Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2007: D

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Dahlan, Mohammed Born in Khan Younis, Gaza, Palestine  (exact date unknown) Leading Palestinian politician, currently security chief. Born 1961. Are You Still Dying, Darling?

Daly, Bishop Edward Born 5 December 1933  (Belleek, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland) Former Roman Catholic Bishop of Derry. I Hope So, They Buried Him

Daly, Cardinal Cahal Born 1 October 1917  (Loughguile, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) Fomer Archbishop of Armagh between 1990 & 1996. Eejit They're Dead, Y'Know!

Daniels, Paul Born 6 April 1938  (Middlesbrough, England) Magician and generally ubiquitous light-entertainment TV celebrity, the lowest point in whose career (and let's face it, it has a lot of competition) was probably presenting the late 1980s kids' TV programme 'Wizbit'. An eight-foot rabbit named Willy and a three-foot cone-shaped creature starring alongside a four-foot toupée-wearing conjuror...truly, truly dreadful. Boring Ole' Six Digging The Grave If One Dies, Will The Other Follow? Pink Panther (dead-dead, dead-dead)

Darrieux, Danielle Born 1 May 1917  (Bordeaux, France) French singer & movie actress, who made some films in America. Are You Still Dying, Darling?

Dassin, Jules Born 18 November 1911  (Middletown, Connecticut, USA) French-sounding but actually American film director. Entertainers Seeking One Final Shot At Fame  Yerttle

David, Hal Born 25 May 1921  (New York, New York, USA) Lyricist & songwriter, often teaming up with Burt Bacharach. Island of Death

Davidson, Jim Born 13 December 1953  (Kidbrooke, London, England) Controversial racist comedian who somehow has turned into a popular family entertainer. Has also had a colourful private life. Doornails R Us

Davies, Ray Born 21 June 1944  (Muswell Hill, London, England) Lead singer of The Kinks. Shot in the leg in New Orleans in 2004 whilst on holiday. Swami's House of Soon To Be Wax

Davies, Russell T. Born in Swansea, Wales  (exact date unknown) British TV producer & writer, the man responsible for bringing back "Dr Who". Born 1963. Pobol y Fedd

Davies, Windsor Born 28 August 1930  (Canning Town, London, England) English-born but Welsh-bred thespian who over-acted his way through dreadful '70s sitcom "It Ain't Half Hot, Mum" and the cringeworthy "Never The Twain". Beerbutton 2 Foxy T Shuffled Off

Davis, Al Born 4 July 1929  (Brockton, Massachusetts, USA) Owner of NFL's Oakland Raiders. Thank You, Now Buh-Bye

Davis, Clive Born 4 April 1932  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Music producer, founder & long time head of Arista Records. Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive

Dawn, Liz Born 8 November 1939  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) Star of Coronation Street for many years, playing gobby fishwife Vera Duckworth. Diagnosed with emphysema in 2004. Compost Corner If One Dies, Will The Other Follow? Sid & Doris Bonkers Yerttle

Dawson, Richard Born 20 November 1932  (Gosport, Hampshire, England) British born, American game show-host & actor; "Hogan's Heroes" etc. Tentoesup

Dawson, Smokey Born 19 March 1913  (Collingwood, Victoria, Australia) Aussie country music legend. See, I Told You I Was Sick!

Day, Doris Born 3 April 1924  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) One of America's most prolific actresses of the 1950s and '60s, born Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff. After the death of her third husband, Marty Melcher, in 1968, she quit movies and turned to television and later to animal welfare. 1-2-3 Dead Like Me  1 Is Dead Chuffed Crusty Corpses Death In Vegas For Those About To Croak: Fire - We Salute You George Lass and the Gravelings  Norfolk & Chance Six Foot Under The Final Curtain Call Too Late For Casualty

