Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2010: D

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D, Deezer Born in Los Angeles, California, USA  (exact date unknown) Rapper and actor, most notably in 'ER'. Born 1965. Carne And Sarne, Plus Eighteen

D’ora, Daisy  Born 26 February 1913  (Upper Swabia, Germany) Died 12 June 2010  (Altersheim, Bavaria, Germany) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) German Baroness who later became a beauty queen, film star and then socialite. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Dahl, Robert Born 17 December 1915  (Inwood, Ioha, USA) US political analyst. Club Carp

Dale, Jim Born 15 August 1935  (Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England) Actor, one of the few living stars of Carry On, whose Carry On legend status was severly damaged when he appeared in the woeful Carry on Columbus. Roadkill Wombats

Dall, Evelyn  Born 8 January 1918  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 10 March 2010  (Phoenix, Arizona, USA) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Actress & singer, mainly in musicals on stage or on film. Also a popular singer during WW2. Say Hello To The Angels

Daltrey, Roger Born 1 March 1944  (Hammersmith, London, England) Rock singer, lead singer of "The Who". Occasional actor as well. Cave Piggy's Stiff's In Waiting

Daly, John Born 28 April 1966  (Carmichael, California, USA) Hard drinking, cigarette puffing, high-stake gambling, drug-taking & hugely overweight golfer. Also one of the most popular & most talented golfers of the last 20 years, probably because of all the above... Happy Death Day To You

Danese, Shera Born 7 December 1950  (place of birth unknown) Actress wife of Peter Falk. Coupled To Death

D'Angelo, Beverly Born 15 November 1951  (Columbus, Ohio, USA) Actress best known as Ellen Griswold in the 'National Lampoon's Vacation' series of comedies. Coupled To Death

Daniels, Anthony Born 21 February 1946  (Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) Actor - C-3PO in all six 'Star Wars' films. Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy

Daniels, Paul Born 6 April 1938  (Middlesbrough, England) Magician and generally ubiquitous light-entertainment TV celebrity, the lowest point in whose career (and let's face it, it has a lot of competition) was probably presenting the late 1980s kids' TV programme 'Wizbit'. An eight-foot rabbit named Willy and a three-foot cone-shaped creature starring alongside a four-foot toupée-wearing conjuror...truly, truly dreadful. Dignitas Clinicians Wancanton Winker Turning His Toes Up

Daniels, William Born 31 March 1927  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actor, best known as the acerbic voice of KITT in the 1980s TV series 'Knight Rider'. Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

Dankworth, Sir Johnny  Born 20 September 1927  (Woodford, Essex, England) Died 6 February 2010  (London, England) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Jazz musician, composer & saxophone player. Formed celebrated musical partnership with his wife Cleo Laine. The Misfortune Tellers  Two Hit Wonders

Danson, Ted Born 29 December 1947  (San Diego, California, USA) Actor, still best known for the role of Sam Malone in the long-running sitcom 'Cheers' . The Chacks

Darrieux, Danielle Born 1 May 1917  (Bordeaux, France) French singer & movie actress, who made some films in America. ThePoitouTeam Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Darrow, Henry Born 15 September 1933  (New York City, New York, USA) Puerto-Rican American actor best known for his role as Manolito Montoya in 'The High Chaparral'. Things & Stuff

Dasari, Sree Born 16 January 1984  (place of birth unknown) Contestant in the 2009 UK edition of the reality gameshow 'Big Brother'. Widnes Vikings

David, Hal Born 25 May 1921  (New York, New York, USA) Lyricist & songwriter, often teaming up with Burt Bacharach. Rubinstein's Coffin Fit VSBfromH

Davies, Barry Born 24 October 1937  (London, England) Sports commentator for the BBC since 1969, Davies has commentated on a whole of sports including tennis, gymnastics, hockey and ice skating. Still primarily known as a football commentator on 'Match of the Day'. Dead Certainties

Davies, Windsor Born 28 August 1930  (Canning Town, London, England) English-born but Welsh-bred thespian who over-acted his way through dreadful '70s sitcom "It Ain't Half Hot, Mum" and the cringeworthy "Never The Twain". Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 The Mighty Boosh Of Death

Davis, Al Born 4 July 1929  (Brockton, Massachusetts, USA) Owner of NFL's Oakland Raiders. You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Win One For The Dead

