Reading about the stars and other great people from our past is the most valuable lesson in pop culture history imaginable. Reminding ourselves of the heroes of the past century is also a valuable retrospective of all the great things we’ve accomplished in art and culture. But, many of these people are still alive today. Some are still in entertainment and may be hitting the gym at this very moment, getting into shape for their next role, while others live a quiet life somewhere. They’ve left us with a priceless cultural and artistic heritage and it is just fair we never forget who we should be thankful for.

Max Baer, Jr. - 81

Best known as Jed Clampett’s dimwitted adopted nephew Jethro Bodine from the ‘60s sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies, Max Baer Jr. is now the last surviving member of the show’s cast. After his acting career had ended, in the ‘80s, Max tried to transition to the gambling industry. He first used his character Jethro to attract players and later purchased some real estate with the hopes of building his own casino. He remained friends with Buddy Ebsen, who played Jed Clampett on the show, and Donna Douglas. In 2018, he is set to appear in Sebring as himself.

Betty Lynn - 92

Berry Lynn was born in 1926 and is most recognized as an American actress from The Andy Griffith Show, where she played Thelma Lou. When Betty was 18, she was on tour with United Service Organizations in China Burma India Theater and visited patients in hospitals to perform singing requests. In 2007, Betty Lynn was inducted into the Walk of Fame in Missouri, while in 2016, she was presented with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, which is the highest honor a civilian can get in Carolina. The honor was presented by the Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina, Dan Forest.

Ali MacGraw - 79

Ali MacGraw became most known for her role on Love Story, in 1970, for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress and won a Golden Globe. She was so successful, that in 1972, Ali was voted the best female box-office star worldwide. Ali also starred in The Getaway, Convoy, Prayers, Winds of War, and Just Tell Me What You Want. Ali is an animal rights advocate and a Hatha Yoga devotee, while she has continued acting in the new millennium. In 2016, Ali was again paired with her Love Story co-star Ryan O’Neal in Love Letters, while she occasionally appears in documentaries and TV shows.

 

Kirk Douglas - 101

Kirk Douglas is among the last Hollywood Golden Age stars still alive with a career spanning over seven decades. He has received three Oscar nominations – first for Champion, second for The Bad and the Beautiful, third for Lust for Life, and is the recipient of an Oscar for Lifetime Achievement. In 2016, Kirk became a centenarian and, in 2018, he appeared in the Golden Globe awards with Catherine Zeta-Jones, his daughter-in-law. He also blogs occasionally and is considered the world’s oldest celebrity blogger. Kirk’s autobiography book is called The Ragman’s Son.

 

Jerry Lee Lewis - 83

Often referred to as the first ‘wild man’ of rock and roll, Jerry Lee Lewis has a 64-year-long career and is still performing today. He plays the piano and was among the pioneers of rock and roll. In 1986, Jerry was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has made a dozen gold records throughout his career. His latest album Rock and Roll Time was out in 2014, while he also opened a club in 2013 on Beale Street in Memphis. Lewis is still actively performing today, as his latest concert tour was in 2018.

 

Doris Day - 96

Doris Day began her career in 1939 as a big band singer and became popular with hits like Sentimental Journey. She had over 650 songs recorded until the late ‘60s, while also debuting as an actress in 1949’s Romance on the High Seas. Doris had a highly successful singing and acting career, while also becoming a fierce animal care activist and founding the Doris Day Animal Foundation. Her latest musical album was released in 2011 titled My Heart, while Doris also became the oldest artist to be included on the list of UK’s Top 10 albums with new material. Doris recently appeared in an episode of American Crime Story and was in Sawako no asa.

 

Valentina Cortese - 95

Valentina is best known for her role on Day for Night, in 1973, by François Truffaut, which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She debuted in Italian movies in the ‘40s and her international fame came with Les Misérables, in 1948. During her 52-year-long career, Valentina appeared on Malaya, Thieves’ Highway, The Barefoot Contessa, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, and her last role was on Sparrow, in 1993. Valentina currently enjoys her retirement and in 2017, a movie about her life was released in Italy titled, Diva!.

 

Betty White - 96

Betty is most recognized from Life with Elizabeth, which she starred in and after producing an episode Betty also became the first woman to ever produce a sitcom. For that and her other contributions to the film industry, Betty received an honorary title Mayor of Hollywood. She also had award-winning roles in The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Golden Girls, Hot in Cleveland, and more. Betty was inducted into both Hollywood and TV Hall of Fame, and in 2009 into Disney Legend hall of fame. Betty is considered the most trusted celebrity in the world. In her 90s, she seems to maintain a healthy lifestyle!

Mel Brooks - 91

Brooks is best known by his comedic performances in farces and parodies such as History of the World, Part I, Spaceballs, Young Frankenstein, The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, and many other. He began as a writer for the TV variety show called Your Show of Shows and also created the TV comedy, Get Smart. In the ‘70s, Brooks made a series of parodies for Hitchcock movies, where he played Professor Richard H., a highly anxious psychologist. More recently, Mel voiced characters in animated movies like in the Hotel Transylvania 2 and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, in 2018.

Cloris Leachman - 92

During her almost eight-decade-long acting career, Cloris won eight Primetime Emmys, one Daytime Emmy, and an Oscar for her performance on The Last Picture Show. Cloris was chosen Miss Chicago, back in 1946, but instead of becoming a model, she went straight into acting. In the ‘00s, she’s appeared on Dancing with the Stars while she also starred in Raising Hope, from 2010 to 2014. Cloris appeared on American Gods drama series in 2017 and did voice acting in 2016 for Justice League Action. In 2018, she acted on Elena of Avalor and Lez Bomb, while she’s also got upcoming projects for 2019 and 2020.

