#centenarians

March 2026

🌿It somehow turned out rather unfair that this blog has overlooked such a tree as the Mediterranean cypress (lat. Cupressus sempervirens). It can grow up to 20–30 meters tall and live for as long as 800 years.

For many people, cypresses are probably associated with Greece and Italy, and one immediately imagines long avenues of tall green candles☺️ Yet you may also encounter cypress while visiting the Ancient Egypt section in a museum, since it was often used to carve sarcophagi, in recognition of the wood’s strength, its resistance to decay, and the pleasant fragrance of its essential oils🏺

I am a regular visitor to the website titled Nonagenarians and Centenarians (genarians.com). It contains the names of famous people of all walks of life who are over the age of 90. Outside of the usual legends, there are names of lesser-known film people that are missing from the website and rather than pester the webmaster to constantly update the site, I'd like to set up the list of people who I feel are integral in the world of film and entertainment in general born up to 1935, as the 1936 page is still underway. This list is a work in progress. Here are those names in chronological order:

Helen Colvig - costume designer (b. 4/8/1922)

Annette Warren - playback singer, actress (b. 7/11/1922)

Vincent Ball - actor (b. 12/4/1923)

Ronald Spencer - producer, director (b. 7/15/1924)

Brigitte Auber - actress (b. 4/27/1925)

Peggy Webber - actress, screenwriter (b. 9/15/1925)

Pete Murray - actor, disc jockey (b. 9/19/1925)

Eve Brenner - actress (b. 9/24/1925)

Vladimir Zamansky - actor (b. 2/6/1926)

David Frankham - actor (b. 2/16/1926)

Marilyn Erskine - actress (b. 4/24/1926)

Margaret Barton - actress (b. 5/27/1926)

Everett Chambers - producer, screenwriter, director (b. 8/19/1926)

Elaine Bass - title designer (b. ??/??/1927)

Nils Eklund - actor (b. 1/17/1927)

H.M. Wynant - actor (b. 2/12/1927)

Mirtha Legrand - actress (b. 2/23/1927)

Witold Giersz - animator, director (b. 2/26/1927)

Monique Chaumette - actress (b. 4/7/1927)

Allen Baron - director (b. 5/14/1927)

Ronnie Lang - film score musician (b. 7/24/1927)

Peter Walker - actor (b. 7/24/1927)

John Goddard - actor (b. 8/28/1927)

Toshio Masuda - director (b. 10/5/1927)

Stanley Dorfman - director (b. 11/24/1927)

Donna Martell - actress (b. 12/24/1927)

Sidney Kimmel - producer (b. 1/16/1928)

Richard Nash - film score musician (b. 1/26/1928)

Bob Singer - animator (b. 1/26/1928)

René Bonnière - director, producer, editor (b. 3/19/1928)

Joseph McGrath - director (b. 3/28/1928)

Gaby Rodgers - actress (b. 3/29/1928)

Fernand Dansereau - director, producer (b. 4/5/1928)

Genevieve Cluny - actress (b. 4/17/1928)

Mayo Simon - screenwriter (b. 5/2/1928)

Hans Noever - director, producer, screenwriter (b. 5/10/1928)

Luiz Carlos Barreto - producer, screenwriter (b. 5/20/1928)

Lillian Michelson - film historian, researcher (b. 6/21/1928)

Tatyana Piletskaya - actress (b. 7/2/1928)

Peter Cellier - actor (b. 7/12/1928)

George Dreyfus - film composer (b. 7/22/1928)

Fulvio Lucisano - producer (b. 8/1/1928)

James B. Harris - producer, director (b. 8/3/1928)

Brenda Hogan - actress (b. 9/6/1928)

Susumu Hani - director (b. 10/10/1928)

Lana Gogoberidze - director (b. 10/13/1928)

Günter Rohrbach - producer (b. 10/13/1928)

Chung Chang-wha - director, producer, screenwriter (b. 11/1/1928)

Shin Young-kyun - actor, producer (b. 11/6/1928)

Claude Pelletier - sound recordist (b. 11/14/1928)

Teddy Mason - sound editor (b. 11/26/1928)

