Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2008: R

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Raabe, Meinhardt (Died in 2010) Born 2 September 1915  (Jefferson County, Wisconsin, USA) Dwarf actor who played a Munchkin coroner in the original 1939 film version of "The Wizard of Oz". Breathless In Seattle Deadheaddawg This Team Is So Safe It Is Sponsored By Volvo Worm Farmer

Race, Steve (Died in 2009) Born 1 April 1921  (Lincoln, England) Composer, musician & radio/TV broadcaster. Bloody Dead Rep

Radcliffe, Daniel Born 23 July 1989  (Fulham, London, England) Harry Potter. Now starring in a stage show where he takes his clothes off. Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell

Radziwill, Lee Born 3 March 1933  (Southampton, New York, USA) US socialite, younger sister of Jackie Onassis/Kennedy/Bouvier. Honey Bunny & Pumpkin

Rafferty, Gerry (Died in 2011) Born 16 April 1947  (Paisley, Scotland) Scottish singer & songwriter. Dead Boys Inc. Featuring Girls Ashroud

Rainer, Luise Born 12 January 1910  (Düsseldorf, Germany) Actress - the first thesp to win two Oscars in consecutive years (1936 and '37). Diet Of Worms Eternity Tours Film Is Forever, Filmmakers Are Not I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak International House of Death L C And The Sunshine Band Old People Party Of 20 Pool Ghoul Stainless Coffin

Ramone, Tommy Born 29 January 1952  (Budapest, Hungary) Last surviving member of the Ramones. Born Tamas Erdelyi. Die, Die, Die My Darling

Ramsay, Jack Born 21 February 1925  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Former NBA basketball coach, most notably with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Portland Trail Blazers. Reckoned to be one of the 10 greatest coaches of all time, but will that be enough to get him a UK obit? Dustbusters It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Meet Your Maker The Living End

Rather, Dan Born 31 October 1931  (Wharton, Texas, USA) Long time news anchor for CBS News until 2005. Illinois Reaper Beater 2.0 Team Bigfoot

Ratzinger, Georg Born 15 January 1924  (Bavaria, Germany) Elder brother of the Pope. Bob Mugabe's Swingtime Band

Rauschenberg, Robert  Born 22 October 1925  (Port Arthur, Texas) Died 12 May 2008  (Tampa, Florida, USA) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Artist & sculptor, a leading name in Pop Art. Clathrate Gun

Rausing, Hans Born 25 March 1926  (Lund, Sweden) Businessman, owner of Tetra Pak & one of the world's richest people. The Old G1ts

Raymond, Paul  Born 15 November 1925  (Liverpool, England) Died 2 March 2008  (London, England) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Pornographer, the man behind Razzle & Mayfair magazine. You Keep Me Hanging On

Rayner, Claire (Died in 2010) Born 22 January 1931  (Stepney, London, England) Former nurse who went on to write about family health issues, becoming one of the UK's best-known agony aunts. She has also published a number of books about gardening as well as some fiction. Reportedly close to death in 2003 due to serious complications during surgery on a tendon, resulting in multiple organ failure, pneumonia and septicaemia. Annus Horribilis Dead As A Dodo Died In A Nasty Accident Don't Eat The Figs Jaguar X-Types Come On Baby Light My Pyre The Cre-Mating Game Y-Shaped Coffin

Rea, Chris Born 4 March 1951  (Middlesbrough, England) Gravelly-voiced singer/songwriter of "The Road To Hell" fame. Grassyknoll Grayson The Shoebury Stiffs

Rea, Jackie (Died in 2013) Born 6 April 1921  (Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland) Ex snooker player, who played for over 45 years at the highest level & Northern Ireland Champion until Higgins & Taylor came along. The Graveyard Shifter 2008

Rea, Jonathan Born 2 March 1987  (Ballymena, Northern Ireland) Motorcyclist, often in British or World Superbikes. No Team Is Complete Without Thatcher

