Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2017: P

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PACKER, J. I. Born 22 July 1926  (Gloucester, England) Christian theologian. The Bedsoring '20s

PAGE, Ellen Born 21 February 1987  (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) Canadian actress. Best known for playing the title character in Jason Reitman's comedy 'Juno' and Kitty Pryde in the X-Men films. Coffinio De Lesbos

PAGE, Jimmy Born 9 January 1944  (Heston, Middlesex, England) Guitarist, member of the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin. Death To All But Metal And Dame Vera Lynn Son Of Illinois Reaper Beater 1.0

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

PAGET, Shirley  Born 4 December 1924  (place of birth unknown) Died 21 January 2017  (Hindhead, Surrey, England) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Marchioness of Anglesey, has served as chair of both the Women's Institute and the Broadcasting Complaints Commission. IMGONESOLONG

PAHLAVI, Gholamreza  Born 15 May 1923  (Tehran, Iran) Died 7 May 2017  (Paris, France) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Half-brother of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, currently living in Paris, France. List of the Last

PAHOR, Boris Born 28 August 1913  (Trieste, Slovenia) One of Slovenia's most important authors. Nosoup4U! TOETAG4U

PAICE, Ian Born 29 June 1948  (Nottingham, England) Deep Purple drummer and the only member of the band to appear on all of their albums. Had a mini stroke in 2016. Death To All But Metal And Dame Vera Lynn Don't stop the beat Hits of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today Don't Stop the Music

PAIGE, Janis Born 16 September 1922  (Tacoma, Washington, USA) Film and television actress. 16 Is The Number IMGONESOLONG Death, For Lack of a Better Word, Is Good Lullabye-bye of Broadway Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour Naked Florida Gravediggers The Anfield Iron

PAIGE, Yasmin Born 24 June 1991  (London, England) Young British actress from 'The Sarah-Jane Adventures' and 'Pramface' amongst others. That Guy or Gal Who was in That Thing

PALIN, Michael Born 5 May 1943  (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) Member of Monty Python, now equally well known for his travel documentaries. Aardvark's accomplice The Man In Black's The Pythons are Dying in the Wrong Order

PALMER, Carl Born 20 March 1950  (Birmingham, England) Drummer and sole survivor of the supergroup Emerson, Lake and (you guessed it) Palmer. Deader Than A Dead Thing Gobbing On Life The Survivors

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'. Permanent Kip Situation...Dead! Tick Tock's Second String

PALMER-TOMKINSON, Tara  Born 23 December 1971  (Hampshire, England) Died 8 February 2017  (London, England) Age at death: 45  (read death notice) Bonkers socialite and reality show veteran. Made a notoriously incoherent appearance on Frank Skinner's chatshow in 1999 before being despatched to the Priory. Simon Weston's Personal Beauty Treatment Centre

PALTROW, Gwyneth Born 27 September 1972  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Weepy award winning American actress who divorced Coldplay frontman Chris Martin in 2016. Still consciously coupled to life though… Please Die 2017

PAN, Rebecca Born 29 December 1931  (Shanghai, China) Chinese-Hong Kong actress and singer. Dirty 30

PANOZZO, Chuck Born 20 September 1948  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Bassist, member of the band The Styx. Currently living with the AIDS virus. Quixoz' Scrabble Junkies

PAPAS, Irene Born 3 September 1926  (Chiliomodi, Corinthia, Greece) Greek film actress. Losing The Plot The Deadest of the Dead

PARCELLS, Bill Born 22 August 1941  (Englewood, New Jersey, USA) Former American Football coach for various teams who notably led the New York Giants to two Superbowl titles. YOUREOUT

PARCHE, Gunter Date and place of birth unknown Tennis "fan" who decided to use Monica Seles as a placeholder for his boning knife. Reportedly in a nursing home after suffering several strokes. Born c. 1955. Hardwood Surround

PARFIT, Derek  Born 11 December 1942  (Chengdu, Rep of China) Died 1 January 2017  (Oxford, England) Age at death: 74  (read death notice) British moral philosopher Destination Eschaton

PARKE, Ronan Born 8 August 1998  (Poringland, Norfolk, England) British singer who finished runner-up to Jai McDowall in the fifth series of 'Britain's Got Talent'. The Rookie Draft

PARKER, Nathaniel Born 18 May 1962  (London, England) British actor, best known for playing DI Thomas Lynley in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

