Released on = June 11, 2006, 12:04 pm

Press Release Author = PublicityBox

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = Academy Award winning actress Celeste Holm gives old
fashioned Hollywood party at her New York City Apt to celebrate her 89th Birthday
with over 100 guests.

Press Release Body = New York, NY - April 28th, 2006 - Celeste Holm, grand dame of
stage, screen and countless television performances, celebrated her 89th birthday in
good old fashioned Hollywood style. The winner of a Golden Globe and an Academy
Award, Ms. Holm is best known for her roles in Gentleman's Agreement and All About
Eve. She is considered a legend in the film and theatrical communities.

The elaborate celebration was held in Ms. Holm's palatial New York apartment
overlooking Central Park. Over 100 guests attended the private party, including
long-time friend Kitty Carlisle Hart, Rita Gam, Robert Osborne, Rex Reed, Governor
Tom Cain, Senator Roy Goodman, and KT Sullivan, among others.

Billy Stritch, renowned cabaret pianist, crooner and Liza Minnelli protégé, was on
hand to entertain the guests. Several guests gathered around the baby grand in an
impromptu sing along. Celeste\'s husband of two years, opera singer Frank Basile,
also sang some songs to the birthday girl.
ABOUT CELESTE HOLM:
Actress Celeste Holm debuted on the stage in 1936. She has received many honors in
her lifetime: the 1968 Sarah Siddons Award for distinguished achievement in Chicago
theatre, she was appointed to the National Arts Council by then-President Ronald
Reagan, knighted by King Olav of Norway, and inducted into the American Theatre Hall
of Fame in 1992. She remains active for social causes as a spokesperson for UNICEF,
and for occasional professional engagements. In April 2006, Holm was presented with
one of the first two Lifetime Achievement Awards ever awarded by the SunDeis Film
Festival at Brandeis University.
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