Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2006: C

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Cady, Frank (Died in 2012) Born 9 August 1915  (Susanville, California) Actor: "Petticoat Junction" (1963-70), "Green Acres" (Sam Drucker, 1965-71). Beginnings of Rigor

Caesar, Sid Born 8 September 1922  (Yonkers, New York, USA) '50s and '60s comedian and star of American TV. Later appeared in a diverse range of films, including Grease and Cannonball Run II. Best Left To Rest Bleedin' Heart Dead And Buried Cefor's Cremains of the Day  Dead And Loving It Mr Yuck Musos Redmyst XX Puppet Show And Siegfried Baboon's David Van Day Show Time Is NOT On Our Side!

Campbell, Edna Born 26 November 1968  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) American women's basketball player. Death From Above

Campbell, Glen Born 22 April 1936  (Billstown, Arizona, USA) Country singer who his just as infamous for alcohol, cocaine and violence as he is for "Rhinestone Cowboy". Six Foot Under We Don't Talk Anymore

Campbell Ross, John (Died in 2009) Born 11 March 1899  (Australia) Believed to be the last surviving Australian World War I veteran. See, I Told You I Was Sick!

Capone, Albert Francis 'Sonny' (Died in 2004) Born 4 December 1918  (USA) Son of Al "Scarface" Capone. Was for many years a Miami restaurateur, but according to the Miami Herald newspaper, he died in 2004. Naked Florida Gravediggers

Cardin, Pierre Born 6 July 1922  (Venice, Italy) French fashion designer, known, if anything, for designing the bubble dress. Redmyst XX Tick Tocks Stopped Ticking

Carlisle, Kitty (Died in 2007) Born 3 September 1910  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Born Catherine Conn. One-time opera singer and star of Broadway musicals and radio shows, but better remembered for her many appearances on '50s and '60s American TV game shows, particularly 'To Tell the Truth'. Beginnings of Rigor Bunch of Old Bags Canadian Paul Cefor's Cremains of the Day Death Becomes Us Kiss of Death Mean Machine Naked Florida Gravediggers Oh, It's a Scythe! The Living Dead We Don't Talk Anymore

Carluccio, Antonio Born in Vietri sul Mare, Italy  (exact date unknown) Chubby restaurateur behind the eponymous Carluccio's chain. The Melonfarmers

Carr, Maxine Born 16 February 1977  (North Selsey, Lincolnshire, England) Somewhat naïve former girlfriend of Ian Huntley, who provided an alibi for him on the day in August 2002 when he murdered two schoolgirls. Not implicated in the crime herself, but sentenced to three and a half years in prison for conspiring to pervert the course of justice. Die, Celebs, Die!!!

Carr, Robert (Died in 2012) Born 11 November 1916  (place of birth unknown) Conservative MP for Mitcham 1950-74, Home Secretary 1972-74, and now Baron Carr of Handley. God's Waiting Room Going Green

Carrell, Rudi  Born 19 December 1934  (Alkmaar, The Netherlands) Died 7 July 2006  (Bremen, Germany) Age at death: 71  (read death notice) Dutch entertainer, world famous in the Netherlands and Germany, but not very well known elsewhere. Suffered from lung cancer. Condi's Ill-Considered Probabilities Meet Your Maker

Carrington, Lord Peter Born 6 June 1919  (London, England) Former British Foreign Secretary, Secretary-General of NATO, and something equally high-ranking in the UN. Best Left To Rest Henry's Half-Dead Heroes The 4 Hamsters of the Apocalypse Whitaker's Choice

Carroll, Michael Date and place of birth unknown Moronic "King of Chavs" who won £9.7m on the National Lottery in 2002, but has apparently managed to blow the lot already, whilst racking up numerous convictions and a prison sentence. Has to be an outside chance of a suicide or drugs overdose, with any luck. Born 1983, lives in Norfolk. Rude Kid

Carson, Frank (Died in 2012) Born 11 June 1926  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Irish stand-up comedian. It'll be a "cracker" if he proves to be worth a few points this year. Dead Certs Get Your Kicks in 2006 Wish Upon A Star

Carter, Elliott (Died in 2012) Born 11 December 1908  (New York, New York, USA) Composer. Faster, Pussycat, Kill, Kill, Kill!

