Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2008: P

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Page, Anita  Born 4 August 1910  (Flushing, New York, USA) Died 6 September 2008  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) Actress, born Anita Pomares, who was a star of the silver screen in the 1920s and 1930s, playing opposite the likes of Joan Crawford, Buster Keaton and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. She returned to acting some sixty years after retiring, but she's in a permanent retirement now... Annus Horribilis Clara's Corpses Pool Ghoul Skeleton Crew ThePoitouTeam

Page, Bettie  Born 21 April 1923  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Died 11 December 2008  (Los Angeles, California) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Arguably the most famous pin-up model in history, who "disappeared" from the public eye in 1957. The reclusive nature of her subsequent life helped to fuel her status as a cult icon. Corpsetacular Dodger's Coffins Naked Florida Gravediggers Time's Champion

Page, Greg Born 16 January 1972  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Australian musician and children's TV entertainer. Stopped working due to ill health in November 2006. Moldy Oldies Morbid Curiousity

Page, Greg (Died in 2009) Born 25 October 1958  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) WBA heavyweight boxing champion in 1984-1985. Suffered brain damage in a fight in 2001, and has had numerous health problems ever since. 2 Sick 2 Not Quit Bazzilliant Croaker De'Ath And The Prognosticators Dispatch Without Delay Eat My Dust Ethnic Cleansing It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Pulse Reaper's Revenge STAB_in_the_DARK

Page, Jimmy Born 9 January 1944  (Heston, Middlesex, England) Guitarist, member of the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin. We're Your Friends To The Bitter End....

Paget, George Charles Henry Victor, 7th Marquess Of Anglesey (Died in 2013) Born 8 October 1922  (Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire) British Peer of the Realm. Forrest Lawn Jockeys

Painting, Norman (Died in 2009) Born 23 April 1924  (Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England) Actor who has played the part of Phil Archer in BBC Radio 4's soap "The Archers" since 1950. And he's a vice-president of the Tree Council, apparently. Purley Gates

Paisley, Rev Ian Born 6 April 1926  (Armagh, Northern Ireland) Loud-mouthed leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party and loud-mouthed leader of Northern Ireland's Free Presbyterian Church. Not to be confused with his son - Ian Paisley, Jnr. - who is also a member of the DUP. 2 Days Older Than Grass Konzentrationslager Annus Horribilis Are They Dead Yet? Bob Mugabe's Swingtime Band Bring On The Rigor Clara's Corpses Close The Casket Conan Troutman Criptkicker2 Croak Here Death Is Nature's Way Of Telling You To Slow Down Death Becomes Her Death By Hemeloids George Lass and the Gravelings Going, Going ... Graeme's Unfortunate Gems Grendel's Graveyard House Of Stiffs Jaguar X-Types The Fred West Dancers & The Goebbels Family Live On The Box Lived So Let's Die Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!! My Toes Are Real People  Nice Little Urner The Mortuary Posse We Are Celebrities - Get Us Out Of Here!

Palmer, Arnold Born 10 September 1929  (Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA) Golf maestro, whose business interests include Arnold Palmer Enterprises, the Palmer Course Design Company, the Arnold Palmer Golf Management Company, and the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy (idea for a film). He also helped raise money for the foundation of Orlando's Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women. Death Is Nature's Way Of Telling You To Slow Down Dirt Nappers Knock Knock... Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Retliv Forest

Panozzo, Chuck Born 20 September 1948  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Bassist, member of the band The Styx. Currently living with the AIDS virus. Tentoesup

Pardo, Don Born 22 February 1918  (Westfield, Massachusetts, USA) US radio & television announcer for over 60 years. Heartbreak Motor Oil Penguin Patrol

Parker, Edna  Born 20 April 1893  (Johnson County, Indiana, USA) Died 26 November 2008  (Shelbyville, Indiana, USA) Age at death: 115  (read death notice) Was the oldest recognised person in the World until her death. AbraCadaver  Alison The Assassin All Nails In The Coffin A Shot In The Dark Banda Aceh Surf Club Biologically Dead Breathless In Seattle But I'm Not Dead Yet 'Cos We Can Dancy Beats For Dancy Dead Folk Dead Ends Dead Loss Living On A Prayer Deathpig Die, Die, Die My Darling Diepod Shuffle Eejit Fallen Sparrow  Golden Oldies! I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak International House of Death Little Miss Snuffit I Smell Dead People JoeRam Looks Like He Pulled A Daniel Jackson Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard Roger Mortis Rude Kid See, I Told You I Was Sick! The Doffin' Codgers The End of the World As We Know It The Funeral Director 08 Worm Food You Mean He's Not Already? Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell

