238 AstorPlaceTheatre at the Internet Off Broadway Database Off Broadway theatres Category Off Broadway Category Off Broadway theaters Category Theatres in New York City AstorPlaceTheatre ...coord 40.7293 73.9922 type landmark region US NY display title File Astor playhouse.jpg thumb 250px AstorPlaceTheatre in 2009 The AstorPlaceTheatre is an off Broadway house located at 434 Lafayette Street in the NoHo, Manhattan NoHo section of Manhattan . The theater is located in the historic Colonnade Row , originally constructed in 1831 as a series of nine connected buildings, of which only four remain. Though it bears the same name, it was not building which was at the center of the AstorPlace Riot in 1849. Designed in Greek Revival architecture Greek Revival style and fronted by imposing marble columns, the buildings served as residences for the Astor family Astor and Vanderbilt family Vanderbilt families, and are among the oldest structures in the city. They were designated as New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission New York City landmarks in 1963. Bruce Mailman bought the building in 1965. ref http query.nytimes.com gst fullpage.html?res 9A01EEDB113AF931A25755C0A962958260&scp 1&sq 22Bruce 20Mailman 22&st cse Bruce Mailman, 55, Owner of Businesses In the East Village New York Times June 12, 1994 ref On January 17 1968, the theater opened with Israel Horovitz s The Indian Wants the Bronx starring newcomer Al Pacino . Since then, it has gained a reputation for introducing works by aspiring and often Experimental theater experimental playwrights , including Tom Eyen Women Behind Bars , The Dirtiest Show in Town and John Ford Noonan A Couple White Chicks Sitting Around Talking . Established writers like Terrence McNally Bad Habits 1974 play Bad Habits , A.R. Gurney The Dining Room play The Dining Room , The Perfect Party and Larry Shue The Foreigner play The Foreigner ... ref Since 1991, the theater has served as home to the Blue Man Group , which now owns the theatre ... more details
This article is about the cinema in Melbourne, Australia. For the Theatre in New York, see AstorTheatre . Infobox building name The AstorTheatre native name former names alternate names image Astortheatre st kilda.jpg image alt The AstorTheatre front facade caption The AstorTheatre front facade ... style Art Deco ref name AstorTheatre http www.astor theatre.com The AstorTheatre . Accessed ... http bonza.rmit.edu.au essays 2005 Scott 20Markworth history of the astor theatre.htm RMIT The History of The AstorTheatre . Accessed 2007 07 03. ref architecture firm structural engineer services engineer civil engineer awards url references The AstorTheatre is a classic, single screen Movie ... proposals to remain a Melbourne landmark venue. ref name RMIT The AstorTheatre is listed ... website of The AstorTheatre http www.myspace.com astortheatre The friends of the AstorTheatre myspace page Mapit AUS suburbscale lat 37.85806 long 144.99194 DEFAULTSORT AstorTheatre Category ... for public entertainment in 1913 when Thomas Alford established the Diamond Theatre, which shared the site with a confectioner and livery stables. Part vaudeville theatre and part cinema, in 1914 ... the State Theatre Melbourne State now Forum Theatre Forum Theatre on Flinders Street and construction firm Clements Langford. Work progressed rapidly and the new AstorTheatre was officially opened on April 3, 1936. The design of the theatre is in the Art Deco style typical of the time ref name ... war years. Originally it had a seating capacity of 1,673 people. In the years since, the theatre ... closed auction began for the sale of the theatre. After a closed door deal, nearby St Michael ... www.theage.com.au news entertainment hollywood ending as school buys beloved astor cinema 2007 12 06 1196812922299.html The Age Hollywood ending as school buys beloved Astor cinema Accessed 2007 12 ... as well as films. This was a very popular move in the eyes of St Kilda residents, as the Theatre ... more details
drawing, opened in 1849. It is now the Joseph Papp Public Theatre File AstorPlace Opera House riots crop.jpg The AstorPlace riot in 1849 anti British feelings expressed in a dispute over competing ...notoc Coord 40.729861 N 73.991434 W display title File AstorPlace map locations.jpg thumb right 300px A map of AstorPlace shown in red in lower Manhattan , New York City , showing the location of some ... Alamo AstorPlace Cube br 3. 445 Lafayette Street Manhattan Lafayette St. br 4. Clinton Hall site of AstorPlace riot Astor Opera House br 5. 444 Lafayette St. AstorPlace Building br 6. Public TheatreAstor Library br 7. Colonnade Row AstorPlaceTheatre Blue Man Group br 8. Kmart John Wanamaker Wanamaker Department Store Annex br 9. Hamilton Fish House small AstorPlace is a short two block street ... the street. ref name enc nyc Elsroad, Linda. AstorPlace in cite enc nyc p.64 ref It is named for John ... was named for him soon after. ref cite streetbook ref AstorPlace was the site of the Astor Opera House at the intersection of AstorPlace, 8th Street Manhattan East 8th Street and Lafayette Street Manhattan ... PlaceTheatre , has been located in the landmark Colonnade Row on Lafayette Street, half a block ... building. The trapezium shaped traffic island in the center of AstorPlace is a popular meeting ... Building . The building is home today to Joseph Papp Public Theater . The AstorPlace New York Subway AstorPlace subway station is among the original 28 subway stations, and is on the List of Registered ... commemorative commissions Augustus Saint Gaudens is one block south on Cooper Square. 21 AstorPlace also known as Clinton Hall and 13 AstorPlace stands on the site which was once the Astor Opera House . After the AstorPlace riot , the building was turned over to the New York Mercantile Library ... POSTINGS On a Triangular Site at 21 AstorPlace 50 Ultramodern Condominiums Behind an Exterior ... Place, anchoring the north end of Cooper Square , since 1859 File AstorPlace Bldg 444 Lafayette ... more details
