Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2008: S

 

Saatchi, Charles
Born 10 June 1943  (Baghdad, Iraq)
Advertising tycoon and art collector.
[Picture of Charles Saatchi]

 

Sagor Maas, Frederica
Born 6 July 1900  (New York, New York, USA)
Early Hollywood screenwriter.
[Picture of Frederica Sagor Maas]

 

Saint, Silvia
Born 12 February 1976  (Kyjov, Czech Republic.)
Top porn actress, born Sylvie Tomcalová.
[Picture of Silvia Saint]

 

Sales, Soupy
Born 8 January 1926  (Franklinton, North Carolina, USA)
Born Milton Supman. Now a radio personality, but previously a children's show host. Famous for hitting his guests in the face with pies and for telling his young viewers to send him "those green pieces of paper with pictures of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Lincoln and Jefferson on them" from their parents' wallets and purses.
[Picture of Soupy Sales]

 

Salgado, Curtis
Born 4 February 1954  (Everett, Washington, USA)
Blues musician, singer & songwriter.
[Picture of Curtis Salgado]

 

Salinger, J. D.
Born 1 January 1919  (New York, New York, USA)
Writer of (for the most part) short stories, whose only novel - "Catcher in the Rye" (1951) - is the basis of his literary reputation. The same novel was also famous as being the book that Mark Chapman was holding when he murdered John Lennon. Rumours that Salinger (who hasn't published anything since 1965) is in fact the same person as the similarly reclusive Thomas Pynchon (author of novels such as "V" and "Gravity's Rainbow", all published since 1965) are, sadly, unfounded. JD = Jack Daniels. Actually, that's not true: it's really Jerome David.
[Picture of J. D. Salinger]

 

Sallis, Peter
Born 1 February 1921  (Twickenham, Middlesex, England)
Comic actor who played Norman Clegg in the British TV series "Last of the Summer Wine". More recently he has provided the voice of Wallace out of "Wallace & Gromit".
[Picture of Peter Sallis]

 

Salmond, Robert
Born in Scotland  (exact date unknown)
Former civil servant, father of Alex Salmond, odious leader of the SNP.
[Picture of Robert Salmond]

 

Salvador, Henri Henri Salvador is no longer with us
Born 18 July 1917  (Cayenne, French Guinea)

Died 13 February 2008  (Paris, France)

Age at death: 90  (read death notice)
Songwriter and crooner, who was a star attraction in France for seven decades, despite stiff competition from other top-quality French singers such as Vanessa Paradis and Johnny Hallyday.
[Picture of Henri Salvador]

 

Samaranch, Juan Antonio
Born 17 July 1920  (Barcelona, Spain)
Former head of the International Olympic Committee, always dogged by controversy because he had been a senior bureaucrat in Franco's fascist Spanish government.
[Picture of Juan Antonio Samaranch]

 

Samuelson, Paul
Born 15 May 1915  (Gary, Indiana, USA)
Famous US economist.
[Picture of Paul Samuelson]

 

Sanderling, Kurt
Born 19 September 1912  (Arys, East Prussia, Germany)
German music conductor.
[Picture of Kurt Sanderling]

 

Sanderson, John
Date and place of birth unknown
Owner of Doncaster Racecourse.
[Picture of John Sanderson]

 

Sanger, Frederick
Born 13 August 1918  (Rendcombe, Gloucestershire, England)
Biochemist, twice Nobel Prize winning laureate, the only living person to be so honoured.
[Picture of Frederick Sanger]

 

Santo, Ron
Born 25 February 1940  (Seattle, Washington, USA)
Former star of the Chicago Cubs (that's baseball, for anyone who's unsure). He has suffered from diabetes his whole life (organising many fundraising activities for related charities), and has had to have both legs amputated, which is presumably why he's falling over backwards in the photo.
[Picture of Ron Santo]

 

Sarkozy, Nicolas
Born 28 January 1955  (Paris, France)
Current President of France, a slightly more glamorous type of leader than France has had in a while.
[Picture of Nicolas Sarkozy]

 

Sarwari, Assadullah
Born in Afghanistan  (exact date unknown)
Head of the Afghan intelligence service from 1979-92. Sentenced to death for war crimes, including torture and murder, in February 2006. Born in 1941.
[Picture of Assadullah Sarwari]

