When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen (1989) featured a cast of 14 tracked actors. Of these, 3 (21%) are still alive today and 11 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Margaret O'Brien, age 89. This film starred Baby Peggy and Jackie Cooper.
21% still with us· verified cast
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 21% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 82.8 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast14 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baby Peggy Self (as Diana Serra Cary) | Self (as Diana Serra Cary) | Deceased | 29/10/1918 | 101 | 24/02/2020 | 71 |
 Jackie Cooper Self | Self | Deceased | 15/09/1922 | 88 | 03/05/2011 | 67 |
 Roddy McDowall Self | Self | Deceased | 17/09/1928 | 70 | 03/10/1998 | 61 |
 Hayley Mills Self | Self | Living | 18/04/1946 | 80 | — | 43 |
 Margaret O'Brien Self | Self | Living | 15/01/1937 | 89 | — | 52 |
 Mickey Rooney Self | Self | Deceased | 23/09/1920 | 93 | 06/04/2014 | 69 |
 Dean Stockwell Self | Self | Deceased | 05/03/1936 | 85 | 07/11/2021 | 53 |
| Self | Living | 09/09/1952 | 74 | — | 37 | |
 Darryl Hickman Self | Self | Deceased | 28/07/1931 | 92 | 21/05/2024 | 58 |
 George McFarland Self | Self | Deceased | 02/10/1928 | 64 | 30/06/1993 | 61 |
 Dickie Moore Self | Self | Deceased | 12/09/1925 | 89 | 07/09/2015 | 64 |
 Tommy Rettig Self | Self | Deceased | 10/12/1941 | 54 | 15/02/1996 | 48 |
| Self | Deceased | 21/06/1925 | 80 | 13/03/2006 | 64 | |
 Jane Withers Self | Self | Deceased | 12/04/1926 | 95 | 07/08/2021 | 63 |
