Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2007: B

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Bacall, Lauren Born 16 September 1924  (New York, New York, USA) Actress (The Big Sleep, How To Marry A Millionaire, Murder On The Orient Express etc etc), born Betty Joan Perske. Formerly married to Humphrey Bogart. Still working after 60 years in movies. 1 Down, 19 To Go 1 Is Dead Chuffed 2 Days Older Than Grass 4 Ever Delayed A Dingo Ate My Baby Checking Out By Christmas Circling The Drain Globaltruth Hello Hell The Graveyard Shifter In Death Do Us Fart Knowing My Luck I'll Probably Reincarnate As A Mayfly! Lee's Dead On Mr. Yuck My Toes Are Real People No Longer With U.S. They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway Vassili Zaitsev Yerttle

Bailey, F. Lee Born 10 June 1933  (Waltham, Massachusetts, USA) Defence lawyer in the O. J. Simpson trial, amongst other high-profile US cases. Darwin's List

Bailey, G. W. Born 27 August 1945  (Port Arthur, Texas, USA) Actor, who, no matter what else he does, will be forever known as Captain Thaddeus Harris in the "Police Academy" series. Beerbutton 2

Bain, Conrad (Died in 2013) Born 4 February 1923  (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada) US TV and stage actor. Played the dad, Philip Drummond, in "Diff'rent Strokes". Dead Druids' Society Mummies and Daddies

Baker, George (Died in 2011) Born 1 April 1931  (Varna, Bulgaria) British TV actor - played Inspector Wexford in numerous Ruth Rendell adaptations. In Eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

Baker, Ginger Born 19 August 1939  (Lewisham, London, England) Born Peter Edward Baker. Drummer, most famously for Cream. Formerly well known for leading a hedonistic lifestyle, he's now into clean living and jazz music, but looks far older than his age. Down Under The Daisies King Kong Lindemans

Baker, Kenneth Born 3 November 1934  (Newport, Wales) Former Tory MP and Home Secretary. To teachers and schoolkids, his main legacy is "Baker days", which allow them an extra day off school. To everyone else, he's best remembered as his caricature of a snail in the satirical TV show "Spitting Image". Peter "RIP" Trait

Baker, Kenny Born 24 August 1934  (Birmingham, England) Dwarf actor who played R2D2 in "Star Wars". Bijou Bodettes Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother The Great Beyond

Baker, Roy Ward (Died in 2010) Born 19 December 1916  (London, England) English film director. Entertainers Seeking One Final Shot At Fame

Baker, Tom Born 20 January 1934  (Liverpool, England) Actor who played Doctor Who from 1974-81. More recently known for his deadpan voiceovers on "Little Britain". Follow The Leader I Told You I Was Ill Leeds Till Death Mr. Yuck

Bakker, Jim Born 2 January 1940  (Muskegon, Michigan, USA) Televangelist, ex-husband of Tammy Faye, who was brought down by fraud, tax evasion, rackeetering and sex scandals. Despite this, he still preaches on his own TV show. 10/10 for persistence. Phreebyrd

Bakker Messner, Tammy Faye  Born 7 March 1942  (International Falls, Minnesota, USA) Died 20 July 2007  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) Age at death: 65  (read death notice) Ex-wife of disgraced former TV evangelist Jim Bakker. Single-handedly kept numerous cosmetics factories in business. Carrion Luggage Aardvark Above Average For Norfolk Already Dead Are You Still Dying, Darling? Banshees Scream Bijou Bodettes Bitter Violet But I'm Not Dead Yet  Buzzards Calamity Canadian Paul Cap'n Ohtz Carkers' Convention 2007 Church(yard) On A Hill Clathrate Gun Crazycarl  Daisy Pushers  Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead And Don't Know It Killers Of Hope Deathlist.net Deceased Hose Food For Worms E-Brake's Fantastic List Erm...Excuse Me... Aren't You... Dead? Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill, Kill! Five-Fingered Hand of Death  Godot's Choir Invisible Go Fish Grim Rita Heaven Can't Wait 'til Another Day I Can't Feel My Legs! ILikeyKilly Part II Impaled On The Antlers Of Doom  JoeRam Kackers United Madonna's Hand of Bod  Meet Your Maker Mr. Yuck My Brain Hurts  Naked Florida Gravediggers Next Up Noah Reason And The Dirt Naps Not At All Well Noz4news Octopus of Odstock  Phreebyrd Queen of the Iceni Riding The Jesus Train Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard Rude Kid Schadenfreude Slave To The Grave  Slobodan Milosevic's Medicine Cabinet STAB_in_the_DARK Stillborn Marionettes Thanatopsis The Mighty 104s The End of the World As We Know It The Last Gasp The Living End The Pale Horseman's Soft Shoe Mortal Coil Shufflers The Raven  They Died And Left Me In Charge  They're Dead, Y'Know!  Mollie Sugden's Old Pussy Wake Up And Smell The Coffin We Spin Terror Windsor The Troll  Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer...

Baldwin, Alec Born 3 April 1958  (Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA) Hollywood actor, whose breakthrough year was 1988, when he starred in no fewer than 5 films. Went on to appear in "The Hunt For Red October", "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "Mercury Rising" among others, and was married to Kim Basinger for 8 years. His brothers William, Stephen and Daniel are also screen actors. The Driller Killer

Ball, Bobby Born 28 January 1944  (Oldham, Lancashire, England) Born Robert Harper. The curly haired one of Cannon and Ball. Once he was a violent, drunken shortarse, now he's a clean-living evangelist, of all things. But still a shortarse. If One Dies, Will The Other Follow?

Ball, Johnny Born 23 May 1938  (Bristol, England) Former TV presenter - Zoe's dad and hence Fatboy Slim's father-in-law. P.M.T. (Pre Mortem Tension)

Ballard, Kaye Born 20 November 1925  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) US actress, mostly on TV and Broadway. Has survived breast cancer. Warren502

Bannister, Sir Roger Born 23 March 1929  (Harrow, London, England) Athlete - the first man to run a mile in under 4 minutes. Later became a neurologist. Flanges Unlucky In Life Lard Bazaar Too Late For Casualty

Bardot, Brigitte Born 28 September 1934  (Paris, France) French actress, sex symbol, model and animal rights activist. Deadtome Island of Death Thank You, Now Buh-Bye

Barker, Bob Born 12 December 1923  (Darrington, Washington, USA) Presenter of the US version of "The Price is Right" for 35 years until he retired in 2007 after suffering ill health. Carrion Luggage Diedie Mydarlings Dye Hard Lothar's Team Mean Machine Merry Death Mass Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Singing in the Grave, I'm Singing in the Grave The Texas Reaper Club

Barker, Sue Born 19 April 1956  (Paignton, Devon, England) Ex-tennis player, pretty much Cliff Richard's only love interest ever, and now a broadcaster and presenter of BBC's "Question of Sport" programme. Wibbly Dribbly Boys

Baron Cohen, Sacha Born 13 October 1971  (Hammersmith, London, England) Comic actor who was already inexplicably popular in the UK thanks to his Ali G character, but really made it big internationally in 2006 with his "Borat" film. Hardwood Surround

Barr, Roseanne Born 3 November 1952  (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) American actress & comedienne, best known for her show "Roseanne". Mummies and Daddies

Barraclough, Roy Born 12 July 1935  (Preston, Lancashire, England) TV actor - played pub landlord Alec Gilroy in "Coronation Street". The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...)

