Astor
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Astor may refer to:
- Mary Astor, an Academy Award-winning American actress
- The Astor family, a wealthy 19th century American family who became prominent in 20th century British politics. Several places are named after the family and its members:
- Astor, Florida, a town
- Astor Place (Manhattan), a place leading to Broadway in New York City
- Astor Row, the name given to 130th Street between Fifth Avenue and Lenox in Harlem, New York City
- Astoria, Oregon, a city that was a fur-trading outpost founded by the Astors
- Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, a fashionable New York City hotel
- Astor Pictures, a New York-based motion picture releasing company
- Airborne STand-Off Radar (ASTOR), a surveillance program for the Royal Air Force and British Army; see Raytheon Sentinel
- Ástor Piazzolla, a tango musician
- Astor Radio Corporation, an Australian consumer electronics manufacturer from 1926 onwards, which also owned the Astor Records label
[edit] See also
- Astore Valley, a district in the Northern Areas of Pakistan
- Astoria
- Aster
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