People I Was Surprised To Find Are Still Alive

[msc 18,421]

16 minutes ago, arghton said:

Update on Eero Aarnio, creator of the Ball Chair, now 89:

Received some kind of an "lifetime achievement award" at a cultural gala last month. Spoke clearly, still sharp and could stand without a stick.

 

tbh, one for the People I Was Surprised to Find Out I Posted About Before thread!

[maryportfuncity 10,630]

Saw a blog this morning offering up a freebie album from US jazz pianist Dick Hyman and it mentioned the man continues to breathe

 

95 in March - the beardy Guardian readers will be treated to an obit as and when

 

[Spade_Cooley 9,513]

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman who accused Emmett Till of "interacting inappropriately," leading to her husband and brother-in-law lynching him and becoming probably the first widespread cause celebre of the civil rights movement, is still with us. Would have assumed she died ages ago, and being as she's never been mentioned on her or picked in the DDP, so probably do you.

[drol 11,885]

On 06/12/2021 at 20:13, arghton said:

Not sure if mentioned before, but Mao Zedong still has around three living legitimate children:

 

Yang Yuehua (1929-) Daughter of Mao and Mao's third wife He Zizhen. Alive?

Li Min (1936-) Daughter of Mao and He Zizhen.

Li Na (1940-) Daughter of Mao and his fourth wife: politician Jiang Qing. Widowed in March.

Mao's daughter in law Liu Siqi dead at 91.

[Gisooo 3,294]

I was very surprised to learn that German actress Agathe Poschmann (Wiki) is still alive at 100.

 

 

[Clorox Bleachman 2,400]

8 hours ago, Gisooo said:

I was very surprised to learn that German actress Agathe Poschmann (Wiki) is still alive at 100.

 

That doesn't prove anything; the only source for her being alive is one of those auto-generated birthday websites. There's a pattern here of 1940s actresses who are not really notable, nor alive.

[Lafaucheuse 4,041]

On 15/06/2021 at 15:52, msc said:

50s/60s tennis journeyman Torben Ulrich, who once made it to the 4th round of Wimbledon, is still with us aged 92.

 

Has a more than decent obit chance for someone of his position in the game (world 96th) as his son is Lars Ulrich, Metallica co-founder and drummer.

just find out about him. Would be an interesting name to keep in mind !

He was one of the very first tennismen to wear a bandanna on court in the 50's whereas it was only worn by tenniswoman at the time 

[The Immortal 634]

The two athletes in the famous "Black Power Salute" photograph back in the 1968 Olympics, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, are both still alive aged 77 and 76. 

 

[Lafaucheuse 4,041]

Robert Paxton (wiki), American historian who wrote about WWII and is one of the key historian against Negationism who allowed survivor to have their voice heard is turning 90 this year. Thought he was dead years ago. He was one of the key figure french teenager had to learn about in high school. 

[Youth in Asia 1,085]

The President of Ukraine is still alive.

[Lafaucheuse 4,041]

Simone Weber (wiki) french convicted murderer of her husband and suspected in 2 others deaths is still alive at 92. One of the most important criminal case of the XXth century in France. 

[Ulitzer95 12,563]

Genuinely surprised to read that both of the Lyman twins (popularly known as the "Rainman Twins" after the Hollywood film) are still alive.

Flo and Kay Lyman are the world's only female twins with savant autism (the form that allows ppl to hold incredible memories).

They received a lot of attention following a 2008 documentary on their lives. They were obsessed by Dick Clark, and were understandable devastated when he died. Neither of them looked a picture of health back then, so I was surprised to see they were still going so strong in 2018. They turn 66 in June. I would expect them to receive a QO via the Mail, Sun etc.
 

 

[Lafaucheuse 4,041]

Van-Dinh jewelry creator Jean Van-Dinh (wiki) is still alive and will turn 95 this year

[Ulitzer95 12,563]

Updated Desert Island Discs 50s/60s surviving guests list for 2021–2022 passings. Not much change... just 5 in 14 months, including Robbie Brightwell. This lot don't seem to be in any rush to die and Leslie Phillips seems to be determined to survive everyone else...
 

Spoiler

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. 1930

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 d. 2020

Chris Barber / b. 1930 d. 2021

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 / 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

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

 

[Spade_Cooley 9,513]

I could have sworn notorious Norwich City chairman Robert Chase died in the late 90s, but apparently he didn't and according to Company House is still alive aged 84. Cannot find any photos or interviews of him taken in the past two decades though.

[DCI Frank Burnside 3,876]

He's only 84. Fucking hell 

[maryportfuncity 10,630]

Just now, DCI Frank Burnside said:

He's only 84. Fucking hell 

 

 

Aye, young enough to make a comeback if Delia quits

[Deathrace 1,164]

Surprised that 1950s rocker Wee Willie Harris who is mentioned in "Reasons to be Cheerful" is still alive at 88. 

[Deathrace 1,164]

8 hours ago, DCI Frank Burnside said:

He's only 84. Fucking hell 

Not only did he look a lot older than he was, he was also quite obese in the late 80s, early 90s. He's done very well to make it this far. 

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,684]

Pierre ‘Father Abraham’ Kartner, of Smurf fame, 86. I guess he did a Dunn by playing older than he was, but I still thought he’d be long gone.

 

And yes, I was singing the Smurf song, in case you were wondering.

[ThereWillBeDeaths7 719]

2 hours ago, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said:

Pierre ‘Father Abraham’ Kartner, of Smurf fame, 86. I guess he did a Dunn by playing older than he was, but I still thought he’d be long gone.

 

And yes, I was singing the Smurf song, in case you were wondering.

Have been some health rumours about him in recent years but nothing substantial. Can't remember the last time I've seen him on tv and while that's a good thing music-wise, it could be something age or health related.

[Spade_Cooley 9,513]

Clarence "I BE STROKIN! Carter

[Gisooo 3,294]

American actress Betty Phares (IMDb) who appeared with Laverne Thompson and Lindsay Bourquin (both dead) in The Three Stooges is still alive at 97

 

According to StarTiger she died on Jan 26th 2019, but was an error because in July 2019 she signed an autograph. So I submit a delete of her death info on IMDb

 

  

 

 

[Ulitzer95 12,563]

3 hours ago, Gisooo said:

American actress Betty Phares (IMDb) who appeared with Laverne Thompson and Lindsay Bourquin (both dead) in The Three Stooges is still alive at 97

 

According to StarTiger she died on Jan 26th 2019, but was an error because in July 2019 she signed an autograph. So I submit a delete of her death info on IMDb

 

  

 

Good spot.

Whoever submitted that info clearly thought this was her. IMDb accepted it despite the different DOB. This is why IMDb is so dangerous as a site. I don't know what their criteria is for accepting new information, but it seems unnecessarily strict at times (i.e. when you submit records to them) and too relaxed at others (e.g. when you send them obituaries of someone with the same/similar name even if the dates don't match up). 

I'm very frustrated that they won't remove the death date for Simone Sylvestre, despite me asking them three times now.

[Gisooo 3,294]

2 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

I'm very frustrated that they won't remove the death date for Simone Sylvestre, despite me asking them three times now.

Yes this is getting serious, maybe @Lafaucheuse may know sth.  Has there been anything for her in the French press or nothing?