Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2008: W

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Wagner, Robert Born 10 February 1930  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Hollywood actor of "The Longest Day" fame, who went on to play Jonathan Hart in the TV series "Hart to Hart". Younger viewers may know him as Number Two out of the "Austin Powers" films (as pictured here). He did not, repeat not, push his wife Natalie Wood off a boat. Ashes To Ashes in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks Pushing Up The Daisies

Wagner, Wolfgang (Died in 2010) Born 30 August 1919  (Bayreuth, Germany) Director of the Bayreuth Music Festival in Germany until 2008. Wife Gudrun died in 2007 with a mass of obits, so Wagner himself is assured an obituary if he should shuffle off any time soon. The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2008

Wahid, Abdurrahman Born 4 August 1940  (Jombang, East Java, Indonesia) Muslim cleric, former President of Indonesia (1999-2001) and leader of the oddly-named National Awakening Party. Has been impeached for corruption and suffered several strokes, leaving him almost blind. Also goes by the name of Gus Dur for some reason. Wawix World

Wake, Nancy (Died in 2011) Born 30 August 1912  (Wellington, New Zealand) The Allies' most decorated servicewoman of World War II - received 6 major honours for her work alongside the French Resistance. Above Average For Norfolk Feng Shui Pig See, I Told You I Was Sick!

Wakelin, Johnny Born in Brighton, Sussex, England  (exact date unknown) Born in 1939. Singer of reggae, rock & country, but has never hit the same heights as he did in the mid 1970's. Where Are They Now?

Walesa, Lech Born 29 September 1943  (Popowo, Poland) Former Trade Unionist and electrician who later became President of Poland and a noted peace activist. The Winged Devil Monkeys

Walker, Johnnie Born 30 March 1945  (Hampton-in-Arden, Birmingham, England) DJ who started out on the pirate Radio Caroline in 1966, before moving to BBC Radio 1 not long after Caroline's demise. Since then he's been a continual presence on various stations, most recently presenting Radio 2's Drivetime Show. Born Peter Dingley, he announced in June 2003 that he was suffering from non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Annus Horribilis My Toes Are Real People

Walker, Murray Born 10 October 1923  (Hall Green, Birmingham, England) Excitable motor-racing commentator. Beerbutton Erith Sickos The Fred West Dancers & The Goebbels Family Live On The Box

Walker, Peter (Died in 2010) Born 25 March 1932  (Worcester, England) Former politician, a cabinet minister for nearly a decade, in the 1970's-1980's. Dead Commons

Wallace, Danny Born 21 January 1964  (Greenwich, London, England) Former footballer for Southampton, Manchester United & England, who now suffers from MS. Are You Still Dying, Darling?

Wallace, Ian (Died in 2009) Born 10 July 1919  (London, England) Scottish singer, of both opera & easy listening, and was part of the panel on radio panel game My Music for decades. Bloody Dead Rep

Wallace, Merv  Born 19 December 1916  (Auckland, New Zealand) Died 21 March 2008  (Auckland, New Zealand) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) NZ cricketer & former test captain. Wake Up And Smell The Coffin

Wallace, Mike (Died in 2012) Born 9 May 1918  (Brookline, Massachusetts, USA) American game show host, TV presenter and journalist, best known as a correspondent on "60 Minutes" for 38 years until his retirement in 2006. Bronxtiremen Deadly As Sin Till You Win Dirt Nappers Nelson Mandela Must Die Kiss of Death Samdeal

Wallach, Eli Born 7 December 1915  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Prolific film actor, mainly playing supporting roles. Highlights: "The Magnificent Seven", "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", and Marilyn Monroe's last screen outing, "The Misfits". Lowlight: the risible final part of the "Godfather" trilogy. He has also maintained a continual presence on the stage throughout his film career. Annus Horribilis Bobo's Gonna Get Ya !! Bring On The Rigor Bronxtiremen Camden Corpses Checking Out By Christmas Close The Casket Croak Here Dead Souls Honey Bunny & Pumpkin Death Becomes Her Death From Down Under Deathlist.net Die, Die, Die My Darling Eat My Dust Film Is Forever, Filmmakers Are Not Gary Glitter's Ghoulies It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Jesus Jones Naked Florida Gravediggers Pool Ghoul Sans Teeth, Sans Eyes, Sans Taste, Sans Life Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 Stephen Hawking's Football Boots The Conqueror Worm The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) The Big Big Underdogs Of Old Hull City Valley of Death You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Waller, Rik Born 25 August 1981  (Gillingham, Kent, England) Singer who shot to fame in Pop Idol in 2002, despite (or because of) his massive obesity. Still performing. Optimus Prime's Rusty Nuts

