Comments on: UPDATED: People Surprisingly Still Alive: 2009 Summer of Death Edition

By: mreunome

mreunome — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:37:51 +0000

I believe it was Veronica Lake not Scott who had the peekaboo hairstyle that all the women imitated in the 40’s.

By: Aquila89

Aquila89 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:42:51 +0000

Doris Day was born in 1922 (though several sources do say 1924).

By: cubed

cubed — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:02:36 +0000

my cubemate was doing a crossword and one of the clues was “Shirley Temple husband John” so he looked up the answer and said “oh my god Shirley Temple is still alive?”

By: Christopher

Christopher — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:02:34 +0000

Although less is supposedly more, now, only five days after I commented, Les is no more. RIP, Mr. Paul. You were a forward-thinking genius, inspiration, and honest-to-goodness down-to-earth real person. May there be a gold-top… well… Les Paul waiting for you when you arrive!

By: Shawn

Shawn — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:40:11 +0000

Love the post, as always, but just a minor, inconsequential correction (well, not minor to them/her, I guess, but whatever): Jean Stapleton (AKA Edith Bunker) and Maureen Stapleton (AKA the “brassy” second wife from Interiors) are not sisters. Not even related, IIRC.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:11:07 +0000

Not only is Les Paul still alive, but he’s still actively gigging! He plays every Monday night at the Iridium Jazz Club in midtown Manhattan.

By: Shrake

Shrake — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:05:42 +0000

Paula, you are right that it’s baffling how someone like Keith Richards manages to keep on keepin’ on. That’s a whole different column, though. This is the “Old Geezers” column. That’s the “Intervention Edition”!

By: JiveRobot

JiveRobot — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:41:24 +0000

I’ve got a “thing” for Joan Fontaine.
Suspicion is in my top 5.
I’ll bet she’s still got class and sex appeal up the wazoo.

By: Scooter

Scooter — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:05:11 +0000

Well done! Great piece!

By: Paula

Paula — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:15:57 +0000

I think you have to add Keith Richards to the music section. Not because of his age, but well, you know…he probably is dead, but the substance residue in his body has preserved him well enough to fake it.