Thank You for Making Me Feel Alive Again
The nation's well-nigh popular stars in their golden years are showing no signs of slowing downwardly. Although some of these celebrities may have slipped from the public eye, they remain successful and unstoppable, even after working in their industry for decades. Yous may be surprised to know that some of your favorite icons are besides over 100 years onetime. Throughout their whole careers, these superstars have won many awards, bankrupt records and influenced futurity generations.
Doris Twenty-four hour period
With the passing of Doris Day on May 13, 2019, Hollywood lost i of its shining stars. All-time known for her melodious singing voice, daughter-next-door charm, and award winning sitcom The Doris Twenty-four hour period Bear witness, Solar day'southward impact on the entertainment industry is immeasurable. WIth a remarkable career spanning vi decades, over 30 films and 600 musical recordings, Twenty-four hour period is one of Hollywood's most successful female moving picture stars.
Later retiring from the entertainment industry in 1975, Twenty-four hour period shifted her focus to brute welfare. She founded the Doris Mean solar day Animate being Foundation to help animals find loving homes in 1978, and lived a serenity life in Carmel, California until her passing at the age of 97.
While Solar day is no longer with us, many of your favorite stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood are nevertheless going strong. Let's accept a expect at how these celebrities reached superstardom and find out what they're up to now.
As a royal, Prince Philip, 97, is accustomed to being in the spotlight. He is widely recognized as the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. The couple tied the knot on November 20, 1947, at Westminster Abbey. In 1952, Elizabeth assumed the throne and the many responsibilities that came with it. Throughout Philip and Elizabeth's wedlock, Philip has supported the queen in her official duties.
In 2017, Philip announced his retirement from public life, joking, "I tin can't stand up up much." Over the grade of vii decades, he made over 22,000 solo public appearances. In February 2019, Philip gave up his driver'southward license following an at-fault standoff with some other vehicle in England. In addition to surrendering his driver's license, Philip wrote a letter apologizing to the woman injured in the blow.
Rick Moranis
Rick Moranis, 65, is responsible for bringing some of the most memorable characters in cinema to life, such as the nerdy florist Seymour Krelborn in Lilliputian Shop of Horrors, possessed neighbor Louis Tully in Ghostbusters and the Dark Helmet graphic symbol in the film Spaceballs. Throughout the 1980s, Moranis usually took on roles as the nerdy neighbor.
In 2007, he left Hollywood to spend more fourth dimension raising his children (who had lost their mother to cancer in 1991). Since then, Moranis has done some voice-over work for animated features. He voiced Rutt in the 2003 film Brother Carry and its 2006 sequel. In 2018, he appeared in an episode of The Goldbergs, reprising his famous Spaceballs role.
Shelley Duvall
Shelley Duvall, 69, began her acting career in the 1970s and rose to fame in the 1980s. Duvall is widely known for starring in the iconic 1980's pic The Shining. Duvall has reported that working with director Stanley Kubrick on The Shining was so stressful that she suffered from hair loss. Afterwards Duvall finished filming The Shining, she signed on to some other successful film, Popeye. Duvall connected to land roles in numerous films throughout the 1980s and 1990s.
After Duvall starred in 2002's Manna From Heaven, she retired from public life. However, she recently received media attention after appearing on an episode of Dr. Phil. In Nov 2016, Duvall told Dr. Phil she was suffering from an unspecified mental illness. Some people on social media criticized Dr. Phil for exploiting Duvall. Stanley Kubrick's girl, Vivian Kubrick, fifty-fifty chosen for a cold-shoulder of Dr. Phil.
Tippi Hedren
Tippi Hedren, 89, entered the world as Nathalie Kay Hedren, merely she's best recognized every bit Tippi, a nickname given to her past her begetter when she was an infant. After spending her 20s and early on 30s modeling, Hedren broke into interim thanks to the 1958 thriller, Vertigo. She went on to collaborate with director Alfred Hitchcock on multiple projects, including the films Marnie and Discovery. Hedren starred in a broad variety of films throughout her career, from 1963's The Birds to the 2004 comedy, I Heart Huckabees.
