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

I like his LP with Pete Atkin, "Beware The Beautiful Stranger"

He's turned rightwing in his old age though just like his mates Amis, McEwen et al - the last thing I read of his was a review in the TLS where he praised Tony Abbott, Australia's very own Donald Trump

Lionel Blair, 90.

Gavin MacLeod

jonas mekas!

(rip since he actually isn't any more but blimey)

Dušan Makavejev

― flappy bird, Wednesday, November 21, 2018 9:47 PM (two months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

RIP

what? RIP

tweeted out by Janus an hour or so ago

Damn he seemed like a cool guy

I was pretty sure one of Mandy Moore, Winona Ryder, or Mariah Carey was dead. I must be thinking of something else

Brittany Murphy?

Maybe but probably not. It’ll probably remain a mystery

Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

i-is the caterpillar still alive?

(spoiler) it turned into a butterfly

Isn't there a larger than life museum dedicated to him in the Berkshires, with a very large Very Hungry Caterpillar?

Pioneer Valley, not Berkshires! On the campus of my alma mater which just this week has decided that due to their weakening fiscal position will not admit a full entering class this year, which has me deeply depressed

Film producer Robert Evans.

Was he young? Not anymore. Was he still active? Not as much as he’d like to be. But was he still spending his days on the right side of the dirt, entertaining old pals in his long-time residence, and toying with the notion of making one last hit? You bet your sweet bippy, baby.

Juliette Greco turns 92 today!

https://www.itsnicethat.com/system/files/112015/564c648f7fa44c50b20019ec/images_slice_large/Tomi-Ungerer-its-nice-that-rufus.jpg

Anna Karina

ken bruce

I could've swore Chuck Yeager had died.

― pplains, Friday, January 29, 2016 2:09 PM (three years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Me too. He celebrated his 96th birthday on Wednesday.

Jasper Johns

Mac Davis

Lyndon LaRouche, retroactively

Isabel Perón

Stanley Donen

Saw on a tabloid recently that Robert Conrad is dying and fell out of a wheelchair.

Len Deighton, just turned 90.

Andre Previn, retroactively.

(xp) Oh, good one.

Lee Grant.

Vince McMahon's mom

Jimmy Cobb

Was worried this was the other thread *phew*

roger whittaker.

he's not incredibly old - 82 - but nevertheless.

Birch Bayh (until today)

Sam Donaldson

Mary Quant.

Not a person, but who knew that "Last Call with Carson Daly" was still on?

It is?

Sophia Loren

It is?

― Theorbo Goes Wild (James Redd and the Blecchs)

Yes, because they just announced who is replacing him--Lilly Singh, "Canadian YouTuber, comedian, television host, and actress widely known as ||Superwoman||" who I am too old to have heard of.

Would prefer Death Rattles With Sophia Loren tbh

axl rose

did you erroneously think he had died at some point, or just haven’t given a thought to Guns or AC/DC for twenty-five years?

i have a memory of him actually dying late last year

if axl died it would have been a huge deal

that’s what i’m saying, i thought it was

Duane Eddy