AstorTheatre can refer to AstorTheatre , New York that operated from 1906 to 1925 AstorPlaceTheatre , off Broadway house in New York Astor Cinema , in Western Australia The AstorTheatre , in Victoria, Australia disamb ... more details
AstorPlaceTheatre . ref Cliff, p. 205 ref Forrest was scheduled to perform Macbeth on the same ...coord 40.729828 73.991482 format dms display title Image AstorPlace Opera House riots crop.jpg thumb right 387px AstorPlace Riot The AstorPlace Riot occurred on May 10, 1849 at the now demolished Astor ... and the Five Points crowd, had built the AstorPlace Opera House near the junction of Broadway .... ref name gotham On May 10, Macready once again took the stage as Macbeth. Image AstorPlace Riot, 1849 crop.jpg thumb left 350px AstorPlace Riot On the day of the riot, police chief George W ... AstorPlace and fought running battles with mounted troops from behind improvised barricades, ref name ..., 141 were injured by the various missiles. ref Cite Americana AstorPlace Riot ref Three judges presided ... of Murder 2006 by Jed Rubenfield contains a discussion with Sigmund Freud about the AstorPlace ... External links commons category Cite Collier s AstorPlace Riot Category Riots and civil unrest in New York City Category 1849 riots Category Macbeth Category 1849 in the United States de AstorPlace ... he had made his debut at the Bowery Theatre , which had come to cater mostly to a working ... vests, the very existence of the Astor Opera House was taken as a provocation by populist Americans for whom the theater was traditionally the gathering place for all classes. ref Cliff, pp. xiv xvi ... to the top level of the Astor Opera House, and brought Macready s performance of Macbeth to a grinding ... preparations took place. Determined to embarrass the newly ensconced Whig powers, Tammany Hall man ... been screened and prevented from coming inside in the first place. ref name gotham As the theater ..., till the Opera House resembled a fortress besieged by an invading army rather than a place meant ... such as John Barrymore . Astor Opera House did not survive its reputation as the Massacre Opera House at DisAster Place, as burlesques and minstrel shows called it. It began another season, but soon ... more details
Infobox NYCS name AstorPlace former AstorPlace Cooper Union bg color 007527 image AstorPlace IRT 014.JPG image size image caption Platform of Downtown train address AstorPlace & Lafayette Street br ... Street line IRT Lexington Avenue Line service Lexington local AstorPlace , also called AstorPlace Cooper Union on signs, is a local metro station station on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New ... of Lafayette Street and AstorPlace between the East Village and NoHo , it is served ... Kiosk.jpg thumb left upright Reproduction of old IRT kiosk AstorPlace is a local station with two ... AstorPlace signs were destroyed. ref cite web url http www.flickr.com photos 85071996 N00 4017302543 sizes l in pool 1194454 N25 title 1982 Photo of AstorPlace Signage date 1982 work Cable Cooper Union Yearbook accessdate 9 December 2009 ref Black and white pillar signs read AstorPlace on one ... perrow 4 File AstorPlace IRT 004 crop.jpg Faience plaque with beaver, by Heins & LaFarge Grueby Faience ... Place IRT 006.JPG Faience name tablet by Heins & LaFarge Grueby Faience Company, 1904. File AstorPlace IRT 002.JPG Tile with initial A File AstorPlace IRT 008.JPG Former women s restroom converted ... perl stations?5 542 IRT East Side Line AstorPlace nycsubway.org http www.nycsubway.org perl artwork ... permart.html?agency nyct&line 6&station 16&xdev 1683 AstorPlace IRT Lexington Avenue Line http ..., 73.990675&panoid SUtYhTAmboeVC1Kz7QR7QQ&cbp 12,294.46,,0,3.06 8th Street north of AstorPlace entrance ... Category Railway stations opened in 1904 es AstorPlace l nea de la Avenida Lexington nl AstorPlace Lexington Avenue Line pl AstorPlace ... s are located on the walls, in honor of John Jacob Astor s fortune derived from the beaver pelt ... near the station. New York University and Cooper Union are located nearby. Visitors to the AstorPlace area often rotate the Alamo sculpture which is at street level above the tail end of the northbound ... more details
The Hamilton PlaceTheatre , also known as the Ronald V. Joyce Centre for the Performing Arts , is an internationally acclaimed theatre with a reputation for outstanding acoustics and is located in Hamilton Place in Hamilton, Ontario , Canada . The stand up comedy film Bill Cosby Himself was recorded at The Hamilton PlaceTheatre in 1983. External links http www.hecfi.on.ca hamiltonplace The Ronald V. Joyce Centre for the Performing Arts Category Culture of Hamilton, Ontario canada struct stub ... more details