She virtually contempo office was in the 2017 drama The Ghost and the Whale. She besides revived her modeling career at the age of 88 in a 2018 Gucci modeling campaign. Currently, Hedren serves every bit the president of Shambala Preserve, an creature sanctuary that she founded in 1983.
Rita Morena
Rita Moreno, 87, is a Puerto Rican role player who rose to fame for her roles in West Side Story and The King and I. For Moreno's function in West Side Story, she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress and became the outset Latina actor to receive the honor. She subsequently landed major roles in striking films such as Summer and Smoke in 1961 and The Four Seasons in 1981.
Moreno has been acting, dancing and singing for more than seventy years. Although she hasn't starred in a motion-picture show since 2014, Moreno continues to piece of work on telly shows like Elena of Avalor in 2018 and Carmen Sandiego in 2019. Recently, the player likewise joined the bandage of the W Side Story remake, which will begin filming in summer 2019.
Angela Lansbury
Angela Brigid Lansbury's acting career spans more than half-dozen decades. She earned her outset Oscar nomination from her very beginning motion-picture show, Gaslight, in 1944. Lansbury received some other Oscar nomination for The Picture of Dorian Grey ane yr later. Lansbury gained worldwide fame after starring in the pop serial Murder, She Wrote from 1984 to 1996. Throughout her spectacular career, the actor has scored five Tony Awards, half dozen Golden Globe Awards, and even a Grammy for her contributions on the soundtrack to 1994'south Dazzler and the Beast. (She voiced Mrs. Potts and reportedly nailed the vocal in ane accept)
In recent years, Lansbury has appeared in smaller roles in films such as 2011's Mr. Popper's Penguins and 2018'southward Mary Poppins Returns. In 2018, Lansbury had an interview with AARP to talk over her role in the TV mini-series, Little Women. She told AARP that acting is what she loves doing most in life.
Surprise! Angela Lansbury was this twelvemonth's surreptitious #AFIAWARDS benediction speaker. "These stories are born of collaboration. We tell them together." pic.twitter.com/jwoAEh60hW
— AFI (@AmericanFilm) January iv, 2019
Jerry Stiller
Although Jerry Stiller, 91, appeared on popular shows like The Dearest Boat, he didn't become widely recognized until he starred in the sitcom Seinfeld as Frank Costanza. For his amazing operation on Seinfeld, Stiller earned an Emmy nomination and won the American Comedy Award in 1997. One time Seinfeld ended, Stiller moved on to another successful sitcom, The King of Queens, in 1998. He received praise for his piece of work on both shows, which enabled him to country roles in many films.
Stiller nigh recently appeared in Zoolander two in 2016, every bit a character named Maury.
In January 2019, Stiller suffered a health scare and was kept nether observation at a New York City infirmary. Luckily, Stiller recovered. A family friend informed People, "He is doing well and will exist home this weekend."
Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke'due south career every bit an actor, singer and dancer spans over seven decades. Van Dyke started his career as a radio DJ in the 1940s before transitioning to television. Van Dyke rose to prominence after starring in his own sitcom, The Dick Van Dyke Show, a favorite in many households in the 1960s. He went on to star in many successful productions including Bye Bye Baboon (the musical and movie), Mary Poppins, Curious George and Dark at the Museum.
Today, Van Dyke, 93, occasionally makes cameos in Hollywood. You lot can sentinel him dancing on a table in 2018's Mary Poppins Returns. Van Dyke spent two days in London shooting the dance scene. Director Rob Marshall thought Van Dyke needed assist to get onto the tabular array, but Van Dyke jumped onto it himself and began dancing abroad. To make sure Marshall had the best shots, Van Dyke repeated the dance routine four times.
