people you thought were dead but aren't

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Bill Tidy, who is not only alive but on twitter, although he doesn't tweet very often

I play radio smooth most of the time too (soref), Sunday, 13 July 2014 21:52 (nine years ago) link

two weeks pass...

Lord Carrington!

soref, Monday, 28 July 2014 18:59 (nine years ago) link

seven months pass...

Charles Aznavour. 90!

Romeo Daltrey (Tom D.), Thursday, 5 March 2015 12:28 (nine years ago) link

holy shit christopher lee is a pretty fucking spry 92.

― balls, Thursday, May 29, 2014 12:45 PM (9 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

christopher lee's dad fought in the boer war!

christopher lee is old.

he quipped with heat (amateurist), Thursday, 5 March 2015 15:43 (nine years ago) link

nine months pass...

Bob Dole

Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 9 December 2015 20:38 (eight years ago) link

Kenneth Cope. Still unDeceased.

Michael Jones, Wednesday, 23 December 2015 18:28 (eight years ago) link

Kirk Douglas

INTOXICATING LIQUORS (art), Wednesday, 23 December 2015 18:47 (eight years ago) link

one month passes...

people you thought were dead but aren't except they are now

Frank Finlay

The Return of the Thin White Pope (Tom D.), Sunday, 31 January 2016 12:34 (eight years ago) link

one month passes...

johnny mathis?!

La Lechuza (La Lechera), Wednesday, 2 March 2016 01:27 (eight years ago) link

in the silk
and amphetamine

mookieproof, Wednesday, 2 March 2016 02:24 (eight years ago) link

Franco Zeffirelli, 93 years old.

Thomas of Britain (Tom D.), Monday, 7 March 2016 12:45 (eight years ago) link

Mathis is "only" 80. He was a mere 41 when "When A Child Is Born" was Xmas #1 in the UK (and 24 when he recorded "Misty"!), and yet seemed to be mid-50s even then.

Michael Jones, Monday, 7 March 2016 13:17 (eight years ago) link

huh
i remember thinking that he was super duper old when i was a kid because i had a big argument about him with my grandma

La Lechuza (La Lechera), Monday, 7 March 2016 14:37 (eight years ago) link

when i was about 7 or so
my grandma was very argumentative

La Lechuza (La Lechera), Monday, 7 March 2016 14:38 (eight years ago) link

George Martin

nostormo, Wednesday, 9 March 2016 19:02 (eight years ago) link

well he is now..

nostormo, Wednesday, 9 March 2016 19:06 (eight years ago) link

Surprised to see trailers for what looks like something presented by Maureen Lipman. Thought there was a big thing about her dying 10 or more years ago.

Stevolende, Wednesday, 9 March 2016 19:14 (eight years ago) link

people you thought weren't dead but are

flopson, Wednesday, 9 March 2016 20:17 (eight years ago) link

Mother Angelica

small doug yule carnival club (unregistered), Thursday, 17 March 2016 18:52 (eight years ago) link

In a 1993 episode of Mother Angelica Live, Mother Angelica harshly criticized a mimed re-enactment of the Stations of the Cross at the World Youth Day in Denver, Colorado, which was attended by Pope John Paul II. Mother Angelica was particularly upset that a woman was playing Jesus. Archbishop Rembert Weakland of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee called Mother Angelica's comments "...one of the most disgraceful, un-Christian, offensive, and divisive diatribes I have ever heard".[20] Mother Angelica responded by saying, "He didn't think a woman playing Jesus was offensive? He can go put his head in the back toilet as far as I am concerned!"[20]

small doug yule carnival club (unregistered), Thursday, 17 March 2016 18:54 (eight years ago) link

Gavin MacLeod. (I reposted the Trump-Warhol photo from the politics thread yesterday on Facebook, and someone followed with one of MacLeod and Warhol. Looked him up, and he's still around.)

clemenza, Thursday, 17 March 2016 22:38 (eight years ago) link

Sister Wendy.

uncle tenderlegdrop (jim in glasgow), Thursday, 17 March 2016 22:41 (eight years ago) link

Lou Donaldson. And he's still playing!

Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 17 March 2016 22:51 (eight years ago) link

kurt schwitterz?

reggie (qualmsley), Thursday, 17 March 2016 23:03 (eight years ago) link

Mamie Van Doren is 85 now, and so is the actress Nita Talbot, who when she was in her late 30s played the White Russian spy Marya on Hogan's Heroes

Josefa, Saturday, 19 March 2016 23:40 (eight years ago) link

If you have $900 to spare:

http://www.popculturesignatures.com/hohesilpreal.html

clemenza, Saturday, 19 March 2016 23:56 (eight years ago) link

Rip Taylor

La Lechuza (La Lechera), Sunday, 20 March 2016 05:09 (eight years ago) link

John Astin

Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Wednesday, 30 March 2016 22:50 (eight years ago) link

Whoa.

I guess I was thinking of Raul Julia.

pplains, Thursday, 31 March 2016 00:26 (eight years ago) link

psephologist David Butler (co-inventor of the swingometer, according to wikipedia)

http://www.markething.cz/wp-content/uploads/11250012.jpg

soref, Thursday, 31 March 2016 00:53 (eight years ago) link

Mother Angelica

Well, now when you think she's dead, you'll be right.

tokyo rosemary, Thursday, 31 March 2016 01:09 (eight years ago) link

welp, RIP

small doug yule carnival club (unregistered), Thursday, 31 March 2016 02:00 (eight years ago) link

Beverly Cleary

map, Wednesday, 13 April 2016 03:08 (eight years ago) link

one month passes...

Lewis Gilbert, 96.

Larry 'Leg' Smith (Tom D.), Monday, 16 May 2016 22:29 (eight years ago) link

Dr. Heimlich, 96, saves woman, eponymous manouveur: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36400365

Liquid Plejades, Friday, 27 May 2016 23:18 (eight years ago) link

Was surprised that Tina Turner was still alive

Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Sunday, 29 May 2016 20:50 (eight years ago) link

Doc Severinsen, still doing gigs

kind of lolth but mostly strahd (los blue jeans), Monday, 30 May 2016 00:31 (eight years ago) link

four months pass...

Lee Majors just appeared as Ash's dad in Ash vs Evil Dead. haven't heard of him in ages so assumed he was dead. Is he doing other stuff still?

Stevolende, Wednesday, 5 October 2016 10:30 (seven years ago) link

He was in the Dallas reboot a couple of years back and I too was surprised he wasn't dead.

ailsa, Wednesday, 5 October 2016 11:20 (seven years ago) link

seven months pass...

Trini Lopez turned 80 yesterday

Josefa, Tuesday, 16 May 2017 05:17 (seven years ago) link

one month passes...

Frank Sinatra's first wife Nancy is still alive - the mother of Nancy "Boots" Jr., Frank Jr., and Tina. She married Frank in 1939.

She turns 100 in September.

Josefa, Friday, 30 June 2017 15:33 (six years ago) link

four months pass...

Kenneth Kaunda.

Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Monday, 20 November 2017 18:48 (six years ago) link

he looks tremendous for 93.

-_- (jim in vancouver), Monday, 20 November 2017 19:10 (six years ago) link

johnny mathis

weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 01:44 (six years ago) link

he's still performing christmas concerts!

weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 01:45 (six years ago) link

Johnny Rivers too, he's playing locally soon.

nickn, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 01:47 (six years ago) link

Malaprop comedian Norm Crosby

Josefa, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 06:56 (six years ago) link

he looks tremendous for 93.

Presbyterianism keeps you young obviously.

Terry Micawber (Tom D.), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 09:55 (six years ago) link

Ken Dodd

nashwan, Tuesday, 21 November 2017 10:28 (six years ago) link

Last I heard - which was admittedly a couple of years beck - Ken was still knocking out the 4hr+ live sets

damian green is people (NickB), Tuesday, 21 November 2017 10:35 (six years ago) link


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