Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2009: H

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Habgood, John Born 23 June 1927  (Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England) Former Bishop of Durham & Archbishop of York Diepod Shuffle Stiff & the Tears

Hackman, Gene Born 30 January 1930  (San Bernardino, California, USA) Prolific American actor. Ashes To Ashes

Haefner, Walter (Died in 2012) Born 13 September 1910  (Zurich, Switzerland) Businessman, race-horse breeder and car-dealer - based for a long time in Ireland. Club Carp

Haggard, Merle Born 6 April 1937  (Bakersfield, California, USA) Country music singer & songwriter. Assumed Room Temperature Mr C Only Fools & Corpses Perish, The Thought Tentoesup Redmega's Megadead Malingerers We Spin Terror

Hagman, Larry (Died in 2012) Born 21 September 1931  (Fort Worth, Texas, USA) Son of famous actress Mary Martin. His own career took off when he took the part of Major Anthony Nelson in the '60s US sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie", and he went on to star as J.R. Ewing in "Dallas" and "Knots Landing". An active anti-smoking campaigner, he's nevertheless not averse to the odd drink or ten, and needed a liver transplant in 1995 due to cirrhosis. Has reportedly been hitting the bottle again over the past couple of years. Short Distance Clara Konstabel Els And His Merry Harbingers Croaker De'Ath And The Prognosticators Dancing Elephants Dead And Don't Know It Deadpoolers Dead Ringers Death By Gough Death Can Be Funny Digging The Grave Dress re-Hearse-als Evil Shape-Changing Pixies Fantaka 2009 Globaltruth Grassyknoll Grayson Jesus Jones Merry Death Mass Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!! Pining For The Fjords Residentevil Six Foot Under Sometimes They Come Back The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Dukes Death List Toasted Brown Bread Wishy-Washy

Haig, Alexander (Died in 2010) Born 2 December 1924  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Former US Secretary of State & Chief of Staff, and a former top military commander. Diepod Shuffle You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Simpson's Stiffs

Hall, Laura Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA  (exact date unknown) American musician, pianist & comedian. Lived So Lets Die

Hall, Monty Born 25 August 1923  (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) Host of various American game shows, well-known (over there, at least) for presenting "Let's Make a Deal". Siegfried Baboon's Simian Shapeshifting Showboat Show

Hall, Stuart Born 25 December 1929  (Hyde, Greater Manchester, England) Uniquely eloquent sports reporter and one-time host of "It's a Knockout". The Blue And White Reaper

Halliwell, Geri Born 6 August 1972  (Watford, Hertfordshire, England) "Ginger Spice" - the oldest member of the Spice Girls. Marina Predicts Your Demise!

Hamill, Dorothy Born 26 June 1956  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Winner of the ladies' 1976 figure skating Winter Olympic Gold. Going Green

Hamilton, Lewis Born 7 January 1985  (Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England) F1 driver, the first black driver in Formula 1 history & youngest World Champion in 2008. Bez001 Death Has A Shadow Fantaka 2009 H5N1 Heart Attack, Liver Failure? Excellent! Loadsa Points I'll Sleep When You're Dead It May Be You? Roadkill Wombats Stokes's Stiffs The Watts Wallies The Tartan Flatliners

Hamilton, Richard (Died in 2011) Born 24 February 1922  (Pimlico, London, England) Pop artist, best known for his collage work. A Lost Art A Rattly Score Of Old Puffins

Hamilton Gordon, Albert  Born 21 July 1901  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 1 May 2009  (New York City, New York, USA) Age at death: 107   Businessman, former head of Kidder Peabody. The End of the World As We Know It

Hammond, Albert Born 18 May 1944  (London, England) Singer, songwriter & guitarist. One Hit Wonders

Hammond, Richard Born 19 December 1969  (Sollihull, West Midlands, England) Middling TV presenter who hit the headlines when he crashed a jet-powered car & sustained brain injuries. Made a rapid recovery and is back co-presenting Top Gear & testing more cars out. Burn Baby Burn

Hancock, Sheila Born 22 February 1933  (Blackgang, Isle of Wight, England) Actress in TV & film, and widow of John Thaw. End Of Time