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks, 92, received his first major win every bit a director with the 1967 film The Producers. 1 twelvemonth later, Brooks snagged an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, chirapsia other large-name writers such as Stanley Kubrick. Since and then, Brooks became an iconic managing director, recognized for films such as 1970's The Twelve Chairs and 1974'due south Young Frankenstein.
Although the most contempo film Brooks directed was in 1995, he remains active in Hollywood. His more than recent projects take been in voice acting. He'due south behind the voices of Vlad in 2018'south Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Holiday and Shogun in 2019'due south Blazing Samurai.
Went to a book party this weekend for the lovely @lilok30 & @jencaloyeras – great people and great reading! moving-picture show.twitter.com/IQ6PFjahVu
— Mel Brooks (@MelBrooks) May 18, 2015
Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas's interim career took off after the 1943 film Osculation and Tell. In 1949, Douglas rose to international fame when he starred in the film Champion, earning his first Academy Award nomination. After, Douglas went on to star in notable films such as Spartacus and The Bad and the Cute.
Despite enduring a astringent stroke in 1996, Douglas recovered and continued to appear in films such as It Runs in the Family in 2003. Douglas most recently starred in Empire Country Building Murders in 2008. Currently, Douglas is 102 years sometime and lives with his second wife, Anne Buydens in Los Angeles, California.
Human classic movie star Kirk Douglas is 102 years old today… He IS Spartacus!!! pic.twitter.com/APz8fx9PEw
— Joe Bonsall (@joebonsall) December 9, 2018
Olivia de Havilland
De Havilland, 89, got her first big break portraying Hermia in 1935'southward A Midsummer Night's Dream. De Havilland afterwards starred in the 1939 pic Gone with the Wind, earning an University Award nomination for her performance. De Havilland continued acting in popular films such as The Strawberry Blonde, To Each His Ain and The Snake Pit. Throughout her career, De Havilland won numerous honors including two Academy Awards and ii Aureate Earth Awards.
De Havilland retired from acting in 1988 subsequently her terminal appearance in the Television set film, The Woman He Loved. In 2017, De Havilland sued FX network for inaccurately depicting her in the serial Feud: Bette and Joan, but lost her example in 2018. She subsequently brought the lawsuit to the U.South. Supreme Courtroom, but the courts denied to review the lawsuit.
Kim Novak
Kim Novak, 86, launched her interim career in the pic Pushover in 1954. It took Novak another year of acting before attracting worldwide recognition. After Novak starred in Picnic (1955), she achieved success and fame. For that performance, Novak won a Golden Earth Honor and a BAFTA Motion picture Honour nomination. Novak went on to work in more notable films including Vertigo with Tippi Hedren and The Homo with the Golden Arm alongside Frank Sinatra.
In 1991, Novak announced her retirement from acting. Instead, she focused on creating art. While Novak attended the TCM Classic Film Festival in 2014, she unveiled one of her paintings, entitled Vertigo / Vortex of Delusion. Today, she specializes in photography, poetry and visual art.
Ed Asner
Ed Asner, 89, landed his first large role in the 1957 show Studio. Asner received recognition for his portrayal of Lou Grant in the critically acclaimed series The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its subsequent spin-off Lou Grant in the 1970s and 1980s. For his office every bit Grant in both shows, Asner won four Aureate Globe Awards and five Primetime Emmy Awards. Asner has besides voiced many characters in animated features. Asner made fans cry through his voice acting of Carl Fredricksen in Pixar's Upward in 2009.
Hollywood hasn't seen the last of Asner. He's currently taking on smaller roles in films like The Garden Left Behind in 2019. Besides acting in films and shows, Asner also supports clemency work. Currently, he's a member and supporter of many charitable organizations such as The Survivor Mitzvah Project and Defenders of Wild animals.