PARKER-BOWLES, Tom Born 18 December 1974  (London, England) Food critic and son of the people's replacement princess, Camilla. Stairway Tom Heaven

PARKINSON, Gary Born 10 January 1968  (Thornaby, Yorkshire, England) Ex-footballer. Former Middlesbrough FC and Burnley FC right back. Larry King Dead, Only On CNN Sudden Death

PARKINSON, Michael Born 28 March 1935  (Cudworth, South Yorkshire, England) Jovial Northern TV chat show host. BBC Heaven Don't Eat The Figs Headstone Holders His and Hearse I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Kryptonian Lived So Let's Die SamArt Reapers Taking the Michael The FEDs

PARKINSON, Robin Born 25 October 1929  (Coventry, England) Actor who some might recognise for his appearances in oodles of sitcoms and that slightly stuttering delivery he used to do. The Rancid Odour of Brit Sitcom

PARRA, Nicanor Born 5 September 1914  (San Fabian de Alico, Chile) Chilean mathematician and poet. john_thomas_alerdice

PARSEGHIAN, Ara  Born 21 May 1923  (Akron, Ohio, USA) Died 2 August 2017  (Granger, Indiana, USA) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) American Football coach for Notre Dame from 1964-74. YOUREOUT

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'. 2018? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before Blueberry Crumble Gene Wilder Memorial Deathsquad Kentucky Fried Genocide

PARSONS, Nicholas Born 10 October 1923  (Grantham, Lincolnshire, England) Presenter of numerous TV & radio programmes for many decades. Ars-in-Hole BBC Heaven Dead And Dusted 2 Fireball Fuck 'Em All Grief Encounter Headstone Holders It's What They Would Have Wanted Lastorders Burt Lungcancer's Bombers Kicking Down Death's Door (Scarborough Style) Shot in the Dark The Grim Grampian Reapers Widows Pick You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

PARTON, Dolly Born 19 January 1946  (Sevierville, Tennessee, USA) Country music singer whose name was used for the first cloned sheep because its genetic material was taken from a mammary gland. Dark-Knight Mr & Mrs Drummerboy  Party like it's Last Christmas 1999 On Mars Zodiac's Wishlist

PASSMORE, George Born 8 January 1942  (Plymouth, Devon, England) Artist, one half along with Gilbert Proesch of the duo known as Gilbert and George. All Death Is Consolation

PASTORE, Vincent Born 14 July 1946  (New York City, New York, USA) American actor. Often cast in mafioso roles, he is best known for playing Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero in 'The Sopranos'. Presidential Advisory Squad

PATRICK, Butch Born 2 August 1953  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Former child actor, known for playing Eddie Munster in 1960s sitcom 'The Munsters'. Sid And Marty Coffin

PATTINSON, Robert Born 13 May 1986  (London, England) Actor. Known for playing Cedric Diggory in the 'Harry Potter' films and Edward Cullen in the 'Twilight' series of vampire films. Engaged to singer FKA Twigs (who?). Who Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

PAUSEWANG, Gudrun Born 3 March 1928  (Mladkov, Czech Republic) One of Germany's leading young adult fiction writers, often using the Cold War as a backdrop. Deutschland Verabschiedet Sich!

PAVAN, Marisa Born 19 June 1932  (Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy) Italian born actress. Won a Golden Globe for her performance in 'The Rose Tattoo'. Gene Wilder Memorial Deathsquad

PAVLOW, Muriel Born 27 June 1921  (Lee, Kent, England) Veteran British actress of stage, screen & TV. Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

PAYNE, Keith Born 30 August 1933  (Ingham, Queensland, Australia) VC holder, who won it during the Vietnam war. Also fought in Korea and Dhofar. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party 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. Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly! The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury

PEACOCK, Trevor Born 19 May 1931  (London, England) Actor best known as the absent-minded Jim Trott in 'The Vicar of Dibley'. Sons Daniel and Harry are also actors. Eclectic Exiters Nosoup4U!

