Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2012: L

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La Motta, Jake Born 10 July 1921  (Bronx, New York, USA) Boxing legend, portrayed by Robert De Niro in 'Raging Bull'. 20 Celebrities, Sitting On A Wall, If 1 Got Shot........ Bestie's Boys Biggiez Smallz Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Death In Italy, Maybe Gawn. . .dead. . .planted Hangman's XX Heads In A Bag Les Trompettes De La Mort Min Reaper's Reserves Northern Foxiles Riding The Jesus Train Snort The Ashes The Demon Of Success The Old Ones Are The Pests Old People of 2012 Tomb It May Concern Tim's Terminal Twenty

Labov, William Born 4 December 1927  (Rutherford, New Jersey, USA) American Linguist, who according to Wilkipedia is "founder of the discipline of variationist sociolinguistics", whatever that is. Insert Name Here

Lach, Elmer Born 22 January 1918  (Nokomis, Saskatchewan, Canada) Legendary Montreal Canadiens ice hockey centre. Stone Dead Cert

Lacroix, Christian Born 16 May 1951  (Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France) French fashion designer. Last Train To Palookaville

Ladd, Jr., Alan Born 22 October 1937  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Son of the famously diminuitive actor Alan Ladd, he was head of Creative Affairs at 20th Century Fox when he gave George Lucas the green light to make Star Wars in 1975. Later formed his own production company. Wretched Hive Of Scum & Villainy

Laemmle, Carla Born 20 October 1909  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Film actress, niece of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle. Dance On Your Grave First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die Gray Panthers Lard Bazaar Sometimes They Come Back X-Pyred

Lahad, Antoine Born in Al Qattara, Lebanon  (exact date unknown) Leader of the South Lebanon Army during the conflict with Israel. Born 1927. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Laine, Cleo Born 28 October 1927  (Southall, Middlesex, England) Possibly Britain's most famous jazz singer, famed for her partnership with late husband Johnny Dankworth. Dying For Some Points This Is Your Death

Laine, Denny Born 29 October 1944  (Birmingham, England) Musician with The Moody Blues before joining Paul McCartney and Wings in 1971. Morbid Midlands XX

Laird, Melvin R. Born 1 September 1922  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) Former Purple Heart awarded war veteran who served as Secretary of Defense under Richard Nixon from 1969-73. It was Laird who urged a withdrawal from Vietnam. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Landau, Martin Born 20 June 1931  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actor - starred in 'Mission: Impossible' from 1966-69 and 'Space: 1999' from 1975-77. Won Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1995 as the fading horror star Béla Lugosi in 'Ed Wood'. Not At All Well On The Box/In The Box Snort The Ashes

Landis, John Born 3 August 1950  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Film director of cult classics 'The Blues Brothers' and 'An American Werewolf in London'. On A Mission To God

Lane, Carla Born 5 August 1937  (Liverpool, England) Successful sitcom writer and animal rights activist. Creator of 'Butterflies' and 'The Liver Birds'. Don't Eat The Figs

Lange, Artie Born 11 October 1967  (Union Township, New Jersey, USA) US stand-up comedian who has also appeared on TV, in films, and - thanks to various drug-related offences - in court. Died In The Wool Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly! Lard Bazaar Laughter Kills Norwegian Blue

Langfield, Jamie Born 22 December 1979  (Paisley, Scotland) Scottish footballer. Goalkeeper for Aberdeen FC. Finbarr Returns From The Dead Stiffs

Langham, Chris Born 14 April 1949  (London, England) Writer, comic actor, former member of 'Not the Nine O'clock News'. Allegations of indecent assault and child pornography surfaced in 2006, and some DDPers obviously believe that this might push him over the edge. The Woman In Black

Langley, Arthur Born 30 January 1933  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) Born Arthur Longbottom, Langley played for Queen's Park Rangers as an inside forward before changing his name by deed poll. Premiership Legends

Lanier, Rebecca Born in Mississippi, USA  (exact date unknown) Woman who claims to be the oldest person in the World. Died in August 2012 but no obit. Ohio And Goodbye-O

