Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2006: B

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Bacall, Lauren Born 16 September 1924  (New York, New York, USA) Actress (The Big Sleep, How To Marry A Millionaire, Murder On The Orient Express etc etc), born Betty Joan Perske. Formerly married to Humphrey Bogart. Still working after 60 years in movies. 2 Days Older Than Grass 4 Ever Delayed Get Your Kicks in 2006 Loss of Life Palace98  Sandals in the Bin: The Mother Teresa Tribute Band T. Rex Vassili Zaitsev

Baker, Kenny Born 24 August 1934  (Birmingham, England) Dwarf actor who played R2D2 in "Star Wars". Dead Certs Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother The Great Beyond

Baker, Tom Born 20 January 1934  (Liverpool, England) Actor who played Doctor Who from 1974-81. Dead Ends  Lived So Let's Die

Baldwin, Alec Born 3 April 1958  (Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA) Hollywood actor, whose breakthrough year was 1988, when he starred in no fewer than 5 films. Went on to appear in The Hunt For Red October, Glengarry Glen Ross and Mercury Rising among others, and was married to Kim Basinger for 8 years. His brothers William, Stephen and Daniel are also screen actors. Mr & Mrs Drummerboy That's All, Folks! The Driller Killer

Ball, Johnny Born 23 May 1938  (Bristol, England) Former TV presenter - Zoe's dad and hence Fatboy Slim's father-in-law. Going Underground

Barbera, Joseph  Born 24 March 1911  (New York, New York, USA) Died 18 December 2006  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) One half of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon-producing duo. Worked with William Hanna at MGM before they decided to go it alone in 1956, and ended up creating such classics as Tom and Jerry, Scooby-Doo, Yogi Bear and The Flintstones. 1st Time And Every One A Winner 2 Days Older Than Grass Beerbutton Beginnings of Rigor But I'm Not Dead Yet Canadian Paul Cave's Corpses Dead By Dawn Dead Ends Killers of Hope Deathlist.net Dr Death's Diabolical Dice of Doom Dysfunctional Eat My Dust Erm...Excuse Me...Aren't You...Dead? Facing The Final Curtain God's Waiting Room Henry's Half-Dead Heroes Holicman Fox In A Box Jodie's Cuppas L C And The Sunshine Band Lord Football's Snuffers Oh, It's a Scythe! Sandals in the Bin: The Mother Teresa Tribute Band Six Foot Under The 4 Hamsters of the Apocalypse The Anfield Iron The Doom & Gloom Room The Great Beyond The Living Dead The Morbid Postman The Newstreet Boys Death Squad The Pale Horseman's Bucket-Kickers T. Rex Whoopass United Wishin' on a (Death) Star

Baring, Norah Born 1 January 1907  (Newport, Wales) Actress in early Hitchcock movies. Actually died way back in 1985 - shockingly poor research by the teams who've picked her! Faster, Pussycat, Kill, Kill, Kill! Kali Comes To Dinner

Barrett, Syd  Born 6 January 1946  (Cambridge, England) Died 7 July 2006  (Cambridge, England) Age at death: 60  (read death notice) Pink Floyd's original frontman, guitarist and songwriter. Born Roger Keith Barrett, he went to school in Cambridge (where he was given the nickname Syd) with Roger Waters and Dave Gilmour. In 1965, he was a founder member of the group, which went through several name changes before settling on a combination of the names of two American bluesmen, Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. However, the other band members booted him out in 1968, his erratic LSD-induced behaviour having got right on their tits. Morbid United FC The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...)

Barrymore, Michael Born 4 May 1952  (Bermondsey, London, England) Entertainer and game show host, born Kiernan Michael Parker. In March 2001, an unfortunate incident involving a dead homosexual in his swimming pool wrecked his career and made some DDPers feel that suicide may be on the cards. Dead Man Walking Deadpoolers Digging The Grave In Bed with Maradona Mr & Mrs Drummerboy The Driller Killer Victor Spencer's Delight Wish Upon A Star

Basayev, Shamil  Born 14 January 1965  (Vedeno, Chechnya) Died 10 July 2006  (Yekazhevo, Ingushetia) Age at death: 41  (read death notice) Chechen rebel, reputedly responsible for numerous terrorist attacks in Russia, including (according to his own claims) the Beslan school massacre of September 2004. Asking For It Musos Time Is NOT On Our Side!

