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I just want to amuse my friends, says top hostess Catherine Leggett.
I just want to amuse my friends, says top hostess Catherine Leggett.

I just want to amuse my friends, says top hostess Catherine Leggett.

Date5/7/1981
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    ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0062415F
    Catherine Leggett: Even as a student, she always paid extreme attention to the way I looked
    Catherine Leggett: Even as a student, she always paid extreme attention to the way I looked
    Leggett, Catherine
    11/19/1986
    Right, Catherine Leggett with David A. J. Nugent.
    Right, Catherine Leggett with David A. J. Nugent.
    Leggett, Catherine
    11/29/1984
    Gala display: Toronto socialite Catherine Leggett, above, wears black, cocktail length Pauline Trigere.
    Gala display: Toronto socialite Catherine Leggett, above, wears black, cocktail length Pauline Trigere.
    Combs, Erin
    6/9/1980
    Co-chair of the Opera Ball Catherine Leggett, above, wears an eye-catching pastel pink satin jacket with high collar and puffed sleeves over a slim black velvet strapless gown
    Co-chair of the Opera Ball Catherine Leggett, above, wears an eye-catching pastel pink satin jacket with high collar and puffed sleeves over a slim black velvet strapless gown
    Combs, Erin
    10/1/1986
    Mysterious wealth: Catherine Leggett, the independently wealthy wife of a crown attorney, throws glamorous parties and jets around the world in a mysterious occupation selling electronic equipment to foreign navies
    Mysterious wealth: Catherine Leggett, the independently wealthy wife of a crown attorney, throws glamorous parties and jets around the world in a mysterious occupation selling electronic equipment to foreign navies
    Cooper, David
    3/3/1983
    Above Catherine Leggett, wearing an Oscar de la Renta gown, chats with escort David Nugent, left, and John Combs.
    Above Catherine Leggett, wearing an Oscar de la Renta gown, chats with escort David Nugent, left, and John Combs.
    Combs, Erin
    12/16/1986
    Above, Mary Carr-Harris, wearing a turquoise fol jacket and black skirt by Valentino, stand with new skinny Catherine Leggett, wearing a plaid Given luncheon dress
    Above, Mary Carr-Harris, wearing a turquoise fol jacket and black skirt by Valentino, stand with new skinny Catherine Leggett, wearing a plaid Given luncheon dress
    Combs, Erin
    9/30/1982
    On the lamb: Catherine Leggett wears a flame colored Tibetan lamb by Claude Montana.
    On the lamb: Catherine Leggett wears a flame colored Tibetan lamb by Claude Montana.
    Bull, Ron
    10/29/1985
    Left, the bride, Catherine Leggett, wearing a Nina Ricci gown, and groom, David Nugent, emerge from St. Paul's Cathedral.
    Left, the bride, Catherine Leggett, wearing a Nina Ricci gown, and groom, David Nugent, emerge from St. Paul's Cathedral.
    Leggett, Catherine
    6/29/1987
    Catherine Leggett, who's given the word socialite new meaning
    Catherine Leggett, who's given the word socialite new meaning
    Combs, Erin
    n.d.
    Romantic opulence: Catherine Leggett, above, wears Oscar de la Renta gown with puffed sleeves and plunging neck to the recent Canadian Opera Ball at the King Edward Hotel
    Romantic opulence: Catherine Leggett, above, wears Oscar de la Renta gown with puffed sleeves and plunging neck to the recent Canadian Opera Ball at the King Edward Hotel
    Darrell, Dick
    n.d.
    Some of my best friends are Catholic, says Wilfred Gillis, a member of Cavan Township council, as he leans on tractor on his Cavan Township farm. But Gillis is among councillors who voted unanimously not to rezone a farm property, preventing group of Ro
    Some of my best friends are Catholic, says Wilfred Gillis, a member of Cavan Township council, as he leans on tractor on his Cavan Township farm. But Gillis is among councillors who voted unanimously not to rezone a farm property, preventing group of Ro
    Ross, Fred
    10/5/1977