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She died in Nov. of last year.
She became 96 in October of this year.
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She's 91 now. According to co-star Bill Mumy --she was the most intelligent person he ever met.
She's in Lock step with June --still living.
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I thought it would be fun to remember some celebrities who are still living.
Zsa Zsa Gabor (2/2/17). Zsa, she of multiple marriage infamy is 97.
Kirk Douglas (12/9/16) Yes, father of Michael, old Spartacus himself is 97.
Olivia de Havilland (7/1/16) She's a favorite of mine. Her role as Melanie in Gone With The Wind is classic. Did you know she teaches Sunday School in a church in France? She just became 98 last month.
Irving Benson (1/31/14) was on Carson's Tonight show a lot. Benson was one of the last (if not the only) Vaudeville performeer still alive. He's 100.
And the winner is...Luise Rainer (1/12/10). I will always remember her role in the movie The Good Earth . She was very convincing as O-lan. She is 104 years of age.
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Douglas is now 100. Olivia is 101.
The other three are dead.
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Vera Lynn. She's a British singer. She has been known for The White Cliffs Of Dover , My Son, My Son , and We'll Meet Again .
She was born on 3/20/1917. So she's coming up on 98.
Carol Channing. She was born on 1/31/1921 (a few days after my dad's birth). So she'll be 94 later this month.
Janis Paige , she was an actress. She was featured in a lot of movies. Her birthdate is 9/16/1922. She's in her 92nd year.
Gloria Henry was born on 4/2/1923; coming up on 92. She played "mom" to Dennis The Menace .
One of my favorite singers : Doris Day. She was born on April 3 of either 1922 or 1924. Let's go with the latter date. She'll be 91. I love how she sings and acts.
Have you noticed there are no men mentioned in this post? I couldn't find any in this go-round.
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I'm happy to report that all five are still alive.
Vera is 100.
Carol is 96.
Janis is 95.
Gloria is 94.
Doris is 95.
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Maureen died two years ago at age 95.
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How could I have missed these folks?
Alan Young . Yes, he of Mr. Ed fame. Mr. Young played Wilbur Post. "Oh Wilbur!"
He's 95, having been born Novemeber 19,1919.
Janet Waldo. She is the voice of Judy Jetson (and many other voice-overs). She's also in Adventures in Odyssey which I will admit to listening a good deal to in the past. She was born 2/4/1920. She'll soon be 95 and looks real good for her age.
Jimmy J. Lydon. Who is he you may ask? None other than Henry Aldrich. His movie mom would exclaim from a distance :"Henry, Henry Aldrich!" I miss those days when I watched those episodes. Mr. Lydon was born on 5/30/1923. He'll be 92 in a few months DV.
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Alan and Janet died, but Jimmy is still kicking at 94.
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I'm not sure. Patricia Morison was born in 1915, she's 102.
Mary Carlisle was born in either 1912 or 1914. So she either 103 or 105. She co-starred in three movies with Bing Crosby in the 1930s.
Connie Sawyer was born in 1912. She's 104. She was featured in Dumb and Dumber.
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He died last year at age 98.
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He died in Feb. of this year at age 102.
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She was so nice. She passed away in April of this year.
Someone who is not associated with show business, but because of his extreme age I feel compelled to mention him.
Zhou Youguang is acknowledged as the father of Pinyin. Pinyin is a pronunciation guide for the Chinese language. Elementary students learn it before progressing to the written Chinese characters. Zhou was assigned the task by Chairman Mao in 1955. The former headed up the team and he completed the job three years later.
He is translated the entire Encylopedia Britannica into Chinese. What a workhorse. But now he sleeps a lot and works when he wants to.
How old is he? He just turned 109! (1/13/1906)
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Well, he finally passed away at age 111. No cause was given for his death.
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Nanette is coming up on age 97 later this month.
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Abe died two years ago.
The judge died in Feb. of this year --at age 97.
She's still with us at age 93.
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June Lockhart (6/25/1925) will soon be 90. She starred in Lassie as mom, and in Lost in Space also as mom.
Cara Williams (6/29/1925) will be 90 a few days after Ms. Lockhart. She starred in the TV show Pete and Gladys . She was in the mold of Lucille Ball. I remember a silent skit she did with Red Skelton. She could do drama as well as comedy.
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Both ladies are still living and they are 92. They were born just four days apart.
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Nanette Fabray died Feb. 22,2018 at...97.
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Dorothy Malone who made a number of movies but became most well-known for Peyton Place just passed away Jan. 29th of this year. She was ten days away from age 94. I always liked her.