Carter, Jimmy Born 1 October 1924  (Plains, Georgia, USA) Peanut-farming President of the US of A from 1977-81. A Shot In The Dark Asking For It Cave's Corpses Death From Above Diepod Shuffle Ilikeekilly Jesus Jones Musos We Don't Talk Anymore

Carter, Rosalynn Born 18 August 1927  (Plains, Georgia, USA) Wife of former US President Jimmy Carter. Duke

Castro, Fidel Born 13 August 1926  (Mayari, Cuba) Lawyer and political activist who overthrew the military dictatorship of Cuba in 1959 and declared himself leader. A Marxist-Leninist and sworn enemy of the USA ever since the 1961 Bay of Pigs incident. 4 Ever Delayed Amireallydead Beerbutton Bleedin' Heart Coffin Fit Death Becomes Us Death On The Rocks Die, Celebs, Die!!! Diepod Shuffle Five-Fingered Hand Of Death Gerald Ford Must Die Ilikeekilly Jossy's Giants Just Resting My Eyes Levelled Crossing MizzJackTheCat Murld Leaders Palace98 Sporting Lesbian Team Action Sex The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers The Familiar Undead TiM r Victor Spencer's Delight Zaph's Snuffers

Channing, Carol Born 31 January 1921  (Seattle, Washington, USA) Broadway actress. The Vyrdolak

Charlton, Bobby Born 11 October 1937  (Ashington, Northumberland, England) 1966 World Cup winning footballer and survivor of the 1958 Munich air crash. Going Underground

Charlton, Jack Born 8 May 1935  (Ashington, Northumberland, England) 'Wor Jackie' (actually christened John) spent his entire football-playing career at Leeds United, and, like his younger brother Bobby, also played for England and was a member of the 1966 World Cup-winning side. He then went on to manage Middlesborough, Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United and the Republic of Ireland, before retiring in 1994. Loulou's Lions Pushing Up The Daisies

Cheney, Dick Born 30 January 1941  (Lincoln, Nebraska, USA) Vice-President of the USA, apparently the real "brains" in the White House. Has had years of heart trouble. Asking For It Death From Above Morbid United FC Sporting Lesbian

Chipp, Don  Born 21 August 1925  (Melbourne, Australia) Died 28 August 2006  (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Age at death: 81   Founder of the Australian Democrats Party. See, I Told You I Was Sick!

Chirac, Jacques Born 29 November 1932  (Paris, France) President of France. Hated by most countries, but loved by his own. Git-R-Dead Digging The Grave Murld Leaders The Happy Desk TiM r

Chomsky, Noam Born 7 December 1928  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Leading professor of linguistics, who has also written and lectured widely on subjects as diverse as philosophy and US foreign policy. Holds honorary degrees from over 20 universities. Deadknobs And Doomed Picks John Stalkest

Choules, 'Digger' Claude (Died in 2011) Born 3 March 1901  (Pershore, Worcestershire, England) One of the very few remaining British soldiers from World War I, though he has lived in Australia since about 1920. Bazzilliant Jodie's Cuppas Oh, It's a Scythe!

Churchill, Clarissa Born 28 June 1920  (London, England) Niece of one former Prime Minister and widow of another: Winston Churchill and Anthony Eden respectively. Jaguar X-Types R.I.P. It Up And Start Again

Ciampi, Carlo Azeglio Born 9 December 1920  (Livorno, Italy) President of Italy since 1999. Murld Leaders

Clark, Dick (Died in 2012) Born 30 November 1929  (Mount Vernon, New York, USA) Veteran US TV producer/presenter. 99 Ways To Die Beginnings of Rigor Dead And Loving It Killers of Hope Death Becomes Us Eternity Tours Gerald Ford Must Die Grizly Holicman Ilikeekilly Kiss of Death Mr Yuck Norfolk & Chance Riding The Jesus Train The Newlydeads Whoopass United

Clark, Petula Born 15 November 1932  (Epsom, Surrey, England) Singer and actress. Has suffered from depression. Dead As A Dodo

Clarke, Arthur C (Died in 2008) Born 16 December 1917  (Minehead, Somerset, England) Scientist, sci-fi author, co-writer of "2001: A Space Odyssey", TV presenter, and alleged kiddie-fiddler. Long-term resident of Sri Lanka. Canadian Paul Crem De La Crem Eat My Dust Eejit Freddie Starr Ate My Rhino Fox In A Box Inar's Golden Oldies International House of Death Jaguar X-Types L C And The Sunshine Band Living In A Box Only Fools And Corpses Pining For The Fjords Pooil Vaaish Sandals in the Bin: The Mother Teresa Tribute Band That's All, Folks! The Happy Desk The Dodgy One The Grey Horde The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury The Melonfarmers The Morbid Postman The Newlydeads The Winged Devil Monkeys TiM r Whitaker's Choice

