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Mary Astor

American actress and author (1906–1987)

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Mary Astor was an American actress and author who had a long career in film and writing during the twentieth century, living from 1906 to 1987. She is notable as a prominent figure in entertainment history who worked across multiple creative fields during Hollywood's golden age.

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Born: 1906
Died: 1987
Works: 15

Top works

The Incredible Charlie Carewe (Dell Paperback Series, No. 4040)
A life on film
My Story an Autobiography
A place called Saturday
My story

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Acting · Quincy, Illinois, USA

Mary Astor (May 3, 1906 - September 25, 1987) was an American actress. Most remembered for her role as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon (1941) with Humphrey Bogart, Astor began her long motion picture career as a teenager in the silent movies of the early 1920s. She eventually made a successful transition to talkies, but almost saw her career destroyed due to public scandal in the…

Known for

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird — Self (archive footage)2006
Bogart: The Untold Story — Self (archive footage)1997
Hollywood — Self1980
That's Entertainment, Part II — (archive footage)1976
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli — Self (archive footage)1973

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Mary Astor (born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke; May 3, 1906 – September 25, 1987) was an American actress. Although her career spanned several decades, she may be best remembered for her performance as Brigid O'Shaughnessy in The Maltese Falcon (1941).

Astor began her long motion picture career when a teenager in the silent movies of the early 1920s. When talkies arrived, her voice was initially considered too masculine and she was off the screen for a year. After she appeared in a play with her friend Florence Eldridge, film offers returned, and she resumed her career in sound pictures.