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Mary Astor (born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke; May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an American actress. Although her career spanned several decades, she may be best remembered for her performance as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon (1941).
Mary Astor was a Hollywood actress who starred in silent and sound films, and won an Oscar for The Great Lie (1941). She had a turbulent personal life, with three divorces, a suicide attempt, and a heart condition.
- January 1, 1
- Quincy, Illinois, USA
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Mary Astor was a Hollywood actress who starred in silent and sound films, and won an Oscar for The Great Lie (1941). She had a turbulent personal life with three divorces, a suicide attempt, and a scandal over her diary.
- May 3, 1906
- September 25, 1987
- Franklyn Thorpe read about Mary Astor's affair with a famous playwright. By 1936, Astor and Thorpe, a physician, had been married five years and shared a daughter, Marylyn.
- For revenge, Franklyn Thorpe blackmailed Mary Astor. Thorpe demanded Astor give him sole custody of Marylyn, half of Astor's house, and control of her finances.
- Mary Astor put everything on the line for her child. But Thorpe didn't stop there. For the next 15 months, whenever he and Astor clashed, he threatened to take Marylyn away.
- The press reported that Mary Astor’s diary was written in purple ink. The diaries were the focus of the custody trial. Thorpe's lawyer announced that they would "split the movie industry wide open" because Astor "experimented with love as a scientist experiments with test tubes."
Apr 30, 2024 · Mary Astor (born May 3, 1906, Quincy, Ill., U.S.—died September 25, 1987, Woodland Hills, Calif.) was an American motion-picture and stage actress noted for her delicate, classic beauty and a renowned profile that earned her the nickname “The Cameo Girl.”
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