World & Nation
Aug. 12, 1936: A sensational court case came to an end when actress Mary Astor and Dr.
Aug. 12, 2006
Obituaries
Mary Astor, whose piercing eyes and finely honed features made her the quintessential star to one generation of Americans and whose portrayals of mature but flawed women kept her fame bright through yet another, died early Friday.
Sept. 26, 1987
Movies
Mary Astor, whose piercing eyes and finely honed features made her the essential star to one generation of Americans and whose portrayals of mature but flawed women kept her fame bright through yet another, died early today.
Sept. 25, 1987
Real Estate
The one-time home of film star Mary Astor is a mansion with a movie-set mentality.
Sept. 18, 2005
Andy Samberg and his wife, Joanna Newsom, have purchased a gated estate in the Hollywood Hills for $6.25 million in an off-market deal, and with it a slice of L.A.’s rich real estate history.
July 14, 2014
No one should defend virulent or blatant misogyny in films, but for Stephen Farber to hold up the ‘30s/’40s femme fatale as the model of the female villain is absurd (‘That’s No Lady-That’s Our Nightmare,” March 18).
April 1, 2001
We had faces,” silent-screen star Norma Desmond says in “Sunset Boulevard.”
March 18, 1990
Philanthropist-socialite Astor planned every detail of her last party -- and made sure the ‘regular people’ got in.
Aug. 18, 2007
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the introduction of Vitaphone, the first viable synchronous sound system for motion pictures, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present on Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Aug. 5, 1986