 

Sassoon, Vidal
Born 17 January 1928  (London, England)
Former hairdresser and hawker of haircare products.
[Picture of Vidal Sassoon]

 

Savident, John
Born 21 January 1938  (Guernsey, Channel Islands)
TV actor, plays Fred Elliott in "Coronation Street".
[Picture of John Savident]

 

Savile, Sir Jimmy
Born 30 October 1926  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England)
Former DJ, presenter of "Top of the Pops", and most famously, the cigar-wielding, shellsuit-wearing presenter of his own TV show for kids, "Jim'll Fix It". Goodness gracious, goodness gracious, guys and gals, is Weird Uncle Jimmy going to cark it this year?
[Picture of Sir Jimmy Savile]

 

Scàlfaro, Oscar Luigi
Born 9 September 1918  (Novara, Piedmont, Italy)
Former President of Italy, from 1992-1999.
[Picture of Oscar Luigi Scàlfaro]

 

Scargill, Arthur
Born 11 January 1938  (Worsbrough Dale, South Yorkshire, England)
Former miner, Communist, and president of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Fought a bitter battle of wills with Margaret Thatcher during the 1984-85 miners' strike, lost, and then founded his own political party, the Socialist Labour Party, which has had little success at the polls.
[Picture of Arthur Scargill]

 

Scheel, Walter
Born 8 July 1919  (Solingen, Germany)
Federal President of West Germany, 1974-79.
[Picture of Walter Scheel]

 

Scheider, Roy Roy Scheider is no longer with us
Born 10 November 1932  (Orange, New Jersey, USA)

Died 10 February 2008  (Little Rock, Arkansas, USA)

Age at death: 75  (read death notice)
Actor who started out in cheesy horror flicks before landing a starring role as police chief Martin Brody in "Jaws".
[Picture of Roy Scheider]

 

Schelling, Thomas
Born 14 April 1921  (Oakland, California, USA)
Economist & Professor - a key name in US Security policies & global warming pressure groups over the years.
[Picture of Thomas Schelling]

 

Schillebeeckx, Edward
Born 12 November 1914  (Antwerp, Belgium)
Theologian, religious author & philosopher.
[Picture of Edward Schillebeeckx]

 

Schmidt, Helmut
Born 23 December 1918  (Hamburg, Germany)
German politician from the left-of-centre SPD party. Served as Chancellor of Germany from 1974-82.
[Picture of Helmut Schmidt]

 

Schreckengost, Viktor Viktor Schreckengost is no longer with us
Born 26 June 1906  (Sebring, Ohio, USA)

Died 26 January 2008  (Tallahassee, Florida, USA)

Age at death: 101  (read death notice)
Sculptor, designer, painter & artist.
[Picture of Viktor Schreckengost]

 

Schulberg, Budd
Born 27 May 1914  (New York City, New York, USA)
Screenwriter for film & TV and a novelist.
[Picture of Budd Schulberg]

 

Schumacher, Michael
Born 3 January 1969  (Hürth-Hermülheim, Cologne, Germany)
Legendary racing driver, who has won the Formula 1 world championship enough times to drain the EU champagne lake dry. Lives in Switzerland, and apparently his favourite drink is apple juice mixed with sparkling water. Life in the fast lane!
[Picture of Michael Schumacher]

 

Schwartz, Sherwood
Born 14 November 1916  (Passaic, New Jersey, USA)
American TV producer, most notably of "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch".
[Picture of Sherwood Schwartz]

 

Schwarzkopf, Norman
Born 22 August 1934  (Trenton, New Jersey, USA)
US Army general who coordinated Operation Desert Storm during Gulf War I. After his retirement, Stormin' Norman wrote his autobiography and did voiceovers for TV programmes about the military. In 2003, many were surprised to find him an outspoken critic of Gulf War II.
[Picture of Norman Schwarzkopf]

 

Scofield, Paul Paul Scofield is no longer with us
Born 21 January 1922  (Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England)

Died 19 March 2008  (Sussex, England)

Age at death: 86  (read death notice)
Easily one of Britain's greatest actors on stage, who, because of his limited TV & film appearances, was not as well known as he should have been.
[Picture of Paul Scofield]

