Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2018: P

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Packwood, Bob Born 11 September 1932  (Portland, Orgeon, USA) Disgraced former US senator for Oregon. Keep It In Your Pants

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, Debra Born 19 August 1933  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Hollywood actress who later became a born-again christian. All Quiet on the Westerns Front

Pahor, Boris Born 28 August 1913  (Trieste, Slovenia) One of Slovenia's most important authors. NoSoup4U! OldPolesEtc 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. Checkin' Out

Paige, Janis Born 16 September 1922  (Tacoma, Washington, USA) Film and television actress. 16 Is The Number GOODBYLADIES Death, Uh, Finds a Way Jumptheshark v.9.0 Lullabye-bye of Broadway Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour Naked Florida Gravediggers The Anfield Iron

Palmer, Carl Born 20 March 1950  (Birmingham, England) Drummer and sole survivor of the supergroup Emerson, Lake and (you guessed it) Palmer. 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'. Dr Shipman's Waiting Room From Z-Cars to Dead Stars? Permanent Kip 2018 Where's me coffin?

Pan, Rebecca Born 29 December 1931  (Shanghai, China) Chinese-Hong Kong actress and singer. Dead Continent

Papas, Irene Born 3 September 1926  (Chiliomodi, Corinthia, Greece) Greek film actress. Losing the Plot Perfect 10

Parfitt, Judy Born 7 November 1935  (Sheffield, UK) Veteran actress, currently starring in "Call the Midwife". And Yet You Had Space for Sinead O'Connor

Pargeter, Lucy Born 1 March 1977  (Nottingham, UK) Soap actress, who appeared in both the 2000s Crossroads reboot and, more recently, Emmerdale. Passing of the passed

Parker, Kay Born 28 August 1944  (Birmingham, UK) Actress from the so-called "Golden Age of Porn", one of the few English jazz stars to cross over the Atlantic. Scrubber Out

Parker, Pauline Born 26 May 1938  (Christchurch, New Zealand) Woman who with her friend Juliet Hulme murdered her mother in 1954. Their intense friendship and murder plot was later made into a movie, 'Heavenly Creatures', directed by Peter Jackson. Maybe Next Year(s)

Parker Fraley, Naomi  Born 26 August 1921  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, US) Died 20 January 2018  (Longview, Washington, US) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Inspiration for the feminist artwork known as 'Rosie the Riveter'. With the head scarf and biceps. Bobby Zarin's Mack the Knifed

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. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying Darling Did You Forget to Take a Breath? Don't Eat The Figs Down Under the Daisies Taking The Michael Lived So Let's Die 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. Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged The Retchid Pong of Brit Sit-com Time's-Up Team

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'. 2019? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before Awarded Oscarites Kentucky Fried Genocide

Parsons, Nicholas Born 10 October 1923  (Grantham, Lincolnshire, England) Presenter of numerous TV & radio programmes over the past 40 years or so. Aaron & Helen's Drop Dead 20 ARS-IN-HOLE BBC Heaven Comedy Cremations Dead And Dusted 1 Departures Board Dying For Some More Points Fireball Hearse of the Year Show ISIHAC Who Died Lastorders Missing Parsons Report  Pickett's Popped Off Picks The Grim Grampian Reapers You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put the Kettle On!

Part, Arvo Born 11 September 1935  (Paide, Jarva County, Estonia) Estonian classical music composer. The Good, The Bad and Steve Buscemi

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. Mr & Mrs Drummerboy  Permanent Kip 2018 Zodiac's Wishlist

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

Patrick, U. E. "Pat" Date and place of birth unknown The owner of Patrick Racing (IRL), the team that won the 1973, 1982 and 1989 Indianapolis 500 races, with Emerson Fittipaldi winning the drivers championship for Patrick Racing in 1989. Gris Gris

Patterson, Bill Born 3 June 1945  (Glasgow, UK) Scottish actor from mid-2000s BBC supernatural drama "Sea of Souls". Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Patterson, Pat Born 19 January 1941  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) WWE wrestler. Gris Gris

Patterson, Paul Born 15 June 1947  (London, UK) British composer. Alliteratively Alive No More

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. Who Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Patton, Jimmy Born 20 August 1931  (Rotherham, UK) So-called "Third Chuckle Brother", elder sibling of Barry and Paul. Married a fan 59 years his junior in 2017. Finding Chemo

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'. Awarded Oscarites

Pavlow, Muriel Born 27 June 1921  (Lee, Kent, England) Veteran British actress of stage, screen & TV. Don't Eat The Figs Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour Scythe Matters

Pavord, Anna Born 20 September 1940  (Abergavenny, UK) Gardening correspondant for The Independent for over 20 years. The B-Team

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. The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool (formerly Dorset (formerly Plymouth)) 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. Departures Board It's What They Would Have Wanted Losing the Plot Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour NoSoup4U!