Other uses The Other Place disambiguation File Courtyard Theatre Stratford upon Avon.jpg right thumb Site of the 1990 The Other Place blue building now acts as the entrance to the Courtyard Theatre , whose stage, back stage and auditorium are in the brown corrugated box to the right. The Other Place was a black box theatre on Southern Lane, near to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford upon Avon , England . It was owned and operated by the Royal Shakespeare Company . Initially constructed as a storage space and additional rehearsal room, the original Tin Hut was converted to be used as a theatre in 1974 ref name Smith Howard2006 cite book last Smith Howard first Alycia title Studio Shakespeare the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Other Place year 2006 publisher Ashgate location Aldershot, England isbn 0 7546 0786 0 page 4 ref ref http www.rsc.org.uk press 420 2011.aspx Royal Shakespeare Theatre press release 420 2011 , 18 March 2005 ref by Buzz Goodbody . ref cite book last Aston first ... through the theatre s main entrance. The prefabricated shed of The Other Place was demolished and replaced by a brick built theatre in the round stage space in 1990. Though technically far more advanced than the original structure, the new theatre lacked the intimacy of the Tin Hut audiences no longer ... This prefabricated corrugated iron storage shed created an intimate studio theatre space very different from the famous proscenium arch of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. In such close confines, it was not unknown ... building closed as a theatre space and was transformed into a foyer for the temporary Courtyard Theatre ... Other Place Theatre.html The Other Place . The Company A Biographical Dictionary of the RSC Online database by Simon Trowbridge http www.rsc.org.uk content 2956.aspx The Courtyard Theatre on the Royal ... scale 1000 DEFAULTSORT Other Place Category Buildings and structures in Warwickshire Category Places ... UK theatre stub ... more details
The American PlaceTheatre was founded in 1963 by Wynn Handman , ref cite news accessdate June 16, 2010 ... was Robert Lowell s theatre trilogy masterpiece, The Old Glory , in November 1964 . In addition to poet Robert Lowell , The American PlaceTheatre has produced and developed the first plays of outstanding ... Orlandersmith . History The American PlaceTheatre played an important role in the emerging African American theatre beginning in the early 1960s by producing the first productions of plays by Michael .... After nine years of producing many groundbreaking works at The American PlaceTheatre , the project has grown into a separate entity. Actors for whom The American PlaceTheatre has been a launching ... literary fields The Margo Jones Award 1966 Literature to Life A new chapter for the American PlaceTheatre began with its first Literature to Life performance in 1994 of Toni Morrison s The Bluest Eye . Literature to Life, The American PlaceTheatre s performance based literacy program, presents professionally ... Retrieved on May 19, 2010 ref References References External links iobdb venue 236 American PlaceTheatre http www.americanplacetheatre.org The American PlaceTheatre Home Page Off Broadway theatres DEFAULTSORT American PlaceTheatre, The Category Theatre in the United States Category Off Broadway ..., far west on 46th Street in New York City and was incorporated as a not for profit theatre in that year ... cases, initially produced at The American Place, such as Sam Shepard 8 plays including one co authored ... in Black Theatre Williams & Walker by Vincent Smith, Ground People by Leslie Lee, Zora Neale Hurston by Laurence Holder, and Fly by Joseph Edward The New England Theatre Conference Special ... Literature to Life Roster Three Cups of Tea Retrieved on May 11, 2010 ref Every year, The American PlaceTheatre hosts its annual Gala, the Literature to Life Awards. The 2010 Literature to Life Awards took place on May 18, 2010 began with an adapted theatrical performance of Three Cups of Tea starring ... more details
Wiktionary Astor is a surname and may refer to Brooke Astor 1902 2007 , American philanthropist David Astor 1912 2001 , British newspaper publisher John Jacob Astor , the 4th richest American of all time Madeleine Astor 1893 1940 , wife of John Jacob Astor IV Mary Astor 1906 1987 , an Academy Award winning American actress Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor 1879 1964 , first woman to serve as a British Member of Parliament Vincent Astor 1891 1958 , American businessman and philanthropist William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor 1848 1919 Other uses The Astor family , a wealthy 19th century American family who became prominent in 20th century British politics. Several places are named after the family and its members Astor, Florida , a town AstorPlace Manhattan , a place leading to Broadway in New York City Astor Row , the name given to 130th Street between Fifth Avenue and Lenox in Harlem, New York City Astoria, Oregon , a city that was a fur trading outpost founded by the Astors Astoria, Queens , a neighborhood of New York City Waldorf Astoria Hotel , a fashionable New York City hotel Astor Pictures , a New York based motion picture releasing company The AstorTheatre , a picture theatre located in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia stor Piazzolla , a tango musician Astor Radio Corporation , an Australian consumer electronics manufacturer from 1926 onwards, which also owned the Astor Records label MS Astor 1981 , a cruise ship that sailed under the name in 1981 1985 for Hadag Cruise Line and Safmarine MS Astor , a cruise ship that sailed under the name in 1986 1987 for Marlan Corporation and 1995 onwatds for Transocean Tours SS Astor , a Panamania cargo ship in service 1955 70 ASTOR disambiguation , a military acronym See also lookfrom intitle Astore Valley , a district in the Northern Areas of Pakistan Astoria disambiguation Aster disambiguation Disambiguation ca Astor desambiguaci de Astor fr Astor pt Astor ru ... more details
ASTOR may refer to Mark 45 torpedo , Anti Submarine TORpedo Raytheon Sentinel , Airborne STand Off Radar See also Astor disambiguation disambig Category Acronyms Category Military acronyms ... more details