Bassey, Shirley Born 8 January 1937  (Cardiff, Wales) Singer who had several hits in the 1950s and '60s, as well as singing the theme tunes to 3 James Bond films. Had a minor comeback in the late '90s as an ironic cult heroine. Amireallydead Morbid United FC

Baugh, Sammy Born 17 March 1914  (Texas, USA) American football player, coach and Hall of Fame member. The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe

Baxter, Raymond  Born 25 January 1922  (Ilford, Essex, England) Died 15 September 2006  (Reading, Berkshire, England) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Former World War II fighter pilot and presenter of BBC TV science programme "Tomorrow's World". 2 Days Older Than Grass Bazzilliant Big-Iain  Deadpoolers Down Under The Daisies Drunkasaskunk Finbarr Returns from the Dead (Again) Jim Devine Pushing Up The Daisies That's All, Folks! Wishy-Washy

Baylis, Trevor Born 13 May 1937  (Kilburn, London, England) Inventor of the wind-up radio, which was an absolute godsend for many in the developing world. More importantly, though, he was voted Pipe Smoker of the Year 1999. A Grave Situation

Beadle, Jeremy Born 12 April 1948  (Hackney, London, England) Withered-handed TV know-it-all. Brown Bread Rude Kid

Bean, Orson Born 22 July 1928  (Burlington, Vermont, USA) American comedian, actor and TV personality. Naked Florida Gravediggers

Beatty, Ned Born 6 July 1937  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) Stocky, genial-looking supporting actor. The Melonfarmers

Beatty, Warren Born 30 March 1937  (Richmond, Virginia, USA) US actor, lothario in his early days, now tamed by wife Annette Bening. Brother of Shirley MacLaine, ex-boyfriend of most of the celebrity female world. The Coffin-Dodgers

Beck, Aaron Born 18 July 1921  (Rhode Island, USA) Psychologist. Founder of Cognitive Therapy. Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard

Bedser, Sir Alec Born 4 July 1918  (Reading, Berkshire, England) Legendary former England cricketer. God's Waiting Room Sporting Life...Courting Death

Beefheart, Captain Born 15 January 1941  (Glendale, California, USA) Musician, born Don Glen Vliet (later changed to Don van Vliet). Teenage friend of Frank Zappa, and, like Zappa, didn't enjoy much commercial success, but he and his Magic Band influenced many other artists. Beerbutton Big-Iain Dead And Loving It Zaph's Snuffers

Belafonte, Harry Born 1 March 1927  (Harlem, New York, USA) Easy-listening singer, popular for many decades now. Survived a fight with prostate cancer. Kiss of Death L C And The Sunshine Band Loss of Life Pining For The Fjords

Bell, Andy Born 25 April 1964  (Peterborough, England) Ex-lead singer of Erasure, who announced in 2004 that he is HIV positive. Dead By Dawn Digging The Grave Musos The Anfield Iron

Bell, Judy Born in Wichita, Kansas, USA  (exact date unknown) Former president of the United States Golf Association. Diagnosed with cancer in September 2001. Musos Snuff Daddies

Benaud, Richie Born 6 October 1930  (Penrith, NSW, Australia) Half-decent spin-bowler turned vaguely irritating cricket commentator. The Ex Factor

Benedict XVI, Pope Born 16 April 1927  (Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany) Former member of the Hitler Youth and professor of theology who was elected Pope following the death of his predecessor, John Paul II, in April 2005. Asking For It Bob Mugabe's Swingtime Band Church(yard) On The Hill Killers of Hope Died In A Nasty Accident Murld Leaders

Benn, Tony Born 3 April 1925  (London, England) Veteran radical left-wing politician, despite being born into the nobility. Full name Anthony Neil Wedgwood "Wedgie" Benn. Go Fish Juicy Janny