 

Scorsese, Martin
Born 17 November 1942  (New York City, New York, USA)
Award winning Italian-American movie director.
[Picture of Martin Scorsese]

 

Scott, Jack
Date and place of birth unknown
Long-serving BBC weatherman & broadcaster. Born in 1924.
[Picture of Jack Scott]

 

Scott, Willard
Born 7 March 1934  (Alexandria, Virginia, USA)
US TV & radio personality.
[Picture of Willard Scott]

 

Scrimm, Angus
Born 19 August 1926  (Kansas City, Kansas, USA)
Actor, known chiefly for his role as "The Tall Man" in 'Phantasm'.
[Picture of Angus Scrimm]

 

Scruggs, Earl
Born 6 January 1924  (Flint Hill, North Carolina, USA)
Banjo-playing bluegrass musician whose style gradually became more rock-oriented after splitting from his musical partner Lester Flatt in 1969. Together they'd formed the Foggy Mountain Boys, generally regarded as the all-time definitive bluegrass band, and presumably the inspiration for the "hilarious" Soggy Bottom Boys in the Coen brothers' "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" - generally regarded as the all-time most overrated film.
[Picture of Earl Scruggs]

 

Scully, Hugh
Born 5 March 1943  (Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England)
Former presenter of the Antiques Roadshow.
[Picture of Hugh Scully]

 

Searle, Ronald
Born 3 March 1920  (Cambridge, England)
Cartoonist, illustrator of the original "St. Trinian's" books, and former prisoner of war. His work is arguably indistinguishable from that of Gerald Scarfe and Ralph Steadman, though Searle can unarguably claim to have come first.
[Picture of Ronald Searle]

 

Seegar, Miriam
Born 1 September 1907  (Greentown, Indiana, USA)
Former film actress of the 1930's.
[Picture of Miriam Seegar]

 

Seeger, Pete
Born 3 May 1919  (New York, New York, USA)
Folk singer, songwriter and political activist. Wrote or co-wrote "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?", "If I Had a Hammer" and "Turn, Turn, Turn".
[Picture of Pete Seeger]

 

Segal, Jeffrey
Born 1 August 1920  (London, England)
Actor, best known, to a certain age of UK society, as Arthur Perkins in "Rentaghost".
[Picture of Jeffrey Segal]

 

Seigenthaler Sr., John
Born 27 July 1927  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA)
Journalist & writer and hater of Wikipedia.
[Picture of John Seigenthaler Sr.]

 

Sentamu, John
Born 10 June 1949  (Kampala, Uganda)
Outspoken & high-profile Archbishop of York.
[Picture of John Sentamu]

 

Sessions, William
Born 27 May 1930  (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
Former director of the FBI between 1987-1993.
[Picture of William Sessions]

 

Severinsen, Carl Hilding "Doc"
Born 7 July 1927  (Arlington, Oregon)
American jazz & pop trumpeter.
[Picture of Carl Hilding

 

Shain, Edith
Born in New York, New York, USA  (exact date unknown)
Nurse who was being kissed by a sailor in the famous photo taken in Times Square in 1945. Born 1918.
[Picture of Edith Shain]

 

Shamir, Yitzhak
Born 15 October 1915  (Ruzinoy, Poland)
Prime Minister of Israel from 1983-84 and again from 1986-92. Ironically started his political career as a member of an underground Jewish militant organization opposed to the British occupation of Palestine in the 1930s and '40s.
[Picture of Yitzhak Shamir]

 

Shane, Paul
Born 19 June 1940  (Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England)
Miner-turned-actor who became famous as Ted Bovis in the 1980s sitcom "Hi-de-Hi!", and infamous for what is surely the worst live singing performance of all time, on the BBC's "Pebble Mill" programme in 1996. See it here if you dare - and no, he wasn't doing it deliberately. Bay-bee bay-BEH!
[Picture of Paul Shane]

 

Shankar, Ravi
Born 7 April 1920  (Varanasi, West Bengal, India)
The Beatles' sitar guru.
[Picture of Ravi Shankar]

 

