Brooke Astor

Brooke Astor (born March 30, 1902){{fn|1}} was born Roberta Brooke Russell in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the daughter of John Henry Russell, a Marine Corps officer, and his wife, née Mabel Cecile Hornby Howard. Her father, who retired as a major general, ended his military career as 16th commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Footnotes

• {{fnb|1}} Some sources indicate March 31, 1902