Barre, Raymond  Born 12 April 1924  (La Réunion, Indian Ocean (French territory)) Died 25 August 2007  (Paris, France) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Prime Minister of France from 1976-81. ThePoitouTeam

Barris, Chuck Born 3 June 1929  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) American game show producer, who also claimed to be a CIA hitman. Dead On Lothar's Team

Barrymore, Michael Born 4 May 1952  (Bermondsey, London, England) Entertainer and game show host, born Kiernan Michael Parker. In March 2001, an unfortunate incident involving a dead homosexual in his swimming pool wrecked his career and made some DDPers feel that suicide may be on the cards. Dress re-Hearse-als Taking The Michael Henry's Half-Dead Heroes In Bed With Maradona It's All Gone Dark Over There Juicy Janny King Kong Lindemans Mad Maureen Pink Panther (dead-dead, dead-dead) The Crematorium Cheerleaders The Driller Killer The Shoebury Stiffs TiMr Who Greased That Vine?

Barzun, Jacques (Died in 2012) Born 30 November 1907  (Grenoble, France) French born American historian & thinker. Fallen Sparrow Grobler's Stiff Ones

Bassey, Shirley Born 8 January 1937  (Cardiff, Wales) Singer who had several hits in the 1950s and '60s, as well as singing the theme tunes to 3 James Bond films. Had a minor comeback in the late '90s as an ironic cult heroine. Dark Brown And Dead Pobol y Fedd

Bates, Ken Born 4 December 1931  (Ealing, London, England) Outspoken football chairman, formerly of Chelsea, now with Leeds United. Are You Still Dying, Darling? Paul Metcalfe's 21 The Final Curtain Call

Batey, Derek (Died in 2013) Born 8 August 1928  (Brampton, Cumberland, England) Television executive, former host of the UK version of "Mr & Mrs". Shuffled Off

Baugh, Sammy (Died in 2008) Born 17 March 1914  (Texas, USA) American football player, coach and Hall of Fame member. Benedict's Class of '07 Frog Impressions! I Need Frog Impressions Heroes of Hades Temporary Team Name 2 (was Mean Machine) The Dead Club The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2007 The Pale Horseman's Soft Shoe Mortal Coil Shufflers

Baxter, Stanley Born 24 May 1926  (Glasgow, Scotland) Comic actor, impressionist & female impersonator, who retired after starring in children's TV show "Mr Majeika". Now lives in Berkshire. Brown Bread Who Greased That Vine?

Bayldon, Geoffrey Born 7 January 1924  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) UK actor, best remembered as the star of "Catweazle". Fallen Off The Twig We'reAllGonnaDie!

Baylis, Trevor Born 13 May 1937  (Kilburn, London, England) Inventor of the wind-up radio, which was an absolute godsend for many in the developing world. More importantly, though, he was voted Pipe Smoker of the Year 1999. The Frog Chorus

Beadle, Jeremy (Died in 2008) Born 12 April 1948  (Hackney, London, England) Withered-handed TV know-it-all. Sayonara Saddam

Beatty, Ned Born 6 July 1937  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) Stocky, genial-looking supporting actor. The Melonfarmers

Beckham, David Born 2 May 1975  (Leytonstone, England) Self-effacing brainbox, who founded Mensa and never seeks publicity. Wibbly Dribbly Boys

Beckham, Victoria Born 17 April 1974  (Goff's Oak, Hertfordshire, England) Stick insect, the least talented of the Spice Girls, now best described as either a WAG or celebrity hanger-on. I Die You Die Wibbly Dribbly Boys

Bedser, Sir Alec (Died in 2010) Born 4 July 1918  (Reading, Berkshire, England) Legendary former England cricketer. Biologically Dead The Graveyard Shifter Jesus Jones Team DJB The Morbid Postman The Time Is Nigh Witham Waifs and Wasters

Beefheart, Captain (Died in 2010) Born 15 January 1941  (Glendale, California, USA) Musician, born Don Glen Vliet (later changed to Don van Vliet). Teenage friend of Frank Zappa, and, like Zappa, didn't enjoy much commercial success, but he and his Magic Band influenced many other artists. Big-Iain Bucket Botherers Calamity The Harbingers Of Condolence Eejit Go Ahead Turkeys The Derby Rams They're Dead, Y'Know!

Beharry, Johnson Born 26 July 1979  (Grenada) The youngest living VC recipient, which he won for his bravery in the Iraq War. They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Belafonte, Harry Born 1 March 1927  (Harlem, New York, USA) Easy-listening singer, popular for many decades now. Survived a fight with prostate cancer. Barry Chuckle Circling The Drain Cop It Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Lard Bazaar L C And The Sunshine Band Pushing Up The Daisies Shuffled Off

Bell, Andy Born 25 April 1964  (Peterborough, England) Ex-lead singer of Erasure, who announced in 2004 that he is HIV positive. Deathpig Digging The Grave Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again & Again) Henry's Half-Dead Heroes The Graveyard Shifter I Am Not Sick Island of Death I Told You I Was Ill I Told You I Felt Ill!!!!!! Luck of the Dead Coin-Coloured Spectacles Redmyst XX The Anfield Iron The Winged Devil Monkeys

Bell, Judy Born 23 September 1936  (Wichita, Kansas, USA) Former president of the United States Golf Association. Diagnosed with cancer in September 2001. Luck of the Dead

Bemba, Jean-Pierre Born 4 November 1962  (Bokada, Equateur, Democratic Republic of Congo) Current opposition leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ailing Rulers of Africa

Ben Yahweh, Yahweh  Born 27 October 1935  (Kingfisher, Oklahoma, USA) Died 7 May 2007  (Opa-Locka, Florida, USA) Age at death: 71   Leader of the Nation of Yahweh cult. Known to his mother as Hulon Mitchell, Jr. Meet Your Maker The Living End

Benaud, Richie Born 6 October 1930  (Penrith, NSW, Australia) Half-decent spin-bowler turned vaguely irritating cricket commentator. Col's Corpses Crem De La Crem That Russian Athlete's Got Balls The Ex Factor

Benedict XVI, Pope Born 16 April 1927  (Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany) Former member of the Hitler Youth and professor of theology who was elected Pope following the death of his predecessor, John Paul II, in April 2005. Asking For It Brown Bananas Charles Got His Wish David the Aspie Deadenders Dead On Fallen Off The Twig Go Ahead Turkeys Golden Oldies! Grave Architecture Grim Reaper And The Exciting Funerals Hello Hell Illinois Reaper Beater Juicy Janny Kopbird Lothar's Team Coin-Coloured Spectacles Pink Panther (dead-dead, dead-dead) Rabbitsnuffer RooKill Sayonara Saddam Shut Up, Ya Dead Git! Temporary Team Name 2 (was Mean Machine) The Shoebury Stiffs

Benn, Hilary Born 26 November 1953  (Hammersmith, London) Labour UK cabinet minister, son of Tony Benn. Paul Metcalfe's 21

Benn, Tony Born 3 April 1925  (London, England) Veteran radical left-wing politician, despite being born into the nobility. Full name Anthony Neil Wedgwood "Wedgie" Benn. Better Red Than Dead Grave Architecture I Rolled A Seven  Juicy Janny My Toes Are Real People Pry It From His Cold Dead Fingers The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...)