Parker Bowles, Camilla Born 17 July 1947  (Plumpton, Sussex, England) Prince Charles's wrinkly bit on the side. Billy Dodds Knew

Parkinson, Sir Michael Born 28 March 1935  (Cudworth, South Yorkshire, England) Jovial Northern TV chat show host. Bing Gone 'Cos We Can Henry's Half-Dead Heroes Six Feet Under Sometimes They Come Back Tombstone Raiders

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. Bladder Monkies Pushin Up Daisies

Patch, Harry (Died in 2009) Born 17 June 1898  (Combe Down, Bath, England) WWI veteran. Gave vivid recollections in several documentaries, notably BBC's "The Trench". 666 Above Average For Norfolk A Kick In The Ghoulies Breathless In Seattle  Brown Bananas Dave's Bungalow Of Death  Dead Ends Death Stalks United Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Diepod Shuffle Hardwood Surround Harry Patch's Love Child  It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Lucifer's Legionaires Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Pulse Pushing Up The Daisies Slasherslist  Taxi For.............! The Dead Certs The Pale Horseman's Pearly Gatecrashers Time Is NOT On Our Side! You Keep Me Hanging On You Mean He's Not Already?

Patrick, Danica Born 25 March 1982  (Beloit, Wisconsin, USA) Top female racing driver - in the US based IRL single-seater series. The Shoebury Stiffs

Patten, Marguerite Born 4 November 1915  (Bath, Somerset, England) Cooking writer and arguably the first TV celebrity chef. If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course Purley Gates Redmyst XX

Paul, Les (Died in 2009) Born 9 June 1915  (Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA) Guitarist and one of the most important figures in the development of modern electric guitars and recording techniques. Bii Hoff Boxed Up And Ready To Go Deadheaddawg Dead Souls Death In Vegas Gary Glitter's Ghoulies Going Underground It's A Rocket Ship Keeper Of The Heads No Team Is Complete Without Thatcher Please Refrain From Testing Riding The Jesus Train Samdeal See, I Told You I Was Sick!  Tazmans Hit List Tentoesup The New Coffin-Dodgers Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Tomb It May Concern We'reAllGonnaDie! Youth In Asia Helpline

Paul Shan Kuo Hsi, Cardinal (Died in 2012) Born 3 December 1923  (Puyang, Henan, China) Former Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in China. Misers

Pausch, Randy  Born 23 October 1960  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Died 25 July 2008  (Chesapeake, Virginia, USA) Age at death: 47  (read death notice) Computer Science professor & lecturer who announced he had terminal pancreatic cancer in 2007, which killed him in July 2008. Banda Aceh Surf Club Brown Bread  Canadian Paul  Godot's Waiting List I Smell Dead People  Master Mind  No Noose Is Good Noose Perish, The Thought Tonight Matthew I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer...

Pavle, Patriarch (Died in 2009) Born 11 September 1914  (Kucanci, Croatia) Serbian religious leader of the Serbian Orthodox church. Canadian Paul Master Mind Meet Your Maker Misers The Living End ...the Salmon Mousse!!!

Pavlow, Muriel Born 27 June 1921  (Lee, Kent, England) Veteran British actress of stage, screen & TV. Obituarynotice

Payne, Keith Born 30 August 1933  (Ingham, Queensland, Australia) VC holder, who won it during the Vietnam war. Also fought in Korea and Dhofar. They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Peacock, David Born 24 May 1945  (Ponders End, Middlesex, England) Dave of the snooker-loving, Tottenham Hotspur supporting, Cockney musical duo, Chas n' Dave A Change Of Tactics

Pei, I. M. Born 26 April 1917  (Guangzhou, China) Architect - has designed all sorts of stuff, including the Louvre Pyramid in Paris. 1 Dead In Ohio

Pelé Born 23 October 1940  (Tres Coracoes, Brazil) Legendary Brazilian footballer - many say the greatest player ever. D-Ed Illinois Reaper Beater 2.0  The Coffin-Dodgers What's Up Doc?

