Astor, Mary, 1906-1987

Born in Illinois in 1906 as Lucile Langhanke, Mary Astor began her career at thirteen, after entering a Hollywood movie magazine contest. After her father moved the family to New York, she signed a brief contract with Famous Players-Lasky and took the stage name of Mary Astor. In 1922, she performed in her first feature-length film and, after a contract extension, the family moved to Hollywood in 1923. Over the course of her forty-five year career, Astor would act in 155 films, winning numerous awards, and write five novels. She died in 1987.

Source:

Penelope McMillan, Times Staff Writer. 1987. "From the Archives: Actress, Author Mary Astor, 81, Dies." The Los Angeles Times, September 26, 1987. https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/archives/la-me-mary-astor-19870926-snap-story.html.