Bennett, Alan Born 9 May 1934  (Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) Lugubrious playwright. Dead Beats Wishy-Washy YouKeepMeHangin'On

Bennett, Bruce  Born 19 May 1906  (Tacoma, Washington, USA) Died 24 February 2007  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Age at death: 100  (read death notice) Film actor - played the lead role in "The New Adventures of Tarzan" (1935), and escaped the typecasting to carve out a successful fim career in the 1940s and '50s. Real name: Herman Brix. Church(yard) On A Hill Diedie Mydarlings Going Underground ILikeyKilly Part II Morbid United FC One Foot In The Grave

Bennett, Tony Born 3 August 1926  (Astoria, Queens, New York, USA) Crooner, who famously left his heart in San Francisco. Still performing. ILikeyKilly Part II Juicy Janny Mixed Team  No Longer With U.S.

Bennett Kennedy, Joan Born 2 September 1936  (Riverdale, New York, USA) Former wife of Ted Kennedy. Has had well-known drink problems, and was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. The Winged Devil Monkeys

Benton, Glen Born 18 June 1967  (place of birth unknown) Satan-worshipping singer of US death metal band Deicide. The Final Curtain Call

Berezovsky, Boris (Died in 2013) Born 23 January 1946  (Moscow, Russia) Russian businessman & scientist, now living in exile in the UK. ...the Salmon Mousse!!!

Berg, Rabbi Philip (Died in 2013) Born in New York, New York, USA  (exact date unknown) Kabbalah guru, born 1928. Now wheelchair-bound, with his health in decline following a stroke last year. 1 Down, 19 To Go Alison The Assassin Burke'N'Hare I Am Not Sick Coin-Coloured Spectacles On Your Marks, Get Set, You're Dead The Anfield Iron

Bergen, Polly Born 14 July 1930  (Knoxville, Tennesee, USA) American TV, film & stage actess. Warren502

Bergman, Ingmar  Born 14 July 1918  (Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden) Died 30 July 2007  (Faro Island, Sweden) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Scriptwriter and film director. Was married 5 times, and had at least 8 children, of whom 4 also work in the film industry. Dead Beat Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother E-Brake's Fantastic List Eternity Tours Frog Impressions! I Need Frog Impressions Heaven Can't Wait 'til Another Day The Graveyard Shifter Morbid United FC Rigger Mortice And The Rotting Allstars Too Late For Casualty

Berkowitz, David Born 1 June 1953  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American serial killer, currently serving a long jail term for his crimes. Lady Bird Johnson Must Die

Berlusconi, Silvio Born 29 September 1936  (Milan, Italy) Former Prime Minister of Italy, who as well as being a media mogul and president of AC Milan, is also amongst the world's worst actors for his "fainting" whilst making a speech on live TV, probably in a misguided attempt to get out of various legal proceedings. Bleedin' Heart Calamity David the Aspie Old Folks' Graveyard The Derby Rams A Long Queue in the Oncology Department The Old G1ts ...the Salmon Mousse!!!

Berra, Yogi Born 12 May 1925  (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) Baseball great, with the New York Yankees. Later became a baseball coach. Lucky In A Hefty Bag

Berry, Chuck Born 18 October 1926  (San Jose, California, USA) Rock 'n' roll guitarist and singer, who has a string of dodgy misdemeanours in his past. Reportedly not in the best of health, but still active. Aardvark  AFC Norwegian Blue Barry Chuckle Bucket Botherers Burke'N'Hare Cefor's Cremains Coffin Fit Cop It Dark Brown And Dead Dead On Eternity Tours Heads in a Bag Hope You Had a P0rn Pal Hung Like Kong I Am Not Sick Island of Death Justpat's Carkers Luck of the Dead Merry Death Mass Mixed Team Mortal Wombat NakedRicci's Gothic Apocalypse Norfolk & Chance Pushing Up The Daisies Reapin' Time Rosebud! Zzzzzzz Temporary Team Name 2 (was Mean Machine) Thanatopsis The Anfield Iron The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers They Sure Look Like Plant Food To Me Valley of Death

Bertrand, Julie Winnefred  Born 16 September 1891  (Coaticook, Quebec, Canada) Died 18 January 2007  (Montreal, Canada) Age at death: 115  (read death notice) Became the world's oldest living woman in December 2006. However, by the following month, the word "living" was no longer entirely appropriate to describe her. Breathless In Seattle But I'm Not Dead Yet Dead Ends Fallen Sparrow Golden Oldies! Just Resting My Eyes One Foot In The Grave Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard ThePoitouTeam They Died And Left Me In Charge You Mean He's Not Already?

Bertrand, Marcheline  Born 9 May 1950  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Died 27 January 2007  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 56   French-Canadian-(Native) American actress and mother of Angelina Jolie. Five-Fingered Hand of Death Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard This Mortal Coil

Besenyei, Peter Born 8 June 1956  (Kormend, Hungary) Aerobatic World Champion, pilot & flying instructor. O'Neill is a Sick Puppy

Best, Calum Born 6 February 1981  (San Jose, California, USA) Son of the late George. Like his dad in terms of boozing and womanising, but unlike his dad, shit at football, so is resorting to living off his old man's fame and appearing on Z-list "celebrity" shows. Dok's Deadpool

Best, Pete Born 24 November 1941  (Madras, India) Member of The Beatles from 1959-62, when he was fired and replaced by Ringo Starr, who, unlikely though it may seem, was considered a better drummer than him. The Graveyard Shifter

Betty, Charles 'Garry'  Born 23 October 1957  (Huntsville, Alabama, USA) Died 2 January 2007  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Age at death: 49  (read death notice) President and CEO of American Internet service provider Earthlink. Death From Above Go Fish

Bevilacqua, Cardinal Anthony Born 17 June 1923  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) US Roman Catholic cardinal, former Archbishop of Philadelphia, who due to rather convienent ill health & state rules, has avoided any serious punishment for his involvement in the local sex abuse scandal involving Catholic priests. Aardvark