Ann-Margret - 77

Ann-Margaret gained fame through movies like Bye Bye Birdie, Viva Las Vegas, The Cincinnati Kid, Carnal Knowledge, Grumpy Old Men, Grumpier Old Men, and others. Of Swedish an American descent, Ann-Margaret is also into dancing, which might explain her drive and fitness at her age. She was dubbed ‘female Elvis’ and has had a five-decade-long career in music. She has won five Golden Globes and was nominated for two Oscars, among other accolades, while she had a recurring role on Ray Donovan TV series, in 2014. In 2018, Ann also appeared on The Kominsky Method and Happy!.

Kim Novak - 85

Kim is best known by her role in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, while she also starred in widely acclaimed movies like Picnic, The Man with the Golden Arm, Pal Joey, The Mirror Crack’d, and others. She often starred opposite famous leading men like Fred MacMurray, Frank Sinatra, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Harvey, etc. Kim studied art in college, as she currently works as a visual artist, photographer, poet, and paints impressionistic and surreal style paintings. She left acting in her mid-'30s and only appeared sporadically since, but still earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and she appeared at the 86^th Academy Awards in 2014.

Tippi Hedren - 88

Tippi Hedren is a well-known American actress who, at the beginning of her career, did modeling work and appeared on the covers of such magazines like Glamour and Life. Director-producer Alfred Hitchcock had discovered Tippi and cast her in a few of his movies. She won a Golden Globe for The Birds. Ever since the late ‘60s, Tippi has been a strong animal protection activist, while she also fights famine, war, and helps natural disaster victims. In the 2000s and 2010s, Tippi only sporadically appeared in TV shows and movies. Her autobiography, Tippi: A Memoir, was released in 2016, while she was last seen on The Ghost and The Whale in 2017.

Olivia de Havilland - 102

Olivia was one of the most famous actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood. She became known as a part of the screen duo with Errol Flynn from such films as Captain Blood and The Adventures of Robin Hood. But perhaps her most celebrated portrayal was that of Melanie Hamilton on Gone with the Wind. Olivia also starred in To Each His Own, The Snake Pit, and The Heiress, which got her two Academy Awards. She was also awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the University of Hertfordshire’s honorary doctorate in 1998.

Carol Channing - 97

Carol began her acting career with Broadway musical performances and starred in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Hello, Dolly!. She majored in drama at Bennington College and has an almost eight-decade-long acting career. Carol was nominated for an Oscar for her supporting role on Thoroughly Modern Mille and her other notable parts included Skidoo and The First Traveling Saleslady. Carol also appeared in various shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show and Hollywood Squares. In 2012, a documentary about her was released titled Larger Than Life while she is also set to appear in a documentary Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age.

Christopher Plummer - 88

Christopher Plummer began his professional acting career in 1953. His debut role was on Stage Struck in 1958 and he became known for portraying various historical figures, like Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station and J. Paul Getty on All the Money in the World. People would easily recognize him for playing Captain von Trapp in the classic The Sound of Music of 1965. Plummer won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Role in Beginners, in 2010. In 2008, Plummer’s memoir, In Spite of Myself, was published and he also has voice acting in his portfolio as he can be heard on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as Arngeir, the leader of the Greybeards.

Eva Marie Saint - 94

Eva Marie Saint is best recognized by her Academy Award-winning role as Elia on On the Waterfront, in 1954. She is also known from Hitchcock’s North by Northwest, A Hatful of Rain, Exodus, Raintree County, as well as 2006 Superman Returns and 2014 Winter’s Tale. Saint studied acting at Bowling Green State University and appeared in many TV specials and documentaries, especially after 2000. She also voiced characters on The Legend of Korra and Avatar: The Last Airbender, and in 2018 appeared in the Academy Award ceremony.  Eva Marie Saint has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In her 90s, she seems to have her well-being in check.

Angela Lansbury- 93

Angela’s acting work attracted international acclaim as she now enjoys the fruits of a seven-decade-long career with numerous awards and honors. She has two Academy Award nominations for her first two roles after signing with Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer, one for Gaslight in 1944 and the other for The Picture of Dorian Gray in 1945. Lansbury also received an Honorary Oscar in 2013, and in 2014 was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. She is a supporter of the Democratic Party and is very active in charitable work. She continues to act and sing despite her age, and perhaps it's partly because of an optimum nutrition.

Gloria Henry - 95

Gloria is best remembered as Dennis’s mother, Alice Mitchell, from the famous sitcom, Dennis the Menace, which ran from 1959 until 1963. She attended art classes at the Worchester Art Museum and began her acting career after moving to Los Angeles. After Dennis the Menace, Gloria only occasionally appeared in movies and TV shows, while she made a return to the big screen in 2005, in Her Minor Thing. She was also recently seen in the sitcom Parks and Recreation, in an episode called Campaign Shake-Up, in 2012, where she played Mary-Elizabeth Clinch.

Vera Lynn - 101

Vera’s songs were incredibly popular during WWII, as she is known as ‘the Forces’ Sweetheart.' She is an English singer with her style mostly in traditional pop, and during the war, she toured India, Burma, and Egypt with ENSA, performing live for the troops. Her most notable hits are We’ll Meet Again, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, There’ll Always Be an England, and The White Cliffs of Dover. In 2009, she became the oldest musician to appear in the top UK charts with her album, We’ll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn. She is also very active in charity work, especially targeted at ex-servicemen. She enjoys great affection from the WWI veterans.

Beverly Cleary- 102

Beverly Cleary is an acclaimed fiction writer and is known as one of the most successful living authors. She’s had over 91 million copies of her work sold worldwide, with her first publication released in 1950. Some of her best-known characters are Ramona and Beezus Quimby, Ralph S. Mouse, and Henry Huggins and his dog Ribsy. The majority of Beverly’s fiction work is set in the Grant Park neighborhood where she grew up, located in Northeast Portland, Oregon. Beverly is credited as the first author to use emotional realism in describing her characters, which are often middle-class children. Beverly currently lives in a retirement home in Carmel Valley, California.