PEARCE, Jacqueline Born 20 December 1943  (Woking, Surrey, England) Actress forever known for her role as the scheming Servalan in the classic 1970s sci-fi show 'Blakes 7'. Protectors, Persuaders and Prisoners in a Suitcase (Deceased)

PEART, Neil Born 12 September 1952  (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) Drummer and primary lyricist for the rock band Rush. Don't stop the beat

PEI, I. M. Born 26 April 1917  (Guangzhou, China) Architect - has designed all sorts of stuff, including the Louvre Pyramid in Paris. Born in the 1917 Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Eternity Tours Grim Sleeper If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead? Naked Florida Gravediggers Nosoup4U! Old People Party Of 20 I'm Fed Up With This World Inquilinekea/Simfish Tarkinator Two Coins & A Punt

PELE, (footballer) Born 23 October 1940  (Tres Coracoes, Brazil) Legendary Brazilian footballer - many say the greatest player ever. 2017 Exit Draft Ars-in-Hole Baldy Forever Big-Iain's Team Francis of Arse-Easy 2017 From Here To Eternity Hunting Halos Jimmy Hill's Dinner Party Kicking Buckets Instead Of Balls Morbid United F.C. Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Octopus of Odstock Oscar The Beast Permanent Kip See Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya! There Goes Another One! :)

PEMBER, Ron Born 11 April 1934  (London, England) Prolific character actor who retired after having a stroke in 1992. Grobler's Stiff Ones

PENCE, Mike Born 7 June 1959  (Columbus, Indiana, USA) Vice President of the United States, under President Donald Trump. Son Of Illinois Reaper Beater 1.0 The Right to Die

PENDERECKI, Krzysztof Born 23 November 1933  (Debica, Poland) Arguably Poland's most famous living composer, most famous works include 'Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima'. Don't Stop the Music

PENG, Li Born 20 October 1928  (Shanghai, China) Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1988-1998. Death is International Hell To The Chief Inquilinekea/Simfish

PENN, June Born in Brighton, East Sussex, England  (exact date unknown) Astrologer in TV & radio. Born around 1928. Drop Dead Celebration Topper667

PENNINGTON, Joe Born 15 January 1928  (Plant City, Florida, USA) Rockabilly Hall of Famer and former lead guitarist with Hank Williams' backing band, The Drifting Cowboys All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead

PENNINGTON, Michael Born 7 June 1943  (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England) Respected stage actor, writer and director who co-founded the English Shakespeare Company. Rather better known to the hoi polloi as Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod in 'Return Of The Jedi'. Wretched Hive Of Scum and Villainy

PENNY, Louise Born 1 July 1958  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Canadian author of mystery fiction, most notably the novels featuring Chief Inpector Armand Gamache. in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

PEREL, Solomon Born 21 April 1925  (Peine, Germany) Jewish author and motivational speaker who, as a child, escaped the Holocaust by pretending to be an Aryan German. The 1990 movie 'Europa Europa' was based on this. Most Unique Picks 2017

PEREZ, Julia  Born 15 July 1980  (Jakarta, Indonesia) Died 10 June 2017  (Jakarta, Indonesia) Age at death: 36  (read death notice) Indonesian actress, singer and model. Diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2014. The B-Team Thomas Jefferson Survives

PEREZ DE CUELLAR, Javier Born 19 January 1920  (Lima, Peru) Former secretary-general of the UN, 1982-91. Ambledown Deathlist.net WIDE of the MARK Heads of Fate I'll Have a P Bob. Lead, Follow and Die This Year Weakend At Bernies .....Norfolk & Good Old People, Young Death Pearly Gates The End of the World As We Know It The Grateful Dead We're All Gonna Die!

PEREZ ESQUIVEL, Adolfo Born 26 November 1931  (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Argentine arty type and human rights activist awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980. Dead Space 5000

PERHAM, Michael  Born 8 November 1947  (Dorchester, Dorset, England) Died 17 April 2017  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 69  (read death notice) Former Bishop of Gloucester from 2004-2014. David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Going Underground The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order

PERIES, Lester James Born 5 April 1919  (Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka) Veteran Sri Lankan film director, Palme d'Or nominated in 1957 for 'The Line of Destiny'. Obituarynotice

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

PERKINS, Sue Born 22 September 1969  (London, England) Comedian and former co-presenter of 'The Great British Bake-Off'. Coffinio De Lesbos

PERON, Isabel Born 4 February 1931  (La Rioja, Argentina) Third wife of Juan, former President of Argentina & Isabel herself was President between 1974 & 1976. Dead Is Dead The End of the World As We Know It

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. Cashier Number 87 Please! Circling The Drain I'll Have a P Bob. Kennedy Driving School Lead, Follow and Die This Year