Sharif, Nawaz
Born 10 December 1949  (Lahore, Pakistan)
Controversial former Prime Minister of Pakistan. However his popularity in Pakistan has made him a hero (and a potential suicide bomb target) amongst many young Pakistanis.
[Picture of Nawaz Sharif]

 

Sharif, Omar
Born 10 April 1932  (Alexandria, Egypt)
Actor and bridge-player who will probably be remembered for his roles in the David Lean epics "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Dr Zhivago", rather than for his role in headbutting a French policeman in 2003. Real name: Michael Shalhoub.
[Picture of Omar Sharif]

 

Sharon, Ariel
Born 27 February 1928  (Kfar Malal, Palestine (now in Israel))
Prime Minister of Israel 2001-06. Has been in a coma since suffering a massive stroke in January 2006.
[Picture of Ariel Sharon]

 

Shatner, William
Born 22 March 1931  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Actor who will forever be known as Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise, playing the character in the original "Star Trek" series and reprising the role in seven of the films and various related spin-offs. He also played T. J. Hooker and wrote his own series of science-fiction novels, "TekWar", which were subsequently adapted for TV. Has recorded highly amusing cover versions of The Byrds' "Mr Tambourine Man" and Pulp's "Common People".
[Picture of William Shatner]

 

Shaw, Run Run
Born 4 October 1907  (Shanghai, China)
Hong Kong film producer; founder of Shaw Studios; major benefactor of HK public works.
[Picture of Run Run Shaw]

 

Shaw, Tony
Born 23 March 1953  (Brisbane, Australia)
Former Australian rugby union player.
[Picture of Tony Shaw]

 

Shea, George Beverly
Born 1 February 1909  (Winchester, Ontario, Canada)
Prominent singer/songwriter of gospel music.
[Picture of George Beverly Shea]

 

Shearing, George
Born 13 August 1919  (London, England)
Blind jazz pianist.
[Picture of George Shearing]

 

Sheed, Wilfred
Born 27 December 1930  (London, England)
Writer and literary critic.
[Picture of Wilfred Sheed]

 

Sheen, Charlie
Born 3 September 1965  (New York, New York, USA)
Born Carlos Estevez, he was hugely popular in the 1980's, but since then has been embroiled in a string of scandals involving firearms, prostitutes, cocaine and violent behaviour, which has dimmed his shining star somewhat.
[Picture of Charlie Sheen]

 

Sheen, Martin
Born 3 August 1940  (Dayton, Ohio, USA)
Actor of Irish and Spanish ancestry whose most notable roles have included Captain Willard in the classic film "Apocalypse Now" and the President in TV series "The West Wing". Father of Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez (Martin Sheen's real name is Ramon Estevez, while Charlie's is Carlos), he is constantly getting busted for his leftist political protests.
[Picture of Martin Sheen]

 

Shelby, Carroll
Born 11 January 1923  (Leesburg, Texas, USA)
Car designer and manufacturer, famous for his Mustang and Cobra.
[Picture of Carroll Shelby]

 

Sheldon, Lord
Born 13 September 1923  (London, England)
Former MP for Ashton under Lyne for nearly 40 years.
[Picture of Lord Sheldon]

 

Shelford, Wayne
Born 13 December 1957  (Rotorua, New Zealand)
Former New Zealand rugby union star, who also coached in England for Saracens. Suffered one of the most winceable injuries in sporting history in 1986, when, on his debut, his scrotum was ripped apart. He later, incredibly, returned to the field & then went on to take a blow to the head & suffered concussion!
[Picture of Wayne Shelford]

 

Shenouda III, Pope
Born 3 August 1923  (Asyut, Egypt)
The 117th Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of All Africa on the Holy Apostolic See of Saint Mark the Evangelist of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. Might need a big business card as a result...
[Picture of Pope Shenouda III]

 

Shepherd, Freddy
Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England  (exact date unknown)
Born in 1942. Former chairman of Newcastle United F.C., and not at all successfully either.
[Picture of Freddy Shepherd]

 

Sheridan, Dinah
Born 17 September 1920  (Hampstead, London, England)
British TV & film actress - "Genevieve", "Don't Wait Up", "The Railway Children" etc.
[Picture of Dinah Sheridan]

 

