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

Vera Miles, 90.

Margarita Pracatan

Burt Young (thank you, Russian Doll

As mentioned in some other thread, Ken Rosewall, 85.

Connie Francis, 81.

Infamous Hollywood producer Joel Silver, 67.

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

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

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!

Happy birthday Kirk Douglas!

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

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

As mentioned in some other thread, Ken Rosewall, 85

And Rod Laver, 81. What a doubles pair

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?

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)

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

Suzy Delair, 102

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, 100 today

Betty White just turned 98.

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

Will we ever know?

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

Wikipedia says 69

but Charo has always been

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

hmmm, I find it plausible if unlikely

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

mike yarwood -- in fact he's only 78

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

Shecky Greene (93)

Jean-Luc Godard (89)

Ivry Gitlis (97)

rod laver (81)

g k chesterton

Ole "Gunner" Solskjaer

Dracula

Beverly Cleary still going strong at 103!

henry woolf of rutland weekend TV (90)

Colin Jeavons, oftimes weaselly British character actor, 90.

Oh wow to both of those

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!

Only Stanley Baxter has more mentions I think.

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

Rhonda Fleming (96)

Jules Feiffer (91 today!)

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!

Angela Lansbury (94)

Lindsay Lohan (33)

sad lol

Gene Hackman, 89.

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

des o'connor

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

Bill Tidy.