Pearce, Jacqueline  Born 20 December 1943  (Woking, Surrey, England) Died 3 September 2018  (Lancashire, UK) Age at death: 74  (read death notice) Actress forever known for her role as the scheming Servalan in the classic 1970s sci-fi show 'Blakes 7'. Grim Reaper, we're needed

Pegg, Simon Born 14 February 1970  (Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England) Actor and screenwriter - of 'Spaced', 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz' fame. Trek Wars

Pei, I. M. Born 26 April 1917  (Guangzhou, China) Architect - has designed all sorts of stuff, including the Louvre Pyramid in Paris. Eternity Tours Gray Panthers 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 Just Fade Away Already The Two Blacks Time's-Up Team Zit-Wang Gorbachov

Peirson, Johnny Born 21 July 1925  (Winnipeg, Canada) Former Boston Bruins player in the NHL, switched to commentary after retirement. Ice Dancing

Pei-tsun, Hau Born 13 July 1919  (Yancheng, Kiangsu, China) Former high-ranking politician in the Republic of China, AKA Taiwan. Served as Commander of the Army (1978-1981), Chief of the General Stuff of the Armed forces (1981-1989), Minister of National Defense (1989-1990) and Prime Minister (1990-1993). Obituarynotice The Two Blacks

Pele, (footballer) Born 23 October 1940  (Tres Coracoes, Brazil) Legendary Brazilian footballer - many say the greatest player ever. It's Grim Up North 2018 Exit Draft Are You Still Dying, Darling? ARS-IN-HOLE At the End of the Day Brian, It Gets Dark... Baldy Forever c.a.daver Coughing up Daisies Darling Did You Forget to Take a Breath? From Here to Eternity I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Pulse Jimmy Hill's Dinner Party Kicking Buckets Instead of Balls Morbid United F.C. Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Oscar the Beast Permanent Kip 2018 See Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard There Goes Another One! :)

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

Pence, Mike Born 7 June 1959  (Columbus, Indiana, USA) Vice President of the United States, under President Donald Trump. 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'. Spirited Away

Peng, Li Born 20 October 1928  (Shanghai, China) Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1988-1998. Complications from a Fall Death is International

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

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'. All these moments will be lost Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

Penny, Donna Date and place of birth unknown Australian cancer mum, born c.1973. Going Down in Down Under

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

Pepin, Jacques Born 18 December 1935  (Bourg-en-Bresse, France) French chef who has had a lengthy career on American TV. A close friend of Julia Child during her later years. Fireball

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. The Deadest Of The Dead

Perez de Cuellar, Javier Born 19 January 1920  (Lima, Peru) Former secretary-general of the UN, 1982-91. deathlist.net Joni Mitchell Dies Lead, Follow and Die This Year Mercarte Old People, Young Death Pearly Gates  Ruling The Afterlife The End of the World As We Know It The Grateful Dead The Two Blacks The Walking Dead Zombie Nation

Perez Esquivel, Adolfo Born 26 November 1931  (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Argentine arty type and human rights activist awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980. American As Apple Pie

Peries, Lester James  Born 5 April 1919  (Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka) Died 28 April 2018  (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Age at death: 99  (read death notice) Veteran Sri Lankan film director, Palme d'Or nominated in 1957 for 'The Line of Destiny'. Obituarynotice

Perlman, Ron Born 13 April 1950  (New York City, New York, USA) Distinctive-looking actor who starred in the 'Beauty and the Beast' TV series before moving into films. Trek Wars

Peron, Isabel Born 4 February 1931  (La Rioja, Argentina) Third wife of Juan, former President of Argentina & Isabel herself was President between 1974 & 1976. American As Apple Pie Dead Is Dead Hell to the Chief The Devil Is a Complex Network of Pipes  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 88 Please Circling The Drain Dead Last? Dead Right! Kennedy Driving School The Star Spangled Coffin

Perry, Matthew Born 19 August 1969  (Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA) Actor, best known as Chandler from 'Friends'. ShitLuck

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. 16 Is The Number Captain Hemlock's Twenty

Petchey, Jack Born 19 July 1925  (London, England) Businessman and philanthropist, announced his plans to marry a woman 24 years his junior in January 2016. Dead And Dusted 1

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... At the End of the Day Brian, It Gets Dark... Blackburn Brownbread The Forest Lawn Jockeys Gobbing On Life Losing the Plot Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix

Peters, Mike Born 25 February 1959  (Prestatyn, Wales) Lead singer of The Alarm. Taking The Michael Pop Goes The Pop Star

Peterson, Peter G.  Born 5 June 1926  (Kearney, Nebraska, USA) Died 20 March 2018  (New York City, New York, USA) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Former CEO of Bell & Howell who would later become the Secretary of Commerce in the Nixon Administration. Listed 149th in Forbes 500 richest Americans (2008). Gris Gris

Phelps-Roper, Shirley Born 31 October 1957  (Topeka, Kansas, USA) Former spokesperson for the notorious Westboro Baptist Church, whose power in the organisation was reduced in a soft coup after the death of her father Fred Phelps. Dead Skin on Trial

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 Fat kids always win at seesaw You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia Not at all Well 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. It's Grim Up North Aaron & Helen's Drop Dead 20 Angela of Death Baldy Forever Blackburn Brownbread Black Penguins of Doom BLIMEY! Body Snatcher's Body Count Breathless in Seattle Breathless Brown Bananas BXBOY422  Aye, they're off the fags alright CJN  Chelski Pensioners CoffinItUp Coffin Fit Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Compost Corner Coughing up Daisies Dai Yab'stards Darling Did You Forget to Take a Breath? DDP Tofoa Former Picks in the Elderly Nursing Home Deader than a dead thing Dead Loss Dead Spotters Death Stinks  Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch Death Can Be Funny deathlist.net Checkin' Out Different Gravy Don't Eat The Figs Down Under the Daisies Dying For Some More Points Eternity Tours Falling Off The Perch Francis of Arse-Easy 2018 Fuck 'Em All Going Green Golden Oldies Grave Danger Grendel's Graveyard Grief Encounter Grim Sleeper Hangman's XX His & Hearse House Of Soon To Be With The Lord I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader I Couldn't Eat Another Bite I'll Sleep When You're Dead ISIHAC Who Died Jellydead Jimmy Hill's Dinner Party Simon Weston's Personal Beauty Treatment Centre JoeRam Joni Mitchell Dies Jumptheshark v.9.0 Just another American Idiot They're Loving Angels Instead Lastorders  Lead, Follow and Die This Year Lidders Late Lamentables Lived So Let's Die Mercarte Moldy Oldies Morbid United F.C. Mortem Omnibus Mourning Glory Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Naked Florida Gravediggers Neither There Nor Thereabouts Grief Hijackers Nose Eye's Coffin Fillers No Weddings and 20 Funerals Obituaries 'R' Us Old People, Young Death Old People Party of 20 Oliver's Army (of The Dead) One-Way Only Fools and Corpses Oscar the Beast Owt to Stop Me Coffin Paint the town DEAD….the Rocket Returns.....AGAIN!! Partridge As Reaper Permanent Kip 2018 Pool Ghoul Puzlman's Passing Picks Quebec's Predictions Fly 20 Fly Up Up To The Sky Read 'em and Reap The Show Can't Go On Satan's Hootenanny Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Spectre of Death Stairway to Heaven Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiffer Steaks Stone Dead Cert Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The FEDs The Buckley Mystic The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Choir Invisibule The Conqueror Worm Just Fade Away Already The End of the World As We Know It The Grateful Dead The Grim Reaper Cheggers Checks Out The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool (formerly Dorset (formerly Plymouth)) Jury Szaboss! There's A Shiva In The Park The Rotting Corpses of the Undead The Grim Grampian Reapers The Two Blacks The Walking Dead Time for you tomb Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops UTC Who Turned Out The Lights? Widows Pick Windsor the Troll Wot The Deuce You Ain't Seen Me, Right? You Can't Die If You're Already Dead Darling You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them! You Must be Croaking!  Zombie Nation

Phillips, Ethan Born 8 February 1955  (Garden City, New York, USA) Kindly faced actor, best known as Neelix on "Star Trek: Voyager". Trek Wars

Phillips, Leighton Born 25 September 1949  (Neath, UK) Earned 58 caps for Wales during the 1970s and also won the 1977 League Cup with Aston Villa. Waiting for Ugo

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 All Part Of The Show... Right? Are You Still Dying, Darling? Charon's Crew Chelski Pensioners c.a.daver Comedy Cremations Coughing up Daisies Deadies 5 Dead Spotters Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Don't Eat The Figs Drop Dead Celebration Dying For Some More Points Fuck 'Em All Going Green Grief Encounter 20 Hits No Problem I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Madonna's Hand Of Bod Manuel's Stiffs Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour Owt to Stop Me Coffin Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix 2018 Runners and Riders See You In Heaven Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Soylent Dreams Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiffer Steaks Team Cat AIDS The Rotting Corpses of the Undead The Grim Grampian Reapers Two Coins & A Punt UTC You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put the Kettle On! Zit-Wang Gorbachov

