 from Walldorf , Germany . In 1783, John ... York as a merchant in furs, pianos and real estate. After moving to New York, Astor met and married Sarah Todd. ref Cite Appletons Astor, John Jacob year 1900 ref Another brother, Henry Astor ... peer ages a viscount cy and a baron y. Family namesake places For many years, the members of the Astor family were known as the landlords of New York. ref Cite Americana Astor Family ref Their New York City namesakes are the famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel , an Astor Row , Astor Court, AstorPlace Manhattan AstorPlace , and Astor Avenue in the Bronx where the Astors used to stable horses. The neighborhood of Astoria, Queens , is named after the family as well. Beyond New York City, the Astor family name is imprinted in a great deal of United States history and geography. There are towns of Astor in the states of Astor, Florida Florida , Georgia U.S. state Georgia , Iowa , and Kansas and there are Astorias in Astoria, Illinois Illinois , Missouri and Astoria, Oregon Oregon . There is an Astor ... Island Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, there are the Lord and Lady Astor Suites the hotel salon is called Astor s. Cliveden Cliveden Hotel Cliveden House Hotel in Buckinghamshire , England , once home to Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor and Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor n e Langhorne , also contains Lord and Lady Astor Suites. citation needed date December 2010 A number of Astor family members are buried ... more details
Infobox person name Annabel Astor known for Mother of Samantha Cameron , wife of Prime Minister David Cameron birth date birth year and age 1948 parents Timothy Angus Jones br Pandora Clifford spouse Reginald Sheffield, 8th Baronet br William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor children Samantha Cameron Annabel Lucy Veronica Astor, Viscountess Astor born 1948 is an England English businesswoman who is the CEO of OKA Direct, a home furnishings design company. ref http www.retail week.com oka direct sets up cotswolds show house 1710359.article Retail Week ref Prior to joining OKA Direct, she was the owner and designer of the Annabel Jones jewellery business in London. Her daughter Samantha Cameron Samantha is married to British Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader David Cameron . Background She was born Annabel Lucy Veronica Jones , the daughter of Timothy Angus Jones and his wife Patricia David Pandora Clifford. Her mother was married secondly in 1961 to Michael Langhorne Astor The Hon. Michael Astor , based in London. Her paternal grandparents were Sir Roderick Jones, the Chairman of Reuters , and the novelist Enid Bagnold Enid Bagnold, Lady Jones . Her mother Pandora Clifford was the daughter of The Hon. Sir Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford Order of St. Michael and St. George GCMG Order of the Bath CB son of Baron Clifford of Chudleigh William Hugh Clifford, 10th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh ... Prime Minister and Conservative leader David Cameron William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor 1976 two sons ... Telegraph Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Astor, Annabel, Viscountess ALTERNATIVE NAMES Viscountess Astor SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1948 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Astor, Annabel Astor, Viscountess Category 1948 births Astor, Annabel Astor, Viscountess Category Living people Astor, Annabel Astor, Viscountess Category English socialites Astor, Annabel Astor, Viscountess Category British viscountesses Astor, Annabel Astor, Viscountess Category ... more details
Bronwen Astor, Viscountess Astor born Janet Bronwen Alun Pugh, 6 June 1930 in London , England was the forerunner of today s supermodels. She was muse to the couturier Pierre Balmain , who called her one of the most beautiful women he had ever met. ref name vision cite web url http www.visionarydialogues.com women.html title The Women Bronwen Astor publisher Visionary Dialogues with Modern Women ref The daughter of Sir John Alun Pugh, Astor is generally known by her middle name Bronwen . ref cite web url http www.thepeerage.com p7900.htm i78995 title Janet Bronwen Alun Pugh publisher thePeerage.com ref After the sudden death of a friend in 1951 she embarked on an inner journey of self discovery ... the 3rd Viscount Astor , son of Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor Nancy Astor , the first woman to take ... marriage Astor s world was turned upside down by the infamous Profumo Affair , which brought