Mary Astor

(Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke)
actress
Born: 5/3/1906
Birthplace: Quincy, Illinois

Starting off in silent films, she played oppositeJohn BarrymoreinBeau Brummel(1924) andDon Juan(1926). Some of her classic talkies includeRed Dust(1932),The Prisoner of Zenda(1937), andThe Great Lie(1941), for which she won anAcademy Award. Perhaps most famously she starred as Brigid O'Shaughnessy inThe Maltese Falcon(1941).

Died: 9/25/1987