Davis, Ann B. Born 3 May 1926  (Schenectady, New York, USA) Veteran film actress. Not At All Well You're Not Breathing Anymore

Davis, Clive Born 4 April 1932  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Music producer, founder & long time head of Arista Records. Bond, Elch Bond Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Snort The Ashes

Davis, Warwick Born 3 February 1970  (Epsom, Surrey, England) One of the UK's best known dwarf actors - starred in "Return of the Jedi", "Harry Potter", "Chronicles of Narnia" amongst many others. Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy

Dawn, Liz Born 8 November 1939  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) Star of Coronation Street for many years, playing gobby fishwife Vera Duckworth. Diagnosed with emphysema in 2004. 666 Bluereddish Canadian Cadaver Dogs Short Distance Clara Coffin It Up Cut Price Funerals Corpse Bride Crofty's Coffin Crew Dave's Bungalow Of Death Dead Centre Of England Deader Than A Dead Thing Dying For Some Points Eejit A Dead Flange In Time Scores 9 Four Horseman Of The Magic Roundabout Gravediggers83 Hunting Halos I Smell Dead People It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Jesus Jones Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Lord Gravedigger Mere Flesh Wound Northern Foxiles Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 Stiff Steaks Stiff & the Tears The Anfield Iron TheAssassinsCreed The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Long Awaited Return Of The Dorset Jury Tomb It May Concern We'reAllGonnaDie! Wishy-Washy "You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling" You Must Be Croaking! You're Not Breathing Anymore

Dawson, Richard Born 20 November 1932  (Gosport, Hampshire, England) British born, American game show-host & actor; "Hogan's Heroes" etc. Heads In A Bag You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Laughter Kills Redmyst

Day, Doris Born 3 April 1924  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) One of America's most prolific actresses of the 1950s and '60s, born Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff. After the death of her third husband, Marty Melcher, in 1968, she quit movies and turned to television and later to animal welfare. Annus Horribilis Chelski Pensioners III George Lass and the Gravelings Juicy Janny Laughter Kills Lord Gravedigger Ohio And Goodbye-O  Say Hello To The Angels She's A Goner Time's-Up Team

De Duve, Christian Born 2 October 1917  (Thames Ditton, Surrey, England) British born, but Belgian cytologist and biochemist. Deathpig Nobel Losers

de Havilland, Olivia Born 1 July 1916  (Tokyo, Japan) Sister of Joan Fontaine, but hasn't spoken to her since 1942. Actress who picked up the award-winning parts, largely as she wasn't the most glamorous girl on the block. Now retired and living in France. Bitter Violet Bxboy422 Checking Out By Christmas Circling The Drain Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Deader Than A Dead Thing Death On The Rocks Deathlist.net Diet Of Worms Grendel's Graveyard HackinNcackin' I’m Ready For My Funeral Mr. DeMille Kim Jong's Ill Les Trompettes De La Mort Over My Dead Body Pool Ghoul Pushing The Envelope Say Hello To The Angels She's A Goner Soylent Dreams The Misfortune Tellers The Pissed Kringle The Vyrdolak Time's-Up Team Time's Champion

De Jong, Piet Born 3 April 1915  (Apeldoorn, Netherlands) Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands between 1967 & 1971. Fergie's Flops

de Juana Chaos, José Ignacio Born 21 September 1955  (Guipzcoa, Spain) Wackily-named member of the Basque terrorist group ETA, currently serving a 96-year prison sentence. Has a propensity for going on hunger strikes. Born 1955. Alison The Assassin

de Klerk, F. W. Born 18 March 1936  (Johannesburg, South Africa) Former President of South Africa from 1989-1994. See, I Told You I Was Sick!

de la Billière, Sir Peter Born 29 April 1934  (place of birth unknown) Former director of the SAS and Commmander-in-Chief of British forces in the Gulf War of 1991. Dead Certainties

De Laurentiis, Dino Born 8 August 1919  (Torre Annunziata, Campania, Italy) Film producer who, inbetween working on an incredible number of absolute turkeys and bankrupting two movie studios, has also managed to be responsible for a number of box office successes, including 'King Kong', 'Flash Gordon' and 'Hannibal'. Worked in partnership with Carlo Ponti for a while in the 1950s. Keeper Of The Heads Rubinstein's Coffin Fit Tag You're Out