Lansbury, Angela Born 16 October 1925  (London, England) British stage and screen actress, who has spent most of her working life in the US, often playing characters much older than herself. Best known as Jessica Fletcher in the long-running TV detective series 'Murder, She Wrote'. Brown Bananas Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Death Is Not The End First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die Former Scream Star Hardwood Surround in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks  Just Die Will You Ninja Zombies Rule! Over My Dead Body See Ya...Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya! Sexystf 2012 She's A Goner Time To Make A Death List Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Lantschner, Gustav Born 12 August 1910  (Innsbruck, Austria) Austrian-born German skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. Apparently died in 2011 so no points... Gray Panthers

Large, Eddie Born 25 June 1942  (Glasgow, Scotland) About three-quarters of the famous Little & Large double act. We Request A Premier League Funeral

Larouche, Lyndon Born 8 September 1922  (Rochester, New Hampshire, USA) Economist, philosopher & political activist. Insert Name Here Sarah Palin’s Death Panel

Lasorda, Tommy Born 22 September 1927  (Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA) Former baseball player & manager, particularly linked with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Check Please

Lavender, Ian Born 16 February 1946  (Birmingham, England) Actor who will be forever known as Private Pike in 'Dad's Army'. You Have Been Living

Laver, Rod Born 9 August 1938  (Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia) Australian tennis player who enjoyed his greatest successes in the '60s. Ambledown  Game Set Death Match

LaVern, Roger Born 11 November 1938  (Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England) Keyboardist with pop instrumental group The Tornados who had that hit Maggie Thatcher liked... Stone Dead Cert

Law, Denis Born 24 February 1940  (Aberdeen, Scotland) Former ace striker with Scotland, Manchester United & Manchester City. Weed 'Em And Reap

Law, Jude Born 29 December 1972  (London, England) Actor, with a penchant for making awful remakes of Michael Caine films. What Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Lawrence, Steve Born 8 July 1935  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Easy-listening singer, husband of Eydie Gorme. On A Mission To God

Lawson, "Twiggy" Born 19 September 1949  (Neasden, London, England) Fashion model, an icon of the 60's. Now schillin' for Marks & Sparks. On A Mission To God

Lawson, Nigel Born 11 March 1932  (London, England) British journalist-turned-MP who went on to become Chancellor of the Exchequer under Margaret Thatcher. After leaving office he was made Lord Lawson of Blaby, and then decided to lose lots of weight, getting his wife Therese to write 'The Nigel Lawson Diet Cookbook'. Not long afterwards, their daughter Nigella took the wind out of Therese's sails by rising to fame as a rather more popular celebrity chef. Cap'n Ohtz Dead Commons Gary Glitter - Baby Sitter Hangman's XX Iron Lacky Only Fools & Corpses The Politigones Tick Tock

Layton, George Born 2 March 1943  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Actor and writer, best known for the sitcoms 'Doctor in the House' and' It Ain't Half Hot Mum'. Carry On Up To The Crem! You Have Been Living

le Brocquy, Louis  Born 10 November 1916  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Died 25 April 2012  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Irish portrait painter. Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour

le Carre, John Born 19 October 1931  (Poole, Dorset, England) Born David Cornwell. One of the world's finest thriller writers, specialising in spy stories. Write Your Own Obit, I’m Busy Breathing

Le Guin, Ursula Born 21 October 1929  (Berkeley, California, USA) Author, who has covered a wide range of topics in her career. Write Your Own Obit, I’m Busy Breathing

Le Pen, Jean-Marie Born 20 June 1928  (La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany, France) Founder (and still president) of the right-wing Front National party, who has courted controversy throughout his life. Some of his "achievements" have included practising torture in Algeria (allegedly), and losing his seat in the European Parliament for assaulting a rival socialist candidate during an earlier election campaign. Slave To The Grave Staring Down The Barrel

Le Vell, Michael Born 15 December 1964  (Manchester, England) Actor - Kevin Webster in 'Coronation Street'. Charges of child sexual abuse were dropped late in 2011. the_engineers

Leader, George M. Born 17 January 1918  (York, Pennsylvania, USA) Governor of Pennsylvania from 1955-59. Unexpected, But Who Knows

Lear, Norman Born 27 July 1922  (New Haven, Connecticut, USA) American TV sitcom producer & occasional actor. Insert Name Here

Leavelle, Jim Born 23 August 1920  (Dallas, Texas, USA) The man in the cream coloured suit and Stetson hat who is in the famous photograph of Lee Harvey Oswald being murdered by Jack Ruby, which makes Leavelle one of the worst protectors in history. But, then, to be fair, he did survive Pearl Harbour. Will be hoping that is the last time he is involved in a seismic US historical happening, no doubt. Insert Name Here

