| Celeste Holm | |
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 Celeste Holm in All About Eve (1950). All About Eve is a Drama film, written and directed by Joseph L |
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| Born | April 29, 1917 New York City, New York |
| Years active | 1946-present |
| Spouse(s) | Ralph Nelson (1938-1939) Francis Davies (m. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The City of New York 1940) A. Schuyler Dunning (m. 1946) Wesley Addy (1961-1996) Frank Basile (2004-present) |
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Celeste Holm (born April 29, 1917) is an American stage, film, and television actress, perhaps best remembered for her Academy Award-winning performance in Gentleman's Agreement (1947), as well as for her Oscar-nominated performance in All About Eve (1950). Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Theatre, the stage (sometimes referred to as the deck in Stagecraft) is a designated space for the Performance of theatrical productions Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 Drama film about a journalist (played by Gregory Peck) who goes undercover as a Jew to research All About Eve is a Drama film, written and directed by Joseph L
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Biography
Early life
Born in New York City, Holm grew up in Long Valley, New Jersey as an only child. The City of New York Long Valley is a Town located within Washington Township, in Morris County, New Jersey. Her mother, Jean Parke, was an American portrait artist and author, while her father, Theodor Holm, was a Norwegian insurance adjuster for Lloyd's of London. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional For the film see Lloyd's of London (film. Lloyd's of London is a British Insurance market Holm studied acting at the University of Chicago before becoming a stage actress in the late 1930s following a brief first marriage, which produced her first child, son Ted Nelson. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Theodor Holm Nelson (born 1937 is an American Sociologist, Philosopher, and pioneer of Information technology.
Career
Holm's first professional theatrical role was in a production of Hamlet starring Leslie Howard, and she quickly rose to prominence with her portrayal of Ado Annie in the original Broadway production of Oklahoma! in 1943. Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 Drama film about a journalist (played by Gregory Peck) who goes undercover as a Jew to research Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 Leslie Howard ( April 3, 1893 - June 1, 1943) was an English stage and Academy Award nominated Film Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II.
After she starred in the Broadway production of Bloomer Girl, 20th Century Fox signed Holm to a movie contract in 1946, and in her first two years as a film actress Holm cemented herself immediately as a formidable performer, especially when she won an Oscar and Golden Globe for best supporting actress in Gentleman's Agreement. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 Drama film about a journalist (played by Gregory Peck) who goes undercover as a Jew to research After her famous performance in All About Eve, however, Holm realized she preferred live theater to movie work, and took on very few film roles over the following decade. All About Eve is a Drama film, written and directed by Joseph L The most successful of these were the comedy The Tender Trap (1955) and the musical High Society (1956), both co-starring Holm with Frank Sinatra. High Society ( 1956) is Musical film made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in VistaVision and Technicolor with music and lyrics Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Holm starred in the TV series Honestly, Celeste! (1954-55) and was a panelist on Who Pays? (1959).
In 1965, she starred alongside Lesley Ann Warren as the Fairy Godmother in the CBS television production of Cinderella. Lesley Ann Warren (born August 16, 1946) is a Golden Globe Award -winning Oscar nominated American stage film and television actress CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Rodgers and Hammerstein 's Cinderella is a musical written for Television by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II In 1970 and '71 she was featured on NBC-TV's "Nancy". During the 1970s and 1980s, Holm returned more fully to screen acting, with roles in films such as Tom Sawyer, Three Men and a Baby and in television series (often as a guest star) such as Columbo and Falcon Crest. Tom Sawyer was a popular 1973 theatrical version of the Mark Twain boyhood adventure story The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Three Men and a Baby is a 1987 Comedy film starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson. Falcon Crest is an American primetime television Soap opera which aired on the CBS network for nine seasons from December 4 In the 1990s, Holm was a series regular on the ABC soap opera Loving as Isabella Alden #2 (1991-1992) and the CBS primetime series Promised Land (1996-1999). The Promised Land ( הארץ המובטחת, translit: ha-Aretz ha-Muvtachat) is another name for the Land of Israel, the region which according
Celeste Holm 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. The Sarah Siddons Society is an American Non-profit organization founded in 1952 by prominent Chicago Theatre patrons with the goal Note on spelling While most Americans use "er" (as per American spelling conventions the majority of venues performers and trade groups for live theatre use "re Olav V (2 July 1903 &ndash 17 January 1991 was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The American Theatre Hall of Fame in New York City was founded in 1971 by Earl Blackwell, Gerard Oestreicher, James M She remains active for social causes as a spokesperson for UNICEF, and for occasional professional engagements. The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946
Private life
Holm's first marriage was to Ralph Nelson around 1938. Ralph Nelson ( August 12 1916 &ndash December 21 1987) was an American movie and television director producer writer and actor Their son, Ted Nelson, is the co-creator of Hypertext. Theodor Holm Nelson (born 1937 is an American Sociologist, Philosopher, and pioneer of Information technology.
She married Francis E. Davies, a Roman Catholic for whom she was received into the Roman Catholic church for the purposes of their 1940 wedding. They divorced shortly thereafter.
From 1946 until 1952 she was married to airline executive A. Schuyler Dunning, with whom she had a second son, Daniel Dunning. [1]
Holm was married to fellow actor Wesley Addy from 1966 until his death in 1996. Robert Wesley Addy ( 4 August 1913 – 31 December 1996) was an American Actor. It was by far her longest marriage. They had no children. They played a married couple on Loving.
On April 29, 2004, on her 87th birthday she married opera singer Frank Basile. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " [2]
In 2006, Holm was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the SunDeis Film Festival at Brandeis University. Brandeis University is a private research University with a Liberal arts focus located in Waltham Massachusetts, United States. [3]
References
- ^ Staff writers. "Births, deaths, marriages, divorces", Time, 1952-05-12. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Retrieved on 2008-05-15. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the
- ^ Jones, Kenneth. "December Bride: Shocking Guests, Celeste Holm Marries Beau at 85th Birthday Party", Playbill, 2004-04-30. Playbill is a Monthly US Magazine for Theatregoers Although there is a Subscription issue available for Home delivery "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule
- ^ SunDeis 2006. SunDeis Film Festival web site. Archived from the original on 2006-09-10. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Retrieved on 2007-10-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II
External links
- Celeste Holm official website
- Celeste Holm at the Internet Broadway Database
- Celeste Holm at the Internet Movie Database
- Celeste Holm at the TCM Movie Database
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Anne Baxter for The Razor's Edge |
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture 1948 for Gentleman's Agreement |
Succeeded by Ellen Corby for I Remember Mama |
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| NAME | Holm, Celeste |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
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