De Niro, Robert Born 17 August 1943  (New York, New York, USA) Big-name Hollywood actor, whose 60 or so films since the one which made his name ('Taxi Driver', 1976) have included numerous smash hits, plus a few, such as 'The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle', where he'd have been better advised to file the script in the bin. Dolly Daydreams Dead Ones

de Oliveira, Manoel Born 12 January 1908  (Oporto, Portugal) Portuguese film director. Are You Still Dying, Darling? Fallen Sparrow Gray Panthers

Dean, John Born 14 October 1938  (Akron, Ohio, USA) Former White House Counsel to Richard Nixon. Became deeply involved in the Watergate Scandal. Now an author & politicial activist. Ohio And Goodbye-O

Dee, Ruby Born 27 October 1924  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Film actress & playwright (amongst other credits), the widow of actor Ossie Davis. Ohio And Goodbye-O

Defen, Yao Born 15 July 1972  (Liuan, Anhui, Shucheng, China) Tallest woman in the world, who has suffered numerous health problems as a result of her 7ft, 8 inch frame. Another Day Nearer To Death Hide & Go Die Master Mind Plowing The Deep Simpson's Stiffs Widnes Vikings

Deford, Frank Born 16 December 1938  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) US sports journalist. Noz4news

Del Rubio, Milly Born 23 August 1921  (Panama Canal Zone, Panama) Last survivor if the Del Rubio triplets which briefly had fame in the 1980s. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Delacourt-Smith of Alteryn, Baroness  Born 5 April 1916  (Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales) Died 8 June 2010  (Buckinghamshire, England) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Known to her friends as Margaret. Fomer Labour MP. Stiff & the Tears

Della Casa, Lisa Born 2 February 1919  (Burgdorf, Switzerland) Swiss opera singer, well known in the 1950s. Wake Up & Smell The Coffin

Delors, Jacques Born 20 July 1925  (Paris, France) President of the European Commission from 1985-95. Creamation For The Nation

Demjanjuk, John Born 3 April 1920  (Duboye Makharintsy, Kiev, Ukraine) Retired auto worker & former SS Guard. Currently on trial for war crimes. 666 Daisy Pushers Dead And Don't Know It Dead Centre Of England Dethdefying Don't Let The Pearly Gates Hit You Up The Arse On The Way In Exnazis  Fuck A 40oz, You'll Be Dumping Out Whole Kegs Of Brew Gary Glitter's Ghoulies Grendel's Graveyard Hunting Halos I Can't Believe I Ate The Whole Thing I'll Get The Oven On Impaled On The Antlers Of Doom Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Keeper Of The Heads Les Trompettes De La Mort  Lord Football's Dead Corpses Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive .....norfolk & Good Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club The Pale Rider Return To Sender Rude Kid Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Tag You're Out The Dead Certs The Grey Horde They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Wall Street Massacre Windsor The Troll

Dench, Dame Judy Born 9 December 1934  (York, Yorkshire, England) Actress, firstly in stage, then became famous in TV sitcoms, before appearing in an increasing number of feature films. Misslucky Oldham Gravediggers Society Roadkill Wombats

Denmark, Leila Born 1 February 1898  (Portal, Georgia, USA) American paediatrician and medical researcher whose work on whooping cough in the early '30s led to the development of the pertussis vaccine and the modern-day DPT vaccination. She continued to practise until her retirement in 2002 at the age of 104. Dead And Dusted I Smell Dead People

Dennehy, Brian Born 9 July 1938  (Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA) Actor - a regular star character actor in many films. Say Hello To The Angels

Depardieu, Gérard Born 27 December 1948  (Chateauroux, France) Top French actor, who has acted in international films as well. Slave To The Grave

Depp, Johnny Born 9 June 1963  (Owensboro, Kentucky, USA) Actor, often in kooky roles & beloved by many a female. Dead Spotters Moving The Goalposts Why Live To 50?

Derbyshire, Eileen Born 6 October 1930  (Urmston, Manchester, England) Actress, has played Emily Bishop in "Coronation Street" since 1961. Gone Too Soon...x TheAssassinsCreed

Derek, Bo Born 20 November 1956  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress and model - remembered by many males for her run along the beach with beaded hair in the movie "10". Marina Predicts Your Demise!