Leber, Georg Born 7 October 1920  (Obertiefenbach, Germany) German Social Democrat politician. Was Vice-President of the Bundestag from 1978-1983. Died in August 2012 but no obit. Death Speaks German

Lederman, Leon Born 15 July 1922  (New York City, New York, USA) Scientist, physicist & former Nobel Prize winner for his work. Unexpected, But Who Knows

Lee, Brenda Born 11 December 1944  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Singer who was a star at a young age in the 1950s. Rock and Rolled Gods

Lee, Christopher Born 27 May 1922  (Belgravia, London, England) Actor who has appeared in countless cheesy horror films, particularly those made by Hammer during the 1950s-70s. Last seen storming off in a massive huff after discovering that his character, Saruman, had been totally written out of the final instalment of Peter Jackson's 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy during post-production. 6feetunder Baz & Barry's Burial Bonanza Again Death From Down Under Death By Hemeloids Debbie's Deadbeats Guess Who's Dead? Fuck 'Em All Grim McGraw Hangman's XX Hunting Halos "I Am Spartacus" The Pellet with the Poison's in the Flagon with the Dragon!  I Think We're Alone Now Bongo In A Box Madonna's Hand of Bod Misslucky One Scythe Fits All Windsor's OBE Professor Sicko Brady's Childish Death Strike Sexystf 2012 Snuff’s Enough Sometimes They Come Back Stairway To Heaven Team John Thomas The Grey Horde The Woman In Black Tick Tock Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded  Wot The Deuce Wretched Hive Of Scum & Villainy

Lee, Dickey Born 21 September 1936  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) Country pop singer. Grand Ole Opry XX

Lee, Gordon Born 13 May 1934  (Cannock, Staffordshire, England) Former manager of Blackburn Rovers and Everton F. C.. Premiership Legends

Lee, Harper Born 28 April 1926  (Monroeville, Alabama, USA) Authoress - 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. Baz & Barry's Burial Bonanza Bestie's Boys C.A.Daver Deathlist.net Faster Than A Dead Horse Feng Shui Pig Gray Afternoons In Vain With Ms. Clandestine The Limo Driver Hide & Go Die Lord Football's Death Certificate Certainties Naked Florida Gravediggers Pan Breed People I Think Might Die In 2012 United Puzlman's Passing Picks Scarborough's Slanted Succumbed The Deadly Rhythm the_engineers Welshman Write Your Own Obit, I’m Busy Breathing You're Not Breathing Anymore

Lee, Sammy Born 1 August 1920  (Fresno, California, USA) Diver - Olympic champion in the 10m platform in 1948. Going For Gold – The Class Of 1948 Pickett's Popped Off Picks

Lee, Stan Born 22 December 1922  (New York, New York, USA) Cartoonist who created 'Spider-Man' and 'The Hulk'. Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die Misslucky Tazman's Hit List Team John Thomas The Bedsoring '20s

Lee, Tsung-Dao Born 24 November 1926  (Shanghai, China) Nobel Prize winning physicist, now based in USA. Unexpected, But Who Knows

Leeves, Jane Born 18 April 1961  (Ilford, Essex, England) Actress, best known as Daphne Moon in 'Frasier'. Going, Going, Gone

Legrand, Michel Born 24 February 1932  (Paris, France) French jazz pianist and film composer, most notably on 'The Thomas Crown Affair'. Dying For Some Points

Lehrer, Tom Born 9 April 1928  (New York City, New York, USA) Mathematician & musician, a singer of satirical songs. Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother Guess Who's Dead? H5N1 The Death Stars

Leigh-Pemberton, Robin (Died in 2013) Born 5 January 1927  (place of birth unknown) Governor of the Bank of England from 1983-92. Diepod Shuffle

Lemon, Meadowlark Born 25 April 1932  (Wilmington, North Carolina, USA) Member of the Harlem Grobetrotter exhibition basketball team. Dead Men Don't Need Season Tickets

Lennon, Neil Born 25 June 1971  (Lurgan, Northern Ireland) Manager of Celtic FC and not the sort of name you should toast down the Shankill Road if you want to keep your kneecaps… Come Die With Me

Lenz, Siegfried Born 17 March 1926  (Lyck (Elk), East Prussia, Germany) German writer. Going The Way Of The Wall Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Leon, Valerie Born 12 November 1943  (London, England) Actress, mainstay of the 'Carry On' movies playing the seductive type. Carry On Up To The Crem!

