Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2008: G

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Gabor, Zsa Zsa Born 6 February 1917  (Budapest, Hungary) Nine-times married, cop-slapping actress. Was in a coma for a while after a collision between her car and a lamp-post on Hollywood's Sunset Boulevard in November 2002. 1 Dead In Ohio 2 Days Older Than Grass Alison The Assassin Bazzilliant Bii Hoff Bitter Violet Bobo's Gonna Get Ya !! Boxed Up And Ready To Go Breathless In Seattle Bronxtiremen But I'm Not Dead Yet Cap'n Ohtz  Chemically Detatched Church(yard) On The Hill Close The Casket Crazycarl Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead And Don't Know It Dead Beats Dead Boys Inc. Featuring Girls Ashroud Dead Calm Dead Loss Deadly As Sin Till You Win Dead Man Walking Blues Deadpoolers Death At Taylor Hall Death In Vegas Deathlist.net Die Allready Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Diet Of Worms Dodger's Coffins Dress re-Hearse-als Dysfunctional Either You're Dead Or My Watch Has Stopped Eternity Tours Film Is Forever, Filmmakers Are Not Flanges Unlucky In Life From Dust To Dung Nelson Mandela Must Die Godot's Waiting List Heartbreak Motor Oil Hunting Halos IlikeykillypartIII I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak Little Miss Snuffit I've Got Another Stiff Jellydead Jesus Jones JoeRam Just Die Will You Kiki's Hit List Kiss of Death Liquiessence & Putridity Lord Gravedigger Lou's Last Leggers Madonna's Hand of Bod Mary Tyler Morgue Mean Machine Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Northern Reaper Noz4news Passing Over P.M.T. (Pre Mortem Tension) Puzlman's Passing Picks Rabbitsnuffer Riding The Jesus Train R.I.P. It Up And Start Again Samdeal  Shovelful Of Dirt Come On Baby Light My Pyre Skeleton Crew Slave To The Grave Snort The Ashes Sporting Lesbian STAB_in_the_DARK Stainless Coffin Steeny The Dead Certs The Dead Rancid Corpses The Delightful Dead The End of the World As We Know It The Great Unclaimed The Reaper's Roundup Tick Tock Stopped Ticking TiMr Worm Farmer Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell

Gainsbourg, Charlotte Born 21 July 1971  (London, England) Daughter of the late singer Serge, Charlotte is a singer in her own right, as well as an actress. The Big Big Underdogs Of Old Hull City

Gall, Sandy Born 1 October 1927  (Penang, Malaysia) British journalist and former ITN newsreader & reporter. Bloody Dead Rep

Gallagher, Liam Born 21 September 1972  (Burnage, Manchester, England) Lead singer of Oasis with a distinctive singing stance. It's been argued that his attitude & behaviour in public was the catalyst to the downfall of standards in this country, but I think that's going a bit far. He's only a bloody singer... Dodgin' Coffers

Galyani Vadhana, Princess  Born 6 May 1923  (London, England) Died 2 January 2008  (Bangkok, Thailand) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Princess of Thailand, eldest sister of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Biologically Dead Misers Tonight Matthew I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer...

Galyon, Donnie Born 28 October 1951  (Dayton, Ohio, USA) One half of the current oldest living co-joined twins, who have also done work in the entertainment business because of their unusual situation. This Mortal Coil

Galyon, Ronnie Born 28 October 1951  (Dayton, Ohio, USA) One half of the current oldest living co-joined twins. This Mortal Coil

Gambaccini, Paul Born 2 April 1949  (New York, New York, USA) DJ and music writer. The John Stalker Commemorative Monster Mash

Gambon, Michael Born 19 October 1940  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Actor - made it big in "The Singing Detective" and has been in the last 2 Harry Potter films. Beerbutton 2

Gantin, Cardinal Bernardin  Born 8 May 1922  (Toffo, Benin) Died 13 May 2008  (Paris, France) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Leading Catholic cardinal, one of the few black cardinals in the Vatican's history. Bob Mugabe's Swingtime Band

Garagiola, Joe Born 12 February 1926  (St Louis, Missouri, USA) Baseball player turned TV broadcaster. Bii Hoff