Infobox person name Annabel Astor known for Mother of Samantha Cameron , wife of Prime Minister David Cameron birth date birth year and age 1948 parents Timothy Angus Jones br Pandora Clifford spouse Reginald Sheffield, 8th Baronet br William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor children Samantha Cameron Annabel Lucy Veronica Astor, Viscountess Astor born 1948 is an England English businesswoman who is the CEO of OKA Direct, a home furnishings design company. ref http www.retail week.com oka direct sets up cotswolds show house 1710359.article Retail Week ref Prior to joining OKA Direct, she was the owner and designer of the Annabel Jones jewellery business in London. Her daughter Samantha Cameron Samantha is married to British Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader David Cameron . Background She was born Annabel Lucy Veronica Jones , the daughter of Timothy Angus Jones and his wife Patricia David Pandora Clifford. Her mother was married secondly in 1961 to Michael Langhorne Astor Michael Astor , based in London. Her paternal grandparents were Sir Roderick Jones, the Chairman of Reuters , and the novelist Enid Bagnold . Her mother Pandora Clifford was the daughter of the Hon. Sir Bede Edmund Hugh Clifford Order of St. Michael and St. George GCMG Order of the Bath CB son of William Hugh Clifford, 10th Baron Clifford of Chudleigh , a descendant of King Charles II of England by his wife ... Astor, 4th Viscount Astor 1976 two sons and a daughter References reflist External links http www.okadirect.com ... Astor, Annabel, Viscountess ALTERNATIVE NAMES Viscountess Astor SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1948 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Astor, Annabel Astor, Viscountess Category 1948 births Astor, Annabel Astor, Viscountess Category Living people Astor, Annabel Astor, Viscountess Category English socialites Astor, Annabel Astor, Viscountess Category British viscountesses Astor, Annabel Astor, Viscountess Category British jewellery designers ... more details
places For many years, the members of the Astor family were known as the landlords of New York. ref Cite Americana Astor Family ref Their New York City namesakes are the famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel , an Astor Row , Astor Court, AstorPlace Manhattan AstorPlace , and Astor Avenue in the Bronx ...refimprove article December 2010 date December 2010 Infobox Family colour powderblue name Astor crest ... Walldorf Walldorf, Germany members John Jacob Astor br John Jacob Astor IV otherfamilies distinctions ... Waterhouse bassoonist William Waterhouse pub Tony Bingham The Astor family is a significant United ... society , and political family politics . Founding family members John Jacob Astor and his brother George b. Walldorf Heidelberg 28 April 1752 d. London December 1813 , known as George & John Astor ... in furs, pianos and real estate. After moving to New York, Astor met and married Sarah Todd. ref Cite Appletons Astor, John Jacob year 1900 ref Another brother, Henry Astor also emigrated ... as well. Beyond New York City, the Astor family name is imprinted in a great deal of United States history and geography. There are towns of Astor in the states of Astor, Florida Florida , Georgia ... and Astoria, Oregon Oregon . There is an Astor Park in Wisconsin . A large number of town and city ... and Lady Astor Suites the hotel salon is called Astor s. Cliveden Cliveden Hotel Cliveden House Hotel in Buckinghamshire , England , once home to Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor and Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor n e Langhorne , also contains Lord and Lady Astor Suites. citation needed date December 2010 A number of Astor family members are buried in Trinity Church Cemetery in Manhattan , New ... 2010 Listed By Ancestry Generation John Jacob Astor 1763 1848 , married Sarah Todd Magdalena Astor 1788 1832 , married 1st 1807, Adrian Bentzon married 2nd 1820, John Bristed 1778 1855 Charles Astor Bristed 1820 1874 John Jacob Astor II 1791 1869 William Backhouse Astor, Sr. 1792 1875 , married ... more details
theatre Broadway debut in Many Happy Returns 1945 . The play was a miserable failure, but Astor ... September 25, 1987 PLACE OF DEATH Woodland Hills, California , U.S. DEFAULTSORT Astor, Mary Category ...Inline date January 2010 Infobox person name Mary Astor image Mary Astor in The Great Lie trailer.jpg ... birth date Birth date 1906 05 03 mf y birth place Quincy, Illinois , U.S. death date Death date and age 1987 09 25 1906 05 03 death place Woodland Hills, California , U.S. years active 1920 1964 ... marriage Manuel del Campo 1936 1941 br marriage Thomas Gordon Wheelock 1945 1955 Mary Astor May 3 ... in The Maltese Falcon 1941 film The Maltese Falcon 1941 with Humphrey Bogart , Astor began her long ... these stumbling blocks in her private life, Astor went on to even greater success on the screen ... in movies, on television program television and on theatre stage until her retirement from the screen in 1964. Astor was the author of five novel s. Her autobiography became a bestseller , as did ... of Mary Astor always comes up, and everybody agrees that she was an actress of special attraction, whose ... Mary Astor , Sight and Sound , Autumn 1990, reprinted in Paul Ryan ed Never Apologise The Collected ... Langhanke in Quincy, Illinois . Astor was the only child of Otto Ludwig Langhanke October 2, 1871 ... schools. Lucile took drama lessons and appeared in various amateur Theatre stage Play theatre ... . Her name was changed to Mary Astor during a conference between Paramount chief Jesse Lasky ... Astor made her debut in the 1920 film The Scarecrow 1920 film The Scarecrow . At age 14, she appeared ... actor wooed the young actress, but their relationship was severely constrained by Astor s parents ... engagement ended largely because of the Langhankes interference and Astor s inability to escape their heavy handed authority, but also because Barrymore became involved with Astor s fellow WAMPAS Baby Star Dolores Costello , whom he later married. In 1925, Astor s parents bought a Moorish ... more details