Hanover, Prince Ernst August of Born 26 February 1954  (Hanover, Germany) Husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco. Renowned for his foul temper, and has a conviction for GBH. Alison The Assassin One Less Bullet Come The Revolution

Harald V of Norway, King Born 21 February 1937  (Skaugum, Oslo, Norway) The first King of Norway to be born in the country since 1370. Acceded to the throne on the death of his father, Olav V, in 1991. Was a member of several of Norway's Olympic sailing teams. In September 2003 it was announced that he has bladder cancer. Cap'n Ohtz Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Feng Shui Pig Morbid United FC One Less Bullet Come The Revolution

Harding, Mike Born 23 October 1944  (Crumpsall, Manchester, England) TV presenter, folk singer, composer (Dangermouse), comedian & rambler. You're Terminated, Farquahar

Harding, Sarah Born 17 November 1981  (Ascot, Berkshire, England) Slapper. Also a member of Girls Aloud when she isn't out getting drunk. Undertakertom

Hardy, Jeff Born 31 August 1977  (Cameron, North Carolina, USA) Yet another wrestler. Hung Like Jesus

Harmel, Pierre  Born 16 March 1911  (Uccle, Belgium) Died 15 November 2009  (Brussels, Belgium) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) Former Prime Minister of Belgium, between 1965 & 1966. FH Reverends

Harris, Rolf Born 30 March 1930  (Perth, Western Australia, Australia) Cartoonist, TV presenter, singer, wobble-board player and general cult hero. Absolutely incredible to think he's now in his late 70s, as he still looks and sounds the same as ever. Hung Like Jesus Lived So Lets Die My Toes Are Real People

Harrison, Harry (Died in 2012) Born 12 March 1925  (Stamford, Connecticut, USA) Sci-fi author. Nice Little Urner

Harrison, Noel (Died in 2013) Born 29 January 1934  (London, England) Singer, actor, and former Olympic giant slalom competitor! One Hit Wonders

Harry, Prince Born 15 September 1984  (Paddington, London, England) Member of the Royal Family, third in line to the throne. In 2008, he served on active frontline duty in Afghanistan. If he's on the frontline again, he'll be insurgent target number 1. His party antics at home might get him first, however… Burn Baby Burn Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Say Hi To Uncle George

Harryhausen, Ray Born 29 June 1920  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Stop-motion animation genius, best known for the months of work that produced the swordfight with an army of skeletons in his 1963 masterpiece, "Jason and the Argonauts". Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Finbarr Returns From The Dead People I Think Might Die In 2009 United Pool Ghoul

Hart, David (Died in 2011) Date and place of birth unknown Property developer & former adviser to Margaret Thatcher. Born 1944. The Living End They're Dead, Y'Know!

Hart, Tony  Born 15 October 1925  (Maidstone, Kent, England) Died 18 January 2009  (Shamley Green, Surrey, England) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Much-loved, somewhat camp TV artist and creator of Morph. "Oooh, passss me the rough-backed hessssian, Mr Bennett". AbraCadaver Ashes To Ashley Cole (I Hope) Bazzilliant Brown Bananas Brown Bread Canadian Paul Chelski Pensioners II Dancing Elephants Dave's Bunglalow Of Death Dead As A Dodo Livin' On A Prayer Don't Eat The Figs Dress re-Hearse-als Drunkasaskunk Final Curtain  Four Horsemen Of The Magic Roundabout Grampus 8 My Hamster Grassyknoll Grayson Grendel's Graveyard  Grobler's Stiff Ones Guess Who's Dead? Heaven Knows They're Miserable Now Hunting Halos It Tolls For Thee Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Just Die Will You Lard Bazaar Madonna's Hand of Bod Mave's Graves Nescafe Nice Little Urner People I Think Might Die In 2009 United Please Refrain From Testing  Pooil Vaaish R.I.P. It Up And Start Again  Rude Kid Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 Shovelful Of Dirt Dads Army, Dead, Dead, Dead, Alive, Dead, Dead Stiff As A Board Stoke Up The Furnace I Shan't Be Long The Funeral Director 09 Redmega's Megadead Malingerers The Mortuary Posse Today Is A Good Day To Die Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic To The Other Side Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! Valley of Death VSBfromH Wednesday 'Til I Die We'reAllGonnaDie! We're Your Friends To The Bitter End....