Tian Hua - actress (b. 12/14/1928)

Colleen Townsend - actress (b. 12/21/1928)

Kelvin Pike - cinematographer (b. ??/??/1929)

Angela Allen - script supervisor (b. 2/12/1929)

Allan Miller - actor (b. 2/14/1929)

Björn Bjelfvenstam - actor (b. 2/19/1929)

Michael Forest - actor, voice actor (b. 4/17/1929)

Corinne Conley - actress, voice actor (b. 5/23/1929)

Art Leonardi - animator, producer, director (b. 5/24/1929)

Yvonne Lombard - actress (b. 5/28/1929)

Thelma Barlow - actress (b. 6/19/1929)

June Wyndham Davies - director, producer (b. 6/27/1929)

Nathalia Timberg - actress (b. 8/5/1929)

Martin Erlichman - producer (b. 9/13/1929)

Liselotte Pulver - actress (b. 10/11/1929)

Colin Jeavons - actor (b. 10/20/1929)

Eric Till - director (b. 10/24/1929)

Michel Fano - film composer, sound editor (b. 12/9/1929)

Jerzy Antczak - director (b. 12/25/1929)

Moira Armstrong - director (b. ??/??/1930)

Stan Hayward - screenwriter (b. ??/??/1930)

Ricardo Aronovich - cinematographer (b. 1/3/1930)

Roy Clarke - screenwriter, actor (b. 1/28/1930)

Larry Peerce - director (b. 4/19/1930)

Myriam Bru - actress (b. 4/20/1930)

Derek Kavanagh- producer (b. 5/10/1930)

William Grefé - director, producer, screenwriter (b. 5/17/1930)

Alexander Allerson - actor (b. 5/19/1930)

Gilles Jacob - producer, film critic (b. 5/22/1930)

Pier Luigi Pizzi - costume designer, production designer (b. 6/15/1930)

Tommy Cook - actor (b. 7/5/1930)

Robert Cartwright - production designer (b. 8/3/1930)

David Robinson - film critic, biographer (b. 8/6/1930)

Joseph Koenig - director, producer (b. 8/14/1930)

Patrick Dromgoole - director, producer (b. 8/30/1930)

Audrey A. Blasdel - set decorator, producer (b. 10/25/1930)

John Scott - film composer (b. 11/1/1930)

Peter Weck - actor, director (b. 11/12/1930)

Carlo Reali - actor, voice actor (b. 12/6/1930)

Michael Kahn - editor (b. 12/8/1930)

Phil Roman - animator, producer, director (b. 12/25/1930)

Seamus Flannery - production designer (b. 12/29/1930)

Charuhasan - actor, director (b. 1/5/1931)

Ingrid Andree - actress (b. 1/19/1931)

Dov Seltzer - film composer (b. 1/26/1931 or 1932)

Jim Antonio - actor (b. 1/27/1931)

Bernie Orenstein - producer, screenwriter (b. 2/5/1931)

Ann McCrea - actress (b. 2/25/1931)

Héctor Olivera - director, producer, screenwriter (b. 4/5/1931)

Ralph Helfer - animal trainer (b. 4/9/1931)

Manfred Purzer - screenwriter, director (b. 4/13/1931)

Sylvia Lewis - actress (b. 4/22/1931)

Denise Filiatrault - actress, director, screenwriter (b. 5/16/1931)

Antun Vrdoljak - director, screenwriter, actor (b. 6/4/1931)

Timothy Burrill - producer (b. 6/8/1931)

Jo Swerling Jr. - director, producer, screenwriter (b. 6/18/1931)

Plas Johnson - film score musician (b. 7/21/1931)

David M. Walsh - cinematographer (b. 7/23/1931)

Elena Cotta - actress (b. 8/19/1931)

Marianne Koch - actress (b. 8/19/1931)

Peter Mullins - production designer (b. 9/??/1931)

Michael Dante - actor (b. 9/2/1931)

Márta Mészáros - director (b. 9/19/1931)

Singeetham Srinivasa Rao - director (b. 9/21/1931)

Hank Garrett - actor, voice actor (b. 10/26/1931)

Corinne Marchand - actress (b. 12/4/1931)