Leonard, Elmore (Died in 2013) Born 11 October 1925  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Author, best known for his crime fiction. Write Your Own Obit, I’m Busy Breathing

Leonhardt, Gustav  Born 30 May 1928  (s-Graveland, Netherlands) Died 16 January 2012  (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Dutch keyboard player and conductor. Blacksox

Lerwill, Sheila Born 16 August 1928  (London, England) Won a silver medal for Britain in the 1952 Summer Olympics for the high jump. Annus Horribilis The Final Whistle

Lesh, Phil Born 15 March 1940  (Berkeley, California, USA) Founding member of the band The Grateful Dead - played bass guitar throughout their entire 30-year career. Trojan Hearse

Leskanich, Katrina Born 10 April 1960  (Topeka, Kansas USA) American singer whose band Katrina and Waves won the Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom in 1997. Let's Dance (On Your Grave)

Leslie, Joan Born 26 January 1925  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Hollywood actress of the 1940s. X-Pyred

Leslie, John Born 22 February 1965  (Edinburgh, Scotland) Former 'Blue Peter' and 'Wheel of Fortune' presenter who's career and life came apart in 2002 after allegations of rape from '4x4' Ulrika Jonnsson in her autobiography. Despite this and other allegations, Leslie has never been charged. Sgt Reaper's Mouldy Heart, Clubbed Hand

Lesniewski, Joseph Born 29 August 1920  (Erie, Pennsylvania, USA) Member of the Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division during World War II, that was immortalised in the TV series 'Band of Brothers'. Died in May 2012 but no obit. The Pale Horseman’s Easy Riders

Lessing, Doris (Died in 2013) Born 22 October 1919  (Kermanshah, Persia (now Iran)) Novelist whose works are strongly influenced by politics, psychology and her own upbringing in colonial Africa. She has often been described as a feminist writer, although she shuns this label. Annus Horribilis  Chelski Pensioners V Coffinitup Drop Dead Celebration Nobel Loserettes Write Your Own Obit, I’m Busy Breathing You Must Be Croaking!

Lester, Richard Born 19 January 1932  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) US-born anglophile film director most famous for directing the Beatles in 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help'. Insert Name Here

Levi Montalcini, Rita  Born 22 April 1909  (Turin, Italy) Died 30 December 2012  (Rome, Italy) Age at death: 103  (read death notice) Nobel Prize winning Neurologist, the oldest living Nobel Laureate at the turn of the year. Death In Italy, Maybe Gray Afternoons In Vain With Ms. Clandestine The Limo Driver  Italian Grim Reaper Nobel Loserettes  Pan Breed The Vyrdolak Twenty Tons Of Fun? Wayne Manor

Levinson, Barry Born 6 April 1942  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Award winning (Rain Man) film director, producer & screenwriter. ZZ Topped

Lewinsky, Monica Born 23 July 1973  (San Francisco, California, USA) Former White House intern whose relationship with President Bill Clinton in the late 1990s was either the biggest scandal of that decade or just a load of fluff, depending on your point of view. Kennedy Driving School

Lewis, Geoff Born 21 December 1935  (Talgarth, Breconshire, Wales) Retired horse racing jockey and trainer. Toast of the Turf

Lewis, Jerry Born 16 March 1926  (Newark, New Jersey, USA) Actor, writer, director, producer and composer, born Joseph Levitch. Formed a partnership with Dean Martin and made 18 films with him in 10 years, before going on to have his greatest success in 'The Nutty Professor' (1963). Taught Steven Spielberg and George Lucas at film school in the 1960s. "18 Whiskies, I Think That's The Record." 2 Sick Not 2 Quit 5 Feet And 1 To Go Abracadaver Marc’s Sparks Croaky Ash Cream Better You Than Me Bitter Violet Buzzards The Canadian Cadaver Dogs Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them C.A.Daver Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators Crossing The Styx Dead And Don't Know It Drop Deadline Deadpoolers Dead Spotters Death Nebula 3001: Who Will Be The Last Standing Deathglam Industries Four Horsemen Of The Magic Roundabout Billy Graham Must Die HackinNcackin' Happy No Year You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! I Drink Your Milkshake I’m Not Stiff It's Just Mourning Glory I Shagged Hattie Jacques' Corpse Jump the Shark 3.0 Living In A Box Lord Football's Death Certificate Certainties Min Reaper's Reserves  Necronomicon Northern Foxiles Peter Pan Complex Check Please Riding The Jesus Train Say Hi To Uncle George See You In Heaven Shovelful Of Dirt Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Squanto’s Revenge Stiff Little Fingers Stone Dead Cert Tentoesup The Conqueror Worm The Dead Certs The Demon Of Success The World Ends This Year Anyways Johnny Helmet and the Akimbo's Who Turned Out The Lights? You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! You Must Be Croaking!

