Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2011: P

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Pacino, Al Born 25 April 1940  (New York City, New York, USA) Legendary Hollywood actor who first came to prominence in 'The Godfather' in 1972. Coupled To Death

Page, Greg Born 16 January 1972  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Australian musician and children's TV entertainer. Stopped working due to ill health in November 2006. 2 Sick Not 2 Quit

Page, Patti Born 8 November 1927  (Claremore, Oklahoma, USA) Pop & country singer, with a long career in the industry & still performing in her 80s. DDP it's as easy as AA-BB-CC Old People Smell Of Piss

Page, Tim Born 25 May 1944  (Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) British photojournalist whose exploits in the Vietnam War and wired personality was in part the inspiration for Dennis Hopper's character in 'Apocalypse Now'. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Pahlavi, Princess Ashraf Born 26 October 1919  (place of birth unknown) Twin sister of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Kept a low profile since the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Death's Choice, Ladies!

Pahor, Boris Born 28 August 1913  (Trieste, Slovenia) One of Slovenia's most important authors. Garf Wants You To Die Zsa-Zsa-ah-ah-ah! Zsa-Zsa-Ooh-la-la!

Paige, Janis Born 16 September 1922  (Tacoma, Washington, USA) Film and television actress. Of All The Morgues In All The World, You Died In Mine Naked Florida Gravediggers

Paine, Terry Born 23 March 1939  (Winchester, England) Former Southampton FC stalwart and member of England's victorious 1966 World Cup squad. "Emergency, Which Death Please..."

Paisley, Rev Ian Born 6 April 1926  (Armagh, Northern Ireland) Loud-mouthed leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party and loud-mouthed leader of Northern Ireland's Free Presbyterian Church. Not to be confused with his son - Ian Paisley, Jnr. - who is also a member of the DUP. Al Andar Muerto Annus Horribilis Going Underground (DP) Dead Centre Of England Death Is Not The End Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Dolly Daydreams Dead Ones Erith Sickos  George Lass and the Gravelings Green Machine Keen Of The Banshee I Smell Dead People I've Got A Little List Lived So Let's Die Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Their Troubles Will (hopefully) Soon Be Over The Long Awaited Return Of The Dorset Jury The Worst Acronym Team

Pak, Su-Chin Born 15 August 1976  (Seoul, South Korea) South Korean-born American news correspondent on MTV. Seoul Takers

Palmer, Arnold Born 10 September 1929  (Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA) Golf maestro, whose business interests include Arnold Palmer Enterprises, the Palmer Course Design Company, the Arnold Palmer Golf Management Company, and the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy (idea for a film). He also helped raise money for the foundation of Orlando's Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women. 20 Celebrities, Sitting On A Wall, If 1 Got Shot........ Breath 'ns For Losers Dead Man's Team 2 Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch "Emergency, Which Death Please..." Happy No Year II Jesus Jones Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Seasideessexxile Wednesday 'Til I Die

Palmer, Geoffrey Born 4 June 1927  (London, England) Sour-faced comic actor, appeared in 'Butterflies' and 'As Time Goes By'. Also narrator of the series 'Grumpy Old Men'. First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die

Panozzo, Chuck Born 20 September 1948  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Bassist, member of the band The Styx. Currently living with the AIDS virus. Tentoesup

Pardo, Don Born 22 February 1918  (Westfield, Massachusetts, USA) US radio & television announcer for over 60 years. Bxboy422 Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them Club Carp Laughter Kills

Parfitt, Rick Born 12 October 1948  (Woking, Surrey, England) Status to Francis Rossi's Quo; the pair of them have been belting out three-chord tricks since the 1960s, and continue to wear only blue jeans, white trainers and T-shirts. In 1997 Parfitt underwent quadruple heart bypass surgery, but was back on the road again within months. I'm Over 80 And I'm Still A Sicko!

