Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2006: E

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Earl Jones, Robert  Born 3 February 1911  (Coldwater, Mississippi, USA) Died 7 September 2006  (Englewood, New Jersey, USA) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Former prize fighter, bit-part actor, and father of James Earl Jones, who enjoyed more big-screen success than his father. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead Ends Dysfunctional Eat My Dust One Foot in the Grave The Living Dead

Eastwood, Clint Born 31 May 1930  (San Francisco, California, USA) College dropout son of a steelworker who made it big in spaghetti westerns and has been playing hard men ever since. Starred in the film which gave the DDP its name, so it will be truly ironic if he turns out to be a points scorer. Dead Beat ProDeathCrew Six Foot Under That's All, Folks!

Ecclestone, Bernie Born 28 August 1930  (St Peter South Elmham, Suffolk, England) Top dog in the Formula 1 world, with sole control of F1 media rights and an estimated personal fortune of £2.4 billion, which makes him the 3rd wealthiest living Briton. Coincidentally, he's also the 3rd shortest living Briton, standing just 2'9" in his stockinged feet. Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother

Ecevit, Bulent  Born 28 May 1925  (Istanbul, Turkey) Died 5 November 2006  (Ankara, Turkey) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) Turkish politician who had a bit of a rollercoaster career, being Prime Minister 4 times, but also banned from politics for 10 years at one point and banged up in prison by the military a couple of times. Ousted from power for the last time in November 2002. Dead As A Dodo Fallen Sparrow Ready, Steady, Deady Time Is NOT On Our Side! Tramp The Dirt Down Wishin' on a (Death) Star

Edgington, Maxine  Date and place of birth unknown Died 6 September 2006  (Dorset, England) Age at death: 48  (read death notice) Cancer sufferer who hit the headlines after writing as her own memorial a song called "We Laughed"; it was then released by Billy Bragg and got to a very respectable number 11 in the UK singles chart. I Smell Dead People R.I.P. It Up And Start Again

Edmonds, Noel Born 22 December 1948  (Ilford, Essex, England) Bearded TV presenter who spunked away a small fortune on his ill-advised Mr Blobby theme parks. Don't Fear (The Reaper)

Edwards, Blake (Died in 2010) Born 26 July 1922  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) Movie director (Pink Panther, Days of Wine & Roses). Married to Julie Andrews. Eternity Tours

Efimov, Boris (Died in 2008) Born 28 September 1900  (Russia) Stalin's favourite propaganda cartoonist. John's A Legendary Doughnut

Elizabeth II, Queen Born 21 April 1926  (London, England) Queen of the UK, basically. Not a popular DDP pick, possibly because her late mother's longevity suggests she may have 25 years left in her yet. Bleedin' Heart Bunch of Old Bags Lived So Let's Die Murld Leaders Nice Little Urner Sandals in the Bin: The Mother Teresa Tribute Band SexyB The Bitter End The Familiar Undead

Ellis, Albert (Died in 2007) Born 27 September 1913  (Pittsburgh, USA) Psychologist. Founder of rational emotive behaviour therapy. Judging by his photo, though, his behaviour when it comes to trouser-wearing isn't very rational. The belt goes around your waist, Bert, not under your armpits. Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard

Ellis, Doug Date and place of birth unknown Chairman of Aston Villa football club. Freddie Starr Ate My Rhino Globaltruth They Sure Look Like Plant Food To Me

Eminem Born 17 October 1972  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) Rapper. Coffin Fit

Eszterhas, Joe Born 23 November 1944  (Csakanydoroszlo, Hungary) Hollywood scriptwriter, best known for "Basic Instinct". Has undergone treatment for throat cancer, caused by heavy smoking. One Foot in the Grave Snuff Daddies

Evans, Bishop Michael (Died in 2011) Born 10 August 1951  (London, England) Catholic Bishop of East Anglia. I Smell Dead People

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