Kyōko Kagawa - actress (b. 12/5/1931)

Julia Martínez - actress (b. 12/5/1931)

Fujiko Yamamoto - actress (b. 12/11/1931)

Sowcar Janaki - actress (b. 12/12/1931)

Peggy McIntire - actress (b. 1/17/1932)

Paul Wayne - screenwriter (b. 1/17/1932)

Woo Fung - actor (b. 1/18/1932)

Christiane Martel - actress (b. 1/18/1932)

Noel Burch - director, film theorist (b. 1/22/1932)

Gino Conforti - actor (b. 1/30/1932)

Margit Carlqvist - actress (b. 2/11/1932)

Donald M. Morgan - cinematographer (b. 2/11/1932)

Sherman Yellen - playwright, screenwriter (b. 2/25/1932)

Marthe Villalonga - actress (b. 3/20/1932)

Kenji Imai - actor (b. 3/31/1932)

Ineko Arima - actress (b. 4/3/1932)

Leonard A. Mazzola - set decorator (b. 4/6/1932)

Dov Hoenig - editor (b. 4/24/1932)

Anne Claire Poirier - director, producer, screenwriter (b. 5/6/1932)

Kenji Sahara - actor (b. 5/14/1932)

Dickie Bamber - producer (b. 5/21/1932)

Anouk Ferjac - actress (b. 5/25/1932)

Ray Cooney - producer, playwright, screenwriter, actor (b. 5/30/1932)

Alan Dobie - actor (b. 6/2/1932)

Bengt Forslund - producer (b. 6/22/1932)

Marcia Ashton - actress (b. 7/1/1932)

John Turner - actor (b. 7/7/1932)

Helga Liné - actress (b. 7/14/1932)

Eileen Moore - actress (b. 8/??/1932)

Norman Bowler - actor (b. 8/1/1932)

Elsa Cárdenas - actress (b. 8/3/1932)

Michael Deeley - producer (b. 8/6/1932)

John Gorrie - director (8/11/1932)

Keiko Kishi - actress (b. 8/11/1932)

Steve Rowland - actor, record producer (b. 9/3/1932)

Tony Woollard - production designer (b. 9/3/1932)

Mary Carmen Ramirez - actress (b. 9/4/1932)

Edward De Souza - actor (b. 9/4/1932)

Fred Wolf - director, animator (b. 9/13/1932)

Dany Carrel - actress (b. 9/20/1932)

Richard Tyler - actor (b. 9/23/1932)

Dominique Michel - actress (b. 9/24/1932)

Jeremy Isaacs - producer (b. 9/28/1932)

Henri Safran - director (b. 10/7/1932)

Jacqueline Beer - actress (b. 10/14/1932)

Colleen Miller - actress (b. 11/10/1932)

Carmen Munroe - actress (b. 11/12/1932)

J.A. Preston - actor (b. 11/13/1932)

Véra Belmont - producer, director (b. 11/19/1932)

Takayo Fischer - actress, voice actor (b. 11/25/1932)

Steve Binder - producer, director (b. 12/12/1932)

Michael Bradsell - editor (b. ??/??/1933)

William Fruet - director (b. 1/1/1933)

Jennifer Shull - casting director (b. 1/1/1933)

Julieta Serrano - actress (b. 1/2/1933)

Olga Dimitrov - costume designer (b. 1/5/1933)

Ann Firbank - actress (b. 1/9/1933)

Mariko Okada - actress (b. 1/11/1933)

Victor Rebengiuc - actor (b. 2/10/1933)

Caroline Blakiston - actress (b. 2/13/1933)

Ziva Rodann - actress (b. 3/2/1933)

Robert Young - director (b. 3/16/1933)

Bones Howe - sound engineer (b. 3/18/1933)

Howard Kuperman - editor (b. 3/18/1933)

Burtt Harris - producer (b. 3/27/1933)

Mary Germaine - actress (b. 3/28/1933)

Claude De Givray - director, screenwriter (b. 4/7/1933)

Diana Darrin - actress (b. 4/15/1933)

Martin Duckworth - director (b. 5/8/1933)

