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The Shocking Story Of John Jacob Astor IV, The Multimillionaire Who Went Down With The Titanic
He was the great-grandson of John Jacob Astor, an immigrant from modern-day Germany who’d made his fortune in the fur trade and in New York real estate. John Jacob Astor IV was thus born into ...
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The Controversial History Of The Astor Family, One Of America’s Most Prominent Dynasties
The story of the Astor family is one of immense fortune, ambition, tragedy, and scandal. It all began with John Jacob Astor, ...
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JOHN JACOB ASTOR—Arthur D. Howden Smith—Lippincott ... Here was the founder of a great fortune and a prolific line, but neither Astor’s money nor his descendants made much mark in the ...
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John Jacob Astor IV was one of the richest men in the world when he died on the Titanic. Here's a look at his life.
Astor reportedly planned to make their child his heir, but his fortune ended up being left to Vincent Astor, his son from his first marriage. Here's a look at the life of John Jacob Astor IV, one of ...
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Eric Braeden Says He Was the ‘Only One’ Who Knew ‘Titanic’ Would Be a Hit
The actor played John Jacob Astor IV in the film and told TV Insider ... Braeden said he “knew then” that the movie “would make a fortune” and also had an inkling about how successful ...