Day O'Connor, Sandra Born 26 March 1930  (El Paso, Texas, USA) Former member of the US Supreme Court. I Can't Feel My Legs! Swami's House of Soon To Be Wax

de Carlo, Yvonne  Born 1 September 1922  (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) Died 8 January 2007  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Film actress who appeared for years in fairly obscure movies, before landing the part of Moses' (Charlton Heston's) wife Sephora in 'The Ten Commandments' (1956). She later made the move to the small screen, ending up in a couple of Wild West TV series before becoming Lily in 'The Munsters'. Noah Reason And The Dirt Naps Rigger Mortice And The Rotting Allstars Youth In Asia Helpline

de Havilland, Olivia Born 1 July 1916  (Tokyo, Japan) Sister of Joan Fontaine, but hasn't spoken to her since 1942. Actress who picked up the award-winning parts, largely as she wasn't the most glamorous girl on the block. Now retired and living in France. Bitter Violet Dead End Job Better Off Dead Death On The Rocks Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again & Again) Death or Die Trying Heads in a Bag Entertainers Seeking One Final Shot At Fame Lord Football's Dead Superstars Rosebud! Zzzzzzz Team DJB Temporary Team Name 2 (was Mean Machine) The Cloggers Tick Tock Stopped Ticking Toasted Brown Bread Too Late For Casualty

de Juana Chaos, José Ignacio Born 21 September 1955  (Guipzcoa, Spain) Wackily-named member of the Basque terrorist group ETA, currently serving a 96-year prison sentence. Has a propensity for going on hunger strikes. Born 1955. Alison The Assassin

de Klerk, F. W. Born 18 March 1936  (Johannesburg, South Africa) Former President of South Africa from 1989-1994. Ailing Rulers of Africa Go Fish See, I Told You I Was Sick!

de Larrocha y de la Calle, Alicia Born 23 May 1923  (Barcelona, Spain) Catalonian musician. Bijou Bodettes

De Laurentiis, Dino Born 8 August 1919  (Torre Annunziata, Campania, Italy) Film producer who, inbetween working on an incredible number of absolute turkeys and bankrupting two movie studios, has also managed to be responsible for a number of box office successes, including 'King Kong', 'Flash Gordon' and 'Hannibal'. Worked in partnership with Carlo Ponti for a while in the 1950s. Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Flanges Unlucky In Life Puzlman's Passing Picks

De Niro, Robert Born 17 August 1943  (New York, New York, USA) Big-name Hollywood actor, whose 60 or so films since the one which made his name ('Taxi Driver', 1976) have included numerous smash hits, plus a few, such as 'The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle', where he'd have been better advised to file the script in the bin. The Driller Killer

de Oliveira, Manoel Born 12 January 1908  (Oporto, Portugal) Portuguese film director. Are You Still Dying, Darling?

de Polanco, Jesús  Born 7 November 1929  (Madrid, Spain) Died 21 July 2007  (Madrid, Spain) Age at death: 77  (read death notice) Billionaire Spanish media mogul, was one of the world's top 300 wealthiest people. The Living End They're Dead, Y'Know!

de Souza Neto, Edmundo Alves Born 2 April 1971  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Notorious former Brazil striker often referred to as 'The Animal', reflecting both his penchant for violence on the pitch and colourful antics off it. His catalogue of misdemeanours include incarceration for multiple vehicular homicide (he was allowed out to play football at weekends) and attracting the consternation of animal rights activists by getting a monkey inebriated at a children's party (although the kids apparently thought it was hilarious). In Bed With Maradona

de Wardener, Professor H. E. Born 8 October 1915  (Paris, France) Nephrologist. That's a kidney expert to you and me. Grobler's Stiff Ones

Dean, Eliza Gladys Milvina Born 2 February 1912  (Peckham, London, England) Younger of the two remaining survivors of the Titanic disaster, having been only 10 weeks old at the time. Beginnings of Rigor Cashed Their Chips Charles Got His Wish Death On The Rocks Drunkasaskunk Stiff & the Tears Vassili Zaitsev Yerttle

Debakey, Michael E. Born 7 September 1908  (Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA) Pioneering cardiovascular surgeon, the first to successfully implant an artificial heart in 1966. Winner of the National Medal of Science in 1987. Carkers' Convention 2007 The Harbingers Of Condolence Croaker De'Ath and the Prognosticators Deathpig Diedie Mydarlings Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Fallen Sparrow Morbid United FC On Your Marks, Get Set, You're Dead Rosebud! Zzzzzzz Slobodan Milosevic's Medicine Cabinet Swami's House of Soon To Be Wax They Died And Left Me In Charge Win One For The Dead

Déby, Idriss Born in Fada, Ennedi, Chad  (exact date unknown) President of Chad, who seized power in a coup in 1990. Has been re-elected twice in totally free, democratic (*cough*) elections since then. Born 1952. Erm...Excuse Me... Aren't You... Dead? The Raven