Wallis, Ken (Died in 2013) Born 16 April 1916  (Ely, Cambridgeshire, England) Former RAF type and MBE who holds several world records relating to flying autogyros (sort of a cross between a light aircraft and a helicopter). Above Average For Norfolk

Walsh, M. Emmet Born 22 March 1935  (Ogdensburg, New York, USA) Frequently seen character actor in Hollywood films. Beerbutton 2 Tomb It May Concern

Walwyn, Peter Born 1 July 1933  (Berkshire, England) Former racehorse trainer. 20 From The Turf - Now Under It

Wang, Y.C.  Born 18 January 1917  (Hsintien Township, Taiwan) Died 15 October 2008  (Livingston, New Jersey, USA) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Also known as Wang Yung-Ching. Was a mega-rich Taiwanese businessman. Skeleton Crew

Wapner, Joseph Born 15 November 1919  (Los Angeles, California) Former American judge, later turned US TV personality. IlikeykillypartIII

Ward, Burt Born 6 July 1945  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actor, best remembered as Robin in the 1960's "Batman" TV series. The Coffin-Dodgers

Warne, Shane Born 13 September 1969  (Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia) Ace cricketer, one of the greatest leg spinners in cricket history. Best remembered for making Mike Gatting look an ever bigger fool than normal in 1993. Marina

Wasserman Davis, Kathryn (Died in 2013) Born 25 February 1907  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) American philanthropist. This Team Is So Safe It Is Sponsored By Volvo

Waterhouse, Keith (Died in 2009) Born 6 February 1929  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) Journalist, novelist & successful screenwriter. Are You Still Here ??

Watling, Deborah Born 2 January 1948  (Fulmer Chase, Buckinghamshire, England) Actress, mostly remembered for her roles in "Dr. Who". Dead Ends

Watson, Dr James Born 6 April 1928  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Molecular biologist, one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA. Recently in a spot of bother over racial comments he made. The Jim Reapers

Watson, Russell Born 24 November 1966  (Salford, Lancashire, England) English opera singer, who has had two brain tumours removed in the last few years. A Kick In The Ghoulies Annus Horribilis  Are You Still Dying, Darling? Banda Aceh Surf Club Bing Gone  Breathless In Seattle Corpse Bride 'Cos We Can Dead Ends Dead Keyne  Living On A Prayer  Death Becomes Her  Digging the Grave Dodger's Coffins Don't Eat The Figs Ethnic Cleansing Evil Shape-Shifting Pixies  Fallen Sparrow Flanges Unlucky In Life Fowler09  Godot's Waiting List Grendel's Graveyard Hardwood Surround Hatters 1988-2008 Last Breaths!!!! Henry's Half-Dead Heroes  Hunting Halos I'll Sleep When You're Dead Jaguar X-Types Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Kiki's Hit List Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Lard Bazaar Lived So Let's Die Lord Football's Terminally Ill XX Mave's Graves .....norfolk & Good Only Fools And Corpses Over My Dead Body  The Pale Rider Pop Goes The Pop Star Pulse  R.I.P. It Up And Start Again Rude Kid Sorry God - I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Sporting Lesbian The Dead Rancid Corpses The Doffin' Codgers The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...)  This Mortal Coil Time Of Your Life Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic To The Other Side Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! We're Your Friends To The Bitter End.... You Keep Me Hanging On

Watt-Roy, Norman Born 15 November 1951  (Bombay, India) Member of the Blockheads, Ian Dury's band. A Change Of Tactics

Watts, Charlie Born 2 June 1941  (Islington, London, England) The Rolling Stones' drummer. Diagnosed with throat cancer in June 2004. 2 Days Older Than Grass A Change Of Tactics A. L. F. Corpsetacular CSI Bramley Dancing Elephants Dancy Beats For Dancy Dead Folk Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Pining For The Fjords Pop Goes The Pop Star Retliv Forest Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 2008 Crematorium Cheerleaders The Morbid Postman The Voodoo Gurus

Wayne, Lil' Born 27 September 1982  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) American rapper, born Dwayne Carter. Death Is Watching

Webster, Bruce Born 31 May 1972  (Pine Bluff, Paris, Texas, USA) Convicted murderer, on Death Row in Indiana. Was scheduled for a lethal injection in April 2007, but received a stay of execution. Jims Deadbeats

Weedon, Bert (Died in 2012) Born 10 May 1920  (East Ham, London, England) Influential guitarist and composer, a guru to Hank Marvin. We'reAllGonnaDie!