Hartley, Alison Date and place of birth unknown BBC Essex presenter who has taken a sabbatical and is writing an online blog about her brain tumour, à la Ivan Noble. Born in October 1964. The Anfield Iron

Harvey, Brian Born 8 August 1974  (London, England) Former front man of boy band East 17, whose already stalled career sank to a new low when he appeared on Z-list TV programme "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here". In May 2005, he managed to fall out of his car and run himself over in a bizarre apparent suicide bid, prompting "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out From Under Here" jokes. Nefarious Skullduggery

Harvey, Paul  Born 4 September 1918  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) Died 28 February 2009  (Phoenix, Arizona, USA) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) US radio personality - was presenter of the daily "The Rest of the Story" show. Bronxboy422 Dead Last Death By Dumb Luck You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Kennedy Driving School Merry Death Mass Noz4news Phreebyrd

Harwood, Guy Born 10 June 1939  (Pulborough, West Sussex, England) British racehorse trainer. 20 From The Turf - Now Under It

Haskard, Sir Cosmo Born 25 January 1916  (Bantry, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland) Former Governor of the Falkand Isles. Octopus of Odstock

Hasselhoff, David Born 17 July 1952  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Self-fancying star of 'Knight Rider' and 'Baywatch', whose move into anodyne pop ballads made him so ludicrously popular in Germany, of all places, that he even claims they played an important part in the reunification of the country. Burn Baby Burn Death Stinks  Lived So Lets Die

Hattersley, Roy Born 28 December 1932  (Sheffield, England) Former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, who bumbled his way through 9 years of opposition government without actually doing much. The Politigones

Hattori, Takashi Born 12 March 1898  (Japan) One of the oldest men in the World at the start of 2009, but died soon into January, but got no obit. Oldies But Goodies

Hauptman, Herbert A (Died in 2011) Born 14 February 1917  (New York City, New York, USA) Mathematician & chemist, won Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1985. Nobel Losers

Havel, Vaclav (Died in 2011) Born 5 October 1936  (Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)) Political dissident and human rights activist who was imprisoned 4 times, spending almost 5 years behind bars for his views. Elected President of Czechoslovakia in 1989 and President of the Czech Republic in 1992. Carolann's Coffin Compadres From Dust To Dung Siegfried Baboon's Simian Shapeshifting Showboat Show

Havelange, João Born 8 May 1916  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) President of FIFA from 1974-98 and member of the International Olympic Committee. Deathlist.net Morbid United FC Soylent Dreams Still Warm-Ish The Terry Fenwick Invitational Select XI

Havoc, June (Died in 2010) Born 8 November 1913  (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) Canadian born actress, star of "Gentleman's Agreement". Also a dancer & theatre star. But I'm Not Dead Yet Heads In A Bag Laughter Kills Pool Ghoul

Hawke, Bob Born 9 December 1929  (Bordertown, South Australia) Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991. Are They Dead Yet?

Hawke, Hazel (Died in 2013) Born 20 July 1929  (Perth, Australia) Wife of former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke. Announced in November 2003 that she has Alzheimer's, and then, 5 minutes later, announced that she has Alzheimer's. Hide And Go Die Fox In A Box The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order

Hawking, Stephen Born 8 January 1942  (Oxford, England) Born on the 300th anniversary of Galileo's death. Whilst studying at Oxford, was diagnosed with a rare and progressive neuromotor disease, which has left him in a wheelchair, talking like a Dalek. Now a world-famous theoretical physicist who specialises in studying black holes, and wrote the incomprehensible "A Brief History of Time". Recent allegations suggest that he has been regularly assaulted by his carers over a lengthy period of time. 2 Days Older Than Grass 2 Sick Not 2 Quit 5 Feet And 1 To Go Addams Family Christmas Card List 2008 Armchair Morgue  Beginnings of Rigor Burn Baby Burn Busby's Babes Corpse Bride Crazycarl Dead Last Death By Gough Death Stinks Deathpig Diet Of Worms Liz's Lately Lamented First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die Guess Who's Dead? Gwynhafyr I Am Jack's Complete Lack Of A Pulse I Drink Your Milkshake I'll Sleep When You're Dead It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Kennedy Driving School Morbid Curiosity Nicole Kidman Is A Slag Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Perish, The Thought Pining For The Fjords Prunella Vulgaris Rammer's Downtrodden Residentevil Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard Soylent Green Recipe Sqwidge's Motley Crew Tagyourout Tentoesup Redmega's Megadead Malingerers The Norman Bates Fan Club As You Wave Us Goodbye You're Dead And You Know You Are