Lewis, Jerry Lee Born 29 September 1935  (Ferriday, Louisiana, USA) The piano-playing rock-n-roller with balls of fire so great that he married his thirteen-year-old cousin and once turned up at Graceland with a gun, threatening to kill Elvis. He has succeeded in surviving where just about everyone around him has failed: his son was killed in a car crash, his fourth wife drowned in a swimming pool, and his fifth wife died of a drugs overdose. Wonder why his nickname is "The Killer"? Abracadaver Alison The Assassin All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead The Deathlist Re-visited Part 2/2 Erith Sickos Lady Gone Gone Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Check Please Scarborough's Slanted Succumbed See You In Heaven Shake, Rattle, Roll Over And Play Dead STAB_in_the_DARK Rock and Rolled Gods The Lovegrove

Lewis, Leona Born 3 April 1985  (London, England) God-awful annoying waily singer, bland as anything, yet still bizarrely popular. Wishful Thinking

Lewis, Stephen Born 14 November 1936  (London, England) TV actor - played the part of Blakey in 'On the Buses'. Don't Eat The Figs If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course One Scythe Fits All You Have Been Living

Liddy, G. Gordon Born 30 November 1930  (Hoboken, New Jersey, USA) Ex-FBI agent & attorney, who led the break-in of the Watergate building in 1972 on Richard Nixon's orders. Life Zucks!

Lightfoot, Gordon Born 17 November 1938  (Orillia, Ontario, Canada) Canadian singer/songwriter, perhaps best known in the UK for 'If You Could Read My Mind', the backing track often used in Dom Joly's 'Trigger-Happy TV'. Died In The Wool

Lilian of Sweden, Princess (Died in 2013) Born 30 August 1915  (Swansea, Wales) Née Lilian May Davies. Widow of the late Prince Bertil of Sweden. She is still active in the Swedish royal family. Her Dead Highness Mave's Graves Say Hello To The Angels  Their Royal Deadness or O'Deary Leader

Lilley, Alan Born 8 May 1959  (Ilford, Essex, England) Former cricketer, wicketkeeper for Essex from 1978-1990. Romancing The Headstone

Lillis, Brendan Date and place of birth unknown IRA man, recently released from prison on compassionate grounds. Born 1954. Better Them Than Us! Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Sgt. Death's Groaning Hearts Club Band The Deadly Rhythm

Limbaugh, Rush Born 12 January 1951  (Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA) Boorish, right-wing US talk radio host. 2 Sick Not 2 Quit Failures Mark II

Limbu, Rambahadur Born 1 August 1939  (Chyangthapu, Yangrop Thum, Eastern Nepal) VC holder, who won it for bravery in a fight in 1965 against Indonesian troops. They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Limonov, Eduard Born 22 February 1943  (Dzerzhinsk, Russia) Russian political dissident. Mr. Yuck

Lin, Maya Born 5 October 1959  (Athens, Ohio, USA) Sculptor & artist of Chinese origin. Ohio And Goodbye-O

Lindsey, George  Born 17 December 1928  (Jasper, Alabama, USA) Died 6 May 2012  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) US character actor. S*M*A*S*H*E*D

Littlejohn, Richard Born 18 January 1954  (Ilford, Essex, England) Outspoken newspaper columnist and sometime radio & TV presenter. Warning - Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Tarkinator The Obnoxious Twenty

Livingstone, Ken Born 17 June 1945  (London, England) AKA "Red Ken", charismatic leader of the GLC from 1981 until it's dissolution in 1986. Then Mayor of London from 2000-2008. The Bloc

Lloyd, Jeremy Born 22 July 1930  (Danbury, Essex, England) Co-writer with David Croft of successful sitcoms 'Are You Being Served?' and ''Allo 'Allo'. Cashier Number 82 Please!