Dee, Simon Born 28 July 1935  (Ottawa, Canada) British DJ, a star in the 60's, whose fall from fame was spectacular. Born Cyril Nicholas Henty-Dodd, hence the name change. The Winged Devil Monkeys

Deedes, Bill  Born 1 June 1913  (Saltwood Castle, Kent, England) Died 17 August 2007  (Kent, England) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Former editor of the Daily Telegraph, MP for Ashford, Minister for Information in Harold McMillan's Government, and golfing partner of the late Denis Thatcher. Suffered a stroke (no pun intended) in 2001. 1 Is Dead Chuffed Are You Still Dying, Darling? Brown Bread Deathlist.net Erm...Excuse Me... Aren't You... Dead? Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again & Again) George Lass and the Gravelings Globaltruth Hardwood Surround Just Resting My Eyes Lard Bazaar Norwegian Blue Coin-Coloured Spectacles Puppet Show And Siegfried Baboon's David Van Day Tribute Act Time Is NOT On Our Side! Tomb It May Concern We'reAllGonnaDie! Whittaker's Choice Wishy-Washy

Degollado, Rev Marcial Maciel Born 10 March 1920  (Cotija de la Paz, Michoacan, Mexico) Former Roman Catholic bishop, who has been at the centre of sex abuse allegations. We Spin Terror

Deif, Mohammed Date and place of birth unknown Commander of the military wing of Hamas, and suspected master bomb-maker. Target of several Israeli assassination attempts to date. Erm...Excuse Me... Aren't You... Dead? George Lass and the Gravelings Rabbitsnuffer The Raven Win One For The Dead

Delacourt-Smith of Alteryn, Baroness Born 5 April 1916  (place of birth unknown) Known to her friends as Margaret. Fomer Labour MP. Drunkasaskunk

Delannoy, Jean Born 12 January 1908  (Noisy-le-Sec, France) Early actor, who started out in silent movies. Win One For The Dead

DeLuise, Dom Born 1 August 1933  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Comic actor, often in Mel Brooks' films. Now also a chef. Dead And Don't Know It King Kong Lindemans

Denard, Bob  Born 7 April 1929  (Bordeaux, France) Died 13 October 2007  (Paris, France) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) Mercenary, often carrying out Charles de Gaulle's dirty work - involved in several African coups. Ailing Rulers of Africa

Denktash, Rauf Born 27 January 1924  (Paphos, Cyprus) Former leader of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Flatline Fellatio

Denmark, Leila Born 1 February 1898  (USA) American paediatrician and medical researcher whose work on whooping cough in the early '30s led to the development of the pertussis vaccine and the modern-day DPT vaccination. She continued to practise until her retirement in 2002 at the age of 104. Erm...Excuse Me... Aren't You... Dead? Death or Die Trying Lord Football's Dead Superstars On Your Marks, Get Set, You're Dead Win One For The Dead

Dennis, Les Born 12 October 1954  (Liverpool, England) Former host of Family Fortunes and the inappropriately-named Les Dennis Laughter Show. More recently known for appearing on Celebrity Big Brother, and for splitting up with his wife, Amanda Holden, who'd been shagging that bloke off Men Behaving Badly. The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...)

Depardieu, Gérard Born 27 December 1948  (Chateauroux, France) Top French actor, who has acted in international films as well. Slave To The Grave

Depardieu, Guillaume Born 7 April 1971  (Paris, France) Actor - son of Gérard Depardieu. ThePoitouTeam

Derbyshire, Eileen Born 6 October 1930  (Urmston, Manchester, England) Actress, has played Emily Bishop in "Coronation Street" since 1961. The Final Curtain Call

Dern, Bruce Born 4 June 1936  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actor, best known for playing complete fruitcakes on the silver screen. Kelowna Karkups

Dershowitz, Alan Born 1 September 1938  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American lawyer and law tutor at Harvard Law School; involved in a number of high-profile US trials. Darwin's List

Devonshire, The Duchess of Born 31 March 1920  (London, England) Deborah Mitford, youngest and sole survivor of the famous Mitford sisters. Was married to the late Duke of Devonshire for over 60 years; just to be different, they lived in Derbyshire. Close The Casket