Hawkins, Connie Born 17 July 1942  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Former basketball player - toured with the Harlem Globetrotters. Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again!

Hawkins, Ronnie Born 10 January 1935  (Huntsville, Arkansas, USA) Musician, a rock 'n' roll singer in the early days of the genre. Grobler's Stiff Ones Pushing Up Daisies

Hawn, Goldie Born 21 November 1945  (Washington, District of Columbia, USA) Actress who got her first break as a regular performer on "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In", but had to wait a further decade before really making it big when she took the title role in "Private Benjamin" (1980). Knocking on a bit now to play her trademark role as a dizzy blonde, she has only made a dozen films in the last 15 years, most of them minor hits. Burn Baby Burn

Hayes, Bill Born 5 June 1925  (Harvey, Illinois, USA) Singer & actor (Days of our Lives). One Hit Wonders

Hayes, Geoffrey Born 13 March 1942  (Stockport, Cheshire, England) Presenter of "Rainbow" - the children's TV show, for aeons. Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20

Hazell, Bert  Born 18 April 1907  (Attleborough, Norfolk, England) Died 11 January 2009  (York, Yorkshire, England) Age at death: 101  (read death notice) Former MP for North Norfolk, who was the oldest living ex-MP. Dead By Dawn Grobler's Stiff Ones International House of Death Zombie Resurrection Impending

Healey, Denis Born 30 August 1917  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Bushy-eyebrowed Labour MP who rose to join Harold Wilson's Cabinet, then became Chancellor of the Exchequer, before taking his seat in the House of Lords in 1992 as Baron Healey of Riddlesden. Coffin It Up Dead Calm Dead Commons Dead Men Walking Dead'nt He Do Well?? Down Under The Daisies Globaltruth Going Green It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Juicy Janny Just Die Will You Pacman Pure Dead Brilliant The Politigones Tomb It May Concern Voted Out For Good! VSBfromH As You Wave Us Goodbye You Must Be Croaking! Youth In Asia Helpline

Healey, Edna (Died in 2010) Born in Coleford, Gloucestershire, England  (exact date unknown) Wife of Denis Healey. Born 1918. Going Green

Hebranko, Michael (Died in 2013) Born 14 May 1953  (Canarsie, New York, USA) Once one of the fattest people in the World and still a bit porky, to put it mildly. Redmega's Megadead Malingerers

Hedison, David Born 20 May 1927  (Providence, Rhode Island, USA) Veteran actor, in bucketloads of TV shows & films. No, Mr Bond. I Expect You To Die!

Hedren, Tippi Born 19 January 1935  (New Ulm, Minnesota, USA) Actress, star of "The Birds" & "Marnie" & mum of Melanie Griffith. Carolann's Coffin Compadres

Heenan, Bobby Born 1 November 1940  (Beverly Hills, California, USA) American pro-wrestler/manager, nicknamed "The Brain" for possibly ironic reasons. Time Is NOT On Our Side!

Heesters, Johannes (Died in 2011) Born 5 December 1903  (Amersfoort, Netherlands) Musical performer. Bodybags'R'Us Deathpig  Ethnic Cleansing Fallen Sparrow Fox In A Box Just Die Allready Mean Machine One Foot In The Grave Puzlman's Passing Picks Skeleton Crew Steeny Stephen Hawking's Football Boots The Vyrdolak Worm Farmer