Jackie Mason - 87

Jackie Mason is a famous stand-up comedian with an almost seven-decade-long career. On Comedy Central’s all-time 100 greatest stand-up comedians, Jackie was ranked #63 and his most prominent show, The World According to Me, from 1986, won numerous awards and nominations. Jackie is known for his voice, his style of delivery, and his use of puns and innuendos. Jackie graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the City College of New York in 1953. He has over 200 self-written videos blogs on YouTube, through which he expresses his opinion on current politics and events.

Sidney Poitier - 91

Sidney is the first Bahamian actor to win the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for best actor. Both honors are for his performance on Lilies of the Field. Sidney has also worked off camera as a director, author, and is a decorated diplomat. He starred in three highly-praised movies dealing with important issues, and they are To Sir, with Love; Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner and In the Heat of the Night. Sidney directed Uptown Saturday Night, A Piece of the Action, and Let’s Do It Again, and for his remarkable accomplishments was awarded an Academy Honorary Award as well as knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

Bob Newhart - 89

Bob is a well-known stand-up comedian, who first became noticed by his comedic monologue album The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, released in 1960. He graduated from Loyola University of Chicago in 1947 and became known by his trademark deadpan comedic style and somewhat stammering delivery. Newhart’s acting career began in the ‘70s, while his latest roles include Judson, the head librarian on The Librarian (mid-2000s), which he reprised in the TV show, and he also had recurring appearances on The Big BangTheory as Professor Proton. He appeared as Professor Proton as well in 2017's Young Sheldon.

Barbara Eden - 87

Best known by her starring role on I Dream of Jeannie sitcom, Barbara’s career began in 1955. She is a movie, TV, and stage actress and singer who studied at City College of San Francisco in 1951 when she was elected Miss San Francisco. Her acting career began soon after, and Barbara’s most recent appearances in 2018 were on Shimmer and Shine and Mornings TV series, and on Long Island Medium TV documentary. Eden has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. She must be taking her supplements regularly as there seems to be no stopping her yet even in her late 80s.

Jane Powell - 89

Another veteran actress who appears to have her life under control is Jane Powell. Jane was already famous in her teens as a singer who toured Oregon and helped sell victory bonds, which was a way for the government to manage funds during the war.  She signed with Metro-Goldwin-Mayer and utilized all her singing, dancing, and acting talents to land prominent roles in musicals like A Date with Judy, Royal Wedding, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and Hit The Deck. She returned to stage in 2003, in the musical Bounce and had various singing appearances in the 2000s and 2010s.

Norman Lloyd - 103

We don't know if he's been consuming some potent vitamins and supplements, but Norman Lloyd, who's now past 100 years, has a 95-year-long career in entertainment, with numerous radio, stage, and film performances to his name. Norman is the oldest Hollywood actor to be working today, as of 2018. His career began all the way back during the Great Depression, while Lloyd also had a long professional collaboration with director Alfred Hitchcock. He had a role on Spellbound and later produced Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Lloyd was most recently seen attending Game 2 of the 2017 World Series and has a recurring role in the TV series Fly, in 2018.

Chuck Yeager - 95

Chuck Yeager has forever entered history as the first pilot who, in level flight, has exceeded the speed of sound. He is a former U.S. Air Force officer, who began as a private during World War II. His injury insurance must have come in handy as Chuck later became a test pilot for numerous aircraft types, including some experimental models. Besides the speed of sound, Chuck broke many other altitude and speed records, won numerous trophies and medals, and was inducted into the National Aviation’s, International Air & Space, and California Hall of Fame.

Sean Connery - 88

Sir Thomas Sean Connery is one of the most famous actors of our time. Connery had spent three years in the Navy and then turned to bodybuilding and placed 3^rd in the 1953 Mr. Universe competition, in the tall man division. After his numerous roles and acting accolades, he retired in 2003 and only sometimes does some voice acting for animated movies or video games. The original James Bond actor denied rumors of him returning to the acting scene by saying that he is simply having too much fun in his post-Hollywood life. In 2010, in Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, a bronze bust of Connery was erected.

 

Henry Kissinger - 95

Henry Kissinger is a well-known American statesman and diplomat. Kissinger played an important role in the U.S. foreign policy from 1969 to 1977. During that time, he pioneered the détente policy with the Soviet Union and arranged the opening of relations with the People’s Republic of China. He remains an important political figure until now, as a survey in 2014 found that 32.21% of the top International Relation scholars in the U.S. view Kissinger as the most effective Secretary of State in America, since 1965. In 2018, Henry spoke at the Senator John McCain’s memorial service. In his mid-90s, Kissinger has yet to retire and seems to be keeping his medical insurance provider happy.

Bob Barker - 94

Bob Barker is best known as the host of The Price is Right game show, which he hosted from 1972 to 2007. It is the longest-running daytime game show in the television history of North America. Barker also hosted Truth or Consequences for 18 years, from 1956 to 1974. Barker was in the U.S. Navy during WWII, while during his career he also hosted various pageants, from 1967 to 1987, and became the longest-serving host for such events. He retired from hosting in 2007 and in an article about him, in 2012, it was revealed that he considers the vegetarian diet to be the key to longevity.

Tommy Cook - 88

Tommy Cook was active in showbiz from 1937 until 1983 and he worked as an actor, producer, and writer. He was a part of various radio, TV, and film projects, as he is best known as coming up with the story for Rollercoaster, a highly-praised movie from 1977 starring George Segal. Cook also voiced Augie Anderson on The Funky Phantom and Biff on Jibberjaw. Tommy’s paychecks for notable movie roles came from playing the villain in Tarzan and the Leopard Woman, a ‘nice native lad’ from Jungle Girl, and the Little Beaver from Adventures of Red Ryder.