Dexter, Colin Born 29 September 1930  (Stamford, Lincolnshire) Author, creator of "Inspector Morse". In Eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

Di Stefano, Alfredo Born 4 July 1926  (Barrancas, Argentina) Acknowledged as one of the greatest footballers ever. Enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Ferenc Puskas at Real Madrid, during which the club won the European Cup 5 times in a row, from 1956-60. Are You Lot Still Alive? Checking Out By Christmas Dysfunctional Eat My Dust I Hope So, They Buried Him I Laugh in the Face Of Death! Kopbird L C And The Sunshine Band Leeds Till Death Mr C Sporting Life...Courting Death Sporting Lesbian The Delightful Dead The Ex Factor Yerttle YouKeepMeHangin'On Youth'n'Asia

di Stefano, Giuseppe Born 24 July 1921  (Motta Santa Anastasia, Sicily, Italy) Opera singer, with a long career behind him. Best known for his association with Maria Callas. Critically injured in an attack at his home in Kenya in December 2004, he is still in a serious condition in an Italian hospital. I Am Not Sick Luck of the Dead The Anfield Iron

Diamond, Neil Born 24 January 1941  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Born Noah Kaminsky. Very successful, albeit decidedly cheesy, US singer. Dead As A Dodo

Dick, Andy Born 21 December 1965  (Charleston, South Carolina, USA) Extremely controversial American comic actor, who hosts his own radio show called "The Shit Show". The Texas Reaper Club

Diddley, Bo Born 30 December 1928  (McComb, Mississippi, USA) Rock 'n' roll singer & guitarist, well known for his rectangular guitar. Ashes2AshesSeadog Heaven 17 (+3)

Diddy, P Born 4 November 1969  (Harlem, New York, USA) Sean Combs, aka Puff Daddy, aka Puffy, aka P. Diddy. Spent his early childhood in Harlem, but later grew up in the middle-class, leafy New York suburb of Mount Vernon and was educated at private school and university, which is somewhat at odds with his carefully-cultivated gangsta rap image. Charles Got His Wish

Diller, Phyllis Born 17 July 1917  (Lima, Ohio, USA) Stand-up comedienne who has a wisecrack comment about most things. Looks better than average for her age. But for how much longer? Better Off Dead Florida Gator Bait Grassyknoll Grayson Grim Reaper And The Exciting Funerals Fox In A Box Knowing My Luck I'll Probably Reincarnate As A Mayfly! Lard Bazaar Mr & Mrs Drummerboy My Toes Are Real People Temporary Team Name 2 (was Mean Machine)

DiMaggio, Dom Born 12 February 1917  (San Francisco, California, USA) Former baseball player, younger brother of the legendary Joe. Aardvark

Dio, Ronnie James Born 10 July 1942  (Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA) Replaced Ozzy Osbourne as lead singer of Black Sabbath, and went on to form his own eponymous band, Dio. I'm Just A Singer In A Rock And Roll Band

Dirkschneider, Udo Born 6 April 1952  (Wuppertal, Germany) German heavy metal singer. I'm Just A Singer In A Rock And Roll Band

Dixon, Malcolm Date and place of birth unknown Dwarf actor - played an Oompa-Loompa in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" (1971). Bijou Bodettes

Dobrynin, Anatoly Born 16 November 1919  (Krasnaya Gorka, Russia) Soviet diplomat, ambassador to the United States (1962-86), and dean of the Washington, D.C., diplomatic corps (1979-86). Grim Reaper And The Exciting Funerals

Dobson, John Born 14 September 1915  (Beijing, China) American astronomer, telescope builder and former monk. Stiff & the Tears

Docherty, Tommy Born 24 August 1928  (Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish international footballer and outspoken football manager. Go Ahead Turkeys Nice Little Urner

Dodd, Ken Born 8 November 1927  (Liverpool, England) End-of-the-pier stand-up comedian turned TV star and surprisingly successful singer. Not remotely funny to anyone under the age of about 70. Will this be the year he says "tatty bye" for the last time? 4 Ever Delayed Crusty Corpses Dead Beat Dead Mingers Leeds Till Death Lived So Let's Die Living In A Box Oh...If Only It Were True Pan Breid P.M.T. (Pre Mortem Tension) The Great Beyond The Melonfarmers The Time Is Nigh Who Greased That Vine?