Jeanette Sterke - actress (b. 5/23/1933)

Jill Perryman - actress (b. 5/30/1933)

Chung Ching - actress (b. 6/12/1933)

Franco Piavoli - director (b. 6/21/1933)

Larry Kent - director, producer, screenwriter (b. 6/27/1933)

Mie Kitahara - actress (b. 7/22/1933)

Vera Day - actress (b. 8/4/1933)

Buz Kohan - screenwriter, producer (b. 8/9/1933)

Gary Clarke - actor (b. 8/16/1933)

Tony Forsberg - cinematographer (b. 8/17/1933)

Rosita Arenas - actress (b. 8/19/1933)

Elizabeth Seal - actress (b. 8/28/1933)

Patricia Conolly - actress (b. 8/29/1933)

Tatyana Doronina - actress (b. 9/12/1933)

Madhu - actor, director, producer (b. 9/23/1933)

Dawn Greenhalgh - actress (b. 9/25/1933)

Barbara Knox - actress (b. 9/30/1933)

Birgit Sadolin - actress (b. 10/10/1933)

Charlotte Austin - actress (b. 11/2/1933)

Ayako Wakao - actress (b. 11/8/1933)

Willi Segler - producer (b. 11/10/1933)

Jacques Godbout - director, producer, screenwriter (b. 11/27/1933)

Barrie Vince - editor (b. 11/29/1933)

Patti Hale - actress (b. 11/30/1933)

Brandon Maggart - actor (b. 12/12/1933)

Corny Collins - actress (b. 12/18/1933)

Garry Sherman - film composer, film conductor (b. 12/28/1933)

Evangeline Harrison - costume designer (b. ??/??/1934)

Larry Jordan - director (b. ??/??/1934)

Emanuel Azenberg - producer (b. 1/22/1934)

Lou Antonio - actor, director (b. 1/23/1934)

Richard A. Harris - editor (b. 2/6/1934)

Robert Berger - producer (b. 2/9/1934)

Michael Fairman - actor (b. 2/25/1934)

Giorgos Katsaros - film composer (b. 3/7/1934)

Jost Vacano - cinematographer (b. 3/14/1934)

Kai Fischer - actress (b. 3/18/1934)

Peter Kubelka - director (b. 3/23/1934)

Giulia Lazzarini - actress (b. 3/24/1934)

Richard Harris - screenwriter, playwright (b. 3/26/1934)

Miles Kreuger - film and theater historian (b. 3/28/1934)

Umberto Orsini - actor (b. 4/3/1934)

Brian Cosgrove - animator, director, producer (b. 4/6/1934)

Donald McAlpine - cinematographer (b. 4/13/1934)

Gyula Bodrogi - actor (b. 4/15/1934)

Jan Klusak - film composer (b. 4/18/1934)

Bob Kurtz - director, producer, screenwriter, animator (b. 4/20/1934)

Nanette Newman - actress (b. 4/29/1934)

Jane Greenwood - costume designer (b. 4/30/1934)

Leila Hoffman - actress (b. 6/11/1934)

Emmanuel Machuel - cinematographer (b. 6/12/1934)

Michael Darlow - director, producer (b. 6/13/1934)

Fern Field - producer (b. 6/28/1934)

Rene Urtreger - film score musician (b. 7/6/1934)

Robert Fields - actor (b. 7/10/1934)

John Standing - actor (b. 7/10/1934)

Willie Ito - animator (b. 7/17/1934)

Claude Zidi - director (b. 7/25/1934)

Gonzalo Suarez - director (b. 7/30/1934)

Jolene Brand - actress (b. 7/31/1934)

Patrick Gorman - actor (b. 8/3/1934)

Myrna Hansen - actress (b. 8/5/1934)

Vernon Dobtcheff - actor (b. 8/15/1934)

Yoko Tsukasa - actress (b. 8/20/1934)

Izzet Gunay - actor (b. 8/21/1934)

Richard Goodwin - producer (b. 9/13/1934)

Karen Sharpe - actress (b. 9/20/1934)

Jérôme Seydoux - producer (b. 9/21/1934)

Conlan Carter - actor (b. 10/3/1934)

