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 The
Great Neck Arts Center will host stage and screen legend Celeste
Holm in a celebration of her career on Wednesday, July 23 at 7 p.m.
The festivities will begin with a special screening of the Hollywood
classic All About Eve at the Clearview Squire Cinemas,
located at 115 Middle Neck Road in Great Neck. Ms. Holm will take
the stage after the film to share stories about her magnificent
acting career. A dessert reception at GNAC will conclude the
evening, sponsored by Bruce's Bakery.
Tickets for “A Conversation with Celeste Holm” are $25 general
admission, $50 priority seating, and $10 for students, which include
both reception and conversation. For information call 516/829-2570.
Celeste Holm has been nominated for the Best Supporting Actress
Oscar three times (All About Eve, Come to the Stable) and won
an Oscar and Golden Globe Award for her performance in
Gentleman’s Agreement. She is a star on Broadway, having
appeared in many successful shows including Oklahoma!, The Women
and Bloomer Girl. She sang the show stopper “I Cain't Say
No” in the original Broadway production of Oklahoma! She
has been nominated for two Emmy awards and one Daytime Emmy award.
Ms. Holm has appeared with such acting luminaries as Betty Davis,
Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, Gregory Peck and Leslie
Howard.
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