Reagan, Nancy Born 6 July 1921  (New York, New York, USA) Born Anne Frances Robbins, and subsequently nicknamed Nancy, the former First Lady took the surname Davis after her mother's remarriage. Apparently she gives her date of birth as 6 July 1923, though in reality it was two years earlier. She had a relatively short and uneventful career as an actress which ended when she married Ronnie in 1958. Since then she has been known for her anti-drugs campaigning and her dubious astrological beliefs. Ace Deathware A Kick In The Ghoulies A Shot In The Dark Banobo Kings Beginnings of Rigor Blade Runners Chelski Pensioners Church(yard) On The Hill Club Carp Conan Troutman Corpsetacular Crem De La Crem Dead Beats Deadly As Sin Till You Win Dead Souls Death Stinks Death From Down Under Deceased Buggers Die Allready Doom Maker  Drop Dead Celebration Eat My Dust Going, Going ... Grassyknoll Grayson Gravediggin' Grandaddy Grendel's Graveyard Harry Patch's Love Child Hatters 1988-2008 Last Breaths!!!! Illinois Reaper Beater 2.0 In Death Do Us Fart Kiss of Death Mean Machine Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Northern Reaper Oh...If Only It Were True P.M.T. (Pre Mortem Tension) Pool Ghoul Pushing Up Daisies Puzlman's Passing Picks Ron Mexico's Doggy Daycare Samdeal Come On Baby Light My Pyre Stahlmatt Steeny Tazmans Hit List The Blue And White Reaper The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers The Naq's Nightmare Team The Pale Horseman's Pearly Gatecrashers The Praying Vultures Vote Or Die! 2008 Will D Maykitt Worm Food

Reardon, Ray Born 8 October 1932  (Tredegar, Wales) Six-times world snooker champion. Dirty Harry's Dead Pool MizzJackTheCat This Way Or That

Redford, Robert Born 18 August 1937  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Heart-throb actor who didn't make the big time until the age of 32, with his role as The Sundance Kid, alongside Paul Newman's Butch Cassidy. Went on to star in "The Sting" (again with Newman), "A Bridge Too Far", and so forth. Passing Over

Redgrave, Corin (Died in 2010) Born 16 July 1939  (London, England) Member of the Redgrave acting dynasty: son of Sir Michael, brother of Lynn and Vanessa, etc. Grobler's Stiff Ones

Redgrave, Lynn (Died in 2010) Born 8 March 1943  (London, England) Member of the Redgrave acting dynasty: granddaugter of Roy Redgrave; daughter of Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson; sister of Corin and Vanessa Redgrave; aunt of Natasha and Joely Richardson...to name but a few relatives. Her most famous role was probably the title character in 1966's "Georgy Girl". Kiss of Death Naked Florida Gravediggers You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Redgrave, Vanessa Born 30 January 1937  (London, England) Stage, TV & film actress, now the elder statesperson of the famous Redgrave acting dynasty. You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Reed, John (Died in 2010) Born 13 February 1916  (Close House, Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) Actor, dancer & singer, best known for being part of the D'Oly Carte Opera Company. Grobler's Stiff Ones

Reed, Lou (Died in 2013) Born 2 March 1942  (Freeport, Long Island, New York, USA) He of Velvet Underground fame. The John Stalker Commemorative Monster Mash

Reese, Della Born 6 July 1931  (Detroit, Michigan) Singer, mainly jazz & gospel music, who later became an actress, and is currently an ordained religious minister to boot. Beerbutton

Reich-Ranicki, Marcel Born 2 June 1920  (Wloclawek, Poland) German writer, one of the greatest names in post-WW2 German literature. Pooil Vaaish

Reid, David Born in Aberdeen, Scotland  (exact date unknown) Former accountant who is the current Chairman of Tesco's. I'll work out a pun which gets in "Every Little Helps" in before too long... Born sometime in February 1947. Evil Shape-Shifting Pixies

Reid, Frances (Died in 2010) Born 9 December 1913  (Wichita Falls, Texas, USA) Actress - played Alice Horton in the long-running US TV series "Days of Our Lives". Breathless In Seattle Harry Patch's Love Child The Graveyard Shifter 2008 Phreebyrd

Reid, John Born 8 May 1947  (Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) Former Home Secretary and Labour MP for the Scottish constituency of Airdrie and Shotts. The Winged Devil Monkeys

Reid, Tara Born 8 November 1975  (Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA) American actress - "American Pie", "The Big Lebowski". Chemically Detatched

Reiner, Carl Born 20 March 1922  (Bronx, New York, USA) Actor, director, producer, writer & comedian - not a bad CV all in all. The Grinning Reaper There's A Mr Death At The Door, Something About The Reaping

