People I Was Surprised To Find Are Still Alive

[Spade_Cooley 9,515]

I thought Jane Elliott, the schoolteacher who created the "brown eyes blue eyes" experiment and went on to be an anti-racist campaigner, was long dead, but she's still alive and only 86. Still able to do live interviews as well:

 

[Captain Hemlock 737]

On 08/01/2020 at 22:05, Death Impends said:

Heard "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" by Clarence "Frogman" Henry in a commercial tonight and looked it up since I could not remember who sung it or the exact name of the song. Recognized his name and thought "wasn't he one of those born in the 1910s, died 30-40 years ago types?" only to find out he was born in 1937 and still alive.

I selected him on my Louisiana based DDP theme team Die You On the Bayou a few years ago.

[Dying Probably 578]

I know he is already on the list, but I still cannot believe Bob Barker's alive.

 

He looked 212 in 2007 - but he's still kicking? Gotta be that fake news the President's talking about!

 

Keep your eyes open folks.

[maryportfuncity 10,642]

April Carter - highly active and well known in CND when she was just a teenager in the 50's is still with us. 82 atm - The Guardian/Observer will surely mark her passing as and when

 

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

[Joey Russ 7,220]

On 03/12/2017 at 14:17, maryportfuncity said:

87 year old recovering smackhead and jazz singer Annie Ross turned up in the last in Gregory Porter's series about singers.

 

How the hell did she last this long?

 

Wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Ross#Personal_life

Annie Ross appears to be dead

[Ulitzer95 12,577]

Seeing as I can't respond in the thread, here's my list from the 2017 possibilities thread of Desert Island Discs survivors.

Updated for Annie Ross and all those who have died since my post in 2016.
 

Desert Island Discs

1940s

[no survivors]

 

1950s

 

Petula Clark / b. 1932

Sally Ann Howes / b. 1930 d. 2021

Vera Lynn / b. 1917 d. 2020

Peggy Cummins / b. 1925 d. 2017

Tony Mottram / b. 1920 d. 2016

Edward Allcard / b. 1914 d. 2017

Claire Bloom / b. 1931

Stirling Moss / b. 1929 d. 2020

Leslie Caron / b. 1931

Shirley Abicair / b. 1928

Janette Scott / b. 1938

Tommy Steele / b. 1936

David Attenborough / b. 1926

Beryl Grey / b. 1927 d. 2022

Cleo Laine / b. 1927

Harry Belafonte / b. 1927 d. 2023

Elizabeth Seal / b. 1933

June Paul / b. 1934 d. 2020

Chris Barber / b. 1930 d. 2021

Judy Grinham / b. 1939

Sylvia Syms / b. 1934 d. 2023

 

1960

 

Marty Wilde / b. 1939

Anne Heywood / b. 1931

Shirley Bassey / b. 1937

Brian Rix / b. 1924 d. 2016

Pat Suzuki / b. 1930

Cliff Richard / b. 1940

Denis Norden / b. 1922 d. 2018

 

1961

 

Teddie Beverley / b. 1927

Babs Beverley / b. 1927 d. 2018

Barbara Jefford / b. 1930 d. 2020

Julian Bream / b. 1933 d. 2020

Ann Haydon / b. 1938

Joan Collins / b. 1933

 

1962

 

Leslie Phillips / b. 1924 d. 2022

Bruce Forsyth / b. 1928 d. 2017

 

1963

 

Juliette Greco / b. 1927 d. 2020

Bernard Cribbins / b. 1928 d. 2022

Millicent Martin / b. 1934

 

1964

 

Julie Andrews / b. 1935

Vanessa Redgrave / b. 1937

Robbie Brightwell / b. 1939 d. 2022

Honor Blackman / b. 1925 d. 2020

 

1965

 

Frank Ifield / b. 1937

Sheila Hancock / b. 1933

Hayley Mills / b. 1946

Robert F. Marx / b. 1936 d. 2019

Annie Ross / b. 1930 d. 2020

Rita Tushingham / b. 1942

Peter Hall / b. 1930 d. 2017

 

1966

 

Sara Leighton / b. 1937

Nina, Baroness van Pallandt / b. 1932

Virginia McKenna / b. 1931

Michael Craig / b. 1929

June Ritchie / b. 1941

Katharine Whitehorn / b. 1928 d. 2021

Arnold Wesker / b. 1932 d. 2016

Stephen Bishop / b. 1940

Chay Blyth / b. 1940

John Ridgway / b. 1938

 

1967

 