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. Captain Hemlock's Twenty

PERRYMAN, Steve Born 21 December 1951  (London, England) Former Tottenham Hostpur captain and England one-cap wonder. Sudden Death

PERSOFF, Nehemiah Born 2 August 1919  (Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate (now Israel)) Palestine-born American character actor. JoeRam

PETCHEY, Jack Born 19 July 1925  (London, England) Businessman and philanthropist, married a woman 24 years his junior in February 2016. Dead And Dusted 2

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... Carkers Convention 2017 Feng Shui Pig The Forest Lawn Jockeys Gobbing On Life Losing The Plot There Or Thereabouts

PETERS, Mike Born 25 February 1959  (Prestatyn, Wales) Lead singer of The Alarm. Pop Goes The Pop Star Taking the Michael Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic

PETRUCCIANI, Loana Born 30 August 1977  (Cannes, France) Reality television personality, winner of 'Big Brother' and Finalist of the only season of 'Je suis une célébrité, sortez-moi de là!' the French version of 'I’m a Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here!' Calls herself an "actress". P@F only girls

PETTIT, Bob Born 12 December 1932  (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA) Retired basketball player. Played for the Milwaukee Hawks/St. Louis Hawks from 1954-65. Die You On The Bayou

PEYTON, K. M. Born 2 August 1929  (Birmingham, England) Winner of the 1969 Carnegie medal for her children's book 'Flambards' which was made into a TV series in 1979. Made an MBE in 2014. Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food The Midtable Maulers

PFEIFER, Ray  Date and place of birth unknown Died 28 May 2017  (New York City, New York, USA) Age at death: 59  (read death notice) Terminally ill retired New York firefighter and 9/11 first responder. The B-Team

PHILBIN, Regis Born 25 August 1931  (New York City, New York, USA) Talk show host, game show host & presenter - on a host of shows since the 1960s & one of America's most famous & most popular TV personalities. Breathless In Seattle Predictor's Predictions Noz4news The Empire State Strikes Back

PHILIP, Prince Born 10 June 1921  (Villa Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece) Gaffe-prone "Phil the Greek" also has Danish and German blood. 1 Foot in the Grave It's Grim Up North Aardvark's accomplice Aaron & Helen's Drop Dead 20 Abracadaver AlsAlasAlackAdieu Ambledown Baldy Forever The Choir Invisibule 2017 Big-Iain's Team Black Penguins Of Doom BLIMEY! Body Snatcher's Body Count Breathless In Seattle Brown Bananas BXBOY422 CJN Chelski Pensioners Coffin Fit Colin's Corpses Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Come Die With Me Compost Corner Connor Belles  Creaking Old Gates of Nonagonia DAI YAB'STARDS Dance On Your Grave Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Going to Heaven in Twenty One Seven? Deader Than A Dead Thing Deadies 4 Dead Loss Dead Spotters Death becomes her, her her and him Death Stinks Death Can Be Funny Deathlist.net Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Checkin' Out Despicable Moi  DpSeggi Dying For Some Points Eejit Every Death You Take  Francis of Arse-Easy 2017 Fuck 'Em All George Lass and the Gravelings Go2HadesAlready God's Christmas Selection Box Golden Oldies! Good game, Good game Grave Danger Grendel's Graveyard Grief Encounter Hangman's XX House Of Soon To Be With The Lord I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader  I Couldn't Eat Another Bite I'll Have a P Bob. I'll Sleep When You're Dead I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here ISIHAC who died Clean Bill Of Health It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Jimmy Hill's Dinner Party Simon Weston's Personal Beauty Treatment Centre JoeRam john_thomas_alerdice Joni Mitchell Dies Jumptheshark v.8.0 They're Loving Angels Instead Lastorders  Lead, Follow and Die This Year Lidders Late Lamentables Live for today tomorrow might not arrive Lived So Let's Die Mercarte Moldy Oldies Morbid United F.C. Mortem Omnibus Mourning Glory Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Murray's Late Shift Naked Florida Gravediggers .....Norfolk & Good No Surprise There No Weddings And Twenty Funerals  Obituaries 'R' Us Old People, Young Death Old People Party Of 20 One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Only Fools and Corpses Windsor's OBE Owt To Stop Me Coffin? Partridge As Reaper Pickett's Popped Off Picks  Poorly, Sick or Dying Puzlman's Passing Picks Fly 20 Fly Up Up To The Sky Rhys' Rest in Peace's The Show Can't Go On Ryan's Rest Home SamArt Reapers Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 Kicking Down Death's Door (Scarborough Style) Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Spectre of Death Stairlift To Heaven Stairway To Heaven Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiffer Steaks Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Team Brurney The FEDs The Buckley Mystic The Bedsoring '20s The British (D)i(e)sles The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Conqueror Worm The Day the Music Died Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The End of the World As We Know It The Fourth Horseman The Funeral Director Returns The Good, The Bad And Cliff Richard The Grim Actuary The Grateful Dead The Mercury Heaven There's A Shiva In The Park There Goes Another One! :) The Grim Grampian Reapers Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Up and Under Valerie Harper Is Faking It Where's My Damn List? Who Turned Out The Lights? Widows Pick Wot The Deuce You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling You Must Be Croaking! Zombie Nation