Religa, Zbigniew (Died in 2009) Born 16 December 1938  (Miedniewice, Poland) Cardiologist, who later became a politician, and was Polish Minister of Health between 2005 & 2007. No Noose Is Good Noose

Rendell, Ruth Born 17 February 1930  (London, England) Best-selling crime novelist, dubbed by the tabloids "The Queen of Crime". in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

Renfro, Brad  Born 25 July 1982  (Knoxville, Tennesee, USA) Died 15 January 2008  (Los Angeles, California) Age at death: 25  (read death notice) Another child star to die early in adulthood. Had problems with drug addiction for some time before his death. The Winged Devil Monkeys

Reno, Janet Born 21 July 1938  (Miami, Florida) Former US Attorney General between 1993-2001. Oh...If Only It Were True

Resnais, Alain Born 3 June 1922  (Vannes, Brittany, France) French film director. ThePoitouTeam

Resnik, Regina (Died in 2013) Born 30 August 1922  (New York City, New York, USA) US mezzo-soprano opera singer. Wake Up And Smell The Coffin

Reveley, Mary Born in Saltburn, Cleveland, England  (exact date unknown) Top horse racing trainer, rather reclusive. 20 From The Turf - Now Under It

Reynolds, Burt Born 11 February 1936  (Waycross, Georgia, USA) Prolific US actor and first (nearly) nude male centerfold (1972, Cosmopolitan). Although he acted in some classic movies (Deliverance, Boogie Nights), he will be chiefly remembered for "good ole' boy"-type movies like Smokey and the Bandit, Cannonball Run and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Dead Souls Dirt Nappers Phreebyrd

Rhodes, Gary Born 22 October 1960  (London, England) Celebrity chef, one of the main TV chefs of the 1990's. We're Your Friends To The Bitter End....

Richard, Cliff Born 14 October 1940  (Lucknow, India) Actor, singer, colostomy bag-wearer and insufferably smug Christian. The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) To Hell With Living

Richard, Little Born 5 December 1932  (Macon, Georgia, USA) Singer, songwriter & pianist, an early star of rock n' roll. Club Carp Passing Over Perish, The Thought Phreebyrd

Richard, Wendy (Died in 2009) Born 20 July 1946  (Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England) TV actress who has appeared in many a British sitcom over the last 40 years, most notably in "Are You Being Served?" For over 20 years she played Pauline Fowler in the BBC soap "EastEnders". She has had two brushes with cancer, most recently in 2002. Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Pushing Up The Daisies Anyone Seen My Camel?

Richards, Keith Born 18 December 1943  (Dartford, Kent, England) The guitar-playing Rolling Stone with the distinctive death-warmed-up constitution. Ace Deathware Bring On The Rigor Buzzards Criptkicker2 Dancy Beats For Dancy Dead Folk Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Death At Taylor Hall Dirt Nappers Fowler09 I'll Sleep When You're Dead Is He/she Still Alive? Judgement Day Stahlmatt Team Rumsfeld 2008 Crematorium Cheerleaders The Destroying Angels The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) Today Is A Good Day To Die

Richie, Nicole Born 21 September 1981  (Berkeley, California, USA) Adopted daughter of singer Lionel Richie, former best-friend-forever-until-I-fall-out-with-you to Paris Hilton, and utterly vapid reality TV star. Club Carp Dirt Nappers Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive

Rickles, Don Born 8 May 1926  (New York, New York, USA) Stand-up comedian, comic actor and talk show whore. Bloody Dead Rep Illinois Reaper Beater 2.0 It's A Rocket Ship Pumpkin & Honey Bunny Phreebyrd There's A Mr Death At The Door, Something About The Reaping The Vyrdolak

Ridsdale, Peter Born 11 March 1952  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) Businessman, the man many Leeds United fans hold as squarely responsible for their spectacular decline. Looks like doing the same to Cardiff City... Dave Moans

Rigg, Dame Diana Born 20 July 1938  (Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England) Actress, best known as Emma Peel in the Avengers & pin-up girl for numerous people in the 1960's. Still acting, mainly in aristocratic roles lately. You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Riggins, John Born 4 August 1949  (Seneca, Kansas, USA) Another ex-American footballer, mostly for the Washington Redskins. Wild Geeses

Riley, E. Beatrice (Died in 2009) Born 13 October 1896  (Morwell, Victoria, Australia) Australia's oldest living person. All Nails In The Coffin

