Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2018: E

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Eadie, Bill Born 27 December 1947  (Brownsville, Pennsylvania, USA) Journeyman pro-wrestler, most famously as The Masked Superstar and Ax, one half (later third) of Demolition. Robbinsdale High School Memorial Deathsquad

Earl Jones, James Born 17 January 1931  (Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA) Actor forever known as the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars series. A. Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association CJN I Hear Voices Lastorders Permanent Kip 2018 Squid's Stiffs Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

Eastham, George Born 23 September 1936  (Blackpool, Lancashire, England) Former Arsenal and Stoke City inside forward. Scored the winning goal in the 1972 League Cup final against Chelsea at the age of 35. Was a non-playing member of England's victoious 1966 World Cup squad. The Deadest Of The Dead

Easton, Sheena Born 27 April 1959  (Bellshill, North Lanakshire, Scotland) Scottish singer who shot to fame when appearing in the proto-X Factor TV show 'The Big Time' in 1980 before recording a number of hit singles in the 1980s. 1982 was the best year for pop

Eastwood, Clint Born 31 May 1930  (San Francisco, California, USA) College dropout son of a steelworker who made it big in spaghetti westerns and has been playing hard men ever since. Starred in the film which gave the DDP its name, so it will be truly ironic if he turns out to be a points scorer. 5 Feet and 1 to Go Alsdeadliest Headstone Holders Heaven Can't Wait Lived So Let's Die Oliver's Army (of The Dead) Pistol Knights Spectre of Death Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Eaton, Bobby Born 14 August 1954  (Huntsville, Alabama, USA) Wrestler, part of the Midnight Express tag team. Compost Corner I'm Fed Up With This World 2018 Runners and Riders

Ecclestone, Bernie Born 28 October 1930  (St Peter South Elmham, Suffolk, England) Short-arsed top dog in the Formula 1 world, with sole control of F1 media rights and an estimated personal fortune of £2.4 billion, which makes him the 3rd wealthiest living Briton. Cashier Number 88 Please Mortem Omnibus Mr & Mrs Drummerboy You Ain't Seen Me, Right?

Echevarria, Emilio Born 3 July 1944  (Mexico City, Mexico) Mexican film actor. Obscura Camera

Eckel, Horst Born 8 February 1932  (Vogelbach, Germany) Former West Germany international footballer, one of the team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Kicking Buckets Instead of Balls Sudden Death

Eddy, Duane Born 26 April 1938  (Corning, New York, USA) Guitarist known for his twanging style in such hits as 'Peter Gunn'. Dying For Some Points Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead

Eden, Barbara Born 23 August 1934  (Tucson, Arizona, USA) Best remembered for her role as Jeannie in 'I Dream of Jeannie'. Jane's Antique Wrinklies Obituaries 'R' Us  Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed

Eden, Clarissa Born 28 June 1920  (Kensington, London, England) Niece of former PM, Sir Winston Churchill, widow of former PM, Sir Anthony Eden. Was only 36 years of age when her husband resigned & has outlived several of her PM spouse's successors since then. Alternatively In The News Brexodus CoffinItUp Gooseberry Crumble Guild of Master Reapers Lard Bazaar Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour Shot in the Dark

Eden, John Born 15 September 1925  (Winton, Durham, England) Former British MP, nephew of Sir Anthony Eden. No More Expenses

Eden, Mark Born 14 February 1928  (London, England) Actor, still best known for his role as the devious Alan Bradley in 'Coronation Street'. Apricot Crumble From Z-Cars to Dead Stars?

Edmonds, Mike Born in Chelmsford, Essex, England  (exact date unknown) Actor, best remembered as Little Ron in 'Maid Marian & Her Merry Men' or as Logray in 'Return of the Jedi'. Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

Edmonds, Noel Born 22 December 1948  (Ilford, Essex, England) Bearded TV presenter who spunked away a small fortune on his ill-advised Mr Blobby theme parks, managed to kill a contestant on his 'Late Late Breakfast Show', then amazed everyone by making an unlikely comeback with 'Deal or No Deal'. BBC Heaven Different Gravy Oliver's Army (of The Dead)