Dogg, Snoop Born 20 October 1971  (Long Beach, California, USA) Gangsta rapper, born Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. Dark Brown And Dead Everybody's Dead, Dave

Doherty, Pete Born 12 March 1979  (Liverpool, England) Former lead singer of The Libertines, now with Babyshambles. His addictions to heroin and crack have made his behaviour increasingly random, self-centred and downright tedious. 1 Down, 19 To Go 1 Is Dead Chuffed 4 Ever Delayed A Bird In The Hand Is Worth At Least Three Points This Year The Frog Chorus A Kick In The Ghoulies Are They Dead Yet? Are You Lot Still Alive? Beerbutton Benedict's Class of '07 Better Red Than Dead Biologically Dead Bitter Violet Brown Bread Is Not As Alive As White Cefor's Cremains Cop It  Croaker De'Ath and the Prognosticators Crusher's Corpses Daisy Pushers Deadenders Dead End Job Dead Excited Dead or No Dead Death Becomes Them Death From Above Death In Vegas Death Stalks United Died In A Nasty Accident Digging The Grave  Jill Dando Failed The Doorstep Challenge Dirty Harry's Dead Pool Dress re-Hearse-als Every Shroud Has A Silver Lining Fallen Off The Twig Five-Fingered Hand of Death George Lass and the Gravelings Go Ahead Turkeys Grassyknoll Grayson Grave Architecture Gravediggin' Grandaddy Hatters1988 2007 Last Breaths Hello Hell Hope You Had a P0rn Pal Hung Like Kong I Laugh in the Face Of Death! Illinois Reaper Beater In Death Do Us Fart I Rolled A Seven I Told You I Felt Ill!!!!!! It's All Gone Dark Over There  It's Time To Say Goodbye John Stalkerestest Kopbird Lard Bazaar  Mave's Graves Mr Mark J Next Up Owt To Stop Me Coffin? Pan Breid Paul Metcalfe's 21 Peter "RIP" Trait Pink Panther (dead-dead, dead-dead) ProDeathCrew Redmyst XX Roger Mortis RooKill Sayonara Saddam Schadenfreude ShezyB's Angels Spun Do You Light Us STAB_in_the_DARK Styx & Stones Thank You, Now Buh-Bye That Russian Athlete's Got Balls The Derby Rams A Long Queue in the Oncology Department The Final Curtain Call The Great Beyond The Janitor I'm Just A Singer In A Rock And Roll Band The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury The Melonfarmers The Old G1ts  The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...)  Toasted Brown Bread Valley of Death

Dole, Bob Born 22 July 1923  (Russell, Kansas, USA) Veteran US politican, former Presidential candidate back in 1996. Dead Druids' Society The Cloggers

D'Oliveira, Basil Born 4 October 1931  (Cape Town, South Africa) Mixed-race South African cricketer who was barred from playing for his native country under the apartheid regime, so emigrated to, and played for, England instead. Now suffering from Parkinson's Disease. Brown Bread Octopus of Odstock Sporting Life...Courting Death The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2007  They're Dead, Y'Know! To The Other Side Wake Up And Smell The Coffin

Domino, Fats Born 26 February 1928  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) American rock 'n' roll star. Crazycarl Croaker De'Ath and the Prognosticators Dark Brown And Dead Hope You Had a P0rn Pal I Can't Feel My Legs! Justpat's Carkers Leeds Till Death Milksnatcher's Last Hurrah!! Norwegian Blue Pry It From His Cold Dead Fingers Thanatopsis The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers The Delightful Dead

Doonican, Val Born 3 February 1927  (Waterford, Republic of Ireland) Cardigan-wearing crooner, who for many years had a large, mainly geriatric, fan base. 1-2-3 Dead Like Me Dodo, Di, Dodi, Dando...Dido? Stillborn Marionettes The Doom & Gloom Room

Dorff, Stephen Born 29 July 1973  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) US actor: "Blade", "Cold Creek Manor". My Toes Are Real People

Douglas, Jack Born 26 April 1927  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Comic actor who appeared in eight of the "Carry On..." films. 1-2-3 Dead Like Me 1 Is Dead Chuffed  2 Days Older Than Grass In Death Do Us Fart

