Brooke

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Brooke Astor was a prominent American philanthropist and socialite known for her extensive charitable work in New York City.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
human
philanthropist
socialite
awardReceived Légion d'honneur
surface form: "Legion of Honour"

National Medal of Arts
Presidential Medal of Freedom
birthName Roberta Brooke Russell
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Miss Madeira’s School
employer Vincent Astor Foundation
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Astor
fieldOfWork arts patronage
philanthropy
social welfare
gender female
genre autobiography
memoir
givenName Roberta
hasPart Brooke Astor
surface form: "Brooke Astor Papers (archival collection)"
hasRelative John Jacob Astor IV
surface form: "John Jacob Astor IV (by marriage)"

William Backhouse Astor Jr.
surface form: "William Backhouse Astor Jr. (by marriage)"
honorificTitle First Lady of Philanthropy
influenced philanthropic practices in New York City
knownFor personal visits to charities she funded
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Astor family
nickname Brooke
notableFor charitable work with New York cultural institutions
philanthropy in New York City
notableWork Footprints: An Autobiography
Patchwork Child: Early Memories
occupation philanthropist
socialite
writer
placeOfBirth Portsmouth, New Hampshire
placeOfDeath Briarcliff Manor, New York NERFINISHED
positionHeld chairman of the Vincent Astor Foundation
religion Episcopalian
residence Manhattan
New York City
spouse Charles Henry Marshall
Dryden Kuser
Vincent Astor
supported Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art
New York Public Library
social service organizations in New York City

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Brooke Astor nickname Brooke
Brooke nickname Brooke
subject surface form: "Brooke Astor"

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