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Why? He was liking posts well after that awful article says he "died", including one as recently as yesterday. And I highly doubt the "dear friend" in the article even knew him, or was intending to kill him off. He's a Georgetown University employee whose Facebook appears to largely be viral Internet posts with his commentary.

No, just one of those auto-generated "obituaries". He liked a tweet less than 24 hours ago.

Glad he was picked. Would have expected him to go unselected because he isn't much of a presence in the UK, but he's probably the most famous living centenarian and an A-lister over here. Not sure he'll die this year, though; he seems to be doing incredible for his age (but, y'know, 100, never know). Also, is it just me or is the link to his thread on the list busted?

Randy Jackson enters for me with Jeremiah Green's death. I'll leave him as the joker.

Jeremiah Green dead. That was fast.

Yeah, I think an improvement on last year is pretty feasible. Lot of people on here who surely can't have much longer left (Ackland, Barker, Bennett, the Carters, Delors, Harris, Kissinger, Kundera, Le Pen, Rollins, Tebbit, Wagner), along with a few who are generically old enough to realistically bite it (Baxter, Gall, Laine, Lear, Newhart) and younger ill ones (Musharraf, Nolan, Sakamoto, Taylor). Sure, the additions like Dickinson over Glynis Johns/Eva Marie Saint and Alda, Duvall, and Linden are a little bizarre, and dropping guys like Kaczynski/Whale and failing to add Roberta Flack are headscratchers, but the list we have mostly plays it pretty safe. (And hell, maybe one of the four I just mention will bite the dust. Don't think many thought Loretta Lynn was an especially good pick this time last year.)

Looking forward to participating in this 1923: Al Quie / Ruth Stiles Gannett 1924: Herbert Gold / Carole Cook 1925: Jacques Delors / Virginia Zeani 1926: Tony Bennett / Doreen Mantle 1927: Doc Severinsen / Cleo Laine 1928: Earl Holliman / Ruth Westheimer 1929: Al Worthington / Terry Moore 1930: Sonny Rollins / Katherine Jackson 1931: John Norman / Bridget Riley 1932: Andrew Young / Nancy Kassebaum

Rollins

Agreed. He has an Oscar and a Grammy and he has considerable influence outside of his home country; don't think you can make much of an argument for the others.

Wasn't posted here, but he gave an update on his Parkinson's in October where he basically said he feels good and doesn't have many significant issues. Surprised to see him on the list. I reckon he'll be the type to decline gradually, but he's still doing a weekly podcast as has been mentioned many times and looks fine so I don't imagine that'll be in the near future.

Honestly respect the chutzpah of keeping him at #1 after everyone complained about it.

I'll repeat myself: as far as actors in their early 90s go, this seems like a weak pick. Starred in an off-Broadway play last summer, still can walk without aid, travels frequently and clearly isn't senile either. I feel like he'll make 2024.

Other thoughts: Pleased to see Lear made the list, would have thought he isn't enough of a UK name. Alda and Dickinson seem like strange additions. I'm a little skeptical about Hurd and Kaczynski being dropped. Mildly surprised they kept Faithfull and Cheney. Will probably do a longer review of the list later because I simply like writing lists, but at the moment I'm feeling a similar finish to this year. ~15 or so.

They dropped Whale? Wow.

Linden starred in an off-Broadway play this summer and still does plenty of long interviews (September/October). If someone had said in 2013 Betty White was likely going to die after she'd spent a year doing all that, they would rightfully be side-eyed.

Interesting to see Duvall and Linden seemingly made it. I debated them given their ages but they seem quite healthy to me (Linden can still walk sans assistance, Duvall was in two films this year). Given that I dropped them from my shadowlist they'll probably die. But they're also on the deathlist so they'll probably live. Mexican standoff?

I'm fine with Van Dyke's inclusion (yes, he shouldn't be #1 or anything, but there are worse picks out there). Akihito and Crosby being retained over the Pope, though?

Thanks. Here's an update given my list is intent on croaking in the fourth quarter. (And, for future reference, I'm a guy :p)

Sheesh, Barbara AND the Pope? Guess I've learned my lesson. I'm not making a 2024 list until 2025. Randomizer declares June Spencer will take his place.

Well, so much for THAT... Estelle Parsons come on down!

Dead.

Hm, must have gotten lost when I alphabetized. Amended! Tossed Randy Jackson in as a sub, why not.

George Alagiah Joe Don Baker Jim Brown Rob Burrow Ruth Buzzi Bobby Caldwell Phil Collins Billy Connolly Barry Corbin Bobby Cox Tim Curry Shannen Doherty Frank Field Roberta Flack Frederic Forrest Teri Garr Rhod Gilbert Louis Gossett Jr. John Driskell Hopkins Jim Inhofe Jonnie Irwin Randy Jackson [joker] Ted Kaczynski Tom Kane Toby Keith Edmund Kemper Shane MacGowan Edie McClurg Steve McMichael Liza Minnelli George J. Mitchell Linda Nolan Ryan O'Neal Valerie Perrine Chris Rea Al Roker Ryuichi Sakamoto José E. Serrano Sinbad Nigel Starmer-Smith Stella Stevens Sly Stone Russ Tamblyn Andy Taylor Ted Turner Gianluca Vialli M. Emmet Walsh Julie Walters James Whale Milos Zeman

Alright, finally feeling gutsy enough to unveil my exciting picks. Surely these fine folk can hang on another day... right? Henry Kissinger Bob Barker Jimmy Carter Rolf Harris Tony Bennett Alan Greenspan Joanne Woodward Gianluca Vialli Harry Belafonte Roberta Flack June Spencer Eva Marie Saint Dick Van Dyke Burt Bacharach Robert Wagner Mel Brooks Milan Kundera Rosalynn Carter Joss Ackland Bob Newhart Tina Turner Sandra Day O'Connor James Earl Jones Mahathir Mohamad Sonny Rollins June Lockhart Ryuichi Sakamoto Ruth Buzzi Glynis Johns Lee Grant James Whale Estelle Parsons Norman Jewison Jean-Marie Le Pen Manmohan Singh Louis Gossett Jr. Ann Blyth Roger Corman Jacques Delors Ted Kaczynski June Squibb Gene Hackman Chaim Topol Toby Keith Frederic Forrest Tim Curry Andy Taylor Ted Turner Constantine II of Greece David Attenborough @msc @John Key This also serves as a submission for the crowdsourced DL/shadowlist competition. Thanks!

Jerry Adler George Alagiah Harold Becker Dick Button Charles Dolan Peggy Dow Sandy Gall James Ivory Al Jaffee Cleo Laine Norman Lear [joker] Ted Lerner Vera Miles Gordon Moore Don Murray George Nigh Estelle Parsons Al Quie Alvin Rakoff Gene Shalit Richard M. Sherman Miiko Taka Rex Williams Oscar Wyatt Zhu Rongji subs: Micheline Presle Elliot Silverstein William Smithers