Pell, Claiborne (Died in 2009) Born 22 November 1918  (New York, New York, USA) Senator of Rhode Island from 1961-97, fondly remembered by generations of US college students for introducing "Pell Grants" in 1973. Going Underground Simfish Inquilinekea

Pendleton, Austin Born 27 May 1940  (Warren, Ohio, USA) Actor, now more a theatre director. Possibly best known for his role in "Catch 22". Beerbutton 2

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

Pepper, Sergeant Stan Date and place of birth unknown Chelsea Pensioner. Born 1920. The Sergeant Pepper of "Lonely Hearts Club Band" fame. Breathless In Seattle

Percival, Lance Born 26 July 1933  (Sevenoaks, Kent, England) First famous in "That Was The Week That Was". Later in a whole host of TV shows & films. Where Are They Now?

Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier Born 19 January 1920  (Lima, Peru) Former secretary-general of the UN, 1982-91. We'reAllGonnaDie! You Mean He's Not Already?

Pérez Rubalcaba, Alfredo Born 28 July 1951  (Solares, Cantabria, Spain) Current Interior Minister in the Spanish Government. The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers

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

Perot, Ross Born 27 June 1930  (Texarkana, Texas, USA) Billionaire American businessman, who also ran for Presidency of the United States in 1992 & 1996. It's A Rocket Ship Kackers United Vote Or Die! 2008

Perry, Emily  Born 28 June 1907  (Torquay, Devon, England) Died 20 February 2008  (Twickenham, Middlesex, England) Age at death: 100  (read death notice) Better known as "Madge Allsop" - Dame Edna Everage's long suffering sidekick. Breathless In Seattle Grobler's Stiff Ones Rude Kid This Team Is So Safe It Is Sponsored By Volvo

Perry, Jimmy Born 9 September 1923  (Barnes, London, England) English comedy writer, originally an actor, but then, along with David Croft, wrote & produced many of Britain's favourite sitcoms. It Tolls For Thee Jesus Jones

Perry, Lee 'Scratch' Born 20 March 1936  (St Mary's, Jamaica, West Indies) Barely sane but hugely influential reggae man. The John Stalker Commemorative Monster Mash

Pertwee, Bill (Died in 2013) Born 21 July 1926  (Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England) British comedy actor, who, despite landing the part of Bert Hodges in "Dad's Army", has never been as famous as his thesp cousin Jon. The Doom & Gloom Room The Misfortune Tellers

Pesky, Johnny Born 27 September 1919  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Another former baseball star turned manager. Mean Machine Rest In Peace

Peters, Mike Born 25 February 1959  (Prestatyn, Wales) Lead singer of The Alarm. Conan Troutman Lord Football's Terminally Ill XX Pobol Y Fedd Pop Goes The Pop Star

Phelps, Fred Waldron Born 13 November 1929  (Meridian, Mississippi, USA) Pastor of a controversial independent US church, a well-known (in the US anyhow) hater of homosexuals & their rights. The Deadest Man In Deadonia The Great Unclaimed

Phelps, John  Date and place of birth unknown Twice World Champion of Hairdressing, says Google. Born 1956 & died in 2008, but no obituary as of yet. The Dead Rancid Corpses

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 1960's & one of America's most famous & most popular TV personalities. Bii Hoff Penguin Patrol Worm Food

Philip, Prince Born 10 June 1921  (Corfu, Greece) Gaffe-prone "Phil the Greek" also has Danish and German blood. A Kick In The Ghoulies Asking For It Bing Gone Bob Marley's Doughnuts Bosunic Rites Brown Bananas Chelski Pensioners Chemically Detatched Close The Casket Colin's Toe Curlers Co-Op Funerals 'Cos We Can Criptkicker2 CSI Bramley Dead Calm Dead Ringers Death Stinks Deaths R Us Death By Hemeloids Deathpig Death Stalks United Deceased Buggers Died In A Nasty Accident Doornails R Us Liz's Lately Lamented Drop Dead Celebration Erith Sickos Eternity Tours Fallen Off The Twig Golden Oldies! Graham Reaper's Dead Army Gravediggin' Grandaddy The Graveyard Shifter 2008 Hung Like Kong I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak I'll Sleep When You're Dead In Death Do Us Fart It's A Rocket Ship It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It It Tolls For Thee Kitty Killer Lard Bazaar Lived So Let's Die Living In A Box Lord Football's Terminally Ill XX Lou's Last Leggers Marina Nice Little Urner Oh...If Only It Were True One Less Bullet Come The Revolution Picktons Pork Pies Pining For The Fjords ProDeathCrew Retliv Forest Slasherslist Taking Up The Rear The Cre-Mating Game 2008 Crematorium Cheerleaders The Destroying Angels The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2008 The Funeral Director 08  The Grateful Dead The Misfortune Tellers The Pale Horseman's Pearly Gatecrashers The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) The Watts Wallies Time's Champion TiMr Will D Maykitt Win One For The Dead Yer Maw Was Athletic You Are In Grave Danger You Must Be Croaking! Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell

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. 1-2-3 Dead Like Me Chelski Pensioners Doom Maker Lived So Let's Die Living In A Box Lucifer's Legionaires Over My Dead Body Sorry God - I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Tazmans Hit List The Delightful Dead The Misfortune Tellers The Voodoo Gurus This Way Or That Wednesday 'Til I Die

Phillips, Siân Born 14 May 1933  (Betws, Carmathenshire, Wales) Veteran British actress of stage, screen & TV. Pobol Y Fedd

Phoumsavanh, Nouhak  Born 9 April 1914  (Moukdahane, Laos) Died 9 September 2008  (Vientiane, Laos) Age at death: 94   Laotian politician, former President of Laos and ex-revolutionary & Communist Party official. Wake Up And Smell The Coffin

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. 20 From The Turf - Now Under It Biologically Dead Lou's Last Leggers Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Rude Kid The Cre-Mating Game The Delightful Dead  This Mortal Coil Time Of Your Life

Pillinger, Colin Born 9 May 1943  (Bristol, England) Scientist, who launched an ambitious attempt to launch a British exploration module on Mars. Like a lot of things in Britain today - it didn't work - it crashed... Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning!

Pincher, Chapman Born 29 March 1914  (India) Journalist & novelist, an expert on spy & espionage. Deathlist.net

Pingping, He (Died in 2010) Born 3 July 1988  (Inner Mongolia, China) One of the smallest people in the world, just 2 feet & 4 inches high. Dancy Beats For Dancy Dead Folk

Pinter, Harold  Born 10 October 1930  (Hackney, London, England) Died 24 December 2008  (London, England) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) Ground-breaking playwright ("The Caretaker" and "The Birthday Party" being his best-known works), stage director, and screenwriter (e.g. "The Last Tycoon" and "The French Lieutenant's Woman"). Having originally trained as an actor, he even popped up in the odd film or two.. A campaigner for leftist political causes (despite accepting a CBE and a Companionship of Honour from the Queen), the heavy smoker died after a long battle with ill-health in 2008. Already Dead Ashes To Ashes Banobo Kings Bazzilliant Best Left To Rest Bitter Violet Brown Bread Chicken At Tresky's Crazycarl Crem De La Crem Dead Calm Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Dead Loss Death By Hemeloids Death In Vegas Deceased Hose Food For Worms Down Under The Daisies Dress re-Hearse-als Fallen Sparrow Feng Shui Pig Flanges Unlucky In Life From Dust To Dung George Lass and the Gravelings Godot's Waiting List Grobler's Stiff Ones In Death Do Us Fart International House of Death Jaguar X-Types JoeRam Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Judgement Day Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger Lard Bazaar Morbid United FC .....norfolk & Good Northernfox One Foot In The Grave Only Fools And Corpses The Pale Rider Past Their Sell By Date Pulse Rabbitsnuffer See, I Told You I Was Sick! Shovelful Of Dirt Slave To The Grave Sporting Lesbian STAB_in_the_DARK Stephen Hawking's Football Boots The Grateful Dead The Last Gasp The Morbid Postman The Pale Horseman's Pearly Gatecrashers ThePoitouTeam They Died And Left Me In Charge TiMr Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic To The Other Side Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! VSBfromH We Spin Terror Whittaker's Choice

Pipe, Martin Born 29 May 1945  (Wellington, Somerset, England) Horse trainer, one of the most successful in the history of British racing. Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger

Piper, 'Rowdy' Roddy Born 17 April 1954  (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) Born Roderick George Toombs, Piper is another former pro wrestler. Always claimed he was Scottish, despite having never set foot in Scotland in his life. Just as well too, considering he once thought that wearing a checked skirt would pass as a kilt. Eat My Dust JoeRam Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks  Morbid Curiousity Only Fools And Corpses Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20

