Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2008: L

 

La Lanne, Jack (Died in 2011)
Born 26 September 1914  (San Francisco, California, USA)
American TV fitness guru, real name François Henri La Lanne.
[Picture of Jack La Lanne]

 

La Motta, Jake
Born 10 July 1921  (Bronx, New York, USA)
Boxing legend, portrayed by Robert De Niro in "Raging Bull".
[Picture of Jake La Motta]

 

La Plante, Lynda
Born 15 March 1946  (Formby, Lancashire, England)
Author & screenwriter (and occasional actress), best known for her "Prime Suspect" TV series.
[Picture of Lynda La Plante]

 

La Rue, Danny (Died in 2009)
Born 26 July 1927  (County Cork, Republic of Ireland)
Irish comedian, best known as one of the top female impersonators in the UK.
[Picture of Danny La Rue]

 

Labelle, Patti
Born 24 May 1944  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Singer of R 'n' B, disco & soul music.
[Picture of Patti Labelle]

 

Laboeuf, Shia
Born 6 June 1986  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Came to fame through Kid's TV show "Even Stevens", but now rapidly gaining plaudits as a film actor.
[Picture of Shia Laboeuf]

 

Lamas, Lorenzo
Born 20 January 1958  (Santa Monica, California)
Actor, a "star" of the god-awful "Falcon Crest". Son of the late Fernando Lamas.
[Picture of Lorenzo Lamas]

 

Lamb, Willis Willis Lamb is no longer with us
Born 12 July 1913  (Los Angeles, California, USA)

Died 15 May 2008  (Tucson, Arizona, United States)

Age at death: 94  (read death notice)
Winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize for Physics.
[Picture of Willis Lamb]

 

Lampanelli, Lisa
Born 19 July 1961  (Trumbull, Connecticut, USA)
American stand-up "comedienne" in TV & film.
[Picture of Lisa Lampanelli]

 

Lamplugh, Diana (Died in 2011)
Born 30 July 1930  (place of birth unknown)
Mother of the murdered Suzy Lamplugh. Diana is a charity campaigner & businesswoman (now retired from both).
[Picture of Diana Lamplugh]

 

Landau, Martin
Born 20 June 1931  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Actor - starred in "Mission: Impossible" from 1966-69 and "Space: 1999" from 1975-77.
[Picture of Martin Landau]

 

Lane, Mills
Born 12 November 1936  (Combalee, South Carolina, USA)
Lawyer, boxing referee and TV show host.
[Picture of Mills Lane]

 

Lange, Artie
Born 11 October 1967  (Union Township, New Jersey, USA)
US stand-up comedian who has also appeared on TV, in films, and - thanks to various drug-related offences - in court.
[Picture of Artie Lange]

 

Lange, Jessica
Born 20 April 1949  (Cloquet, Minnesota, USA)
Actress, who recovered from a disastrous turn in a remake of "King Kong" to win 2 Academy Awards & respect in the movie industry.
[Picture of Jessica Lange]

 

Langella, Frank
Born 1 January 1940  (Bayonne, New Jersey, USA)
Actor, mainly on stage, but with many memorable roles in film & TV to boot.
[Picture of Frank Langella]

 

Langham, Chris
Born 14 April 1949  (London, England)
Writer, comic actor, former Monty Python sidekick, recently appeared in "The Thick of It". Allegations of indecent assault and child pornography saw him jailed in 2007 & his career ended. Some DDP'rs would now think this would leave him little to live for...
[Picture of Chris Langham]

 

Langley, Winnie (Died in 2010)
Born 27 August 1907  (Croydon, South London, England)
Recently made the news when she marked her 100th birthday, despite having smoked at least 5 a day since the age of 7(!!). Mind you, she's outlived her husband & a child, so maybe she's got the right idea..
[Picture of Winnie Langley]

 

Lansbury, Angela
Born 16 October 1925  (London, England)
British stage and screen actress, who has spent most of her working life in the US, often playing characters much older than herself. Best known as Jessica Fletcher in the long-running TV detective series 'Murder, She Wrote'.
[Picture of Angela Lansbury]

 

Large, Eddie
Born 25 June 1942  (Glasgow, Scotland)
About three-quarters of the famous Little & Large double act.
[Picture of Eddie Large]

 