Sheringham, Teddy
Born 2 April 1966  (Highams Park, London, England)
Footballer, whose ability of scoring has prolonged his career - former Millwall, Manchester United & England (amongst others) star striker.
[Picture of Teddy Sheringham]

 

Sherman, Richard M.
Born 12 June 1928  (New York, New York, USA)
Hollywood music composer, mostly worked on Disney films. Responsible for coming up with the word "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", the aural assault that is "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", and the songs in any number of Disney's "Winnie the Pooh" travesties. However, can be forgiven for "The Aristocats" and "The Jungle Book".
[Picture of Richard M. Sherman]

 

Shermer, Ivy
Born 11 May 1909  (Hartlepool, England)
One of Britain's oldest living twins.
[Picture of Ivy Shermer]

 

Shipley, Debra
Born 22 June 1957  (Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England)
Former Labour MP for Stourbridge. Suffering from cancer.
[Picture of Debra Shipley]

 

Short, Edward Watson
Born 17 December 1912  (Northumberland, England)
Former Deputy Prime Minister in Harold Wilson's Labour government, Education Secretary from 1968-70, Leader of the House of Commons, and now member of the House of Lords (under the name of Baron Glenamara) and Chancellor of Northumbria "University".
[Picture of Edward Watson Short]

 

Shriver, Robert Sargent
Born 9 November 1915  (Westminster, Maryland, USA)
Long-serving and well-connected US politician, married to JFK's sister Eunice. Now suffering from Alzheimer's, about which his daughter Maria has written a book entitled "Who The Hell Are You Again?". No it's not, it's called "What's Happening to Grandpa?".
[Picture of Robert Sargent Shriver]

 

Shu-chen, Wu
Born 11 July 1953  (Madou, Tainan, Taiwan)
Wife of the Taiwanese President, who despite being wheelchair-bound after a tractor ran her over, not once, but twice(!), has hit the headlines for her role in insider trading & now faces embezzlement & perjury charges.
[Picture of Wu Shu-chen]

 

Shula, Don
Born 4 January 1930  (Grand River, Ohio, USA)
NFL coaching legend, winner of two Superbowls with the Miami Dolphins.
[Picture of Don Shula]

 

Shwe, Than
Born 2 February 1933  (Kyaykse, Mandalay, Myanmar)
Reclusive & controversial Head of State of Burma. Allegedly very ill, but as with many things with Shwe, it's all rumours so far.
[Picture of Than Shwe]

 

Sievers, Leroy Leroy Sievers is no longer with us
Date and place of birth unknown

Died 15 August 2008  (Maryland, USA)

Age at death: 53  (read death notice)
Journalist & broadcaster, also known for his blog on his (ultimately unsuccessful) cancer fight.
[Picture of Leroy Sievers]

 

Sihanouk, King
Born 31 October 1922  (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)
Crowned King of Cambodia in 1941, but then abdicated 14 years later - in favour of his father. However, he subsequently became prime minister and was elected head of state in 1960 - only to be overthrown by a coup in 1970. Five years later the Khmer Rouge took control, and Sihanouk was head of state once more. But whaddaya know, almost immediately he'd been forced out of office. Then what happens? In 1982 he teams up with the Khmer Rouge (after they've been booted out by the Vietnamese) and becomes president in exile of the government of Democratic Kampuchea. He returned to Cambodia in 1991, and two years later, guess what? He's reinstated as King of Cambodia. Thoughout all of this, he somehow found the time to direct, produce and score 28 films. The saxophone-playing Tom Jones fan suffers from diabetes, heart problems, and colon cancer.
[Picture of King Sihanouk]

 

Silva, Henry
Born 15 September 1928  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Actor who has appeared in numerous American and European films, such as "The Manchurian Candidate" and the original "Ocean's 11", as well as futuristic TV series "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century".
[Picture of Henry Silva]

 

Sim, Gerald
Born 4 February 1925  (Liverpool, England)
British TV & film actor, in a host of roles, including the vicar in "To The Manor Born."
[Picture of Gerald Sim]

 

Simionato, Giulietta
Born 12 May 1910  (Forli, Italy)
Opera singer for over 35 years, a contempary of Maria Callas.
[Picture of Giulietta Simionato]

 