Bennett, Alan Born 9 May 1934  (Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) Lugubrious playwright. Already Dead Cap'n Ohtz Godot's Waiting List MizzJackTheCat

Bentsen, Lloyd  Born 11 February 1921  (Mission, Texas, USA) Died 23 May 2006  (Houston, Texas, USA) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Decorated WWII pilot, US senator for Texas, and Secretary of the Treasury under the Clinton government. JoeRam That's All, Folks! Whoopass United

Berg, Rabbi Philip Born in New York, New York, USA  (exact date unknown) Kabbalah guru, born 1928. Now wheelchair-bound, with his health in decline following a stroke last year. Alison The Assassin A Pint of Your Finest Formaldehyde Deadknobs And Doomed Picks Ready, Steady, Deady Team DJB The Anfield Iron We Don't Talk Anymore

Bergman, Ingmar Born 14 July 1918  (Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden) Scriptwriter and film director. Has been married 5 times, and has at least 8 children, of whom 4 also work in the film industry. Dead Beat Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Eternity Tours Get Your Kicks in 2006 Heaven Can't Wait 'til Another Day Inar's Golden Oldies Jodie's Cuppas Morbid United FC Snuff Daddies  Tick Tocks Stopped Ticking Time Is NOT On Our Side!

Bernhard, Ruth  Born 14 October 1905  (Berlin, Germany) Died 18 December 2006  (San Francisco, California, USA) Age at death: 101  (read death notice) California-based photographer who worked almost exclusively in black and white. Fallen Sparrow

Berry, Chuck Born 18 October 1926  (San Jose, California, USA) Rock 'n' roll guitarist and singer, who has a string of dodgy misdemeanours in his past. Reportedly not in the best of health, but still active. Cefor's Cremains of the Day Coffin Fit Dead By Dawn Hung Like Kong Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Norfolk & Chance  Noz4news Pushing Up The Daisies Reaper's Insightful Crew Team Action Sex That's All, Folks! The Anfield Iron The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers

Best, Pete Born 24 November 1941  (Madras, India) Member of The Beatles from 1959-62, when he was fired and replaced by Ringo Starr, who, unlikely though it may seem, was considered a better drummer than him. Git-R-Dead

Bezzerides, A. I. Born 9 August 1908  (California, USA) Screenwriter, responsible for classic Western movies "Rawhide", "Bonanza" and "The Virginian". Death Becomes Us Mean Machine Ready, Steady, Deady The Undertaker