Edmunds, Dave Born 15 April 1944  (Cardiff, Wales) Welsh guitarist and singer who straddled the various scenes and fads of the 1970s, coming away intact with hits such as 'I Hear You Knocking' and 'Girls Talk'. #1 Hits Death To All But Metal And Dame Vera Lynn

Edrich, John Born 21 June 1937  (Blofield, Norfolk, England) Former Surrey & England cricketer. Dead Loss

Edwardes, Michael Born 11 October 1930  (South Africa) South Africa-born businessman, Chief Executive of the beleaguered British Leyland car company from 1977-82. Brown Bananas

Edwards, Dennis  Born 3 February 1943  (Fairfield, Alabama, USA) Died 1 February 2018  (Chicago, USA) Age at death: 74  (read death notice) Soul singer who replaced David Ruffin as the Temptations' frontman in 1968. You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Edwards, Eddie "The Eagle" Born 5 December 1963  (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) Maverick plasterer, who is still the UK's greatest ever ski-jumper - a true throwback to the original Olympic ideals. Gris Gris

Edwards, Elaine Date and place of birth unknown Actress who played Shprintze in hit musical film 'Fiddler on the Roof' in 1971. GOODBYLADIES

Edwards, Glynn  Born 2 February 1931  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Died 23 May 2018  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Actor, a regular on British TV & was married to comic actress Yootha Joyce. Grim Reaper, we're needed His & Hearse

Edwards, Jorge Born 29 June 1931  (Santiago, Chile) Chilean novelist and ambassador. American As Apple Pie

Edwards, Michael Born 29 April 1938  (London, UK) Poet and academic, the first English-born individual to join the Academie Francaise. Academie des Morts

Edwards, Nicholas  Born 25 February 1934  (London, England) Died 17 March 2018  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Baron Crickhowell. Was Secretary of State for Wales in the Thatcher government. Departures Board No More Expenses The B-Team

Eigen, Manfred Born 9 May 1927  (Bochum, Germany) Biophysical chemist and 1967 Nobel laureate in Chemistry for his work on measuring fast chemical reactions. Death is International

Ekladios, Sheri Date and place of birth unknown This year's "tragic parent has last Christmas with their child" pick. Died in February 2018 but no obit. A Good Innings .....Norfolk & Good

Ekland, Britt Born 6 October 1942  (Stockholm, Sweden) Actress, in film & TV, a former Bond Girl. Former wife of Peter Sellers. Ikea Nokia Lego

Elder, Lee Born 14 July 1934  (Dallas, Texas, USA) African-American golfer, the first PoC to play in the Ryder Cup, qualify for the Masters and to play non-segregated events in South Africa. In The Hole!

Elgar, Avril Born 1 April 1932  (Halifax, UK) Stage, screen and radio actress, played Mildred's sister Ethel in "George and Mildred". Perfect 10

Elias, Rayya  Born in Aleppo, Syria  (exact date unknown) Died 4 January 2018  (Frenchtown, New Jersey, USA) Age at death: 57  (read death notice) Musician, writer and current squeeze of 'Eat, Pray, Love' empowerment guru Elizabeth Gilbert. 2019? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before Alternatively In The News Cancel My Appointments Carkers Convention 2018 Charon's Crew The Love Boat Compost Corner Crofty's Coffin Crew Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Day in the Death DDP Tofoa Dead Ends Dead Loss Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Dead Wait Deceased Hose Devin and his Summer Girls Drollercoaster  Drunkasaskunk Ethnic Cleansing Girlfriend in a Coma Bucket Of Blood GUN Away GUN Fishing 20 Hits No Problem I'm Sorry For Your Trouble It's A Grim World (After All) Jellydead Finding Chemo Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly! Nicked but not Dead .....Norfolk & Good Pan Breed P@F only girls Pedro's Catacomb Dwellers Perfect 10  Pity Da Foolz Plan B from Outer Space Scythe Matters SeasideEssexXile Shaun of the Dead 69 Chemo Sabee Stone Dead Cert Heading Nowhere  The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Blight House Still Life The End of the World As We Know It Sovereign-Reaper The Good, The Bad and Steve Buscemi The Grateful Dead The Living End The Team With No Name The Walking Dead This Mortal Coil Thomas Jefferson Survives To Kill A Gabor Sister Tomb It May Concern Valar Morghulis Wall Street Massacre Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead! Zsa Zsa's Funeral Invitations

