~Mary Astor~

Born: May 3, 1906 in Quincy, Illinois, USA
Died: September 25, 1987 in Woodland Hills, California, USA
~Colorized Portraits of Mary Astor~
~Stars of the Photoplay, 1930~
~Lucille Langhanke's love of acting was an inheritance. She was trained by her mother, who was a
dramatic teacher. At fourteen she got her first picture assignment. At sixteen she changed her name
to Mary Astor and since then has climbed steadily upwards. She was born in Quincy, Ill., May 3,
1906, is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs 120 and has auburn hair and dark brown eyes. Became a
Wampas Star in 1926. Her husband, Director Kenneth Hawks, was killed in an airplane accident
over the Pacific, while making a picture.~
~Silent Filmography~
The Woman from Hell (1929) .... Dee Renaud
Romance of the Underworld (1928) .... Judith Andrews
... aka Romance and Bright Lights
Dry Martini (1928) .... Elizabeth Quimby
Heart to Heart (1928) .... Princess Delatorre/Ellen Guthrie
Three-Ring Marriage (1928) .... Anna
Dressed to Kill (1928) .... Jeanne
Sailors' Wives (1928) .... Carol Trent
No Place to Go (1927) .... Sally Montgomery
The Rough Riders (1927) .... Dolly
... aka The Trumpet Calls (USA)
Rose of the Golden West (1927) .... Elena
Two Arabian Knights (1927) .... Mirza
The Sunset Derby (1927) .... Molly Gibson
The Sea Tiger (1927) .... Amy Cortissos
Forever After (1926) .... Jennie Clayton
Don Juan (1926) .... Adriana della Varnese
The Wise Guy (1926) .... Mary
... aka Into the Night (UK)
... aka Wise Guy (USA)
High Steppers (1926) .... Audrey Nye
Scarlet Saint (1925) .... Fidele Tridon
The Pace That Thrills (1925) .... Doris
Don Q Son of Zorro (1925) .... Dolores de Muro
Playing with Souls (1925) .... Margo
Enticement (1925) .... Leonore Bewlay
Oh, Doctor! (1925) .... Dolores Hicks
Inez from Hollywood (1924) .... Fay Bartholdi
... aka The Good Bad Girl
The Price of a Party (1924) .... Alice Barrows
Unguarded Women (1924) .... Helen Castle
The Fighting American (1924) .... Mary O'Mallory
Beau Brummel (1924) .... Lady Margery Alvanley
The Fighting Coward (1924) .... Lucy
To the Ladies (1923) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
Woman-Proof (1923) .... Violet Lynwood
The Marriage Maker (1923) .... Vivian Hope-Clarke
Puritan Passions (1923) .... Rachel
The Bright Shawl (1923) .... Narcissa Escobar
Success (1923) .... Rose Randolph
Second Fiddle (1923) .... Polly Crawford
The Rapids (1922) (uncredited) .... Elsie Worden
The Man Who Played God (1922) .... Young Woman
Hope (1922) .... Hope
John Smith (1922) .... Irene Mason
The Young Painter (1922)
The Angelus (1922) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
Wings of the Border (1921)
The Beggar Maid (1921) (uncredited) .... Peasant Girl/Beggar Maid
My Lady o' the Pines (1921) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
Sentimental Tommy (1921) (scenes deleted)
Brother of the Bear (1921) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
The Bashful Suitor (1921) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
Bullets or Ballots (1921) (uncredited) .... Bit Part
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~Stars of the Photoplay, 1924
~Lucille Langhanke won a beauty contest in Chicago, came to New York, and made her theatrical
and movie debut as Mary Astor. She began her screen career in leading roles in pictures based on
famous paintings, the first of which was "The Begger Maid." She is nineteen, holds a contract with
Paramount and is recognized as a coming star. She played opposite Glenn Hunter in "Puritan
Passions," with John Barrymore in "Beau Brummel" and in "The Bright Shawl." She is five feet, five
inches tall, weighs 118 pounds, and has auburn hair and brown eyes~