Parizeau, Jacques Born 9 August 1930  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Canadian economist and politician. Sexystf

Parker, Ace Born 17 May 1912  (Portsmouth, Virginia, USA) Former quarterback for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Happy No Year II

Parker, Eleanor Born 26 June 1922  (Cedarville, Ohio, USA) Versatile, Oscar nominated actress. Grim McGraw

Parker, Sarah Jessica Born 25 March 1965  (Nelsonville, Ohio, USA) Actress, mainly in pathetic, whimpering, lightweight roles. No, OoO is not a fan, and he's not alone.... Ohio And Goodbye-O

Parker, Trey Born 19 October 1969  (Conifer, Colorado, USA) Animator, writer and co-creator of cult cartoon series 'South Park', which was fashionable in about 1999. Too Smart To Die

Parker Bowles, Camilla Born 17 July 1947  (Plumpton, Sussex, England) Prince Charles's wrinkly bit on the side. Lisa's Limp Lot

Parkinson, Gary Born 10 January 1968  (Thornaby, Yorkshire, England) Ex-footballer. Former Middlesbrough FC and Burnley FC right back. Now youth team coach at Blackpool FC. Stiff Little Fingers You Must Be Croaking!

Parkinson, Michael Born 28 March 1935  (Cudworth, South Yorkshire, England) Jovial Northern TV chat show host. Caedmon's Croakers I Hope You Die Soon The Honey Trap

Parsons, Estelle Born 20 November 1927  (Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA) American actress who was nominated for an Oscar in 1967 for playing Blanche in 'Bonnie & Clyde'. Also known for playing Roseanne's bisexual mother in the sitcom 'Roseanne'. Happy No Year

Parsons, Nicholas Born 10 October 1923  (Grantham, Lincolnshire, England) Presenter of numerous TV & radio programmes over the past 40 years or so. Coffin Fit Come Die With Me Jill Dando's Cat Stiff Steaks

Part, John Born 26 June 1966  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Darrts player and commentator. One of the few to have won both BDO and PDC World Championships. No Coffin When The Other Player Is Throwing Please

Paterno, Joseph "JoePa" Born 21 December 1926  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Long-serving coach of the Penn State American Football university team. Sacked in November 2011 for failing to act against alleged child abuser, coach Jerry Sandusky. Breath 'ns For Losers Let Us Embalm You

Patocka, Jürgen Born 30 July 1977  (Vienna, Austria) Footballer. Defender for Rapid Wien. Vienna Calling

Patrick, Butch Born 2 August 1953  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Former child actor, known for playing Eddie Munster in 1960s sitcom 'The Munsters'. Deathglam Industries Win One For The Dead

Patrick, Ruth Born 26 November 1907  (Topeka, Kansas, USA) American Botanist and Limnologist. Death's Choice, Ladies!

Patten, Marguerite Born 4 November 1915  (Bath, Somerset, England) Cooking writer and arguably the first TV celebrity chef. Gawn. . .dead. . .planted Hardwood Surround It Tolls For Thee

Pattinson, Robert Born 13 May 1986  (London, England) Actor, Cedric Diggory in the 'Harry Potter' films. Now wowing the ladies as Edward Cullen in the 'Twilight' series of vampire films. Another One Bites The Hoff

Pavlow, Muriel Born 27 June 1921  (Lee, Kent, England) Veteran British actress of stage, screen & TV. Don't Eat The Figs Obituarynotice

Payne, Bruce Born 22 November 1958  (London, England) Prolific actor, who emerged as one of the "Brit Pack" of young actors in the 1980s before being often cast as a villain in low budget Hollywood films. Deathglam Industries

Payne, Keith Born 30 August 1933  (Ingham, Queensland, Australia) VC holder, who won it during the Vietnam war. Also fought in Korea and Dhofar. They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Payne, Sara Born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England  (exact date unknown) Mother of the murdered Sarah Payne and campaigner for the right for people to know where convicted paedophiles live. Born 1969. The Frog Chorus Bazzilliant Crosshair Candidates 2011 Dave's Bungalow Of Death I Drink Your Milkshake Nicole Kidman Is A Slag Over My Dead Body Partridge As Reaper Prunella Vulgaris 2011

Peacock, David Born 24 May 1945  (Ponders End, Middlesex, England) Dave of the snooker-loving, Tottenham Hotspur supporting, Cockney musical duo, Chas n' Dave Slave To The Grave

Pearson, Katie Date and place of birth unknown Novelist and Times columnist who has written extensively about being diagnosed with cancer. Died in December 2010 so not eligible to win points in 2011... Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators

Pedretti, Erica Born 25 February 1930  (Šternberk, Moravia, Czechoslovakia) Czech-born Swiss author and artist. Going The Way Of The Wall