Pitman, Rosemary (Died in 2009) Born in Northumberland, England  (exact date unknown) Current wife of Andrew Parker Bowles, the former husband of Camilla Parker-Bowles, who is now Duchess of Cornwall, after her marriage to Prince Charles. To make things go round in a full circle (ish), Pitman's former husband was brother-in-law to the uncle of Diana, Princess of Wales, former wife of... Prince Charles! Born in 1940. The Living End

Pitt-Brown, Tallulah Born 4 June 1978  (place of birth unknown) Young actress. Played a young Dot Branning in an EastEnders flashback spin-off. Death Is Watching

Pleshette, Suzanne  Born 31 January 1937  (New York, New York, USA) Died 19 January 2008  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 70  (read death notice) American actress, mostly on TV. Widow of Tom Poston. Lost her battle with lung cancer in 2008. 2 Sick 2 Not Quit But I'm Not Dead Yet Chicken At Tresky's Crazycarl Croaker De'Ath And The Prognosticators  Dead And Don't Know It Deadheaddawg Dispatch Without Delay From Dust To Dung George Lass and the Gravelings  Harry Patch's Love Child Jims Deadbeats Misers Perish, The Thought Riding The Jesus Train Shovelful Of Dirt 2008 Crematorium Cheerleaders The Praying Vultures The Reaper's Roundup They Died And Left Me In Charge This Team Is So Safe It Is Sponsored By Volvo We Spin Terror Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer...

Plews, Nigel  Born 5 September 1934  (Nottingham, England) Died 19 October 2008  (Nottingham, England) Age at death: 74  (read death notice) Former test cricket umpire & policeman. Already Dead Canadian Paul Godot's Waiting List Master Mind Meet Your Maker No Noose Is Good Noose Octopus of Odstock Stephen Hawking's Football Boots The Living End

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." Mr. Yuck

Pohl, Frederik (Died in 2013) Born 26 November 1919  (Texas, USA) Writer, publisher & literary agent. Drunkasaskunk

Poitier, Sidney Born 20 February 1927  (Miami, Florida, USA) Black actor who grew up in the Bahamas as the son of a "dirt farmer", according to IMDb, though what one of those is, is anyone's guess. Anyway, he 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". Bobo's Gonna Get Ya !! Dark, Brown And Dead Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Hung Like Kong Passing Over

Pollack, Sydney  Born 1 July 1934  (Lafayette, Indiana, USA) Died 26 May 2008  (Pacific Palisades, California, USA) Age at death: 73  (read death notice) Originally an actor, then a movie director, although continued acting in his own movies. Won an Academy Award for Out of Africa. It's Grim Up North  Already Dead  Canadian Paul Carkers Convention 2008 Deathlist.net Deceased Hose Eejit Film Is Forever, Filmmakers Are Not  Flanges Unlucky In Life Hunting Halos If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course I've Got Another Stiff Master Mind Meet Your Maker Misers No Noose Is Good Noose Octopus of Odstock Pooil Vaaish Sometimes They Come Back The Dead Rancid Corpses The End of the World As We Know It The Living End They're Dead, Y'Know! Tick Tock Stopped Ticking We Spin Terror Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer...

Ponticelli, Lazarre  Born 7 December 1897  (Alenso, Piacenza, Italy) Died 12 March 2008  (Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France) Age at death: 110  (read death notice) One of the few surviving veterans from World War 1 remaining at the start of 2008. Time Is NOT On Our Side!

Pop, Iggy Born 21 April 1947  (Muskegon, Michigan, USA) Former frontman of The Stooges, but also successful as a solo artist. Born James Jewell Osterberg Jr, he got his nickname from another of his old bands, The Iguanas. Celebrated for being a pioneer of stage-diving and crowd-walking, and for taking industrial quantities of heroin. Corpsetacular The Jim Reapers

Postlethwaite, Pete (Died in 2011) Born 7 February 1945  (Warrington, Cheshire, England) Stage, screen & TV actor - "Brassed Off", "Martin Chuzzlewit" etc. Beerbutton 2

Powell, Colin Born 5 April 1937  (New York, New York, USA) US Army general who worked under Bush I during Gulf War I, and later became Secretary of State under Bush II, taking the country into Gulf War II. Underwent surgery for prostate cancer in December 2003. Cannot pronounce his own name. Bloody Dead Rep The Praying Vultures

Powers, Gladys  Born 10 May 1899  (London, England) Died 22 August 2008  (Abbottsford, British Columbia, Canada) Age at death: 109  (read death notice) Was one of the last surviving WW1 veterans, and the only woman surviving until her death in August 2008. Time Is NOT On Our Side!