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. 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'. Gris Gris Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead

Phillips, Sian Born 14 May 1933  (Betws, Carmathenshire, Wales) Veteran British actress of stage, screen & TV. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

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

Piccoli, Michel Born 27 December 1925  (Paris, France) Veteran French film actor. The Deadest Of The Dead

Pickens, T. Boone Born 22 May 1928  (Dallas, Texas, USA) U.S. financier. The Whipping Posts

Pickles, Christina Born 17 February 1935  (Halifax, UK) Played Judy Geller, the mother of Monica and Ross, on Friends, among numerous other roles. Most Unique Picks 2018

Pickles, Eric Born 20 April 1952  (Keighley, Yorkshire, England) Bumptious Conservative cabinet minister. Twenty Knights Dying to Claim Their Funeral Expenses Before They Die

Pickles, Vivian Born 21 October 1931  (London, UK) English actress who memorably played Harold's mother in "Harold and Maude". Most Unique Picks 2018

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

Piddington, Carl Date and place of birth unknown Son of soap opera legend Bill Tarmey, who blames his own cancer diagnosis for his father's death. Born c.1966. Pan Breed

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 Say Hello to the Angels

Pilcher, Rosamunde Born 22 September 1924  (Lelant, Cornwall, England) Very successful author, normally of romantic novels. Blueberry Crumble  Scythe Matters

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. American As Apple Pie

Pinsent, Gordon Born 12 July 1930  (Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) Canadian actor. Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Pintek, Mike Date and place of birth unknown Talk radio host in Pittsburgh, diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in mid-2017. Here's Who You Could Have Won

Pistorius, Oscar Born 22 November 1986  (Sandton, South Africa) Multiple paralympic champion and icon. Accused of murdering his girlfriend who was shot dead at his home on Valentine's Day 2013. 2018 Exit Draft They're Loving Angels Instead Old Lags and Old Slags

Pitman, Bill Born 12 February 1920  (Belleville, New Jersey, USA) One of the all-time great session musicians, responsible for everything from the ukulele on "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" to Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night". Pedro's Catacomb Dwellers

Pitol, Sergio  Born 18 March 1933  (Puebla, Puebla State, Mexico) Died 12 April 2018  (Xalapa, Mexico) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Mexican writer, translator and diplomat. American As Apple Pie

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. Tom Petty Memorial Death Squad

Playfair, Guy  Born 5 April 1935  (Quetta, Pakistan) Died 8 April 2018  (London, UK) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Parapsychologist, helped bring both the Enfield Poltergeist and Uri Geller to public attention. And Yet You Had Space for Sinead O'Connor

Plotnitsky, Igor Born 25 June 1964  (Luhansk, Ukraine) Former separatist leader of the Luhansk People's Republic, which hasn't endeared him to Ukrainian officials. The Conqueror Worm

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

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. Down Under the Daisies Last Gasp Saloon Perch, What Perch? Pistol Knights Say Hello to the Angels

Podermanski, Larissa Date and place of birth unknown Cancer blogger. Died May 2018 but no obit. Cancel My Appointments

Pointer, Bonnie Born 11 July 1950  (Oakland, California, USA) Member of the sibling Pointer Sisters soul group. Gooseberry Crumble

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

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'. Aaron & Helen's Drop Dead 20 Awarded Oscarites Baldy Forever Circling The Drain Death Nebula 3000 Gooseberry Crumble Grim McGraw From Here to Eternity Death, Uh, Finds a Way Kentucky Fried Genocide  Mr. Whits wonders  Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia Pistol Knights Pool Ghoul Quebec's Predictions Fly 20 Fly Up Up To The Sky The Show Can't Go On The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard 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. Dead Skin on Trial Eastbourne Exits Keep It In Your Pants No Weddings and 20 Funerals OldPolesEtc Pearly Gates P@F rap(L)ist Sex Ed On How To Ruin Your Career The Babysitters Club

Pollak, Kevin Born 30 October 1957  (San Francisco, California, USA) Comedian with a sideline in serious acting in films like "Casino", "The Usual Suspects" and "A Few Good Men". While The Dog Is Pissing On Their Feet

Pollock, Eileen Born 18 May 1947  (Belfast, UK) Actress who'll forever be only known as local temptress Lilo Lil in terrible 80s sitcom "Bread". Where's me coffin?