Pei, I. M. Born 26 April 1917  (Guangzhou, China) Architect - has designed all sorts of stuff, including the Louvre Pyramid in Paris. 1 Dead In Ohio  Bitter Violet Diet Of Worms Keeper Of The Heads Naked Florida Gravediggers Old People Party Of 20 Sacramento La Coruna Time's-Up Team

Pelé, (footballer) Born 23 October 1940  (Tres Coracoes, Brazil) Legendary Brazilian footballer - many say the greatest player ever. Forever Stiff Tazman's Bro's Hitlist The Blue And White Reaper

Pellar, Ronald Date and place of birth unknown Hypnotist and convicted fraudster, once married to Lana Turner. Born 1929. ...and Its Goodnight From Him

Pelosi, Nancy Born 26 March 1940  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2007-2011. Norwegian Blue

Peng, Li Date and place of birth unknown Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1988-1998. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Penn, Dawn Born in Kingston, Jamaica  (exact date unknown) Reggae singer, best known for the song 'You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)', which became a belated hit in 1994. Dawn Of The Dead

Penn, June Born in Brighton, East Sussex, England  (exact date unknown) Astrologer in TV & radio. Born around 1928. Drop Dead Celebration

Pepping, Edwin Born 4 July 1922  (place of birth unknown) U.S. soldier. Private with "Easy Company" who fought at Normandy in World War II as depicted in the book and TV series 'Band of Brothers'. The Pale Horseman’s Easy Riders

Perconte, Frank Born 10 March 1917  (Joliet, Illinois, USA) Member of the American 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment made famous by the TV Series 'Band of Brothers'. The Pale Horseman’s Easy Riders

Peres, Shimon Born 2 August 1923  (Vishniova, Belarus) Born in what used to be Poland, but is now Belarus, Peres is the respected elder statesman of Israel politics, twice former Prime Minister, and current cabinet minister. Falling Off The Perch Their Royal Deadness or O'Deary Leader

Peres, Sonya  Born in Ukraine  (exact date unknown) Died 20 January 2011  (Tel Aviv, Israel) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Wife of Shimon. Born sometime in 1923. First Lady's First

Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier Born 19 January 1920  (Lima, Peru) Former secretary-general of the UN, 1982-91. Crossing The Styx Death By Hemeloids We'reAllGonnaDie!

Perkins, Elizabeth Born 18 November 1960  (Queens, New York, USA) Film actress. Jellydead

Perkins, Pinetop  Born 7 July 1913  (Belzoni, Mississippi, USA) Died 21 March 2011  (Austin, Texas, USA) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Delta blues pianist. Embalmy Army Fictional? See You In Heaven Welshman

Peron, Isabel Born 4 February 1931  (La Rioja, Argentina) Third wife of Juan, former President of Argentina & Isabel herself was President between 1974 & 1976. The End of the World As We Know It Their Royal Deadness or O'Deary Leader First Lady's First

Perot, H. Ross Born 27 June 1930  (Texarkana, Texas, USA) Billionaire American businessman, who also ran for Presidency of the United States in 1992 & 1996. Kennedy Driving School Noz4news ZZ Topped

Perry, Jimmy Born 9 September 1923  (Barnes, London, England) English comedy writer, originally an actor, but then, along with David Croft, wrote & produced many of Britain's favourite sitcoms. Sgt Reaper's Mouldy Heart, Clubbed Hand

Perry, William "The Refrigerator" Born 16 December 1962  (Aiken, South Carolina, USA) Hulking defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears American football team that won the Super Bowl in 1986. Carne And Sarne, Plus Eighteen

Persoff, Nehemiah Born 2 August 1919  (Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate (now Israel)) Palestine-born American character actor. Happy No Year II

Pertwee, Bill Born 21 July 1926  (Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England) British comedy actor, who, despite landing the part of Bert Hodges in 'Dad's Army', has never been as famous as his thesp cousin Jon. Cut Price Funerals Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Don't Eat The Figs Trojan Hearse

Perugini, Phillip Date and place of birth unknown Soldier with the U.S. 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, so called "Easy" Company, who fought in WWII. The Pale Horseman’s Easy Riders

Peters, Martin Born 8 November 1943  (Plaistow, London, England) Former West Ham, Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City midfielder. One of the "Boys of '66", the England team that won the World Cup which is becoming ever more poigniantly further away from memory... Gobbing On Life

Peters, Mike Born 25 February 1959  (Prestatyn, Wales) Lead singer of The Alarm. Has Anyone Seen Mike Hunt? Pobol Y Fedd

Petra, Sultan Ismail Born 11 November 1949  (Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia) Sultan of Kelantan in Malaysia from 1980-2010. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Petrov, Vasily Born 15 February 1917  (Chernolesskoye, Stavropol Krai, Russia) Soviet military commander during the Cold War. ...the Salmon Mousse!!!