Bezzerides, A. I.  Born 9 August 1908  (Samsun, Turkey) Died 1 January 2007  (Woodland Hills, California, USA) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) Screenwriter, responsible for classic Western series such as "Rawhide", "Bonanza" and "The Virginian". A. I. = Albert Isaac. Milksnatcher's Last Hurrah!! Temporary Team Name 2 (was Mean Machine)

Bhai, Bangla  Born in Kannipara, Bangladesh  (exact date unknown) Died 29 March 2007  (Bangladesh) Age at death: 37  (read death notice) Bangladeshi terrorist. Military commander of the radical Islamist organization JMJB - Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (Awakened Muslim Masses of Bangladesh). Real name: Siddique ul-Islam; also known as Aziz ur-Rahman. Born some time in 1969, but his exact age when executed was not certain: either 37 or 38. No Noose Is Good Noose

Biggins, Christopher Born 16 December 1948  (Oldham, Lancashire, England) Outrageously camp comic actor, TV presenter and pantomine star. Mad Maureen

Biggs, Ronnie (Died in 2013) Born 8 August 1929  (Lambeth, London, England) Sentenced to 30 years for his part in the 1963 Great Train Robbery, but escaped from Wandsworth Prison after only 15 months and ended up living in Brazil, from where he could not be extradited. He returned to Britain in 2001 for medical treatment and was promptly arrested. Since then, he has suffered two heart attacks, three strokes, two epileptic seizures and pneumonia, which have apparently left him partially paralysed and barely able to speak. Apart from that, though, he's in great health. 1 Down, 19 To Go It's Grim Up North 2 Days Older Than Grass 4 Ever Delayed A Bird In The Hand Is Worth At Least Three Points This Year Above Average For Norfolk AFC Norwegian Blue The Frog Chorus Alison The Assassin  Are You Lot Still Alive? Banshees Scream Barry Chuckle Bazzilliant Beginnings of Rigor Biologically Dead Bleedin' Heart Dead And Buried Brown Bread Bucket Botherers Burke'N'Hare Canadian Paul Carkers' Convention 2007 Cashed Their Chips  Charles Got His Wish Church(yard) On A Hill Coffin Fit Colin's Contemptible Collection of Cadaverous Corpses  Col's Corpses Compost Corner Cop It Crazycarl Croaker De'Ath and the Prognosticators Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead Beats Dead Centre of England Dead Calm Dead Excited Killers Of Hope Dead Is As Dead Does Dead Men Walking Better Off Dead Death In Vegas Deathlist.net Death On The Rocks Deathpig Death Stalks United Diedie Mydarlings Died In A Nasty Accident Diepod Shuffle Dispatch Without Delay  Dodo, Di, Dodi, Dando...Dido? Don't Fear (The Reaper) Down Under The Daisies Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Dysfunctional Eat My Dust Everybody's Dead, Dave Every Shroud Has A Silver Lining Fly Me To The Moon Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster Globaltruth Go Fish Golden Oldies! H5N1 Heaven Can't Wait 'til Another Day Hope You Had a P0rn Pal I Am Not Sick I Laugh in the Face Of Death! In Death Do Us Fart International House of Death It's All Gone Dark Over There Jaguar X-Types  Jesus Jones  JoeRam Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks O'Neill is a Sick Puppy Juicy Janny Justpat's Carkers Just Resting My Eyes Knock Knock... Kopbird L C And The Sunshine Band Lee's Dead On Living In A Box Lord Football's Dead Superstars Lothar's Team Luck of the Dead Mean Machine Milksnatcher's Last Hurrah!! Morbid United FC Mortal Wombat Mr C My Brain Hurts NakedRicci's Gothic Apocalypse Next Up Nice Little Urner Noah Reason And The Dirt Naps Norfolk & Chance Norwegian Blue Coin-Coloured Spectacles  One Foot In The Grave Only Fools And Corpses The Pale Rider Peterborough Petes Pry It From His Cold Dead Fingers Puzlman's Passing Picks Rabbitsnuffer  On Your Marks, Get Set, You're Dead Reapin' Time Riding The Jesus Train Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard The Mother Teresa And Desmond Tutu Narcotic Inferno Sayonara Saddam See, I Told You I Was Sick! Shut Up, Ya Dead Git! Puppet Show And Siegfried Baboon's David Van Day Tribute Act Come On Baby Light My Pyre Sporting Lesbian STAB_in_the_DARK Team DJB Temporary Team Name 2 (was Mean Machine) Thanatopsis The Anfield Iron  The Cloggers The Coffin-Dodgers The Conqueror Worm The Dead Club The Delightful Dead The Doffin' Codgers The Doom & Gloom Room The Ex Factor A Long Queue in the Oncology Department The Final Curtain Call The Janitor The Last Gasp The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury The Morbid Postman The Old G1ts The Pale Horseman's Soft Shoe Mortal Coil Shufflers The Shipman List The Shoebury Stiffs The Time Is Nigh They Died And Left Me In Charge They Sure Look Like Plant Food To Me This Mortal Coil Time Is NOT On Our Side! TiMr Tomb It May Concern Too Late For Casualty  Two Feet in the Grave Valley of Death  We Spin Terror Whale Oil Beef Hooked Who Greased That Vine? Windsor The Troll Wishy-Washy YouKeepMeHangin'On Youth In Asia Helpline  Youth'n'Asia

Bignone, Reynaldo Born 21 January 1928  (Morón, Argentina) Argentina's last military dictator before the restoration of democracy in 1983. And yes, there really is a town in Argentina called Morón. Going Green

Bilk, Acker Born 28 January 1929  (Pensford, Somerset, England) Jazz clarinetist of "Stranger on the Shore" fame. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk

Billingsley, Barbara (Died in 2010) Born 22 December 1915  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American actress, best known (over there anyway) for her role in "Leave It To Beaver". Fnarr fnarr. Bunch of Old Bags Mummies and Daddies Reapin' Time

Billington, Tom Born 5 December 1958  (Golborne, Lancashire, England) Ex-professional wrestler known as 'Dynamite Kid', now in a wheelchair. Temporary Team Name 2 (was Mean Machine)

bin Laden, Osama (Died in 2011) Born 10 March 1957  (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) 17th of about 52 (!) children of a multi-millionaire Saudi construction magnate, al-Qaeda terrorist leader bin Laden was already on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, but on September 11th, 2001, he secured his position at no. 1 on this list. Despite this, he's a questionable DDP pick, due to the difficulty of establishing his whereabouts and hence whether he's alive or dead. It's Grim Up North Are You Lot Still Alive? A Shot In The Dark Buzzards Carkers' Convention 2007 Dead Druids' Society Deadenders Dead or No Dead Follow The Leader Lady Bird Johnson Must Die Globaltruth Golden Oldies! Heaven Can't Wait 'til Another Day In Death Do Us Fart Kackers United Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Norwegian Blue Phreebyrd Rabbitsnuffer Singing in the Grave, I'm Singing in the Grave Thanatopsis The End of the World As We Know It A Long Queue in the Oncology Department The Final Curtain Call Wibbly Dribbly Boys

bin Nurhasyim, Amrozi (Died in 2008) Born 5 July 1962  (Tenggulun, East Java, Indonesia) Indonesian terrorist, currently awaiting execution for the 2002 Bali bombings, along with his co-conspirators Mukhlas and Imam Sumudra. The Living End

