Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2007: V

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Van Buren, Abigail Born 4 July 1918  (Sioux City, Iowa, USA) Agony aunt (born Pauline Esther Friedman) who wrote the long-running "Dear Abby" column which was syndicated to a number of US newspapers. Her twin sister, Esther Pauline Friedman (clearly their parents were somewhat short of inspiration when it came to names), was also an agony aunt. Aardvark Merry Death Mass Slobodan Milosevic's Medicine Cabinet Stahlmatt

Van Buren, Steve Born 28 December 1920  (La Ceiba, Honduras) Honduran, a former American footballer with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2007

Van Dyke, Dick Born 13 December 1925  (West Plains, Missouri, USA) Actor and TV presenter who is best known in America for "The Dick Van Dyke Show", and on this side of the pond for his butt-clenchingly awful attempt at a Cockney accent in "Mary Poppins". Benedict's Class of '07 Jill Dando Failed The Doorstep Challenge Dye Hard Foxy T Lady Bird Johnson Must Die In Eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks Lee's Dead On The Mother Teresa And Desmond Tutu Narcotic Inferno The Dodgyone The Great Beyond There's A Mr Death At The Door, Something About The Reaping The Time Is Nigh

Van Halen, Eddie Born 26 January 1955  (Nijmegen, Netherlands) Dutch guitarist, co-founder of the rock group Van Halen. Has suffered health problems in the last few years, which have affected his output somewhat. A Shot In The Dark

Van Kirk, Theodore 'Dutch' Born 27 February 1921  (Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA) The navigator of the Enola Gay when it dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Vassili Zaitsev

Van Patten, Dick Born 9 December 1928  (New York, New York, USA) US actor & dog food promoter. Suffered a major stroke in 2006. I Can't Feel My Legs!

Vanderbilt, Gloria Born 20 February 1924  (New York, New York, USA) Became a multi-millionaire heiress at just 15 months old, and later became an artist, actress & socialite. Please Refrain From Testing

Varah, Chad  Born 12 November 1911  (Barton upon Humber, England) Died 8 November 2007  (Basingstoke, Hampshire, England) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Anglican clergyman, story-writer on the "Eagle" comic, and founder of the Samaritans. Dead Calm Grobler's Stiff Ones Valley of Death Wishy-Washy

Varallo, Francisco Born 5 February 1910  (La Plata, Argentina) The only surviving player from the first football World Cup Final in 1930, when he played for Argentina in their 4-2 defeat against Uruguay. Sporting Life...Courting Death

Varney, Reg Born 11 July 1916  (Plaistow, London, England) Comic actor (now retired), most famous for playing Stan Butler in the sitcom "On the Buses". 1 Down, 19 To Go 2 Days Older Than Grass A Kick In The Ghoulies A Shot In The Dark Biologically Dead Coffin Fit Col's Corpses Crem De La Crem  Dead Is As Dead Does Digging The Grave Dispatch Without Delay Dress re-Hearse-als Going Underground The Goebbels Family & the Fred West Dancers Live On The Box Living In A Box My Toes Are Real People Nice Little Urner Obituarynotice  Stephen Hawking's Football Boots That Russian Athlete's Got Balls The Crematorium Cheerleaders The Doom & Gloom Room  The Morbid Postman Two Feet in the Grave YouKeepMeHangin'On Youth In Asia Helpline

Vaughan, Peter Born 4 April 1923  (Shropshire, England) TV actor - played Grouty, the Mr. Big of Slade prison in "Porridge". The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2007

Vaughn, Robert Born 22 November 1932  (New York, New York, USA) Actor, best known for either his role in The Man from U.N.C.L.E or to British audiences nowadays in the TV show Hustle. He is also the only surviving member of The Magnificent Seven. Ashes2AshesSeadog

Vegas, Johnny Born 11 September 1971  (St Helens, Lancashire, England) Lardy, husky-voiced comedian and former potter. Real name Michael Joseph Pennington. The Frog Chorus Better Red Than Dead Dead or No Dead That Russian Athlete's Got Balls

Venables, Terry Born 6 January 1943  (Dagenham, London, England) Former England football player & manager and screenwriter, who wrote the ITV detective series Hazell. Hardwood Surround

Versace, Donatella Born 2 May 1955  (Reggio di Calabria, Italy) Fashion designer, head of the Versace clothing empire. Barry Chuckle

Vidal, Gore Born 3 October 1925  (West Point, New York, USA) Essayist, novelist, playwright and outspoken political commentator. Co-wrote the script for the classic 1959 film "Ben-Hur", but was denied the credit for it. Banda Aceh Surf Club

Videla, Jorge Rafael Born 21 August 1925  (Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina) Former President of Argentina between 1976 & 1981, and the man who lead the military junta which specialised inhuman rights abuses, tortures & "disappearances". Now under house arrest. David the Aspie Old Folks' Graveyard ...the Salmon Mousse!!!

Vigoda, Abe Born 24 February 1921  (New York, New York, USA) Tall, well-built character actor, noted for his roles as mobster Sal Tessio in "The Godfather" and Det. Sgt. Fish in "Barney Miller". Was erroneously declared dead in the early 1980s. BillsZone.com Fat Pansies Call-Forward-Forever Death In Vegas In Eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks Kiss of Death Merry Death Mass  Moldy Oldies Peterborough Petes Phreebyrd Puzlman's Passing Picks Rosebud! Zzzzzzz Schadenfreude Singing in the Grave, I'm Singing in the Grave The Dead Club The Texas Reaper Club Win One For The Dead

Vincent, Jan-Michael Born 15 July 1944  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Despite a successful Hollywood career throughout the '60s & '70s, Vincent is more likely to be remembered for his portrayal of the vigilante Stringfellow Hawke who kept the US safe during the '80s using only a state-of-the-art attack helicopter known as Airwolf. America's diminished impunity to the whims of megalomaniacs may be at the root of Vincent's subsequent decline into alcoholism and drug abuse. Cashed Their Chips Dye Hard In Bed With Maradona Mr C

Virgo, John Born 3 March 1946  (Salford, Lancashire, England) Snooker player, turned TV commentator & presenter. Dodo, Di, Dodi, Dando...Dido?

von Bülow, Claus Born 11 August 1926  (Copenhagen, Denmark) Wealthy British-based financier, who hit the headlines when he was convicted in 1982 of attempting to murder his wife, but later had his conviction quashed. Dodo, Di, Dodi, Dando...Dido? Warren502

von Bülow, Sunny Born 1 September 1932  (Manassas, Virginia, USA) American heiress & socialite, who has been in a vegetative coma since 1981, when she was the victim of an unsuccessful murder attempt. Going Underground The Doffin' Codgers

von Habsburg, Otto Born 20 November 1912  (Reichenau, Austria) Crown Prince of Austria. Breathless In Seattle

von Sydow, Max Born 10 April 1929  (Lund, Skane, Sweden) Swedish actor, who has achieved fame both at home and abroad. Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Please Refrain From Testing

von Trapp, Werner  Born 21 December 1915  (Austria) Died 11 October 2007  (Waitsfield, Vermont, USA) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) One of the Trapp Family Singers, whose real-life story inspired "The Sound of Music". The Raven

Vonnegut, Kurt  Born 11 November 1922  (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) Died 11 April 2007  (New York, New York, USA) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Sci-fi author whose novels also tend to convey an anti-authoritarian theme. His most famous work is undoubtedly "Slaughterhouse-Five", written in 1969. Aardvark Dead And Buried Death Dealers Records Presents: Tone Loc and DJ Lyle Kackers United Kiss of Death Schadenfreude The Grey Horde We Spin Terror

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