Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2013: E

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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'. Rotting Kanzlerin

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 I Hear Voices Over & Out Wretched Hive Of Scum & Villainy

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

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. Toast of the Turf

Eastham, George Born 23 September 1936  (Blackpool, Lancashire, England) Former Arsenal and Stoke City inside forward. Scored the winning goal in the 1972 League Cup final against Chelsea at the age of 35. Was a non-playing member of England's victoious 1966 World Cup squad. Gunners Go Goodbye

Eastwood, Barney Born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland  (exact date unknown) Boxing promoter and manager, who formed a succesful partnership with the "Clones Cyclone" Barry McGuigan, before they split in acrimonious circumstances. Born 1936. I Shagged Hattie Jacques' Corpse

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 turn All Quiet on the Westerns Front Better Dead Than Red Cashier Number 83 Please! Drop the Pilot Filth on the Box Illinois Reaper Beater 7.0 Lover Glovers Mourner's Kadish Numbskull10 PRFT Prunella Vulgaris Rotting Kanzlerin The Honey Trap Tango Uniform The Reinhard Heydrich Association for Perfect Gentlemen They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Eaton, Bobby Born 14 August 1954  (Huntsville, Alabama, USA) Wrestler, part of the Midnight Express tag team. You Can't See Me 6 Feet Under

Eaton, Shirley Born 13 January 1937  (London, England) Actress, most famous for playing Jill Masterson, the Bond girl who died after being painted head to toe in gold paint in 'Goldfinger'. 007 - Carrie's Licence to Die No Mr Bond I Expect You To Die

Eavis, Michael Born 17 October 1935  (place of birth unknown) Dairy farmer and founder of the Glastonbury Festival. Never Trust A Man With A Beard

Ebadi, Shirin Born 21 June 1947  (Hamedan, Iran) Iranian lawyer and human rights who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003. The award was allegedly confiscated by the Iranian state. Nobel Loserettes

Ebert, Roger  Born 18 June 1942  (Urbana, Illinois, USA) Died 4 April 2013  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Age at death: 70  (read death notice) 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 Curse Of Fame Diet Of Worms Food For Worms First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die Going Underground If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course I Shall Need To Get The Black Out john_thomas_alerdice  Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Manuel's Stiffs Misers Mr. Yuck People I Think Might Die In 2013 United Roger And Out Romancing The Headstone Bucket O'Hare Tentoesup There's A Shiva In The Park

Ebstein, Katja Born 9 March 1945  (Gniewków, Poland) Singer who represented the former West Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest on three occasions in the 1970s. Death For Everybody

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 Cashier Number 83 Please! Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Red-Flagged Snuff’s Enough Tango Uniform

Echeverría Álvarez, Luis Born 17 January 1922  (Mexico City, Mexico) Controversial former President of Mexico. Dead Presidentes The 1922 Committee

Eddery, Pat Born 18 March 1952  (County Kildare, Rep of Ireland) Highly successful horse racing jockey. Former DDP Unique Jokers

Eden, Mark Born 14 February 1928  (London, England) Actor, still best known for his role as the devious Alan Bradley in 'Coronation Street'. Pan Breed

Edgerton, David Date and place of birth unknown Founder of the Burger King fast food chain. Born 1928. By Royal Ascent

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'. 20 Dirty Rotters All That Glitters Is Not Mould Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye! Never Trust A Man With A Beard

Edmonds, Ray Born 25 April 1936  (Grimsby, England) Ex-snooker player and commentator The Deadest of the Dead

Edrich, John Born 21 June 1937  (Blofield, Norfolk, England) Former Surrey & England cricketer. Dead Loss Going Underground Les Trompettes De La Mort Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Stiff & the Tears 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, Nicholas Born 25 February 1934  (place of birth unknown) Baron Crickhowell. Was Secretary of State for Wales in the Thatcher government. Pan Breed

Edwards, Robert G.  Born 27 September 1925  (Batley, Yorkshire, England) Died 10 April 2013  (England) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) 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. Boddies... Manchester's Finest Octopus of Odstock Windsor's OBE The Importance Of Being Urn-ish

Eggerth, Marta  Born 17 April 1912  (Budapest, Hungary) Died 26 December 2013  (Rye, New York, USA) Age at death: 101  (read death notice) Hungarian actress and singer of operettas. Obituaries 'R' Us

Eisenhower, John  Born 3 February 1920  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Died 21 December 2013  (Trappe, Maryland, USA) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Son of the former US President Ike Eisenhower who also had a military career. Bxboy422

Ekberg, Anita Born 29 September 1931  (Malmo, Sweden) Actress, model & sex symbol of the 1950s. Gnarlie's Bucket Of Blood Stick That In Your Corpse And Smoke It

Ekland, Britt Born 6 October 1942  (Stockholm, Sweden) Actress, in film & TV, a former Bond Girl. Former wife of Peter Sellers. 007 - Carrie's Licence to Die