Riley, Jack Born 30 December 1935  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Actor, voice of Stu Pickles in "Rugrats", which might be enough these days to earn him a UK obit. Moldy Oldies

Rimell, Mercy Date and place of birth unknown Former racehorse trainer, widow of legendary trainer Fred Rimell. Born in 1919. 20 From The Turf - Now Under It

Risoli, Mario Born in Cardiff, Wales  (exact date unknown) Italian-Welsh author, famous for his footballing books on Wales, Welsh Clubs & Welsh players. Dave Moans

Rivers, Joan Born 8 June 1933  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Gruff-voiced, surgically-enhanced comedienne, talk show host and general all-purpose celebrity. Carrion Luggage Dirt Nappers Dirty Harry's Dead Pool Going, Going ... Lord Gravedigger Quakerjock

Roache, William Born 25 April 1932  (Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England) TV actor, who, despite playing the part of Ken Barlow in "Coronation Street" since 1960, still manages to be more wooden than your average Ikea bookcase. Lived So Let's Die Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!!

Robert, Alain Born 7 April 1962  (Valence, France) The self-styled "French Spiderman". Nutcase who climbs up the outside of skyscrapers for the hell of it, without ropes or other safety equipment. Biologically Dead Condi's Harbingers Of Criminals Hunting Halos

Roberts, Doris Born 4 November 1930  (St. Louis, Missouri) Actress, mostly in TV. Best known for her role as Marie Barone in the woefully unfunny "Everyone Loves Raymond". Beerbutton

Roberts, Jake 'The Snake' Born 30 May 1955  (Gainesville, Texas, USA) Another US professional wrestler. Roger Mortis

Roberts, Oral (Died in 2009) Born 24 January 1918  (Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, USA) Oddly- yet appropriately-named American TV evangelist. 1 Dead In Ohio Dustbusters Calamity Dead And Don't Know It Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Food For Worms Gary Glitter's Ghoulies Kackers United Riding The Jesus Train The Dead Certs The Mortuary Posse We Spin Terror

Roberts, Pernell (Died in 2010) Born 18 May 1928  (Waycross, Georgia, USA) American television & film actor - "Bonzana", "Trapper John MD" etc. Dead Souls

Robertson, Max (Died in 2009) Born 28 August 1915  (Dacca, Bengal) Sports commentator, mostly on tennis, but on other sports as well. Also worked for the BBC on big events, like The Coronation & King George VI's death & is one of the few survivors from the television crew on those two days. Cap'n Ohtz Grobler's Stiff Ones

Robertson, Pat Born 22 March 1930  (Lexington, Virginia, USA) Extremely controversial televangelist, with a hugely significant political say in each election as he feels he represents the "Bible Belt" of America. Vote Or Die! 2008

Robinson, Anne Born 26 September 1944  (Crosby, Merseyside, England) Former journalist, then game show host & TV broadcaster. Presenter of "The Weakest Link". 'Cos We Can

Robinson, Robert (Died in 2011) Born 17 December 1927  (Liverpool, England) Journalist & presenter on TV (original host of "Ask The Family") and radio (current host of "Brain of Britain"). Hardwood Surround  The Voodoo Gurus