Elizabeth II, Queen Born 21 April 1926  (London, England) Queen of the UK, basically. Not a popular DDP pick, possibly because her late mother's longevity suggests she may have 20 years left in her yet. BLIMEY! Breathless Chelski Pensioners Circling The Drain Coughing up Daisies Darling Did You Forget to Take a Breath? Checkin' Out Eastbourne Exits Eddie's Parade of Darkness and Despair Fireball Francis of Arse-Easy 2018 Golden Oldies Joni Mitchell Dies Jumptheshark v.9.0 Just another American Idiot Kennedy Driving School Lead, Follow and Die This Year Lived So Let's Die Morbid United F.C. Mr C Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Naked Florida Gravediggers Nose Eye's Coffin Fillers No Weddings and 20 Funerals Shot in the Dark Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling The FEDs The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers Just Fade Away Already The Grim Reaper Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops UTC Who Turned Out The Lights? Zombie Nation

Elliott, Barry  Born 24 December 1941  (Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England) Died 5 August 2018  (Rotherham, UK) Age at death: 73  (read death notice) One half, along with his brother Paul, of the Chuckle Brothers children's "entertainment" duo. Zodiac's Wishlist

Elliott, Ramblin' Jack Born 1 August 1931  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Hugely influential folk singer, a major influence on both Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash. Got his nickname due to his habit of telling long, unending anecdotes. What The Folk

Ellis, Deadly Doug  Born 3 January 1924  (Chester, Cheshire, England) Died 11 October 2018  (Sutton Coldfield, UK) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Former chairman of Aston Villa football club. Dead and Dusted Deadies 5 Gobbing On Life Guild of Master Reapers M6 Toll(ed) Grief Hijackers Sudden Death The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu

Ellis, Greg Born 21 March 1968  (Wigan, Lancashire, England) Voice actor. Went missing for 4 days in 2016. Trek Wars

Ellison, Harlan  Born 27 May 1934  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Died 27 June 2018  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Science fiction author. 5 Feet and 1 to Go Ain't It Grand To Be Bloomin' Well Dead Fireball

Ellsberg, Daniel Born 7 April 1931  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Former military analyst for the RAND corporation who released the "Pentagon Papers" in 1971, outlining US decision-making during the Vietnam war. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party Peace, Drugs, and Death Whitehouse

Ely, Ron Born 2 June 1938  (Hereford, Texas, USA) Actor, one of the former "Tarzan's". ...and Its Goodnight From Him

Eman, Susanne Date and place of birth unknown Former world's fattest woman whose attempts at becoming the world's largest bride were stymied when her husband left her at the alter. Presumably she didn't run after him. Hearse of the Year Show

Emerick, Louis Born 11 June 1963  (Liverpool, England) Actor best known as Mick Johnson in 'Brookside' and PC Walsh in 'Last of the Summer Wine'. Last of The Summer Winos

Emerson, Roy Born 3 November 1936  (Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia) One of the all time great tennis players. Held the record for the most grand slam singles titles for many years until being surpassed by Pete Sampras. Perfect 10

Emery, Ralph Born 10 March 1933  (McEwen, Tennessee, USA) American country music disc jockey and TV host. See You In Heaven

Emin, Tracey Born 3 July 1963  (Croydon, Kent, England) Controversial artist & photographer. Shot in the Dark

Eminem, (rapper) Born 17 October 1972  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) Rapper. Fireball

Engle, Joe Born 26 August 1932  (Chapman, Kansas, USA) Nasa astronaut, the last living pilot for the X-15 programme. Lunar Obit Rendezvous

Englert, Francois Born 6 November 1932  (Brussels, Belgium) Co-winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize for Physics. Nobel(e)y Dying

Enquist, P. O. Born 23 September 1934  (Hjoggbole, Skelleftea, Vasterbotten, Sweden) Swedish author. Wrote 'The Visit of the Royal Physician'. Does he need a physician too? Ikea Nokia Lego

Enya, (Singer) Born 17 May 1961  (Gweedore, Ireland) Ireland's biggest-selling solo artist who spends most of her life cloistered up in her castle. Provided the official soundtrack to the 9/11 attacks with "Only Time". The Honey Trap

Epstein, Michael A. Born 18 May 1921  (place of birth unknown) British pathologist, one of the team that discovered the Epstein-Barr virus in 1964. NoSoup4U!