Biggs, Ronnie Born 8 August 1929  (Lambeth, London, England) Sentenced to 30 years for his part in the 1963 Great Train Robbery, but escaped from Wandsworth Prison after only 15 months and ended up living in Brazil, from where he could not be extradited. He returned to Britain in 2001 for medical treatment and was promptly arrested. Since then, he has suffered two heart attacks, three strokes, two epileptic seizures, pneumonia and MRSA, which have apparently left him partially paralysed, barely able to speak, and being fed through a tube. Apart from that, though, he's in great health. 1st Time And Every One A Winner 2 Days Older Than Grass 4 Ever Delayed Above Average For Norfolk A Grave Situation A Kick In The Ghoulies Alison The Assassin  Amireallydead  A Pint of Your Finest Formaldehyde  Bazzilliant  Beerbutton Beginnings of Rigor Best Left To Rest Bleedin' Heart Brown Bread But I'm Not Dead Yet Canadian Paul Cave's Corpses Church(yard) On The Hill Coffin It Up Coffin Fit Colin's Corpses  Crazycarl Crem De La Crem Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead Certs Dead Ends Killers of Hope  Dead Is As Dead Does Deadknobs And Doomed Picks  Dead Ringers Death Becomes Us Deathlist.net Deathpig Death Stalks United Die, Celebs, Die!!! Diepod Shuffle Digging The Grave Ding Dong Dead Dudes  Don't Fear (The Reaper) Down Under The Daisies Dr Death's Diabolical Dice of Doom Drunkasaskunk Dysfunctional Eat My Dust Finbarr Returns from the Dead (Again) Five-Fingered Hand Of Death Freddie Starr Ate My Rhino gdh200 George Lass and the Gravelings Get Your Kicks in 2006 Globaltruth Godot's Waiting List God's Waiting Room  Go Fish Grizly Hardwood Surround  Heaven Can't Wait 'til Another Day International House of Death Jaguar X-Types  Jesus Jones  Jim Devine JoeRam Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks  Judgment Day Juicy Janny Just Resting My Eyes  L C And The Sunshine Band Levelled Crossing  Living In A Box Loss of Life Madonna's Hand of Bod Mean Machine Meet Your Maker Morbid United FC Mr C Oh, It's a Scythe!  One Foot in the Grave Only Fools And Corpses Over And Out Puzlman's Passing Picks Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard RJC Rude Kid Sandals in the Bin: The Mother Teresa Tribute Band See, I Told You I Was Sick! Puppet Show And Siegfried Baboon's David Van Day Show  Simon Says 'Die, You Fools, Die' Sporting Lesbian Stab In The Dark Swami's House of Soon To Be Wax Team DJB Weatherman90 And The Crew Team Mogblog The 4 Hamsters of the Apocalypse The Doom & Gloom Room The Ex Factor The Grey Horde The Living End The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury  The Merry Harvester The Morbid Postman The Newlydeads The Newstreet Boys Death Squad The Pale Horseman's Bucket-Kickers The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) The Underdogs of Hull City The Undertaker The Voodoo Gurus They Sure Look Like Plant Food To Me  Tick Tocks Stopped Ticking Time Is NOT On Our Side! TiM r Tomb It May Concern T. Rex Vassili Zaitsev Whoopass United  Windsor The Troll Wish Upon A Star Wishy-Washy You Can Have Zsa Zsa Over My Dead Body!  Youth In Asia Helpline  Zaph's Snuffers

Bilk, Acker Born 28 January 1929  (Pensford, Somerset, England) Jazz clarinetist of "Stranger on the Shore" fame. This Mortal Coil

Billington, Tom Born 5 December 1958  (Golborne, Lancashire, England) Ex-professional wrestler known as 'Dynamite Kid', now in a wheelchair. Bazzilliant

bin Laden, Osama Born 10 March 1957  (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) 17th of about 52 (!) children of a multi-millionaire Saudi construction magnate, al-Qaeda terrorist leader bin Laden was already on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, but on September 11th, 2001, he secured his position at no. 1 on this list. Despite this, he's a questionable DDP pick, due to the difficulty of establishing his whereabouts and hence whether he's alive or dead. 1st Time And Every One A Winner A Shot In The Dark Gerald Ford Must Die Get Your Kicks in 2006  Ilikeekilly L C And The Sunshine Band Morbid United FC Musos SexyB Team Action Sex Team Mogblog Thanatopsis That's All, Folks! Victor Spencer's Delight

Bishop, Joey Born 3 February 1918  (The Bronx, New York, USA) Born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb. Last surviving member of the so-called Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr et al). Later hosted his own chat show on American TV. Credited with coining the phrase "son of a gun". Canadian Paul Gerald Ford Must Die Inar's Golden Oldies Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Kali Comes To Dinner Noah Reason & the Clowns of Death Noz4news Puppet Show And Siegfried Baboon's David Van Day Show Team Action Sex We Don't Talk Anymore

Bjelke-Petersen, Lady Flo Born 11 August 1920  (Brisbane, Australia) Widow of Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, who was the ex-Premier of Queensland. Fox In A Box

Black, Cilla Born 27 May 1943  (Liverpool, Merseyside, England) Former cloakroom attendant at Liverpool's Cavern Club and then pop singer, now presenter of cheesy TV shows. So proud to be a Scouser that she's lived in Surrey for the past 30 years. Lived So Let's Die Wish Upon A Star

Blackman, Honor Born 12 December 1927  (London, England) English actress, who has played upon her sex siren status since appearing as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger. That's All, Folks! The Melonfarmers Victor Spencer's Delight