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. Aaron & Helen's Drop Dead 20 Are You Still Dying, Darling? Beyond A Little Peaky BLIMEY! Charon's Crew Chelski Pensioners C. A. Daver Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Going to Heaven in Twenty One Seven? Deadies 4 Dead Spotters Deathlist.net Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Don't Eat The Figs Drop Dead Celebration Fuck 'Em All Going Green Grief Encounter Researched To Death I Hope They Don't Have Horcruxes  I'll Have a P Bob. Manuel's Stiffs Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour Windsor's OBE Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Soylent Dreams Stiffer Steaks Team Cat AIDS The Dead Certs Tick Tock Two Coins & A Punt You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

PHILLIPS, Mackenzie Born 10 November 1959  (Alexandria, Virginia, USA) Singer & actress who has had a long standing problem with drugs. In 2009 she revealed that she had a long incestuous relationship with her father, The Mamas & the Papas lead singer John Phillips. Just Fade Away Already

PHILLIPS, Michelle Born 4 June 1944  (Long Beach, California, USA) Musician and actress, co-founder of the popular hippie combo, The Mamas and The Papas. Take the Needle Off the Record The Survivors

PHILLIPS, Phil Born 14 March 1926  (Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA) American singer and songwriter best known for his 1959 hit 'Sea of Love'. Shake, Rattle, Roll Over And Play Dead

PHILLIPS, Sian Born 14 May 1933  (Betws, Carmathenshire, Wales) Veteran British actress of stage, screen & TV. Down Under The Daisies Lynch Mob

PHILPOTT, Mick Date and place of birth unknown Notorious multi-fathering benefit scrounger, jailed in 2013 for the manslaughter of half his brood when a plot to discredit his mistress ended in tragedy. Born 1956. Old Lags And Old Slags The Greatest Serial Killers Living Today

PICCOLI, Michel Born 27 December 1925  (Paris, France) Veteran French film actor. Dead Space 5000

PICKERING, Larry Date and place of birth unknown Australian political cartoonist, caricaturist and illustrator. Born c 1942. Predictor's Predictions

PICKLES, Eric Born 20 April 1952  (Keighley, Yorkshire, England) Bumptious Conservative politician and former Cabinet minister. Mourning Glory Twenty Knights Dying To Claim Their Funeral Expenses Before They Die�

PICKUP, Ronald Born 7 June 1940  (Chester, England) No matter how many shows he pops up in on TV, he'll always be the voice of Aslan from the 1980s Narnia adaptations. ...and Its Goodnight From Him

PIETRANGELI, Nicola Born 11 September 1933  (Tunis, Tunisia) Retired Italian tennis player. Twice winner of the French Open. The Deadest of the Dead

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. Colin's Corpses Dead And Dusted Derby Death Musical 2017 It's What They Would Have Wanted Say Hello To The Angels

PILCHER, Rosamunde Born 22 September 1924  (Lelant, Cornwall, England) Very successful author, normally of romantic novels. 2018? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before Blueberry Crumble

PILEGGI, Mitch Born 5 April 1952  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Actor, best known as Skinner in 'The X-Files'. William Hague's Special Friend

PINAL, Silvia Born 12 September 1931  (Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico) Mexican film actress. The Deadest of the Dead

PINHEIRO, Heloisa Born 7 July 1945  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Brazilian Playboy model and the inspiration for 'The Girl from Ipanema'. Derby Death Musical 2017

PINSENT, Gordon Born 12 July 1930  (Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) Canadian actor. Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts That Guy or Gal Who was in That Thing