Bronwen Astor, Viscountess Astor born Janet Bronwen Alun Pugh, 6 June 1930 in London , England was the forerunner of today s supermodels. She was muse to the couturier Pierre Balmain , who called her one of the most beautiful women he had ever met. ref name vision cite web url http www.visionarydialogues.com women.html title The Women Bronwen Astor publisher Visionary Dialogues with Modern Women ref The daughter of Sir John Alun Pugh, Astor is generally known by her middle name Bronwen . ref cite web url http www.thepeerage.com p7900.htm i78995 title Janet Bronwen Alun Pugh publisher thePeerage.com ref After the sudden death of a friend in 1951 she embarked on an inner journey of self discovery culminating in 1959 in a profound mystical experience. ref name vision On 14 October 1960 she married the 3rd Viscount Astor , son of Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor Nancy Astor , the first woman to take ... marriage Astor s world was turned upside down by the infamous Profumo Affair , which brought down Prime Minister Harold Macmillan s government. In 1966 Bronwen Astor s husband Viscount William Astor died prematurely, leaving her with two young daughters. Astor opened her new home to the homeless and in 1983 trained as a psychotherapist. Her biography, Bronwen Astor Her Life and Times , authored ... accessdate 17 February 2011 ref Family Husband William Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor 13 August 1907 &ndash ... Astor born 1 December 1961 Hon. Pauline Marian Astor born 26 March 1964 References reflist External links http www.ashacentre.org Bronwen.html Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Astor, Bronwen ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pugh, Janet Bronwen Alun SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Astor, Bronwen Category 1930 births Category Living people Category Astor family Category British viscountesses Category British female models Category People ... cy Bronwen Astor ... more details
BLP sources date September 2010 Peter Astor born Abe Smith , 1959 is a British singer and multi instrumentalist, best known for his work with The Weather Prophets and Ellis Island Sound . History Peter Astor was born Abe Smith in Colchester , England, in 1959. ref name Strong Strong, Martin C. 2003 The Great Indie Discography , Canongate, ISBN 1 84195 335 0, p. 565 7 ref He formed The Loft band The Loft in 1980, the band signing to Creation Records and releasing a few singles before splitting up in 1985. ref name Strong He then formed The Weather Prophets , who released three albums between 1986 and 1988. ref name Strong When the Weather Prophets split up, Astor embarked on a solo career with the album ... success in France, Astor moved to the Danceteria label Danceteria label to release Paradise 1992, as Peter Astor and the Holy Road , and God and Other Stories in 1993. ref name Strong After becoming ... in the late 1990s with his Ellis Island Sound and The Wisdom of Harry projects. In 2005, another Astor solo album, Hal s Eggs , appeared on Static Caravan Recordings this time as Pete Astor . At around ... leading to the surprise reformation of his first band, The Loft band The Loft . Astor continues to perform ... Submarine Creation, 1990 Zoo Creation, 1991 Paradise Danceteria, 1992, as Peter Astor and the Holy Road God and Other Stories Danceteria, 1993 Providence The Best of Peter Astor Epic Japan, 1999 Hal s Eggs Static Caravan, 2005, as Pete Astor Injury Time Cherry Red, 2006 Singles Walk Into the Wind ... Astor and the Holy Road Disco Lights Danceteria, 1993 See also The Loft band The Loft The Weather ... records.com weatherprophets Official site Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Astor, Peter ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Astor, Peter Category Creation Records artists Category Living people Category 1959 births UK musician stub fr Peter Astor ... more details
Infobox MP honorific prefix small The Right Honourable small br name The Viscountess Astor br honorific ... Astor , by John Singer Sargent , 1909. constituency MP Plymouth Sutton UK Parliament constituency Plymouth Sutton parliament majority predecessor Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor Waldorf Astor successor ... df y birth place Danville, Virginia death date death date and age 1964 5 2 1879 5 19 df y death place ... Astor 1906 1952 party Conservative Party UK Coalition Conservative relations Irene Langhorne ... website footnotes Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor , Companion of Honour CH , 19 May 1879 &ndash ... at the time. ref Nancy Astor represented the Conservative Party UK Conservative Party and was the wife of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor . Early life Astor was born Nancy Witcher Langhorne in Danville ... ranger astor collection ournancy.html Our Nancy at the University of Virginia ref ref http www.virginia.org site description.asp?attrID 14885 Langhorne House, birthplace of Lady Astor, 117 Broad Street ... Astor This first marriage was a disaster. Shaw s friends accused Nancy of becoming puritanical .... England Image Cliveden, June 2005.JPG thumb 250px A contemporary view of Cliveden , Nancy Astor ... of Lady Astor publisher http www.academychicago.com Academy Chicago Publishers year 1984 location Chicago, Illinois pages 75 url doi id isbn 0897330986 ref File Nancy Astor.jpg right thumb Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor. Despite her denial, however, she indeed married an Englishman. Her second husband, Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor Waldorf Astor , was born in the United States but William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor his father had moved the family to England when Waldorf was twelve and raised ... the premises of the Naval & Military Club . Through her many social connections, Lady Astor became ... s Kindergarten was limited, but it yielded a much more significant result for Lady Astor personally .... Astor s beliefs and activities as a Christian Scientist would become one of the most consistent ... more details