Bir Bikram Shah, Gyanendra Born 7 July 1947  (Kathmandu, Nepal) King of Nepal since June 2001. Toasted Brown Bread

Bird, Dickie Born 19 April 1933  (Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) Well-respected but now retired cricket umpire, who also took the field as a player many moons ago. Brown Bananas

Bishop, Joey  Born 3 February 1918  (The Bronx, New York, USA) Died 17 October 2007  (Newport Beach, California, USA) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Born Joseph Abraham Gottlieb. Was the last surviving member of the so-called Rat Pack (Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr et al). Later hosted his own chat show on American TV. Credited with coining the phrase "son of a gun". Best Left To Rest Death On The Rocks Diedie Mydarlings Food For Worms Frog Impressions! I Need Frog Impressions ILikeyKilly Part II Merry Death Mass Not At All Well Overandout Reapin' Time Puppet Show And Siegfried Baboon's David Van Day Tribute Act Spiro's Toe Tagging Tentoesup The Vyrdolak

Black, Cilla Born 27 May 1943  (Liverpool, England) Former cloakroom attendant at Liverpool's Cavern Club and then pop singer, now presenter of cheesy TV shows. Keeps harping on about how wonderful Liverpool is and how proud she is to be a Scouser, yet has lived in Surrey for the past 30 years. I Die You Die I Rolled A Seven I Told You I Was Ill Lived So Let's Die

Black, Conrad Born 25 August 1944  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) British/Canadian biographer, businessman and newspaper magnate who has more controversies surrounding his name than most people have had hot dinners. Kelowna Karkups

Black, Jack Born 28 August 1969  (Redondo Beach, California, USA) American actor, comedian & musician, star of "Shallow Hal" and singer of rock comedy band, Tenacious D. Tentoesup

Black, Sir James W. (Died in 2010) Born 14 July 1924  (Cowdenbeath, Fife, Scotland) Pharmacologist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1988. For Those About To Croak: Fire - We Salute You

Blackham, Harold John (Died in 2009) Born 31 March 1903  (Birmingham, England) Humanist, author and thinker. Eejit

Blackman, Honor Born 12 December 1927  (London, England) English actress, who has played upon her sex siren status since appearing as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger. 1 Down, 19 To Go Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Pushing Up The Daisies The Time Is Nigh

Blaine, David Born 4 April 1973  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Twat. Really, really annoying, attention-seeking, box-dwelling twat. A Shot In The Dark Hatters1988 2007 Last Breaths Henry's Half-Dead Heroes Owt To Stop Me Coffin? Styx & Stones The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury

Blair, Kathryn Born 2 March 1988  (London, England) Only daughter of Tony & Cherie. Allegedly made a suicide attempt in 2006. Paul Metcalfe's 21

Blair, Lionel Born 12 December 1931  (Montreal, Canada) Camp, tap-dancing, fixed-grinning TV personality. AbraCadaver Everybody's Dead, Dave I Laugh in the Face Of Death! P.M.T. (Pre Mortem Tension)

Blair, Tony Born 6 May 1953  (Edinburgh, Scotland) MP for Sedgefield, County Durham since 1983, elected Labour leader in 1994 and Prime Minister in 1997. Not a popular DDP pick, as he's youngish and apparently in good health, but maybe he'll die of embarrassment if Cherie decides to sing in public again. Brown Bread Is Not As Alive As White Lived So Let's Die ShezyB's Angels  Wibbly Dribbly Boys

Bleicher, Hugo (Died in 1982?) Born 9 August 1899  (Tettnang, Germany) A businessman who was recruited by the Nazis during World War II because of his knowledge of many languages. He worked against the Resistance in German-occupied France and was responsible for the arrest of many of its prominent members. At the end of the war, he himself was arrested and imprisoned by the Allies. According to Wikipedia, he died in August 1982. Beginnings of Rigor Dead And Buried Golden Oldies! On Your Marks, Get Set, You're Dead

Blessed, Brian Born 9 October 1937  (Mexborough, Yorkshire, England) Large, bearded actor whose presence and booming voice has landed him parts in everything from Shakespeare adaptations to Robin Hood to Star Wars. A Shot In The Dark Vassili Zaitsev

Bloodvessel, Buster Born 6 September 1958  (Hackney, London, England) Formerly 30-stone (420 lb) frontman of ska group Bad Manners. Collapsed and almost died during a gig in Italy in 2001, since when he is reputed to have lost a lot of weight. His real name is Douglas Trendle. Owt To Stop Me Coffin? Pan Breid

Blunkett, David Born 6 June 1947  (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) Disgraced and quite possibly mad ex-Home Secretary. Death Becomes Them

Bobek, Stjepan (Died in 2010) Born 3 December 1923  (Zagreb, Croatia) Legendary Yugoslav centre-forward, later a football manager. Island of Death

Boht, Jean Born 6 March 1936  (Liverpool, England) Gobby, short-arse actress who effectively played herself in the TV series "Bread" in the role of the family matriarch, Nelly Boswell. Mummies and Daddies

Bol, Manute (Died in 2010) Born 16 October 1962  (Khartoum, Sudan) 7'7" former NBA basketball player who was renowned for being able to slam-dunk without leaving the ground. Retired to his native Sudan and unsuccessfully attempted to fund the overthrow of the Islamic government, before being forced to flee back to the US. Not At All Well

Bonaduce, Danny Born 13 August 1959  (Broomall, Pennsylvania, USA) Actor (The Partridge Family), DJ & game show host in the US. There's A Mr Death At The Door, Something About The Reaping

Bond, Michael Born 13 January 1926  (Newbury, Berkshire, England) Author, best known as the creator of Paddington Bear. Jaguar X-Types

Bongo, Ali (Died in 2009) Born in Bangalore, India  (exact date unknown) Magician, born William Wallace in 1929 - a direct descendant of the Scottish folk hero of the same name. Author and illustrator of several books on comedy magic. Colin's Contemptible Collection of Cadaverous Corpses Henry's Half-Dead Heroes Gone For Good

Bono Born 10 May 1960  (Ballymun, Dublin, Republic of Ireland) U2 frontman, who, like his mate Bob Geldof, labours under the misapprehension that having once been a successful pop star makes him (a) an expert on everything from world hunger to the environment, and (b) worth listening to. Born Paul David Hewson. Dok's Deadpool The Ex Factor

Boon, David Born 29 December 1960  (Launceston, Tasmania, Australia) Former Aussie cricketer, famed for his bushy moustache and for once drinking 52 pints of beer on a flight from London to Sydney, just before playing in the Ashes. I Die You Die