Hefner, Hugh Born 9 April 1926  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Founder of Playboy magazine. Armchair Morgue Burn Baby Burn Buzzards  Dance Of The Living Dead Dead And Dusted Fallen Off The Twig Flanges Final Few H5N1 Heads In A Bag How Clean Is Your Hearse? I Kissed A Corpse And I Liked It Illinois Reaper Beater 3.0 It Doesn't Hurt It Just Smells Marina Predicts Your Demise! Not At All Well Pushing Up Daisies Riding The Jesus Train Sadmackem Team Rumsfeld II Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead Time's Champion Wednesday 'Til I Die Wot The Deuce

Heimlich, Henry Born 3 February 1920  (Wilmington, Delaware, USA) American physician, he of the Heimlich Manoeuvre. Pushing Up Daisies

Henderson, Mac  Born 1 May 1907  (Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland) Died 5 March 2009  (Haddington, Scotland) Age at death: 101  (read death notice) Rugby player, who played for Scotland as long ago as 1933. Drunkasaskunk

Henrik, Prince Consort Of Denmark Born 11 June 1934  (Talence, Gironde, France) Husband of the Queen of Denmark. One Less Bullet Come The Revolution

Henson, Nicky Born 12 May 1945  (London, England) Film & TV actor, most recently in "EastEnders" in the UK and "Syriana" in the US. Dead Ends

Herman, Jerry Born 10 July 1931  (New York City, New York, USA) American composer & lyricist, mostly for Broadway shows. How Much For Those Stem Cells? Redmega's Megadead Malingerers

Hernandez, Genaro (Died in 2011) Born 10 May 1966  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Former WBA & WBC Super Featherweight champion, who is now suffering from cancer. Addams Family Christmas Card List 2008 Brown Bread Carkers Convention 2009 Clathrate Gun Deceased Hose No Noose Is Good Noose Rude Kid Tonight Matthew I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning!

Herzog, Werner Born 5 October 1942  (Munich, Germany) German film director & screenwriter, who has directed films both in his native land & internationally. You're Terminated, Farquahar

Heseltine, Michael Born 21 March 1933  (Swansea, Wales) One-time prime mover in the Tory party, known as 'Tarzan'. Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair Pobol Y Fedd The Politigones

Hewitt, Sir Lenox Born 7 May 1917  (Red Hill, Canberra, Australia) Former Australian civil servant with a deep liasion with politics - both as Australian Cabinet Secretary and as dad to the British Labour MP, Patricia Hewitt. Doornails R Us

Hewlett, Donald (Died in 2011) Born 30 August 1922  (Northenden, Manchester, England) Actor - a staple of Perry & Croft sitcoms, including "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" and "You Rang M'Lord?", specialising in upper class types. Bucket Kickers Inc. (Well, Life Is A Terminal Illness!)

Higgins, Alex (Died in 2010) Born 18 March 1949  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Irish snooker player. Famously volatile, a heavy drinker and smoker. Known as "Hurricane" due to his rapid style of play, which he adopted because he was trying to finish the frame before last orders. It's Grim Up North 6ft Under The Baulk Line Addams Family Christmas Card List 2008 A Pelican In The Wilderness  Ashes To Ashley Cole (I Hope) Baz And Barry's Burial Bonanza Colin's Toe Curlers Dead As A Dodo Dead Centre Of England Death Can Be Funny Drunkasaskunk Fantaka 2009 Irish Rover Brady, Tobin And Huntley Starring In "Friends Behind Bars" Lord Football Sadmackem The Anfield Iron The Dead Certs Trojan Hearse The Final Whistle The Living End The Mortuary Posse  This Mortal Coil Tick Tock Stopped Ticking To The Other Side Windsor The Troll Wishy-Washy

Higgs, Peter Born 29 May 1929  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Eminent theoretical physicist. It's Tyne To Meet Your Maker

Hignell, Alastair Born 4 September 1955  (Cambridge, England) Former cricketer & rugby player, turned BBC sports broadcaster. Had to retire in 2008 due to ill-health. Redmyst XX  We Spin Terror

Hilfiger, Tommy Born 24 March 1951  (Elmira, New York, USA) Well known & successful fashion designer. Beerbutton

Hill, Dusty Born 19 May 1949  (Dallas, Texas, USA) Lead singer of ZZ Top. You're Terminated, Farquahar

Hill, Harry  Born 8 May 1916  (Padiham, nr. Burnley, Lancashire, England) Died 31 January 2009  (Bury, Manchester, England) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Not the comedian, but Bronze medallist in cycling in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. The Final Whistle