Weider, Joe (Died in 2013) Born 29 November 1922  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Founder of a bodybuilding federation & pioneer in the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding contests. Canadian Paul

Weil, Jack  Born 28 March 1901  (Evansville, Indiana, USA) Died 13 August 2008  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Age at death: 107   Head of Rockmount Ranch Wear, whose clothes were used extensively in "Brokeback Mountain". Still CEO of the company at his death. The End of the World As We Know It

Weiland, Scott Born 27 October 1967  (Santa Cruz, California, USA) Lead singer of US grunge/hard rock group Velvet Revolver. My Toes Are Real People

Welland, Colin Born 4 July 1934  (Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England) Actor - "Kes", "Z-Cars", then became a script & screen writer, most notably for "Chariots of Fire". Death Stalks United Where Are They Now?

Weller, George Born 7 December 1916  (Tennessee, USA) Elderly driver who killed 10 people and injured 63 others by ploughing his car into a crowded marketplace in Santa Monica, California, in July 2003 and continuing to accelerate. Was convicted in October 2006 of 10 counts of vehicular manslaughter. You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Let Us Embalm You Not At All Well

Wellington, The Duke of Born 2 July 1915  (Rome, Italy) Aristocrat and current holder of this famous military name. The Conqueror Worm

Wells, Kitty (Died in 2012) Born 30 August 1919  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Successful US country & western singer. Circling The Drain

Wendt, George Born 17 October 1948  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) TV actor - plays the part of Norm in "Cheers". Honey Bunny & Pumpkin

West, Adam Born 19 September 1928  (Walla Walla, Washington, USA) Played Batman in the original (1966-68) TV series. Dancing Elephants Lord Gravedigger The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers The Coffin-Dodgers

West, Rose Born 29 November 1953  (Devon, England) Born Rosemary Letts, in 1972 she married Fred West, with whom she committed a series of murders at the now infamous 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, during the 1970s. In 1995 her husband hanged himself in prison while awaiting trial; she is serving a life sentence. Bring On The Rigor Digging the Grave

Westheimer, Dr Ruth Born 4 June 1928  (Frankfurt, Germany) American sex therapist & author. Also, believe it or not, was a trained sniper during the Arab-Israeli war of 1948. Snort The Ashes

Weston, Simon Born 8 August 1961  (Nelson, Wales) Badly burnt in the Falklands War, when his ship Sir Galahad was bombed. Has used his misfortune in a positive way & is now patron & campaigner for many charities. Pobol Y Fedd

Westwood, Dame Vivienne Born 8 April 1941  (Tintwistle, Glossop, Derbyshire) Fashion designer, with a strong tendency to feature punk & new wave into fashions, even now. You Are In Grave Danger

Wetton, John Born 12 June 1949  (Willington, Derbyshire, England) Singer, songwriter & guitarist. Indiana Jones And The Coffin Of Doom

Wheeler, John Archibald  Born 9 July 1911  (Jacksonville, Florida, USA) Died 13 April 2008  (Hightstown, New Jersey, USA) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) American physicist who coined the term "black hole". Blade Runners Drunkasaskunk Puzlman's Passing Picks Simfish Inquilinekea Stiff & the Tears

Wheeler, Sir Charles  Born 26 March 1923  (Bremen, Germany) Died 4 July 2008  (London, England) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Veteran British journalist and broadcaster, who was with the BBC for over 60 years. Bloody Dead Rep

Whicker, Alan (Died in 2013) Born 2 August 1925  (Cairo, Egypt) Travel guru. Now in his 80s, and still gadding around the world and doing TV adverts. Chelski Pensioners

White, Betty Born 17 January 1922  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) Rose Nylund in "The Golden Girls". Corpse Bride Forrest Lawn Jockeys Pushing Up The Daisies The Grinning Reaper The Praying Vultures We Are Celebrities - Get Us Out Of Here!