Ann-Margret Olsson
Since the 1960s, Ann-Margret Olsson, 77, has charmed audiences with her acting and singing talents. In 1961, Olsson's song I Only Don't Sympathise became a small-scale striking, ranking No. 17 on the Billboard Top 40. Olsson moved on to produce dance hits (about notably, Honey Rush) between the late 1970s and early 1980s. Olsson made her picture show debut in Pocketful of Miracles in 1961, but she rose to prominence after starring in 1963's Goodbye Bye Baboon. Olsson went on to star in many hitting films, including Viva Las Vegas with Elvis Presley and The Cincinnati Kid alongside Steve McQueen.
In contempo years, Olsson moved on to invitee star in big shows including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2010, for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award. Today, Olsson continues to human activity in tv set shows and films such equally Papa (2018) and an episode of Happy! (2019).
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner, 97, received early recognition after working with Mel Brooks on the one-act sketch 2000 Yr Sometime Human being in 1960. Reiner afterward became an icon in the entertainment manufacture for creating, writing and producing The Dick Van Dyke Prove. He went on to directly the box office hit The Jerk, starring Steve Martin in 1979.
Later in his career, Reiner wrote a few television shows such as The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited in 2004 and The Cleveland Show in 2010. The bulk of his contempo work is voice acting in movies and TV shows, including Family Guy in 2016 and Duck Duck Goose in 2018. Reiner has worked in the pic business concern for virtually seven decades.
Christopher Plummer
Christopher Plummer'due south get-go big break was in the 1965 pic The Sound of Music. The flick became the highest-grossing film of 1965. Since then, Plummer has been featured in many notable films including Cyrano, Barrymore and Beginners. Plummer has likewise been nominated for 3 Academy Awards (winning one), iv Golden Globes (winning 1) and vii Primetime Emmy Awards (winning two) throughout his career.
Plummer has been acting for almost six decades, and his career isn't close to over. He stayed decorated in 2018, starring in two films: Boundaries and Howard Lovecraft and the Kingdom of Madness. In 2019, the 89-year-sometime histrion joined a few new film projects, including Cliffs of Freedom,The Last Full Mensurate and Knives Out.
Eva Marie Saint
Eva Marie Saint, 94, began her film career in 1954'due south On the Waterfront. Saint's operation in the pic shot her to superstardom and scored her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Extra. When she accepted the laurels on stage, she was 9 months pregnant and joked, "I may take the infant right here." Saint as well had groovy success starring in the moving-picture show North by Northwest in 1959. Saint connected to appear in films and television until the 2010s.
Saint virtually recently starred in the fantasy drama Winter'due south Tale in 2014. She has work in prove business organization for near 70 years. After retiring from interim, Saint made a few public appearances at award ceremonies. At the 90th annual Academy Awards in 2018, Saint presented the award for Best Costume Design.
Vera Lynn
Vera Lynn, 102, is an English language pop vocaliser-songwriter. Fans chosen Lynn "The Forces' Sweetheart" because her music career took off during the Second World War. During the war, Lynn joined the Entertainments National Service Association to tour Burma, Egypt and India to perform concerts for soldiers. Subsequently the war, Lynn remained a big star, producing hits similar Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart and My Son, My Son.
When Lynn turned 92 in 2009, her anthology We'll Meet Once more: The Very Best of Vera Lynn charted to No. 1. As a event, she became the oldest living artist to reach No. one on the British albums nautical chart. In 2014, she released the album National Treasure – The Ultimate Collection at the age of 97 and broke a Guinness World Record as the oldest person to release a new album. At the 2018 Classic Brit Awards, Lynn received the Lifetime Achievement Laurels in honor of her music career.
Footling Richard
Little Richard, 86, caught his outset large interruption when he landed a recording contract with RCA in 1951. During his time with RCA, Piffling Richard received little recognition for his music. As a result, he left the record label. Eventually, he joined Specialty Records, creating many danceable hits like Tutti Frutti and Expert Golly Miss Molly in the late 1950s. Fans went crazy for his flamboyant sound and explosive, pianoforte-pounding moves. His career quickly skyrocketed, and Fiddling Richard became a well-known rock 'n' roll fable. His music influenced many bands including the Beatles.
