In later years, a friend who lived in her building would often find himself in the elevator with Ms. Holm, who would, when she felt she was receiving too little attention, sigh deeply, touch her forehead and announce to no one in particular, " Oh Celeste Holm, you've forgotten your script!
"There was one bitch in the cast [of All About Eve]: Celeste Holm." – Bette Davis
ReplyDeleteI had no idea she did these shows. I would have loved to see her in them. To paraphrase Thelma Ritter " There was nuthing she couldn't do "
ReplyDeleteThat's our Bette. When she felt the heat of another's talent, the claws came out.
In later years, a friend who lived in her building would often find himself in the elevator with Ms. Holm, who would, when she felt she was receiving too little attention, sigh deeply, touch her forehead and announce to no one in particular, " Oh Celeste Holm, you've forgotten your script!
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