Whitfield, June Born 11 November 1925  (London, England) Comedy actress, allegedly, who started out in radio in the 1950s and went on to work with most of the top comedians of her era. Was best known as the eponymous June in "Terry and June" before taking the role of Mother in the deeply unfunny "Absolutely Fabulous". Dirty Harry's Dead Pool The Voodoo Gurus Will D Maykitt

Whitlam, Gough Born 11 July 1916  (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Leader of the Australian Labor Party for ten years, and Prime Minister from 1972 to 1975, during which time he oversaw the abolition of conscription, the introduction of "Advance Australia Fair" as the national anthem, and the granting of full independence to Papua New Guinea. He was dismissed by the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, amidst great controversy. He resigned from parliament in 1978 to become an academic. Bazzilliant Death From Down Under Don't Eat The Figs Fallen Off The Twig Fox In A Box Madonna's Hand of Bod Mr & Mrs Drummerboy  Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard See, I Told You I Was Sick! Simfish Inquilinekea Taxi For.............!

Whitman, George (Died in 2011) Born 12 December 1913  (Salem, Massachusetts) US bookstore owner, based mainly in Paris. Wake Up And Smell The Coffin

Whitman, Slim (Died in 2013) Born 20 January 1924  (Tampa, Florida, USA) Yodelling folk singer who enjoyed more success in Europe than in his native USA. Deadly As Sin Till You Win The Doom & Gloom Room

Whitmore, James (Died in 2009) Born 1 October 1921  (White Plains, New York, USA) American film actor, most recently known for his role as elderly prisoner Brooks in The Shawshank Redemption. You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Keeper Of The Heads Noz4news Snort The Ashes The Vyrdolak

Whitney, Phyllis A.  Born 9 September 1903  (Yokohama, Japan) Died 8 February 2008  (Faber, Virginia, USA) Age at death: 104  (read death notice) Writer of mystery novels for both the adult and juvenile markets. Banda Aceh Surf Club Checking Out By Christmas Croaker De'Ath And The Prognosticators Fallen Sparrow Hatters 1988-2008 Last Breaths!!!!  in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks I Smell Dead People Mr C .....norfolk & Good Old People Party Of 20  Reaper's Revenge Roger Mortis The New Coffin-Dodgers

Widdecombe, Anne Born 4 October 1947  (Bath, Somerset, England) Tory politician, former cabinet minister. Also a novelist & TV presenter. 'Cos We Can Liz's Lately Lamented Optimus Prime's Rusty Nuts

Widmark, Richard  Born 26 December 1914  (Sunrise, Minnesota, USA) Died 24 March 2008  (Roxbury, Connecticut, USA) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) After a legendary silver screen debut as psychopathic villain Tommy Udo in 1947's "Kiss of Death", he went on to act in a wide variety of film roles, though by the 1980s was pretty much relegated to television. Boxed Up And Ready To Go Checking Out By Christmas Dead Man Walking Blues Death Stalks United Died In A Nasty Accident Eat My Dust Eternity Tours Film Is Forever, Filmmakers Are Not Godot's Waiting List Keeper Of The Heads Kiss of Death Northernfox Samdeal The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) The Vyrdolak You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?  Youth In Asia Helpline

Wilde, Brian  Born 13 June 1927  (Lancashire, England) Died 20 March 2008  (Ware, Hertfordshire, England) Age at death: 80  (read death notice) Stalwart of the mild-mannered BBC sitcom "Last of the Summer Wine", in which he played the mild-mannered Foggy Dewhurst. He has appeared in various other mild-mannered TV dramas and sitcoms over the last few decades, for example as the mild-mannered prison officer Barrowclough in the classic sitcom "Porridge" (the 1979 film of which was released as "Doing Time" in the USA). Chelski Pensioners  Death Is Nature's Way Of Telling You To Slow Down Die, Die, Die My Darling Don't Eat The Figs Golden Oldies! Graham Reaper's Dead Army

Wilde, Marty Born 15 April 1939  (London, England) Rug-toting '60s pop star, and father of '80s pop star Kim. AbraCadaver

Wilder, Gene Born 11 June 1933  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Comic actor, screenwriter and director, noted for his collaborations with Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor. Underwent treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1999, apparently making a full recovery. Real name Jerome Silberman. Bobo's Gonna Get Ya !! Going, Going ...  Laughter Kills Noz4news Pumpkin & Honey Bunny The Delightful Dead The Funeral Director 08 Tombstone Raiders

Wilders, Geert Born 6 September 1963  (Venlo, Netherlands) Dutch politician, controversial for his right-wing views & opinions on Islam. Marina