Hill, Henry (Died in 2012) Born 11 June 1943  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Mobster turned FBI informant. The film "Goodfellas" is based on his life. Carrion Luggage

Hill, Jimmy Born 22 June 1928  (London, England) Prominent-chinned football commentator. Criptkicker2

Hill, Paddy Joe Date and place of birth unknown One of the Birmingham Six. The Johnnie Stalker 2009 Voodoo Blend

Hill, Steven Born 24 February 1922  (Seattle, Washington, USA) American actor - Adam Schiff in "Law and Order". Canadian Paul

Hilton, Paris Born 17 February 1981  (New York City, New York, USA) Spoilt rich kid from the Hilton hotel family, and inadvertent porn star. Death-Defying I Kissed A Corpse And I Liked It Lucifer's Legionaires Marina Predicts Your Demise!

Himmler, Gudrun 'Puppi' Born 8 August 1929  (Munich, Germany) Daughter of Heinrich Himmler. Now runs a retirement home for ex-Waffen SS members. Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia

Hinch, Derryn Born 9 February 1944  (New Plymouth, New Zealand) Australian media personality & journalist, mostly on the radio. Suffering from inoperable cancer. Canadian Cadaver Dogs Dead Man Walking Blues  Hunting Halos I Drink Your Milkshake It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks  Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia .....norfolk & Good Skeleton Crew

Hingle, Pat  Born 19 July 1924  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Died 3 January 2009  (Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Actor, best known for his role as Commissioner Gordon in the Batman movies of the early 1990's. Octopus of Odstock You're Terminated, Farquahar

Hobsbawm, Eric (Died in 2012) Born 9 June 1917  (Alexandria, Egypt) Marxist historian. A Rattly Score Of Old Puffins Heaven Knows They're Miserable Now People I Think Might Die In 2009 United Pure Dead Brilliant Wikipedia Entries In Need Of Updating

Hogan, Brooke Born 5 May 1988  (Tampa, Florida, USA) Pop & R & B singer, daughter of Hulk Hogan. Nefarious Skullduggery

Hogan, Hulk Born 11 August 1953  (Augusta, Georgia, USA) Born Terry Gene Bollea. Professional wrestler since 1978. A part in "Rocky III" and a move to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) made him a star, and he proceeded to be at the centre of wrestling's transition from slightly suspect minority sport to multi-billion dollar camp pantomime spectacle. Hung Like Jesus

Holbrook, Hal Born 17 February 1925  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Veteran US actor, mostly on stage, but with some memorable film appearances too. You're Terminated, Farquahar

Holder, Geoffrey Born 1 August 1930  (Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago) Actor, dancer, choreographer & many more besides. No, Mr Bond. I Expect You To Die!

Holder, Noddy Born 15 June 1946  (Walsall, Staffordshire, England) Slade front man-turned-actor. The Johnnie Stalker 2009 Voodoo Blend

Hollingworth, Clare Born 10 October 1911  (Knighton, Powys, Wales) Former journalist who made her name as a war correspondent during WWII. Wikipedia Entries In Need Of Updating  Zombie Resurrection Impending

Hollinshead, Reg (Died in 2013) Born 3 January 1924  (Rugeley, Staffordshire) Racehorse Trainer, still active in the sport. 20 From The Turf - Now Under It

Holm, Celeste (Died in 2012) Born 29 April 1917  (New York City, New York, USA) Film actress;- "All About Eve", "Gentleman's Agreement" etc. Auditioning For Oscar's "in Memoriam" Montage Simpson's Stiffs You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Holmes, Eamonn Born 3 December 1959  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Rotund & genial host of many a light entertainment programme. C'mon... Who Doesn't Want Me To Get 20/20

Holmes, Kelly Born 19 April 1970  (Pembury, Kent, England) One of Britain's more successful female athletes, with two Olympic Gold medals in 2004 to her credit. Y-Shaped Coffin

Holness, Bob (Died in 2012) Born 12 November 1928  (Vryheid, Natal, South Africa) Presenter of cult TV quiz "Blockbusters". Once played James Bond in a South African radio dramatisation of "Moonraker". Good job it wasn't televised. AbraCadaver Dead'nt He Do Well??