Desmond, Richard Born 8 December 1951  (London, England) British publisher behind the Daily Express, Daily Star, Fantasy Channel, and various magazines of the one-handed bathroom reading variety. Kentucky Fried Genocide

Detenamo, Itte Born 22 September 1986  (Buada, Nauru) Nauruan weightlifter and the island's sole representative at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Everybody say 'aaahhh'.... Let's Drop An Atomic Bomb On Oceania!!!

DeVito, Danny Born 17 November 1944  (Neptune, New Jersey, USA) Pint-sized actor, now director & producer. Best known TV wise for "Taxi" - in films he appeared in "Twins" and "Batman Returns". Say Hello To The Angels

Devonshire, The Duchess of Born 31 March 1920  (Asthall Manor, Oxfordshire, England) Deborah Mitford, youngest and sole survivor of the famous Mitford sisters. Was married to the late Duke of Devonshire for over 60 years; just to be different, they lived in Derbyshire. A Rattly Score Of Old Puffins Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party Say Hello To The Angels

Dexter, Colin Born 29 September 1930  (Stamford, Lincolnshire, England) Author, creator of "Inspector Morse". Wake Up & Smell The Coffin

Dexter, Ted Born 15 May 1935  (Milan, Italy) Italian born, but very English cricketer, a successful test player who later became a broadcaster, then a selector. The Final Whistle

Di Stefano, Alfredo Born 4 July 1926  (Barrancas, Argentina) Acknowledged as one of the greatest footballers ever. Enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Ferenc Puskas at Real Madrid, during which the club won the European Cup 5 times in a row, from 1956-60. Bluereddish Checking Out By Christmas Forgotten But Not Gone The Mortal Portal The Terry Fenwick Benefit Select Second XI They Think It's All Over. It Is Now.....

Diamond, Neil Born 24 January 1941  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Born Noah Kaminsky. Very successful, albeit decidedly cheesy, US singer. Evil (not quite) Dead Lulu's Stiffs!

Dick, Derek Born 25 April 1958  (Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) Better known as "Fish", lead singer of the 80s prog rock band Marillion. Old People Smell Of Piss

Dickinson, Angie Born 30 September 1931  (Kulm, North Dakota, USA) Actress, in many a film & TV show from the 1950's onwards. Former Scream Star You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! She's A Goner

Dickson Wright, Clarissa Born 28 June 1947  (St John's Wood, London, England) Born Clarissa Theresa Philomena Aileen Mary Josephine Agnes Elsie Trilby Louise Esmerelda Dickson Wright, which is going to be hell to carve onto a gravestone. One of the Two Fat Ladies (Celebrity chefs), so it's going to be hell to put her in the grave. Might be better all round if she's cremated... Coffin Dodgers Ur Not! The Norman Bates Fan Club

Dill, Diana Born 22 January 1923  (Hamilton, Bermuda) Actress & former wife of Kirk Douglas. Researched To Death

Diller, Phyllis Born 17 July 1917  (Lima, Ohio, USA) Stand-up comedienne who has a wisecrack comment about most things. Looks better than average for her age. But for how much longer? 1 Dead In Ohio Ash Cream Bloody Dead Rep Breathless In Seattle Life Is A Terminal Illness Buzzards Bxboy422 Circling The Drain Grim McGraw HackinNcackin' Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger Mr & Mrs Drummerboy  Mr. Yuck Not At All Well Phreebyrd Picktons Pork Pies Pushing The Envelope She's A Goner Soylent Dreams The Pissed Kringle

Dimmock, Peter Born 6 December 1920  (London, England) Former Head of the BBC's Outside Broadcasts, which included sport and big public events, like The Queen's Coronation. Also the first presenter of "Grandstand". They Think It's All Over. It Is Now.....

