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.... MORE
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Life After Wasserstein
As friends gather to mourn financier Bruce Wasserstein, Ralph Gardner Jr.... MORE
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Inside the Astor Verdict
Brooke Astor’s son and his lawyer have been handed a guilty verdict, but Ralph Gardner Jr.... MORE
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The Astor Trial's Final Days
As closing arguments get under way, the attorneys in the epic trial fire their parting shots, and... MORE
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The Nurse Who Saw It All
Could Pearline Noble, who dubbed the Marshalls “Miss Piggy” and “the golden retriever,” help get... MORE
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Brooke Astor's $60 Million Signature
The lawyers were on trial this week in the Brooke Astor case, as her son’s lawyers defended their... MORE
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What the Butler Saw
There are no secrets from the servants.... MORE
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Had Brooke Astor Lost It?
That was the question at the Astor trial, as the longtime lawyer for New York society’s grande dame... MORE
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The Astor Circus
Barbara Walters, Graydon Carter, and Henry Kissinger joined the chorus of witnesses at the Brooke... MORE
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The A-List Witness List
How can the defense in the Brooke Astor trial possibly call witnesses as charming and believable as... MORE
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The Evil Daughter-in-Law?
Without changing a word of his mother’s will, Brooke Astor's son, Tony Marshall, stood to inherit... MORE
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The Defense's Risky Senility Theory
The latest chapter of the Brooke Astor trial involves art-world secrets, a despised... MORE
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Is Brooke Astor's Son a Swindler?
In a colorful week of testimony, friends and family describe how Brooke Astor, the grande dame of... MORE
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Madonna, My Neighbor
What happens when the Material Girl moves close enough to borrow eggs from me?... MORE
