Ralph Gardner, Jr.

Ralph Gardner, Jr. is freelance writer whose work has appeared in New York magazine, the New York Observer, the New Yorker and other publications.

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Farewell to Hollywood's Last Gentleman

Some say he was overshadowed by his wife, celebrated Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown. But David Brown, the producer of Jaws and Cocoon, who died this week, wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.

Ralph Gardner, Jr.

Life After Wasserstein

As friends gather to mourn financier Bruce Wasserstein, Ralph Gardner Jr. reports on the future of Lazard Frères, New York magazine, and his sister Wendy’s famous daughter.

Ralph Gardner, Jr.

Inside the Astor Verdict

Brooke Astor’s son and his lawyer have been handed a guilty verdict, but Ralph Gardner Jr. still can’t crack the trial’s central mystery: What made them think they’d get away with defrauding a New York social icon?

Ralph Gardner, Jr.

The Astor Trial's Final Days

As closing arguments get under way, the attorneys in the epic trial fire their parting shots, and try to weave four months of testimony into a narrative for the exhausted jury.

Ralph Gardner, Jr.

The Nurse Who Saw It All

Could Pearline Noble, who dubbed the Marshalls “Miss Piggy” and “the golden retriever,” help get Brooke Astor’s son Anthony off the hook by painting his wife as a villain?

Ralph Gardner, Jr.

Ralph Gardner, Jr.

Farewell to Hollywood's Last Gentleman

Life After Wasserstein

Inside the Astor Verdict

The Astor Trial's Final Days

The Nurse Who Saw It All

Brooke Astor's $60 Million Signature

What the Butler Saw

Had Brooke Astor Lost It?

The Astor Circus

The A-List Witness List