Larouche, Lyndon
Born 8 September 1922  (Rochester, New Hampshire)
Economist, philosopher & political activist.
[Picture of Lyndon Larouche]

 

Larson, Glen A
Born 3 January 1937  (place of birth unknown)
TV/Film producer/writer - "Quincy ME", "Buck Rogers", "Magnum PI", "Knight Rider" and many more.
[Picture of Glen A Larson]

 

Lascelles, George (Died in 2011)
Born 7 February 1923  (Harewood House, Yorkshire)
The 7th Earl of Harewood & first cousin to The Queen.
[Picture of George Lascelles]

 

Lassen, Georg
Born 12 May 1915  (Steglitz, Berlin, Germany)
U-boat ace, sinking 26 Allied ships.
[Picture of Georg Lassen]

 

Last, James
Born 17 August 1929  (Bremen, Germany)
Composer, performer & big band leader, and from personal experience, a very nice chap.
[Picture of James Last]

 

Lauria Vigna, Lucia (Died in 2009)
Born 4 March 1896  (place of birth unknown)
A very, very old Italian lady.
[Picture of Lucia Lauria Vigna]

 

Laver, Rod
Born 9 August 1938  (Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia)
Australian tennis player who enjoyed his greatest successes in the '60s.
[Picture of Rod Laver]

 

Lavin, Linda
Born 15 October 1937  (Portland, Maine, USA)
American actress of stage, TV & film. Known to US audiences as the title character of sitcom "Alice".
[Picture of Linda Lavin]

 

Lawless, Lucy
Born 29 March 1968  (Mount Albert, New Zealand)
Became famous for her role as "Xena - the Warrior Princess" - wearing little clothes (and what she did was made of leather), her kick-ass attitude was a hit all-round. Now a singer & having dyed her hair, looks a lot different than her Xena days.
[Picture of Lucy Lawless]

 

Lawry, Bill
Born 11 February 1937  (Thornbury, Melbourne, Australia)
Former cricketer, captain of Australia's test side, whose batting style was so relaxed, he was described as "the corpse with pads on"!
[Picture of Bill Lawry]

 

Lawson, Nigel
Born 11 March 1932  (London, England)
British journalist-turned-MP who went on to become Chancellor of the Exchequer under Margaret Thatcher. After leaving office he was made Lord Lawson of Blaby, and then decided to lose lots of weight, getting his wife Therese to write "The Nigel Lawson Diet Cookbook". Not long afterwards, their daughter Nigella took the wind out of Therese's sails by rising to fame as a rather more popular celebrity chef.
[Picture of Nigel Lawson]

 

Le Pen, Jean-Marie
Born 20 June 1928  (La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany, France)
Founder (and still president) of the right-wing Front National party, who has courted controversy throughout his life. Some of his "achievements" have included practising torture in Algeria (allegedly), and losing his seat in the European Parliament for assaulting a rival socialist candidate during an earlier election campaign.
[Picture of Jean-Marie Le Pen]

 

Leachman, Cloris
Born 30 April 1926  (Des Moines, Iowa, USA)
Actress, Oscar winner for her role in "The Last Picture Show".
[Picture of Cloris Leachman]

 

Lear, Norman
Born 27 July 1922  (New Haven, Connecticut, USA)
American TV sitcom producer & occasional actor.
[Picture of Norman Lear]

 

Leavelle, Jim
Born 23 August 1920  (Dallas, Texas, USA)
The man in the cream coloured suit and stetson hat who is in the famous photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald being murdered by Jack Ruby, which makes Leavelle one of the worst protectors in history. But, then, to be fair, he did survive Pearl Harbour. Will be hoping that is the last time he is involved in a seismic US historical happening, no doubt.
[Picture of Jim Leavelle]

 

Lederman, Leon
Born 15 July 1922  (New York City, New York, USA)
Scientist, physicist & former Nobel Prize winner for his work.
[Picture of Leon Lederman]

 

Lee, Christopher
Born 27 May 1922  (Belgravia, London, England)
Actor who has appeared in countless cheesy horror films, particularly those made by Hammer during the 1950s-70s. Last seen storming off in a massive huff after discovering that his character, Saruman, had been totally written out of the final instalment of Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy during post-production.
[Picture of Christopher Lee]

 

