New forecasts from the government find that Americans can now expect to live longer than ever. For a child born in America in 2012, the average life expectancy is 78.8-years-old.
But for some people, 78 is just the beginning—78-year-old Tom Choate became the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount McKinley in June of 2013.
American folk artist Anna Mary Robertson Moses, better known as Grandma Moses, was discovered at age 78 when a New York art dealer saw her paintings displayed in a drug store in Hoosick Fall, New York.
And alongside today's Nobel Prize win, Andre Gide won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1947 at the golden age of 78.
Marilyn Maye has surpassed 78. At 86, the American cabarets singer is still singing strong.
And she has a lifetime of success behind her. In 1965 she received a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, and throughout the course of her career she appeared on "The Tonight Show" 76 times. Johnny Carson even dubbed her the "super singer."
Marilyn Maye shares her secret to aging with flair.