Williams, Andy (Died in 2012) Born 3 December 1927  (Wall Lake, Iowa, USA) American crooner of "easy listening" (an oxymoron if ever there was one) ballads. Honey Bunny & Pumpkin It's A Rocket Ship Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Pop Goes The Pop Star Pushing Up The Daisies

Williams, Bert Born 31 January 1920  (Bilston, Staffordshire, England) Former Wolverhampton Wanderers and England goalkeeper. The Terry Fenwick Select XX

Williams, Cliff Born 14 December 1949  (Romford, Essex, England) AC/DC's bassist. Gravediggin' Grandaddy

Williams, Esther (Died in 2013) Born 8 August 1921  (Inglewood, California, USA) Actress & swimmer, former swimming champ who starred in many films (and musicials) based on her swimming ability between the 1940's & 1960's. Death On The Rocks

Williams, Frank Born 16 April 1942  (County Durham, England) Boss of the Williams Formula 1 team. In a wheelchair since a car accident in 1986. 1 Down, 19 To Go MizzJackTheCat

Williams, Montel Born 3 July 1956  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) US talk show host, formerly a US Naval Officer. Diagnosed with MS in 1999. Six Foot Under

Williams, Robbie Born 13 February 1974  (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) The apparently directionless one out of Take That who unexpectedly made it huge as a solo artist, but now just bleats on about how hard his life is, despite having £95m in the bank. Pushin Up Daisies Roger Mortis The Watts Wallies

Williams, Rowan Born 14 June 1950  (Swansea, Wales) Archbishop of Canterbury, elected in 2002. Pobol Y Fedd

Williams, Shirley Born 27 July 1930  (London, England) Labour MP who defected and formed the SDP in 1981, before becoming a Lib Dem member of the House of Lords. House Of Stiffs Time's Champion

Wilson, Brian Born 20 June 1942  (Hawthorne, California, USA) Founder member of, and producer, composer and arranger for, The Beach Boys. Has suffered from long-term mental illness and drug problems. Dancing Elephants Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Hung Like Kong The John Stalker Commemorative Monster Mash Retliv Forest Wednesday 'Til I Die

Wilson, Colonel E. C. T.  Born 2 October 1912  (Sandown, Isle of Wight, England) Died 23 December 2008  (Dorset, England) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) As a Colonel in the Somiland Camel Corps, Wilson held out against Italian attacks for 5 days in 1940, despite being severely wounded and suffering from malaria. Missing after the battle, he was presumed dead and was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously, but later turned up as a PoW. E.C.T. = Eric Charles Twelves. The Vyrdolak They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Wilson, Jock  Born 7 September 1903  (Leith, Scotland) Died 29 September 2008  (Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland) Age at death: 105  (read death notice) Was the UK's oldest living D-Day veteran. Checking Out By Christmas International House of Death .....norfolk & Good Reaper's Revenge

Wilson, Jocky (Died in 2012) Born 22 March 1950  (Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) Short, multiple-chinned former world darts champion. Henry's Half-Dead Heroes

Wilson, Mary Born in Norfolk, England  (exact date unknown) Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx, widow of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Born 1918. 666 Grassyknoll Grayson

Wilson, Owen Born 18 November 1968  (Dallas, Texas, USA) US actor, "You, Me and Dupree" and lots more. Failed to commit suicide in 2007, but some DDP'rs may think "If at first, you don't succeed, try, try again". 666 Banobo Kings Bazzilliant Dead Centre Of England Dead Ends Jamie's Dodgers Kopbird Nicole Kidman Is A Slag Northernfox Only Fools And Corpses Sometimes They Come Back Team Bigfoot The Funeral Director 08 The Old G1ts Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell

Wilson, Richard Born 9 July 1936  (Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland) Actor (real name Ian Colquhoun Wilson) famous for playing the grumpy Victor "I don't believe it!" Meldrew in sitcom "One Foot in the Grave". Will the other foot follow this year? Lucifer's Legionaires

Wilson, William (Died in 2010) Born 28 June 1913  (place of birth unknown) Labour MP for Coventry South from 1964-83. Going Green

Win Tin, U Born 12 March 1930  (Burma) Burmese journalist who was imprisoned by his country's military regime in 1989 for his opposition views. He remains behind bars, calls to set him free having been ignored despite his worsening health. Dancing Elephants Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom

