people you thought were dead but aren't

Mathis is "only" 80. He was a mere 41 when "When A Child Is Born" was Xmas #1 in the UK (and 24 when he recorded "Misty"!), and yet seemed to be mid-50s even then.

huh
i remember thinking that he was super duper old when i was a kid because i had a big argument about him with my grandma

when i was about 7 or so
my grandma was very argumentative

George Martin

well he is now..

Surprised to see trailers for what looks like something presented by Maureen Lipman. Thought there was a big thing about her dying 10 or more years ago.

people you thought weren't dead but are

Mother Angelica

In a 1993 episode of Mother Angelica Live, Mother Angelica harshly criticized a mimed re-enactment of the Stations of the Cross at the World Youth Day in Denver, Colorado, which was attended by Pope John Paul II. Mother Angelica was particularly upset that a woman was playing Jesus. Archbishop Rembert Weakland of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee called Mother Angelica's comments "...one of the most disgraceful, un-Christian, offensive, and divisive diatribes I have ever heard".[20] Mother Angelica responded by saying, "He didn't think a woman playing Jesus was offensive? He can go put his head in the back toilet as far as I am concerned!"[20]

Gavin MacLeod. (I reposted the Trump-Warhol photo from the politics thread yesterday on Facebook, and someone followed with one of MacLeod and Warhol. Looked him up, and he's still around.)

Sister Wendy.

Lou Donaldson. And he's still playing!

kurt schwitterz?

Mamie Van Doren is 85 now, and so is the actress Nita Talbot, who when she was in her late 30s played the White Russian spy Marya on Hogan's Heroes

If you have $900 to spare:

http://www.popculturesignatures.com/hohesilpreal.html

Rip Taylor

John Astin

Whoa.

I guess I was thinking of Raul Julia.

psephologist David Butler (co-inventor of the swingometer, according to wikipedia)

http://www.markething.cz/wp-content/uploads/11250012.jpg

Mother Angelica

Well, now when you think she's dead, you'll be right.

welp, RIP

Beverly Cleary

Lewis Gilbert, 96.

Dr. Heimlich, 96, saves woman, eponymous manouveur: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36400365

Was surprised that Tina Turner was still alive

Doc Severinsen, still doing gigs

Lee Majors just appeared as Ash's dad in Ash vs Evil Dead. haven't heard of him in ages so assumed he was dead. Is he doing other stuff still?

He was in the Dallas reboot a couple of years back and I too was surprised he wasn't dead.

Trini Lopez turned 80 yesterday

Frank Sinatra's first wife Nancy is still alive - the mother of Nancy "Boots" Jr., Frank Jr., and Tina. She married Frank in 1939.

She turns 100 in September.

Kenneth Kaunda.

he looks tremendous for 93.

johnny mathis

he's still performing christmas concerts!

Johnny Rivers too, he's playing locally soon.

Malaprop comedian Norm Crosby

he looks tremendous for 93.

Presbyterianism keeps you young obviously.

Ken Dodd

Last I heard - which was admittedly a couple of years beck - Ken was still knocking out the 4hr+ live sets

Bob Goldthwaite!

Peregrine Worsthorne

― One Trick Over-Painted Pony (soref), Monday, 11 November 2013 13:59 (four years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

^ no way!

Is Ariel Sharon still hanging on in there?

― Thomas K Amphong (Tom D.), Monday, 11 November 2013 13:59 (four years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Peregrine Worsthorne

Frank Oz

Not seriously, but more amazed Rita Tushingham just turned up on 'Vera'

Was surprised that Peter Wyngarde just passed since again I thought he was somebody who was long gone.

Kenzaburō Ōe, 83 today

Andre Previn
Denis Norden

Yehuda Lerner

the 17 yr old emblematic hero of the Sobibor uprising is still alive, and a year younger than Lanzmann, who immortalised him in the classic Sobibor: 14th October 1943 documentary.

I'm just re-watching it tonight, it is a gripping watch, yet again. Yehuda had escaped from 8 Nazi camps and one major Nazi killing facility, in which he'd played a key role in it's famous inmate uprising, and helped murder a mid-level SS commander - all by the age of 17. I'd get some beers in for him.

Ken Nordine.

Good call, 98!