Comet Over Hollywood Posted by Jnpickens on January 8, 2013

The heavens gained several stars this year as classic film stars passed away in 2012. Since Comet Over Hollywood did not give several of them the full attention they deserved, the first few days of 2013 will be dedicated to some of the notable celebrities who left us. Celeste Holm...   read more

True Classics Posted by on July 15, 2012

Oscar-winning actress Celeste Holm passed away this morning at the age of ninety-five. Though she only starred in just over two dozen movies throughout the course of her career, the beautiful and talented Holm had a long life in Hollywood, as those films spanned the course of eight decades. Holm...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on July 15, 2012

Celeste Holm (April 29, 1917 – July 15, 2012) was a stage, film, and television actress, known for her Academy Award-winning performance in, Gentleman's Agreement (1947), as well as for her Oscar-nominated performances in, Come to the Stable (1949) and All About Eve (1950). Celeste, died p   read more

Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on July 15, 2012

Celeste Holm died today at the age of 95, at home in her beloved Central Park West apartment. I’ll let others report on the nearly seven decades Miss Holm spent gracing stage, screen and television. Instead, I will tell you about the time I met her – actually, the two...   read more

Classic Cinema Gold Posted by Art on April 29, 2012

“I hated that. It’s stereotyped. I only played that kind of role in two pictures and that was enough, thank you. It’s not me.” ~  Celeste Holm on her wisecracking smart girl image. Celeste Holm is an American stage, film, and television actress, known for her Academy Awar   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by monty on April 29, 2010

Happy Birthday to Celeste Holm todayCeleste Holm was an only child, born into a home where her mother was a painter and her father worked in insurance. She would study acting at the University of Chicago and make her stage debut in 1936. Her Broadway debut came when she was...   read more