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Mary Astor: Daughter
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In March 1934, Astor was sued by her parents, Otto and Helen Langhanke, for support and a public family feud burst out violently as they all went threshing into court hurling charges. The Langhankes said they did not even have enough money for the necessities of life; the only money they had received from their daughter in the last six months was $60 in grocery coupons, and they had to sell some of their furniture to survive. They ... cited a foreclosure notice on their home, saying their daughter would not help them pay the mortgage. Despite the Depression, Otto had continued to improve their estate. He then took out an $18,000 loan and had a swimming pool installed, which Astor said neither of them ever used and was a waste of money, and he could not afford to pay on the remaining $15,000 incumbrance. Astor said all her earnings went to her parents until 1930, being deposited by the studio directly into their bank account, and she received a small allowance.
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In March 1934, Astor was sued by her parents for support and a public family feud burst out violently. The Langhankes said they did not have enough money for the necessities of life; the only money they had received from their daughter in the last six months was $60 in grocery coupons, and they had to sell some of their furniture to survive. They ... cited a foreclosure notice on their home, saying their daughter would not help them pay the mortgage.
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Mary almost saw her career destroyed due to public scandal in the mid-1930s. She was sued for support by her parents and was later branded an adulterous wife by her ex-husband during a custody fight over her daughter.
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