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Vincent Astor. William Vincent Astor (November 15, 1891 – February 3, 1959) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and member of the prominent Astor family. [1] Early life. Called Vincent, he was born in New York City on November 15, 1891.
- February 3, 1959 (aged 67), New York City, U.S.
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- William Vincent Astor, November 15, 1891, New York City, U.S.
Jul 14, 2021 · Vincent Astor was just 20 years old and an undergraduate at Harvard when his father John Jacob Astor IV went down with the Titanic. At that moment, Vincent inherited what was the biggest...
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Jan 19, 2023 · Memphis icon Vincent Astor — historian, Orpheum organist and gay rights activist — has died. John Beifuss. Memphis Commercial Appeal. Whether holding court in a flowing white wedding dress as...
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Jul 20, 2004 · Vincent Astor, millionaire real estate owner and head of the American branch of the famous family, died yesterday in his apartment at 120 East End Avenue. Mr. Astor, who was 67 years old, succumbed to a heart attack at 1 A. M. A spokesman for the family said that Mr. Astor had been ailing recently, although the nature of the illness was not ...
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Jan 18, 2023 · MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Longtime Memphis gay rights activist and author Vincent Astor has died at the age of 69, the Commercial Appeal reported Wednesday. Astor was a Memphis icon and LGBTQ+ historian who collected a treasure trove of photographs, periodicals, newspapers, flyers and other LGBT paraphernalia throughout the years, and donated it ...
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Vincent Astor, now a Captain in the Naval Reserves, would use his experience as a yachtsman to coordinate convoys and steer them clear of enemy threats as the U.S. went to war in Europe. In...
December 6, 1953—d. January 17, 2023. Vincent Charles Astor, who for decades chronicled and archived the history and experience of LGBT+ people in Memphis and around the mid-South, has died. He was 69.
