Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2011: E

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Eagleburger, Lawrence  Born 1 August 1930  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Died 4 June 2011  (Charlottesville, Virginia, USA) Age at death: 80  (read death notice) Was briefly U.S. Secretary of State under George H. W. Bush in the interregnum between Bush's defeat in the Presidential election of 1992 and Bill Clinton's inauguration in January 1993. When Will Their Massive Reserves Of Fat Go Rancid?

Earl, Vince Born 11 June 1944  (Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) Actor, comedian and singer best known as the grouchy Ron Dixon in the Channel 4 soap 'Brookside'. Corpse Bride Only Fools & Corpses Themankini.com

Earl Jones, James Born 17 January 1931  (Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA) Actor who has had a 40-year career in movies without making it really big. However, he did provide the voice of Darth Vader in 'Star Wars' (the man in the suit was Dave Prowse). His father was Robert Earl Jones. Edster's Deadsters Open The Pearly Gates When Will Their Massive Reserves Of Fat Go Rancid? Wretched Hive Of Scum & Villainy

Earnhardt, Jr., Dale Born 10 October 1974  (Kannapolis, North Carolina) NASCAR racing driver, son of the late, great Dale Earnhardt. Ollie's Monking Hitlist

Easterby, Mick Born 30 March 1931  (place of birth unknown) Horse trainer, brother of the rather more successful Peter. Turf & Toast

Easterby, Peter Born 5 August 1929  (place of birth unknown) Retired horse trainer, the only person to have saddled over 1000 winners in both flat and national hunt categories. Turf & Toast

Eastwood, Clint Born 31 May 1930  (San Francisco, California, USA) College dropout son of a steelworker who made it big in spaghetti westerns and has been playing hard men ever since. Starred in the film which gave the DDP its name, so it will be truly ironic if he turns out to be a points scorer. Edster's Deadsters I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Lived So Let's Die Prunella Vulgaris 2011 The Honey Trap The Clog Poppers The Federal Bureau Of Insemination You're Dead And You Know You Are

Ebert, Roger (Died in 2013) Born 18 June 1942  (Urbana, Illinois, USA) Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic for the Chicago Sun Times. Also co-hosted a long-running TV show with fellow critic, the late Gene Siskel. 2 Sick Not 2 Quit Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators Diet Of Worms Food For Worms H5N1 Let Us Embalm You  Weakend At Bernies Mr. Yuck Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Not At All Well Noz4news Romancing The Headstone Shovelful Of Dirt Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling This Mortal Coil

Ecclestone, Bernie Born 28 October 1930  (St Peter South Elmham, Suffolk, England) Top dog in the Formula 1 world, with sole control of F1 media rights and an estimated personal fortune of £2.4 billion, which makes him the 3rd wealthiest living Briton. Coincidentally, he's also the 3rd shortest man in Britain, standing just 2'9" in his stockinged feet. Dolly Daydreams Dead Ones Ollie's Monking Hitlist

Echandi, Mario  Born 17 June 1915  (San Jose, Costa Rica) Died 31 July 2011  (San Jose, Costa Rica) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Former President of Costa Rica between 1958 & 1962. Zsa-Zsa-ah-ah-ah! Zsa-Zsa-Ooh-la-la!

Echeverría Álvarez, Luis Born 17 January 1922  (Mexico City, Mexico) Controversial former President of Mexico. Gary Glitter's Ghoulies

Eco, Umberto Born 5 January 1932  (Alessandria, Italy) Philosopher & author. Italian Grim Reaper Sometimes They Come Back

Edge, Graeme Born 30 March 1941  (Rocester, England) Drummer with prog-rockers The Moody Blues. See You In Hell

Edmonds, Noel Born 22 December 1948  (Ilford, Essex, England) Bearded TV presenter who spunked away a small fortune on his ill-advised Mr Blobby theme parks, managed to kill a contestant on his 'Late Late Breakfast Show', then amazed everyone by making an unlikely comeback with 'Deal or No Deal'. Gobbing On Life Lived So Let's Die

Edrich, John Born 21 June 1937  (Blofield, Norfolk, England) Former Surrey & England cricketer. Ashes To Ashes Crosshair Candidates 2011 Dead Ends Dead Loss Deathlist.net Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Fly Me To The Tomb Four Horsemen Of The Magic Roundabout I Drink Your Milkshake Jim's Deadbeats Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Octopus of Odstock Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Wall Street Massacre Welshman

Edwards, Glynn Born 2 February 1931  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) Actor, a regular on British TV & was married to comic actress Yootha Joyce. One Scythe Fits All

Edwards, John Born 10 June 1953  (Seneca, South Carolina, USA) Former senator for North Carolina and presidential hopeful. Career when down the shitter when he confessed to fathering a child with another woman and his cancer-striken wife Elizabeth left him. Say Hi To Uncle George

Edwards, Robert G. (Died in 2013) Born 27 September 1925  (Manchester, England) Biologist who produced the World's first "test tube baby" in 1978, through the process on in-vitro fertilization, or IVF as it is commonly known. Carkers Convention 2011 Misers Order Of The British Empire Inquilinekea/Simfish Very Ill Turned Very Dead Windsor The Troll

Eggertsson, Dagur B. Born 19 June 1972  (place of birth unknown) Former mayor of Reykjavík, ousted when of his supporters, Ólafur F. Magnússon switched sides, forming a new majority with Magnússon himself becoming the new mayor. Breaking News: Eyjafjallajökull Explodes

Ehrmann, Kurt Born 7 June 1922  (Karlsruhe, Germany) Former German footballer. Competed in the Helsinki Olympic games in 1952. Death Speaks German

Einarsson, Vilhjálmur Born 5 June 1934  (Reyðarfjörður, Iceland) Former athlete. Won silver at the 1956 Olympic Games for Iceland in the triple jump. Breaking News: Eyjafjallajökull Explodes

Eisenmenger, Arthur Born in Lörrach, Germany  (exact date unknown) Graphic designer and creator of the EU flag and symbol, but shush, don't tell the Daily Express! Born 1915. Death Speaks German

el Shukrijumah, Adnan Gulshair Born 4 August 1975  (Saudi Arabia) Alleged member of Al-Qaeda yada yada... Finbarr Returns From The Dead

Elias, John Date and place of birth unknown Lebanese-born Australian rugby league player. Jailed in 2004 for shooting his business partner. Now head coach of the Lebanese rugby team. Born 1963. And My Name Is Larry!