Boone, Pat Born 1 June 1934  (Jacksonville, Florida, USA) Crooner, most successful with ballads and blues. Mixed Team

Booth, Tony Born 9 October 1931  (Liverpool, England) Political activist, actor (most notably in 'Till Death Us Do Part'), ex-alcoholic, ex-husband of the late Pat Phoenix and father-in-law of Tony Blair, whose wife Cherie is one of Booth's eight daughters. Lee's Dead On Mad Maureen Pushing Up The Daisies Shuffled Off The Shoebury Stiffs

Boothroyd, Betty Born 8 October 1929  (Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) Tiller Girl turned Speaker of the House of Commons between 1992 & 2000. I Rolled A Seven

Borgnine, Ernest (Died in 2012) Born 24 January 1917  (Hamden, Connecticut, USA) Five-times married, surprisingly prolific TV & film actor, whose portly stature ensured that he specialised in playing tough or just downright fat characters. 1 Down, 19 To Go 2 Days Older Than Grass Call-Forward-Forever Coffin Fit Compost Corner Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead And Don't Know It Deathlist.net Deathpig Eat My Dust Frog Impressions! I Need Frog Impressions Going Underground Golden Oldies! The Graveyard Shifter Fox In A Box I Can't Feel My Legs! Entertainers Seeking One Final Shot At Fame In Death Do Us Fart Justpat's Carkers Lee's Dead On Merry Death Mass Mr. Yuck No Longer With U.S. Overandout Owt To Stop Me Coffin? Pushing Up The Daisies Rabbitsnuffer Redmyst XX Sayonara Saddam Spiro's Toe Tagging The Conqueror Worm The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) The Time Is Nigh Valley of Death Witham Waifs and Wasters

Bosley, Tom (Died in 2010) Born 1 October 1927  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Cuddly American actor, best remembered as the Cunninghams' dad in "Happy Days". Mummies and Daddies

Bosnich, Mark Born 13 January 1972  (Farfield, Sydney, Australia) Coke-snorting, crap Aussie goalkeeper. The Graveyard Shifter

Bosworth, Brian Born 9 March 1965  (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA) "The Seventies had Norris, The Eighties had Schwarzenegger, the Nineties have Brian Bosworth!" boldly claimed the video sleeve of the 1990 action epic 'Stone Cold'. Unfortunately for Bosworth, the action genre strayed from '80s staples of wise-cracking, mullet-sporting knuckleheads, to serve up more cerebral offerings such as Hard Target and Fire Down Below. Guesses vary as to what exactly Bosworth does with himself nowadays but presumably it involves booze, drugs and hookers. In Bed With Maradona

Bough, Frank Born 15 January 1933  (Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) British TV presenter, mainly on daytime television or sports programmes. Wearer of bad sweaters and target of unlikely sex orgy allegations. Had a liver transplant in 2001. Dead Beat Died In A Nasty Accident Everybody's Dead, Dave

Bouizakarne, Abdelmalek Date and place of birth unknown Moroccan terrorist, sentenced to death for a 2003 car bombing which killed 45 people. The Last Gasp

Bouteflika, Abdelaziz Born 2 March 1937  (Oujda, Morocco) President of Algeria since 1999. Already Dead Calamity Drunkasaskunk ThePoitouTeam

Boutros-Ghali, Boutros Born 14 November 1922  (Cairo, Egypt) UN Secretary-General between 1992-96, whose name became a catchphrase on "The Fast Show". Hatters1988 2007 Last Breaths

Bowen, Jim Born 20 August 1937  (Heswall, Cheshire, England) Super, smashing, great. The avuncular presenter of ITV's "Bullseye" (1981-93) ensured that no-one ever went home empty-handed, even if they were so laughably bad at darts that they ended up with £7 and a pewter tankard between 2 people. You can't beat a bit of Bully! Mad Maureen The Dodgyone

Bowes-Lyon, Katherine Born 4 July 1926  (place of birth unknown) Niece of the Queen Mother, who was born mentally impaired and has lived almost all her life in care homes. Rigger Mortice And The Rotting Allstars

Bowie, David Born 8 January 1947  (Brixton, London, England) Sang with Mark Bolan and Bing Crosby in 1977; days later, both were dead. Suffered a heart attack in 2004. Kelowna Karkups The Driller Killer

Boyce, Max Born 7 September 1945  (Glynneath, Wales) Welsh comedian & singer, particularly entwined with the Welsh rugby team and their ebbing & flowing fortunes. Dodo, Di, Dodi, Dando...Dido? Pobol y Fedd

Boycott, Geoff Born 21 October 1940  (Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire, England) Notoriously slow-scoring Yorkshire and England cricketer. Now an equally dull cricket commentator. Stephen Hawking's Football Boots To The Other Side

Boyd, Dorothy (Died in 1996) Born 14 April 1907  (Sanderstead, Surrey, England) British actress of the '20s and '30s, with 27 film credits to her name. Online movie database IMDb.com reports that she died in 1996, but gives no further details. I Told You I Felt Ill!!!!!! On Your Marks, Get Set, You're Dead

Boyle, Katie Born 29 May 1926  (Florence, Italy) TV presenter, agony aunt & dog lover. Born Caterina Irene Elena Maria Imperiali di Francavilla, so it's probably a good thing that she took her first husband's name instead when going professional. Grim Rita

Bradbury, Ray (Died in 2012) Born 22 August 1920  (Waukegan, Illinois, USA) Sci-fi author, best known for "Fahrenheit 451". It's Grim Up North Cap'n Ohtz Food For Worms Fox In A Box Merry Death Mass Pushing Up The Daisies The Vyrdolak

Brady, Ian Born 2 January 1938  (Glasgow, Scotland) Moors Murderer, in prison since 1966, having been caught just 4 weeks after the death penalty for murder was abolished in the UK. Has a tendency to go on somewhat half-hearted hunger strikes. Since the death of his accomplice, Myra Hindley, in 2002, DDP interest in him has picked up. It's Grim Up North A Bird In The Hand Is Worth At Least Three Points This Year A Kick In The Ghoulies Alison The Assassin Cefor's Cremains Church(yard) On A Hill Close The Casket Col's Corpses Dead Beats Dead Is As Dead Does Death Stalks United Dress re-Hearse-als Dysfunctional Death or Die Trying George Lass and the Gravelings Grim Rita In Death Do Us Fart It's All Gone Dark Over There It Tolls For Thee Lord Football's Dead Superstars Milksnatcher's Last Hurrah!! Coin-Coloured Spectacles Come On Baby Light My Pyre Stiff & the Tears Stillborn Marionettes The Bitter End The Derby Rams The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury The Old G1ts To The Other Side Two Feet in the Grave Youth'n'Asia

Brady, Sarah Born 6 February 1942  (Missouri, USA) Advocate of gun control ever since her husband Jim was seriously wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan. Now suffering from lung cancer. The Frog Chorus Bunch of Old Bags Deathpig I Am Not Sick Luck of the Dead NakedRicci's Gothic Apocalypse The Anfield Iron This Mortal Coil

Braid, Hilda  Born 3 March 1929  (Northfleet, Kent, England) Died 6 November 2007  (Brighton, East Sussex, England) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) English actress, best known as dotty Nana Moon in BBC's "EastEnders". 1-2-3 Dead Like Me

Brand, Russell Born 4 June 1975  (Grays, Essex, England) TV presenter & comic who is nowhere near as funny as he thinks he is. Dodo, Di, Dodi, Dando...Dido?