Gerald Harper / b. 1931

Barry Briggs / b. 1934

Rolf Harris / b. 1930

Fenella Fielding / b. 1927 d. 2018

Roy Hudd / b. 1936 d. 2020

Tom Courtenay / b. 1937

Alan Bennett / b. 1934

Andre Previn / b. 1929 d. 2019

Jacques Loussier / b. 1934 d. 2019

 

1968

 

Ann Mallalieu / b. 1945

Desmond Morris / b. 1928

John Williams / b. 1941

John Bird / b. 1936 d. 2022

Susan Hampshire / b. 1937

Marilyn Horne / b. 1934

Margaret Drabble / b. 1939

Trevor Nunn / b. 1940

Janet Baker / b. 1933

Eleanor Bron / b. 1938

Richard Lester / b. 1932

Richard Baker / b. 1925 d. 2018

Des Wilson / b. 1941

Asa Briggs / b. 1921 d. 2016

 

1969

 

Heather Harper / b. 1930 d. 2019

Maggie Fitzgibbon / b. 1929 d. 2020

Zena Skinner / b. 1927 d. 2018

Mary Wilson / b. 1916 d. 2018

Nicolai Gedda / b. 1925 d. 2017

Virginia Wade / b. 1945

Antonia Fraser / b. 1932

Rachael Heyhoe / b. 1939 d. 2017

Des O’Connor / b. 1932 d. 2020

Donald Zec / b. 1919 d. 2021

Anthony Grey / b. 1938

Moira Anderson / b. 1938

 

[Joey Russ 7,220]

11 hours ago, Joey Russ said:

Annie Ross appears to be dead

Guardian obit for DDP

[Deathrace 1,166]

12 hours ago, Joey Russ said:

Annie Ross appears to be dead

Wasn't she also the singer in the erotic scene of The Wickerman where Britt Ekland (or more accurately a body double) takes her clothes off? 

[maryportfuncity 10,642]

16 hours ago, Joey Russ said:

Annie Ross appears to be dead

 

 

A truly eclectic career - our List of the Lost radio show will likely mark her passing by playing her - ahem - singular cover of Cat Food by King Crimson from a live album recorded decades ago

[DCI Frank Burnside 3,887]

Peter Cellier aka The Major from Keeping Up Appearances and Sir Frank Gordon Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury in Yes Minster.

 

92 this year   

[Handrejka 1,903]

I was surprised to see a recent interview with Peter Ridsdale Scott on the Red Dwarf documentary as I was sure he died about a decade ago. I even remember seeing a tribute card to him.

[maryportfuncity 10,642]

Piers Paul Read - author who wrote the book Alive (above the Andes plane crash and survivors turning cannibal), 79 years old and still very much with us. 

 

http://www.pierspaulread.co.uk/

[msc 18,437]

Huh, Eero Aarnio, creator of the famous ball chairs every Bond Villain wannabe has, is still going and just turned 88.

 

[arghton 6,697]

First person diagnosed with autism is still alive and it's his 87th birthday tomorrow. 

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

 

[maryportfuncity 10,642]

12 hours ago, arghton said:

First person diagnosed with autism is still alive and it's his 87th birthday tomorrow. 

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

 

 

 

Degree in French and worked in a bank - so he'd likely be a mild case by our current understanding

 

[arghton 6,697]

20 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said:

 

 

Degree in French and worked in a bank - so he'd likely be a mild case by our current understanding

 

A mild case compared to many with autism, but it sure is easily noticed from his behaviour. Here's an interesting article about his life explaining how he was diagnosed in the 30s written four years ago:

https://people.com/celebrity/donald-triplett-autisms-first-ever-patient-now-82-has-continued-to-grow/

[maryportfuncity 10,642]

29 minutes ago, arghton said:

A mild case compared to many with autism, but it sure is easily noticed from his behaviour. Here's an interesting article about his life explaining how he was diagnosed in the 30s written four years ago:

https://people.com/celebrity/donald-triplett-autisms-first-ever-patient-now-82-has-continued-to-grow/

 

 

Thanks

[Ulitzer95 12,577]

On 22/07/2020 at 02:32, Ulitzer95 said:

Seeing as I can't respond in the thread, here's my list from the 2017 possibilities thread of Desert Island Discs survivors.

Updated for Annie Ross and all those who have died since my post in 2016.
 