down Prime Minister Harold Macmillan s government. In 1966 Bronwen Astor s husband Viscount William Astor died prematurely, leaving her with two young daughters. Astor opened her new home to the homeless and in 1983 trained as a psychotherapist. Her biography, Bronwen Astor Her Life and Times , authored ... accessdate 17 February 2011 ref Family Husband William Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor 13 August 1907 &ndash 7 March 1966 Children Hon. Janet Gordon Lennox, Countess of March and Kinrara Janet Elizabeth Astor born 1 December 1961 Hon. Pauline Marian Astor born 26 March 1964 References reflist External links http www.ashacentre.org Bronwen.html Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Astor, Bronwen ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pugh, Janet Bronwen Alun SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 6 June 1930 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Astor, Bronwen Category 1930 births Category Living people Category Astor family Category British viscountesses Category English female models Category ... Anglicanism cy Bronwen Astor ... more details
Infobox person name Rabbi Alexander Astor birth name Alexander Ostroff birth date 11 August 1900 birth place Helsinki , Finland Death date 24 June 1988 Death place Waikumete, Auckland Alexander Astor 11 August 1900&ndash 24 June 1988 was a New Zealand rabbi and community leader. ref name DNZB Astor DNZB title Alexander Astor first Ann J. last Gluckman id 5a23 accessdate December 2011 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Astor, Alexander ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Rabbi, community leader DATE OF BIRTH 11 August 1900 PLACE OF BIRTH Helsinki, Finland DATE OF DEATH 24 June 1988 PLACE OF DEATH Auckland, New Zealand DEFAULTSORT Astor, Alexander Category 1900 births Category 1988 deaths Category New Zealand Jews Category Finnish emigrants to New Zealand NewZealand bio stub ... more details
The Astor Orphans A Pride of Lions publisher Washington Park Press references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Astor, Henry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1833 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Astor, Henry Category Astor family Category ...Cleanup date June 2011 Four members of the Astor family were named Henry 1. Henry Astor died 1833 was the brother of furrier and 18th century New York City real estate mogul John Jacob Astor . Born in Walldorf , near Heidelberg to butcher Johann Jacob Astor and Maria Magdalena, Henry s primary venture was a butcher shop in 1776 on the Bowery in Manhattan , from which, along with other investments he was able to establish sizeable wealth. Astor died in 1833 and gave his fortune to his nephew William Backhouse Astor, Sr. . 2. Henry Astor born 1797, died 1799 son of John Jacob Astor . 3. Henry Astor born 1832, died 1918 , son of William Backhouse Astor, Sr. 4. Henry Waldorf Astor born 1969 son of David Astor The younger brother of John Jacob Astor III and William Backhouse Astor, Jr. , Henry married Malvina Dinehart of Red Hook, NY in 1871. The match with Ms. Dinehart, whose father is variously described as the head farmer or the gardner for the Astor family farm in Red Hook which Henry managed , was considered socially unacceptable. Henry was estranged from his father, brothers and all but one of his sisters as a result. His reputed disinheritance for falling in love with a poor woman became a celebrated scandal in New York society. Henry withdrew from New York society to live the quiet life of a gentleman farmer with his new wife in a house he designed himself in West Copake, NY. Sometimes referred to in his time as Astorville. Shortly before his death it became public knowledge that, although substantially reduced from a full share, his inheritance still put him among the richest men in the United States. Henry and Malvina were childless and his fortune reverted to his siblings ... more details
Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles , recommended Astor for the second female lead. The play was a success ... toured with it. After the tour, Astor lived in New York for four years and worked in the theatre and on television ... 25, 1987 PLACE OF DEATH Woodland Hills, California , U.S. DEFAULTSORT Astor, Mary Category 1906 births ...No footnotes date January 2010 Infobox person name Mary Astor image Mary Astor 1930s.JPG image size 250 ... 1906 05 03 birth place Quincy, Illinois death date death date and age 1987 09 25 1906 05 03 death place ... Mary Astor May 3, 1906 September 25, 1987 was an American actress. Most remembered for her role ... , Astor began her long film motion picture career as a teenager in the silent film silent movie s of the early ... her daughter. Overcoming these stumbling blocks in her private life, Astor went on to even greater ... and continued to act in movies, on television program television and on theatre stage until her retirement from the screen in 1964. Astor was the author of five novel s. Her autobiography became ... together, the name of Mary Astor always comes up, and everybody agrees that she was an actress of special ... played. ref Lindsay Anderson Mary Astor , Sight and Sound , Autumn 1990, reprinted in Paul Ryan ed Never Apologise The Collected Writings , 2004, London Plexus, p431 36, 431 ref Early life Mary Astor ... Descent ref Langhanke and de Vasconcellos married on August 3, 1904 in Lyons, Kansas . Astor s father ... on, he began doing light farming. Astor s mother, who had always wanted to be an actress, taught drama and elocution. Astor was home schooled in academics and taught to play the piano by her father ... films The Great Lie and Meet Me In St. Louis . In 1919, Astor sent a photograph of herself to a beauty ... drama lessons and appeared in various amateur Theatre stage Play theatre productions . The following ... to Mary Astor during a conference between Paramount chief Jesse Lasky , gossip columnist Louella Parsons , and Film producer producer Walter Wanger . Silent movie career File Mary Astor Stars of the Photoplay.jpg ... more details
D Astor 20Theatre 20 I AD .PDF title Heritage Assessment AstorTheatre publisher Heritage Council of Western Australia HCWA accessdate 2008 08 12 ref By 1922, the Lyceum Theatre was advertising motion ... opened on 12 May 1939. ref name HCWA The AstorTheatre received its current name in 1941 when an Act ... Mr John Alexander s wife, Mavis, renamed the theatre The Astor in memory of a theatre of the same name ... due to the introduction of television, the AstorTheatre became a shadow of its former self, eventually ... 1978, AstorTheatre was purchased by a group of Perth businessmen and families. In 1988 rumours grew that AstorTheatre was to be demolished, and Ron Regan, from Sydney, arranged a five year lease of AstorTheatre through his company Entrevision Pty Ltd. In 1989, the 50th Anniversary of its Art ..., theatre and dance. Heritage value The Astor Cinema was classified by the National Trust WA on 1 August ... Official Website http perthsbest.wordpress.com 2008 02 18 astortheatre photo ... right 300px Astor Cinema, Mount Lawley Astor Cinema is located at 659 Beaufort Street, Mount Lawley ... Inter war Art Deco style theatre and retail building. ref name Register cite web url http register.heritage.wa.gov.au PDF Files A 20Reg Astor 20Theatre 20 P .PDF title WA Register of Heritage Places AstorTheatre publisher Heritage Council of Western Australia HCWA accessdate 2008 08 12 ref History The building was originally known as the Lyceum Theatre and was designed by David McClure, and built ..., the Lyceum was converted to a cinema, and the name was changed from the Lyceum to the State Theatre . ref name HCWA In 1939 the theatre was redesigned in an Art Deco style by William T. Leighton ... the Piccadilly Theatre and Arcade , the Windsor Theatre in Nedlands, Western Australia Nedlands ... of the Royal Theatre and Grand Theatre. The remodelling of the State Theatre left it structurally .... Leighton s Art Deco design introduced The Mayan Flower to the Theatre. The Art Deco theme runs ... more details
BLP sources date September 2010 Pete Astor born Abe Smith , 1960 is a British songwriter, singer and multi instrumentalist, best known for his work with The Loft band The Loft , The Weather Prophets and Ellis Island Sound . History Pete Astor was born Abe Smith in Colchester , England, in 1959. ref name Strong Strong, Martin C. 2003 The Great Indie Discography , Canongate, ISBN 1 84195 335 0, p. 565 7 ref He formed The Loft band The Loft in 1980, the band signing to Creation Records and releasing a few singles before splitting up in 1985. ref name Strong He then formed The Weather Prophets , who released three albums between 1986 and 1988. ref name Strong When the Weather Prophets split up, Astor ... by Zoo in 1991. ref name Strong Finding success in France, Astor moved to the Danceteria label Danceteria label to release Paradise 1992, as Peter Astor and the Holy Road , and God and Other Stories ... projects. In 2005, another Astor solo album, Hal s Eggs , appeared on Static Caravan Recordings this time as Pete Astor . At around the same time, various Cherry Red compilation albums featuring ... band The Loft . Astor continues to perform