Garcia Marquez, Gabriel Born 6 March 1928  (Aracataca, Colombia) Latin American writer, author of "La Hojaresca" and "One Hundred Years of Solitude". Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. Food For Worms

Gardner, John (Died in 2011) Born 2 March 1917  (Manchester, England) UK composer of classical music. Wake Up And Smell The Coffin

Garner, James Born 7 April 1928  (Norman, Oklahoma, USA) TV and film actor who specialised in playing cowboys, sheriffs and detectives, most notably in 'Maverick' and 'The Rockford Files'. His real surname is Bumgarner, but for some reason he dropped the first syllable when he became famous. Dodger's Coffins in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks Liquiessence & Putridity Sans Teeth, Sans Eyes, Sans Taste, Sans Life The Blue And White Reaper The Jim Reapers

Garr, Teri Born 11 December 1944  (Lakewood, Ohio, USA) US film & TV star, now battling MS. 2 Sick 2 Not Quit Banobo Kings Morbid Curiousity  Ron Mexico's Doggy Daycare

Garrett, Betty (Died in 2011) Born 23 May 1919  (St. Joseph, Missouri) Actress & singer - also appeared in a few sitcoms - "All in the Family" and "Laverne & Shirley". International audiences probably remember her best for "On the Town". The Grinning Reaper

Gascoigne, Bamber Born 24 January 1935  (London, England) Author & TV personality, former host of "University Challenge". Henry's Half-Dead Heroes

Gascoigne, Paul Born 27 May 1967  (Gateshead, Co Durham, England) Flawed genius of the football field, who played for Newcastle United, Spurs, Lazio, Rangers and of course England, when he wasn't busy boozing and/or crying. Recent photos show him looking dreadful, and have prompted speculation that he may have AIDS. At one stage, he was reputed to be planning to change his name by deed poll to G8, but changed his mind after the Live 8 concert. Deadpoolers Fowler09 Time Of Your Life

Gascoine, Jill Born 11 April 1937  (Lambeth, London, England) Actress in "The Onedin Line" and novellist. in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

Geeson, Judy Born 10 September 1948  (Arundel, Sussex, England) British film actress, now living and working in the US. Moldy Oldies

Geiges, Daniel Date and place of birth unknown Swiss businessman who was involved in selling Pakistan's nuclear secrets to the world. Now suffering from cancer. Born sometime in 1937. Master Mind

Geldof, Bob Born 5 October 1951  (Dun Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland) Former Boomtown Rats frontman turned shouty, sweary Live Aid and Live 8 organiser. Has been looking even rougher than usual of late, which certainly takes some doing. Looks Like He Pulled A Daniel Jackson Shezy B's Goners

George, Boy Born 14 June 1961  (Eltham, Kent, England) Cross-dressing lead singer of Culture Club and later solo artist, born George Alan O'Dowd. Biologically Dead Club Carp Corpsetacular  Living On A Prayer Deadpoolers In Bed With Maradona Past Their Sell By Date Pop Goes The Pop Star

George, Sir Eddie (Died in 2009) Born 16 September 1938  (London, England) Former Governor of the Bank of England. Evil Shape-Shifting Pixies

Gere, Richard Born 31 August 1949  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Film actor, former husband of Cindy Crawford, charity campaigner, and alleged (but unproven) gerbil abuser. Flatline Or Bust!

Gertz, Jami Born 28 October 1968  (Chicago, Ilinois, USA) US TV & film actress. Dodgin' Coffers

Gest, David Born 11 May 1953  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Weird-looking former husband of Liza Minnelli, a US television producer who now appears in "celebrity" shows in the UK. Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Anyone Seen My Camel? Siegfried Baboon's Baboon Colony Show, Feat. David Van Day Six Foot Under The Funeral Director 08

Getty, Estelle  Born 25 July 1923  (New York, New York, USA) Died 22 July 2008  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Played the little old granny in the "The Golden Girls", but was in fact a few weeks younger than her co-star, Bea Arthur. A. L. F. Bronxtiremen  Canadian Paul Clara's Corpses Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Eejit Forrest Lawn Jockeys From Dust To Dung Hunting Halos Jesus Jones JoeRam Madonna's Hand of Bod Maggots-R-Us Mary Tyler Morgue Master Mind Naked Florida Gravediggers Northernfox Ron Mexico's Doggy Daycare  Rude Kid Slave To The Grave The Conqueror Worm The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2008 They're Dead, Y'Know! You Keep Me Hanging On