Simmons, Jean
Born 31 January 1929  (Crouch Hill, London, England)
English actress who starred in "Guys & Dolls", "Black Narcissus" and many other classics. Took on Howard Hughes and RKO over her contract in the early '50s and gave them a bit of a beating, which didn't seem to do her career any harm. Took to the bottle after offers of decent parts dried up, though got treatment for it in the '80s. Still doing voice work.
[Picture of Jean Simmons]

 

Simmons, Richard
Born 12 July 1948  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
Annoying physical fitness expert, often on TV.
[Picture of Richard Simmons]

 

Simon, Neil
Born 4 July 1927  (The Bronx, New York, USA)
Playwright & screenwriter, creator of 'The Odd Couple' amongst others.
[Picture of Neil Simon]

 

Simplot, JR JR Simplot is no longer with us
Born 4 January 1909  (Dubuque, Iowa, USA)

Died 25 May 2008  (Boise, Idaho, USA)

Age at death: 99  (read death notice)
Potato farmer - his billions were mainly from McDonalds as he was one of the chief suppliers of potatoes for their overly-salted, soggy & rather pathetic French fries.
[Picture of JR Simplot]

 

Simpson, John
Born 9 August 1944  (London, England)
BBC World Affairs correspondent.
[Picture of John Simpson]

 

Simpson, O. J.
Born 9 July 1947  (San Francisco, California, USA)
Murderer. Sorry, we mean bad actor & very good American footballer who had, shall we say, a 'spot of bother' with the law in the 1990s.
[Picture of O. J. Simpson]

 

Sinden, Donald
Born 9 October 1923  (Plymouth, Devon, England)
Actor, profilic on stage, screen & TV, with major roles in "Two's Company", "Never The Twain" and "Judge John Deed". Knighted in 1997.
[Picture of Donald Sinden]

 

Siniora, Fouad
Born 14 April 1943  (Sidon, Lebanon)
Current interim PM of Lebanon.
[Picture of Fouad Siniora]

 

Sizemore, Tom
Born 29 November 1961  (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Decent film actor whose work has been overshadowed by frequent drugs, assault and sex scandals.
[Picture of Tom Sizemore]

 

Skeaping, Marjory
Born 19 May 1920  (Scotland)
One of the three oldest living triplets until 2004, when sister Sheila died.
[Picture of Marjory Skeaping]

 

Slick, Grace
Born 30 October 1939  (Evanston, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Singer, of Jefferson Airplane, Starship and alcoholism fame.
[Picture of Grace Slick]

 

Smith, Chris
Born 24 July 1951  (Barnet, England)
British Labour Party politician, former Cabinet Minister. One of the first openly gay MP's, he announced he was HIV positive in 2005.
[Picture of Chris Smith]

 

Smith, Dame Maggie
Born 28 December 1934  (Ilford, Essex, England)
Actress who started out on stage with the likes of Laurence Olivier, before making the transition to the big screen and appearing in "Death On The Nile" and "A Room With A View", and more recently in the various Harry Potter adaptations.
[Picture of Dame Maggie Smith]

 

Smith, Ian
Born 19 June 1938  (Melbourne, Australia)
Harold Bishop of Neighbours fame.
[Picture of Ian Smith]

 

Smith, Liz
Born 11 December 1925  (Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England)
A latecomer to the world of TV/film acting, who didn't get her first screen role until the age of 45. Now specialises in playing batty old ladies and appearing on camp chat shows ("An Evening with Lily Savage", "So Graham Norton") as...er...a batty old lady.
[Picture of Liz Smith]

 

Smith, Sir Cyril
Born 28 June 1928  (Rochdale, Lancashire, England)
Obese Liberal MP for Rochdale from 1972-92. Thought to have been the heaviest British MP ever. Has lived in the same modest terraced house since he was 16.
[Picture of Sir Cyril Smith]

 

Smith, Tommy
Born 5 April 1945  (Liverpool, England)
Former Liverpool footballer.
[Picture of Tommy Smith]

 

Smith, Zadie
Born 27 October 1975  (Brent, London, England)
Award winning author & poet, best known for "White Teeth".
[Picture of Zadie Smith]

 

