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Going to take this shiny new thread feature for a spin. For my next round of #OlderThanBiden , I'm going to highlight some award nominees and winners.

Biden – born 20 Nov 1942 will be 82 at start of term 2; 86 at the end of his second term. #NotTooOld
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Julie Andrews was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance in 2022 at the age of 86 for her role as Lady Whistledown in Bridgerton.

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Norman Lear won an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) in 2020 at the age of 98, and also in 2019 at the age of 97.

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Emmanuelle Riva was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2013 at the age of 85 for her role in Amour.
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Alan Garner was nominated for a Booker Prize for his novel, Treacle Walker, in 2022 at the age of 88.

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Angela Alvarez won a Latin Grammy for Best New Artist in 2022, at the age of 95.

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Tony Bennett won a Grammy for Traditional Pop Vocal Album in 2022, at the age of 95, for his collaboration with Lady Gaga on the album "Love for Sale"

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George Burns won a Grammy for Best Comedy Album in 1992, at the age of 95 for An Evening with George Burns.

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President Jimmy Carter won a Grammy for Spoken Word Album in 2019, at the age of 95 for "Faith - A Journey for All." He also won a Grammy for Spoken Word Album in 2016, at the age of 92 for "A Full Life: Reflections at 90."

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Elizabeth Cotten won a Grammy for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording in 1985, at the age of 92, and received a nomination for Best Traditional Folk Recording in 1987, at the age of 94.

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Betty White won a Grammy for Spoken Word Album in 2012, at the age of 90 for "If You Ask Me (And Of Course You Won't)"

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Pinetop Perkins won a Grammy for Traditional Blues Album in 2011, at age 97; was nominated in 2009, at age 95; received 2 nominations and 1 win in 2008, at the age of 94; nominated in 2005, at the age of 91; and nominated in 2000, at the age of 86.

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Leonid Hurwicz won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2007, at the age of 90 for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory.

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Lloyd S. Shapley won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 2012, at the age of 89, for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design.

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Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2007, at the age of 87. The Nobel committee described her as "that epicist of the female experience, who with skepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilization to scrutiny."

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Raymond Davis Jr. won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002, at the age of 88, for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, in particular for the detection of cosmic neutrinos. He also received the National Medal of Science in 2001 and the Wolf Prize in Physics in 2000.

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Joseph Rotblat won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1995, at the age of 87, for his efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and, in the longer run, to eliminate such arms.

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Karl von Frisch won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973, at the age of 87, for his discoveries concerning organization and elicitation of individual and social behavior patterns.

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Peyton Rous won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1966, at the age of 87, for his discovery of tumor-inducing viruses, and the National Medal of Science in 1965. Though awarded for a discovery made many years earlier, he continued his laboratory work until his death.

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Yoichiro Nambu won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2008, at age 87, for discovery of the mechanism of spontaneous broken symmetry in subatomic physics. He began this work many years earlier, but continued work on the subject up until the time he won the award.

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Vitaly L Ginzburg won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2003, at age 87, for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids.

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Ferdinand Buisson won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1927, at the age of 86, for his contribution to the emergence in France and Germany of a public opinion which favors peaceful international cooperation.

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Ennio Morricone won the Oscar for Best Original Score in 2015, at age 87, for "The Hateful Eight."

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Ann Roth won an Oscar for Costume Design in 2020, at the age of 89, for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom."

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John Williams won:
At 86 - Catch Me If You Can (Grammy)
At 88 - Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge (Grammy)

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More on John Williams...
Nominations:
At 86 - The Last Jedi (Oscar, Grammy); The Post (Golden Globe)
At 88 - Hedwig's Theme (Grammy)
At 89 - The Rise of Skywalker (Oscar, BAFTA, Grammy)
At 91 - The Fablemans (Oscar, Golden Globe); The Berlin Concert (Grammy)

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Judd Hirsch was nominated for an Oscar in 2023 at the age of 87 for "The Fablemans."
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Gloria Stuart was nominated for an Oscar in 1997, at the age of 87, for her role in "Titanic."
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Christopher Plummer was nominated for an Oscar in 2017, at the age of 88, for his role in "All the Money in the World." He won an Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2011, at the age of 82, for his role in "Beginners."

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James Ivory won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2017, at the age of 89 for "Call Me By Your Name."

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