PDF Files A 20 20A D Astor 20Theatre 20 I AD .PDF title Heritage Assessment AstorTheatre ... 19 ref The remodelled State Theatre opened on May 12, 1939. ref name HCWA The AstorTheatre received ... the name State . ref name HCWA Mr John Alexander s wife, Mavis, renamed the theatre The Astor in memory ... attendances in the 1950s and 1960s due to the introduction of television, the AstorTheatre became ... and bingo. ref name Astor In December 1978, AstorTheatre was purchased by a group of Perth businessmen and families. In 1988 rumours grew that AstorTheatre was to be demolished, and Ron Regan, from Sydney, arranged a five year lease of AstorTheatre through his company Entrevision Pty Ltd. In 1989 ... films, hosts live music, theatre and dance. Heritage value The Astor Cinema was classified by the National ... 2008 02 18 astortheatre photo gallery coord 31 56 2.71 S 115 52 19.41 E display title Cinemas in Western ...Image AstorCinema gobeirne.jpg thumb right 300px Astor Cinema, Mount Lawley Astor Cinema is located at 659 ... a single, two and three storey masonry Inter war Art Deco style theatre and retail building. ref name Register cite web url http register.heritage.wa.gov.au PDF Files A 20Reg Astor 20Theatre 20 P .PDF title WA Register of Heritage Places AstorTheatre publisher Heritage Council of Western Australia HCWA accessdate 2008 08 12 ref History The building was originally known as the Lyceum Theatre and was designed ... Theatre was advertising motion pictures and popular orchestra . In the mid 1920s, with the development ... from the Lyceum to the State Theatre . ref name HCWA In 1939 the theatre was redesigned in an Art ... work on several Perth cinemas, including the Piccadilly Theatre and Arcade , the Windsor Theatre ... Perth . He was also behind the refurbishment of the Royal Theatre and Grand Theatre. The remodelling of the State Theatre left it structurally intact but altered its appearance, dispensing with the arches ... in the cinema vestibule. Leighton s Art Deco design introduced The Mayan Flower to the Theatre ... more details
unreferenced date December 2008 The Hon. Michael Langhorne Astor 10 April 1916 &ndash 28 February 1980 was a United Kingdom British Conservative Party UK Conservative Party politician and fourth child of Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor and Nancy Astor Nancy Witcher Langhorne , both Members of Parliament . Astor was educated at Eton College . He gained the rank of Captain British Army and Royal Marines Captain , serving in the Royal Artillery Territorial Army United Kingdom Territorial Army . He was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament for Surrey East in the 1945 General Election. He kept his seat in the 1950 election but did not stand in 1951. He married 3 times. Annabel Astor, Viscountess Astor Annabel Jones , his stepdaughter from his second marriage, would go on to marry his nephew, William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor . He wrote the books Tribal Feeling his memoirs, published in 1963, and a novel Brand , published in 1968. Marriages Barbara McNeill 1942 1961 , with whom he had four children. Pandora Clifford 1961 1968 . Judith Innes 1970 1980 , with whom he had a daughter, Polly in 1971 External links Hansard contribs hon michael astor Michael Astor start box s par uk succession box title Member of Parliament for East Surrey UK Parliament constituency East Surrey years United Kingdom general election, 1945 1945 &ndash United Kingdom general election, 1951 1951 before Charles Campbell Emmott after Charles Doughty UK politician Charles Doughty end box Persondata NAME Astor, Michael Langhorne ALTERNATIVE NAMES Politician Author SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1916 04 10 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1980 02 28 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Astor, Michael Langhorne Category 1916 births Category 1980 deaths Category Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies Category British people of German descent Category Politics of Croydon Category Conservative Party UK MPs Category UK MPs 1945 1950 Category UK MPs 1950 1951 Category Astor family Category ... more details