Jimmy Carter - 94

Jimmy Carter was the 39^th U.S. President, who served from 1977 to 1981. He is a democrat and prior to his presidency served as the 76^th Governor of Georgia. He is known for establishing national energy and educational departments, as well as for embracing bipartisan universal national health insurance. Carter is also known for his charitable work, strongly opposing the death penalty and contributions to women's equality. In 2012, Carter became the longest-retired U.S. President, while in 2017, he became the first ever to mark his 40^th inauguration anniversary. In March 2019, Carter would become the longest-living President of the U.S.

Hal Holbrook - 93

Hal Holbrook first became known for his portrayal of Mark Twain on Mark Twain Tonight, which was a one-man stage show developed by Hal. This role won him a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, while he also won five Primetime Emmys during his 64-year-long career. In 2017, Hal announced that he is retiring that show. Holbrook had a recurring role in the final season of the TV show Bones as well as a guest appearance on Grey’s Anatomy - all in 2017. He was also the subject of a documentary called Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey in 2014, is a parent of three and is known to strongly oppose Donald Trump’s politics.

June Lockhart - 93

June Lockhart is best known from popular TV shows from the ‘50s and the ‘60s. She was on Lassie and Lost in Space, and on both shows portrayed famous mother roles. June was also on Petticoat Junction sitcom, and her career is now on its 80^th year. Besides TV, June did some movie and stage acting, and in the 2000s, she voiced a character on The Last Chance Detectives. She has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2014, June lent her voice for the video game Tesla Effect. June was awarded the Exceptional Public Achievement Medal, in 2013, for motivating the public about space exploration through her performances.

Robert Clary - 92

Robert Clary is an actor best known from the Hogan’s Heroes TV sitcom. He was born in 1926, in Paris, France, and began singing on the radio at the age of 12. During WWII, Robert was taken prisoner. After his liberation, his career in entertainment began and lasted for over 50 years. He often speaks about the difficulties he faced, which, thankfully, did not do much permanent damage on his well-being. Clary is a painter now that he retired from showbiz. In 2018, he was on From Buchenwald to Hollywood, The Robert Clary Story, which is a documentary.

Elizabeth II - 92

Queen Elizabeth II needs little introduction, as her reign as Queen of the UK and the Commonwealth Realms has lasted for 66 years now. At 92, Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning and longest-living British monarch, as well as the longest female head of state and longest-reigning queen regnant in the whole world. She lives in affluence and is a patron of over 600 charitable organizations and causes. In 2018, Elizabeth was seen at the two Royal marriage ceremonies of her grandkids, and in other traditional Royal activities, as she does every year. She also opened CORAM center in December 2018, in London.

David Attenborough - 92

David Attenborough, the UK’s national treasure, is a renowned TV personality and natural historian. He is most famous for his work on various BBC documentary series, such as the Life collection. David was also a senior manager and director for programming at the BBC, while in 2002, a UK-wide poll chose him to be among the 100 Greatest Britons ever. Since 2014, Attenborough continued his work as a BBC Radio presenter, while in 2018, he narrated a 5-part series called Dynasties. In a 2018 interview, Attenborough disclosed that he attributes his longevity to an ancient Ayurvedic diet plan. He is also set to narrate a Netflix documentary Our Planet, to be released in 2019.

Tony Bennett - 92

Known to audiences around the world as a traditional pop, jazz, big band, and show tunes singer, Tonny Bennett is also a painter and the founder of the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, in NYC. He has a career spanning seven decades, during which he received 19 Grammys, two Emmys, and was named a Kennedy Center Honoree and an NEA Jazz Master. Tony’s paintings are displayed in several public institutions, while his multiple records reached gold and sold over 50 million copies worldwide. Nowadays, he occasionally appears at events and celebrations.

Marsha Hunt - 101

Marsha is a former actress and model with a 73-year-long career. She appeared on Born to the West, The Happy Time, Kid Glove Killer, Johnny Got His Gun, Raw Deal, Pride and Prejudice, and Cry ‘Havoc’. She became an active humanitarian during the era of the blacklist, while in later years, she has supported left-wing causes, like peace in 3^rd World countries and stopping climate change. Right towards the end of her acting career, Marsha acted on Chloe’s Prayer and The Grand Inquisitor. In 2013, Marsha published a song she wrote four decades earlier titled, Here’s to All Who Love, and a documentary about her life, Marsha Hunt’s Sweet Adversity, was released in 2015.

Diana Serra Cary - 100

Better known as Baby Peggy, Diana is a former American child actress. She is one of the last stars from the Hollywood’s Silent Movie Age. During that time, Diana was one of three main child stars in the biz and made over 150 short movies between 1921 and 1923. During those years, Diana’s yearly salary was an impressive $1.5 million, which is equivalent to roughly $20.6 million today. In her later years, Diana became a writer and historian, and she published several works, including The Drowning of the Moon. Diana is also advocating for child actors’ rights.

Caren Marsh-Doll - 99

Caren Marsh-Doll is a screen and stage actress and dancer. She was a stand-in for Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz and Ziegfeld Girl. She frequently appeared in movies during the ‘40s and the ‘50s, like on Gone with the Wind and The Gabby Hayes Show. In 1956, Caren left acting to teach dance. In 2007, her autobiography called Hollywood’s Babe was published, while in 2011, she was the Grand Marshal at the Oz-Stravaganza Parade. Caren volunteers often, giving dance lessons in Palm Springs. With her passion for this art, her health and fitness must be on point.

