the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually still alive

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Connie Francis, 81.

flappy bird, Saturday, 30 November 2019 02:46 (six years ago)

Infamous Hollywood producer Joel Silver, 67.

Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 1 December 2019 03:20 (six years ago)

Chanson singer Juliette Gréco. She joined the French Resistance in her teens, turned 92 this year.

Tuomas, Sunday, 1 December 2019 11:10 (six years ago)

M. Emmet Walsh, who I genuinely thought had died until I saw Knives Out last night. (He's 84.)

I don't get wet because I am tall and thin and I am afraid of people (Eliza D.), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 14:41 (six years ago)

I get him and J.T. Walsh mixed up all the time.

Also, I knew J.T. was dead, but thought he had died, like, in 2014 or something. Not 1998!

pplains, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 15:34 (six years ago)

Happy birthday Kirk Douglas!

Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 9 December 2019 14:46 (six years ago)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_McGee_(pilot)

Tuskegee Airman Colonel Charles McGee, 100 on 12/7/19.

Anne Hedonia (j.lu), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 17:26 (six years ago)

As mentioned in some other thread, Ken Rosewall, 85

And Rod Laver, 81. What a doubles pair

van dyke parks generator (anagram), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 17:39 (six years ago)

If we're partnering up, Fred Stolle (two Slams w/Rosewall '68-'69) and Roy Emerson (three Slams w/Laver '61-'71) are still knocking around too. Rosewall/Laver were US Open finalists in '73. Almost all of the Aussie greats from that period are still going. Lew Hoad (who died in 1994) is maybe the only one missing?

Michael Jones, Tuesday, 10 December 2019 17:56 (six years ago)

two weeks pass...

Kreskin still alive at 83!

Almost 85 now... and I didn't know until I saw him open for Yo La Tengo tonight.

(no joke)

a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 27 December 2019 06:26 (six years ago)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzy_Delair

Suzy Delair, 102

Life is a banquet and my invitation was lost in the mail (j.lu), Thursday, 2 January 2020 16:18 (six years ago)

two weeks pass...

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, 100 today

Alba, Sunday, 19 January 2020 12:15 (six years ago)

Betty White just turned 98.

a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Sunday, 19 January 2020 12:49 (six years ago)

For the occasion Charo tweeted out a picture of herself with Betty White and I thought, we don't really know how old Charo is do we

Josefa, Sunday, 19 January 2020 15:26 (six years ago)

Will we ever know?

tokyo rosemary, Sunday, 19 January 2020 16:07 (six years ago)

That said, she did share a story from her childhood that made more sense if took place in the 40s rather than the 50s.

tokyo rosemary, Sunday, 19 January 2020 16:09 (six years ago)

Wikipedia says 69

but Charo has always been

a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 19 January 2020 16:14 (six years ago)

if she's 69 she was married to Xavier Cugat at age 15 which I doubt

Josefa, Sunday, 19 January 2020 16:28 (six years ago)

hmmm, I find it plausible if unlikely

a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 19 January 2020 16:32 (six years ago)

I think it's awesome Suzy Delair is still "parmi nous".

SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Sunday, 19 January 2020 16:47 (six years ago)

mike yarwood -- in fact he's only 78

mark s, Sunday, 19 January 2020 20:14 (six years ago)

was surprised to find christopher biggins is only 71, could have sworn he was 40 at least in the early 80s.

mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Sunday, 19 January 2020 20:16 (six years ago)

Shecky Greene (93)

Οὖτις, Monday, 20 January 2020 16:06 (six years ago)

Jean-Luc Godard (89)

van dyke parks generator (anagram), Friday, 24 January 2020 12:17 (six years ago)

Ivry Gitlis (97)

pomenitul, Friday, 24 January 2020 14:46 (six years ago)

rod laver (81)

culture of mayordom (voodoo chili), Friday, 24 January 2020 16:12 (six years ago)

g k chesterton

Catherine, Boner of JP Sweeney & Co (darraghmac), Friday, 24 January 2020 16:27 (six years ago)

Ole "Gunner" Solskjaer

GK Chessington's World of Adventure (Noodle Vague), Friday, 24 January 2020 16:35 (six years ago)

Dracula

mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Friday, 24 January 2020 16:43 (six years ago)

Beverly Cleary still going strong at 103!

a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 24 January 2020 17:26 (six years ago)

henry woolf of rutland weekend TV (90)

mark s, Sunday, 26 January 2020 12:41 (six years ago)

Colin Jeavons, oftimes weaselly British character actor, 90.

Duncan Disorderly (Tom D.), Sunday, 26 January 2020 12:59 (six years ago)

Oh wow to both of those

GK Chessington's World of Adventure (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 26 January 2020 13:10 (six years ago)

tom lehrer

― norway srna (nakhchivan), Saturday, February 28, 2015 4:27 PM (four years ago)

Tom Lehrer.

Come to think of it, this phenomenon would make good subject matter for a Tom Lehrer song.

― a defense for Euro-Blackface (Bananaman Begins), Thursday, April 21, 2016 9:28 AM (three years ago)

Still alive!

it's after the end of the world (Matt #2), Sunday, 26 January 2020 13:42 (six years ago)

Only Stanley Baxter has more mentions I think.

Duncan Disorderly (Tom D.), Sunday, 26 January 2020 13:46 (six years ago)

to even things up: olivia de havilland olivia de havilland olivia de havilland olivia de havilland

mark s, Sunday, 26 January 2020 13:52 (six years ago)

Rhonda Fleming (96)

Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Sunday, 26 January 2020 13:53 (six years ago)

Jules Feiffer (91 today!)

... (Eazy), Sunday, 26 January 2020 14:22 (six years ago)

Beverly Cleary still going strong at 103!

― a bevy of supermodels, musicians and Lena Dunham (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, January 24, 2020 12:26 PM bookmarkflaglink

Beezus Christ!

... that's Traore! (Neanderthal), Sunday, 26 January 2020 14:40 (six years ago)

Angela Lansbury (94)

Mr. Snrub, Sunday, 26 January 2020 18:15 (six years ago)

Lindsay Lohan (33)

wasdnuos (abanana), Sunday, 26 January 2020 20:38 (six years ago)

sad lol

Gene Hackman, 89.

Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 26 January 2020 20:50 (six years ago)

Briefly thought Cormac McCarthy had passed. Still alive, 86.

Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:38 (six years ago)

des o'connor

mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 23:39 (six years ago)

Jean-Luc Godard (89)

― van dyke parks generator (anagram), Friday, January 24, 2020 7:17 AM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink

his most recent movie was his best! (2018)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAXMVkV3idE

flappy bird, Sunday, 2 February 2020 06:57 (six years ago)

Bill Tidy.

Michael Jones, Wednesday, 5 February 2020 19:27 (six years ago)

Good one.

(includes digression on farting) (Tom D.), Wednesday, 5 February 2020 20:17 (six years ago)

Earl holliman

Judi Dench's Human Hand (methanietanner), Wednesday, 5 February 2020 20:22 (six years ago)

george shultz (99)

mookieproof, Thursday, 6 February 2020 00:59 (six years ago)

Mamie Van Doren, 89

it's after the end of the world (Matt #2), Saturday, 8 February 2020 00:25 (six years ago)


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