I met Celest Holm about two years ago. She was the SWEETEST celebrity I had met. And I was thrilled to meet a legend who won an Oscar for All About Eve. She was so shy have her status - practically humble, yet, genuine and lovely. A true lady. I was honored to have met her and had a hour conversation.
"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive.
"Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot."
"No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one."
Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.