Thursday, April 13, 2006

How Time Flies

About two years ago I drew on the archives of Dead or Alive? to list a number of erstwhile celebrities who were then alive at the age of 90 or older. I updated that list about a year ago. Here's how the list looks today:

Charles Lane 101, George Kennan 101, Max Schmeling 99, Eddie Albert 99, Dale Messick 98, Michael DeBakey 97, John Kenneth Galbraith 97, George Beverly Shea 97, Ernest Gallo 97, John Mills 97, Estée Lauder 97, Al Lopez 97, Fay Wray 96, Luise Rainer 96, Henri Cartier-Bresson 95, Peter Rodino, Jr. 95, Gloria Stuart 95, Kitty Carlisle 95, John Wooden 95, Joseph Barbera 95, Mitch Miller 94, Jane Wyatt 94, Byron Nelson 94, Karl Malden 94, Constance Cummings 94, Artie Shaw 93, Art Linkletter 93, Lady Bird Johnson 93, Frankie Laine 93, Ruth Hussey 93, Oleg Cassini 92, Risë Stevens 92, Robert Mondavi 92, Ralph Edwards 92, Tony Martin 92, Jane Wyman 92, Kevin McCarthy 92, Sammy Baugh 92, William Westmoreland 91, Frances Langford 91, Irwin Corey 91, Jack LaLanne 91, Richard Widmark 91, John Profumo 91, Harry Morgan 91, Geraldine Fitzgerald 91, Archibald Cox 91, Julia Child 91

Here are some newcomers: Herman Wouk 90, Les Paul 90, Sargent Shriver 90, Eli Wallach 90

For many, many more names, go to "People Alive Over 85" at Dead or Alive?