Pratchett, Terry Born 28 April 1948  (Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England) Author of the "Discworld" Sci-fi series. Announced in 2007 that he has a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer's. Dead Ringers Death Is Nature's Way Of Telling You To Slow Down

Prescott, John Born 31 May 1938  (Prestatyn, Wales) Gaffe-prone, yokel-punching, croquet-playing, cocktail stick-waggling, senior Labour politician, deputy Prime Minister from 1997-2007. Co-Op Funerals It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Living In A Box Lucifer's Legionaires Optimus Prime's Rusty Nuts Today Is A Good Day To Die To The Other Side

Prescott, Steve (Died in 2013) Born 26 December 1973  (St. Helens, Merseyside, England) Ex-St Helens rugby league player, now battling cancer. Down Under The Daisies Jims Deadbeats Living In A Box  Mave's Graves  The Deadest Man In Deadonia The Doffin' Codgers

Previn, Andre Born 6 April 1930  (Berlin, Germany) Conductor, composer & pianist of real distinction. However all he is likely to be remembered for is being lambasted by Eric Morecambe. When Previn takes Morecambe to task for playing "all the wrong notes", Eric drags Previn by his jacket & says "I'm playing all the RIGHT notes, but not necessarily in the right order." Genius. Are You Still Here ?? Popping Your Clogs

Price, Katie 'Jordan' Born 22 May 1978  (Newport, Wales) Surgically-enhanced "glamour" model and general waste of space Z-list "celebrity". Y-Shaped Coffin

Price II, Charles H (Died in 2012) Born 1 April 1931  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) Businessman & former US ambassador to Belgium & Great Britain. Heartbreak Motor Oil

Priebke, Erich (Died in 2013) Born 29 July 1913  (Hennigsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany) Nazi war criminal, a member of the SS, who would've lived life out peacefully if he hadn't foolishly taken part in a TV interview in 1994 about his war crimes. To cut a long story short, he's now the oldest prisoner in Europe. Bazzilliant ...the Salmon Mousse!!!

Priest, Pat Born 15 August 1936  (Bountiful, Utah) Marilyn Munster in "The Munsters". Beerbutton Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia

Priestley, Dennis Born 16 July 1950  (Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England) Multiple darts champion. It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Picktons Pork Pies The Dead Rancid Corpses

Prior, James Born 11 October 1927  (Brampton, Sussex, England) Politician, former Employment & Northern Ireland Secretary. Dead Commons Diepod Shuffle House Of Stiffs

Proby, PJ Born 6 November 1938  (Houston, Texas, USA) Rock music singer and songwriter & sometime actor. AbraCadaver

Protopopov, Oleg Born 16 June 1932  (St .Petersburg, Russia) Figure skater, gold medal winner in the 1964 & 1968 Olympics. Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive

Prowse, David Born 1 July 1935  (Bristol, England) Former weightlifting champion who played the body of Darth Vader in the first three (or last three, depending how you look at it) "Star Wars" films. Famously annoyed to discover that George Lucas had got James Earl Jones to do the voice, without bothering to tell him. And even when the evil tyrant was unmasked in "The Return of the Jedi", Lucas got a third actor (Sebastian Shaw) to play Lord Vader's face. Dodgin' Coffers

Prudhomme, Paul Born 13 July 1940  (Opelousas, Louisiana, USA) Rotund American chef, best known for his Cajun cooking. Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive

Putin, Vladimir Born 7 October 1952  (Leningrad (now St Petersburg again), Russia) President of Russia, former head of the FSB (the federal security services), and before that a KGB agent in East Germany. A big fan of sambo (a Russian martial art), he was Leningrad sambo champion on a number of occasions. The Politigones

Putnam, George Born 14 July 1914  (Breckenridge, Minnesota) Former US news reporter & talk show host on both radio & TV. Died 2008, no obituary yet. Noz4news

Pym, Francis  Born 13 February 1922  (Abergavenny, Wales) Died 7 March 2008  (Sandy, Bedfordshire, England) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Tory MP from 1961-87, who also held various Cabinet posts under the Heath and Thatcher governments. Are You Still Dying, Darling? Brown Bread Canadian Paul Cap'n Ohtz Church(yard) On The Hill Godot's Waiting List House Of Stiffs Hunting Halos Octopus of Odstock R.I.P. It Up And Start Again Stiff & the Tears The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2008 They're Dead, Y'Know!

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

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