Honecker, Margot Born 17 April 1927  (Halle, Germany) Widow of ex-East German dictator Erich. Also a politician in her own right, she now lives in Chile. Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Hope, Dolores (Died in 2011) Born 27 May 1909  (The Bronx, New York, USA) Former singer and widow of the late Bob Hope, having been married to him for 69 years. Ashes To Ashes  Bodybags'R'Us But I'm Not Dead Yet Buzzards Gray Panthers Harry Patch's Love Child Brady, Tobin And Huntley Starring In "Friends Behind Bars" Just Die Allready Mean Machine Old People Party Of 20 Puzlman's Passing Picks Skeleton Crew Steeny The Morbid Postman We'reAllGonnaDie! Worm Farmer Youth In Asia Helpline

Hopkins, Sir Anthony Born 31 December 1937  (Margam, Port Talbot, Wales) Film, TV & stage actor, best known for being Hannibal Lecter in 3 films. Roadkill Wombats The Norman Bates Fan Club

Hopper, Dennis (Died in 2010) Born 17 May 1936  (Dodge City, Kansas, USA) Film actor who starred in, as well as directing and co-writing, the 1969 classic "Easy Rider". Sexystf

Horlick, Nicola Born 12 December 1960  (Nottingham, England) British fund manager & businesswoman, who managed to keep her high-profile, high-stressed job & run a family with 5 children. However, 2008 saw a disastrous year, not helped by links to fraud king Bernard Madoff'. Y-Shaped Coffin

Horne, Lena (Died in 2010) Born 30 June 1917  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Jazz singer who sang 'Stormy Weather' and was a pioneer among African-American performers. Singing in the Cotton Club by the age of 16. Bronxboy422 Auditioning For Oscar's "in Memoriam" Montage The Forest Lawn Jockeys Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Pool Ghoul The Vyrdolak

Horne, Marilyn Born 16 January 1934  (Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA) American opera singer, now suffering from cancer. Diet Of Worms JoeRam Mr C One Foot In The Grave The Anfield Iron

Hornung, Paul Born 23 December 1935  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) Former American Footballer, with the Green Bay Packers. All Sports

Hoskins, Bob Born 26 October 1942  (Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England) Actor, who has cornered the market in playing short-arse Cockney geezers. Beerbutton 3

Houston, Glyn Born 24 October 1926  (Rhondda Valley, Wales) Welsh actor, in numerous TV series over the years. Pobol Y Fedd

Houston, Whitney (Died in 2012) Born 9 August 1963  (East Orange, New Jersey, USA) Singer who claims to have been influenced by soul and R&B, and indeed is the daughter of gospel/blues singer Cissy Houston and niece of Dionne Warwick, although to listen to her brand of anodyne mass-market pop, you'd never guess. Has a famously rocky marriage to fellow singer Bobby Brown, and was erroneously reported dead in September 2001. I Kissed A Corpse And I Liked It

Howard, Barry Date and place of birth unknown Hi-di-Hi actor, the deadpan & dour male dance instructor. Born in 1937. Short Distance Clara

Howard, John Born 26 July 1939  (Sydney, Australia) Former Australian Prime Minister. The Politigones

Howe, Geoffrey Born 20 December 1926  (Port Talbot, Wales) Former Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1979 & 1983. One of Margaret Thatcher's closest allies, his resignation from her cabinet in 1990 not only brought her downfall a few weeks later, but was one of the finest resignation speeches of all time. Dead Commons Death Shall Have No Dominion - Oh Yes It Will Pobol Y Fedd Voted Out For Good!

