Once again, I’ve decided to compile a complement to my yearly R.I.P. post. There are still several performers who made their mark in classic movies, from top box office stars to reliable support players, who are alive today. I've got about 170 people on this list--and I wouldn't be surprised if I've still missed someone. Please let me know in the comments if you've got a name to add!
Sue Lyon, 64
Tuesday Weld, 67
Yvette Mimieux, 68
Julie Christie, 69
Ann-Margret, 69
Gigi Perreau, 69
Peter Fonda, 70
Karolyn Grimes, 70
Samantha Eggar, 71
Richard Beymer, 72
Claudia Cardinale, 72
John Howard Davies, 72
Dolores Hart, 72
Millie Perkins, 72
Paula Prentiss, 72
Jane Fonda, 73
Margaret O'Brien, 73
Susan Kohner, 74
Robert Redford, 74
Dean Stockwell, 74
Diahann Carroll, 75
Julie Andrews, 75 (thanks samxart!)
Alain Delon, 75
Russ Tamblyn, 75
Brigitte Bardot, 76
George Chakiris, 76
Barbara Eden, 76
Sophia Loren, 76
Shirley MacLaine, 76
Joan Collins, 77
Kim Novak, 77
Marisa Pavan, 78
Debbie Reynolds, 78
Elizabeth Taylor, 78
Claire Bloom, 79
Leslie Caron, 79
Anita Ekberg, 79
John Gavin, 79
Mitzi Gaynor, 79
Tab Hunter, 79
John Kerr, 79
Rita Moreno, 79
Ann E. Todd, 79
Anne Francis, 80
Tippi Hedren, 80
Marni Nixon, 80
Robert Wagner, 80
Joanne Woodward, 80
Sybil Jason, 81
Anne Meara, 81
Vera Miles, 81
Terry Moore, 81
Don Murray, 81
Irene Papas, 81
Joan Plowright, 81
Jane Powell, 81
Elaine Stewart, 81
Rod Taylor, 81
Sada Thompson, 81
Ann Blyth, 82
Arlene Dahl, 82
Peggy Dow, 82
Sally Forrest, 82
Rita Gam, 82
James Garner, 82
Kathleen Hughes, 82
Martin Landau, 82 (Thanks kittypackard!)
Barbara Lawrence, 82
Nancy Olson, 82
Shirley Temple, 82
Harry Belafonte, 83
Honor Blackman, 83
Cora Sue Collins, 83
Lee Grant, 83
Rosemary Harris, 83
Gina Lollabrigida, 83
Roger Moore, 83
Estelle Parsons, 83
Sidney Poitier, 83
Barbara Rush, 83
Julia Adams, 84
Mona Freeman, 84
Andy Griffith, 84
Anne Jackson, 84
Gloria Jean, 84
Cloris Leachman, 84
Jerry Lewis, 84
Joan Lorring, 84
Marcy McGuire, 84
Betsy Palmer, 84
Jane Withers, 84
Patrice Wymore, 84
Lola Albright, 85
Denise Darcel, 85
Gloria DeHaven, 85
Farley Granger, 85
Julie Harris, 85
Martha Hyer, 85
Angela Lansbury, 85
Joan Leslie, 85
June Lockhart, 85
Dorothy Malone, 85
Colette Marchand, 85
Dickie Moore, 85
Dick Van Dyke, 85
Cara Williams, 85
Lauren Bacall, 86
Theodore Bikel, 86
Ruby Dee, 86
Stanley Donen, 86
Eva Marie Saint, 86
Ursula Thiess, 86
Richard Attenborough, 87
Valentina Cortese, 86
Betsy Drake, 86
Rhonda Fleming, 87
Glynis Johns, 87
Dina Merrill, 87
Peggy Stewart, 87 (thanks Elisabeth!)
Jean Stapleton, 87
Turhan Bey, 88
Jackie Cooper, 88
Doris Day, 88
Coleen Gray, 88
Janis Paige, 88
Juanita Moore, 88
Eleanor Parker, 88
Lizabeth Scott, 88
Harry Carey, Jr., 89
Carol Channing, 89
Nancy Davis (Reagan), 89
Deanna Durbin, 89
Barbara Hale, 89
Jane Russell, 89
Phylis Thaxter, 89
Esther Williams, 89
Mary Anderson, 90
Nanette Fabray, 90
Jayne Meadows, 90
Michele Morgan, 90
Noel Neill, 90
Maureen O'Hara, 90
Mickey Rooney, 90
Ann Rutherford, 90
Ruth Terry, 90 (Thanks Elisabeth!)
June Vincent, 90
Marge Champion, 91
Betty Garrett, 91
Louis Jourdan, 91
Joe Mantell, 91
Patricia Medina, 91
Patty Andrews, 92
Joyce Redman, 92
Diana Serra Cary (AKA Baby Peggy), 92
Audrey Totter, 92
Efrem Zimbalist Jr., 92
Ernest Borgnine, 93
Danielle Darrieux, 93
Phyllis Diller, 93
Joan Fontaine, 93
Zsa Zsa Gabor, 93
Lorna Gray, 93 (Thanks Elisabeth!)
Celeste Holm, 93
Marsha Hunt, 93
Googie Withers, 93
Olivia de Havilland, 94
Kirk Douglas, 94
Harry Morgan, 95
Patricia Morison, 95
Alicia Rhett, 95
Eli Wallach, 95 (Thanks kittypackard!)
Norman Lloyd, 96
Grace Bradley, 97
Risë Stevens, 97
Mary Carlisle, 98
Luise Rainer, 100
Barbara Kent, 104
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I love seeing this list .. it's so uplifting after our spirits get down with all the memorial posts this time of year!
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately Jean Simmons doesn't belong on this list anymore :'-(
I wish Robert Osborne could snag a private screenings with Maureen O'Hara soon .. that one TCM clip of her talking about going out with John Wayne is enough evidence that a whole hour with her would be amazing!
What about Julie Andrews - 75 ??
ReplyDeleteOH dang Kate--I went over the list so many times and I knew I'd miss someone--thanks.
ReplyDeleteOf course--Julie Andrews. Thanks samxart.
Adele Mara passed away on May 7th.
ReplyDeleteThere are a few other slightly lesser-known actresses still alive, though - Peggy Stewart, for instance, Ruth Terry, and Lorna Gray (AKA Adrian Booth).
Thanks for the info. Elisabeth. I'm glad you dropped by.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this, very much indeed! I had to do a doubletake with Jackie Cooper-- had no idea he was still with us! (
ReplyDeletePerhaps mention Martin Landau, he's 82, and the great Eli Wallach, 95!)
Thanks for the additional names kp. I can't believe I missed Eli Wallach. I missed his birthday this year as well. You wouldn't think he was one of my favorite actors!
ReplyDeleteJoe Mantell (from "Marty") left us last year.
ReplyDeleteHere's a few more still with us:
Tony Martin (97)
Jack Klugman (88)
Jonathan Winters (85)
Clint Walker (83)
Stuart Whitman (82)
Taina Elg (80)
Anouk Aimee (78)
Edd Byrnes (77)
James Darren (74)
Thanks for the added info. Tom. I'm glad to hear Anouk Aimee is still with us.
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