Desert Island Discs

1940s

[no survivors]

 

1950s

 

Petula Clark / b. 1932

Sally Ann Howes / b. 1930

Vera Lynn / b. 1917 d. 2020

Peggy Cummins / b. 1925 d. 2017

Tony Mottram / b. 1920 d. 2016

Edward Allcard / b. 1914 d. 2017

Claire Bloom / b. 1931

Stirling Moss / b. 1929 d. 2020

Leslie Caron / b. 1931

Shirley Abicair / b. 1928

Janette Scott / b. 1938

Tommy Steele / b. 1936

David Attenborough / b. 1926

Beryl Grey / b. 1927

Cleo Laine / b. 1927

Harry Belafonte / b. 1927

Elizabeth Seal / b. 1933

June Paul / b. 1934

Chris Barber / b. 1930

Judy Grinham / b. 1939

Sylvia Syms / b. 1934

 

1960

 

Marty Wilde / b. 1939

Anne Heywood / b. 1931

Shirley Bassey / b. 1937

Brian Rix / b. 1924 d. 2016

Pat Suzuki / b. 1930

Cliff Richard / b. 1940

Denis Norden / b. 1922 d. 2018

 

1961

 

Teddie Beverley / b. 1927

Babs Beverley / b. 1927 d. 2018

Barbara Jefford / b. 1930 d. 2020

Julian Bream / b. 1933 d. 2020

Ann Haydon / b. 1938

Joan Collins / b. 1933

 

1962

 

Leslie Phillips / b. 1924

Bruce Forsyth / b. 1928 d. 2017

 

1963

 

Juliette Greco / b. 1927

Bernard Cribbins / b. 1928

Millicent Martin / b. 1934

 

1964

 

Julie Andrews / b. 1935

Vanessa Redgrave / b. 1937

Robbie Brightwell / b. 1939

Honor Blackman / b. 1925 d. 2020

 

1965

 

Frank Ifield / b. 1937

Sheila Hancock / b. 1933

Hayley Mills / b. 1946

Robert F. Marx / b. 1936 d. 2019

Annie Ross / b. 1930 d. 2020

Rita Tushingham / b. 1942

Peter Hall / b. 1930 d. 2017

 

1966

 

Sara Leighton / b. 1937

Nina, Baroness van Pallandt / b. 1932

Virginia McKenna / b. 1931

Michael Craig / b. 1928

June Ritchie / b. 1941

Katharine Whitehorn / b. 1928

Arnold Wesker / b. 1932 d. 2016

Stephen Bishop / b. 1940

Chay Blyth / b. 1940

John Ridgway / b. 1938

 

1967

 

Gerald Harper / b. 1931

Barry Briggs / b. 1934

Rolf Harris / b. 1930

Fenella Fielding / b. 1927 d. 2018

Roy Hudd / b. 1936 d. 2020

Tom Courtenay / b. 1937

Alan Bennett / b. 1934

Andre Previn / b. 1929 d. 2019

Jacques Loussier / b. 1934 d. 2019

 

1968

 

Ann Mallalieu / b. 1945

Desmond Morris / b. 1928

John Williams / b. 1941

John Bird / b. 1936

Susan Hampshire / b. 1937

Marilyn Horne / b. 1934

Margaret Drabble / b. 1939

Trevor Nunn / b. 1940

Janet Baker / b. 1933

Eleanor Bron / b. 1938

Richard Lester / b. 1932

Richard Baker / b. 1925 d. 2018

Des Wilson / b. 1941

Asa Briggs / b. 1921 d. 2016

 

1969

 

Heather Harper / b. 1930 d. 2019

Maggie Fitzgibbon / b. 1929 d. 2020

Zena Skinner / b. 1927 d. 2018

Mary Wilson / b. 1916 d. 2018

Nicolai Gedda / b. 1925 d. 2017

Virginia Wade / b. 1945

Antonia Fraser / b. 1932

Rachael Heyhoe / b. 1939 d. 2017

Des O’Connor / b. 1932

Donald Zec / b. 1919

Anthony Grey / b. 1938

Moira Anderson / b. 1938

 

Updated for Jefford.

[YoungWillz 21,028]

21 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Updated for Jefford.

Cursory look says Julian Bream is dead also.

[Don't Fear The Reaper 1]

Why do I remember Kris Kristofferson dying in 2013?

[arghton 6,697]

(According to google) Abba Jofir, Mussolini's good friend is still alive and well at 120. I wonder what's his secret to living so long, maybe disappearing from the public for a pretty long time

 

[drol 11,923]

Actually I think that's just Google. On wiki they don't have a date of birth and there is no whatsoever even remote proof he is still alive. 200% dead, I'd say.

[Ulitzer95 12,577]

53 minutes ago, drol said:

Actually I think that's just Google. On wiki they don't have a date of birth and there is no whatsoever even remote proof he is still alive. 200% dead, I'd say.

I think (and hope) @arghton was joking drol.