Douglas, Kirk Born 9 December 1916  (New York, New York, USA) Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky. Has appeared in over 100 films, spanning almost 60 years, and still going. Father of Michael. 1-2-3 Dead Like Me It's Grim Up North 4 Ever Delayed Above Average For Norfolk AbraCadaver A Dingo Ate My Baby AFC Norwegian Blue A Kick In The Ghoulies Are They Dead Yet? Are You Lot Still Alive? Bazzilliant Beerbutton 2 Beerbutton  BillsZone.com Fat Pansies Biologically Dead Bitter Violet Bleedin' Heart Blue & White Wizzard Brown Bread But I'm Not Dead Yet Buzzards Calamity Cefor's Cremains Checking Out By Christmas Close The Casket Coffin Fit Col's Corpses Crusher's Corpses Crusty Corpses Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead Calm Dead Druids' Society Dead Excited Dead Mingers Better Off Dead Death In Vegas Death Stalks United Diedie Mydarlings Jill Dando Failed The Doorstep Challenge Dirty Harry's Dead Pool Dispatch Without Delay Don't Fear (The Reaper) Down Under The Daisies Dye Hard Fallen Off The Twig Flanges Unlucky In Life Flatline Fellatio For Those About To Croak: Fire - We Salute You Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster Globaltruth Golden Oldies! Hardwood Surround  Hatters1988 2007 Last Breaths Hello Hell The Graveyard Shifter Fox In A Box Hope You Had a P0rn Pal Hung Like Kong I Am Not Sick I Hope So, They Buried Him Impaled On The Antlers Of Doom Entertainers Seeking One Final Shot At Fame In Bed With Maradona In Death Do Us Fart I Told You I Felt Ill!!!!!! It's All Gone Dark Over There It's Worse Than That, He's Dead, Jim It Tolls For Thee Jaguar X-Types Jesus Jones The Goebbels Family & the Fred West Dancers Live On The Box Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks O'Neill is a Sick Puppy Justpat's Carkers King Kong Lindemans Kiss of Death Lard Bazaar Lee's Dead On Lived So Let's Die Living In A Box Lord Football's Dead Superstars Merry Death Mass Milksnatcher's Last Hurrah!! Next Up No Longer With U.S. Norfolk & Chance Norwegian Blue Not At All Well  Noz4news Oh...If Only It Were True Only Fools And Corpses Overandout The Pale Rider Owt To Stop Me Coffin? Pan Breid Peterborough Petes Pooil Vaaish Rabbitsnuffer Reapin' Time Riding The Jesus Train Robbo's Dead 'Uns RooKill Rosebud! Zzzzzzz Schadenfreude See, I Told You I Was Sick! Shut Up, Ya Dead Git! Come On Baby Light My Pyre Singing in the Grave, I'm Singing in the Grave Six Foot Under Spiro's Toe Tagging Sporting Lesbian Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Swami's House of Soon To Be Wax Temporary Team Name 2 (was Mean Machine) That Russian Athlete's Got Balls The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers The Coffin-Dodgers The Conqueror Worm The Crematorium Cheerleaders The Dead Club The Delightful Dead The Derby Rams The Dodgyone The Driller Killer  The Funeral Director 07 The Janitor The Morbid Postman The Old G1ts There's A Mr Death At The Door, Something About The Reaping The Shipman List The Time Is Nigh They Sure Look Like Plant Food To Me Time Is NOT On Our Side! Tomb It May Concern Valley of Death Vassili Zaitsev Wayne's Done And Dusted Win One For The Dead You Mean He's Not Already? Youth In Asia Helpline

Douglas, Michael Born 25 September 1944  (New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA) Followed his father Kirk into films, and was a moderately successful actor for 20 years until 'Fatal Attraction' really launched him into superstardom in 1987, quickly followed by 'Wall Street' and 'Basic Instinct'. Somehow managed to pull Catherine Zeta-Jones, who is exactly 25 years his junior. Taking The Michael

Downey Jr, Robert Born 4 April 1965  (New York, New York, USA) Talented but equally flawed and troubled actor. Appears to be clean after his battle against drugs, but you never know... Lillith's List

Downs, Hugh Born 14 February 1921  (Akron, Ohio, USA) American broadcaster, producer and gameshow host. Dead Druids' Society Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive

Drabble, Phil  Born 13 May 1914  (Staffordshire, England) Died 29 July 2007  (Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, England) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Presenter of 'One Man And His Dog' - surely the dullest programme on British TV, at least until 'Big Brother' was invented. We actually thought he'd already been rounded up by the Grim Reaper until someone from The Guardian emailed us to say he'd celebrated his 91st birthday in May 2005. He only managed a couple more after that, though. 2 Days Older Than Grass A Kick In The Ghoulies Coffin Fit Col's Corpses Erm...Excuse Me... Aren't You... Dead? Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again & Again) Fly Me To The Moon Norwegian Blue

Drake, Ervin Born 3 April 1919  (New York, New York, USA) American songwriter, whose most famous work is "It Was A Very Good Year". Mixed Team

Dreyfus, Richard Born 29 October 1947  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Excellent if somewhat engmatic actor whose career has been setback by his battles with depression. Nonetheless he's been in countless films, including "Mr Holland's Opus" and "The Goodbye Girl." Pry It From His Cold Dead Fingers

Driver, Betty Born 20 May 1920  (Leicester, England) "Coronation Street" actress - Betty the barmaid in the Rovers' Return. Crem De La Crem Crusty Corpses  P.M.T. (Pre Mortem Tension)  Witham Waifs and Wasters

Drnovsek, Janez Born 17 May 1950  (Celje, Yugoslavia (now in Slovenia)) Current President of Slovenia and former president of Yugoslavia. Clathrate Gun Godot's Choir Invisible Meet Your Maker Queen of the Iceni The Living End Windsor The Troll

Du Toit, Nick Born in South Africa  (exact date unknown) South African mercenary, currently rotting in prison in Equatorial Guinea after being accused of planning a coup. Born around 1955. The Living End

Duff, Mickey Born 7 June 1929  (Krakow, Poland) Ex-boxer turned boxing promoter. Real name Monek Prager. Alright For Toasting

Dundee, Angelo Born 30 August 1923  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Legendary boxing trainer and cornerman, most famously with Muhammad Ali. Alright For Toasting

Dunn, Clive Born 9 January 1920  (London, England) Television actor, best remembered for his roles as Corporal Jones in 'Dad's Army' and Charlie Quick in 'Grandad'; he had a no. 1 hit single with the theme tune to the latter. Random fact: Gretchen Franklin was his cousin. 4 Ever Delayed Close The Casket Col's Corpses Crem De La Crem Crusher's Corpses Crusty Corpses Dead End Job Death Stalks United Foxy T Globaltruth Grave Architecture Hatters1988 2007 Last Breaths It's Time To Say Goodbye It's Worse Than That, He's Dead, Jim Jaguar X-Types Living In A Box Milksnatcher's Last Hurrah!! Mr Mark J Norfolk & Chance Obituarynotice Pan Breid Sporting Lesbian Stephen Hawking's Football Boots The Delightful Dead The Janitor The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) The Time Is Nigh Valley of Death Who Greased That Vine? Witham Waifs and Wasters

Dunn, Patricia C. Born 27 March 1953  (Burbank, California, USA) Former Hewlett-Packard board member who got embroiled in an industrial espionage row. Carkers' Convention 2007 Clathrate Gun Killers Of Hope Meet Your Maker Queen of the Iceni Mollie Sugden's Old Pussy Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer...

Durning, Charles Born 28 February 1923  (Highland Falls, New York, USA) Popular US actor. Not in the best of health lately, and his obesity doesn't help his chances of seeing next year. Crazycarl For Those About To Croak: Fire - We Salute You It's Worse Than That, He's Dead, Jim

Duskin, Big Joe Born 10 February 1921  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) Blues pianist & musician. I Smell Dead People

Duva, Lou Born 28 May 1922  (New York, New York, USA) Long-time boxing trainer & manager. Alright For Toasting

Duvall, Robert Born 5 January 1931  (San Diego, California, USA) US movie actor & director, in countless films since 1962. Deadtome

Dylan, Bob Born 24 May 1941  (Duluth, Minnesota, USA) Legendary folk singer with an annoying voice. Still touring. Dead Mingers Jill Dando Failed The Doorstep Challenge Flanges Unlucky In Life The Graveyard Shifter

Dzeliwe Shongwe, Inkhosikati LaShongwe Date and place of birth unknown Widow (born 1927) of the late King Sobhuza II of Swaziland, who ruled his country for an impressive 83 years. Ailing Rulers of Africa

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