Branson, Sir Richard Born 18 July 1950  (Sharnley Green, Surrey, England) Entrepreneur since the age of 16, when he started a national student magazine. Now boss of the Virgin records/banking/airline/mobile phones/etc empire. John Stalkerestest

Brecker, Michael  Born 29 March 1949  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Died 13 January 2007  (New York, New York, USA) Age at death: 57  (read death notice) Probably the most respected and imitated jazz saxophonist of the post-Coltrane era; was awarded 11 Grammys as both performer and composer. Taking The Michael Go Fish See, I Told You I Was Sick! Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer...

Breslin, Jimmy Born 17 October 1930  (Jamaica, New York City, New York, USA) American newspaper columnist & author. Gravediggin' Grandaddy

Breyer, Stephen Born 15 August 1938  (San Francisco, California, USA) American judge, an associate justice of the US Supreme Court. Darwin's List

Briers, Richard (Died in 2013) Born 14 January 1934  (Merton, Surrey, England) Very popular British actor & comedian, best known for "The Good Life". Close The Casket Dead As A Dodo Dead Mingers Coin-Coloured Spectacles RooKill The Melonfarmers

Briggs, Asa Born 7 May 1921  (Keighley, West Yorkshire, England) British historian and academic, a particular specialist on the Victorian era. The Shoebury Stiffs

Briggs, Johnny Born 5 September 1935  (Battersea, London, England) British TV & film actor, most famous as Mike Baldwin in "Coronation Street" Heaven 17 (+3) Six Foot Under Spun Do You Light Us

Brimley, Wilford Born 27 September 1934  (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) Heavy-set, superbly-moustachioed US actor in TV, films & commercials. Dye Hard

Britton, Tony Born 9 June 1934  (Birmingham, England) Actor, mainly on stage but also in "Don't Wait Up" on TV. Father of Fern Britton. It Tolls For Thee

Brokaw, Tom Born 6 February 1940  (Webster, South Dakota, USA) American television journalist with NBC News. Lady Bird Johnson Must Die

Brooke-Taylor, Tim Born 17 July 1940  (Buxton, Derbyshire, England) Comic actor, best known as one of "The Goodies" trio, now appears mostly on radio comedy & quizzes. Fallen Off The Twig

Brooks, Mel Born 28 June 1926  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Comic actor and film director. Circling The Drain Col's Corpses Compost Corner Dress re-Hearse-als Jesus Jones Pushing Up The Daisies There's A Mr Death At The Door, Something About The Reaping

Brown, Bill (Died in 2008) Born 31 July 1912  (Toowomba, Queensland, Australia) Ancient former cricketer, one of Bradman's 1948 "Invincibles". Milksnatcher's Last Hurrah!! Sporting Life...Courting Death The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2007

Brown, Bobbie Born 7 October 1969  (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA) Former beauty queen and occasional TV star who used to be married to the lead singer out of Warrant. Deadtome

Brown, Bobby Born 5 February 1969  (Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA) R & B singer & dancer, whose litany of crimes is much too long to list here, but suffice to say, not many people think of him as "a nice boy". Call-Forward-Forever Lillith's List

Brown, June Born 16 February 1927  (Needham Market, Suffolk, England) Actress who plays Dot Cotton in EastEnders. Bunch of Old Bags Close The Casket Dirty Harry's Dead Pool Foxy T John Stalkerestest Owt To Stop Me Coffin? The Great Beyond

Brown, Ron  Date and place of birth unknown Died 3 August 2007  (Edinburgh, Scotland) Age at death: 69  (read death notice) Firebrand left-wing Scottish former MP, famed for throwing the House of Commons ceremonial mace to the floor during a debate, being mates with Colonel Gaddafi, and trashing his ex-partner's flat. Born June 1940. Going Underground

Brown, Roy 'Chubby' Born 3 February 1945  (Grangetown, Middlesbrough, England) Stand-up comedian, known for his flying helmet and fruity language. Real name Royston Vasey. Dead Mingers

Browne, Sylvia Born 19 October 1936  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) US author, psychic & medium, a frequent guest on "The Montel Williams Show." Phreebyrd

Brubeck, Dave (Died in 2012) Born 6 December 1920  (Concord, California, USA) US jazz pianist & composer. Tentoesup

Bruce, Jack Born 14 May 1943  (Glasgow, Scotland) Former frontman of Cream, who also wrote most of their songs. Underwent a liver transplant in October 2003, after being diagnosed with cancer of the liver. Benedict's Class of '07  Heads in a Bag I Am Not Sick I Told You I Was Ill Kiss of Death Luck of the Dead Coin-Coloured Spectacles Puppet Show And Siegfried Baboon's David Van Day Tribute Act The Anfield Iron This Mortal Coil

Brunier, Charles  Born 31 May 1901  (Paris, France) French WWI and WWII veteran who claimed to be the inspiration for the novel and film "Papillon", about a convicted murderer who escaped from a penal colony where he was serving a life sentence; the book's author, Henri Charrière, however, always maintained it was autobiographical. Died 26/1/2007, but no UK obit as yet. The Pale Horseman's Soft Shoe Mortal Coil Shufflers

Bruno, Frank Born 16 November 1961  (Hammersmith, London, England) Former WBC world heavyweight boxing champion and pantomime dame. Lost the plot somewhat after his wife left him, and was sectioned to a mental hospital in September 2003, although he was later released. Brown Bread Is Not As Alive As White Dok's Deadpool The Coffin-Dodgers TiMr

Bryan, Dora Born 7 February 1924  (Southport, Lancashire, England) Chirpy blonde British actress. Won a BAFTA for "A Taste of Honey" (1961). 1 Down, 19 To Go Beerbutton 2  Luck of the Dead  P.M.T. (Pre Mortem Tension) Pushing Up The Daisies

Bryant Moore, Jonathan Born 4 April 1974  (Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA) American Death Row inmate. Executed on 17th Jan 2007, but no UK mention/obit, and very little coverage in the US either. No Noose Is Good Noose

Buchwald, Art  Born 20 October 1925  (Mount Vernon, New York, USA) Died 17 January 2007  (Washington, DC, USA) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist/political satirist/newspaper columnist. Cap'n Ohtz Circling The Drain E-Brake's Fantastic List Fallen Sparrow Gravediggin' Grandaddy Mr. Yuck  Noah Reason And The Dirt Naps Rosebud! Zzzzzzz They Died And Left Me In Charge We Spin Terror Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer...

