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People are shocked when they rewatch "The Golden Girls" from the 80's.

Those actresses were all ~63 when it started (one was 53).

But by today's standards, they look like they were all 70-80.

It's remarkable what our current "norms" of fitness and nutrition have done. Or conversely, the toll (and associated clearly visible accelerated aging) that normalized heavy drinking and smoking took on older generations.

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I am about 95% sure they were made to intentionally look older

Can you talk about actors without talking about cosmetic surgery and digital retouching?

Or even just sunblock?

Maybe they were made to look that old. I have a hunch it's a lot harder to manage 80 year olds. They might struggle with remembering the script and such.

What people tend to over look is how far a little makeup goes, when the audience is viewing the 12 to 19 inch, 360p display screen across the room.

Nit: NTSC is more like 480i.

Except for Betty White she is still acting, remembers her lines and is 98 years old. I bet a lifetime of memorizing helps.

https://greekcitytimes.com/2020/05/15/betty-white-to-star-in...

Yes, but you do not want to have to rely on this as a producer.

This is ageism.

In what sense?

In the sense that you can actually find 80 years old actors who are not senile. And not just actors, people in general.

Also, not that I think following is good thing, but check how geriatric us supreme court is or politicians are.

And suntanning.

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