Robson, Sir Bobby (Died in 2009) Born 18 February 1933  (Sacriston, Co Durham, England) Football manager who has taken charge of, among others, Ipswich Town, PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona, Newcastle United and of course the English national side. It's Grim Up North 666 A Kick In The Ghoulies Already Dead Are You Still Dying, Darling?  Are They Dead Yet? Billy Dodds Knew Bing Gone Bob Marley's Doughnuts Bobo's Gonna Get Ya !! Bosunic Rites Brown Bread Camden Corpses Clathrate Gun Conan Troutman Co-Op Funerals Crem De La Crem Criptkicker2 Croak Here CSI Bramley Dancy Beats For Dancy Dead Folk Dave Moans Dead As A Dodo Dead Boys Inc. Featuring Girls Ashroud  Dead Centre Of England Dead Calm Dead Keyne Dead Loss  Living On A Prayer Deaths R Us Death By Hemeloids Death At Taylor Hall Death Stalks United Deceased Hose Died In A Nasty Accident Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Dirty Harry's Dead Pool Dodger's Coffins Doornails R Us Down Under The Daisies Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Liz's Lately Lamented Dysfunctional Eat My Dust  Erith Sickos  Feng Shui Pig Flanges Unlucky In Life Fowler09 Globaltruth  Godot's Waiting List Going Green  Graham Reaper's Dead Army Grassyknoll Grayson Graves R Us Grendel's Graveyard Hatters 1988-2008 Last Breaths!!!! Hunting Halos I Smell Dead People It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It  Jaguar X-Types Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Kiki's Hit List Knight Knight Knock Knock... Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger Lard Bazaar Lord Football's Terminally Ill XX Lord Gravedigger  Lou's Last Leggers Luck of the Dead Madonna's Hand of Bod Master Mind Mave's Graves Misers MizzJackTheCat My Toes Are Real People Next Up Nice Little Urner Optimus Prime's Rusty Nuts Over My Dead Body The Pale Rider Passing Over Picktons Pork Pies P.M.T. (Pre Mortem Tension) Pulse Purley Gates Quakerjock Retliv Forest Rich's Goners Six Feet Under Slasherslist Sleeping With The Fishes Sporting Lesbian STAB_in_the_DARK Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Taking Up The Rear The Blue And White Reaper The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers The Dead Certs  The Dead Rancid Corpses The Doffin' Codgers The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2008 The Final Whistle The Grateful Dead The Living End The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury The Naq's Nightmare Team The Newstreet Boys Death Squad The Old G1ts The Terry Fenwick Select XX This Mortal Coil  Tick Tock Stopped Ticking Tonight Matthew I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy To The Other Side  Vicious Malcious  Wednesday 'Til I Die What's Up Doc? Wishy-Washy Yer Maw Was Athletic You Keep Me Hanging On Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell Youth In Asia Helpline

Rock, Kid Born 17 January 1971  (Romeo, Michigan) Controversial rap & rock singer, also known as Robert Ritchie (if only to his family). Criptkicker2

Rockefeller, David Born 12 June 1915  (New York, New York, USA) Absurdly rich banker (of Chase Manhattan fame); son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller Sr. Church(yard) On The Hill Death Becomes Her Hatters 1988-2008 Last Breaths!!!! MizzJackTheCat

Rodgers, Bill Born 28 October 1928  (Liverpool, England) One of the "Gang of Four" who split from the Liberal Party to form the SDP. Dead Commons

Rogers, Kenny Born 21 August 1938  (Houston, Texas, USA) Bearded country & western singer. Hung Like Kong

Rogers, Peter (Died in 2009) Born 20 February 1914  (Rochester, Kent, England) Producer of the "Carry On" films. 1-2-3 Dead Like Me Luck of the Dead The Big Big Underdogs Of Old Hull City

Rohmer, Eric (Died in 2010) Born 4 April 1920  (Tulle, Corrèze, France) French film director & screenwriter. Drunkasaskunk ThePoitouTeam

Rollins, Sonny Born 7 September 1930  (New York City, New York, USA) Jazz tenor saxophonist, with a long career in music. Death Is Nature's Way Of Telling You To Slow Down

Rolt, Tony  Born 16 October 1918  (Bordon, Hampshire, England) Died 6 February 2008  (Warwick, Warwickshire, England) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Former Grand Prix driver and Le Mans winner in 1953. Also escaped from Colditz Castle, and later developed the four-wheel drive system for road cars. A pretty eventful life on the whole, it could be said. It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim!

Rooney, Andy (Died in 2011) Born 14 January 1919  (Albany, New York, USA) News commentator on the popular weekly American TV programme "60 Minutes". Carrion Luggage Dirt Nappers I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak Samdeal Stahlmatt The Mostly Dead