Lee, Harper
Born 28 April 1926  (Monroeville, Alabama, USA)
Authoress - "To Kill a Mockingbird".
[Picture of Harper Lee]

 

Lee, Spike
Born 20 March 1957  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Film director, writer & sometime actor. His films tend to stick to the same themes, those themes being social & political issues.
[Picture of Spike Lee]

 

Lee, Stan
Born 22 December 1922  (New York, New York, USA)
Cartoonist who created "Spider-Man" and "The Hulk".
[Picture of Stan Lee]

 

Lee, Tommy
Born 3 October 1962  (Athens, Greece)
American rock star, lead singer for Motley Crue, and Pamela Anderson's ex.
[Picture of Tommy Lee]

 

Lee Jones, Tommy
Born 15 September 1946  (San Saba, Texas)
Film actor, who spent years as a character actor before hitting the big-time in the mid '90's onwards.
[Picture of Tommy Lee Jones]

 

Leigh, Mike
Born 20 February 1943  (Salford, Lancashire, England)
Film director.
[Picture of Mike Leigh]

 

Leigh Fermor, Patrick (Died in 2011)
Born 11 February 1915  (London, England)
Travel writer, who has written extensively about Greece after serving behind enemy lines in Crete during World War II. Knighted in the 2004 New Year Honours list.
[Picture of Patrick Leigh Fermor]

 

Leppard, Raymond
Born 11 August 1927  (London, England)
Noted orchestra conductor & harpsichordist.
[Picture of Raymond Leppard]

 

Lerwill, Sheila
Born 16 August 1928  (London, England)
Won a silver medal for Britain in the 1952 Summer Olympics for the high jump.
[Picture of Sheila Lerwill]

 

Lesh, Phil
Born 15 March 1940  (Berkeley, California, USA)
Founding member of the band The Grateful Dead - played bass guitar throughout their entire 30-year career.
[Picture of Phil Lesh]

 

Lessing, Doris (Died in 2013)
Born 22 October 1919  (Kermanshah, Persia (now Iran))
Novelist whose works are strongly influenced by politics, psychology and her own upbringing in colonial Africa. She has often been described as a feminist writer, although she shuns this label.
[Picture of Doris Lessing]

 

Leston, Les (Died in 2012)
Born 16 December 1920  (Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, England)
Racing driver.
[Picture of Les Leston]

 

Leterrier, Louis
Born 17 June 1973  (Paris, France)
French film director, director of the 2006 version of "The Incredible Hulk".
[Picture of Louis Leterrier]

 

Letsie III, King
Born 17 July 1963  (Morija, Lesotho)
King of Lesotho - rather bizarrely, twice - between 1990 & 1995 & then again from 1996 onwards after his father died in a car crash.
[Picture of King Letsie III]

 

Levi Montalcini, Rita (Died in 2012)
Born 22 April 1909  (Turin, Italy)
Nobel Prize winning Neurologist, the oldest living Nobel Laureate at the turn of the year.
[Picture of Rita Levi Montalcini]

 

Levine, Irving R (Died in 2009)
Born 26 August 1922  (Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA)
Former journalist & broadcaster for NBC News.
[Picture of Irving R Levine]

 

Lévi-Strauss, Claude (Died in 2009)
Born 28 November 1908  (Brussels, Belgium)
Anthropologist and all-round intellectual who, in works such as "Anthropologie structurale", developed theories adapted from the structuralist ideas of linguist Ferdinand de Saussure. No relation to that bloke wot invented jeans.
[Picture of Claude Lévi-Strauss]

 

Levy Cardoso, Waldemar (Died in 2009)
Born 4 December 1900  (Morocco)
The only remaining Field Marshal in the Brazillian army. Fought in WW2 with great distinction - and I guess most of you didn't even think Brazil fought in WW2 (well, I didn't...)
[Picture of Waldemar Levy Cardoso]

 

Lewis, Bernard
Born 31 May 1916  (London, England)
US historian, particulary to do with The Middle East.
[Picture of Bernard Lewis]

 

Lewis, Jerry
Born 16 March 1926  (Newark, New Jersey, USA)
Actor, writer, director, producer and composer, born Joseph Levitch. Formed a partnership with Dean Martin and made 18 films with him in 10 years, before going on to have his greatest success in 'The Nutty Professor' (1963). Now suffering badly from diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis, and looking increasingly infirm.
[Picture of Jerry Lewis]