Phelps, Fred Waldron Born 13 November 1929  (Meridian, Mississippi, USA) Pastor of a controversial independent US church, a well-known (in the US anyhow) hater of homosexuals & their rights. Clathrate Gun I Smell Dead People Maybe Poppin' Their Clogs PRFT See You In Hell

Philip, Prince Born 10 June 1921  (Villa Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece) Gaffe-prone "Phil the Greek" also has Danish and German blood. Al Andar Muerto Alison The Assassin Ambledown Marc’s Sparks Asadoornail Chelski Pensioners IV Dirty Rotten Spunkers Cut Price Funerals DDP Tofoa Dead Centre Of England Dead Enders Dead Last Dead Right Dead Spotters Death Is Not The End Death Stinks Death Can Be Funny Deathpig Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Erith Sickos A Dead Flange In Time Scores 9 Glorious Leaders Plus Clive Golden Oldies! Goners 2011 Hung Like Chevy Chase I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here I'm Over 80 And I'm Still A Sicko! Keen Of The Banshee It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Jesus Jones Jill Dando's Cat JoeRam Jumptheshark Ken Bishop's Diabetic Eleven Lived So Let's Die Living In A Box Lord Coffins Cadavers Marina Predicts Your Demise! Mave's Graves Mourning Glory Mr Macabre Northern Foxiles Nosoup4u! Order Of The British Empire Pickton's Pork Pies PRFT Cremate In The Nidge Riding The Jesus Train Ronald MacDonald Fodder The Honey Trap Seasideessexxile Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Sick Scouser In Black Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Spongebob Ate My Hamster Forgotten But Not Gone Strictly Come Coffin-ing Tazman's Bro's Hitlist Team John Thomas Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Funeral Director 2011 The Grateful Dead Their Royal Deadness or O'Deary Leader The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead The Worst Acronym Team Who Turned Out The Lights? You Must Be Croaking! You're Dead And You Know You Are

Phillips, Bum Born 23 September 1923  (Orange, Texas, USA) American football coach, who enjoyed most success with the Houston Oilers and now works as a football pundit on TV and radio, still using his ridiculous nickname. He doesn't appear to have got wind of the fact that it stinks. Simpson's Stiffs

Phillips, Len  Born 11 September 1922  (Shoreditch, London, England) Died 9 December 2011  (Portsmouth, England) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Former footballer. Played his entire career at Portsmouth F.C. Won 3 England caps. The Terry Fenwick Benefit Invitational Select Third XX

Phillips, Leslie Born 20 April 1924  (Tottenham, London, England) Comic actor who inherited the 'Doctor in...' role from Dirk Bogarde and appeared in a number of the 'Carry on...' films. Apparently he also plays the voice of "The Sorting Hat" in the 'Harry Potter' movies, whatever that means. Breathless In Seattle Chelski Pensioners IV "Emergency, Which Death Please..." For Whom The Bell Tolls Living In A Box Over My Dead Body Past Their Sell By Date PRFT The Honey Trap  Tazman's Hit List

Phillips, Siân Born 14 May 1933  (Betws, Carmathenshire, Wales) Veteran British actress of stage, screen & TV. Pobol Y Fedd

Phoenix, Joaquin Born 28 October 1974  (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Younger brother of the late River Phoenix and star of films such as 'Gladiator' and 'Walk the Line'. Seemingly gave up acting in 2008 to pursue a career in music, but it turned out be an elaborate hoax for a film, released in September 2010. 6feetunder (I had a) Gravediggin' Grandaddy!

Pickens, T. Boone Born 22 May 1928  (Dallas, Texas, USA) U.S. financier. Happy No Year II

Pickles, Eric Born 20 April 1952  (Keighley, Yorkshire, England) Bumptious Conservative cabinet minister. Sick Scouser In Black

Pietsch, Paul Born 20 June 1911  (Freiburg, Germany) Former Formula 1 driver and motor racing magazine publisher. Alright, You've Got 365 Days To Live...