. NAME Astor, Madeline ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH June 19, 1893 PLACE ...Infobox Person name Madeleine Force Astor image Force 5332813355 80ecc94e3c o.jpg image size 200px caption Astor circa 1915 birth name Madeleine Talmage Force birth date Birth date 1893 6 19 mf y birth place Brooklyn , New York death date death date and age 1940 3 27 1893 6 19 mf y death place Palm Beach ... Astor IV br m. 1911 1912 br William Karl Dick br m. 1916 1933 br Enzo Fiermonte br m. 1933 1938 parents William Hurlbut Force br Katherine Arvilla Talmage children John Jacob Astor VI br William Karl Dick, Jr. br John Henry Dick Madeleine Astor Dick n e Talmage Force , formerly Fiermonte June 19, 1893 March 27, 1940 was the second wife and widow of millionaire John Jacob Astor IV and a survivor of RMS ..., Katherine Emmons Force . She first met John Jacob Astor IV , the richest man in the United States ... year old Madeleine married the forty seven year old John Jacob Astor in Newport, the Astor family s Rhode Island home. The marriage caused a scandal since Astor had divorced his first abusive ... , France with her husband John Jacob Astor, her husband s valet Victor Robbins, her maid .... On the night of April 14, 1912 Colonel Astor reported to Madeleine that the ship hit an iceberg ... deck Mrs. Astor lent Leah Aks, a third class passenger, her wrap to keep her son, Filly, warm .... Colonel Astor had found another and cut the lining with a pen knife to show Madeleine ... if he could accompany her as she was in a delicate condition . The request was denied and Mr. Astor stood back. Mrs. Astor would never see her husband again. ref cite web url http www.encyclopedia titanica.org titanic biography john jacob astor.html title Colonel John Jacob Astor author date work encyclopedia titanica publisher accessdate 4 April 2011 ref John Jacob Astor and his valet perished in the sinking. John Jacob Astor s body was recovered on April 22. Madeleine and the other survivors ... more details
footnotes Astor is a census designated place CDP in Lake County, Florida Lake County , Florida , United ...Infobox settlement Basic info official name Astor, Florida other name native name for cities whose native name is not in English nickname settlement type Census designated place CDP motto images and maps image skyline Astor FL post office01.jpg imagesize image caption Post office image flag flag size ... image map Lake County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Astor Highlighted.svg mapsize ... Orlando Metropolitan Statistical Area . Geography Image AstorBridge.jpg thumb 240px left The Astor Bridge over the St. Johns River between Astor and Volusia, Florida Volusia . Astor is located at coord ... seems to exclude Astor s network of canals, which extends over convert 4 mi km in length, providing river access for many of its residents. Astor lies entirely within the boundaries of the Ocala National Forest . Astor is primarily accessible by land via Florida State Road 40 , which is the main highway through the community. State Road 40 bisects the Ocala National Forest, approaching Astor from the west and continuing east over the Astor Bridge across the St. Johns River to Volusia, in Volusia County, Florida Volusia County . History The Astor area and much of the land along the St. Johns .... ref Wass de Czege, A. The History of Astor on the St. Johns, Astor Park, and the Surrounding Area , Third, Extended Edition, pages 11, 14 18. Danubian Press, 1996 ref In 1874, William Backhouse Astor, Jr. from New York City s wealthy Astor family purchased over convert 12000 acre km2 of land, upon ... which Astor had endowed with a church, schoolhouse, botanical garden, and free cemetery. William Astor also built a hotel, saw mill, and eventually a railroad, the St. John s and Lake Eustis Railway ..., Florida Leesburg . A few miles to the west of town, a satellite community called Astor Park grew up along the shore of Lake Schimmerhorn named for Astor s wife, Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor ... more details
Infobox Person name William Vincent Astor image WVincentAstor.jpg image size caption birth name birth date Birth date 1891 11 15 birth place New York City death date Death date and age 1959 2 3 1891 11 15 death place New York City death cause Heart Attack resting place Sleepy Hollow Cemetery resting place coordinates residence New York City br Rhinebeck, New York nationality German American other names ... 1940 1953 br marriage Brooke Astor Brooke Russell Marshall 1953 1959 partner children parents John Jacob Astor IV br Ava Lowle Willing relatives Ava Alice Muriel Astor br sister br John Jacob Astor VI br half brother signature website footnotes William Vincent Astor November 15, 1891 February 3, 1959 was a businessman and philanthropist and a member of the prominent Astor family . ref name obit ... Schermerhorn Astor Caroline Astor reigned over American society. He was the son of John Jacob Astor IV , millionaire and inventor and his first wife, Ava Lowle Willing , an heiress from Philadelphia ... was less than perfect. Vincent s only sister, Ava Alice Muriel Astor , was reportedly Ava Astor .... They divorced in 1909 and on September 9, 1911 Jack Astor married Madeleine Astor Madeleine Talmadge ... wore his father s recovered gold pocket watch and wore it the rest of his life. Astor at the time was called the richest boy in the world. ref name obit Philanthropy Vincent Astor was, according to Astor family biographer Derek Wilson, a hitherto unknown phenomenon in America an Astor with a highly ..., Vincent Astor dropped out of Harvard University . He set about to change the family image from that of miserly ... for children. Vincent Astor appeared as No. 12 on the first list of America s richest people, compiled ... been built by Vincent Astor s father he was the magazine s chairman. He also inherited Ferncliff , the Astor family s convert 2800 acre km2 adj on estate near Rhinebeck, New York , where his father had been born. Vincent Astor, however, would be the last family owner of the estate and occupant ... more details