Ghiggia, Alcides Born 22 December 1926  (Montevideo, Uruguay) One of the few surviving players from Uruguay's 1950 World Cup winning team. The Terry Fenwick Select XX

Gibb, Barbara Born 2 November 1920  (Manchester, England) Mother of Bee Gees Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. Nice Little Urner

Gibson, Hutton Born 26 August 1918  (Montclair, New Jersey, USA) Father of Mel Gibson. Also a religious writer & activist. Are You Still Here ??

Gies, Miep (Died in 2010) Born 15 February 1909  (Vienna, Austria) Protector of Anne Frank in WWII. Pub fact: her first name inspired the noise that Road Runner makes when taunting Wile E. Coyote. International House of Death Mary Tyler Morgue Old People Party Of 20 Please Refrain From Testing The Last Gasp The Big Big Underdogs Of Old Hull City Worm Farmer

Gilbert, Lewis Born 6 March 1920  (London, England) English film director, producer & screenwriter, notably of both war films and three James Bond movies. Obituarynotice

Giles, Stine Date and place of birth unknown Former waitress who married cricketer Ashley Giles. Currently ill with a brain tumour. Born 1969. Nice Little Urner

Gilmore, Peter (Died in 2013) Born 25 August 1931  (Leipzig, Germany) British actor, in the "Onedin Line" and 11 "Carry On" films. The Winged Devil Monkeys

Giscard D'Estaing, Valéry Born 2 February 1926  (Koblenz, Germany) President of France from 1974-81. We'reAllGonnaDie!

Giuliani, Rudolph Born 28 May 1944  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Mayor of New York, 1994-2001. Bring On The Rigor Church(yard) On The Hill Club Carp Dysfunctional Pushing Up Daisies

Glanville, Brian Born 24 September 1931  (London, England) Football journalist, the doyen of the genre - has been in the industry since the early 1950's. Dave Moans

Glazer, Malcolm Born 25 May 1928  (Rochester, New York, USA) American businessman, owner of Manchester United. Bloody Dead Rep Jims Deadbeats The Doffin' Codgers To The Other Side

Glenn, John Born 18 June 1921  (Cambridge, Ohio, USA) Astronaut and politician - the first American to orbit Earth. Church(yard) On The Hill Death On The Rocks Going, Going ... Kackers United Ohio and Goodbye-o Popping Your Clogs Pushing Up Daisies Redmyst XX They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway Vote Or Die! 2008 We'reAllGonnaDie! Worm Food You Must Be Croaking!

Glitter, Gary Born 8 May 1944  (Banbury, Oxfordshire, England) 1970s glam rocker who was jailed in 1999 for possession of hardcore child porn. "Do you wanna be in my gang?" Er...we'll give it a miss, thanks, Gary. Dancy Beats For Dancy Dead Folk Dead Ringers Death In Vegas Deceased Buggers Doornails R Us Graham Reaper's Dead Army Hung Like Kong Picktons Pork Pies ProDeathCrew Roger Mortis To The Other Side

Glover, Danny Born 22 July 1946  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor, best known for his performances in the "Lethal Weapon" series. Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell

Goehr, Alexander Born 10 August 1932  (Berlin, Germany) English music composer & tutor. Condi's Harbingers Of Criminals

Goodstein, David Born in Brooklyn, New York, USA  (exact date unknown) Born Jan 1939. US physicist & professor, current Vice-Provost of CalTech. Simfish Inquilinekea

Goody, Jade (Died in 2009) Born 5 June 1981  (Bermondsey, London, England) Former dental nurse, who, in 2002, became infamous as the most vapid Big Brother contestant ever, despite stiff competition for the title. Four years later, she became embroiled in a racism and bullying row after making various ill-advised comments about an Indian contestant, and also collapsed during the 2006 London Marathon, having consumed a pre-run meal of curry and beer. Past Their Sell By Date

