1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) featured a cast of 56 tracked actors. Of these, 5 (9%) are still alive today and 48 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Jeanine Basinger, age 90. This film starred Kenneth Branagh and Clark Gable.
9% still with us· verified cast9% of full cast · incl. 3 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 9% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 78.2 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast56 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenneth Branagh Narrator (voice) | Narrator (voice) | Living | 10/12/1960 | 65 | — | 49 |
 Clark Gable Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 01/02/1901 | 59 | 16/11/1960 | 108 |
 Vivien Leigh Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 05/11/1913 | 53 | 07/07/1967 | 96 |
 Olivia de Havilland Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 01/07/1916 | 104 | 26/07/2020 | 93 |
 Judy Garland Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 10/06/1922 | 47 | 22/06/1969 | 87 |
 Leonard Maltin Self | Self | Living | 18/12/1950 | 75 | — | 59 |
 Errol Flynn Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 20/06/1909 | 50 | 14/10/1959 | 100 |
 Bette Davis Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 05/04/1908 | 81 | 06/10/1989 | 101 |
Thomas Schatz Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 F. X. Feeney Self | Self | Deceased | 01/09/1953 | 66 | 05/02/2020 | 56 |
Scott Eyman Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jeanine Basinger Self | Self | Living | 03/02/1936 | 90 | — | 73 |
 Aubrey Solomon Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Molly Haskell Self | Self | Living | 29/09/1939 | 86 | — | 70 |
 George Cukor Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 07/07/1899 | 83 | 24/01/1983 | 110 |
 Rudy Behlmer Self | Self | Deceased | 13/10/1926 | 92 | 27/09/2019 | 83 |
 Francis Lederer Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 05/11/1899 | 100 | 25/05/2000 | 110 |
 Joseph McBride Self | Self | Living | 09/08/1947 | 79 | — | 62 |
 Frank Capra Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 18/05/1897 | 94 | 03/09/1991 | 112 |
 Howard Hawks Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 30/05/1896 | 81 | 26/12/1977 | 113 |
 Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/12/1909 | 90 | 07/05/2000 | 100 |
 Maureen O'Hara Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 17/08/1920 | 95 | 24/10/2015 | 89 |
 Claire Trevor Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 08/03/1910 | 90 | 08/04/2000 | 99 |
 Daniel Selznick Self | Self | Deceased | 18/05/1936 | 88 | 01/08/2024 | 73 |
 Ann Rutherford Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 02/11/1917 | 94 | 11/06/2012 | 92 |
 Fred Astaire Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 10/05/1899 | 88 | 22/06/1987 | 110 |
 Humphrey Bogart Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 25/12/1899 | 57 | 14/01/1957 | 110 |
 Charles Boyer Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 28/08/1899 | 78 | 26/08/1978 | 110 |
 James Cagney Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 17/07/1899 | 86 | 30/03/1986 | 110 |
 Joan Crawford Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 23/03/1906 | 71 | 10/05/1977 | 103 |
 Walt Disney Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 05/12/1901 | 65 | 15/12/1966 | 108 |
 Robert Donat Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 18/03/1905 | 53 | 09/06/1958 | 104 |
 Irene Dunne Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 20/12/1898 | 91 | 04/09/1990 | 111 |
 John Ford Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 01/02/1894 | 79 | 31/08/1973 | 115 |
 Greta Garbo Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 18/09/1905 | 84 | 15/04/1990 | 104 |
 Greer Garson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/09/1904 | 91 | 06/04/1996 | 105 |
 Cary Grant Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 18/01/1904 | 82 | 29/11/1986 | 105 |
 Bob Hope Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 29/05/1903 | 100 | 27/07/2003 | 106 |
 Charles Laughton Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 30/06/1899 | 63 | 15/12/1962 | 110 |
 Myrna Loy Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 02/08/1905 | 88 | 14/12/1993 | 104 |
 Louis B. Mayer Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/07/1884 | 73 | 29/10/1957 | 125 |
 Hattie McDaniel Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 10/06/1893 | 59 | 26/10/1952 | 116 |
 Thomas Mitchell Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 10/07/1892 | 70 | 17/12/1962 | 117 |
 Edward G. Robinson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/12/1893 | 79 | 26/01/1973 | 116 |
 Ginger Rogers Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 16/07/1911 | 83 | 25/04/1995 | 98 |
 Mickey Rooney Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 23/09/1920 | 93 | 06/04/2014 | 89 |
 Franklin D. Roosevelt Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 30/01/1882 | 63 | 12/04/1945 | 127 |
 David O. Selznick Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 10/05/1902 | 63 | 22/06/1965 | 107 |
 George Stevens Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 18/12/1904 | 70 | 08/03/1975 | 105 |
 James Stewart Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 20/05/1908 | 89 | 02/07/1997 | 101 |
 Spencer Tracy Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 05/04/1900 | 67 | 10/06/1967 | 109 |
 Lana Turner Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 08/02/1921 | 74 | 29/06/1995 | 88 |
 Jack L. Warner Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 02/08/1892 | 86 | 09/09/1978 | 117 |
 John Wayne Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 26/05/1907 | 72 | 11/06/1979 | 102 |
 Darryl F. Zanuck Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 05/09/1902 | 77 | 22/12/1979 | 107 |
 A.C. Lyles Self | Self | Deceased | 17/05/1918 | 95 | 27/09/2013 | 91 |