Dinenage, Fred Born 8 June 1942  (Birmingham, England) Despite his birthplace, has been long since based in the South of England. Well known nationally for "How?" and "How 2", and to football fans as a former director of Portsmouth F.C., Octopus of Odstock is truly showing his age when he fondly remembers Fred & Fern Britton when she was young & thin (yes, she was - check http://www.btinternet.com/~rob.frowen/presenters_b2.html for proof!) as presenters of "Coast to Coast" in the 1980's. Stiff Little Fingers

Dio, Ronnie James  Born 10 July 1942  (Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA) Died 16 May 2010  (Houston, Texas) Age at death: 67  (read death notice) Replaced Ozzy Osbourne as lead singer of Black Sabbath, and went on to form his own eponymous band, Dio. And My Name Is Larry! 'arry-Kiri Brown Bread Carkers Convention 2010 Cave Piggy's Stiff's In Waiting Cut Price Funerals  Daniel Faraday's Notebook Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Dead By Dawn Dead Enders  Deadly Deathwatch Deadly As Sin Till You Win  Livin' On A Prayer Death Stalks United Drop Dead Celebration Fuck A 40oz, You'll Be Dumping Out Whole Kegs Of Brew Grendel's Graveyard  Harry Patch's Love Child  I Drink Your Milkshake If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course Impaled On The Antlers Of Doom It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Jumptheshark Madonna's Hand of Bod Master Mind Mr. Yuck Now That's What I Call Significant 2010 Octopus of Odstock Old People Smell Of Piss  People I Think Might Die In 2010 United Playing The Death Card R.I.P. It Up And Start Again Rot In Hell John Scottish Squid Bricklaying Alamo Volunteers Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiff & the Tears Tentoesup The Living End ...the Salmon Mousse!!! Time Is NOT On Our Side! Vaagheid Very Ill Turned Very Dead Windsor The Troll ZZ Topped

Dion, Céline Born 30 March 1968  (Charlemagne, Quebec) Caterwauling French-Canadian singer who won the Eurovision contest for Switzerland in 1988 before having a succesful career in the 1990s with hits such as 'Think Twice' and that dreary song from 'Titanic'. Now plays in Las Vegas. Cremate Expectations

Dobrynin, Anatoly  Born 16 November 1919  (Krasnaya Gorka, Russia) Died 6 April 2010  (Moscow, Russia) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Soviet diplomat, ambassador to the United States (1962-86), and dean of the Washington, D.C., diplomatic corps (1979-86). Diet Of Worms

Dobson, John Born 14 September 1915  (Beijing, China) American astronomer, telescope builder and former monk. Deathpig Stiff & the Tears Time's Up My Son

Docherty, Tommy Born 24 August 1928  (Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish international footballer and outspoken football manager. Dead And Dusted Death Is Not The End Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20

Dodd, Ken Born 8 November 1927  (Liverpool, England) End-of-the-pier stand-up comedian turned TV star and surprisingly successful singer. Not remotely funny to anyone under the age of about 70. Will this be the year he says "tatty bye" for the last time? Dead And Dusted Graham Reaper's Dead Army Green Machine Jellydead Lived So Lets Die Living In A Box Lulu's Stiffs! Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers

Doerr, Bobby Born 7 April 1918  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Major League Baseball player. Second baseman for the Boston Red Sox. Garf Wants You To Die

Dogg, Nate Born 19 August 1969  (Long Beach, California, USA) Rap & hip-hop star. Team USA/Asia Alliance

Dogg, Snoop Born 20 October 1971  (Long Beach, California, USA) Gangsta rapper, born Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. 1 Dead In Ohio

Doherty, Pete Born 12 March 1979  (Liverpool, England) Former lead singer of The Libertines, now with Babyshambles. His addictions to heroin and crack have made his behaviour increasingly random, self-centred and downright tedious. 30 Points, We`ll Be Back Up Alfred Lord Heinous Ambledown Bob Marley's Doughnuts Coffin Dodgers Ur Not! Colin's Toe Curlers Creamation For The Nation  Cremate Expectations Dead Certainties  Dead Set Death Is Not The End Death From Down Under Dignitas Clinicians Don't Let The Pearly Gates Hit You Up The Arse On The Way In Erith Sickos Going Ready Or Not Gone Too Soon...x H5N1 Heads St Peter Tails Lucifer Illinois Reaper Beater 4.0 I'll Sleep When You're Dead Jumptheshark Killermoon Last Train To Palookaville Miss Creant Northern Foxiles Oldham Gravediggers Society  Phinious Fog Pop Goes The Pop Star Prunella Vulgaris Roadkill Wombats Rotters Seasideessexxile Take The Last Rite To The Mortuary TheAssassinsCreed The Chacks The Dukes Death List II The Grateful Dead The Norman Bates Fan Club ThePoitouTeam The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead You’re A Goner