Honor Blackman - 93

Honor Blackman is best known as Pussy Galore from the 1964’s James Bond movie Goldfinger, and by her role as Cathy Gale in the ‘60s TV show, The Avengers. Blackman was also on Jason and the Argonauts and The Upper Hand sitcom. She got acting classes for her 15^th birthday and her career began in 1947, when she debuted on Fame Is The Spur. She was five years older than Sean Connery when she played Pussy Galore, at 38, and the second oldest actress ever to play a Bond girl. In recent interviews, Honor Blackman stated that she enjoys watching football and being single.

 

Nehemiah Persoff - 99

Nehemiah Persoff is an American actor born in Palestine, who appeared in over 200 TV series, movies, and had a 52-year-long career in entertainment. Some of his notable roles include a gangster boss named Little Bonaparte on Some Like It Hot.  He also had supporting roles in such films as The Comancheros, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Yentl, American Tail, and others. Persoff also pursued painting, focusing on the watercolor technique. He retired in 1999, but was occasionally seen in documentaries and is set to appear on Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster, in 2019.

Sono Osato - 99

Sono Osato is an American actress and dancer of European and Japanese descent. She began her career at 14 with a ballet company called Ballets Russe de Monte-Carlo. After she went on to the American Ballet Theater company, she danced on Broadway in such plays as One Touch of Venus and On the Town. Sono also appeared as an actress on Broadway shows like Peer Gynt and The Kissing Bandit, but only briefly tried an acting career. She is the founder of the Sono Osato Scholarship Program, which is aimed at helping former dancers who have struggles in their personal finances.

Marge Champion - 99

Marge Champion is best known by modeling for the dancing moves in the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs animated movie, as the technology back then required that to enhance the realism of Snow White's movement. Besides dancing, she is a choreographer and also did stage and screen acting. She began modeling for Disney at a young age, while she was also in numerous musicals later on. Her dancing moves were also used on Pinocchio and Fantasia, while in 2009, Marge was inducted into the National Museum of Dance’s Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Hall of Fame. She was also the recipient of The Douglas Watt Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013 and is seen in numerous documentaries.

Norma Miller - 99

Norma Miller is a Lindy hop dancer dubbed ‘Queen of Swing' while she is also into choreography and acting. When Norma was 12, she was dancing in front of the Savoy, when Twist Mouth George approached her and asked her to dance with him. At her young age then, Miller was capable enough to pay for her own insurance premiums as she was already earning as a dancer in 1932. In 2003, Miller received a lifetime honor National Heritage Fellowship. She also appeared in movies, with her most famous being the swing-dancing scene from Hellzapoppin. In recent years, Miller often appears in documentaries, while in 2018, she is set to be in Dansa först.

Janis Paige - 96

Janis is a movie, TV, and musical theater actress, who began her career as a singer in 1944, at the Hollywood Canteen during WWII. She was active until 2001 and is most famous for her appearances on Eight Is Enough, 87^th Precinct, Trapper John, The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom, All in the Family, Trapper John, M.D., Caroline in the City, Columbo, and many others. In 1960, Janis got a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. In 2017, Paige was a guest writer for The Hollywood Reporter, while her last acting performance was in 2001 Family Law, an American TV drama about lawyers starting their own practice.

Katharine Ross - 78

Katherine Ross is a well-known actress, mainly for starring in three popular movies of the ‘60s and the ‘70s – The Graduate, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and The Stepford Wives. She was also in Voyage of the Damned and was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in The Graduate. Katherine was at Santa Rosa Junior College but dropped out to pursue acting. Her career began in 1962, while in recent years she appeared on The Hero, in 2017, opposite her husband, actor Sam Elliott. The couple married in 1984 and perhaps had easily paid up their kid's health insurance back then as they have only one child.

Carl Reiner- 96

Best known to younger audiences from the Ocean’s Eleven movie series, Carl Reiner is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director with a career spanning over seven decades. He is most celebrated for creating, producing, writing, and starring in The Dick Van Dyke Show. Reiner was a part of the comedy duo 2000 Year Old Man, together with Mel Brooks, while in later years, he frequently has had guest appearances in TV shows and movies. He currently resides in California and is one of the oldest celebrities who are active on Twitter today, often tweeting on important political issues and also his diet and weight loss or other trivia.

 

 Kris Kristofferson - 82

Kris Kristofferson is a well-known American actor from numerous movies in the past five decades. He also has a very successful career in singing and songwriting, with hits like Me and Bobby McGee, For the Good Times, Sunday Mornin’ Comin Down, Help Me Make It Through the Night, and many others. Together with Johnny Cash and a few other famous names, Kris played an important role in creating the Outlaw country music movement. He has also been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, while the movie roles that brought him some good earnings were those on Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, A Star Is Born, Blade, and Heaven’s Gate.

Sam Elliott - 74

Known to often portray ranchers and cowboys in movies, Sam Elliott’s most famous roles were on The Quick and the Dead, Conagher, Buffalo Girls, and more recently on Justified. He has a five-decade-long career and currently lives with his wife, Katharine Ross, in their Malibu property. For his numerous roles, Sam was nominated for two Golden Globes and two primetime Emmys, while he won the AFCC Award in 2018 for Best-supporting Actor on A Star Is Born, which is actor Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut. This particular performance received critical acclaim, while Elliott currently has a recurring lead role on The Ranch.

Tina Turner - 79

Tina Turner is a worldwide-famous singer, songwriter, and dancer, who first rose to prominence as a singer on Kings of Rhythm. She is considered to be among the world’s best-selling artists ever and is referred to as The Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. During her 60-year-long career, Tina sold over 200 million records and became known for her powerful vocals, energetic stage presence, and career longevity. In an interview in 2015, Tina attributed her longevity to a good workout schedule and an active lifestyle. She is an inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2013 became a permanent citizen of Switzerland.

