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 Celeste Holm Movie and Broadway legend Celeste Holm died today in New York City at 95 years old. Celeste had been in the hospital around two weeks ago with dehydration after a fire in Hollywood star Robert De Niro's apartment in the same building on Central Park West. She had asked her husband Frank Basile to take her home, and she spent her final days with him, other relatives and close friends by her side. I had photographed Celeste Holm many times early in my career as a celebrity photographer. She was always a star. The last time I photographed her, was around 5 years ago at her 90th birthday bash . Many stars were there to help her celebrate. There were whispers from all around the room about her having married the very young Frank Basile, almost half her age a few years earlier. But another classy old time star turned to me and said, " Celeste is lucky to have Frank, he takes great care of her. He dresses her and does all her makeup and makes he...

Mark Rupp With Kai Greene NEW YORK native bodybuilder KAI GREENE who recently placed third in the Mr. Olympia competition in Las Vegas, Nevada will be starring in the upcoming thriller "MEAT LOCKER" set to film in spring 2012. GREENE is now ranked in the top four professional bodybuilders in the world. Also confirmed in the cast are Academy Award winner CELESTE HOLM, CHRISTIAN BOEVING, JANET CARROLL, RANDY JONES, RORY LEIDELMEYER, DANIEL ROEBUCK (who will also be directing) and several legendary names of professional bodybuilding including eight time Mr. Olympia RONNIE COLEMAN. Executive director Mark Rupp will be at the helm of the project for Silver Beast Productions. Photo By: Hal Walther

**** BROADWAY'S BEST HONORED **** Wesley Taylor With John Tartaglia Josefina Scaglione Vivian Reed Condola And Mom Phylicia Rashad Susan Louise O'Connor Andrea Martin Kiril Kulish Marin Ireland Celeste Holm Colin Hanks Haydn Gwynne Jennifer Grace Tovah Feldshuh Craig Bierko With Josh Grisetti John Willis And Dylan Baker David Alvarez Broadway's finest including David Alvarez, John Willis, Dylan Baker, Tovah Feldshuh , Haydn Gwynne, Colin Hanks and many other celebrities attended the 65th Annual Theatre World Awards held at the MTC's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York City. The Theatre World Award celebrates the oldest Award given for Broadway and Off-Broadway Debuts. Photos By: Walter McBride / Retna Ltd.

Keely Smith And Celeste Holm The legendary KEELY SMITH opened her week long run at BIRDLAND ( 315 West 44th Street at 8th Avenue 212-581-3080 ) Tuesday night playing to a packed house. She continues her run through this coming Sunday June 8th with two shows nightly 8:30 and 11:00. KEELY wowed the audience with many of her hits and new songs as well. Following the show KEELY greeted dozens of fans included the legendary award winning actress CELESTE HOLM along with BIRDLAND's Gianni Valente. This venue is one of the best kept secrets to catch a great show and to see some of the worlds biggest stars either perform or show up to catch a show. Photos By: Mark Rupp

Former Governor Mario Coumo and wife Matilda The stars showed up for Celeste Holm I just returned back from Celeste Holm's 90th birthday party at top restaurant Tony DiNapoli's on West 43 street, right down the block from Times Square Gossip offices. This party was star studded with the who's who of Hollywood history. Angela Lansbury, Bruce Vilanch, former NY Governor Mario Coumo and wife Matilda. Talk show icon Joe Franklin dropped by to wish his best. CBS legend Walter Cronkite was there along with my friend for many years Honeymooner Joyce Randolph who played Trixie. Joyce and I had lunch together and caught up on some hot gossip on many people we know. Celeste looked wonderful, like Cinderella. Thanks to top New York photographer Mark Rupp for helping us get the shots we wanted. Celeste Holm and Newsman Walter Cronkite

Celeste Holm Leroy Neiman received the Arts Horizons 2006 Paul Newman award for services to the arts and children last night at Hammer Galleries on West 57th street. Many celebrities were there including Tony Roberts, Pia Lindstrom, Kitty Carlyle Hart and the ever so beautiful Celeste Holm. LeRoy known for his brilliantly colored images of sports and leisure is one of the most popular artists in 20th century America. It was such a pleasure to see old friends and celebrities from the old school who have such class. And to look at LeRoy's artwork is breath taking the way he uses colors to paint the likes of Frank Sinatra and many other stars. Photo By: Walter McBride/Retna