Dole, Bob Born 22 July 1923  (Russell, Kansas, USA) Veteran US politican, former Presidential candidate back in 1996. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party No Penalties, It's Sudden Death! Phreebyrd They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

D'Oliveira, Basil Born 4 October 1931  (Cape Town, South Africa) Mixed-race South African cricketer who was barred from playing for his native country under the apartheid regime, so emigrated to, and played for, England instead. Now suffering from Parkinson's Disease. 'arry-Kiri Brown Bread Carkers Convention 2010 Expiry Date 2010 Feng Shui Pig Going Underground Fox In A Box Lord Football's Dead Corpses Master Mind Octopus of Odstock R.I.P. It Up And Start Again The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2010 They Think It's All Over. It Is Now..... Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Vaagheid

Domino, Fats Born 26 February 1928  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) American rock 'n' roll star. The Frog Chorus Falling Off The Pearch Gary Glitter's Ghoulies Jesus Jones The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers

Don, Monty Born 8 July 1955  (Wuppertal, Germany) TV presenter & writer on gardening. Suffered a stroke in 2008. The Long Awaited Return Of The Dorset Jury

Donaldson, Mark Born 2 April 1979  (Waratah, New South Wales, Australia) First recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia, for gallantry, when protecting injured troops in Oruzgan Province in Afghanistan in 2008. They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Donen, Stanley Born 13 April 1924  (Columbia, South Carolina, USA) Film director and choreographer who's most famous work is 'Singing in the Rain'. Also directed 'Bedazzled' with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. Death By Hemeloids Keeper Of The Heads

Donnelly, Declan Born 25 September 1975  (Newcastle upon Tyne, England) Presenter and actor, famed for his on screen partnership with Anthony McPartlin. Killermoon

Doonican, Val Born 3 February 1927  (Waterford, Republic of Ireland) Cardigan-wearing crooner, who for many years had a large, mainly geriatric, fan base. Juicy Janny Pop Goes The Pop Star Satans Little Helper Stiff Steaks Trojan Hearse

Dore, Edna Date and place of birth unknown Veteran British actress, probably best remembered for playing Frank Butcher's Mum in "EastEnders". Born sometime in 1921. Nil By Mouth

Dotrice, Karen Born 9 November 1955  (Guernsey, Channel Islands) Former child actress who starred in 'Mary Poppins'. Sister of Michele Dotrice. Maybe Poppin' Their Clogs

Douglas, Donna Born 26 September 1933  (Pride, Louisiana, USA) Actress, best known as Elly May Clampett in 'The Beverly Hillbillies'. X-Pyred