Windom, William (Died in 2012) Born 28 September 1923  (New York, New York, USA) Actor who has appeared in countless TV series, films such as "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Sommersby", and his one-man stage shows about writer James Thurber and World War II reporter Ernie Pyle. Lives in California but also owns an island in Windom, Minnesota (a town named after his politician great-grandfather) which he bought for the princely sum of $1. Keeper Of The Heads The Vyrdolak

Windsor, Barbara Born 6 August 1937  (Shoreditch, London, England) Veteran actress of the tiresome "Carry On" films who went on to become Peggy Mitchell in the tiresome BBC soap "EastEnders". In the 1960s Babs, who changed her surname from Deeks at the time of the Queen's coronation, was also known for her off-screen connections to the Kray Twins. Dave Moans It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Lou's Last Leggers Six Foot Under

Windsor, Frank Born 12 July 1927  (Walsall, West Midlands, England) Actor, best known, for his role in "Z Cars" & its spin off, "Softly Softly". Still appears in TV adverts & the odd TV show. Bloody Dead Rep Obituarynotice

Winehouse, Amy (Died in 2011) Born 14 September 1983  (Enfield, Middlesex, England) Young British singer/songwriter with a powerful soul voice, but - more interestingly from a DDP point of view - manic depression, eating disorders and a tendency to consume industrial quantities of booze and drugs. Indeed, her 2006 top 10 single "Rehab" was about her refusal to get help for this. 1 Down, 19 To Go 666 Above Average For Norfolk A Kick In The Ghoulies Already Dead Konzentrationslager Bazzilliant Beerbutton Beginnings of Rigor Bitter Violet Bring On The Rigor Checking Out By Christmas Chemically Detatched Clathrate Gun Close The Casket Colin's Toe Curlers Corpsetacular Corpse Bride 'Cos We Can Criptkicker2 Dancing Elephants  Dancy Beats For Dancy Dead Folk Dead As A Dodo Dead Centre Of England Dead Ends Deadheaddawg Dead Ringers Honey Bunny & Pumpkin Death Is Watching Death Is Nature's Way Of Telling You To Slow Down Deaths R Us Death By Hemeloids Death At Taylor Hall Death In Vegas Death Stalks United Deceased Buggers Digging the Grave  Dispatch Without Delay  Dodgin' Coffers Don't Eat The Figs Down Under The Daisies Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Drop Dead Celebration Dysfunctional Erith Sickos Flanges Unlucky In Life Flatline Or Bust! Graham Reaper's Dead Army Grendel's Graveyard Hung Like Kong  If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course Illinois Reaper Beater 2.0 I'll Sleep When You're Dead  I Think We're Alone Now  It Tolls For Thee I've Got Another Stiff Jellydead Jims Deadbeats The John Stalker Commemorative Monster Mash  Juicy Janny  Kitty Killer Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Kopbird Lard Bazaar Lucifer's Legionaires Madonna's Hand of Bod Mave's Graves Misers MizzJackTheCat Morbid Curiousity Only Fools And Corpses Optimus Prime's Rusty Nuts Over My Dead Body Past Their Sell By Date Picktons Pork Pies  Pop Goes The Pop Star Pulse Purley Gates Pushin Up Daisies Pushing Up The Daisies Quakerjock Rabbitsnuffer Redmyst XX Rich's Goners Anyone Seen My Camel?  Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 Shezy B's Goners  Shovelful Of Dirt Siegfried Baboon's Baboon Colony Show, Feat. David Van Day Six Feet Under Slasherslist Sometimes They Come Back Sorry God - I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Taking Up The Rear Taxi For.............! Team Bigfoot Team Rumsfeld The Destroying Angels The Funeral Director 08 The Great Unclaimed The Grateful Dead  The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury The Misfortune Tellers The Mostly Dead The Naq's Nightmare Team The Newstreet Boys Death Squad The Old G1ts There's A Mr Death At The Door, Something About The Reaping  The Shoebury Stiffs The Voodoo Gurus The Watts Wallies  Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! Valley of Death Vicious Malcious Wawix World We're Your Friends To The Bitter End.... What's Up Doc? Wishy-Washy Worm Food You Are In Grave Danger You Must Be Croaking! Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell

Winfrey, Oprah Born 29 January 1954  (Kosciusko, Illinois, USA) US talk show host, businesswoman and book critic. Team Visalia

