Included among other well-publicized juicy bits was her secret affair with playwright 'George S. While divorcing her second husband in 1936 her personal diary was entered in evidence in the custody fight for their daughter. Her first husband, director Kenneth Hawks (brother of Howard Hawks), died in a 1930 plane crash.
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She had a lively affair with Barrymore, over with before she starred a second time with him, in Don Juan (1926), the first silent movie with Vitaphone music and sound effects. After a number of minor parts she starred in John Barrymore's Beau Brummel (1924). Her German immigrant father pushed her into a beauty contest at 14 and her first movie Sentimental Tommy (1921) at 15. Mary lived out her remaining days confined to the Motion Picture Country Home where she died of a heart attack on Septemat the age of 81. Even though this was her final film, she had appeared in a phenomenal 123 motion pictures. Her final fling with the silver screen was as Jewell Mayhew in Hush.Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964). In the whole of the 1950s she appeared in only five productions. Because of her three divorces, the death of her first husband, Kenneth Hawks who died in a plane crash, alcoholism, a suicide attempt, and a persistent heart condition, Mary got smaller roles in movies. That same year she appeared in the celebrated film The Maltese Falcon (1941), but her star soon began to fall. In 1941, she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role of Sandra Kovac in The Great Lie (1941). Afterwards, she churned out films at a lesser rate. In 1938, Mary turned out five feature films which kept her busy and in the spotlight. Films such as Red Dust (1932), Convention City (1933), Man of Iron (1935), and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937), kept her star at the top. Mary's career took off to greater heights. By the end of the twenties, the sound revolution had taken a strong hold on the industry and Mary was one of those lucky actresses who made the successful transition to "talkies" because of her voice and strong screen presence. Mary was, now, the new cinematic darling with each film packing the theaters. However the affair ended before she could star with him again in the classic Don Juan (1926). This launched her career to stardom as it did with a lively affair with Barrymore. In 1924, Mary landed a plum assignment with a role as Lady Margery Alvaney opposite the great John Barrymore in the film Beau Brummel (1924). Throughout 1921-1923 she continued her career with bit or minor roles in a number of motion pictures. Her first movie was a bit part in The Scarecrow (1920). Luck was with Mary and her parents because one contest came to the attention of Hollywood moguls who signed her at the age of 14. They understood that they wanted something better for their daughter than they had, so they made it happen by pushing Mary into various beauty contests. Her parents were very ambitious for her as they recognized Mary's beauty and knowing if they played their cards right, they could make her famous. Mary Astor was born Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke, on in Quincy, Illinois to a German immigrant father, Otto Ludwig Langhanke, and an American mother from Illinois, Helen Marie Vasconcellos, of Portuguese and Irish ancestry.
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