Brooke Astor Brooke Astor Roberta Brooke Astor (née Russell; March 30, 1902 – August 13, 2007) was an American philanthropist, socialite, and writer who was the chairwoman of the Vincent Astor Foundation, which had been established by her third husband, Vincent Astor, son of John Jacob Astor IV and great-great grandson of America's first multi-millionaire, John Jacob Astor. Brooke Astor was the author of two novels and two volumes of personal memoirs. Brooke was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the only child of John Henry Russell, Jr. (1872–1947), the 16th Commandant of the Marine Corps, and his wife, Mabel Cecile Hornby Howard
Astor College Astor College Astor College, previously known as Astor Secondary School, is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Dover, England. Astor Secondary School opened in 1948 and one of 2 new Secondary moderns founded in the immediate post-war years serving Dover, the other, Castlemount Secondary School, closed in 1991. The school trace its origins back to Christ Church National School and later Christchurch Church of England (C of E) Girls School. In 1929, Christchurch moved to Astor Avenue Elementary School, subsequently Astor Primary School, named after Lady Violet Astor, wife of Baron John Jacob Astor, 1st