Clarke, Nick  Born in Godalming, Surrey, England  (exact date unknown) Died 23 November 2006  (London, England) Age at death: 58  (read death notice) BBC TV/radio personality - presenter of Radio 4's "The World At One". Born 1948. The Happy Desk We Spin Terror

Clinton, Bill Born 19 August 1946  (Hope, Arkansas, USA) Sax-playing ex-US President (1993-2001). Git-R-Dead Riding The Jesus Train The Familiar Undead

Close, Brian Born 24 February 1931  (Rawdon, Yorkshire, England) Former English Test cricketer. Also enjoyed an unusually long career (1948-77) in county cricket. 1st Time And Every One A Winner

Coe, Peter (Died in 2008) Date and place of birth unknown Father of Olympic athlete Sebastian Coe. Grobler's Stiff Ones

Cole, George Born 22 April 1925  (Tooting, London, England) British actor, best known for his role as dodgy car dealer Arthur Daley in "Minder". Coffin Fit Colin's Corpses Dead Certs Deadpoolers Fox In A Box MizzJackTheCat

Cole, John (Died in 2013) Born 23 November 1927  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Former BBC reporter, much lampooned by Spitting Image for his strong Northern Irish accent. Hondoodedly an enteresting peck. Pooil Vaaish

Coleman, David (Died in 2013) Born 26 April 1926  (Manchester, England) Sports commentator who has been so gaffe-prone over the years that the satirical magazine Private Eye coined the term "Colemanballs" to describe any nonsensical utterance made on TV or radio. Sporting Life...Courting Death Sporting Lesbian

Coleman, Gary (Died in 2010) Born 8 February 1968  (Zion, Illinois, USA) Diminutive (4'8") actor who played Arnold Jackson in "Diff'rent Strokes". Has reportedly fallen on hard times of late, despite earning around $18m from the series. Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis? Mr Yuck Pooil Vaaish

Collins, Joan Born 23 May 1933  (London, England) Mutton-dressed-as-lamb actress, veteran of over 80 films spanning half a century, not to mention 'Dynasty'. Random fact: her first husband Maxwell Reed tried to sell her to an Arab sheik for £10,000, just seven months after their wedding in 1952. 2 Days Older Than Grass Cefor's Cremains of the Day Dead Man Walking

Collins, Michael Born 31 October 1930  (Rome, Italy) Apollo 11 command module pilot - orbited the Moon while his colleagues Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin got all the glory of landing and walking on it. Spent over 4 days in the Van Allen radiation belts. Redmyst XX

Collins, Phil Born 30 January 1951  (London, England) Baldy drummer/singer out of Genesis and Live Aid. Don't Fear (The Reaper)

Coltrane, Robbie Born 30 March 1950  (Rutherglen, Scotland) Large Scottish comedian who has achieved the rare feat of making the transition from stage to TV to serious big-screen roles, having appeared in two James Bond films and the three Harry Potter ones to date. Vassili Zaitsev

Connery, Sir Sean Born 25 August 1930  (Edinburgh, Scotland) Actor, director and producer. Worked as a coffin-polisher before becoming the first James Bond and playing him in 7 films. Knighted in 2000. Hung Like Kong Puppet Show And Siegfried Baboon's David Van Day Show Six Foot Under

Conté, Lansana (Died in 2008) Born in Moussayah Loumbaya, Guinea  (exact date unknown) President of Guinea since 1984. Won his last "democratic" election in 2003 with a staggering 95.3% of the vote. Survived an assassination attempt in January 2005, claiming God had not yet decided it was his time to die. Perhaps the big man will change his mind this year. Born sometime in 1934, by the way. The Newstreet Boys Death Squad

Cook, Roger Born in Australia  (exact date unknown) Rotund journalist, best known for his "Cook Report" investigative TV show. Dead Beat Dead Certs

Cook, Seth (Died in 2007) Born 24 July 1993  (Washington, USA) At just 12 years old, the world's oldest living sufferer of progeria, a rare genetic disorder that causes rapid aging. A bit of a sick choice, even by DDP standards... Wishin' on a (Death) Star

Cooper, Alice Born 4 February 1948  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Make-up clad "master of shock rock". Born Vincent Damon Furnier, but changed his and his band's name to Alice Cooper in the late '60s, apparently because he believes he is a reincarnation of a 17th-century witch of that name. Loss of Life

Cooper, Henry (Died in 2011) Born 3 May 1934  (London, England) Former heavyweight boxer, who caused a sensation in July 1963 by very nearly defeating the young prodigy Cassius Clay. Clay was saved only by his trainer deliberately sabotaging one of his gloves between rounds, thus buying him time to recover from the pounding that Cooper had been giving him. "Our 'Enery" also fought such other big names as Rocky Marciano, Floyd Patterson, Sonny Liston, Joe Louis and Sugar Ray Robinson, but is probably better remembered for his association with Brut 33 aftershave ("Splash it all over!"). Zaph's Snuffers

