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Inside the Astor family, one of America's wealthiest Gilded Age dynasties whose descendants are friends with British royals
John Jacob Astor built his fortune in the fur business and through buying and selling New York real estate. After the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783, he immigrated to New York and took a job ...
Madeleine Astor: The Gilded Beginnings and Harrowing Survival of the 'Titanic'’s Most Famous Widow
Socialite Madeleine Astor was 18 years old and five months pregnant when she boarded the RMS 'Titanic.' Here's the story of ...
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The Shocking Story Of John Jacob Astor IV, The Multimillionaire Who Went Down With The Titanic
New York, John Jacob Astor IV lived a privileged life from the start. He was the great-grandson of John Jacob Astor, an immigrant from modern-day Germany who’d made his fortune in the fur trade ...
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In One Ear: Millionaire prince
Financier John Jacob Astor III, 67, grandson of Astoria’s founder, died unexpectedly on Feb. 22, 1890, in New York, of heart ...
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Astor Theatre
Located at 1537 Broadway at 45th Street, the Astor Theatre was built in 1906. The Astor Theatre featured the premiere of the first Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, Why Marry? The theatre was ...
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Bronx filmmaker nominated for an Astor Award at Triborough Film Festival
The Astoria Filmmakers Club nominated Bronx-based production company, Wabi Sabi Productions for an Astor Award in the ...