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Mary Astor
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Actor Born: May 3, 1906 in Quincy, IL Death: September 25, 1987 in Woodland Hills, CA Biography:Pressured into an acting career by her ambitious parents, "Mary Astor" was a silent film star before she was 17 -- a tribute more to her dazzling good looks than anything else. Debuting in "The Beggar Maid" (1921), Astor appeared opposite "John Barrymore" in 1923's "Beau Brummell" with whom she had a romantic relationship and later starred with in "Don Juan" (1926), Anxious not to be a victim of the talking-picture revolution, the actress perfected her vocal technique in several stage productions for "Edward Everett Horton"'s Los Angeles-based Majestic Theatre, and the result was a most successful talkie career. Things nearly fell to pieces in 1936 when, in the midst of a divorce suit, Astor's ex-husband tried to gain custody of the couple's daughter by making public a diary she had kept. In this volume, Astor detailed her affair with playwright "George S. Kaufman"; portions of the diary made it to... Full Biography
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