Loretta Lynn - 86

With almost 60 years in country music, Loretta Lynn is a celebrated musician with such hits like You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man), One’s on the Way, Don’t Come Home A’ Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind), and Fist City. Lynn is also popular for her song Coal Miner’s Daughter and a biographical movie with the same title from 1980. She is still recognized by the quality and strength of her voice as she was named Artist of a Lifetime by CMT, and released her latest album Wouldn’t It Be Great in 2018. Lynn hosts motorcycle races on her large Tennesee ranch, so she must have some excellent property insurance to back her up.

Dolores Hart - 80

Dolores Hart is still remembered today by the "shock" she gave everyone back in the early ‘60s. She was a well established leading lady, making money by playing opposite stars such as Montgomery Clift, Robert Wagner, Stephen Boyd, and George Hamilton. She even debuted opposite Elvis Presley in a movie called Loving You, from 1957. In 1963, she stunned the world by announcing that she’s leaving showbiz for good. Dolores Hart left her career and all her worldly possessions and went on to become a nun in the Abbey of Regina Laudis monastery, in Connecticut, where she still serves today.

Mickey Kuhn - 86

Best known for his role in the Hollywood classic Gone with the Wind, Mickey Kuhn was also a child actor and during the ‘30s and the ‘40s, Mickey was enormously famous. His other acclaimed performances were on A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Juarez, Broken Arrow, and Red River. Despite his success, Mickey left the movie business and went on to work for American Airlines. He is now retired (and enjoying it, too) and attends movie festivals that feature his old movies regularly. He lives in Naples and volunteers at a local hospital.

Peggy Stewart - 95

Peggy is best known for her many roles in Western B movies and TV shows, mostly in the late ‘40s and early ‘50s. Her career began in 1937, and Peggy was known as a tough heroine rather than a damsel in distress or just a pretty flower of the West, in her roles. She debuted on Wells Fargo and quickly became a regular on the big screen. She was semi-retired by the ‘80s, as she occasionally appears in TV shows from then on. She was on The Office in 2009 and played in 2012 That’s My Boy, a movie by Adam Sandler. Peggy is also a regular guest spokeswoman at Western movie festivals.

Rhonda Fleming - 95

Rhonda Fleming is a well-known actress from the ‘40s and the ‘50s, who was dubbed ‘Queen of Technicolor’ because of how the screen came alive with her persona back in the day when Technicolor was introduced in the movie-making business.  She was active from 1943 until 1990, with her last performance being on Waiting in the Wind, in 1990. In 2007, she got her star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Golden Star in the Palm Springs Walk of Fame. She occasionally appears in documentaries and TV series as herself and we do hope that all is well and she's not been making any health insurance claim lately.

Glynis Johns - 95

Glynis Johns is a retired movie, TV, and stage actress, best known for her role as Desiree Armfeldt on the Broadway musical, A Little Night Music. She is also famous for playing Winifred Banks on Mary Poppins, while her work on The Sundowners got Glynis an Oscar nomination. She attended Clifton High School briefly and began her entertainment career in 1935, while her last role was in the movie Superstar, in 1999.  After that, she appeared in documentaries about the filming of Marry Poppins and other Disney classics and was a guest on the Star Trek: Enterprise TV series.

Richard Erdman - 93

Richard Dick Erdman has appeared in over 160 movies, TV, and theater productions. He is known for playing supporting roles mostly and his career is now more than 70 years long. Without any formal education in acting, Erdman began performing on stage and worked for the Colorado Springs Evening Telegraph in his youth. After his acting success in Hollywood, Erdman also directed a few movie projects, such as a 1971 TV movie Mooch Goes to Hollywood. In later years, Erdman had a recurring role on Community comedy TV series, from 2009 to 2015. In 2017, he had a guest appearance on the Dr. Ken TV series as himself.

Cara Williams - 93

Cara is best known by her role on The Defiant Ones, as Billy’s Mother, which got her an Oscar nomination in 1958.  She was also praised for her performance on Pete and Gladys, from 1960 to 1962, which got Cara an Emmy nomination. Cara also appeared on Monte Carlo Baby with Audrey Hepburn, on The Helen Morgan Story starring Paul Newman, and in four episodes of Alfred Hitchcock’s Presents TV series. Cara’s last role was on The One Man Jury in 1978, while she currently resides in Los Angeles and works as an interior decorator.

Arlene Dahl - 93

Arlene Dahl was a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer star, quite popular in the ‘50s and is one of the last living stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Arlene actively participated in theatrical events in her school, while her professional career began in 1947, with a leading lady role on My Wild Irish Rose. Her notable works in MGM include The Bride Goes Wild, A Southern Yankee, Reign of Terror, The Outsiders, Ambush, Three Little Words, and others. Her last movie role was on Night of the Warrior, which co-starred her son, Lorenzo Lamas. She's a parent to two more children. After her career ended, Arlene got into astrology and published several written works on the topic.

Marcy McGuire - 92

Marcy is a former American actress, active in the ‘40s. She was also a contralto singer and began her acting career at the age of 16 when she signed with RKO Pictures and appeared on Seven Days’ Leave. She immediately received notice and soon got leading roles in other movies. She is best remembered from Higher and Higher, from a scene with Frank Sinatra in which she was swooning at his feet. After her wedding with Wally Cassell, back in 1947, Marcy only had two more roles and left acting in 1952.

Jane Withers - 92

When she was three, Jane already had a successful career as a child actress and was considered among the most popular child movie stars of the ‘30s and the ‘40s. From a very young age, Jane began filling up her bank account from numerous appearances on TV. Her career began in 1939 and lasted until 2002. She is the recipient of a Young Artist award. Jane is also known by her role as Josephine the Plumber from a TV commercial series for Comet cleanser. Additionally, Jane was a singer and performer on Broadway.