Patricia Birch - director, choreographer (b. 10/16/1934)

Julia Gutiérrez Caba - actress (b. 10/20/1934)

Steve Emerson - actor, stuntman (b. 10/31/1934)

Paul Glass - film composer (b. 11/19/1934)

Herrmann Zschoche - director (b. 11/25/1934)

Jerry Jameson - director, producer (b. 11/26/1934)

Judith Roberts - actress (b. 11/30/1934)

Alisa Freindlikh - actress (b. 12/8/1934)

Jacobo Morales - actor, director (b. 12/12/1934)

Irma Dorantes - actress (b. 12/21/1934)

Dani Crayne - actress (b. 12/25/1934)

Ted Childs - producer, screenwriter, director (b. 12/26/1934)

Rowena Cooper - actress (b. ??/??/1935)

Brian Smedley-Aston - editor (b. ??/??/1935)

Norman Wanstall - sound editor (b. ??/??/1935)

Giovanna Ralli - actress (b. 1/2/1935)

Inger Pehrsson - costume designer (b. 1/5/1935)

Melvyn Hayes - actor (b. 1/11/1935)

Ghita Norby - actress (b. 1/11/1935)

Philip Rosenberg - production designer (b. 1/15/1935)

Sanford Rackow - sound editor (b. 1/19/1935)

Dick DeBenedictis - film composer (b. 1/23/1935)

Akiko Koyama - actress (b. 1/27/1935)

Robert Markowitz - director (b. 2/7/1935)

Dawn Bender - actress (b. 2/21/1935)

Pierre Grunstein - producer (b. 3/10/1935)

Nancy Kovack - actress (b. 3/11/1935)

Arnold Margolin - screenwriter (b. 3/12/1935)

Leslie Parrish - actress (b. 3/18/1935)

Susan Engel - actress (b. 3/25/1935)

Marcel Sabourin - actor (b. 3/25/1935)

Doug McGrath - actor (b. 4/13/1935)

Marcel Carrière - director, sound engineer (b. 4/16/1935)

Costas Ferris - director, screenwriter (b. 4/18/1935)

Herman F. Zimmerman - production designer (b. 4/19/1935)

Gary Raymond - actor (b. 4/20/1935)

Milena Vukotic - actress (b. 4/23/1935)

Julian Mitchell - playwright, screenwriter (b. 5/1/1935)

Robert Rehme - producer (b. 5/5/1935)

John Bloom - editor (b. 5/12/1935)

Peter Sasdy - director (b. 5/27/1935)

María Galiana - actress (b. 5/31/1935)

Tony Ianzelo - director, producer (b. 6/13/1935)

James Bolam - actor (b. 6/18/1935)

Derren Nesbitt - actor (b. 6/19/1935)

Edwin Hodgeman - actor (b. 6/26/1935)

Tony Perez - actor (b. 7/18/1935)

Vasily Livanov - actor, director (b. 7/19/1935)

Grover Dale - actor, dancer (b. 7/22/1935)

Lisa Gastoni - actress (b. 7/28/1935)

Wanda Ventham - actress (b. 8/5/1935)

Candace Hilligoss - actress (b. 8/14/1935)

Janet Henfrey - actress (b. 8/16/1935)

Nico Crama - producer, director (b. 8/20/1935)

Vernon Weddle - actor (b. 8/23/1935)

Michael Gruskoff - producer (b. 8/27/1935)

Sonny Shroyer - actor (b. 8/28/1935)

Vitaly Kanevsky - director (b. 9/4/1935)

Amanda Barrie - actress (b. 9/14/1935)

Anthony Page - director (b. 9/21/1935)

Kenout Peltier - editor (b. 9/23/1935)

John Quested - producer, director (b. 9/30/1935)

Barry Crocker - actor (b. 11/4/1935)

Esperanza Roy - actress (b. 11/22/1935)

Salim Khan - actor, producer, screenwriter (b. 11/24/1935)

Amanda Walker - actress (b. 11/29/1935)

Billy Green Bush - actor (b. 12/7/1935)

Hans-Jürgen Syberberg - director (b. 12/8/1935)

Luz Marquez - actress (b. 12/12/1935)

Usha Mangeshkar - playback singer (b. 12/15/1935)

Hmm possibly but there are so few people who make it past 100 that i'm not sure if it's worth it? I will make a poll.

