Did you realize ______________ is still alive?

[peter...@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 --

[cathyc...@aol.com]

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

[jazee...@gmail.com]

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.

[edg...@gmail.com]

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

[comi...@gmail.com]

Wilford Brimley

[cathyc...@aol.com]

Herb Stempel is also still alive.

[MJ Emigh]

The Richard brothers (Keith and Little).

[jsnsm...@gmail.com]

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

[Alfalfa Bill]

On Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at 4:20:08 PM UTC-6, comi...@gmail.com wrote:
> 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.

[edg...@gmail.com]

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

[A Friend]

In article <e61be585-70d5-4ea7...@googlegroups.com>,

<peter...@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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]

On 11/7/2017 2:40 PM, peter...@gmail.com wrote:
> 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."

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]

On 11/8/2017 6:11 AM, RH Draney wrote:

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

They should acknowledge your efforts that keep them alive.

[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.
--
_+_ From the catapult of |If anyone objects to any statement I make, I am
_|70|___:)=}- J.D. Baldwin |quite prepared not only to retract it, but also
\ / bal...@panix.com|to deny under oath that I ever made it.-T. Lehrer
***~~~~----------------------------------------------------------------------

[cathyc...@aol.com]

Ed Asner just looks dead.

[comi...@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!

[peter...@gmail.com]

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 --

[comi...@gmail.com]

On Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 10:43:01 PM UTC-5, peter...@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.

[jdunlop]

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]

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