Howe, Gordie Born 31 March 1928  (Floral, Saskatchewan, Canada) Former top ice hockey player, a legend in North America. All Sports Sexystf

Howland, Beth Born 28 May 1941  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Actress, mainly on stage or television. Short Distance Clara

Hsue-shen, Tsien  Born 11 December 1911  (Hangzhou, China) Died 31 October 2009  (Beijing, China) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Rocket scientist, a former key player in the US & Chinese space programmes. Inquilinekea/Simfish

Hucknall, Mick Born 8 June 1960  (Manchester, England) Lead singer of Simply Red and a bit of an arse. Roadkill Wombats

Hudd, Roy Born 16 May 1936  (Croydon, Surrey, England) Actor & comedian on TV, theatre, radio & film - one of the more popular names from music hall past still around today. They Laugh In The Face Of Death

Hudson, Alan Born 21 June 1951  (Chelsea, London, England) Cultured former Chelsea, Stoke & England footballer who has hit hard times since his playing days ended. The Terry Fenwick Invitational Select XI

Huesman, Tony  Born in Kettering, Ohio, USA  (exact date unknown) Died 9 August 2009  (Dayton, Ohio, USA) Age at death: 51  (read death notice) One of the longest living heart transplant survivors, who lasted from 1978 to 2009 with a new heart. Born in 1957. Nice Little Urner

Hughes, Nerys Born 8 November 1941  (Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales) Actress/presenter/entertainer, who starred in "The Liver Birds". Pobol Y Fedd

Hughes, Netherwood  Born 12 June 1900  (Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) Died 4 April 2009  (Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire, England) Age at death: 108  (read death notice) WWI veteran, recently "discovered" by officials & the media. Didn't keep him alive for long though… Annus Horribilis Croaker De'Ath And The Prognosticators Gray Panthers Hippoposthumous Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death You Mean He's Not Already?

Humphries, Barry Born 17 February 1934  (Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Australian comic actor of Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson fame. Beerbutton 3 Guess Who's Dead? Trojan Hearse They Laugh In The Face Of Death

Hunniford, Gloria Born 10 April 1940  (Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland) Long-serving TV & radio presenter, mother of the late Caron Keating. Die, Die, Die My Darling Heart Attack, Liver Failure? Excellent! Loadsa Points Scum Bucket

Hunter, Arline Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA  (exact date unknown) Former pin-up model, who had a lot of work as she looked similar to Marilyn Monroe. Born around 1930. Wawix World

Huntley, Ian Born 31 January 1974  (Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England) School caretaker who murdered two 10-year-old girls in Soham, Cambridgeshire, in August 2002. Was sentenced in December 2003 to two terms of life imprisonment, and it was revealed after his trial that he had previously been accused of a string of sex crimes. Some DDPers feel that his chances of survival in prison aren't looking too good... 666 Ashes To Ashley Cole (I Hope) Dance Of The Living Dead Dead And Dusted Dead Beats Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Death Has A Shadow Death-Defying Died In A Nasty Accident Down Under The Daisies Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair Graham Reaper's Dead Army Grassyknoll Grayson Hung Like Jesus It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Nescafe Picktons Pork Pies Pushing Up Daisies Stiff As A Board The Anfield Iron The Dorset Jury Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! Wasn't It From A Dirty Harry Film? Wednesday 'Til I Die

Hurd, Douglas Born 8 March 1930  (Marlborough, Wiltshire, England) Former diplomat, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary under the Thatcher and Major governments, but all that most people know (or care) about him is that his name is rhyming slang for a third-class university degree. Hippoposthumous Nefarious Skullduggery

Huston, Anjelica Born 8 July 1951  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Actress, the latest of the Huston film personality dynasty - daughter of John, grand-daughter of Walter. Perhaps best known for her role as Morticia Addams in the Addams Family films of the 1990's. Beerbutton 3

Hutchinson, Jeremy Born 28 March 1915  (Lullington, Sussex, England) Lawyer & member of the Arts Council. Also formerly married to the actress, Dame Peggy Ashcroft. Annus Horribilis A Pelican In The Wilderness Stiff & the Tears

Huxley, Sir Andrew Born 22 November 1917  (Hampstead, London, England) Nobel Prize-winning physiologist and biophysicist. A Rattly Score Of Old Puffins Nicole Kidman Is A Slag Nobel Losers Time Is NOT On Our Side!

Hylton, Rachel Born 26 November 1981  (London, England) So-called "star" of the latest X-factor, but better known for her violent, drug-filled past/present than her "singing". Death Has A Shadow

Hynde, Chrissie Born 7 September 1951  (Akron, Ohio, USA) Singer, former lead singer of "The Pretenders". Ohio And Goodbye-O

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