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

Lina Wertmüller, 92.

Having just watched "The Battle of Algiers" it's interesting how many of the people portrayed in the film are still alive:

Saadi Yacef (who co-produced the film and appears in it playing a character based on himself), 92.
Zohra Drif (the Milk Cafe bomber), 86.
Djamila Bouhired (another female bomber), 85.

Not too famous, but still alive: Anne Vernon, who played the mother in The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. 97 years old.

Gavin MacLeod, 89

Françoise Gilot, 99.

xp his cousin connor macleod is even older

George Chakiris, 86

Not to be confused with George Maharis, also still alive at 92

Elsa Klensch, 87. I'm forcing myself--stupefied--to make it through Altman's Ready to Wear for the first time since it came out, and she has a cameo. I'd forgotten all about her; she was on CNN for years.

I heard that Al Jaffee is still alive at 99, but I'm actually not surprised--I'll be surprised if he ever dies!

Al was still doing the Fold-In every issue in MAD until it stopped regular publication at the end of 2019

(but one of the few specials they published last year was an Al Jaffee one with new material)

diamond pvmic

Mamie Van Doren, 89

― it's after the end of the world (Matt #2), Friday, February 7, 2020 7:25 PM (eleven months ago) bookmarkflaglink

90 today. Apparently she is active on Facebook under that name.

I was absolutely sure Peter Perrett from the Only Ones had died decades ago, but nope. Still releasing records at the age of 68, although he does suffer from COPD but hopefully there's some years in him yet.

Roy Medvedev, Soviet dissident. 95 years old. supporter of Putin

(xp) Pretty sure Peter Perrett's surprised to discover he's still alive in 2021.

I've just had the exact same thing with Amanda Barrie, could have sworn she died about 5 years ago.

Lol, Tom D.

Françoise Gilot, 99.

― Elvis Telecom, Friday, January 29, 2021 5:15 PM (one week ago) bookmarkflaglink

i met someone who was her acquaintance. she still paints, still hosts people over at her apartment (or was doing so, pre-covid)

last famous people who are still alive / figured out how to live....

Roy Walker, comedian and former Catchphrase host

Archie Shepp! I had no idea.

I also find that surprising!

Ronny Cox

For some reason I immediately thought of Alex Cox, and was kind of surprised he was alive, too.

Bob Dole

― frogbs, Friday, June 3, 2016 3:38 PM (four years ago) bookmarkflaglink

However, according to the article that bumped him in my mind, he 1) is 97 and 2) has stage four lung cancer. Thoughts and prayers, and all that.

Some good news: Just read that Wrecking Crew guitarist Bill Pitman, (pictured with Carol Kaye) the man who told a young Phil Spector he would never be a musician and ended up on all of his sessions, as well as everything from Mr Tambourine Man to Star Trek, turned 101 last week. pic.twitter.com/VPM6CFbaxW

— Robert Rotifer (@robertrotifer) February 19, 2021

Carroll Baker, 90 this year (fingers crossed).

Gina Lollobrigida, 93

That's one of those rivalry situations where she won't die until Sophia Loren dies

or until she's the last dreamy star gedge namechecks

Dillinger! I thought I heard he was dead a few years ago but it seems I was wrong. Excellent news.

Issue #1: Morton Kondracke! (81)

MORTON KONDRACKE!

https://i.ibb.co/ng8CLWm/3bb7c8557ff0a35541b63e57397a880e.png

FIGHT!

Rachel Robinson (98) has never been mentioned on this thread.

I didn't think that she had died, but I was surprised to find that Lina Wertmuller is 92.

came here to post this

Hey okay how about

Bob Barker

― ed.b, Wednesday, December 7, 2016 12:44 PM (two years ago) bookmarkflaglink

― Apprentice Taintjazzler (Old Lunch), Wednesday, July 31, 2019 2:40 PM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink

he died

― flappy bird, Wednesday, July 31, 2019 3:34 PM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink

omg wtf he didn't!

― flappy bird, Wednesday, July 31, 2019 3:35 PM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink

Right?!

― Apprentice Taintjazzler (Old Lunch), Wednesday, July 31, 2019 3:36 PM (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink

came here to see if anyone had posted about bob barker and found this exchange which basically sums up my experience last night where I confidently declared him 'dead' in a bar trivia 'dead or alive' bonus round

His wife died though, so you are not that far off.

Dick Cavett, 84.

Guess I was thinking of Tom Snyder.

Both Yule brothers.

That’s my brother Doug and his brother Billy on the surprised they are still alive thread.

Sidney Poitier.
It was either his birthday yesterday or very recently and people were talking about celebrating it. Hadn't heard about him in a while outside of him being a subject on Mastermind this week. Was that a coincidence?

Had just assumed he'd been gone a while.

Louis Farrakhan, 87

queen elizabeth II

what!!!?

Sort of assume they’ll have to declare her permanent lich-queen of the commonwealth after her death, nobody’s going to want any of her ugly male line to be on their money

https://i.imgur.com/2V8hXLg.jpg

i am gonna go ahead and predict that the queen of england dies in 2021, bookmark this post now.

No sign of that, her mother lived to 101.

Billy Connolly