Lloyd, Norman Born 8 November 1914  (Jersey City, New Jersey, USA) Veteran actor, who worked with the likes of Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock but is best known as Dr. Auschlander in 1980s series 'St. Elsewhere'. Alphabetti-Deathi Dead Is Dead Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour Toetag4U

Lloyd Webber, Andrew Born 22 March 1948  (London, England) Started composing music when still at school, and met Tim Rice in 1965. Together they wrote the scores for, among others, 'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'Evita', 'Cats' and 'Phantom of the Opera'. Three times married, most famously to Sarah Brightman, and older brother of classical musician Julian. Aardvark's Bupa Listing  Brown Bananas Deader Than A Dead Thing Don't Eat The Figs Staring Down The Barrel

Loaf, Meat Born 27 September 1951  (Dallas, Texas, USA) Real name Marvin Lee Aday. Although born in Texas - home of Houston, America's fattest city for the third year running - Mr Loaf moved to the West Coast in the 1960s. After appearing in various musicals, including 'Hair' and the movie version of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show', he performed vocals on a number of albums before hitting the big time with "Bat Out Of Hell" in 1977. His partnership with Jim Steinman soon deteriorated, along with his career, and by the end of the 1980s he was bankrupt. But by the mid-1990s they'd kissed and made up, releasing the imaginatively titled "Bat Out Of Hell II: Back Into Hell". In 2003 he collapsed on stage at Wembley Arena, and subsequently underwent heart surgery after being diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (an illness in which the patient thinks they are a law firm). Dead And Dusted Slave To The Grave

Lodge, David Born 28 January 1935  (London, England) Author of the books 'Small World' and 'Nice Work', which was later adapted for television. Morbid Midlands XX

Loest, Erich (Died in 2013) Born 24 February 1926  (Mittweida, Germany) German writer. Going The Way Of The Wall

Lohan, Aliana Born 22 December 1993  (New York City, New York, USA) Model sister of troubled actress Lindsay Lohan. Knock, Knock, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Lohan, Lindsay Born 2 July 1986  (New York, New York, USA) Apparently, she's an actress. However, much better known for her partying, car accidents, arguments, crash dieting, smoking, drug taking, going in & out of rehab etc etc. 1 Dead In Ohio 5 Feet And 1 To Go Alfred Lord Heinous Biggiez Smallz Caedmon's Croakers  Dead And Don't Know It Deadpoolers Death On The Rocks  Expiry Date 2012 Faster Than A Dead Horse Failures Mark II First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die Knock, Knock, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door Former Scream Star Ghouls In The Night  Grendel's Graveyard Has Anyone Seen Mike Hunt? Hey Old Timers Hope I Die Before I Get Old "I Am Spartacus" Illinois Reaper Beater 6.0  It's Time To Kick The Bucket Juicy Janny Kennedy Driving School Ninja Zombies Rule! Not At All Well Old Lags And Old Slags Open The Pearly Gates Pass The Sick Bucket Perishing Kids Peter Pan Complex The Honey Trap Say Hi To Uncle George  She's A Goner Simpson's Stiffs Snort The Ashes Song To The Siren Squanto’s Revenge Stiffs R Us The Demon Of Success The World Ends This Year Anyways Time They Went To Sleep Forever If I Win, I'll Buy Every DDP Contestant A Beer! Weed 'Em And Reap What Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives? Wot The Deuce You're Dead And You Know You Are

Lohan, Michael Born 25 April 1960  (Galway, Rep of Ireland) Father of troubled actress Lindsay Lohan. They're Loving Angels Instead

Lollobrigida, Gina Born 4 July 1927  (Subiaco, Italy) Italian actress, popular in the 1950s and '60s. Say Hello To The Angels

