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GOLDEN AGE STARS WHO ARE STILL ALIVE AND DOING GREAT AT RETIREMENT!

Paige O’Hara – Age 66

It’s not every day you come across an actress, singer, and painter who has starred in both Broadway and Disney movies, but Paige O’Hara is one of a kind. Best-loved and admired for her voice role as “Belle” in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, O’Hara has enjoyed a successful career on stage and screen that spans more than three decades.

From painting landscapes to performing in some of the most legendary shows, O’Hara is a true renaissance woman who has never failed to fascinate. Born on May 10, 1956, she began acting at the tender age of four. However, she didn’t become interested in singing until she was 12 years old.

Gary Trousdale – Age 62

Gary Trousdale is, without a doubt, a man of many talents. He is an American animator, film director, as well as a screenwriter. Gary has worked on various feature films with Disney Animation Studios, including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Atlantis: The Lost Empire. He collaborates with Kirk Wise and Don Hahn on a regular basis.

Trousdale had initially intended to pursue architecture but instead chose to study animation. In 2003, he co-founded DreamWorks Animation and served as its co-director until 2019. As a director, Trousdale has been noted for his work on traditional animation films in a time when computer animation has come to dominate the industry.

Paige O’Hara – Age 66

It’s not every day you come across an actress, singer, and painter who has starred in both Broadway and Disney movies, but Paige O’Hara is one of a kind. Best-loved and admired for her voice role as “Belle” in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, O’Hara has enjoyed a successful career on stage and screen that spans more than three decades.

From painting landscapes to performing in some of the most legendary shows, O’Hara is a true renaissance woman who has never failed to fascinate. Born on May 10, 1956, she began acting at the tender age of four. However, she didn’t become interested in singing until she was 12 years old.

Kirk Wise – Age 58

Kirk Wise is an American film director, animator, and screenwriter who has been working in the animation industry since the early 1980s. He is perhaps best known for his work on Disney animated features like The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. In a career that has spanned more than three decades, Wise has directed or co-directed many feature films and has also won several awards for his outstanding work.

After graduating from Palo Alto High School, Wise enrolled in the California Institute of the Arts to study character animation. Initially in his career, Wise worked as an animator on several Disney films, namely The Great Mouse Detective and others.

Glynnis O’Connor – Age 65

Born in New York, Glynnis O’Connor is an American actress in television, film, and theater. She started performing on stage at a very young age and has since appeared in various roles in productions such as Our Town, Jeremy, and  Baby Blue Marine. With a career that spans more than three decades, O’Connor is a true Hollywood veteran who shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

Getting into her personal life, although there is no doubt about the fact that Glynnis is a self-made woman, but she is actually a starkid. Interestingly, she is the daughter of director Daniel Patrick O’Connor and actress Lenka Peterson.

Max Baer Jr. – Age 84

A thriving director, producer, screenwriter, and budding entrepreneur, Max Baer, even at the age of 83, is still not thinking to halt. Max made an appearance for the first time on T.V. in Goldilocks and the Three Bears in 1949. His full-time acting career started in the 1960s after he got the chance to work for Warner Bros and other television series.

Out of all, his role as Jethro Bodine in The Beverly Hillbillies made him an iconic television star. Nowadays, Max focuses on his new venture and aims to build Jethro’s Beverly Hill Mansion and Beverly Hillbillies named after the legendary T.V. show he worked in.

LYNN-HOLLY JOHNSON – AGE 63

Lynn-Holly Johnson is a former figure skater and actress. Her first role in the 1978 film “Ice Castles” introduced her to the industry along with a Golden Globe Awards nomination. As far as her figure skating is concerned, she won a silver medal in the U.S. Figure Skating Championship.

Johnson’s performance in “Ice Castles” got her another role in a Disney film. The film was “The Watcher In The Woods.” It was a supernatural horror film that was released in 1980. Lynn-Holly Johnson quit acting in 1996 to focus on her family. She made a comeback in 2007, but it was for a community theatre production.

Brad Dourif – Age 72

Bradford Claude Dourif, professionally known as Brad Dourif, is a prominent American actor who works in both film and television. He was born on March 18, 1950, and is best known for playing the character of “Billy Bibbit” in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Since then, Brad has played several memorable roles, including providing the voice of “Chucky” in the Child’s Play series.

Getting into his personal life, unlike the actor’s professional life, it had some rough phases when he lost his loving wife, Jonina Dourif. Brad is a proud father of two gorgeous daughters, namely Christina Dourif and Fiona Dourif. Fiona herself is an accomplished actress and producer.

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