Blaine, David Born 4 April 1973  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Twat. Really, really annoying, attention-seeking, box-dwelling twat. A Shot In The Dark

Blair, Lionel Born 12 December 1931  (Montreal, Canada) Camp, tap-dancing, fixed-grinning TV personality. AbraCadaver Going Underground

Blair, Tony Born 6 May 1953  (Edinburgh, Scotland) MP for Sedgefield, County Durham since 1983, elected Labour leader in 1994 and Prime Minister in 1997. Not a popular DDP pick, as he's youngish and apparently in good health, but maybe he'll die of embarrassment if Cherie decides to sing in public again. Lived So Let's Die Murld Leaders

Bleicher, Hugo Born in Germany  (exact date unknown) A businessman (born 1899) who was recruited by the Nazis during World War II because of his knowledge of many languages. He worked against the French Resistance in German-occupied France and was responsible for the arrest of many of its prominent members. At the end of the war, he was arrested and imprisoned by the Allies. Meet Your Maker The Doffin' Codgers The Underdogs of Hull City

Blessed, Brian Born 9 October 1937  (Mexborough, Yorkshire, England) Large, bearded actor whose presence and booming voice has landed him parts in everything from Shakespeare adaptations to Robin Hood to Star Wars. A Shot In The Dark Beerbutton Bend The Bucket Like Beckham The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) Vassili Zaitsev

Blofeld, Henry Born 23 September 1939  (Hoveton, Norfolk, England) BBC Radio 4 cricket commentator. His father went to school with Ian Fleming, who borrowed his surname for James Bond's long-time nemesis, Ernst Stavro. Palace98

Bloodvessel, Buster Born 6 September 1958  (Hackney, London, England) Formerly 30-stone (420 lb) frontman of ska group Bad Manners. Collapsed and almost died during a gig in Italy in 2001, since when he is reputed to have lost a lot of weight. His real name is Douglas Trendle. Alison The Assassin Digging The Grave The Dodgy One Tick Tocks Stopped Ticking Wishy-Washy

Bol, Manute Born 16 October 1962  (Khartoum, Sudan) 7'7" former NBA basketball player who was renowned for being able to slam-dunk without leaving the ground. Retired to his native Sudan and unsuccessfully attempted to fund the overthrow of the Islamic government, before being forced to flee back to the US. Noz4news

Bolden, Elizabeth  Born 15 August 1890  (Somerville, Tennessee, USA) Died 11 December 2006  (Memphis, Tennessee) Age at death: 116  (read death notice) At the time of her death, or rather in the moment before it, the oldest living American. Was thought to be the world's oldest person until Maria Esther de Capovilla, almost a year her senior, turned up in Ecuador. However, she regained the title after de Capovilla's death in August. Death From Above Dr Death's Diabolical Dice of Doom Eat My Dust  Eejit Erm...Excuse Me...Aren't You...Dead?  Indeed, That's Out Of The Air  I Smell Dead People  Mr C TiM r

Bongo, Ali Born in Bangalore, India  (exact date unknown) Magician, born William Wallace in 1929 - a direct descendant of the Scottish folk hero of the same name. Author and illustrator of several books on comedy magic. Colin's Corpses The Coffin-Dodgers

Bono Born 10 May 1960  (Ballymun, Dublin, Republic of Ireland) U2-fronting, Africa-saving singer. Real name Paul Hewson. The Ex Factor

Booth, Tony Born 9 October 1931  (Liverpool, England) Political activist, actor (most notably in 'Till Death Us Do Part'), ex-alcoholic, ex-husband of the late Pat Phoenix and father-in-law of Tony Blair, whose wife Cherie is one of Booth's eight daughters. Amireallydead Dead And Buried Deadpoolers The Voodoo Gurus Tick Tocks Stopped Ticking