Piggott, Lester Born 5 November 1935  (Wantage, Berkshire, England) Unusually tall (5'8") jockey, nine times winner of the Epsom Derby, who was often lampooned for his odd speech impediment, and did time for tax evasion. Dead And Dusted Deadpoolers Turf & Toast

Pilbeam, Nova Born 15 November 1919  (Wimbledon, London, England) Highly successful teenage actress of the 1930s whose popularity waned thereafter. Sometimes They Come Back

Pincher, Chapman Born 29 March 1914  (India) Journalist & novelist, an expert on spy & espionage. Coffinitup Weakend At Bernies The Dead Certs Wall Street Massacre You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Pinsent, Gordon Born 12 July 1930  (Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) Canadian actor. The Dead Canadians

Pipe, Martin Born 29 May 1945  (Wellington, Somerset, England) Horse trainer, one of the most successful in the history of British racing. The Unspiritualist

Piper, "Rowdy" Roddy Born 17 April 1954  (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) Born Roderick George Toombs, Piper is another former pro wrestler. Always claimed he was Scottish, despite having never set foot in Scotland in his life. Just as well too, considering he once thought that wearing a checked skirt would pass as a kilt. It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Mr. Yuck Norwegian Blue

Pitman, Jenny Born 11 June 1946  (Hoby, Leicestershire, England) Hugely successful & popular racehorse trainer, now retired - the first woman to train a Grand National winner. Stiff Steaks Turf & Toast

Pitt, Brad Born 18 December 1963  (Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA) Little-known actor. What Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Pitts, Valerie Born 21 August 1937  (Foleshill, Warwickshire, England) Widow of Sir George Solti - she met him when she was a TV presenter & she went to interview him & ended up marrying him. X-Pyred

Plancarte, Dionicio Loya Born 21 October 1955  (Michoacán, Mexico) Chief of operations of the drug cartel La Familia Michoacana, arrested in 2009 by the Mexican army. Loco In Acapulco

Plant, Robert Born 20 August 1948  (West Bromwich, West Midlands, England) Pop singer, either as a solo artist, or as lead singer of Led Zeppelin. Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death

Plummer, Christopher Born 13 December 1929  (Toronto, Canada) Canadian film, stage & TV actor, still, despite some recent high-profile performances in 'Syriana' and 'The Insider', perhaps best known for his role in 'The Sound of Music'. Mr. Yuck Nosoup4u! You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Poitier, Sidney Born 20 February 1927  (Miami, Florida, USA) Black actor who grew up in the Bahamas as the son of a "dirt farmer", according to IMDb, though what one of those is, is anyone's guess. Anyway, he emigrated to the US and went on to become a leading movie star of the 1950s and '60s, taking lead roles in, among others, 'To Sir, With Love' and 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner'. Carry On Snuffing It Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother Dirttt Nappp Hung Like Chevy Chase Alright, You've Got 365 Days To Live...

Polanski, Roman Born 18 August 1933  (Paris, France) Movie director, with a rather torrid personal life, which has included underage sexual intercourse (which means he is still banned from the US), surviving the Holocaust & finding out his wife, Sharon Tate had been brutally murdered by the Manson Family. Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Open The Pearly Gates The Grim Reapers Club... Members Only

Polizzi, Nicole "Snooki" Born 23 November 1983  (Santiago, Chile) Chilean-born "star" of reality TV show 'Jersey Shore'. No, I've never heard of her either... Sometimes They Come Back We All Drowned In A Yellow Submarine What Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Pollard, Jonathan Born 7 August 1954  (Galveston, Texas, USA) Forrmer civilian intelligence analyst convicted of spying for the Israeli government in 1987. Inigo, I Hope We Win

Pollock, Ida Born 12 April 1908  (Lewisham, Kent, England) Romantic novelist. Death's Choice, Ladies!