 

Lewis, Jerry Lee
Born 29 September 1935  (Ferriday, Louisiana, USA)
The piano-playing rock-n-roller with balls of fire so great that he married his thirteen-year-old cousin and once turned up at Graceland with a gun, threatening to kill Elvis. He has succeeded in surviving where just about everyone around him has failed: his son was killed in a car crash, his fourth wife drowned in a swimming pool, and his fifth wife died of a drugs overdose. Wonder why his nickname is "The Killer"?
[Picture of Jerry Lee Lewis]

 

Lewis, Lennox
Born 2 September 1965  (West Ham, London, England)
Canadian Olympic Gold Medalist, who later represented Britain as a pro boxer.
[Picture of Lennox Lewis]

 

Lewis, Stephen
Born 14 November 1936  (London, England)
TV actor - played the part of Blakey in "On the Buses".
[Picture of Stephen Lewis]

 

Lewis, Tony
Born 6 July 1938  (Swansea, Wales)
Former test cricketer, who became BBC's main cricket presenter on TV during the 1990's.
[Picture of Tony Lewis]

 

Liddy, G. Gordon
Born 30 November 1930  (Hoboken, New Jersey, USA)
Ex-FBI agent & attorney, who led the break-in of the Watergate building in 1972 on Richard Nixon's orders.
[Picture of G. Gordon Liddy]

 

Lilian of Sweden, Princess (Died in 2013)
Born 30 August 1915  (Swansea, Wales)
Née Lilian May Davies. Widow of the late Prince Bertil of Sweden. She is still active in the Swedish royal family.
[Picture of Princess Lilian of Sweden]

 

Limbaugh, Rush
Born 12 January 1951  (Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA)
US talk show host.
[Picture of Rush Limbaugh]

 

Lin, Maya
Born 5 October 1959  (Athens, Ohio, USA)
Sculptor & artist of Chinese origin.
[Picture of Maya Lin]

 

Lindgren, Lisa
Born 3 June 1968  (Råsunda, Solna, Sweden)
Swedish film actress.
[Picture of Lisa Lindgren]

 

Linkletter, Art (Died in 2010)
Born 17 July 1912  (Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada)
Presenter of lame shows on US TV, such as "Kids Say the Darnedest Things". A kind of American Denis Norden.
[Picture of Art Linkletter]

 

Lithgow, John
Born 19 October 1945  (Rochester, New York, USA)
Actor, either in comic (Third Rock from the Sun) or sinister (Raising Cain) roles.
[Picture of John Lithgow]

 

Liu, Lucy
Born 2 December 1968  (Queens, New York, USA)
Actress of "Ally McBeal" & "Charlie's Angels" fame.
[Picture of Lucy Liu]

 

Lloyd, Hugh Hugh Lloyd is no longer with us
Born 22 April 1923  (Chester, Cheshire, England)

Died 14 July 2008  (Worthing, Sussex, England)

Age at death: 85  (read death notice)
TV and stage actor/comic. Was awarded an MBE in 2005 for his services to drama and charity.
[Picture of Hugh Lloyd]

 

Lloyd, Kathy
Born 13 November 1967  (Portmeirion, Merioneth, Wales)
Former "Page 3" girl, turned model (who still manages to make the pages of FHM & Loaded). Also a "broadcaster".
[Picture of Kathy Lloyd]

 

Lloyd Webber, Andrew
Born 22 March 1948  (London, England)
Started composing music when still at school, and met Tim Rice in 1965. Together they wrote the scores for, among others, 'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'Evita', 'Cats' and 'Phantom of the Opera'. Three times married, most famously to Sarah Brightman, and older brother of classical musician Julian.
[Picture of Andrew Lloyd Webber]

 

Loaf, Meat
Born 27 September 1951  (Dallas, Texas, USA)
Real name Marvin Lee Aday. Although born in Texas - home of Houston, America's fattest city for the third year running - Mr Loaf moved to the West Coast in the 1960s. After appearing in various musicals, including "Hair" and the movie version of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", he performed vocals on a number of albums before hitting the big time with "Bat Out Of Hell" in 1977. His partnership with Jim Steinman soon deteriorated, along with his career, and by the end of the 1980s he was bankrupt. But by the mid-1990s they'd kissed and made up, releasing the imaginatively titled "Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell". In 2003 he collapsed on stage at Wembley Arena, and subsequently underwent heart surgery after being diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (an illness in which the patient thinks they are a law firm).
[Picture of Meat Loaf]