Marilyn Knowlden - 92

Marilyn Knowlden began acting at the age of four, when she debuted on Women Love Once, as a child actress. She appeared in 39 more movies during the ‘30s and the ‘40s. She worked with such stars as Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Shirley Temple, and others. She retired in 1944 and went on to pursue studies at Mills College, majoring in drama and music. Marily later became an accomplished musician and playwright, while in 2011, she published her autobiography titled, Little Girl In Big Pictures. She returned to stage acting at the age of 70, with a lead role on My Fair Lady.

Carleton Carpenter - 92

American actor Carleton Carpenter began his career in 1944, performing as a magician on Broadway. He appeared in such productions as Bright Boy, Three to Make Ready, Hotel Paradiso, and John Murray Anderson’s Almanac. Carleton was also featured in TV programs and his acting career in Hollywood started with his role on Lost Boundaries. He later went on to MGM and achieved fame opposite Debbie Reynolds on Two Weeks with Love and Three Little Worlds. Their soundtrack duet Aba Daba Honeymoon reached #3 on Billboard charts. In 2012, Debbie Reynolds presented Carleton with a lifetime achievement award from Cinecon, and in 2016, he published his memoir, The Absolute Joy of Work.

Julie Adams - 92

Julie Adams is an actress, primarily known from TV, while she also starred in numerous movies during the ‘50s, like Creature from the Black Lagoon and Bend of the River. She also starred opposite Elvis Presley on Tickle Me, from 1965, while her TV work includes numerous performances. Julie was on The Incredible Hulk, appeared in three occasions on Alfred Hitchcock Presents, twice on Maverick, and had a recurring role in Murder, She Wrote, as a real estate agent. In recent years, Julie still keeps busy and appears on comic book events and attends various festivals. In 2018, she appeared in a short movie, The Lucky Southern Star.

Terry Kilburn - 92

Terry Kilburn is most famous as a child actor, by his roles in A Christmas Carol, Goodbye, Mr. Chips and other movies in the late ‘30s and early ‘40s. He is an English-American actor, who was born in London and moved to Hollywood when he was just ten. His fame came with the role of Tiny Tim on A Christmas Carol, while he also had leading roles on Lord Jeff and Swiss Family Robinson. Terry later attended UCLA studying drama, and also performed on Broadway in the ‘50s. He later also worked as an art director and currently resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In his 90s, Kilburn seems to have his nutrition in check.

Annie Ross - 88

Annie Ross is best known as a jazz singer in the Lambert, Hendriks & Ross vocal trio. She is also an actress, and her career in entertainment began in 1937 when she was seven. She won an MGM token contract through a radio contest, which later led to her singing on Our Gang Follies of 1938 and playing on Presenting Lily Mars. In an interview in 2011, Annie revealed that she chose to change her surname to Ross during an airplane flight to Prestwick. Annie was briefly in a relationship with Kenny Clarke, afterward giving birth to their son, Kenny Clarke Jr. In 2012, a documentary about Annie’s life premiered, titled No One But Me.

Cora Sue Collins - 91

Cora Sue made her acting debut as a child actress on The Unexpected Father when she was five, in 1932. Throughout the ‘30s and the ‘40s, Collins appeared in movies like Anna Karenina, All This, and Heaven Too, and Queen Christina. She retired when she was 18, with a total of 47 roles credited to her name. Her last performance was in 1945. It was publically disclosed that back in 1960, her two mink coats were stolen from her home in Nevada, while she was on vacation (though we don't know if her homeowners' insurance coverage paid for it). She later went on to live in Phoenix, Arizona.

Joe Turkel - 91

Joe Turkel is a well-known actor, distinct by being one of only two to be cast as credited characters in Stanley Kubrick’s movies. He was on The Killing where he played Tiny, on Paths of Glory where he was Private Arnaud, and he was the ghostly bartender on The Shining. Turkel’s most famous performance was that of Dr. Eldon Tyrell from Blade Runner in 1982. In 2014, he disclosed that Paths of Glory was his favorite movie featuring himself, while he also attended an Occupy Seattle demonstration and is known as a Liberal Progressive Democrat. Turkel entered retirement in 1998.

Donna Martell - 90

Donna Martell is a former TV and movie actress, whose career lasted from 1947 to 1983. She debuted on Apache Rose and appeared in Universal Studios movies during the ‘40s. In the ‘50s, Donna was more often seen on TV, in such shows as Cavalcade of America, Cheyenne, and The Range Rider. In 1953, Donna was on Project Moonbase, a movie that is peculiar in a way that it tried to portray space travel realistically and presented a version of the future in which women held positions of responsibility and authority. In 2002, Donna was awarded the Golden Boot in recognition of her contributions to and legacy in Western films and TV.

Conrad Janis - 90

Conrad Janis is a known jazz trombonist who also played in Hollywood movies during the ‘40s and the ‘50s. He is best known for his roles on Mork & Mindy and on The Brasher Doubloon. Janis was born in NYC, in 1928. His mother was Sidney Janis, a wealthy art dealer and clothes manufacturer. He was also on The Golden Girls, The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox, and Nothing in Common. In 1949, Janis formed a jazz band consisting of ‘the greats’ as he referred to them. He also appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jonny Carson with his Beverly Hills Unlisted Jazz Band multiple times and had eight sold-out Carnegie Hall performances.

Peggy Dow - 90

Professionally known as Peggy Dow, Peggy V. Helmerich is a former American actress and philanthropist. She graduated from Northwestern University, Illinois, at their School of Speech. She worked on radio and modeled, while her acting career began in 1949. She is known from such films as Harvey, Bright Victory, Reunion in Reno, You Never Can Tell, and others. After just three years in entertainment, Peggy retired and to this very day is known to actively support libraries and many other charitable causes. The Peggy V.Helmerich Distinguished Author Award is named after her and awarded by the Tulsa Library Trust.