Cooper, Jackie (Died in 2011) Born 15 September 1922  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Child actor who started out in the 1920s and managed to continue working into his eighties. Kali Comes To Dinner

Corbett, Ronnie Born 4 December 1930  (Edinburgh, Scotland) The pint-sized one of the Two Ronnies. Canadian Paul Cefor's Cremains of the Day Die, Celebs, Die!!! Going Underground Levelled Crossing ProDeathCrew The Winged Devil Monkeys Victor Spencer's Delight

Cosby, Bill Born 12 July 1937  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Long-standing, squeaky-clean, inexplicably popular US comic. Digging The Grave Ilikeekilly Six Foot Under The Merry Harvester

Coupland, Diana  Born 5 March 1932  (London, England) Died 10 November 2006  (Coventry, Warwickshire, England) Age at death: 74  (read death notice) Sitcom and soap opera actress ("Bless This House", "Triangle", "Juliet Bravo", "EastEnders"), whose early career included a role as the singing voice of Ursula Andress in the 1962 James Bond film "Dr No". Vassili Zaitsev

Crawford, Michael Born 19 January 1942  (Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) TV actor who made his name as Frank Spencer in "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em", before successfully reinventing himself as a serious stage actor, taking starring roles in "Barnum" and "Phantom of the Opera". Dead Beat

Cronkite, Walter (Died in 2009) Born 4 November 1916  (St Joseph's, Missouri, USA) Former CBS Evening News anchorman, whose commentary provided the definitive voice of issues and events in America from 1962-81. Was once named the "most trusted figure in American public life". 99 Ways To Die Burke 'n' Hare  Colin's Corpses Git-R-Dead Death Becomes Us Death On The Rocks Eternity Tours Henry's Half-Dead Heroes Ilikeekilly Kiss of Death Lord Football's Snuffers Morbid United FC Oh, It's a Scythe! Redmyst XX Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard Sandals in the Bin: The Mother Teresa Tribute Band Weatherman90 And The Crew Toasted Brown Bread

Crosby, David Born 14 August 1941  (Los Angeles, California, USA) One third of Crosby, Stills & Nash, and indeed one quarter of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. 99 Ways To Die Riding The Jesus Train You Can Have Zsa Zsa Over My Dead Body!

Crowden, Graham (Died in 2010) Born 30 November 1922  (Edinburgh, Scotland) Star of BBC sitcom "Waiting for God". Turned down the chance to be Dr. Who in 1974. Jesus Jones Norfolk & Chance The Dodgy One

Cryer, Barry Born 23 April 1935  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) Prolific comedy writer and panelist on radio comedy shows. Globaltruth

Cuenod, Hugues (Died in 2010) Born 16 June 1902  (Corseaux-sur-Vesey, Switzerland) Swiss opera singer. Dead As A Dodo Eat My Dust Fallen Sparrow Faster, Pussycat, Kill, Kill, Kill! Going Green JoeRam Ready, Steady, Deady The 4 Hamsters of the Apocalypse The Underdogs of Hull City Wishin' on a (Death) Star

Culkin, Macaulay Born 26 August 1980  (New York City, USA) Irritating child actor, now a 20-something who got busted for drugs in September 2004. His most recent film saw him as a crack-smoking gay killer in hot pants. The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...)

Curie Labouisse, Eve (Died in 2007) Born 6 December 1904  (Paris, France) Author and daughter of Marie and Pierre Curie. Faster, Pussycat, Kill, Kill, Kill! Indeed, That's Out Of The Air

Curtis, Tony (Died in 2010) Born 3 June 1925  (The Bronx, New York, USA) Hollywood actor - star of over 100 films and made-for-TV movies, from classics such as "Some Like It Hot" and "The Count of Monte Cristo" to the less impressive "Lobster Man from Mars". Born Bernard Schwartz, five times married, including to Janet Leigh - a marriage which produced Jamie Lee Curtis. Beerbutton Dead As A Dodo Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Puppet Show And Siegfried Baboon's David Van Day Show Thanatopsis The Happy Desk

Cutler, Ivor  Born 15 January 1923  (Glasgow, Scotland) Died 3 March 2006  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Poet, author, humorist, songwriter, singer, actor, and raconteur, apparently. Big-Iain Crem De La Crem R.I.P. It Up And Start Again The Voodoo Gurus

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