 

Locklin, Hank (Died in 2009)
Born 15 February 1918  (McLellan, Florida, USA)
Country music singer & songwriter.
[Picture of Hank Locklin]

 

Loeb, Lisa
Born 11 March 1968  (Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA)
Singer with a wide range - has sung country, indie, folk & rock songs in her time.
[Picture of Lisa Loeb]

 

Lofthouse, Nat (Died in 2011)
Born 27 August 1925  (Bolton, Lancashire, England)
England and Bolton Wanderers footballer of the 1940s and '50s, who played over 500 games for his club and scored 30 goals for his country.
[Picture of Nat Lofthouse]

 

Lohan, Lindsay
Born 2 July 1986  (New York, New York, USA)
Apparently, she's an actress. However, much better known for her partying, car accidents, arguments, crash dieting, smoking, drug taking, going in & out of rehab etc etc.
[Picture of Lindsay Lohan]

 

Lom, Herbert (Died in 2012)
Born 9 January 1917  (Prague, Bohemia (now Czech Republic))
Actor, born Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchacevich ze Schluderpacheru, but decided that Lom was less of a mouthful, and he may just have been right. Usually played supporting roles, including Peter Sellers' long suffering boss Charles Dreyfus in the Pink Panther movies. Moved into horror films in the 1970s, none of which were particularly memorable.
[Picture of Herbert Lom]

 

Lombard, Louise
Born 13 September 1970  (Redbridge, Essex, England)
Actress, best known for her role in "The House of Elliott".
[Picture of Louise Lombard]

 

Long, Huey (Died in 2009)
Born 25 April 1904  (Sealy, Texas, USA)
One of the founder members of The Ink Spots - a jazz vocal group. Also played the banjo.
[Picture of Huey Long]

 

Longthorne, Joe
Born 31 May 1955  (Kingston-upon-Hull, Humberside, England)
Light entertainer and erstwhile TV star. Was seriously ill with leukaemia and being kept alive by drugs and blood transfusions, but a bone marrow transplant seems to have perked him up no end, and as of April 2006 he's back on stage and on tour.
[Picture of Joe Longthorne]

 

Loren, Sophia
Born 20 September 1934  (Pozzuoli, Italy)
Glamorous actress, born Sofia Villani Scicolone.
[Picture of Sophia Loren]

 

Lorenz, Edward Norton Edward Norton Lorenz is no longer with us
Born 23 May 1917  (West Hartford, Connecticut, USA)

Died 16 April 2008  (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA)

Age at death: 90  (read death notice)
Mathematician & meteorologist & gave the world the term "butterfly effect".
[Picture of Edward Norton Lorenz]

 

Loring, Lisa
Born 16 February 1958  (Kwajalein, Marshall Islands)
Actress, the original Wednesday Addams in the TV series, "The Addams Family".
[Picture of Lisa Loring]

 

Louganis, Greg
Born 29 January 1960  (El Cajon, California, USA)
Olympic diver with 4 gold medals, a sore head and AIDS.
[Picture of Greg Louganis]

 

Love, Courtney
Born 9 July 1965  (San Francisco, California, USA)
The original Riot Grrl, who formed Hole after being kicked out of Babes In Toyland. Wife of the late Kurt Cobain, she has had numerous verbal and legal scuffles with his former Nirvana bandmates. When not busy being controversial, she spends her time bringing up her daughter and taking heroin.
[Picture of Courtney Love]

 

Lovell, Sir Bernard (Died in 2012)
Born 31 August 1913  (Oldland, Gloucestershire, England)
Pioneer of wartime radar and radio astromony. Responsible for the building of the Jodrell Bank radio telescope in Cheshire.
[Picture of Sir Bernard Lovell]

 

Lovett, Lyle
Born 1 November 1957  (Klein, Texas, USA)
Country singer & songwriter, former husband of Julia Roberts.
[Picture of Lyle Lovett]

 