[Ulitzer95 12,577]

On 22/07/2020 at 02:32, Ulitzer95 said:

Seeing as I can't respond in the thread, here's my list from the 2017 possibilities thread of Desert Island Discs survivors.

Updated for Annie Ross and all those who have died since my post in 2016.
 

Desert Island Discs

1940s

[no survivors]

 

1950s

 

Petula Clark / b. 1932

Sally Ann Howes / b. 1930

Vera Lynn / b. 1917 d. 2020

Peggy Cummins / b. 1925 d. 2017

Tony Mottram / b. 1920 d. 2016

Edward Allcard / b. 1914 d. 2017

Claire Bloom / b. 1931

Stirling Moss / b. 1929 d. 2020

Leslie Caron / b. 1931

Shirley Abicair / b. 1928

Janette Scott / b. 1938

Tommy Steele / b. 1936

David Attenborough / b. 1926

Beryl Grey / b. 1927

Cleo Laine / b. 1927

Harry Belafonte / b. 1927

Elizabeth Seal / b. 1933

June Paul / b. 1934

Chris Barber / b. 1930

Judy Grinham / b. 1939

Sylvia Syms / b. 1934

 

1960

 

Marty Wilde / b. 1939

Anne Heywood / b. 1931

Shirley Bassey / b. 1937

Brian Rix / b. 1924 d. 2016

Pat Suzuki / b. 1930

Cliff Richard / b. 1940

Denis Norden / b. 1922 d. 2018

 

1961

 

Teddie Beverley / b. 1927

Babs Beverley / b. 1927 d. 2018

Barbara Jefford / b. 1930 d. 2020

Julian Bream / b. 1933 d. 2020

Ann Haydon / b. 1938

Joan Collins / b. 1933

 

1962

 

Leslie Phillips / b. 1924

Bruce Forsyth / b. 1928 d. 2017

 

1963

 

Juliette Greco / b. 1927 d. 2020

Bernard Cribbins / b. 1928

Millicent Martin / b. 1934

 

1964

 

Julie Andrews / b. 1935

Vanessa Redgrave / b. 1937

Robbie Brightwell / b. 1939

Honor Blackman / b. 1925 d. 2020

 

1965

 

Frank Ifield / b. 1937

Sheila Hancock / b. 1933

Hayley Mills / b. 1946

Robert F. Marx / b. 1936 d. 2019

Annie Ross / b. 1930 d. 2020

Rita Tushingham / b. 1942

Peter Hall / b. 1930 d. 2017

 

1966

 

Sara Leighton / b. 1937

Nina, Baroness van Pallandt / b. 1932

Virginia McKenna / b. 1931

Michael Craig / b. 1928

June Ritchie / b. 1941

Katharine Whitehorn / b. 1928

Arnold Wesker / b. 1932 d. 2016

Stephen Bishop / b. 1940

Chay Blyth / b. 1940

John Ridgway / b. 1938

 

1967

 

Gerald Harper / b. 1931

Barry Briggs / b. 1934

Rolf Harris / b. 1930

Fenella Fielding / b. 1927 d. 2018

Roy Hudd / b. 1936 d. 2020

Tom Courtenay / b. 1937

Alan Bennett / b. 1934

Andre Previn / b. 1929 d. 2019

Jacques Loussier / b. 1934 d. 2019

 

1968

 

Ann Mallalieu / b. 1945

Desmond Morris / b. 1928

John Williams / b. 1941

John Bird / b. 1936

Susan Hampshire / b. 1937

Marilyn Horne / b. 1934

Margaret Drabble / b. 1939

Trevor Nunn / b. 1940

Janet Baker / b. 1933

Eleanor Bron / b. 1938

Richard Lester / b. 1932

Richard Baker / b. 1925 d. 2018

Des Wilson / b. 1941

Asa Briggs / b. 1921 d. 2016

 

1969

 

Heather Harper / b. 1930 d. 2019

Maggie Fitzgibbon / b. 1929 d. 2020

Zena Skinner / b. 1927 d. 2018

Mary Wilson / b. 1916 d. 2018

Nicolai Gedda / b. 1925 d. 2017

Virginia Wade / b. 1945

Antonia Fraser / b. 1932

Rachael Heyhoe / b. 1939 d. 2017

Des O’Connor / b. 1932

Donald Zec / b. 1919

Anthony Grey / b. 1938

Moira Anderson / b. 1938

 

Updated again.

Seems that chanson Juliette Greco (wiki) is dead at 93.
 

[drol 11,923]

6 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

I think (and hope) @arghton was joking drol.

You never know what to expect from a new member...