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NEWS ABOUT: Brooke Astor

Brooke Astor stories: 22 news summaries

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(Newser) - Brooke Astor's son owes his lawyers nearly $5 million in legal fees, and he's apparently having trouble paying up. Attorneys for Anthony Marshall—convicted this week of fleecing his philanthropist mother on her deathbed—filed papers saying he owes $4.7 million, a figure that could double in the appeals... More »

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Brooke Astor • legal fees • Anthony Marshall • Charlene Marshall

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Brooke Astor's Son Guilty on 16 Counts, Faces 25 Years

Offspring swindled socialite, jury finds after lengthy trial

Oct 8, 09 2:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - After a sensational 19-week trial, Brooke Astor's son was found guilty today on 16 of the 18 counts against him, including grand larceny and conspiracy. The 85-year-old will be sentenced on Dec. 8 and faces up to 25 years. The jury deliberated for 12 days before finding that the legendary... More »

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fraud • elderly • conspiracy • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • grand larceny • Manhattan Supreme Court

 Mistrial Looms 
 in Astor Trial 
 After 19 
 Weeks 

Jury showing signs of strain after 19 Weeks

Oct 6, 09 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - After a 5-month trial, the jury deciding the fate of Brooke Astor’s son may be at the breaking point. One juror wants out because she fears for her personal safety, the judge revealed today, a day after he felt compelled to deliver a pep talk in court urging jurors... More »

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fraud • jury • Brooke Astor • embezzlement • Anthony Marshall • deliberations

(Newser) - Meryl Gordon has a plum seat at the so-called Brooke Astor trial, in which her son, Anthony Marshall, stands accused of thievery. Complete with the crème de la crème of New York society recounting terrible things and scathing Astorisms, Gordon writes in Vanity Fair, it’s a “... More »

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will • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • grand larceny • forgery • criminal trial • Annette de la Renta • New York Supreme Court • Meryl Gordon • codicil

Daughter-in-Law Scolded Astor for Breaking Hip

Charlene Marshall berated 101-year-old
in hospital: witness

Jul 16, 09 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Brooke Astor’s daughter-in-law berated the 101-year-old socialite for breaking her hip in 2003, the New York Post reports. “We had to cancel our trip to London all because of you!” Charlene Marshall groused to the hospitalized Astor, according to testimony from housekeeper Angela Moore. Anthony Marshall is... More »

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will • court • inheritance • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • in-laws • wealthy • Charlene Marshall

Ex-Juror: Astor 'Knew What She Was Doing'

73-year-old who was removed from jury says Brooke 'no dummy'

Jul 8, 09 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Frank Waring, the 73-year-old alternate juror removed last week from the trial of Brooke Astor’s son, doesn’t think Anthony Marshall tricked the Alzheimer sufferer into bequeathing her fortune to him. “The woman was no dummy,” he tells the New York Times. “That tells me... More »

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Brooke Astor • juror • Anthony Marshall • alternate juror



 Astor Trial 
 Delayed 
 as Son 
 Visits Doc 

Trial may restart tomorrow: judge

Jun 10, 09 1:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Brooke Astor trial is on hold because the late philanthropist’s accused son is visiting his neurologist. Anthony Marshall—who is 85, wears a pacemaker, and has survived a heart attack and open-heart surgery—has been looking increasingly frail as the fraud trial unfolds, the New York Post notes.... More »

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philanthropy • money • inheritance • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • criminal trial

(Newser) - Brooke Astor spent her final years in a haze as her faculties deserted her, her butler testified yesterday at the fraud trial of Astor’s son Anthony Marshall. As early as 1997, Astor’s memory started to fail her, leaving her unable to recall her servants’ names or even what... More »

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fraud • dementia • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • elder abuse • butler • Alzheimer's Disease • Chris Ely

(Newser) - Caustic socialite Brooke Astor lashed Camilla Parker Bowles for perpetuating the "family mistress business" by sleeping with Prince Charles even while he was married to Diana, reports the Guardian. "Your grandmother would be proud of you," snorted Astor, referring to Camilla's great-grandmother, who was believed to be... More »

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crime • Princess Diana • Prince Charles • Brooke Astor • grand theft • Britain • British royals • Anthony Marshall • Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall • Camilla Parker Bowles • Diana

Anthony Marshall Trial

 Producer Tells 
 Poignant Tale 
 of Fading Astor 

Hollywood producer met Astor in '92; pair stayed close

May 12, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Movie and Broadway producer John Hart took the stand in the trial of Brooke Astor's son yesterday, offering a first-hand look at her mental deterioration over more than a decade of friendship, the New York Daily News reports. Hart met Astor at a dinner party in 1992; the pair hit... More »

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trial • testimony • Brooke Astor • friendship • John Hart