Nancy Olson - 90

Nancy Olson is best known for her Oscar-nominated role on Sunset Boulevard, while she also co-starred in four movies opposite William Holden. She was in two Disney movies The Absent-Minded Professor and Son of Flubber. She was signed to Paramount Pictures in 1948 and had a few supporting roles before the producers deemed her a worthy investment for more prominent parts. She retired in the ‘80s, but made occasional guest appearances, like on Flubber with Robin Williams, which is a remake of The Absent-Minded Professor, and in 2014, on Dumbbells.

Ann Blyth - 90

Ann is among the last Golden Age of Hollywood stars still alive. She was often in musicals but has had successful dramatic roles as well. Ann received an Oscar nomination for her role on Mildred Pierce, while she also appeared on Broadway in an award-winning play Watch on the Rhine, which was performed 378 times. Ann was often top-billed and worked for all major movie studios, although she wqassigned to Universal. After she was married, Ann cut back her acting career and had a long marriage with James McNulty. They were both devout Catholics and, in 1973, there were celebrity news reports about them getting an honorary rank of Lady and Knight of the Holy Sepulchre.

Kathleen Hughes - 90

Kathleen Hughes is a movie, TV, and stage actress born in 1928, in Hollywood. Her career lasted from 1948 to 1998, and she appeared in such films as It Came From Outer Space, a cult movie that was the first to feature 3D from Universal-International, The Glass Web, The Golden Blade, and others. She also played in numerous episodes of the TV show Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Hughes' engagement to Stanley Rubin ended up with the two tying the knot at her uncle’s house, in 1954. Even though she is retired, Kathleen had a role on Swamp Women Kissing Booth, in 2018.

Terry Moore - 89

Terry Moore is an American actress who is among the few living stars from Hollywood’s Golden Age. She is best known by her role on Come Back, Little Sheba which got her an Oscar nomination, in 1952. Moore debuted on Maryland and went on to star in many box office hits, such as Mighty Joe Young and Peyton Place. As she has always been confident about herself and her fitness, in 1984, at age 55, Moore posed for Playboy magazine. Her latest appearances were on True Detective (2014) and Ray Donovan (2016). She is set to appear in two movies in 2019.

Dick Van Dyke - 92

Dick Van Dyke is a well-known comedian, actor, singer, and dancer, with a 7-decade-long entertainment career. He first became popular for The Dick Van Dyke Show from the ‘60s, and he was also in several famous musicals like Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Bye Bye Birdie. Dick also had prominent roles in movies such as in Dick Tracy, Curious George, Night at the Museum and its sequel, to name some. In 2013, Van Dyke likely had a talk with his auto insurance company when his car went up in flames. Thankfully, he got out on time. Van Dyke has a cameo role on 2018's Mary Poppins Returns.

 

Billy Dee Williams - 81

Billy Dee Williams is best known as Lando Calrissian from the Star Wars franchise, though he also had roles in other acclaimed movies such as Brian’s Song, Lady Sings the Blues, Mahogany, Nighthawks, and in Tim Burton’s Batman. His acting career began in 1959 and he hasn't stopped since, while also appearing in other branches of entertainment. In 2014, he competed on Dancing with the Stars and voiced Two-Face in The Lego Batman Movie in 2017. In 2018, it was announced that he will reprise his role on Star Wars: Episode IX and that, at the age of 81, he has hired a personal trainer to help him prepare for the role.

 

Ed Asner - 89

Ed Asner was the Screen Actors Guild president and is an actor, primarily known as Lou Grant from the TV shows The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off, Lou Grant. Asner then appeared on Elf, in 2003, and also did voice acting for its animated remake in 2014 Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas. Asner has a record of seven Primetime Emmys, more than any other actor, and in 2009, he also lent his voice for the Pixar animated movie Up. Besides his extensive acting and voice-acting career, Asner is actively involved in countless charitable organizations and supported numerous causes which inspire people to donate to charity.

Liza Minnelli – 73

Many of you know actress Liza Minelli for being the lead star of the movie, Cabaret. Her performance in the movie won her an Academy Award and made her a staple name in the acting industry. Other notable projects she had in her career were Liza with a Z and The Sterile Cuckoo. She continued to fortify her legacy by pursuing a music career. These days, she is not as active in Hollywood as she used to be. Nevertheless, you can expect to see her in the upcoming documentary called Broadway: The Next Generation.

Mickey Kuhn – 86

Actor Mickey Kuhn was very young when he became a famous Hollywood star back in the late 1930s. He is best remembered for the performances he gave in Gone with the Wind, Broken Arrow and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. While some other stars continue to take on new roles in the industry until they are much older, Kuhn decided to step away from the limelight at an early age in 1957 to live a normal life. These days, he lives in a humble home in Naples, Florida and he volunteers weekly at a hospital in the same area.

Robert Fuller – 85

If you were a fan of Western TV shows, then there is a huge chance that you might know of actor Robert Fuller. Wagon Train, Emergency! and Laramie are some of the shows he starred in that made him very popular. Since the mid-2000s, Fuller has said goodbye to Los Angeles and settled as a horse rancher at his property in North Texas. Despite making a big move, he still guest-stars on some TV shows and documentaries from time to time. Back in 2018, he made an appearance in the show called Along the Trail.

Bolo Yeung – 73

 

Bolo Yeung is definitely no stranger to the life of extreme fitness. He became interested in martial arts at a very young age but as he got older, he began to participate in competitive bodybuilding. He became quite good at it and was even crowned champion in the Mr. Hong Kong contest.  In the '70s, he became very popular for his role in the movie Enter the Dragon which Bruce Lee starred in. As he was thrust into stardom, he landed a role in Bloodsport and Bloodfight. He last appeared in the film called Diamond Hotel.