Erdman, Jean Born 20 February 1916  (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) Modern dance choreographer. CENTAURIANS

Erdogan, Recep Tayyip Born 26 February 1954  (Istanbul, Turkey) Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003. Kennedy Driving School

Erekat, Saeb Born 28 April 1955  (Abu Dis, Palestine) Palestinian diplomat who helped agree the Oslo Accords with Israel. That worked. The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu

Eriksson, Carl-Erik Born 20 May 1930  (Stockholm, Sweden) Olympic bobsledder for Sweden, first person to compete in six Olympic Games (1964-84). Flag bearer for Sweden in 1976 at Innsbruck. Gris Gris

Ermey, R. Lee  Born 24 March 1944  (Emporia, Kansas, USA) Died 15 April 2018  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Age at death: 74  (read death notice) US marine, turned actor - best known for his role as Sgt. Hartman in 'Full Metal Jacket'. Now also a military historian. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Erskine, Carl Born 13 December 1926  (Anderson, Indiana, USA) Baseball pitcher for the Brooklyn (then Los Angeles) Dodgers. YOUREOUT

Erskine, Kenneth Born 1 July 1963  (London, UK) The so-called "Stockwell Strangler", a notorious serial killer who terrorised London during the 1980s, sexually assaulting and strangling numerous pensioners. Arthur's Theme: Oh My God I Killed Kenny

Esaki, Leo Born 12 March 1925  (Osaka, Japan) Nobel Prize-winning Japanese physicist. Nobel Laureates

Essebsi, Beji Caid Born 29 November 1926  (Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia) President of Tunisia since December 2014. Who says politicians have to be young? Golden Oldies

Estensen, Elizabeth Born 10 August 1949  (Stockton-on-Tees, UK) Actress who came to fame thanks to her appearance in Willy Russell works. She has played Diane Sugden in "Emmerdale" since 1999. Where's me coffin?

Estevez, Emilio Born 12 May 1962  (Staten Island, New York, USA) Brat Pack actor who apparently has the best wages-to-box-office ratio of any leading man in Hollywood history. Get him in the MCU lads. Super Squirrels

Etheridge, Melissa Born 29 May 1961  (Leavenworth, Kansas, USA) Female rock singer & songwriter. Has suffered & recovered from cancer. Pop Goes The Pop Star

Eure, Wesley Born 17 August 1951  (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA) Actor, singer, author, producer, director, charity fundraiser, and lecturer, best known as Michael Horton in 'Days of Our Lives'. Sid And Marty Coffin

Evans, Chris Born 1 April 1966  (Warrington, UK) Ginger TV and radio host who we all liked for 18 months in the 1990s and we've been paying for it ever since. Passing of the passed

Evans, Lee Born 25 February 1947  (Madera, California, USA) Olympic 400m champion in 1968 and held the World record in the event for nearly twenty years. Has the same birthday as his namesake, the rubber-faced comedian. Mr C

Evans, Linda Born 18 November 1942  (Hartford, Connecticut, USA) US actress, best known for playing Krystle Carrington in 'Dynasty' in the 1980s. You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! She's a Goner

Evans, Nicholas Born 26 July 1950  (Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England) Screenwriter, author and journalist, known for 'The Horse Whisperer'. Had a kidney transplant from a donation by his daughter in 2011 following a mushroom poisoning in 2008. Who on the DDP cooked the meal? Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Everett, Mark Oliver Born 10 April 1963  (Virginia, USA) AKA "E", maverick singer and songwriter for US indie band Eels. I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Pulse

Everly, Don Born 1 February 1937  (Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA) The elder of the famous Everly Brothers singing group. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead Dying For Some Points Rockers who Rolled to the Grave Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead The Survivors

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