Did you realize ______________ is still alive?

[p***@gmail.com]

An interesting exercise. Just fill in the blank with the name of a (formerly?) prominent individual who has kinda dropped off the radar, and whose status as a living person might catch most people by surprise.

A few to get this started:

Doris Day
Lee Iacocca
Conrad Janis
Henry Kissinger
Don Larsen
Bruno Sammartino
Chuck Yeager

and, as a bonus:

the entire principal (recurring) cast of "The Love Boat."

I realize that, as followers of alt.obituaries, we are probably more aware of these than most, but perhaps a few unexpected names will still emerge.

Thanks in advance for any/all replies.

-- Doug Peterson --

[c***@aol.com]

King Michael of Romania, last surviving WW2 Head of state
Peter Brook
Mary Carlisle

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An interesting exercise. Just fill in the blank with the name of a (formerly?) prominent individual who has kinda dropped off the radar, and whose status as a living person might catch most people by surprise.
Doris Day
Lee Iacocca
Conrad Janis
Henry Kissinger
Don Larsen
Bruno Sammartino
Chuck Yeager
the entire principal (recurring) cast of "The Love Boat."
I realize that, as followers of alt.obituaries, we are probably more aware of these than most, but perhaps a few unexpected names will still emerge.
Thanks in advance for any/all replies.
-- Doug Peterson --

Bruno Sammartino killed all of them except for Chuck Yeager. Sammartino did the killings and Yeager helped load the bodies onto a space ship which he then piloted into outer space with Bruno as his co-pilot to dump the dead notable bodies off at the universe's first deep space Famous Person Cemetery.

[e***@gmail.com]

Charles van Doren from quiz show scandal in the 1950s. He was the contestant on "Twenty-One."

[c***@aol.com]

Herb Stempel is also still alive.

[Terry del Fuego]

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Charles van Doren from quiz show scandal in the 1950s. He was the contestant on "Twenty-One."

Mamie Van Doren.

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Wilford Brimley

[Alfalfa Bill]

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Wilford Brimley

Wilford Brimley plays older than his age. In his first role in The China Syndrome he was 35 but still came across as something of an old fart.

[MJ Emigh]

The Richard brothers (Keith and Little).

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Angela Lansbury film & TV actress
Michael Learned (the Waltons)
Marion Ross (Happy Days)
Pat Boone 50s crooner, and sometimes actor
Bob Newhart (comedian)

[David Carson]

Carol Channing
Lyndon LaRouche
Imelda Marcos
James Watson
Jim Whittaker

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John Astin (Gomez of the Addams Family)
Gloria Henry (Dennis the Menace's mother)

[A Friend]

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An interesting exercise. Just fill in the blank with the name of a
(formerly?) prominent individual who has kinda dropped off the radar, and
whose status as a living person might catch most people by surprise.

Joyce Randolph (Trixie on "The Honeymooners"). I believe she is the
only living member from any Honeymooners cast, from Gleason's early
DuMont days to the final ABC special. She's 93.

Virginia Patton, who played Harry Bailey's wife in "It's a Wonderful
Life." She is the only surviving credited cast member. (All the
Bailey kids are still around, I think, but they weren't credited.)
She's 91.

Norman Lloyd of "St. Elsewhere" and many, many others. He will turn
103 tomorrow (November 8).

[RH Draney]

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An interesting exercise. Just fill in the blank with the name of a (formerly?) prominent individual who has kinda dropped off the radar, and whose status as a living person might catch most people by surprise.
Doris Day
Lee Iacocca
Conrad Janis
Henry Kissinger
Don Larsen
Bruno Sammartino
Chuck Yeager
the entire principal (recurring) cast of "The Love Boat."

Basically, names who were on my deadpool list who have still managed to
remain off-topic until now:

Marty Allen
Nanette Fabray
The Amazing Kreskin
Norman Lear
Rose Marie
Ron Popeil
Rusty Warren
Roger Bannister
Vic Damone
Bent Fabric
Wavy Gravy
Stuart Margolin
Ken Nordine
Larry Storch
Erich von Däniken

....r

[Bryan Styble]

How could ya'll have omitted Paddles the New Zealand First Cat[interrobang]

...

D'oh!

BRYAN STYBLE/Florida

[W.C. Green]

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Basically, names who were on my deadpool list who have still managed to

They should acknowledge your efforts that keep them alive.

[Terry del Fuego]

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Rose Marie

Subject of a new documentary.

--
Every single Prohibitionist is a willing servant of tyranny and hate,
having but one sole purpose - to make the rest of us suffer their putrid
legacy of incalculable waste and destruction. --"Malcolm"

[J.D. Baldwin]

I kind of have a mental blind spot about Ed Asner. I know he's alive,
but I keep thinking he's dead.

I was sure Nanette Fabray was dead until I saw her in something on TCM
and looked her up. Alive.

[c***@aol.com]

Ed Asner just looks dead.

[c***@gmail.com]

Dobie Gillis and Zelda are still with us.

[Okiku Saji]

I've got two - Olivia de Havilland and Kirk Douglas.

Both centenarians at this point!

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Just stumbled upon one that I have to add ...

Jean Kennedy Smith (JFK's sister); and in a similar vein
Edward Nixon (don't recall him as a very public figure)

No other presidential siblings still survive until we reach Bush Sr.

-- Doug Peterson --

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Just stumbled upon one that I have to add ...
No other presidential siblings still survive until we reach Bush Sr.

Loosely related to Presidential relatives, President Tyler was born in 1790. He has two natural grandchildren who are still alive. Tyler had children when he was in his 60s, they had children when they were in their 70s. The grandchildren are in their 80s.

[jdunlop]

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Just stumbled upon one that I have to add ...
No other presidential siblings still survive until we reach Bush Sr.

Loosely related to Presidential relatives, President Tyler was born in 1790. He has two natural grandchildren who are still alive. Tyler had children when he was in his 60s, they had children when they were in their 70s. The grandchildren are in their 80s.

Who's the oldest child of a president not on topic? I recently re-purchased Doug Wead's book on Presidential children (couldn't find my printed copy, $2.99 on Kindle) but don't have it handy to check. Excellent, and somewhat depressing, book.

[Larc]

On Thu, 9 Nov 2017 07:43:39 -0800 (PST), jdunlop <***@aol.com> wrote:

| On Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 11:19:36 PM UTC-5, ***@gmail.com wrote:
| > On Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 10:43:01 PM UTC-5, ***@gmail.com wrote:
| > > Just stumbled upon one that I have to add ...
| > > No other presidential siblings still survive until we reach Bush Sr.
| >
| > Loosely related to Presidential relatives, President Tyler was born in 1790. He has two natural grandchildren who are still alive. Tyler had children when he was in his 60s, they had children when they were in their 70s. The grandchildren are in their 80s.
|
| Who's the oldest child of a president not on topic? I recently re-purchased Doug Wead's book on Presidential children (couldn't find my printed copy, $2.99 on Kindle) but don't have it handy to check. Excellent, and somewhat depressing, book.

I believe that would be Linda Bird Johnson (born March 19, 1944). She's 73. The
last to die was John Eisenhower on December 21, 2013. He was 91.

Larc