Lom, Herbert  Born 9 January 1917  (Prague, Bohemia (now Czech Republic)) Died 27 September 2012  (London, England) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Actor, born Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchacevich ze Schluderpacheru, but decided that Lom was less of a mouthful, and he may just have been right. Usually played supporting roles, including Peter Sellers' long suffering boss Charles Dreyfus in the Pink Panther movies. Moved into horror films in the 1970s, none of which were particularly memorable. Baz & Barry's Burial Bonanza Dead Is Dead Dr Shipman's Waiting Room  Final Curtain Former Scream Star Funeral Holmes Gary Glitter - Baby Sitter The Pellet with the Poison's in the Flagon with the Dragon!  Keeper Of The Heads Northern Foxiles Brady's Childish Death Strike Sexystf 2012 The Funky Faz's Morgue Of Merriment The Vyrdolak Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Lomu, Jonah Born 12 May 1975  (Auckland, New Zealand) Fast and powerful All Black rugby player who captured the imagination in the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Finbarr Returns From The Dead Stiffs Four Horsemen Of The Magic Roundabout Min Reaper Try And Die

London, Jeremy Born 7 November 1972  (San Diego, California, USA) TV actor. George Lass and the Gravelings

Longthorne, Joe Born 31 May 1955  (Kingston-upon-Hull, Humberside, England) Light entertainer and erstwhile TV star. Was seriously ill with leukaemia and being kept alive by drugs and blood transfusions, but a bone marrow transplant seems to have perked him up no end, and as of April 2006 he's back on stage and on tour. Naked Florida Gravediggers Oldham Gravediggers Society

Lop, Nguyen Thi Date and place of birth unknown Widow of Van Lem Lop, infamously shot in the head during the Tet Offensive of 1968 as captured by photographer Eddie Adams. Born 1933. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Lord, Jon  Born 9 June 1941  (Leicester, England) Died 16 July 2012  (London, England) Age at death: 71  (read death notice) Hammond organ player for 1970s heavy rockers Deep Purple. 'arry-Kiri Diepod Shuffle Going Underground Last Trip To The John  The Living End

Lord, Marjorie Born 26 July 1918  (San Francisco, California, USA) Television actress Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive

Loren, Sophia Born 20 September 1934  (Pozzuoli, Italy) Glamorous actress, born Sofia Villani Scicolone. Death In Italy, Maybe Former Scream Star I'm Nearly 83 And Still A Sicko!

Lorenzo, Jorge Born 4 May 1987  (Palma, Spain) World Champion motorcyclist. GMC Ghost Town

Lotterby, Sydney Born 9 January 1926  (London, England) TV director, mainly of comedies, which he has been doing for decades. First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die

Loughner, Jared Lee Born 10 September 1988  (Tucson, Arizona, USA) Right-wing extremist who killed 6 peole and badly injured US Representative Gabrielle Giffords in a shooting attack in Tuscan, Arizona in January 2011. Hope I Die Before I Get Old

Lovato, Demi Born 20 August 1992  (Dallas, Texas, USA) Young singer-songwriter and actress. Not At All Well

Love, Courtney Born 9 July 1965  (San Francisco, California, USA) The original Riot Grrl, who formed Hole after being kicked out of Babes In Toyland. Wife of the late Kurt Cobain, she has had numerous verbal and legal scuffles with his former Nirvana band mates. When not busy being controversial, she spends her time bringing up her daughter and taking heroin. Finbarr Returns From The Dead Failures Mark II Killed By Death Pass The Sick Bucket Say Hi To Uncle George Squanto’s Revenge The Demon Of Success Time To Make A Death List Yorkshire Crypt Kickers

Lovell, Bernard  Born 31 August 1913  (Oldland, Gloucestershire, England) Died 6 August 2012  (Swettenham, Cheshire, England) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) Pioneer of wartime radar and radio astronomy. Responsible for the building of the Jodrell Bank radio telescope in Cheshire. Cap'n Ohtz Crossing The Styx Garf Wants You To Die Lidder's Late Lamentables Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour  Pan Breed You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Lovell, Jim Born 25 March 1928  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Astronaut, commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 space mission in 1970. Later became a businessman. It’s Death, Jim Wayne Manor

Lovelock, James Born 26 July 1919  (Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England) Scientist and propagator of the 'Gaia' theory of the environment. The Importance Of Being Urn-ish

Lowe, John Born 21 July 1945  (New Tupton, Derbyshire, England) Stone-faced darts legend, BDC World champion three times and the first player to achieve the "nine dart finish" on television in 1984. We Request A Premier League Funeral

Lowe, Lillian  Date and place of birth unknown Died 2 February 2012  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 104  (read death notice) The World's oldest Facebook user, apparently. Born 1907. Tazman's Hit List

