# Celebrities still around, or "Wow, I thought they were already dead". **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 9, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-still-around-or-wow-i-thought-they-were-already-dead/499221 "2009-06-09T17:03:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-still-around-or-wow-i-thought-they-were-already-dead/499221/61 "2009-06-15T03:32:01Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > [Robert Downey Jr](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Downey_Jr) is still alive. > > [Morton Downey Jr](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Downey_Jr) is not. Damn, I am always confusing those two. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-still-around-or-wow-i-thought-they-were-already-dead/499221/62 "2009-06-15T08:04:29Z")
Dory Previn, singer-songwriter, still alive. Not performing AFAIK. I had forgotten about her until I saw the first episode of Nurse Jackie which used the theme song from _Valley of the Dolls_. I used to really like her songs. ---
**Author:** ![Imasquare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-still-around-or-wow-i-thought-they-were-already-dead/499221/63 "2009-06-15T09:35:22Z")
Karl Malden is still around at 95 years of age. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-still-around-or-wow-i-thought-they-were-already-dead/499221.md?page=3)