






Sophocles wrote Oedipus Rex at 70 and Electra at 90.
Michaelangelo began work on St. Peter's
Basilica in Rome
at 70.
"Grandma Moses" took up painting as a
hobby at
76.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of Little
House on the
Prairie, published her first book at 65.
Benjamin Franklin helped write
the Declaration of
Independence at 70 and was named
'CEO' of Pennsylvania at 79.
Mother Teresa continued her
missionary work until her
death at 87.
Arthur Rubinstein gave one of
his greatest piano
performances at New York's Carnegie Hall at 89.
Golda Meir was named prime minister of
Israel at 71 and
held that office for 5 years.
Mahatma Gandhi led India's
opposition to British rule at
77.
Frank
Lloyd Wright completed New York's unique Guggenheim
Museum at 89.