Lovitz, Jon
Born 21 July 1957  (Tarzana, California, USA)
Actor & comedian, who is also well known for his voice work - in "The Simpsons", "Fievel Goes West" etc.
[Picture of Jon Lovitz]

 

Lowe, Ted (Died in 2011)
Born 1 November 1920  (Lambourn, Berkshire, England)
Snooker commentator, nicknamed 'Whispering Ted', due to the fact that he whispers, and his name is Ted.
[Picture of Ted Lowe]

 

Lubbock, Terry
Born in Edmonton, London  (exact date unknown)
Father of the bloke found in Michael Barrymore's pool. Born in December 1944, exact date unknown.
[Picture of Terry Lubbock]

 

Lucas, George
Born 14 May 1944  (Modesto, California, USA)
Film director, producer & writer - the man behind the "Star Wars" films.
[Picture of George Lucas]

 

Lucas, Syd Syd Lucas is no longer with us
Born 21 September 1900  (Leicester, England)

Died 4 November 2008  (Rosebud, nr. Melbourne, Australia)

Age at death: 108  (read death notice)
Until his death, one of the few surviving World War I veterans.
[Picture of Syd Lucas]

 

Luger, Lex
Born 2 June 1958  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
WCW wrestler (real name Lawrence Pfohl), whose finishing move is, apparently, the "Torture Rack". His partner and manager, Miss Elizabeth, was found dead at his home in May 2003; during the subsequent investigation the police found banned bodybuilding drugs on the premises, and he was arrested.
[Picture of Lex Luger]

 

Lugovoi, Andrei
Born 19 September 1966  (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Named as the leading suspect in the murder of Alexander Litivienko. Now a politician, which saves him from any extradition attempts by the UK.
[Picture of Andrei Lugovoi]

 

Lulu
Born 3 November 1948  (Lennoxtown, Glasgow, Scotland)
Scots pop singer who wisely shortened her name from Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie. Although she had a string of hits in the 1960s, the only one anyone can remember is "Shout". Unless you count the Eurovision entry "Boom Bang-A-Bang". It was only in 1993 that she finally reached No. 1 in the UK, singing "Relight My Fire" with Take That. Does "once being married to Maurice Gibb out of the Bee Gees" make her an appropriate pick for the dead pool?
[Picture of Lulu]

 

Lumet, Sidney (Died in 2011)
Born 25 June 1924  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Film director, probably best known for his direction of "Twelve Angry Men" (The Henry Fonda version).
[Picture of Sidney Lumet]

 

Lusardi, Linda
Born 18 September 1958  (Palmer's Green, London, England)
Former topless model, turned TV personality & actress. Still looking very good for her age, which in 2008, will be 50!
[Picture of Linda Lusardi]

 

Lydon, John
Born 31 January 1956  (London, England)
AKA Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols & well-known idiot, which overshadows a lot of his geniune musical talent.
[Picture of John Lydon]

 

Lynn, Dame Vera
Born 20 March 1917  (East Ham, London, England)
A performer from the age of 7, who really made it big during World War II. Her radio programme, 'Sincerely Yours', on which she was both presenter and singer of dreary ballads, made her 'The Forces' Sweetheart'. Ironic, then, that she had her first number 1 hit shortly after the war with a song sung partially in German - 'Auf Wiedersehen, Sweetheart'. Despite this gaffe, she was made a Dame in 1976.
[Picture of Dame Vera Lynn]

 

Lynn, Loretta
Born 14 April 1935  (Butcher Holler, Kentucky, USA)
Country & Western musician, who boasts that her ranch is "the seventh largest tourist attraction in Tennessee". Dizzy heights of fame indeed.
[Picture of Loretta Lynn]

 

Lyonne, Natasha
Born 4 April 1979  (New York, New York, USA)
American actress ("American Pie", "Blade: Trinity", "Scary Movie 2").
[Picture of Natasha Lyonne]

 

Lyttleton, Humphrey Humphrey Lyttleton is no longer with us
Born 23 May 1921  (Eton, Berkshire, England)

Died 25 April 2008  (Barnet, London, England)

Age at death: 86  (read death notice)
Jazz musician and quizmaster on Radio 4's 'Sorry, I Haven't Got A Clue'. He was still touring and performing with his band until just before his death.
[Picture of Humphrey Lyttleton]

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