R.I.P. Celeste Holm

[D2]

She'll always be Cinderella's Fairy Godmother to me.

And somewhere I imagine Bette Davis is muttering, again, "Shit,
Good Manners. "

[best12bars]

RIP, Celeste.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ABvOmeP8jc

[keithp]

Sad news.

[WhizzerMarvin TrinaJasonMendel]

This is sad news indeed, but this will make us smile forever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5UJuHPNxok

[PalJoey]

"A part in a play. You'd do all that--just for a part in a play."

[PattiLover]

I read on IMDB she had Alzheimers since 2002. Very sad. But what a life, 96 incredible years. Creating an iconic role in one of the most important theatrical productions of the 20th century, an Oscar winner, and a memorable role in one of Hollywood's most enduring classics. We should all be so lucky.

It's sad watching our stars from that magical era go away from us. But that's life - and what a life.

RIP, to "a playwright's wife, the lowest form of celebrity."

[Dollypop]

May she rest in peace.

[dramamama611]

She was the first 'star' I'd ever seen perform on stage. She was starring in McCarter Theater's (Princeton, NJ) Hay Fever. She was a delight, through and through.

Someone mentioned that she was estranged from her children -- always sad, but particularly if she was suffering from Alzheimer disease.

[beautywickedlover]

"She'll always be Cinderella's Fairy Godmother to me."

Sad to hear this news. She was wonderful in that role. First, we lost Whitney Houston this year and now Celeste.

[Dangerous Jade]

"It's sad watching our stars from that magical era go away from us. But that's life - and what a life."

My thoughts exactly. I feel a pang in my heart whenever an artistic person, be it an actor, musician, painter, writer, playwright, what have you, dies, no matter how young or old. The world loses someone special, and even if I'm not familiar with the person, it still brings a tear to my eye.

She was so beautiful and a delight, may she rest in peace.

[followspot]

Cinderella, Tom Sawyer, Come to the Stable, High Society, Champagne for Caesar — all staples of my childhood (long before I knew anything about Gentleman's Agreement and All About Eve). Always a delight.

RIP

[GlindatheGood22]

No.

[After Eight]

So sorry to hear this news. It was always a delight to see Celeste Holm on stage and screen. She added something special to all our lives.

She is so delightful on the album of The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall. I'm going to play it now.

[theaterfan862]

She was wonderful in All About Eve and many other things! This is truly sad. Rest in Peace Celeste Holm!

[StageManager2]

Adieu, Annie!

[kec]

"She'll always be Cinderella's Fairy Godmother to me."

To me as well.







It's Possible

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

There's that adage: "They come in threes". First, Ernest Borgnine and now Celeste Holm.

[WithoutATrace]

I just listened to The Utter Glory of Morrissey Hall at the gym this afternoon, and am planning on watching "A Gentleman's Agreement" tonight. Rest in peace, Celeste.

[SNAFU]

Andy Griffith, Ernest Brgnine,celeste Holm. The three has been completed.

[sparrman]

But Laurey lives on! Incredible that until today, both leading ladies lived on practically 70 years after Oklahoma!'s opening night.

[jv92]

Joan Roberts is still alive?

And very sad news about Ms. Holm, but what a career she had on both stage and screen!

[sephyr]

RIP Celeste! She lived a long and successful life. God bless her family.

[degrassifan]

So weird! I was just watching Cinderella for the first time around midnight today and saying to myself "Wow, so nice that she's still alive!" Oh goodness!

[wexy]

95 is a good long run.
I did get to see her in "I Hate Hamlet."

RIP.