and record with both Ellis Island Sound and The Loft band ... Creation, 1990 Zoo Creation, 1991 Paradise Danceteria, 1992, as Peter Astor and the Holy Road God and Other Stories Danceteria, 1993 Providence The Best of Peter Astor Epic Japan, 1999 Hal s Eggs Static Caravan, 2005, as Pete Astor Injury Time Cherry Red, 2006 Songbox Second Language, 2011, as Pete Astor Singles Walk Into the Wind Creation, 1990 Chevron Creation, 1991 Der Kaiser, Der Dealer ... Falling in Love Danceteria, 1992, as Peter Astor and the Holy Road Disco Lights Danceteria, 1993 ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Astor, Peter ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1959 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Astor, Peter Category Creation Records artists Category Living people Category 1959 births UK musician stub fr Peter Astor ... more details
see also Public TheatreAstor Library Building The building was opened to the public on January ...Infobox library library name The Astor Library name en The Astor Library library logo image Astor Library building 1854.jpg caption The Astor Library building in 1854 country United States type Public ... website phone num references The Astor Library was a free public library developed primarily through the collaboration of New York merchant John Jacob Astor and New England educator and bibliographer ... to John Jacob Astor, who by then was in his 70s and had been retired for about 10 years. As the richest citizen of the United States, German born Astor was considering what sort of testimonial he should leave to his adopted country. Image John Jacob Astor bust.jpg thumb John Jacob Astor, a marble bust owned by the NYPL Early in January 1838, Astor consulted Cogswell about the use of some 300,000 ..., which Astor agreed to. A public announcement of Astor s plan for the establishment of a public library ... of land for the necessary building. Image John Jacob Astor by Alonzo Chappel.jpg left thumb John Jacob Astor, an engraving based on an 1864 portrait by Alonzo Chappell One immediate consequence of the announcement was that Astor was beset by innumerable requests for money, and Astor decided to change ... was asking Astor for money to purchase books at an auction, and Astor inquired whether it might ... from all care and trouble about it. Cogswell developed such a strategy, and Astor assented to it on the condition ... Astor wished to have represented most thoroughly. The necessary detail extended to a catalog that must necessarily belong to the collection. This was agreeable to Astor. By May 1839, Astor had set aside ... to be Washington Irving , William Backhouse Astor, Sr. William B. Astor , Daniel Lord, Jr., James G. King , Joseph G. Cogswell, Fitz Greene Halleck a poet in Astor s service since 1832 , Henry Brevoort ... Astor Bristed was added to the list of trustees. By November 1840, Samuel Ward had died, and Cogswell ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2012 unreferenced date December 2008 The Hon. Michael Langhorne Astor 10 April 1916 &ndash 28 February 1980 was a United Kingdom British Conservative Party UK Conservative Party politician and fourth child of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor and Nancy Astor Nancy Witcher Langhorne , both Members of Parliament . Astor was educated at Eton College . He gained the rank of Captain British Army and Royal Marines Captain , serving in the Royal Artillery Territorial Army United Kingdom Territorial Army . He was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament for Surrey East in the 1945 General Election. He kept his seat in the 1950 election but did not stand in 1951. He married 3 times. Annabel Astor, Viscountess Astor Annabel Jones , his stepdaughter from his second marriage, would go on to marry his nephew, William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor . He wrote the books Tribal Feeling his memoirs, published in 1963, and a novel Brand , published in 1968. Astor was a friend of Ian Fleming and dined with the author of the James Bond series on the day he died, the 11 August 1964. Marriages Barbara McNeill 1942 1961 , with whom he had four children. Pandora Clifford 1961 1968 . Judith Innes 1970 1980 , with whom he had a daughter, Polly in 1971. Polly is the mother of Dominic West s daughter Martha West actor Martha West . External links Hansard contribs hon michael astor Michael Astor start box s par uk succession box title Member of Parliament for East Surrey UK Parliament constituency East Surrey years United Kingdom general election, 1945 1945 &ndash United Kingdom ... Doughty end box Persondata NAME Astor, Michael Langhorne ALTERNATIVE NAMES Politician Author SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1916 04 10 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1980 02 28 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Astor, Michael Langhorne Category 1916 births Category 1980 deaths Category Members of the United ... 1951 Category Astor family Category Royal Artillery officers Category Old Etonians Category British ... more details