Image William Waldorf Astor.jpg thumb William Waldorf Astor, br 1st Viscount Astor. Viscount Astor , of Hever Castle in the County of Kent, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . It was created in 1917 for the financier and statesman William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor William Waldorf Astor, 1st Baron Astor . He had already been created Baron Astor , of Hever Castle in the County of Kent, in 1916, also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. His eldest son, the second Viscount, was the husband of Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor , the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons House of Commons . As of 2009 the titles are held by their grandson, the fourth Viscount, who succeeded his father in 1966. He is one of the ninety two elected hereditary peer s that remain in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 , and sits as a Conservative Party UK Conservative . John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever , was the second son of the first Viscount. The Hon. David Astor , the Hon. Michael Astor and the Hon. Jakie Astor , younger sons of the second Viscount, all gained prominence in public life. The family seat is Ginge Manor, near Wantage , Oxfordshire . Viscounts Astor 1917 William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor 1848 1919 Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor 1879 1952 William Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor 1907 1966 William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor William Waldorf Astor, 4th Viscount Astor b. 1951 The heir apparent is the present holder s son the Hon. William Waldorf Astor b. 1979 See also Baron Astor of Hever Astor family References Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David editors . Debrett s Peerage and Baronetage 1990 edition . New York St Martin s Press, 1990. rayment Category Astor family Viscount Astor Category Viscountcies Astor de Viscount Astor ... more details
For pages relating to John Astor, see John Astor disambiguation John Astor September 26, 1923 &ndash 27 December 1987 was a Conservative Party UK Conservative Member of Parliament for Newbury UK Parliament constituency Newbury and member of the prominent Astor family , being the son of John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever . He was educated at Eton College and during World War II served in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve . He was a Berkshire County Council lor from 1953 and an alderman from 1960. Astor was elected as the MP for Newbury UK Parliament constituency Newbury in the United Kingdom general election, 1964 1964 general election and was re elected twice, in United Kingdom general election, 1966 1966 and United Kingdom general election, 1970 1970 but stood down before the first United Kingdom general election, February 1974 Feb 1974 general election. In 1970 he was appointed to the position of Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for International Development Minister of Overseas Development . He was married twice, once to Kathleen Drummond, daughter of George Henry Drummond, in 1950, having three children with her, and then to Penelope Eve Bradford in 1982. References http www.thepeerage.com p7730.htm rayment hc start box s par uk succession box before Anthony Hurd title Member of Parliament for Newbury UK Parliament constituency Newbury years United Kingdom general election, 1964 1964 &ndash United Kingdom general election, February 1974 February 1974 after Michael McNair Wilson end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Astor, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Astor, John Category 1923 births Category British people of German descent Category 1987 deaths Category Astor family Category Conservative Party UK MPs Category Councillors in Berkshire Category Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies Category Newbury ... more details
Tom Astor February 27, 1943 is a German singer and composer. He is noted for his extensive country and western recordings. ref http www.country.de 2006 09 27 zu gast bei tom astor Country.de ref He has worked with Charlie McCoy . Discography Astor has recorded some 40 albums and around 600 songs. div col 3 Albums Grand Prix 1976 Asphalt Cowboy 1980 Hallo Trucker 1981 Country & Western Super Hits Folge 1 1983 Country & Western Super Hits Folge 2 1983 Westwind 1984 Hallo, guten Morgen Deutschland 1986 Trucker Weihnacht 1986 Lass rollen Trucker 1987 Hallo Freunde 1987 Eine kleine Dosis Freiheit 1988 International Airport Fr hliche Trucker Weihnacht 1988 Meine sch nsten Country & Trucker Songs 1989 Junger Adler 1990 Voll aus dem Leben 1991 Auf Achse 1991 Hallo Trucker 1991 Kapit ne der Landstra e 1992 Fr hliche Trucker Weihnacht 1992 Sturm und Drang 1993 Flieg junger Adler 1993 Ich bin wie ich bin 1994 Kameraden der Stra e 1994 Meilensteine 1995 Tom Astor 1996 Das Beste ... Live 1997 ...und ich bin dein Freund 1998 Hautnah 2000 Mein Eldorado 2003 Tom Astor Live 2004 Ich will mehr 2005 Lass es schnei n 2005 Duette 2007 Alles klar kein Problem 2008 Tom Astor & Band unplugged live 2009 Leben pur 2010 Singles Hallo, guten Morgen Deutschland 1984 und 1990 Freunde 1988 Junger Adler 1990 Ich bin kein Dichter kein Poet 1991 Take it easy nimm s leicht 1991 Flieg junger Adler 1993 Kleiner Rebell 1994 Hungrige Herzen 1994 Irgendwie wird s schon geh n 1996 Eisen im Feuer 1997 Ich bin dein Freund Mein Eldorado 2003 Steh immer wieder auf 2005 Wir werden nicht lter 2008 div col end References reflist External links http www.tom astor.de Official site Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Astor, Tom ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Astor, Tom Category German male singers Category 1943 births Category Living people Germany musician stub de Tom Astor ... more details
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