Lowrey, Dewitt Born 22 April 1922  (place of birth unknown) Soldier who held the rank of corporal with Easy Company, the unit that fought at Normandy in WWII and were the subject of the 'Band of Brothers' book and TV series. The Pale Horseman’s Easy Riders

Lubbers, Ruud Born 7 May 1939  (Rotterdam, Holland) Ex-PM of the Netherlands. Minions Of Xuleneb

Lubbock, Terry Born in Edmonton, London, England  (exact date unknown) Father of the bloke found in Michael Barrymore's pool. Born in December 1944, exact date unknown. Stiff Little Fingers

Lucas, Cornel  Born 12 September 1920  (London, England) Died 8 November 2012  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Reknowned photographer. Lights, Camera, Action...Fin: A Rattly Score Of Cinematic Old Puffins

Lucas, Matt Born 5 March 1974  (Paddington, London, England) Comedian, best known for his on-screen partnership with David Walliams in the hit noughties comedy 'Little Britain'. Ex-partner Kevin McGee committed suicide in 2009. Mad Maureen

Ludwig, Christa Born 16 March 1928  (Berlin, Germany) German opera singer. Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Luger, Lex Born 2 June 1958  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) WCW wrestler (real name Lawrence Pfohl), whose finishing move is, apparently, the "Torture Rack". His partner and manager, Miss Elizabeth, was found dead at his home in May 2003; during the subsequent investigation the police found banned bodybuilding drugs on the premises, and he was arrested. @JonesEuro You Can't See Me 6 Feet Under

Lurie, Alison Born 3 September 1926  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Pulitzer prize winning novelist and academic. Write Your Own Obit, I’m Busy Breathing

Lwin, Annabella Born 31 October 1966  (Yangon, Burma) Singer with early-80s popsters Bow Wow Wow. Let's Dance (On Your Grave)

Lynch, Lisa (Died in 2013) Date and place of birth unknown Journalist, diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in 2008. Born 1980. David Quantick's Showbiz Pals

Lynn, Loretta Born 14 April 1932  (Butcher Holler, Kentucky, USA) Country & Western musician, who boasts that her ranch is "the seventh largest tourist attraction in Tennessee". Dizzy heights of fame indeed. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead Clog Poppers Grand Ole Opry XX Heads In A Bag I'll Get The Oven On Let Us Embalm You Noz4news The Man In Black's "sad last days..."

Lynn, Vera Born 20 March 1917  (East Ham, London, England) A performer from the age of 7, who really made it big during World War II. Her radio programme, 'Sincerely Yours', on which she was both presenter and singer of dreary ballads, made her 'The Forces' Sweetheart'. Ironic, then, that she had her first number 1 hit shortly after the war with a song sung partially in German - 'Auf Wiedersehen, Sweetheart'. Despite this gaffe, she was made a Dame in 1976. Recently became the oldest living person to have number 1 album in 2009. Al Andar Muerto Baz & Barry's Burial Bonanza Bladerunner Clog Poppers Coffin Fit Dave's Bungalow Of Death Deadly Deathwatch Dead Spotters Death On The Rocks Death Can Be Funny Deathglam Industries Death Stalks United Debbie's Deadbeats Dr Shipman's Waiting Room "Emergency, Which Death Please..." Expiry Date 2012 Falling Off The Perch Feng Shui Pig Golden Oldies! Happy No Year I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak I’m Not Stiff It's Just Mourning Glory I Told You I Was Ill Jesus Jones Jim's Deadbeats Jump the Shark 3.0 Just Die Will You Lady Gone Gone Living In A Box Oh Shit! I'm Dead! Windsor's OBE Over My Dead Body Pool Ghoul Professor Sicko Say Hello To The Angels Sick Scouser In Black Now! That's What I Call Dying Sing Your Last Song For Me  Snuff’s Enough Stone Dead Cert Tazman's Hit List The Bloc The Celebrity Undertaker The Choir Invisibule Trojan Hearse The Funeral Director 2012 The Grim Reapers Club... Members Only The Lovegrove The Vyrdolak Toetag4U Wake&Bake You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling

Lyonne, Natasha Born 4 April 1979  (New York, New York, USA) American actress ('American Pie', 'Blade: Trinity', 'Scary Movie 2'). Moldy Oldies

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