Wing, Anna (Died in 2013) Born 30 October 1914  (Hackney, London, England) Played Lou Beale in the tiresome BBC soap "EastEnders", but was killed off before Peggy Mitchell's time. 1 Down, 19 To Go AbraCadaver Death Stalks United Don't Eat The Figs George Lass and the Gravelings L C And The Sunshine Band MizzJackTheCat Over My Dead Body The Dead Certs The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2008 The Misfortune Tellers Valley of Death Will D Maykitt  You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Winner, Michael (Died in 2013) Born 30 October 1935  (London, England) Modest chap, keeps his views to himself. Food critic, newspaper columnist & film director. Asking For It Dave Moans Don't Eat The Figs It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It It Tolls For Thee Kiki's Hit List Lou's Last Leggers Mave's Graves Pushing Up The Daisies Anyone Seen My Camel? Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 Six Feet Under To The Other Side Wishy-Washy You Are In Grave Danger

Winters, Jonathan (Died in 2013) Born 11 November 1925  (Dayton, Ohio, USA) Comic actor, better known for his work on stage, but has also appeared in many TV shows & films. Deadly As Sin Till You Win You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Kennedy Driving School Laughter Kills Not At All Well Noz4news Snort The Ashes

Winters, Mike (Died in 2013) Born 15 November 1930  (Islington, London, England) Brother and stage/TV "comedy" partner of the late Bernie Winters. P.M.T. (Pre Mortem Tension)

Winton, Sir Nicholas Born 19 May 1909  (Maidenhead, Berkshire, England) Humanitarian, who helped save 700 odd children from certain death at Nazi Concentration Camps in the Czech Republic, whilst on holiday to the country. Cap'n Ohtz Ethnic Cleansing Godot's Waiting List

Wisdom, Sir Norman (Died in 2010) Born 4 February 1915  (London, England) Inventive and hilarious comic or poor man's Charlie Chaplin, depending on your viewpoint. The cloth-cap-wearing star of stage and screen was awarded a knighthood in 2000 and lives in the medieval theme park known as the Isle of Man. Konzentrationslager Are You Still Dying, Darling? Are They Dead Yet? Bazzilliant Blade Runners Bosunic Rites Boxed Up And Ready To Go Brown Bananas Camden Corpses Cap'n Ohtz Checking Out By Christmas Chelski Pensioners Close The Casket Colin's Toe Curlers Dave Moans Dead As A Dodo Dead Loss Death Is Nature's Way Of Telling You To Slow Down Death From Down Under Death Stalks United Don't Eat The Figs Doornails R Us  Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Dress re-Hearse-als Eat My Dust Eejit Erith Sickos Flanges Unlucky In Life  Forrest Lawn Jockeys  George Lass and the Gravelings Golden Oldies! Graeme's Unfortunate Gems Grassyknoll Grayson Hatters 1988-2008 Last Breaths!!!! Hung Like Kong I've Got Another Stiff Jellydead Jesus Jones  Kiki's Hit List Knight Knight Knock Knock... Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Kopbird Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger Lard Bazaar L C And The Sunshine Band Lived So Let's Die Living In A Box Lucifer's Legionaires Madonna's Hand of Bod MizzJackTheCat .....norfolk & Good Octopus of Odstock Oh...If Only It Were True Over My Dead Body Please Refrain From Testing P.M.T. (Pre Mortem Tension) Pooil Vaaish Pool Ghoul Pulse Pushin Up Daisies Pushing Up The Daisies Roger Mortis Come On Baby Light My Pyre Slasherslist Sporting Lesbian Taxi For.............! Tazmans Hit List The Anfield Iron The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers The New Coffin-Dodgers  The Cre-Mating Game The Dead Rancid Corpses The Delightful Dead The Great Unclaimed  The Grateful Dead The Misfortune Tellers The Old G1ts The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) The Watts Wallies This Way Or That Time's Champion Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! Valley of Death Vicious Malcious We Are Celebrities - Get Us Out Of Here!  Wishy-Washy Youth In Asia Helpline

Wiseman, Joseph (Died in 2009) Born 15 May 1918  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Film and TV actor, best known for playing the part of Dr No in a James Bond film whose title escapes us at the moment. Are You Still Here ?? The Mortuary Posse

Withers, Googie (Died in 2011) Born 12 March 1917  (Karachi, Pakistan) One of those actresses who you've heard of, but can never name anything she was in. Are You Still Dying, Darling? Close The Casket Don't Eat The Figs

Withers, Jane Born 12 April 1926  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Actress, a child star that never really achieved the same success in adulthood. Keeper Of The Heads

Wittman, Don   Born 10 April 1936  (Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada) TV sports commentator for the CBC network. Died on the 19th January 2008, but no obit yet. Carkers Convention 2008 Ethnic Cleansing Kackers United  The Dead Rancid Corpses Tonight Matthew I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer...

