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Mary Astor , the film actress , is being sued by her father and mother , who want her to maintain them . The suit has been filed in a Los Angeles superior court . They assert that they have no money and are unable to supoort themselves . They say that Mary Astor owns property valued at £ 30 , 000 and earns £ 300 a week . Her father , Otto Langhanke , is 62 years old . He says that he gave up his profession as music teacher to become her buisness manager . Mary Astor denies her parents assertions . Mary Astor , who is 28 , was married in 1931 to Dr Franklyn Thorpe . Her first husband Kenneth Hawkes , a film director was killed in an air smash in 1930 . Photo shows , Mary Astor and her husband , Dr Franklyn Thorpe . 21 March 1934