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**** The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences' Official New York Oscar Night Party **** Story By: Marcy MacDonald And Ann Watt **** Burt Young Tina Louise Tovah Feldshuh Patricia Neal Lisa Eichhorn With Celia Weston And David Rasche Sylvia Miles Elaine Stritch It was an encore performance at The Carlyle on Oscar night: the famous hotel has been taking bows since Richard Rogers became its first tenant in 1931 (Elaine Stritch came down to the Café Carlyle from her upstairs suite to toast her fellow overachievers in the room Bobby Short made even more famous than muralist Marcel Vertes -- who won two Academy Awards for Moulin Rouge -- did when he decorated the place). Oscar rolled out the red carpet for Patricia Neal (Best Actress for Hud) and the woman who would reprise one of the many roles she made famous, Lisa Eichorn; Rip Torn (Best Supporting Actor for Cross Creek); Sid Ramin (Oscar winner for Music Scoring of West Side Story); Ken Ascher; Richard Barlay (Oscar winning...

James Edstrom With Silvia Miles And Barroness Sherry Claire O'Connor With Rita Cosby,James Edstrom,Tomaczek Bednarek And Ian Miller April Sandmeyer With Steve Wilkos, Rita Cosby,Claire O'Connor,James Edstrom And Sean Paul Ayala Last week was a huge surprise. Publicist Linda Shafran from The Jerry Springer Show and the new hit The Steve Wilkos Show , called me and asked me to do some photos of Wilkos while he was in New York City last week to appear on the WB Network. Even know I was in a bad mood because I was turning 49 years old, I told her to have Steve to pick me up at the Times Square Gossip offices and we could do some press photos and then go for dinner and drinks at The Waverly Inn in the West Village. I then called public relations bigwig Claire O'Connor and asked her if she would like to join us. She hesitated, but then said she would come and to pick her up at her apartment and we all could all go out on the town. So, we limo it down to the Waverly Inn and we ...

Sylvia Miles With Mark Kostabi, Derek Storm And Randy Jones It was a star studded night in Soho last week as world renowned artist Mark Kostabi had an artist reception at the Martin Lawrence Gallery hosted by celebrity art dealer Derek Storm. Legendary for his tongue-in-cheek approach to his own work, artist Mark Kostabi has always has been a cult conglomerate and has maintained a level of success going on three decades now since his old NYC days hanging with the likes of Warhol, Haring and Basquiat. His former artist friends may be long gone but Kostabi has a new home at the Martin Lawrence Gallery who now offer his work throughout the United States. Kostabi calls Rome his home base and makes it back to New York City a few months out of the year where he hosts his game show "Title This" out of his Chelsea Studios. World famous celebrities compete to title Kostabi paintings while a panel of VIP jurors offer analysis and advice for the competing contestants. A few of his re...

Dr. Judy Kuriansky with James Edstrom and Rita Cosby Photo: Charlie Ruppmann-New York Daily News Rita Cosby with Tina Louise and Heather Lee They say one test of a man's mettle is his friends. Last night, CELEBRITY SERVICE's BILL MURRAY's friends came out in force for his birthday celebration at top NYC nightclub AZZA, hosted by Emmy winner Rita Cosby and celebrity photographer James Edstrom. Bill is the editor of CELEBRITY SERVICE, the daily bastion of celebrity-goings-on across the country. If you have a client; an event; or, anything celebrity-oriented ... you better be in here, or nada will happen.Bill's constant support and all-around care has made many an event; artist; personality ... happen on a national basis. His is a national treasure! Oscar nominated Silvia Miles with Birthday Boy Bill Murray In no particular order, Bill's guests included; ROBERT FUNARO (The Sopranos); photo-journalists AUBREY REUBEN and DICK CORKERY along with Oscar nominated SYLV...