Polster, Toni Born 10 March 1964  (Vienna, Austria) Former Austrian international footballer and it's leading scorer. Vienna Calling

Ponting, Ricky "Punter" Born 19 December 1974  (Launceston, Tazmania, Australia) Irritating but brilliant batsman and former Australian cricket captain. Forever Stiff

Popluhár, Ján  Born 12 August 1935  (Bernolákovo, Czechoslovakia) Died 6 March 2011  (Bernolákovo, Slovakia) Age at death: 75  (read death notice) Former Czechoslovakian footballer. Played in the 1962 World Cup final. The Terry Fenwick Benefit Invitational Select Third XX

Porcaro, Mike Born 29 May 1955  (South Windsor, Connecticut, USA) Bass player with 1970s soft rockers Toto. Octopus of Odstock Very Ill Turned Very Dead

Porter, Dawn Born 23 January 1979  (Scotland) TV presenter of various shows such as 'Dawn Gets Naked', 'Dawn Goes Lesbian' and 'My Breasts Could Kill Me'. That Huw Weldon award must be winging its way to her in the near future... Dawn Of The Dead

Postlethwaite, Pete  Born 7 February 1945  (Warrington, Cheshire, England) Died 2 January 2011  (Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England) Age at death: 64  (read death notice) Stage, screen & TV actor - 'Brassed Off', 'Martin Chuzzlewit' etc. Old Ma G’s Gravy Mix

Powell, Colin Born 5 April 1937  (New York, New York, USA) US Army general who worked under Bush I during Gulf War I, and later became Secretary of State under Bush II, taking the country into Gulf War II. Underwent surgery for prostate cancer in December 2003. Cannot pronounce his own name. They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Powell, Ivor Born 5 July 1916  (Bargoed, Wales) Welsh football coach and former manager of Bradford City and Carlisle United. Finally retired from coaching at the age of 93 in 2010. Sacramento La Coruna

Powell, Nosher Born 15 August 1928  (Camberwell, London, England) Actor and stuntman, often employed as the 'heavy' in many UK TV shows and films. Time's-Up Team

Pratchett, Terry Born 28 April 1948  (Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England) Author of the 'Discworld' Sci-fi series. Announced in 2007 that he has a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer's. Aardvark's Bupa Listing Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead Ends Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Deathpig Hide & Go Die Lord Coffins Cadavers Northern Foxiles Order Of The British Empire Pickton's Pork Pies Simpson's Stiffs Stiffer Steaks Wednesday 'Til I Die Who Turned Out The Lights?

Pratt, Spencer Born 14 August 1983  (Los Angeles, California, USA) More reality TV fodder. Married to Heidi Montag We All Drowned In A Yellow Submarine

Prescott, John Born 31 May 1938  (Prestatyn, Wales) Gaffe-prone, yokel-punching, croquet-playing, cocktail stick-waggling, senior Labour politician, deputy Prime Minister from 1997-2007. Cut Price Funerals Living In A Box Oldham Gravediggers Society Optimus Prime's Rusty Nuts Past Their Sell By Date

Prescott, Steve Born 26 December 1973  (St. Helens, Merseyside, England) Ex-St Helens rugby league player, now battling cancer. And My Name Is Larry! Carkers Convention 2011 Crosshair Candidates 2011  Ethnic Cleansing Four Horsemen Of The Magic Roundabout Researched To Death Hide & Go Die Hippoposthumous 2011  I Smell Dead People Nicole Kidman Is A Slag Romancing The Headstone Old Ma G’s Gravy Mix Sgt. Death's Groaning Hearts Club Band Toasted Brown Bread

Previn, Andre Born 6 April 1930  (Berlin, Germany) Conductor, composer & pianist of real distinction. However all he is likely to be remembered for is being lambasted by Eric Morecambe. When Previn takes Morecambe to task for playing "all the wrong notes", Eric drags Previn by his jacket & says "I'm playing all the RIGHT notes, but not necessarily in the right order." Genius. Deadly Deathwatch

Price, Dolours Date and place of birth unknown Irish republican terrorist, jailed in 1973 along with her sister Marian for bombing the Old Bailey in 1973. Was married to the actor Stephen Rea. Born 1951. Their Troubles Will (hopefully) Soon Be Over

Price, Katie "Jordan" Born 22 May 1978  (Newport, Wales) Surgically-enhanced "glamour" model and general waste of space Z-list "celebrity". Recently split from Peter Andre, as if we care. Downunderdeadpans Last Train To Palookaville Wishful Thinking

Price, Leontyne Born 10 February 1927  (Laurel, Mississippi, USA) Soprano opera singer. First African-American to become a prima donna at the Metropolitan Opera. Garf Wants You To Die

