Jul
15
2012
Celeste Holm follows fellow 95-year-old Oscar winner Ernest Borgnine in death—she passed away at home after suffering from dehydration followed by a heart attack. I believe she was the last surviving All About Eve participant. She won her Oscar for Gentleman's Agreement.
She is survived by her husband, Frank Basile, a former singer some 45 years her junior whose presence in her life led to a bitter legal battle between Holm and her sons. It's been said she was sued into poverty.
I had the pleasure of meeting Holm briefly after a performance of Born Yesterday and also saw her when she attended the Angela Lansbury/Marian Seldes play Deuce a few years back.







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