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People

Astor (surname) Astor is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Annabel Astor, Viscountess Astor (born 1948), British businesswoman *Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902–56), daughter of John Jacob Astor IV * Bronwen Astor, Viscountess Astor ( ...

Astor family The Astor family achieved prominence in business, society, and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries. With ancestral roots in the Italian Alps region of Italy by way of Germany, the Astors settl ...

, a wealthy 18th-century American family who became prominent in 20th-century British politics * Astor Bennett, a character in the Showtime television series ''Dexter'' *

Ástor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed ''nuevo tango'', incorporating elements fro ...

, a tango musician

Places

* Astore (disambiguation), also spelt ''Astor'', several places in northern Pakistan * Astor, Florida, United States * Astor, Kansas, United States * Astor, West Virginia, United States *

The Astor Theatre The Astor Theatre is a classic, single-screen revival movie theatre located in the inner Melbourne suburb of St Kilda, that has a long and illustrious history. The site at 1-3 Chapel Street was first used for public entertainment in 1913 when ...

, a picture theatre located in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia

Buildings and locations

* Astor Court, located in The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is a re-creation of a Ming Dynasty-style, Chinese-garden courtyard. * Astor Court Building, an apartment building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, built in 1916. *

Astor Place (Manhattan) Astor Place is a one-block street in NoHo/ East Village, in the lower part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It runs from Broadway in the west (just below East 8th Street) to Lafayette Street. The street encompasses two plazas at th ...

, a place leading to Broadway in New York City * Astor Row, the name given to 130th Street between Fifth Avenue and Lenox in Harlem

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Astor Pictures Astor Pictures was a motion picture distribution company in the United States from 1930 to 1963. It was founded by Robert M. Savini (29 August 1886 – 29 April 1956). Astor specialized in film re-releases. It later released independently m ...

, a New York-based motion picture releasing company * Astor Radio Corporation, an Australian consumer electronics manufacturer from 1926 onwards, which also owned the Astor Records label * Astor Records, an Australian recording company and recorded music distributor that operated from the 1960s to the early 1980s * Astor Trust Company, a New York-based financial trust that merged with Bankers Trust in 1917. * Astor National Bank, a New York-based bank that became the Astor Trust Company in 1907. * , a cruise ship that sailed under the name in 1981–1985 for Hadag Cruise Line and Safmarine * , a cruise ship that sailed under the name in 1986–1987 for Marlan Corporation and 1995 onwards for Transocean Tours * , a Panamanian cargo ship in service 1955–70 * ASTOR (disambiguation), a military acronym * Astor Care and Nursing Agency, Based in Woking England providing home care across surrey *

MG Astor The MG ZS is a subcompact crossover SUV produced by the Chinese automotive manufacturer SAIC Motor under the British MG marque. Announced at the 2016 Guangzhou Auto Show in China, the MG ZS is the second SUV to be produced under the MG marqu ...

, a sport utility vehicle sold in India * Astor (Food Brand), a popular

Roll Wafer Roll or Rolls may refer to: Movement about the longitudinal axis * Roll angle (or roll rotation), one of the 3 angular degrees of freedom of any stiff body (for example a vehicle), describing motion about the longitudinal axis ** Roll (aviation) ...

in Indonesia, Saudi Arabia

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