Defense Lawyer Fights Back With Astor Jewels

Pal accepted gifts of bling from woman she says was senile

May 8, 09 7:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to bling, “Brooke Astor makes Ludacris look like a rank amateur,” writes Joanna Molloy of the New York Daily News. Defense lawyer Ken Warner put those jewels center stage yesterday, questioning Annette de la Renta, a key prosecution witness, on why she accepted a... More »

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trial • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • jewelry • estate • Annette de la Renta

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Astor Pal Gives Jurors a Taste
of the High Life

Socialite takes stand, leads 'tour' of heiress' $29M apartment

May 7, 09 11:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Socialite Annette de la Renta—clad in a cashmere dress probably designed by hubby Oscar—gave jurors in the Anthony Marshall trial a virtual tour of Brooke Astor's properties yesterday, which sparked the imagination of Joanna Molloy of the New York Daily News. "You could just read their... More »

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trial • will • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • estate • Annette de la Renta

Longtime Friend Testifies to Astor's Senility

Author Auchincloss told her son's lawyer she didn't recognize him

May 1, 09 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - A longtime friend of philanthropist Brooke Astor testified yesterday that her faculties were so deteriorated the last time he saw her that she did not recognize him, the New York Daily News reports. Author Louis Auchincloss said the encounter took place 2 years before Astor allegedly changed her will, awarding... More »

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fraud • trial • will • charity • inheritance • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • Francis Morrissey • Louis Auchincloss

Dazed Astor Didn't Recognize Jesse Jackson: Witness 

Her son also convinced her she was going broke

Apr 29, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - A decade before her death, Brooke Astor was so out of it that she couldn’t recognize Jesse Jackson, a prosecution witness testified today in the fraud trial against Astor’s son, the New York Daily News reports. Anthony Marshall’s defense rides on his mother’s mental state, with... More »

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fraud • Jesse Jackson • crime • New York • Manhattan • theft • will • charity • inheritance • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall

Son 'Manhandled Astor to Change Will': Prosecutor

Anthony Marshall exploited mom's dementia to funnel fortune to him, says prosecutor.

Apr 28, 09 5:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Brooke Astor's son "dragged" his frail mom from her nurse's arms to a closed-door meeting about her will, which was immediately changed in his favor, according to the prosecutor at the heir's  fraud and grand larceny trial yesterday in New York. Anthony Marshall exploited his vulnerable mother's dementia to... More »

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fraud • crime • New York • Manhattan • theft • will • charity • inheritance • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • grand larceny • society • heir • socialite

Latest Astor Battle Restages 1959 Clan Fight

Greed, coercion, and senility apparently
run in the family

Apr 26, 09 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Yorkers can be forgiven for feeling a sense of déjà vu when it comes to the latest scandal involving the storied Astor fortune, the New York Times says. Tomorrow begins the criminal trial of Anthony Marshall, the son of deceased matriarch Brooke Astor whom prosecutors allege exploited her... More »

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crime • New York • will • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall

 Astor Witness List 
 Is Star-Studded 

Kissinger, Walters, Annan could testify

Apr 15, 09 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Brooke Astor trial could be a who’s-who of New York hotshots: The list of possible witnesses includes Henry Kissinger, Kofi Annan, David Rockefeller, and Barbara Walters, the Times reports. Vanity Fair boss Graydon Carter said he felt “very privileged” to be on the list, provided by the... More »

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crime • New York • Barbara Walters • trial • will • celebrity • Kofi Annan • Brooke Astor • Henry Kissinger • Anthony Marshall • Graydon Carter • David Rockefeller

 Astor Trial Crawls 
 as Lawyers Squabble 

Would-be jurors plan for 3-month commitment

Apr 6, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the second week of jury selection in the Brooke Astor trial began today, with potential jurors being asked if they can sit still for a 3-month trial, the judge upbraided the lawyers for bickering and grandstanding as if they never wanted it to end, the New York Times reports.... More »

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fraud • crime • trial • will • Brooke Astor • juror • Anthony Marshall • jury selection

Astor Case
Jury Selection
a Quiz Show

Son charged with stealing from socialite gets hostile welcome

Apr 3, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The trial of Brooke Astor’s son is becoming something of a circus—and it hasn't even started. In the courtroom, Anthony Marshall's lawyers are using a lengthy questionnaire to screen potential jurors who will determine whether he exploited his socialite mother's deteriorating mental and physical condition, the New York ... More »

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trial • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • jury selection

What Really Happened in Astor's House

Millionaire's former
staff say abusive son bilked her of $60M

Nov 16, 08 6:08 PM CST
(Newser) - A new book about Brooke Astor portrays the New York philanthropist as a frail, paranoid 105-year-old pressured to give up her fortune. Drawing on notes from Astor's former staff, Mrs. Astor Regrets describes son Tony Marshall's alleged bilking of her millions. Astor's staff "filled 30 journals over four years... More »

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trial • will • millionaires • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • elder abuse • nonfiction books • celebrity tell-alls • Alzheimer's Disease

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