RIP 2011

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

And George Arliss was born before Marie Dressler.

Whoops. I misread what you'd said and didn't look closely when they both floated to the top of the list.

As for oldest on screen, here's the result of poking around with IMDb's Power Searches (keeping in mind that many people don't have birthdate information listed. Quite a few world leaders born early appear in the earliest films (Peopl Leo XIII, Queen Victoria, etc.) but the first credited in IMDb as "Actors" are:

Lotten Amlof, born 7/31/1827. This one seems a bit suspect since her only credit is a 1921 film when she'd have been 94 years old. But who knows.

Daddy Taylor, born 7/9/1828. Another nonagenarian on film if correct as his credit is Chaplin's The Gold Rush in 1925 (when he'd have been 97). But he is credited as "Ancient Dancing Prospector."

Charles Manly, born 9/25/1830. Started a series of short films as Uncle Josh in 1900, worked until 1917.

Sky Hunter born 11/7/1830. Did some kind of short film in 1912.

[Alex]

I don't know if she found her life sad. I could see that from an observer's perspective it is a bit sad that over the last 30 years she was mostly worn down into a tired pop culture joke.

Plus, her last film role was The Flintstones. There's a lot of sadness right in that sentence.

[Not Afraid]

SL didn't like Liz. Imagine that!

[Strangler Lewis]

I liked her fine, the Eddie Fisher mishegoss notwithstanding, and I certainly admire the good works she did. But I think she had a tough road. Child star, eight marriages, Mike Todd's death, Burton's death, etc. I don't think she marries Nicky Hilton, Michael Wilding or Larry Fortensky if her life is in order. Add to that not being able to practice her profession in any meaningful, sustained way from her mid-40s. Obviously, I don't know how she actually felt about all this, but to me her public appearances always seemed weighted with sadness.

[katiesue]

Maddie just told me she's sure Liz was in Grease

[Morrigoon]

In all the hubbub about gophers and ol' purple eyes, we failed to notice the death of former secretary of state, Warren Christopher.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by katiesue

Maddie just told me she's sure Liz was in Grease

Liz...Rizz...close enough.

[Alex]

And now, because I wanted to figure out how to automate something in Excel, and by the time I figured out I couldn't I was too far along not to finish, I present the chart you didn't know you wanted to see until you saw it (and probably not even then):

Spoiler:

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Alex

And now, because I wanted to figure out how to automate something in Excel, and by the time I figured out I couldn't I was too far along not to finish, I present the chart you didn't know you wanted to see until you saw it (and probably not even then):

Interesting. Every single Youngest was a female whereas only five out of the 12 Oldest are female.

Is that sexism or perversion?

[JWBear]

I think someone needs to die so we can get this thread back on topic.