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

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Duck and Sally Can't Dance (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 25 November 2021 22:58 (four years ago)

Ursula Andress, 85

Alba, Monday, 29 November 2021 03:11 (four years ago)

Sidney Poitier, 94

Alba, Monday, 29 November 2021 03:20 (four years ago)

Just behind Ursula Andress (85) are Bond girls Shirley Eaton and Luciana Paluzzi (both 84)

Josefa, Monday, 29 November 2021 03:37 (four years ago)

I expect them to die.

Alba, Monday, 29 November 2021 03:39 (four years ago)

Lol

Josefa, Monday, 29 November 2021 03:39 (four years ago)

Mel Brooks. Publishing an autobiography at the age of 95.

Zelda Zonk, Monday, 29 November 2021 04:49 (four years ago)

I’m figuring he’ll live until um….let’s see…

Duck and Sally Can’t Dance (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 29 November 2021 05:17 (four years ago)

Ed Meese???

A Pile of Ants (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, 2 December 2021 00:21 (four years ago)

John Madden

Precious, Grace, Hill & Beard LTD. (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 2 December 2021 03:36 (four years ago)

Caril Ann Fugate, convicted accomplice to 1950s spree killer Charles Starkweather.

I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Friday, 3 December 2021 04:16 (four years ago)

That one's amazing--and she was young enough then that she's not yet 80.

clemenza, Friday, 3 December 2021 04:19 (four years ago)

I hope she knows Badlands won the ILX road-film poll.

clemenza, Friday, 3 December 2021 04:21 (four years ago)

just saw it for the first time last night, which was what put me on this case!

I Am Fribbulus (Xax) (Doctor Casino), Friday, 3 December 2021 12:11 (four years ago)

Hermeto Pascoal

but also fuck you (unperson), Friday, 3 December 2021 13:35 (four years ago)

Not exactly surprised, but every now and again it's nice to remember Burt Bacharach is still alive (93).

Alba, Friday, 3 December 2021 15:15 (four years ago)

Irene Papas, 95.

(I'm listening to one of the albums she did with Vangelis right now).

When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Saturday, 4 December 2021 19:56 (four years ago)

Jerry Lee Lewis, 85 or so

Mark G, Saturday, 4 December 2021 20:02 (four years ago)

Irene has been suffering from Alzheimer's for many years though, unfortunately. Did the fabled 20 minute version of "∞" ever appear btw?

substandard cacodemon management (Matt #2), Saturday, 4 December 2021 20:50 (four years ago)

Ah, that's a shame, she was something special!

When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Saturday, 4 December 2021 20:59 (four years ago)

Clive Davis, 89.

When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Tuesday, 7 December 2021 20:16 (four years ago)

That made me look up author Clive Cussler, who is no longer with us— passed away last year.

we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Tuesday, 7 December 2021 21:10 (four years ago)

jfk jr

plax (ico), Tuesday, 7 December 2021 21:24 (four years ago)

Bud Grant, head coach of the Minnesota Vikings 1967-1983. 94 years old.

It keeps on being counterintuitive bc he seemed old even in the 1970s due to premature greying of the hair

Josefa, Wednesday, 8 December 2021 04:23 (four years ago)

Forgot about Bud Grant--I wonder if fictional Minnesota newsperson Lou Grant was named after him.

clemenza, Wednesday, 8 December 2021 04:27 (four years ago)

They had the same color hair

Josefa, Wednesday, 8 December 2021 04:33 (four years ago)

Oh wait, I'm thinking of Ted Baxter

Josefa, Wednesday, 8 December 2021 04:34 (four years ago)

I wonder how many times Roger Corman has been mentioned in this thread? Still alive, 95.

Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 8 December 2021 22:52 (four years ago)

JLL gets me every single time

caddy lac brougham? (will), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 23:16 (four years ago)

He's THE KILLER, not the killee

Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 8 December 2021 23:32 (four years ago)

Jerry Lee Lewis is cousins with fellow ivory-tinklers Jimmy Swaggart & Mickey Gilley, both of which are still with us - 86 & 85 respectively

Andy the Grasshopper, Wednesday, 8 December 2021 23:36 (four years ago)

my mom’s folks (s. Mississippi) all lived well into their 90s and like it just defies all science and reason

caddy lac brougham? (will), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 23:46 (four years ago)

So many hip-hop legends:

Melle Mel (a mere 60)
Afrika Bambaataa (64)
Kurtis Blow (62)
Arthur Baker (66)
Grandmaster Flash (63)
Fab Five Freddy (62)
Kool Moe Dee (59)
Doug E. Fresh (55)
All the members of the Funky 4+1 (afaict; at least one of them was hospitalized with covid in 2020)

And many more. Which is great!

Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 December 2021 17:03 (four years ago)

do you understand life expectancy

mookieproof, Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:16 (four years ago)

for life expectancy add four plus one

mark s, Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:21 (four years ago)

Yeah, but there are all sorts of reasons people die young, especially those who found fleeting fame 40 years ago. I mean, how much drugs do you think Arthur Baker did? (Answer: a lot. "I was 100 pounds overweight, taking cocaine every night and a really heavy drinker,” Baker told Melody Maker.)

Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:23 (four years ago)

And also, as far as general life expectancy goes, I mean, Robbie Shakespeare was just a few years older than most of those dudes, and he just died, so ...

Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:27 (four years ago)

Sheldon Harnick, "Fiddler on the Roof" lyricist, 97.

When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:28 (four years ago)

Fiddler on the Roof of Life Expectancy.

Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:29 (four years ago)

Yeah, but there are all sorts of reasons people die young

got it: 'no'

mookieproof, Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:34 (four years ago)

Nehemiah Persoff still going at 102. Sadly his wife died this year after 70 years of marriage.

When Smeato Met Moaty (Tom D.), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:38 (four years ago)

I knew this would be your post.

tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:50 (four years ago)

bridget riley, 90 years old god bless her

o shit the sheriff (NickB), Friday, 10 December 2021 13:55 (four years ago)

Louis Farrakhan, 88

Alba, Saturday, 11 December 2021 12:09 (four years ago)

fantasy dinnerparties: caril ann fugate, jerry lee lewis, bridget riley, louis farrakhan

mark s, Saturday, 11 December 2021 12:20 (four years ago)

Plot twist: Bridget Riley turns out to be the real killer

Alba, Saturday, 11 December 2021 12:23 (four years ago)

Bridget Riley is an op

calzino, Saturday, 11 December 2021 12:29 (four years ago)

https://c.tenor.com/d2V5XMzWlvoAAAAC/delete-this-sonic-the-hedgehog.gif

mark s, Saturday, 11 December 2021 12:40 (four years ago)

Peter Blake, 89

Alba, Saturday, 11 December 2021 14:50 (four years ago)

I've always been more surprised that he was famous, he's just a bang average illustrator in my rude opinion!

calzino, Saturday, 11 December 2021 14:52 (four years ago)


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