Gorbachev, Mikhail Born 2 March 1931  (Privolnoye, Stavropol, Russia) Joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1952, rising steadily to become its General Secretary from 1985-91 and President of the USSR from 1990-91. Has a map of Italy tattooed on his head for some reason. A Shot In The Dark Corpse Bride Dead Souls Doom Maker Illinois Reaper Beater 2.0 Stahlmatt The Destroying Angels Worm Farmer

Gordon, Richard Born 15 September 1921  (England) Screenwriter, wrote the "Doctor…" movies. Obituarynotice

Gordy, Berry Born 28 November 1929  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Record executive & producer, mostly associated with "Motown" music. Are You Still Here ?? Popping Your Clogs

Górecki, Henryk (Died in 2010) Born 6 December 1933  (Czernica, Silesia, Poland) Polish classical composer. We'reAllGonnaDie!

Gossett (jnr), Louis Born 27 May 1936  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Gangly actor who turned down an offer to play professional basketball in order to go into films instead. Won an Oscar in 1982 for his part in "An Officer and a Gentleman", and has gone on to play various tough guys and rough diamonds since. Above Average For Norfolk Dark, Brown And Dead

Gough, Michael (Died in 2011) Born 23 November 1917  (Malaya (now Malaysia)) Character actor who has played all sorts of serious roles, but is only ever remembered for being Alfred the butler in the late '80s/early '90s Batman movies. 1-2-3 Dead Like Me Dead Souls Sometimes They Come Back The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2008

Graham, Rev Billy Born 7 November 1918  (Charlotte, North Carolina, USA) Travelling evangelist who has been preaching his doctrine of sin and salvation around the world for almost 60 years. Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1992. 1 Dead In Ohio Carrion Luggage Ace Deathware A. L. F. Alison The Assassin Are You Still Here ?? Bazzilliant Best Left To Rest Bii Hoff Bitter Violet Blade Runners Bob Marley's Doughnuts Brown Bread But I'm Not Dead Yet Buzzards Calamity Canadian Paul Cap'n Ohtz Carkers Convention 2008 Chicken At Tresky's Church(yard) On The Hill Condi's Harbingers Of Criminals Crazycarl Croak Here Dead Calm Deadheaddawg Dead Man Walking Blues Deadpoolers Death Becomes Her Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Food For Worms Dispatch Without Delay Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Eternity Tours Feng Shui Pig Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again*3) From Dust To Dung George Lass and the Gravelings Nelson Mandela Must Die Going Underground Gravediggin' Grandaddy Fox In A Box IlikeykillypartIII  International House of Death Jesus Jones Kennedy Driving School Kiss of Death  Knock Knock... Lard Bazaar Let Us Embalm You Liquiessence & Putridity Lord Football's Terminally Ill XX Madonna's Hand of Bod Maggots-R-Us Mary Tyler Morgue Meet Your Maker Morbid United FC .....norfolk & Good Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club  Noz4news  Octopus of Odstock One Foot In The Grave Penguin Patrol Phreebyrd Pining For The Fjords Pooil Vaaish Puzlman's Passing Picks Rabbitsnuffer Redmyst XX Riding The Jesus Train Ron Mexico's Doggy Daycare Rude Kid Samdeal See, I Told You I Was Sick! Simfish Inquilinekea Skeleton Crew  Slave To The Grave  Snort The Ashes STAB_in_the_DARK Stahlmatt Steeny Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Taking Up The Rear Team Rumsfeld Tentoesup The Conqueror Worm The Dead Certs The Deadest Man In Deadonia The Doffin' Codgers The Great Unclaimed The Grateful Dead The Last Gasp Indiana Jones And The Coffin Of Doom The Morbid Postman The Mostly Dead The Newstreet Boys Death Squad The Pale Horseman's Pearly Gatecrashers The Reaper's Roundup The Big Big Underdogs Of Old Hull City They Died And Left Me In Charge TiMr Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Tomb It May Concern Wake Up And Smell The Coffin  We Spin Terror Worm Farmer You Keep Me Hanging On

Granger, Farley (Died in 2011) Born 1 July 1925  (San Jose, California, USA) Actor, who although he is still working & often seen in the interviews that come with "Extra Bits" on DVD's, will be best remembered for his roles in "Rope" and "Hans Christian Andersen". Where Are They Now?

