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Mary Astor
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Last year Miss Astor gave Dr. Thorpe an uncontested divorce, custody of little Marylyn, a property settlement of $60,000. Last month the dark, willowy young actress suddenly petitioned the Los Angeles Superior Court for full custody of her child, an annulment of her marriage and divorce. Each of these objectives Dr. Thorpe promptly opposed.
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In 1925, Astor's parents bought a Moorish style mansion with one acre of land known as "Moorcrest" in the hills above Hollywood. They lived lavishly on her earnings. Moorcrest is notable not only for its ornate style but its place as the most lavish residence associated with the Krotona Colony, a utopian society founded by the Theosophical Society in 1912. Built by Marie Russak Hotchener, a Theosophist with no formal architectural training, the house combines Moorish and Mission Revival styles and contains such Arts and Crafts features as art glass windows and Batchelder tiles. Astor's parents were Theosophists, and Astor was undoubtably schooled in the philosophy, which combines elements of all the major religions with a particular emphasis on esoteric Buddhism from India. Moorcrest, which recently has undergone a multi-million-dollar renovation, is still standing.
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Astor has a child by Brent who is Davis' husband, and Davis raises the child as her own, which is the great lie. Rather talky, but melodrama (and Davis) fans will eat it up.
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Mary became a regular performer on radio. She was heard on Lux Theater in such as These Three with Barbara Stanwyck and Errol Flynn, Bullets and Ballots with Edward G. Robinson and Humphrey Bogart, Interference with Leslie Howard and Herbert Marshall, and Trade Winds with Errol Flynn and Joan Bennett. She ... played in Screen Actors Guild, Suspense, and Mercury theater radio programs.
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Mary is the usual English form of Maria, which was the Latin form of the New Testament Greek names Mariam or Maria, from the Hebrew name Miryam. It was most likely originally an Egyptian name, perhaps derived in part from mry (beloved) or mr (love). Mary is the name of several New Testament characters, most importantly Mary the virgin mother of Jesus, and Mary Magdalene. Two queens of England have had this name, as well as a Queen of Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots. Through the centuries, names like Dolores and Mercedes have been created to express aspects of Mary's life and worship.
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When they returned to Southern California, Astor began freelancing and accepted the pivotal role of Barbara Willis in Red Dust (1932) at MGM with Clark Gable and Jean Harlow. In late 1932, Astor signed a featured player contract with Warner Bros. Besides spending lavishly, her parents invested in the stock market, which turned out in many instances to be unprofitable. They still lived in Moorcrest, which Astor dubbed a "white elephant" and refused to maintain. She had to turn to the Motion Picture Relief Fund in 1933 to pay her bills.
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