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

23 when the first Ramones album was released... younger than the Ramones in fact.

the first Ramones album was out in 1957?

In spirit.

"Blitzkrieg Be-Bop Baby"

Neanderthal fp'd for wasting space

that's how we welcome back ken c yo

Just in case anyone cares, I am still alive, at least I was the last time I checked. I’m watching @celtics vs @trailblazers @NBA @NBAonABC Hey @paulpierce34 can you let them know I’m still hanging in there https://t.co/McGp25rdvd

— TheBillRussell (@RealBillRussell) August 2, 2020

Lea Massari, age 87.

Columnist/author Dave Barry, 73. Semi-retired? (Oof, I had no idea about his background: "His father David W and his youngest brother suffered alcoholism; his father died in 1984. His sister Mary Katherine was institutionalized for schizophrenia, and his mother died by suicide in 1987.")

Dave Barry has also outlived Harry Anderson, who played him on TV.

"Newspaper Humorist" is such a quaint title these days.

Dave's World was a fun show. Shadoe Stevens!

Dave Barry. Hadn't thought about him in a long while! That hair.

does he have his own thread? a huge huge influence on my sense of humor as a lad.

(Oof, I had no idea about his background:

And I bet you're NOT EVEN MAKING THIS UP.

Wonder if there was ever any some sort of Southeastern-style rivalry between him and Lewis Grizzard.

Constance Towers, of The Naked Kiss fame, age 87, and she just ended a 20-plus year run on General Hospital last year.

(Oof, I had no idea about his background:

And I bet you're NOT EVEN MAKING THIS UP.

― pplains, Thursday, August 6, 2020 8:44 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

lmao

I keep forgetting whether Terry Rypdal is dead or alive -- guess I'm confusing him with late jazz guitar greats like Jon Abercrombie and Larry Coryell?

and he just had the nerve to release a single titled As If The Ghost … Was Me!?, so maybe he's just as confused as I am 🤔

Paco Rabanne
(as featured in the Sopranos line "You smell like Paco Rabanne crawled up your ass and died")

Ned Beatty. John Madden. Both of them stocky guys I considered OLD circa 1993 but who were only then in their mid 50s.

Ralph Nader, 86.

Former superstar produced Arthur Baker. He's only 65, but I don't know what that translates to in cocaine years.

Alain Delon, 84.

Hal Lindsey, who wrote The Late, Great Planet Earth. Still hosts a TV show about biblical prophecy at age 90. He may live to see the end of the world after all.

Peter Yarrow was just interviewed on TV about the DC march.

Pat Buchanan, 81. Do people still publish him or put him on TV?

Only on The 700 Club on Disney's Freeform, which is contractually obligated to air the show forever.

lol no wait, that's pat robertson. buchanan is on the mclaughlin group on some pbs affiliate.

Shel Talmy

Harry Belafonte!

Monica Vitti

Tommy James (73).

archie shepp

Glynis Johns (96)

Tippi Hedron, 90.

Glynis Johns is one of the handful of surviving villains from the '60s Batman show. IIRC, the others are Julie Newmar, John Astin, Joan Collins, and Barbara Rush.

Hello everyone! This is Vin Scully here. Delighted to join you on twitter. Have a great day! #VinScully pic.twitter.com/RKbSzCiWwq

— Vin Scully (@TheVinScully) September 2, 2020

Tippi Hedron, 90.

― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 1 September 2020 13:51 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

All the more remarkable for what she's managed to survive!

Chris Holmes out of WASP.

Sadaharu Oh. (I also thought he'd be older than 80.)

eric burdon

thought he was dead too, have now realised I was confusing him with Reg Presley

I met his cousin once, but now he's dead tooinstead.

Pat Suzuki (90 this month)

Songwriting team Alan and Marilyn Bergman. Alan turned 95 yesterday, Marilyn is 90.

was recently surprised to discover that brecht scholar and theatre critic eric bentley is alive and about to turn 99

also nice to know j.p. donleavy is still pottering around his irish estate

― no lime tangier, Monday, August 31, 2015 5:25 AM (five years ago)

Donleavy checked out last month, but Bentley's still here at 101!

― alimosina, Monday, October 9, 2017 3:10 PM (two years ago)

I am not surprised that Eric Bentley is alive at 103. He will never die.

― alimosina, Tuesday, February 11, 2020 12:06 PM (seven months ago)

rip eric bentley

Tom Vu

Melvyn Hayes.

Donald Trump.