Borgnine, Ernest Born 24 January 1917  (Hamden, Connecticut, USA) Five-times married, surprisingly prolific TV & film actor, whose portly stature ensured that he specialised in playing tough or just downright fat characters. 2 Days Older Than Grass Beerbutton Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead And Loving It Death Becomes Us Gerald Ford Must Die Globaltruth Fox In A Box Impaled on The Antlers of Doom Loss of Life Loulou's Lions Madonna's Hand of Bod Mean Machine Milksnatcher Bites The Dust Mr Yuck  Pining For The Fjords Reaper's Insightful Crew Redmyst XX Team AJS The Conqueror Worm The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) The Undertaker Time Is NOT On Our Side! We Don't Talk Anymore

Botha, P. W.  Born 12 January 1916  (Paul Roux, South Africa) Died 31 October 2006  (Wilderness, Western Cape, South Africa) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Former President of South Africa (1978-89), the last to uphold apartheid. Kept a quieter profile after a stroke in 1989, and an even quieter one since his death in October 2006. P. W. = Pieter Willem. A Grave Situation Burke 'n' Hare Dead Beat gdh200 Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Kali Comes To Dinner Lord Football's Snuffers Slave to the Grave Tramp The Dirt Down

Bough, Frank Born 15 January 1933  (Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) British TV presenter, mainly on daytime television or sports programmes. Wearer of bad sweaters and target of unlikely sex allegations. Had a liver transplant in 2001. Dead Beat Lived So Let's Die That's All, Folks! Wish Upon A Star

Bourgeois, Louise Born 25 December 1911  (Paris, France) French-American sculptor, the first to exhibit in the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall ('Maman', that big spider thing). Indeed, That's Out Of The Air

Bouteflika, Abdelaziz Born 2 March 1937  (Oujda, Morocco) President of Algeria since 1999. Condi's Ill-Considered Probabilities

Boutros-Ghali, Boutros Born 14 November 1922  (Cairo, Egypt) UN Secretary-General between 1992-96, whose name became a catchphrase on "The Fast Show". Henry's Half-Dead Heroes

Bowen, Jim Born 20 August 1937  (Heswall, Cheshire, England) Super, smashing, great. The avuncular presenter of ITV's "Bullseye" (1981-93) ensured that no-one ever went home empty-handed, even if they were so laughably bad at darts and hopeless at spelling that they ended up with £7 and a pewter tankard between 2 people. You can't beat a bit of Bully! Dead Ringers SexyB The Dodgy One

Bowie, David Born 8 January 1947  (Brixton, London, England) Sang with Mark Bolan and Bing Crosby in 1977; days later, both were dead. Suffered a heart attack in 2004. Ilikeekilly The Driller Killer

Boyd, Dorothy Born 14 April 1907  (Sanderstead, Surrey, England) British actress of the '20s and '30s, with 27 film credits to her name. Kali Comes To Dinner

Brabham, Sir Jack Born 2 April 1926  (Hurstville, Sydney, Australia) 3 times Formula 1 champion. First F1 racer to be knighted, still drives in historic races, although mostly retired. In good health, but now completely deaf. Best Left To Rest gdh200 The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...)

Bradbury, Ray Born 22 August 1920  (Waukegan, Illinois, USA) Sci-fi author, best known for "Fahrenheit 451". 1st Time And Every One A Winner Eejit Godot's Waiting List The Vyrdolak

Brady, Ian Born 2 January 1938  (Glasgow, Scotland) Moors Murderer, in prison since 1966, having been caught just 4 weeks after the death penalty for murder was abolished in the UK. Has a tendency to go on somewhat half-hearted hunger strikes. Since the death of his accomplice, Myra Hindley, in 2002, DDP interest in him has picked up. A Kick In The Ghoulies Alison The Assassin Cefor's Cremains of the Day Church(yard) On The Hill Close The Casket  Dead Is As Dead Does Dead Man Walking Death Stalks United Die, Celebs, Die!!! Finbarr Returns from the Dead (Again) gdh200  Go Fish Jodie's Cuppas Levelled Crossing Lord Football's Snuffers Milksnatcher Bites The Dust Morbid United FC RJC Simon Says 'Die, You Fools, Die' The Bitter End The Ex Factor The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury Victor Spencer's Delight