Elizabeth II, Queen Born 21 April 1926  (London, England) Queen of the UK, basically. Not a popular DDP pick, possibly because her late mother's longevity suggests she may have 20 years left in her yet. 5 Feet And 1 To Go Better Dead Than Red Embalmy Army Fly Me To The Tomb Forever Stiff Glorious Leaders Plus Clive Golden Oldies! Lived So Let's Die Marina Predicts Your Demise! Misslucky Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Northern Foxiles Pickton's Pork Pies PRFT Thank You For Playing Our Game Swampy's Stiffs  The Federal Bureau Of Insemination

Ellis, Doug Born 3 January 1924  (Chester, Cheshire, England) Former chairman of Aston Villa football club. Aardvark's Bupa Listing Dead And Dusted Dead Man's Team 2 Gobbing On Life Jellydead The Terry Fenwick Benefit Invitational Select Third XX Wishy-Washy

Ellis Gordon, Robert Date and place of birth unknown Award-winning author and essayist. You're Not Breathing Anymore

Ellison, Harlan Born 27 May 1934  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Science fiction author. Carkers Convention 2011 Daniel Faraday's Notebook Eejit Exit Stage Left David Quantick's Showbiz Pals The Final Showdown They're Dead, Y'Know! Welshman Windsor The Troll Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead!

Elmohamady, Ahmed Born 9 September 1987  (El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Egypt) Egyptian international footballer. Can You Tell I'm a Newcastle Fan?

Emberg, Bella Born 16 September 1937  (Brighton, Sussex, England) Rotund comic sidekick, most famously in Russ Abbott's TV shows. 20 Celebrities, Sitting On A Wall, If 1 Got Shot........

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

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

Eminem, (rapper) Born 17 October 1972  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) Rapper. Last Train To Palookaville My Picks You're Dead And You Know You Are

Endersby, Trudi Date and place of birth unknown "Star" of the Government's latest anti-smoking drive, having suffered from terminal lung cancer for 6 years. Born 1962. Morbid United FC

Engelbart, Douglas (Died in 2013) Born 30 January 1925  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Inventor and father of the computer mouse. Star Dust

Ensler, Eve Born 25 May 1953  (New York City, New York, USA) Playwright and feminist, best known for the play 'The Vagina Monologues'. Exit Stage Left

Enzensberger, Hans Magnus Born 11 November 1929  (Kaufbeuren, Germany) German author, poet and translator. Going The Way Of The Wall

Epstein, Anthony Born 18 May 1921  (Willesden, London, England) Scientist, one of the discovers of the Epstein-Barr virus. Death Stinks Dr Shipman's Waiting Room

Ermey, R. Lee Born 24 March 1944  (Emporia, Kansas, USA) US marine, turned actor - best known for his role as Sgt. Hartman in 'Full Metal Jacket'. Now also a military historian. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Escandon, Edgardo Leyva Born 17 September 1969  (Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico) High ranking member of the notoroius Tijuana Cartel. Loco In Acapulco

Esien, Jocelyn Jee Born 2 March 1979  (London, England) Actress and comedian, best known for the hidden camera show '3 Non Blondes'. Wishful Thinking

Esparragoza Moreno, Juan José Born 3 February 1949  (Huichiopa, Sinaloa, Mexico) Police officer-turned drug trafficker. Loco In Acapulco

Estes, Richard Born 14 May 1932  (Kewanee, Illinois, USA) Artist, known for his paintings that were remarkably similar to actual photos. All Death Is Consolation

Estrada, Erik Born 16 May 1949  (Mesa, Arizona, USA) Actor, best remembered as the lead actor in 'CHiPs'. Just Die Will You

Etheridge, Melissa Born 29 May 1961  (Leavenworth, Kansas, USA) Female rock singer & songwriter. Has suffered & recovered from cancer. On The Box/In The Box

Evans, Bishop Michael  Born 10 August 1951  (London, England) Died 11 July 2011  (Norwich, England) Age at death: 59  (read death notice) Catholic Bishop of East Anglia. Daniel Faraday's Notebook

Evans, Wynne Born 27 January 1972  (Camarthen, Wales) Welsh tenor who is the irritating Go Compare opera singer in the TV adverts. I wonder if they compare dead pools? Wishful Thinking

Évora, Cesária  Born 27 August 1941  (Mindelo, Cape Verde) Died 17 December 2011  (São Vicente, Cape Verde) Age at death: 70  (read death notice) Cape Verdean singer whose career began at 47. The Notapotatoe's

Ewing, Winnie Born 10 July 1929  (Glasgow, Scotland) One of the leading figures of the Scottish National Party. Won the Hamilton by-election in 1967, sparking the modern growth of the SNP as a major political force in Scotland. Old People Smell Of Piss

Ezra, Derek Born 23 February 1919  (place of birth unknown) Liberal Democrat peer. Former chairman of the National Coal Board. Boxed-In, Cold, Lonely And Going Nowhere

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