Douglas, Kirk Born 9 December 1916  (New York, New York, USA) Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky. Has appeared in over 100 films, spanning almost 60 years, and still going. Father of Michael. It's Grim Up North 30 Points, We`ll Be Back Up The Frog Chorus A Kick In The Ghoulies Alison The Assassin Another Day Nearer To Death Sparky's Spasms Asadoornail Barmby Moor Celebrity Stiff Stakes Baz And Barry's Burial Bonanza Bazzilliant Birchy Says "Bring Out Your Dead" Bitter Violet Blade Runners Bluereddish Bond, Elch Bond Breath 'ns For Losers Brown Bread Life Is A Terminal Illness Bxboy422 Canadian Cadaver Dogs Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them Checking Out By Christmas Short Distance Clara Coffin It Up Coffin Dodgers Ur Not! Colin's Toe Curlers Crazycarl Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead But Not Forgotten Deadly Deathwatch Deadly As Sin Till You Win Dead Set Dead Spotters Death Stinks Death From Down Under Death By Hemeloids Deathlist.net Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Food For Worms Dolly Daydreams Dead Ones Don't Let The Pearly Gates Hit You Up The Arse On The Way In Down Under The Daisies Dress re-Hearse-als Drop Dead Celebration Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Dying For Some Points Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair End Of Time Expiry Date 2010 Fallen Off The Twig First Time Failures A Dead Flange In Time Scores 9 Former Scream Star The Forrest Lawn Jockeys Four Horseman Of The Magic Roundabout Fuckwits Arse Gail's Ghouls Gary Glitter's Ghoulies Billy Graham Must Die Golden Oldies! Gone Too Soon...x Gravediggers83 Green Machine Grendel's Graveyard HackinNcackin' Harry Patch's Love Child Researched To Death Heads In A Bag Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? I’m Ready For My Funeral Mr. DeMille It Doesn't Hurt It Just Smells It Tolls For Thee Jesus Jones Let's Have A Look At The Old Graveyard - Nice To See Me... Just Die Will You Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger Let Us Embalm You Lidders Late Lamentables Lived So Lets Die Living In A Box Lord Football's Dead Corpses Madonna's Hand of Bod Weakend At Bernies Mere Flesh Wound Misslucky Morbid Curiosity Mr C Naked Florida Gravediggers No Penalties, It's Sudden Death! .....norfolk & Good Northern Foxiles Oh...If Only It Were True  Oldham Gravediggers Society Old People Party Of 20 One Bar Gas Fire And A Tin Of Dog Food The Pale Rider Phreebyrd Picktons Pork Pies Pining For The Fjords Pooil Vaaish Pushing The Envelope UB Dead Beauty Rest In Reeses Pieces Return To Sender Rob's Racing Certs Rubinstein's Coffin Fit Say Hello To The Angels See, I Told You I Was Sick! See You In Heaven  Sexystf Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Simpson's Stiffs Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Forgotten But Not Gone Stiff Steaks Tazmans Hit List Tentoesup TheAssassinsCreed The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers The Conqueror Worm Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Funeral Director 10 The Grim Reapers Club... Members Only  The Grateful Dead The Incontinentals The International Columbo Fan-Club The Mighty Boosh Of Death The Misfortune Tellers The Pissed Kringle They Are Never Gonna Make It Today Is A Good Day To Die Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Wall Street Massacre Wednesday 'Til I Die What The Flip Was Grandma Doing At The Sand Dunes? Who Turned Out The Lights? Win One For The Dead WinR.I.P. Tims Terminal Twenty Wot The Deuce  "You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling" You Must Be Croaking! Zombie Nation

Douglas, Michael Born 25 September 1944  (New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA) Followed his father Kirk into films, and was a moderately successful actor for 20 years until 'Fatal Attraction' really launched him into superstardom in 1987, quickly followed by 'Wall Street' and 'Basic Instinct'. Somehow managed to pull Catherine Zeta-Jones, who is exactly 25 years his junior. Betterdeadthanred Win One For The Dead

Douglas, Shirley Born 2 April 1934  (Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada) Actress and mother to Keifer Sutherland. Coupled To Death

Douglass, Sara Born 2 June 1957  (Penola, Australia) Australian author, a science fiction/fantasy writer. 20 Celebrities, Sitting On A Wall, If 1 Got Shot Or....  Carrion Luggage And My Name Is Larry! But I'm Not Dead Yet Death From Down Under Researched To Death Fox In A Box Impaled On The Antlers Of Doom It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! JoeRam Weakend At Bernies Morbid Curiosity Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Now That's What I Call Significant 2010 Playing The Death Card Shovelful Of Dirt Stiff Steaks The Last Gasp This Mortal Coil You're Dead And You Know You Are

Dove, Rita Born 28 August 1952  (Akron, Ohio, USA) American poet & author, former poet laureate of the USA. Ohio And Goodbye-O

Downey Jr, Robert Born 4 April 1965  (New York, New York, USA) Talented but equally flawed and troubled actor. Appears to be clean after his battle against drugs, but you never know... Killermoon Mikemcfly

Downs, Hugh Born 14 February 1921  (Akron, Ohio, USA) American broadcaster, producer and gameshow host. Kennedy Driving School Ohio And Goodbye-O Simpson's Stiffs

Drake, Ervin Born 3 April 1919  (New York, New York, USA) American songwriter, whose most famous work is "It Was A Very Good Year". A Rattly Score Of Old Puffins

Drewes, Martin Born 20 October 1918  (Lobmachtersen-bei-Braunschweig, Hannover, Germany) German Luftwaffe flying ace during World War II. Exnazis

Driver, Betty Born 20 May 1920  (Leicester, England) "Coronation Street" actress - Betty the barmaid in the Rovers' Return. Dead Loss Doornails R Us Down Under The Daisies Drop Dead Celebration Gone Too Soon...x Lard Bazaar The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead Who Turned Out The Lights?