Buffett, Jimmy Born 25 December 1946  (Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA) American county/beach rock singer/songwriter & film producer. Mixed Team

Buffett, Warren Born 30 August 1930  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) American businessman & author, the 2nd richest person in the world, according to Forbes magazine in 2006. Also an ace ukulele player. Puzlman's Passing Picks

Bulani, Jawad Born in Baghdad, Iraq  (exact date unknown) Iraqi Interior Minister, born 1960. Compost Corner

Burden, Joyce Born in Wiltshire, England  (exact date unknown) One of two sisters currently fighting against inheritance tax and for siblings to have the same rights as straight and gay couples. Born 1918. The Winged Devil Monkeys

Burgess, Neil Born 6 June 1966  (Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) Actor who plays Barry Scott, the shouty bloke on the Cillit Bang adverts. Hats off to whichever marketing company managed to make people sit up and take notice of a cleaning product. Mave's Graves

Burke, Alfred (Died in 2011) Born 28 February 1918  (Peckham, London, England) Gangly character actor who for 10 years played a private eye called Frank Marker in the popular but confusingly-named TV series "Public Eye". Obituarynotice Wake Up And Smell The Coffin

Burke, David Born 25 May 1934  (Liverpool, England) Actor - played Dr Watson in the 1980s TV adaptation of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". In Eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

Burke, Solomon (Died in 2010) Born 21 March 1940  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Soul & country music singer, father of 21 children & grandfather to (at present) 84 grandchildren! Go Ahead Turkeys

Burnet, Alistair (Died in 2012) Born 12 July 1928  (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) Former ITN newsreader. Vassili Zaitsev

Burns, Pete Born 5 August 1959  (Port Sunlight, Cheshire, England) Androgynous frontperson of '80s electropopsters Dead Or Alive. Mr Mark J Pan Breid

Burns, Tommy (Died in 2008) Born 16 December 1956  (Glasgow, Scotland) Footballer and manager. Remembered by Celtic fans as a true legend and a fine coach, and by Reading fans as the man who single-handedly attempted to destroy the club. Diepod Shuffle

Burr, Clive (Died in 2013) Born 8 March 1957  (place of birth unknown) Former drummer in Iron Maiden. Now suffering from multiple sclerosis. For Those About To Croak: Fire - We Salute You

Burrell, Paul Born 6 June 1958  (Grassmoor, Derbyshire, England) Slimy, simpering former butler to Diana, Princess of Wales. Since her death, he has exploited her fame to build on his own celebrity and has popped up on numerous "celebrity" shows since. Beerbutton

Bush, Barbara Born 8 June 1925  (Rye, New York, USA) The wife of George Bush snr, not the namesake daughter of George W. Bush. Ashes2AshesSeadog Death Dealers Records Presents: Tone Loc and DJ Lyle The Mighty 104s Too Late For Casualty

Bush (jnr), George W. Born 6 July 1946  (New Haven, Connecticut, USA) 43rd and current President of the United States. What with allegations of vote-rigging, the events of 9/11, and the much-criticised war on Iraq, he hasn't exactly had the smoothest of rides. But he's still hanging on in there; as the man himself once said: "They misunderestimated me." Brown Bread Is Not As Alive As White Dead Excited Hello Hell It's All Gone Dark Over There Juicy Janny Mr & Mrs Drummerboy ShezyB's Angels Shut Up, Ya Dead Git! The Bitter End The Melonfarmers Wibbly Dribbly Boys

Bush (snr), George Born 12 June 1924  (Milton, Massachusetts, USA) Son of a senator and related to 4 previous US Presidents. Made his fortune in the oil industry and got involved in Texan politics before becoming US ambassador to the United Nations, vice-President under Ronald Reagan from 1980-88, and President from 1988-92. Was sometimes lambasted for not being overly bright, but then his son Dubya came along… AbraCadaver Are They Dead Yet? Are You Lot Still Alive? Asking For It Best Left To Rest Brown Bread Is Not As Alive As White Dead Calm Deadenders Dead Is As Dead Does Dead On Deadpoolers Death Dealers Records Presents: Tone Loc and DJ Lyle Death From Above Follow The Leader Frog Impressions! I Need Frog Impressions Hello Hell Illinois Reaper Beater Island of Death I Told You I Felt Ill!!!!!! It's All Gone Dark Over There Juicy Janny Lived So Let's Die  Redmyst XX RooKill Short-Term Future Come On Baby Light My Pyre The Bitter End The Dodgyone The Driller Killer The Funeral Director 07 The Old G1ts The Texas Reaper Club Valley of Death Wibbly Dribbly Boys

Buster, Prince Born 28 May 1938  (Kingston, Jamaica) Ska & reggae singer, a legend in his own country. Born plain old Cecil Campbell. The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury

Buthelezi, Chief Mangosuthu Born 27 August 1928  (Malabathini, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa) Zulu leader, and long-time leader of the South African Inkatha Freedom Party. Dodo, Di, Dodi, Dando...Dido?

Butler, Gerard Born 13 November 1969  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish actor, star of "300" and "Dracula 2000". I Die You Die

Buttafuoco, Joey Born 11 March 1956  (Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA) Auto body shop owner who, in 1992, became a minor celebrity in the US when his teenage girlfriend shot his wife. Carrion Luggage

Button, Jenson Born 19 January 1980  (Frome, Somerset, England) British Formula 1 driver. In the modern tradition of British sportspeople (think Nigel Mansell, Tim Henman, the entire England football and cricket teams), he's amiable and self-effacing, but a bit shit. Dead Beats Paul Metcalfe's 21

Butz, Earl (Died in 2008) Born 3 July 1909  (Albion, Indiana, USA) Gerald Ford's disgraced Agriculture Secretary. Asking For It

Bygraves, Max (Died in 2012) Born 16 October 1922  (Rotherhithe, London, England) Wartime radio comedian, later turned stage entertainer, singer, and over-user of the phrase "I wanna tell you a story". Crem De La Crem Dead Is As Dead Does Dispatch Without Delay Hardwood Surround Jesus Jones Justpat's Carkers Knock Knock... Living In A Box Norfolk & Chance Pushing Up The Daisies Rigger Mortice And The Rotting Allstars Robbo's Dead 'Uns Stephen Hawking's Football Boots The Dodgyone The Doom & Gloom Room The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) We'reAllGonnaDie!

Byrd, Robert (Died in 2010) Born 20 November 1917  (North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA) Former Klansman US Senator from West Virginia. Lucky In A Hefty Bag Thank You, Now Buh-Bye They Died And Left Me In Charge

Byrne, Gay Born 5 August 1934  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Respected veteran Irish broadcaster, presenter of "The Late Late Show" for 37 years. That Russian Athlete's Got Balls

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