Hunting Horse Relating Stories to Boy Scouts on his 106th Birthday, 3/3/1951

Hunting Horse (Tsain-Taunkee, of the Kiowa Tribe) was a member of the original Indian Scout Detachment at Fort Sill in 1875. 

Series: Photographs of American Military Activities, ca. 1918 - ca. 1981

Record Group 111: Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1985

September 22nd is...

American Businesswomen’s Day - Honors the accomplishments of the businesswomen across the nation. Take a moment to reflect on the contributions and achievements of the millions of women in the workforce. Also, consider the impact of millions of women business owners in the U.S.

Autumnal Equinox - It is observed annually when the sun can be seen directly overhead along the equator. The day marks the end of summer and beginning of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. The autumn equinox is one of two days when all points on Earth except the polar regions see the sunrise and set at due east and due west. With few exceptions, all latitudes see almost precisely 12 hours of daylight and 12 of darkness.

Car Free Day - Encourages motorists around the world to give up their vehicles for a day.

Centenarian’s Day - Honors those who’ve celebrated 100 birthdays or more. Initially, the day urged people to listen to the stories centenarians had to tell. Their rich history and wisdom offered a wealth of information. As the celebration spread, groups formed to honor centenarians in various ways. Often, listening to their life stories proves the age-old saying that with age comes wisdom.

Dear Diary Day -  Also known as journaling, studies have shown expressing our thoughts in a written form every day reduces anxiety and stress. It also broadens our vocabulary and language skills.  

Elephant Appreciation Day -  These captivating and social animals live between 60 to 70 years. Like humans, elephants develop remarkably close family bonds. Two species, the African Savannah and Asian elephant, exist.

Girls’ Night - Encourages women to gather with their best girlfriends for a night in to relax, recharge, and foster meaningful connections. Of course, there are many ways to celebrate a Girls’ Night. Whether you stay in or go out, the night invites women to reconnect and celebrate life together.

Hobbit Day - Celebrate the birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. The novels The Hobbit and the trilogy The Lord of the Rings trilogy written by J.R.R. Tolkien, bring to life the world of Middle-Earth. According to the stories, Bilbo and Frodo were born during the Third Age in the years 2890 and 2968 respectively. Translated to Shire-reckoning, Bilbo was born in 1290 and Frodo in 1368.

Ice Cream Cone Day -  In the United States, ice cream cones first became popular in the late 1800s. Confectioners turned the first cones by hand. The ice cream cone made its debut at the World’s Fair in St. Louis in 1904. In 1912, an inventor from Oregon obtained a patent for a machine to make them. He sold his company to Nabisco in 1928, and they still make ice cream cones today.

International Day Of Radiant Peace -  Radiant Peace is described as the “natural, whole, harmless, and benevolent energy within our hearts.” Everyone is believed to have Radiant Peace. The goal of the Radiant Peace Foundation International is to inspire and encourage Radiant Peace throughout the world.

Legwear Day - Legwear offers some of the most important ways to express personal style. From sheers and tights to leggings and anklets, even men’s, women’s, and kids’ socks complete a look. The Queen of England was presented with her first pair of stockings in 1598. Now, women choose from numerous types of legwear. 

White Chocolate Day -  Since white chocolate does not contain cocoa solids, it is not chocolate in the strictest sense. During the process of manufacturing chocolate, the dark-colored solids of the cocoa bean separates from the fatty content. But unlike milk or dark chocolate, the solids are not reincorporated.  As a result, white chocolate also does not contain as much caffeine or antioxidants as its darker counterparts.

World Narcolepsy Day -  Narcolepsy is known as a sleep disorder. However, narcolepsy is also considered a chronic neurological condition. For those who have narcolepsy, the brain cannot regulate their sleep-wake cycle. This condition affects 3 million people around the world. This number does not include the many who are undiagnosed. For some, it takes up to 15 years to be properly diagnosed with narcolepsy.