Rooney, Mickey Born 23 September 1920  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) The young Joe Yule, Jr (as he was then named) had already appeared as Mickey McGuire in 50 short films by the time he was 13. He has followed a fairly busy acting schedule since then, but has never really regained the same recognition as an adult. He underwent surgery for a perforated colon in 1999, and had part of it removed, presumably leaving him with a semi-colon. Are They Dead Yet? Bitter Violet Camden Corpses Chemically Detatched Circling The Drain Colin's Toe Curlers Crem De La Crem Croak Here Dead Calm Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Deadpoolers Death Becomes Her Death From Down Under Deceased Buggers  Diet Of Worms Dirty Harry's Dead Pool  Dress re-Hearse-als Eternity Tours From Dust To Dung Nelson Mandela Must Die Globaltruth Heads in a Bag Fox In A Box Illinois Reaper Beater 2.0 Little Miss Snuffit Juicy Janny Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger Laughter Kills Lucifer's Legionaires Next Up .....norfolk & Good No Team Is Complete Without Thatcher Oh...If Only It Were True Pumpkin & Honey Bunny Pushing Up Daisies Ron Mexico's Doggy Daycare Come On Baby Light My Pyre Sleeping With The Fishes Stainless Coffin The Blue And White Reaper The Cre-Mating Game The Destroying Angels The Funeral Director 08 The Coffin-Dodgers There's A Mr Death At The Door, Something About The Reaping The Voodoo Gurus Time Of Your Life Wednesday 'Til I Die You Are In Grave Danger Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell

Rooney, Wayne Born 24 October 1985  (Liverpool, England) Pug-faced star striker for Manchester United & England. Wild Geeses

Ros, Edmundo (Died in 2011) Born 7 December 1910  (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad) Musician, vocalist and band leader. Some call him the "King of Latin American Music". Others call him "Edmundo". He's known worldwide for his unique blend of modern and traditional Latin American music. Nice. Grobler's Stiff Ones The Naq's Nightmare Team

Rose, Axl Born 6 February 1962  (Lafayette, Indiana, USA) Lead singer of Guns n' Roses. Criptkicker2 Fowler09 Team Bigfoot

Ross, Diana Born 26 March 1944  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Motown diva, of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" fame. The former Supreme is no stranger to the law, and was recently busted for drink-driving. Fallen Off The Twig Team Rumsfeld

Roundtree, Richard Born 9 July 1942  (Crenshaw, Mississippi, USA) Actor, star of "Shaft". 2008 Crematorium Cheerleaders

Routledge, Patricia Born 17 February 1929  (Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) Actress & comedienne, forever remembered for her role as Hyacinth Bucket in "Keeping Up Appearances". Are You Still Here ?? Co-Op Funerals Drop Dead Celebration Moldy Oldies

Rumsfeld, Donald Born 9 July 1932  (Evanston, Illinois, USA) Gaffe-prone, highly controversial secretary of defence for both Gerald Ford & George W. Bush. Hence, he is both the youngest & the oldest person to have held the position. Vote Or Die! 2008

Rushdie, Salman Born 19 June 1947  (Bombay (now Mumbai), India) Novelist who ruffled so many feathers in his native India with his novel "Midnight's Children" that he was forced to leave the country. Clearly having learnt nothing from the experience, he went on to write "The Satanic Verses" in 1988, which was critical of the Islamic faith. It resulted in rioting, book-burning, and Ayatollah Khomeini declaring a fatwa (effectively a death penalty) on his ass. He has been in hiding ever since, and the fatwa was reaffirmed by the new Ayatollah in early 2005. Bladder Monkies Dead Loss Dead Man Walking Blues  Death Becomes Her Death At Taylor Hall Pure Dead Brilliant  Pushin Up Daisies Samdeal The Grateful Dead The Voodoo Gurus What's Up Doc?

Russell, Jane (Died in 2011) Born 21 June 1921  (Bemidji, Minnesota, USA) Well-endowed actress of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" fame. Honey Bunny & Pumpkin Heartbreak Motor Oil Little Miss Snuffit Jellydead Let Us Embalm You Not At All Well

Russell, Ken (Died in 2011) Born 3 July 1927  (Southampton, Hampshire, England) Film Director & former Celebrity Big Brother contestant. He'll now probably be remembered more for the latter than most of his films. Pushin Up Daisies

Rutherford, Ann (Died in 2012) Born 2 November 1920  (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) Film actress who was in "Gone With The Wind" among others. Team Bigfoot

Ryder, Shaun Born 23 August 1962  (Little Hulton, Greater Manchester, England) Lead singer of the Happy Mondays from the end of the '80s to the mid-'90s. Now vocalist with Black Grape. Death Is Nature's Way Of Telling You To Slow Down Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Flatline Or Bust! I'll Sleep When You're Dead The Mortuary Posse

Ryder, Winona Born 29 October 1971  (Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA) Actress, now producer & occasional shoplifter too. Bob Marley's Doughnuts

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