Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2007: E

 

Earl Jones, James
Born 17 January 1931  (Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA)
Actor who has had a 40-year career in movies without making it really big. However, he did provide the voice of Darth Vader in 'Star Wars' (the man in the suit was Dave Prowse). His father was Robert Earl Jones.
[Picture of James Earl Jones]

 

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.
[Picture of Clint Eastwood]

 

Eaton, Shirley
Born 13 January 1937  (London, England)
Actress, most famous for playing Jill Masterson, the Bond girl who died after being painted head to toe in gold paint in "Goldfinger".
[Picture of Shirley Eaton]

 

Eaton Travis, Doris (Died in 2010)
Born 14 March 1904  (Norfolk, Virginia, USA)
Broadway performer, the last living Ziegfeld Girl.
[Picture of Doris Eaton Travis]

 

Ebert, Roger (Died in 2013)
Born 18 June 1942  (Urbana, Illinois, USA)
Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic for the Chicago Sun Times. Also co-hosted a long-running TV show with fellow critic, the late Gene Siskel.
[Picture of Roger Ebert]

 

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 man in Britain, standing just 2'9" in his stockinged feet.
[Picture of Bernie Ecclestone]

 

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, managed to kill a contestant on his "Late Late Breakfast Show", then amazed everyone by making an unlikely comeback with "Deal or No Deal".
[Picture of Noel Edmonds]

 

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

 

Efimov, Boris (Died in 2008)
Born 28 September 1900  (Russia)
Stalin's favourite propaganda cartoonist.
[Picture of Boris Efimov]

 

Eisenhower, Julie Nixon
Born 5 July 1948  (Washington, DC, USA)
Daughter of Richard Nixon, granddaughter-in-law to Dwight Eisenhower. Now a socialite and author.
[Picture of Julie Nixon Eisenhower]

 

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 20 years left in her yet.
[Picture of Queen Elizabeth II]

 

Elizondo, Hector
Born 22 December 1936  (New York, New York, USA)
Experienced American actor, star of "Chicago Hope" amongst many others.
[Picture of Hector Elizondo]

 

Elliot, Barry
Born 24 December 1941  (Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England)
One half, along with his brother Paul, of the Chuckle Brothers children's "entertainment" duo.
[Picture of Barry Elliot]

 

Elliot, Paul
Born 18 October 1948  (Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England)
One half, along with his brother Barry, of the Chuckle Brothers children's "entertainment" duo.
[Picture of Paul Elliot]

 

Ellis, Albert Albert Ellis is no longer with us
Born 27 September 1913  (Pittsburgh, USA)

Died 24 July 2007  (New York, New York, USA)

Age at death: 93  (read death notice)
Psychologist. Founder of rational emotive behaviour therapy.
[Picture of Albert Ellis]

 

Ellis, Doug
Born 3 January 1924  (Chester, Cheshire, England)
Former chairman of Aston Villa football club.
[Picture of Doug Ellis]

 

Emberg, Bella
Born 16 September 1937  (Brighton, Sussex, England)
Rotund comic sidekick, most famously in Russ Abbot's TV shows.
[Picture of Bella Emberg]

 

Emin, Tracey
Born 3 July 1963  (Croydon, Kent, England)
Controversial artist & photographer.
[Picture of Tracey Emin]

 

Eminem
Born 17 October 1972  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
Rapper.
[Picture of Eminem]

 

Endersby, Trudi
Date and place of birth unknown
"Star" of the Government's latest anti-smoking drive, having suffered from terminal lung cancer for 6 years. Born 1962.
[Picture of Trudi Endersby]

 

Enfield, Harry
Born 30 May 1961  (Crawley, Sussex, England)
Comedian & impressionist, who had huge success in the '90s with his sketch shows. Now trying to stage something of a comeback.
[Picture of Harry Enfield]

 

Engleitner, Leopold (Died in 2013)
Born 23 July 1905  (Bad Ischl, Austria)
Holocaust survivor, who in recent years has appeared in interviews & documentaries about the subject.
[Picture of Leopold Engleitner]

 

Ermey, R. Lee
Born 24 March 1944  (Emporia, Kansas, USA)
US marine, turned actor - best known for his role as Sgt. Hartman in "Full Metal Jacket". Now also a military historian.
[Picture of R. Lee Ermey]

 

Espín Guillois, Vilma Vilma Espín Guillois is no longer with us
Born 7 April 1930  (Santiago de Cuba, Cuba)

Died 18 June 2007  (Havana, Cuba)

Age at death: 77  (read death notice)
Wife of Raúl Castro of Cuba.
[Picture of Vilma Espín Guillois]

 

Essex, David
Born 23 July 1947  (Plaistow, London, England)
Pop singer & actor, particularly popular in the 1970s.
[Picture of David Essex]

 

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.
[Picture of Joe Eszterhas]

 

Etienne, Clifford
Born 9 March 1972  (Lafayette, Louisiana, USA)
Former heavyweight boxer, who was jailed for life, without parole, in 2006, for a whole host of drug-related crimes.
[Picture of Clifford Etienne]

 

Eusebio
Born 25 January 1942  (Lourenco Marques, Mozambique)
Legendary Portuguese footballer.
[Picture of Eusebio]

 

Evans, Bishop Michael (Died in 2011)
Born 10 August 1951  (London, England)
Catholic Bishop of East Anglia.
[Picture of Bishop Michael Evans]

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