Brady, Sarah Born 6 February 1942  (Missouri, USA) Advocate of gun control ever since her husband Jim was seriously wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan. Now suffering from lung cancer. Bunch of Old Bags But I'm Not Dead Yet The Anfield Iron

Braid, Hilda Born 3 March 1932  (Gravesend, Kent, England) English actress, best known as dotty Nana Moon in BBC's "EastEnders". The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers

Brancato Jr, Lillo Born 1 August 1976  (Bogota, Colombia) Actor of "A Bronx Tale" and "The Sopranos" fame. Grizly

Branson, Sir Richard Born 18 July 1950  (Sharnley Green, Surrey, England) Entrepreneur since the age of 16, when he started a national student magazine. Now boss of the Virgin records/banking/airline/etc empire. John Stalkest Riding The Jesus Train

Brecker, Michael Born 29 March 1949  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Probably the most respected and imitated jazz saxophonist of the post-Coltrane era. As of 2005, he has won 11 Grammys as both performer and composer. See, I Told You I Was Sick! The Raven

Briers, Richard Born 14 January 1934  (Merton, Surrey, England) Very popular British actor & comedian, best known for "The Good Life". Close The Casket Dead As A Dodo Jim Devine Oh, It's a Scythe! Pushing Up The Daisies The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury The Melonfarmers The Merry Harvester

Bronstein, David  Born 19 February 1924  (Bila Tserkva, Ukraine) Died 5 December 2006  (Minsk, Belarus) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Leading chess grandmaster and writer. 1st Time And Every One A Winner The Grey Horde

Brooks, Mel Born 28 June 1926  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Comic actor and film director. Bleedin' Heart Dead And Loving It  Get Your Kicks in 2006 Jesus Jones Puzlman's Passing Picks Reaper's Insightful Crew That's All, Folks! The Winged Devil Monkeys Zaph's Snuffers

Brown, Bill Born 31 July 1912  (Toowomba, Queensland, Australia) Ancient former cricketer, one of Bradman's 1948 "Invincibles". Sporting Life...Courting Death  The Underdogs of Hull City

Brown, James  Born 3 May 1933  (Macon, Georgia, USA) Died 25 December 2006  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Age at death: 73  (read death notice) "Ow! I feel good!" yelled the Godfather of Soul on his 1966 hit "I Got You", but that feeling couldn't last for ever. Dead By Dawn Digging The Grave Gerald Ford Must Die Get Your Kicks in 2006 Jodie's Cuppas John Stalkest  Levelled Crossing Oh, It's a Scythe! One Foot in the Grave Puppet Show And Siegfried Baboon's David Van Day Show Six Foot Under  Thanatopsis The Anfield Iron The Doom & Gloom Room The Driller Killer Vassili Zaitsev Victor Spencer's Delight Wish Upon A Star

Brown, June Born 16 February 1927  (Needham Market, Suffolk, England) Actress who plays Dot Cotton in EastEnders. Died In A Nasty Accident Digging The Grave Going Underground John Stalkest Victor Spencer's Delight

Bruce, Jack Born 14 May 1943  (Glasgow, Scotland) Former frontman of Cream, who also wrote most of their songs. Underwent a liver transplant in October 2003, after being diagnosed with cancer of the liver. Holicman Kiss of Death Puppet Show And Siegfried Baboon's David Van Day Show The Anfield Iron

Brunner, Alois Born 8 April 1912  (Rohr, Austria) Worked as assistant to Adolf Eichmann. It is unclear whether he is still alive, but if so, he would be the most wanted Nazi war criminal still at large. Death From Above

Bruno, Frank Born 16 November 1961  (Hammersmith, London, England) Former WBC world heavyweight boxing champion and pantomime dame. Lost the plot somewhat after his wife left him, and was sectioned to a mental hospital in September 2003, although he was later released. Dead Beat Musos ProDeathCrew Team Mogblog