Wogan, Terry Born 3 August 1938  (County Limerick, Republic of Ireland) Radio & TV presenter, piss-taking commentator for the UK feed of the Eurovision Song Contest and more earnest host of the Children In Need shows. CSI Bramley Doornails R Us Northernfox

Wonder, Stevie Born 13 May 1950  (Saginaw, Michigan, USA) Singer & songwriter, blind since birth, hugely influential in the pop music world. It's A Rocket Ship Shezy B's Goners

Wood, Ronnie Born 1 June 1947  (Hillingdon, Middlesex, England) Guitarist who played with Jeff Beck and the Faces before becoming a permanent member of the Rolling Stones. A Change Of Tactics Dead As A Dodo Dead Ringers The New Coffin-Dodgers

Wood, Sidney (Died in 2009) Born 1 November 1911  (Black Rock, Connecticut, USA) Tennis player, Wimbledon Men's Champion in 1931. The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2008 ThePoitouTeam

Wooden, John (Died in 2010) Born 14 October 1910  (Martinsville, Indiana, USA) The most successful coach in American college basketball history. Prior to becoming a coach, he was a well-respected player, and was nicknamed (in complete contrast to his surname) "The Indiana Rubber Man". Best Left To Rest Deadheaddawg Dead Man Walking Blues IlikeykillypartIII It's A Rocket Ship  Kiss of Death Maggots-R-Us Mary Tyler Morgue Ron Mexico's Doggy Daycare Skeleton Crew We Spin Terror

Woods, Tiger Born 30 December 1975  (Cypress, California, USA) Golfer, arguably the sport's greatest ever player. Buzzards  Wild Geeses

Woodvine, John Born 21 July 1929  (Tyne Dock, County Durham, England) Actor, mostly on TV & stage, who has a penchant for playing police officers. Pushing Up The Daisies

Woodward, Edward (Died in 2009) Born 1 June 1930  (Croydon, Surrey) Actor, best remembered for "The Wicker Man", "The Equalizer" and "Callan". Also known as "Ed 3 Planks" to some of his comic contemporaries. Ashes To Ashes D-Ed  Sometimes They Come Back

Workman, John Born 4 November 1923  (Woodchester, Gloucestershire, England) Forester & National Trust consultant. Died in April 2008, but did not get a suitable UK obit. This Mortal Coil

Worrall Thompson, Antony Born 1 May 1951  (Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England) TV chef. Once memorably described by Gordon Ramsay as "a squashed Bee Gee". Wild Geeses

Worsthorne, Peregrine Born 22 December 1923  (Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England) Journalist & broadcaster, former editor of the "Sunday Telegraph". Brown Bananas

Wouk, Herman Born 27 May 1915  (New York, New York, USA) Popular author, best known for his novels "The Caine Mutiny" and "The Winds of War". Circling The Drain Harry Patch's Love Child VSBfromH

Wow, Bow Born 9 March 1987  (Columbus, Ohio) Known to his family as Shad Moss, US hip-hop singer & producer. Team Visalia

Wright, Edgar Born 18 April 1974  (Poole, Dorset, England) Film director & producer, one of the men behind "Hot Fuzz" and "Shaun of the Dead". D-Ed

Wright, Steve Born 24 April 1958  (Erpingham, Norfolk, England) Jailed for murdering 5 prostitutes in and around Ipswich in December 2006. Not to be confused with the radio DJ or the comedian of the same name. Dead Ends

Wujcik, Erick Born 26 January 1951  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Fantasy & video game designer, who had terminal pancreatic cancer, which he died of in June. His chances of getting a UK obit were slim, and sure enough, he didn't get a suitable one. Master Mind Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer...

Wyeth, Andrew (Died in 2009) Born 12 July 1917  (Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, USA) Profilic and popular American realist painter, best known for his work "Christina's World". Circling The Drain Moldy Oldies

Wyman, Bill Born 24 October 1936  (Lewisham, London, England) Guitarist for the Rolling Stones for over 30 years. A Change Of Tactics The Graveyard Shifter 2008

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