Poniatowska, Elena Born 19 May 1932  (Paris, France) French-Mexican journalist and writer, regarded as one of Mexico's most important intellectuals. American As Apple Pie

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 Jewell Osterberg, Jr. Mortem Omnibus Read 'em and Reap Satan's Hootenanny Tom Petty Memorial Death Squad

P-Orridge, Genesis Born 22 February 1950  (Manchester, UK) Nutjob third gender performance artist and former frontman of industrial rockers Throbbing Gristle. Left the UK in the early 90s after Channel 4 accused them of being a nonce. Bobby Zarin's Mack the Knifed Drop Dead Celebration The B-Team The Blight House

Potts, Paul Born 13 October 1970  (Kingswood, USA) Chunky mobile phone salesman who won your mother's heart in 2007 when he triumphed on "Britain's Got Talent". Super Squirrels

Pouliquen, Yves Born 17 February 1931  (Mortain, France) Doctor specialising in the pathology of the cornea. Academie des Morts

Pountney, Dave Born 12 October 1939  (Baschurch, UK) Former Aston Villa, Chester and Shrewsbury wing-half. Waiting for Ugo

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. They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Powell, Don Born 10 September 1946  (Bilston, UK) Drummer for glam rock icons Slade. Has no sense of smell as the result of a 1973 car accident. Death To All But Metal And Dame Vera Lynn

Powell, Jane Born 1 April 1929  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Five times married and still active actress, singer and dancer. GOODBYLADIES

Powell, Peter Born 24 March 1951  (Stourbridge, UK) Former Radio 1 DJ, an early proponent of many new romantic bands. Alliteratively Alive No More

Powers, Stephanie Born 2 November 1942  (Hollywood, California, USA) Movie and theatre actress who achieved lasting fame on TV as the female 50% of "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! Aardvark's Bupa Listing

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.. Heads in a Bag Perch, What Perch? Sad Last Days

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. Spirited Away

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 2

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 2 I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Pulse

Price, Amy Date and place of birth unknown Mother of tit model Katie. Abracadaver Banana's Peel Slippers Dead Wait Drunkasaskunk Funeral Holmes Going Green Going Underground Grief Encounter Guild of Master Reapers Hearse of the Year Show  And Now His Watch Is Ended Neither There Nor Thereabouts People I Think Might Die In 2018 United Chemo Sabee Today's the day the maggots have their picnic

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 Scythe Matters

Price, Lloyd Born 9 March 1933  (Kenner, Louisiana, USA) Early rock 'n' roll musician. Hits include 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy'. Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead

Pride, Charley Born 18 March 1938  (Sledge, Mississippi, USA) Successful country music singer, a former baseball player. 20 Crooners Croakin' All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead

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

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

Prince, Harold Born 30 January 1928  (New York City, New York, USA) Successful Tony-winning theatre producer and director whose main collaborator was Stephen Sondheim. Lullabye-bye of Broadway

Prior, Maddy Born 14 August 1947  (Blackpool, UK) Former lead singer of folkies Steeleye Span. Her father, Allan, was the creator of "Z-Cars". What The Folk

Prochet, Melody Born 3 April 1987  (Puyricard, France) French musician with her band Melody's Echo Chamber. Mary Tsoni Memorial Deathsquad

Projetto, Giuseppina Born 30 May 1902  (La Maddalena, Italy) Although it may sound like the name of a late 90s trance act, she is in fact the oldest living person in Europe as of the start of 2018. Died July 2018 but no obit. The Old Ones are the Pests

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. Kardashian'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. Aber-Deads Abracadaver I'm Sorry, I Haven't A Pulse It's What They Would Have Wanted Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Owt to Stop Me Coffin Quebec's Predictions Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice Team Cat AIDS 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!!!!

Pugacheva, Natalya Born 28 November 1935  (Buranovo, Russia) Oldest member of the musical group Buranovskiye Babushki, the so-called "Buranovo Grannies", who threatened to win the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. Mary Tsoni Memorial Deathsquad

Pullman, Philip Born 19 October 1946  (Norwich, Norfolk, England) Author, notable for the His Dark Materials Trilogy. 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!

Purves, Peter Born 10 February 1939  (Preston, Lancashire, England) Actor and TV presenter. Part of the immortal 'Blue Peter' trio of the 1960s alongside Valerie Singleton and John Noakes. Widows Pick

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, Natasha Born 9 July 1946  (Crawley, UK) Character actress, perhaps best known as one of the daughters in Patrick Cargill vehicle "Father, Dear Father". Trojan Hearse

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