Eklund, Dicky Born 9 May 1957  (Lowell, Massachusetts, USA) Former boxer, whose return to the big time, training his half-brother Micky Ward to the WBU junior welterweight title was immortalised in the 2010 film 'The Fighter'. Death At The Movies

el Shukrijumah, Adnan Gulshair Born 4 August 1975  (Saudi Arabia) Alleged member of Al-Qaeda yada yada... Clathrate Gun  Drone Fodder

El Tabakh, Heidi Born 25 September 1986  (Alexandria, Egypt) Egypt-born Canadian tennis player. Worldwide Snooker Tri Quarterly

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. 20 to 1 Safe Betts Death Is Not The End Dress re-Hearse-als Gag Slow And Die  Billy Graham Must Die GMC Ghost Town Gwynhafyr Heads In A Bag Illinois Reaper Beater 7.0 Jump the Shark 4.0 Mercarte Misslucky Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Northern Foxiles Noz4news The Honey Trap Savile's Specials Spongebob Ate My Hamster The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers  The Dead Cows Late of Lewes Today It's A Fever, Tomorrow - St Peter You're Gone!!

Elliott, Barry Born 24 December 1941  (Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England) One half, along with his brother Paul, of the Chuckle Brothers children's "entertainment" duo. I Shall Need To Get The Black Out Sean's Coffin Dodgers

Elliott, Missy Born 1 July 1971  (Portsmouth, Virginia, USA) Rapper/singer-songwriter. Just Die Will You Sing Your Last Song For Me

Ellis, Doug Born 3 January 1924  (Chester, Cheshire, England) Former chairman of Aston Villa football club. Aardvark's Bupa Listing Are You Still Dying, Darling? Dead And Dusted It Tolls For Thee Jellydead Cannock Killing Club Will Jim Fix It For Me?

Ellis, James Born 15 March 1931  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Actor, played Bert Lynch in 'Z Cars' and Sarge in the brilliant, surreal 'Nightingales'. Also a playwright. Filth on the Box

Ellis, Maud Born 28 September 1901  (place of birth unknown) One of the oldest people in Britain. Died in 2012, so no points... Old People, Young Death

Ellison, Harlan Born 27 May 1934  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Science fiction author. 5 Feet And 1 To Go Ain’t It Grand To Be Bloomin’ Well Dead Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators Inigo, I Hope We Win The Man In Black's "where no man has gone before..."

Ellroy, James Born 4 March 1948  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American crime author whose most famous work was 'L.A. Confidential', later made into an Oscar-winning film. Roy Daveision

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. The Dead Cows

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. Believed to have died in 2008 or thereabouts after extensive research by former host Octopus of Odstock... Morbid United FC

Enfield, Harry Born 30 May 1961  (Crawley, Sussex, England) Comedian & impressionist, who had huge success in the '90s with his sketch shows. Now trying to stage something of a comeback. 'arry-Kiri's 'arry New Year Mad Maureen

Engelbart, Douglas  Born 30 January 1925  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Died 2 July 2013  (Atherton, California, USA) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Inventor and father of the computer mouse. The Bedsoring '20s

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

Epstein, Anthony Born 18 May 1921  (Willesden, London, England) Scientist, one of the discovers of the Epstein-Barr virus. Death Stinks

Erdogan, Recep Tayyip Born 26 February 1954  (Istanbul, Turkey) Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003. Finbarr Returns From The Dead

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

Escobar, Marisol Born 22 May 1930  (Paris, France) Sculptor. All Death Is Consolation

Essell, Eileen Born 8 October 1922  (London, England) Actress who began her career in her late 70s. Obituarynotice

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

Etchegaray, Cardinal Roger Born 25 September 1922  (Espelette/Ezpeleta, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) French cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Was injured in the attack on Pope Benedict XVI on Christmas Eve 2009. Mercarte Roger And Out The Pope

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

Eubank, Chrith Born 8 August 1966  (London, England) Flamboyant, lisping, monacle wearing former Super Middleweight boxing champion. Tarkinator

Eubanks, Bob Born 8 January 1938  (Flint, Michigan, USA) American TV presenter and host of 'The Newlywed Game'. Ash Cream

Eusebio, (footballer) Born 25 January 1942  (Lourenco Marques, Mozambique) Legendary Portuguese footballer. Better Dead Than Red Embalmy Army I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Kicking Buckets Instead Of Balls  There Or Thereabouts

Evans, Lee Born 25 February 1947  (Madera, California, USA) Olympic 400m champion in 1968 and held the World record in the event for nearly twenty years. Has the same birthday as his namesake, the rubber-faced comedian. Hide & Go Die

Everly, Don Born 1 February 1937  (Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA) The elder of the famous Everly Brothers singing group. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead

Evren, Kenan Born 17 July 1917  (Alasehir, Manisa Province, Turkey) President of Turkey from 1980-1989. Leading To(o) Dead... Inquilinekea/Simfish

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. Dead Space 5000 Old People Smell Of Piss

Eyskens, Mark Born 29 April 1933  (Leuven, Belgium) Prime Minister of Belgium in 1981. Minions Of Xuleneb

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