Bryan, Dora Born 7 February 1924  (Southport, Lancashire, England) Chirpy blonde British actress. Won a BAFTA for "A Taste of Honey" (1961). This Mortal Coil

Bryant, Anita Born 25 March 1940  (Barnsdall, Oklahoma, USA) Former model and singer turned rabid anti-gay political campaigner. The Winged Devil Monkeys

Buckley, William F. Born 24 November 1925  (New York, New York, USA) Right-wing US journalist, prominent in the 1960s. Not that well known over here, but some of his more outspoken remarks may prove quotable enough to earn him an obit. Ilikeekilly

Bulger, James 'Whitey' Born 3 September 1929  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) One of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. Charges against him include 18 counts of murder, plus racketeering, money laundering, and breaking wind on the Sabbath in Tennessee. Musos The Conqueror Worm

Burnett, Alistair Born 12 July 1928  (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) Former ITN newsreader. Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Vassili Zaitsev

Burns, Pete Born 5 August 1959  (Port Sunlight, Cheshire, England) Androgynous frontperson of '80s electropopsters Dead Or Alive. Palace98

Bush, Barbara Born 8 June 1925  (Rye, New York, USA) The wife of George Bush snr, not the namesake daughter of George W. Bush. Bunch of Old Bags Palace98

Bush (jnr), George W. Born 6 July 1946  (New Haven, Connecticut, USA) 43rd and current President of the United States. What with allegations of vote-rigging, the events of 9/11, and the much-criticised war on Iraq, he hasn't exactly had the smoothest of rides. But he's still hanging on in there; as the man himself once said: "They misunderestimated me." Murld Leaders SexyB The Ex Factor

Bush (snr), George Born 12 June 1924  (Milton, Massachusetts, USA) Son of a senator and related to 4 previous US Presidents. Made his fortune in the oil industry and got involved in Texan politics before becoming US ambassador to the United Nations, vice-President under Ronald Reagan from 1980-88, and President from 1988-92. Was sometimes lambasted for not being overly bright, but then his son Dubya came along... AbraCadaver Amireallydead Asking For It Dead And Loving It Dead Is As Dead Does Deadknobs And Doomed Picks Deadpoolers Finbarr Returns from the Dead (Again) Freddie Starr Ate My Rhino Get Your Kicks in 2006 Ilikeekilly Juicy Janny Lived So Let's Die  Loulou's Lions Redmyst XX That's All, Folks! The Bitter End The Driller Killer Tramp The Dirt Down

Butcher, Susan  Born 26 December 1954  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Died 5 August 2006  (Seattle, Washington, USA) Age at death: 51  (read death notice) Four-time dog sled-racing champion, so it says here. Killers of Hope

Butler-Sloss, Dame Elizabeth Born 10 August 1933  (place of birth unknown) Head of the Family Division of the Court of Appeal, which makes her the most senior family law judge in the UK. The 4 Hamsters of the Apocalypse The Coffin-Dodgers

Buttons, Red  Born 5 February 1919  (New York, New York, USA) Died 13 July 2006  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Composer, actor, comedian and author. Dead And Loving It Death Becomes Us Holicman Kiss of Death  Mean Machine Noah Reason & the Clowns of Death Norfolk & Chance Pushing Up The Daisies Riding The Jesus Train Team AJS The Undertaker

Butz, Earl Born 3 July 1909  (Albion, Indiana, USA) Gerald Ford's disgraced agriculture secretary. Indeed, That's Out Of The Air

Bygraves, Max Born 16 October 1922  (Rotherhithe, London, England) Wartime radio comedian, later turned stage entertainer, singer, and over-user of the phrase "I wanna tell you a story". Bend The Bucket Like Beckham Coffin It Up Crem De La Crem Dead Is As Dead Does Hardwood Surround Jesus Jones Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Just Resting My Eyes Living In A Box Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Pushing Up The Daisies The Dodgy One The Doom & Gloom Room The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) We Don't Talk Anymore

Byrd, Robert Born 20 November 1917  (North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA) Former Klansman US Senator from West Virginia. Git-R-Dead

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