You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) featured a cast of 39 tracked actors. Of these, 6 (18%) are still alive today and 28 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Shirley MacLaine, age 92. This film starred Bobby Short and Richard Adler.
18% still with us· verified cast15% of full cast · incl. 5 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 18% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 83.1 yrs
Deaths by Year
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Cast39 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 1990 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Short Narrator | Narrator | Deceased | 15/09/1924 | 80 | 21/03/2005 | 66 |
Richard Adler Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Kitty Carlisle Self | Self | Deceased | 03/09/1910 | 96 | 17/04/2007 | 80 |
 Saul Chaplin Self | Self | Deceased | 19/02/1912 | 85 | 15/11/1997 | 78 |
 Cyd Charisse Self | Self | Deceased | 08/03/1922 | 86 | 16/06/2008 | 68 |
 Alfred Drake Self | Self | Deceased | 07/10/1914 | 77 | 25/07/1992 | 76 |
| Self | Deceased | 09/12/1909 | 90 | 07/05/2000 | 81 | |
| Self | Living | 07/09/1956 | 70 | — | 34 | |
Ted Fetter Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Brendan Gill Self | Self | Deceased | 04/10/1914 | 83 | 27/12/1997 | 76 |
 Bob Hope Self | Self | Deceased | 29/05/1903 | 100 | 27/07/2003 | 87 |
 Jean Howard Self | Self | Deceased | 13/10/1910 | 89 | 20/03/2000 | 80 |
 Garson Kanin Self | Self | Deceased | 24/11/1912 | 86 | 13/03/1999 | 78 |
 Lisa Kirk Self | Self | Deceased | 25/02/1925 | 65 | 11/11/1990 | 65 |
 Gene Kelly Self | Self | Deceased | 23/08/1912 | 83 | 02/02/1996 | 78 |
Swifty Lazar Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Tony Martin Self | Self | Deceased | 25/12/1913 | 98 | 27/07/2012 | 77 |
 Johnny Mathis Self | Self | Living | 30/09/1935 | 90 | — | 55 |
 Patricia Morison Self | Self | Deceased | 19/03/1915 | 103 | 20/05/2018 | 75 |
 Janis Paige Self | Self | Deceased | 16/09/1922 | 101 | 02/06/2024 | 68 |
 Linda Ronstadt Self | Self | Living | 15/07/1946 | 80 | — | 44 |
| Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
 Alexis Smith Self | Self | Deceased | 08/06/1921 | 72 | 09/06/1993 | 69 |
 Dionne Warwick Self | Self | Living | 12/12/1940 | 85 | — | 50 |
 Maurice Chevalier Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/09/1888 | 83 | 01/01/1972 | 102 |
 Bing Crosby Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 03/05/1903 | 74 | 14/10/1977 | 87 |
 Fred Astaire Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 10/05/1899 | 88 | 22/06/1987 | 91 |
 Judy Garland Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 10/06/1922 | 47 | 22/06/1969 | 68 |
 Cary Grant Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 18/01/1904 | 82 | 29/11/1986 | 86 |
 Lena Horne Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 30/06/1917 | 92 | 09/05/2010 | 73 |
 Shirley MacLaine Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 24/04/1934 | 92 | — | 56 |
 Mary Martin Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 01/12/1913 | 76 | 03/11/1990 | 77 |
 Ethel Merman Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 16/01/1908 | 76 | 15/02/1984 | 82 |
Robert H. Montgomery Jr. Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hermes Pan Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 11/12/1909 | 80 | 19/09/1990 | 81 |
 Cole Porter Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 09/06/1891 | 73 | 15/10/1964 | 99 |
 Norma Shearer Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 10/08/1902 | 80 | 12/06/1983 | 88 |
 Frank Sinatra Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/12/1915 | 82 | 14/05/1998 | 75 |
Maury Yeston Self | Self | Living | 23/10/1945 | 80 | — | 45 |