PINTAURO, Danny Born 6 January 1976  (Milltown, New Jersey, USA) 1980s child actor in sitcom 'Who's The Boss' and horror flick 'Cujo'. Revealed he was HIV positive in 2015. Former Child Stars Not At All Well

PIRSIG, Robert M.  Born 6 September 1928  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) Died 24 April 2017  (South Berwick, Maine, USA) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Writer and philospher of 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' fame. Destination Eschaton Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix

PISTORIUS, Oscar Born 22 November 1986  (Sandton, South Africa) Multiple paralympic champion and icon. Later jailed for shooting his girlfriend dead in 2013. 2017 Exit Draft They're Loving Angels Instead Old Lags And Old Slags Pervs & Perps 2

PITOL, Sergio Born 18 March 1933  (Puebla, Puebla State, Mexico) Mexican writer, translator and diplomat. Dirty 30

PLANTINGA, Alvin Born 15 November 1932  (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA) American philosopher. Destination Eschaton

PLATT, Oliver Born 12 January 1960  (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) Canadian-born American actor who happens to be a second cousin once removed of Viscount Althorp and the late and sainted Princess Diana. Alphabetical Spaghettical

PLOWRIGHT, Joan Born 28 October 1929  (Brigg, Lincolnshire, England) Highly regarded actress, widow of Lawrence Olivier. Lullabye-bye of Broadway Fly 20 Fly Up Up To The Sky

PLUMB, Eve Born 29 April 1958  (Burbank, California, USA) American actress and painter, known for playing Jan Brady in 'The Brady Bunch'. Former Child Stars

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'. Won Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2012 at the age of 82. Despicable Moi Headstone Holders I'll Have a P Bob. Krypton-kid Last Gasp Saloon Say Hello To The Angels Welshman

POINTER, Priscilla Born 18 May 1924  (New York City, New York, USA) Veteran Hollywood actress. A. Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association The Bedsoring '20s

POINTER, Ruth Born 19 March 1946  (Oakland, California, USA) Singer, eldest member of the vocal group The Pointer Sisters. Hits of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today

POITIER, Sidney Born 20 February 1927  (Miami, Florida, USA) Bahamian-born actor who 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'. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying Baldy Forever Blueberry Crumble Circling The Drain Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother Death On The Rocks Faster Than A Dead Horse Gene Wilder Memorial Deathsquad Grim McGraw From Here To Eternity Kentucky Fried Genocide  Lozzie the Newbie Pool Ghoul The Show Can't Go On Tentoesup Toasted Brown Bread  Unusual Suspects You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

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. Eastbourne Exits Pearly Gates Pervs & Perps 2 Please Die 2017 Tick Tock

POLANYI, John Born 23 January 1929  (Berlin, Germany) Recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in chemical kinetics. YES, I got the Nobel, but NO, I cannot sing!

POLLARD, Steve Date and place of birth unknown Former amateur and professional boxer. Born c 1958. The Living End

POMSEL, Brunhilde  Born 11 January 1911  (Berlin, Germany) Died 27 January 2017  (Munich, Germany) Age at death: 106  (read death notice) Secretary to Nazi propaganda overlord Joseph Goebbels. Came out of the woodwork in 2011. Gooseberry Crumble I'll Have a P Bob. One Century Is Enough, Madam! She's A Goner Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death  Inquilinekea/Simfish

POP, Iggy Born 21 April 1947  (Muskegon, Michigan, USA) Former front man of The Stooges and online insurance salesman, but also successful as a solo artist. Born James Newell Osterberg, Jr. Joni Mitchell Dies Mortem Omnibus

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

POWELL, Jane Born 1 April 1929  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Five times married and still active actress, singer and dancer. Death On The Rocks

POWERS, Stefanie Born 2 November 1942  (Hollywood, California, USA) Appeared as Jennifer Hart alongside Robert Wagner in the TV series 'Hart to Hart'. All Quiet on the Westerns Front

PRESCOTT, John Date and place of birth unknown Not THE John Prescott but instead a professional Tom Jones impersonator! And Now His Watch Is Ended

PRESCOTT, Lord 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. Eclectic Exiters Heaven can't wait

PRESLE, Micheline Born 22 August 1922  (Paris, France) French film actress. Death is International

