Among all the lists of which celebrities died in 2009, I have an update to a blog story from last year:
Abe Vigoda found out he was dead in 1982. He was doing a play in Calgary, Alberta, while a People magazine writer visited the "Barney Miller" wrap party in Los Angeles, California."The Godfather" was Abe Vigoda's first film -- and more than 35 years later, he's still around to enjoy it."Somehow it mentioned in the article that 'the late Abe Vigoda' was not [there]," Vigoda recalls.The error was corrected, but the damage had been done. "I'm still quite [involved]," he says.Moss, moss, Sep 2008
In fact, Abe Vigoda did not die in 2009 either. Both Wikipedia and this site say he is still alive.