Price, Marian Date and place of birth unknown Irish republican terrorist, jailed in 1973 along with her sister Dolours for bombing the Old Bailey in 1973. An opponent of the ongoing peace process. Born 1954. Their Troubles Will (hopefully) Soon Be Over

Price, Ray Born 12 January 1926  (Perryville, Texas, USA) American country & western singer & songwriter. Wayne Manor

Priebke, Erich Born 29 July 1913  (Hennigsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany) Nazi war criminal, a member of the SS, who would've lived life out peacefully if he hadn't foolishly taken part in a TV interview in 1994 about his war crimes. To cut a long story short, he's now the oldest prisoner in Europe. Bad People Bazzilliant Coffinitup The Notapotatoe's Italian Grim Reaper My Picks Old People Party Of 20 Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Newstreet Boys Death Squad ...the Salmon Mousse!!! You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Priest, Pat Born 15 August 1936  (Bountiful, Utah, USA) Marilyn Munster in 'The Munsters'. Lord Gravedigger

Priest, Steve Born 23 February 1948  (Hayes, Middlesex, England) Bass player for glam rock band The Sweet. Died In The Wool

Priestley, Dennis Born 16 July 1950  (Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England) Multiple darts champion. No Coffin When The Other Player Is Throwing Please

Primarolo, Dawn Born 2 May 1954  (London, England) MP for Bristol South since 1987. Started off as a left-winger but predictably moved to a New Labour position and served as a minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. Dawn Of The Dead

Prince, (musician) Born 7 June 1958  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) Pop musician who dominated the 1980s, with successful and acclaimed hit singles and albums. Went off on one in the 1990s, when after a dispute with his record company, started referring to himself as 'The Artist Formerly Known as Prince' and an accompanying Led Zeppelinesque symbol. Finally reverted to his stage name although his real name is Prince Rogers Nelson. Dead 80s

Prince, Tony Born 9 May 1944  (Oldham, Lancashire, England) Disc jockey who started off in pirate radio before moving on to Radio Luxembourg in the 1970s. Also launched the dance magazine Mixmag. Radio Ga Ga Gone

Prior, James Born 11 October 1927  (Brampton, Sussex, England) Politician, former Employment & Northern Ireland Secretary. Dead Commons They're Dead, Y'Know!

Proby, PJ Born 6 November 1938  (Houston, Texas, USA) Rock music singer and songwriter & sometime actor. AbraCadaver

Prohaska, Herbert Born 8 August 1955  (Vienna, Austria) Bubble-haired Austrian football legend. Vienna Calling

Protopopov, Oleg Born 16 June 1932  (St .Petersburg, Russia) Figure skater, gold medal winner in the 1964 & 1968 Olympics. Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive

Prowse, David Born 1 July 1935  (Bristol, England) Former weightlifting champion who played the body of Darth Vader in the first three (or last three, depending how you look at it) 'Star Wars' films. Famously annoyed to discover that George Lucas had got James Earl Jones to do the voice, without bothering to tell him. And even when the evil tyrant was unmasked in 'The Return of the Jedi', Lucas got a third actor (Sebastian Shaw) to play Lord Vader's face. It Tolls For Thee On The Box/In The Box Tazman's Hit List Wretched Hive Of Scum & Villainy

Prudhomme, Paul Born 13 July 1940  (Opelousas, Louisiana, USA) Rotund American chef, best known for his Cajun cooking. Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive

Puente, Dorothea  Born 9 January 1929  (Redlands, California, USA) Died 27 March 2011  (Chowchilla, California, USA) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) That rarest of phenomenons, the female serial killer. Jailed in 1993 for the murder of nine lodgers in her boarding house. That'll make you think twice about going to a B & B... A Pelican In The Wilderness Very Ill Turned Very Dead Windsor The Troll

Pugh, Edna Born 4 January 1910  (Brecon, Wales) Along with Lily Millward, the oldest living twin in the World. Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club

Purdy, Debbie Born 5 April 1963  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Multiple Sclerosis patient who is fighting for her right for assisted suicide. Eejit Hardwood Surround Morbid United FC Toasted Brown Bread Very Ill Turned Very Dead

Pynchon, Thomas Born 8 May 1937  (Glen Cove, New York, USA) Extremely reclusive author. In fact, the only times his voice has ever been broadcast is via three episodes of 'The Simpsons'. Moldy Oldies Write Your Own Obit, I’m Busy Breathing

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