Gray, Dulcie (Died in 2011) Born 20 November 1919  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) British actress, widow of Michael Denison. Mostly on stage, though she did appear on "Howard's Way" in the 1980s, as well as in many other films. The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2008

Gray, Vivean Born 20 July 1924  (Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England) TV actress - played Mrs Mangel in Aussie soap "Neighbours". Just Die Will You

Greaves, Jimmy Born 20 February 1940  (Poplar, London, England) British football legend. It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It

Green, Tom Born 30 July 1971  (Pembroke, Ontario, Canada) Actor who was briefly married to Drew Barrymore, and now has cancer. Death Is Watching Death In Vegas

Greenbaum, Norman Born 20 November 1942  (Malden, Massachusetts, USA) Singer - "Spirit in the Sky" How Much For Those Stem Cells?

Greener, Christopher Born 21 November 1943  (New Brighton, Merseyside, England) Britain's 2nd tallest man. Used his height to his advantage & appeared in many film roles. How Much For Those Stem Cells?

Greenspan, Alan Born 6 March 1926  (New York, New York, USA) Economist, former US Federal Reserve chairman from 1987-2006. Honey Bunny & Pumpkin

Greer, Germaine Born 29 January 1939  (Melbourne, Australia) Six-foot tall, tub-thumping feminist Aussie writer, best known for her book "The Female Eunuch" and her frequent appearances on chat shows, where she tries to make out that she isn't that scary really. Marina

Gregson, Edward Born 23 July 1945  (Sunderland, England) Composer, mainly for pieces with a large ensemble of wind instruments. D-Ed

Grey-Thompson, Tanni Born 26 July 1969  (Cardiff, Wales) High-profile disabled athlete, a multiple London Marathon and Paralympic medal winner who was born with spina bifida. Pobol Y Fedd

Griffith, Andy (Died in 2012) Born 1 June 1926  (Mt. Airy, North Carolina, USA) American TV personality, star of the eponymous "Andy Griffith Show". A. L. F. Brown Bread Deadly As Sin Till You Win in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks It's A Rocket Ship Mr. Yuck Phreebyrd The Grinning Reaper

Griffiths, Richard (Died in 2013) Born 31 July 1947  (Thornaby-on-Tees, England) Gargantuanly fat character actor, perhaps at his best as the lusty Uncle Monty in "Withnail and I" (1987). He also used his canny knack for dialect to take on two roles as Dr Mannheimer/Earl Hacker in "Naked Gun 2½" (1991), and wobbled his boat-load of jowls as Uncle Vernon Dursley in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Wishy-Washy

Grout, James (Died in 2012) Born 22 October 1927  (London, England) Actor, a frequent face on British TV ("Shelley") and radio ("Old Harry's Game") etc. Clara's Corpses

Guccione, Bob (Died in 2010) Born 17 December 1930  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Founder & former publisher of Penthouse magazine. Bladder Monkies Chicken At Tresky's The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2008

Guofeng, Hua  Born 16 February 1921  (Jiaocheng, Shansi Province, China) Died 20 August 2008  (Beijing, China) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1976-80 and chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1976-81. ...the Salmon Mousse!!!

Gurley Brown, Helen (Died in 2012) Born 18 February 1922  (Green Forest, Arkansas, USA) Author & publisher, former editor of Cosmopolitan magazine. Heartbreak Motor Oil

Gurung VC, Bhanbhagta  Born in Phalbu, Nepal  (exact date unknown) Died 1 March 2008  (Gorkha, Nepal) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Born September 1921. Won the Victoria Cross for his heroism during World War 2. They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Gurung VC, Lachhiman (Died in 2011) Born 30 December 1917  (Nepal) One of the few living Victoria Cross holders. They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Gutteridge, Reg (Died in 2009) Born 29 March 1924  (London, England) Former journalist & boxing commentator, who lost a leg whilst fighting in WW2, but used that to his advantage to win a famous bet with Sonny Liston about the amount of hairs on their legs. Our Reg won hands, or rather legs down on having the least amount of hairs! Graves R Us

Gyatso, Tenzin Born 6 July 1935  (Tibet) His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. According to our contributor, he's a nice guy, you'd want him for a grandfather, and he is both the head of state and the spiritual leader of Tibet. Redmyst XX

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