Drury, James Born 18 April 1934  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor, star of US 1960s Western series 'The Virginian'. Lord Gravedigger

Du Cann, Sir Edward Born 28 May 1924  (Oxford, England) Tory MP for Taunton for 31 years, and former head of the influential backbench 1922 Committee. Dead Commons

Dubs, Alf Born 12 December 1932  (Prague, Czechoslovakia) Former MP for Battersea & one of the children saved from the Nazi's by Sir Nicholas Winton. Dead Commons

Duke, Geoff Born 29 March 1923  (St Helens, Lancashire, England) Former World Motorcyle champion and five times winner of the Isle of Man TT. Doornails R Us

Dummar, Melvin Born 28 August 1944  (Willard, Utah, USA) Man who purportedly saved reclusive millionaire film producer Howard Hughes's life in 1967 and was given a share of his estate, when he died in 1976. This was disputed however as the will was deemed a fake. Clathrate Gun

Dunaway, Faye Born 14 January 1941  (Bascom, Florida, USA) Actress, in films for over 40 years now. The Norman Bates Fan Club

Duncan, Jock Born in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  (exact date unknown) Scottish traditional folk singer. Born 1925. Old People Smell Of Piss

Dunn, Clive Born 9 January 1920  (London, England) Television actor, best remembered for his roles as Corporal Jones in 'Dad's Army' and Charlie Quick in 'Grandad'; he had a no. 1 hit single with the theme tune to the latter. Random fact: Gretchen Franklin was his cousin. Ambledown Another Day Nearer To Death Birchy Says "Bring Out Your Dead" Bitter Violet Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Deadly Deathwatch Dead Set Deathpig Death Stalks United Dress re-Hearse-als Dying For Some Points Falling Off The Pearch Final Curtain  For Whom The Bell Tolls Gail's Ghouls Heads St Peter Tails Lucifer I'm Nearly 80 And I'm A Sicko It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Juicy Janny Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger Living In A Box Weakend At Bernies Northern Foxiles Ready Doddery Gone!! UB Dead Beauty Return To Sender Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiff Steaks Stop Coughin' Or I'll Put You In One! Stown-Dead-Market Tazmans Hit List The Death Stars The Mighty Boosh Of Death The Mortal Portal They Are Never Gonna Make It

Dunn, Jimmy Born 25 November 1923  (Edinburgh, Scotland) Former Wolverhampton Wanderers and Derby County inside forward. Ball Kicking Bucket Kickers

Dunn, Patricia C. Born 27 March 1953  (Burbank, California, USA) Former Hewlett-Packard board member who got embroiled in an industrial espionage row. Biologically Dead But I'm Not Dead Yet  Clathrate Gun Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators Doornails R Us Going Green It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Meet Your Maker Skeleton Crew Truth Be Told, I'm Feeling A Bit Under The Weather!!

duPont, Margaret Osborne Born 4 March 1918  (Joseph, Oregon, USA) Former tennis player, Wimbledon Ladies Singles Champion in 1947. Drunkasaskunk

Durbin, Deanna Born 4 December 1921  (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) Canadian singer and actress who had fame in the 1930s before withdrawing from public life in 1950. VSBfromH

Durning, Charles Born 28 February 1923  (Highland Falls, New York, USA) Popular US actor. Not in the best of health lately, and his obesity doesn't help his chances of seeing next year. Asadoornail But I'm Not Dead Yet Crazycarl Dead And Don't Know It It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Keeper Of The Heads Mr C Oh...If Only It Were True One Bar Gas Fire And A Tin Of Dog Food Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20

Dutilleux, Henri Born 22 January 1916  (Angers, France) French classical music composer VSBfromH

Duvalier, Jean-Claude Born 3 July 1951  (Port-Au-Prince, Haiti) Former leader of Haiti, son of the notorious "Papa Doc" Duvalier. Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead

Duvall, Robert Born 5 January 1931  (San Diego, California, USA) US movie actor & director, in countless films since 1962. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Duvall, Shelley Born 7 July 1949  (Houston, Texas, USA) Actress, best known for her role in Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining'. I'll Get The Oven On

Dykstra, John Born 3 June 1947  (Long Beach, California, USA) Special effects pioneer, known for his work on 'Star Wars'. Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy

Dylan, Bob Born 24 May 1941  (Duluth, Minnesota, USA) Legendary folk singer with an annoying voice. Still touring. See You In Heaven

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