Snow, Tony Tony Snow is no longer with us
Born 1 June 1955  (Berea, Kentucky, USA)

Died 12 July 2008  (Georgetown, Washington DC, USA)

Age at death: 53  (read death notice)
Former White House Press Secretary for President Bush. Announced he was stepping down from the role to fight colon cancer, a fight he lost in July 2008.
[Picture of Tony Snow]

 

Snowdon, Lord
Born 7 March 1930  (London, England)
Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones, celebrity photographer and former husband of Princess Margaret.
[Picture of Lord Snowdon]

 

Sobers, Sir Garfield
Born 28 July 1936  (Barbados)
Legendary West Indian cricketer, who, amongst other things, was the first batsman to hit six sixes off an over, back in 1968.
[Picture of Sir Garfield Sobers]

 

Sokolov, Sergei
Born 1 July 1911  (Eupatoria, Ukraine)
Former Minister of Defence for the USSR, and in charge of the Soviet ground forces during the Afghanistan invasion.
[Picture of Sergei Sokolov]

 

Solignac, Clementine
Born 7 September 1894  (Vorey, Auvergne, France)
One of the oldest Europeans in the World at the end of 2007. Died in May 2008, but no suitable UK obituary yet.
[Picture of Clementine Solignac]

 

Solzhenitsyn, Alexander Alexander Solzhenitsyn is no longer with us
Born 11 December 1918  (Kislovodsk, Russia)

Died 3 August 2008  (Moscow, Russia)

Age at death: 89  (read death notice)
Exiled from the USSR for 20 years, the massively-bearded dissident writer and winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize for Literature eventually returned home to Russia after the fall of communism. He was operated on for a tumour in the 1950s while at a labour camp in Kazakhstan, and was reportedly "near death" in 1953. In 2008, he was completely dead after years of ill-health.
[Picture of Alexander Solzhenitsyn]

 

Soper, Mike
Date and place of birth unknown
Born in 1946. Chairman of Surrey County Cricket Club & former vice-president of the English Cricket Board.
[Picture of Mike Soper]

 

Sorvino, Paul
Born 13 April 1939  (Brooklyn, New York City, USA)
Italian-American actor of massive presence, mostly in mafia-type or "heavy" roles. Father of actress Mira.
[Picture of Paul Sorvino]

 

Soul, David
Born 28 August 1943  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Hutch in the TV series "Starksy & Hutch".
[Picture of David Soul]

 

Souter, Brian
Born 5 May 1954  (Perth, Scotland)
One of the founders of the Stagecoach bus/coach company. Has got rather dubious views on homosexuality & religion.
[Picture of Brian Souter]

 

Spacey, Kevin
Born 26 July 1959  (South Orange, New Jersey, USA)
American award-winning actor, and now director, and also stage show producer in the UK.
[Picture of Kevin Spacey]

 

Speakman, William
Born 21 September 1927  (Altrincham, Cheshire, England)
One of the few living recipients of the Victoria Cross, which he won for bravery in the Korean War.
[Picture of William Speakman]

 

Spears, Britney
Born 2 December 1981  (McComb, Mississippi, USA)
Tacky, trashy, publicity-seeking and quite frankly mad "singer."
[Picture of Britney Spears]

 

Spears, Lynne
Born 4 May 1955  (Kentwood, Louisiana, USA)
Trashy mum of trashy girls, Britney & Jamie Lynn. Her role as a parent leaves a LOT to be desired…
[Picture of Lynne Spears]

 

Spector, Phil
Born 26 December 1940  (The Bronx, New York, USA)
Highly influential record producer who was responsible for some of the best-known pop music of the 1960s and '70s, including tracks by Gene Pitney, The Ronettes, The Righteous Brothers, Ike & Tina Turner, John Lennon and The Ramones. Invented the "Wall of Sound" production technique. Indicted for murder in 2003.
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Spielberg, Steven
Born 18 December 1946  (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Award winning Hollywood movie director.
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Spinetti, Victor
Born 2 September 1933  (Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales)
Welsh-Italian comic actor, producer & director, mostly on stage.
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Spinks, Terry
Born 28 February 1938  (West Ham, London, England)
Boxer, featherweight champion & 1956 Olympic Gold medal winner in the weight.
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