PRESLEY, Priscilla Born 24 May 1945  (New York City, New York, USA) Former wife of Elvis Presley, turned Graceland into a tourist destination. Oh and she's a Scientologist.. 1 Foot in the Grave Ambledown Let Us Embalm You Perch, what perch? She's A Goner The Good, The Bad And Cliff Richard

PRESS, Tamara Born 10 May 1937  (Kharkiv, Ukraine) Olympic shot put champion for the Soviet Union in 1960 & 1964. Long rumoured to have been a man although this has never been proven. 20 Names 20 Sports

PRESSLER, Menahem Born 16 December 1923  (Magdeburg, Germany) German-born Israeli-American pianist and a founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio. Dead and Dusted 3

PREVIN, Andre Born 6 April 1930  (Berlin, Germany) Principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra from 1968-79 and still best known for his appearance on 'The Morecambe and Wise Show' in 1971, lambasting Eric for "playing ALL the wong notes". Dead and Dusted 3

PRICE, Leontyne Born 10 February 1927  (Laurel, Mississippi, USA) Soprano opera singer. First African-American to become a prima donna at the Metropolitan Opera. Circling The Drain

PRICE, Lloyd Born 9 March 1933  (Kenner, Louisiana, USA) Early rock 'n' roll musician. Hits include 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy'. Crooning for a casket Die You On The Bayou Shake, Rattle, Roll Over And Play Dead

PRIDE, Charley Born 18 March 1938  (Sledge, Mississippi, USA) Successful country music singer, a former baseball player. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead

PRIDEAUX, Roger Born 31 July 1939  (London, England) English Test cricketer, captain of Northamptonshire County Cricket Club between 1967 and 1970. A Good Captain's Innings

PRIEBUS, Reince Born 18 March 1972  (Dover, New Jersey, USA) Attorney and politician, appointed as Whitehouse Chief of Staff by Donald Trump. The Right to Die

PRIEST, Pat Born 15 August 1936  (Bountiful, Utah, USA) Marilyn Munster in 'The Munsters'. A. Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association Lord Gravedigger

PRIEST, Steve Born 23 February 1948  (Hayes, Middlesex, England) Bass player for glam rock band The Sweet. Death To All But Metal And Dame Vera Lynn Died In The Wool

PRINCE, Hal Born 30 January 1928  (New York City, New York, USA) One of the greatest Broadway directors of all time, accordingly holding the record for the most Tony Awards won by one individual (21). Lullabye-bye of Broadway

PROESCH, Gilbert Born 17 September 1943  (San Martin de Tor, Italy) Artist, one half along with George Passmore of the duo known as Gilbert and George. All Death Is Consolation

PROKOP, Matthew Born 29 July 1990  (Victoria, Texas, USA) Disney movie actor, most notably in 'High School Musical 3'. Career is on seemingly permanent hiatus after he was discovered to be a big fan of punching girlfriends in the face. Amanda's Fire Department

PROWSE, David Born 1 July 1935  (Bristol, England) Played the physical from of Darth Vader in 'Star Wars', with James Earl Jones providing the voice. Was also the Green Cross Code man. Faster Than A Dead Horse Krypton-kid Lard Bazaar On The Box/In The Box Tick Tock's Second String Wretched Hive Of Scum and Villainy

PRYCE, Jonathan Born 1 June 1947  (Holywell, Flintshire, Wales) Highly rated actor probably still best recognised as the hapless Sam Lowry in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult classic 'Brazil'. No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

PULLMAN, Philip Born 19 October 1946  (Norwich, Norfolk, England) Author, notable for the His Dark Materials Trilogy. Dead Last? Dead Right! Stone Dead Cert

PULVER, Liselotte Born 11 October 1929  (Bern, Switzerland) Swiss actress who made her mark in German cinema in the 1960s. Deutschland Verabschiedet Sich!

PURDIE, Bernard Born 11 June 1941  (Elkton, Maryland, USA) American drummer who has worked with many artists including Aretha Franklin, Quincy Jones and Cat Stevens Don't stop the beat

PUTIN, Vladimir Born 7 October 1952  (Leningrad (now St Petersburg again), Russia) President of Russia, former head of the FSB (the federal security services), and before that a KGB agent in East Germany. A big fan of sambo (a Russian martial art), he was Leningrad sambo champion on a number of occasions. Son Of Illinois Reaper Beater 1.0 Presidential Advisory Squad

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

PYNE, Ken Date and place of birth unknown British cartoonist. Born 1951. Poisoned Pens

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