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Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke, better known professionally as Mary Astor (May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987), was an American actress. [2] [3] 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. Actress: The Maltese Falcon. Mary Astor was born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke on May 3, 1906 in Quincy, Illinois to Helen Marie Vasconcellos, an American of Portuguese and Irish ancestry from Illinois, and Otto Ludwig Langhanke, a German immigrant.
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- Quincy, Illinois, USA
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- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Sep 14, 2016 · Inside the Trial of Actress Mary Astor, Old Hollywood’s Juiciest Sex Scandal. In 1936, the star’s dirty laundry—including a steamy affair with Broadway legend George S. Kaufman—was the...
- 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."
Mary Astor. Actress: The Maltese Falcon. Mary Astor was born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke on May 3, 1906 in Quincy, Illinois to Helen Marie Vasconcellos, an American of Portuguese and Irish ancestry from Illinois, and Otto Ludwig Langhanke, a German immigrant.
- May 3, 1906
- September 25, 1987
Filmography for the actress Mary Astor : Silent films: 1920–1929. Sound films: 1929–1964. Selected Television Appearances. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 4 Episode 12: "Mrs. Herman and Mrs. Fenimore") as Mrs. Fenimore. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959) (Season 4 Episode 28: "The Impossible Dream") as Grace Dolan. External links.
Jun 5, 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.”