Infobox person name John Jacob Astor birth date birth date 1918 8 29 df y death date death date and age 2000 9 10 1918 8 29 df y parents Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor br Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor spouse Ana Inez Carcano br Susan Eveleign br Marcia de Savary children Michael Astor br Stella Astor br John Astor Sir John Jacob Jakie Astor VII Order of the British Empire MBE 29 August 1918 &ndash 10 September 2000 was a Great Britain British politician and sportsman and a member of the prominent Astor family . Sir Jakie was the youngest child of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor the 2nd Viscount Astor and his wife, Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor Lady Astor . He was educated at Eton College Eton and New College, Oxford New College , Oxford and served in the Special Air Service and the Life Guards British Army Life Guards during World War II . He was named after his relative John Jacob Astor IV , who perished on the RMS Titanic Titanic in 1912. He was married three times 1 Ana Inez Chiquita Carcano y Morra 1918 1992 1944 1972 ref http www.nytimes.com 1992 01 09 obituaries ana i astor 73 dies worked as a designer.html Obituaries Ana I. Astor, 73, Dies Worked as a Designer, 9 January 1992, New York Times ref The couple had three children Michael Ramon Langhorne Astor born 1946 Stella Astor born 1949 John William Astor 1962 1963 2 Susan Eveleigh 1976 1985 3 Marcia de Savary 1988 ... 1992 01 09 obituaries ana i astor 73 dies worked as a designer.html New York Times obituary for Ana. I Astor External links hansard contribs major hon john astor Jakie Astor s start s par uk ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Astor, Jakie ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British politician DATE OF BIRTH 29 August 1918 PLACE OF BIRTH Cliveden DATE OF DEATH 10 September 2000 PLACE OF DEATH London DEFAULTSORT Astor, Jakie Category 1919 births Category 2000 deaths Category Alumni of New College, Oxford Category Astor family Category English people of German descent ... more details
Infobox Person name William Vincent Astor image WVincentAstor.jpg image size caption birth name birth date Birth date 1891 11 15 birth place New York City death date Death date and age 1959 2 3 1891 11 15 death place New York City death cause Heart Attack resting place Sleepy Hollow Cemetery resting place coordinates residence New York City br Rhinebeck, New York nationality German American other names ... 1940 1953 br marriage Brooke Astor Brooke Russell Marshall 1953 1959 partner children parents John Jacob Astor IV br Ava Lowle Willing relatives Ava Alice Muriel Astor br sister br John Jacob Astor VI br half brother signature website footnotes William Vincent Astor November 15, 1891 February 3, 1959 was a businessman and philanthropist and a member of the prominent Astor family . ref name obit ... Schermerhorn Astor Caroline Astor reigned over American society. He was the son of John Jacob Astor IV , millionaire and inventor and his first wife, Ava Lowle Willing , an heiress from Philadelphia ... was less than perfect. Vincent s only sister, Ava Alice Muriel Astor , was reportedly Ava Astor .... They divorced in 1909 and on September 9, 1911 Jack Astor married Madeleine Astor Madeleine Talmadge ... father went down with the RMS Titanic Titanic ref cite web title Astor Bequests Have All Been Paid .... He also wore his father s recovered gold pocket watch and wore it the rest of his life. Astor at the time was called the richest boy in the world. ref name obit Philanthropy Vincent Astor was, according to Astor family biographer Derek Wilson, a hitherto unknown phenomenon in America an Astor ... fortune, Vincent Astor dropped out of Harvard University . He set about to change the family image ... playground for children. Vincent Astor appeared as No. 12 on the first list of America s richest people ... Knickerbocker Hotel that had been built by Vincent Astor s father he was the magazine s chairman. He also inherited John Jacob Astor IV Ferncliff , the Astor family s convert 2800 acre km2 adj on estate ... more details
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