In a 2013 interview with Rolling Stone, Piddling Richard announced his retirement from the music industry. After, he experienced serious health problems, including a heart attack in 2014. The star is currently wheelchair-jump after suffering from a fall and a subsequent unsuccessful hip surgery.
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier, 92, made his screen debut in Blackboard Jungle in 1955. Poitier became the showtime blackness actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor and a Golden Globe Honour for Best Player for his functioning in 1964'due south Lilies of the Field. After he became a Hollywood icon, he took habitation many awards and starred in several notable films such as To Sir, with Beloved and In the Heat of the Night.
Most recently, Poitier appeared in the 2008 documentary Mr Warmth: The Don Rickles Project. In 2017, he celebrated his 90th birthday at Beverly Hills' Spago. Many members of his family unit attended the private bash including his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Beverly Cleary
Beverly Cleary, 103, became a famous writer of children's and immature developed fiction after publishing her book Henry Huggins in 1950. Shortly after, Cleary wrote more successful tales including Beezus and Ramona in 1955 and Henry and the Paper Road in 1957. As a result, Cleary was awarded the 1981 National Book Award, the National Medal of Arts and recognition every bit a Library of Congress Living Fable. Cleary was one of the showtime authors to feature fictional characters who experience emotional realism.
There are statues of her famous characters such every bit Henry Huggins and Ramona Quimby in Grant Park, Portland. Cleary has sold over 91 meg copies of her books worldwide. According to CNN, the retired writer currently calls the quiet town of Carmel, California, home.
Harry Belafonte
In 1956, Harry Belafonte's breakthrough album Calypso sold over 1 1000000 copies within a yr. Belafonte, 92, became enormously popular for singing The Assistant Boat Song, one of the tracks in Calypso. The hit song ranked No. five on the pop charts. After gaining wider recognition for his successful album and hitting song, Belafonte released more boom hits including Mama Look a Boo-Boo in 1957. Later in his career, Belafonte went on to secure a full of three Grammy awards for his knockout albums Swing Dat Hammer and An Evening with Belafonte Makeba.
As well singing, Belafonte acted and starred in movies such equally Bright Road and Carmen Jones. In 2018, Belafonte appeared in the film BlacKkKlansman. While he'southward no longer making music or interim, Belafonte is currently involved in humanitarian and political activism. Today, he is a member of TransAfrica Forum, Establish for Policy Studies and the Advancement Project.
Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron, 85, also known as Hammerin' Hank, became one of the greatest baseball players in history from the 1950s to 1970s. Aaron is best known for breaking Babe Ruth's home run record. In 1974, as he approached the record, Aaron received extensive hate mail for his efforts. When he spoke publicly about the letters, many fans sent Aaron support and Babe Ruth'south widow, Claire Merritt Ruth, denounced his critics. That same year, Aaron striking 715 dwelling runs, beating Ruth'due south record.
Later he retired from baseball in 1976, he served as senior vice president of the Atlanta Braves and he continues to practise then today. Besides working for the Atlanta Braves, Aaron also branched into a few new professions following his retirement. He made cameos on TV series such equally Touched past an Angel. He also became the possessor of multiple car dealerships in Georgia including, BMW and Toyota.
Cicely Tyson
Before she became a high-status actor for half-dozen decades, Cicely Tyson, 94, starred in the series East Side/West Side in 1963 and the motion picture A Man Called Adam in 1966. Her fame skyrocketed afterward starring in 1972's Sounder, and earned her an Academy Award nomination every bit well as a Golden Globe nomination. After receiving high praise for her work in Sounder, Tyson's next major role was in the 1974 motion-picture show The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Tyson went on to star in more films, the well-nigh recent being 2017'southward Concluding Flag Flight and in striking Goggle box shows.
On November 18, 2018, Tyson received an honorary Oscar, condign the first African American woman to earn the laurels. You can catch her on the hit show How to Go Away With Murder equally Ophelia Harkness. For that part, Tyson received nominations for a NAACP Image Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics Selection Television set Accolade.
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