Thursday, July 19, 2012

Celeste Holm

  • Celeste Holm had a vibrant career that spanned decades. The entertainer died last week of cardiac arrest at the age of 95. While her family has embraced the fans kind words since her death on Sunday, now Broadway wants to share a moment in her memory too.
  • (Examiner)
  • NEW YORK – The lights on Broadway will be dimmed Wednesday in honor of the late Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm. The Broadway League said Monday that theater marquees will go dark at 8 p.m.
  • (Olympian)
  • Although Celeste Holm won an Academy Award, for her role as a witty fashion editor in Gentlemans Agreement (1947), Hollywood never knew what to make of her, continually casting her in variations on the same part. She was born to be a supporting player.
  • (Sydney Morning Herald)
  • Celeste Holm, Oscar-winning screen and stage actress, has passed away in New York. She was 95 years old.
  • (whtc.com)
  • Holm, who also had a small role as a mental patient who befriends star Olivia de Havillands character in the 1948 Oscar-winning drama The Snake Pit, was often at odds with the studio over the kinds of roles she should play.
  • (New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV)
  • Celeste Holm died Sunday at her Manhattan apartment at the age of 95. She played Ado Annie in the Broadway production Oklahoma!, and she starred in such films as Gentlemens Agreement and All About Eve.
  • (Canton Repository)

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