| ~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~ |

| ~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~ |