Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2015: P

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Pacheco, Ferdie Born 8 December 1927  (Tampa, Florida, USA) Corner man for numerous boxers, including Muhammad Ali. Out for the C*unt

Pacino, Al Born 25 April 1940  (New York City, New York, USA) Legendary Hollywood actor who first came to prominence in 'The Godfather' in 1972. COrPSe & SLEUTHS

Packer, J. I. Born 22 July 1926  (Gloucester, England) Christian theologian. The Bedsoring '20s

Pagano, Chuck Born 2 October 1960  (Boulder, Colorado, USA) American Football coach. Diagnosed with leukemia in 2012. Bloody Dead Rep

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. 2 Sick Not 2 Quit

Page, Tim Born 25 May 1944  (Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) British photojournalist whose exploits in the Vietnam War and wired personality was in part the inspiration for Dennis Hopper's character in 'Apocalypse Now'. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Paget, Debra Born 19 August 1933  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Hollywood actress who later became a born-again christian. MizzJacktheCat's Guarantee of Immortality

Pagnol, Jacqueline Born 6 October 1926  (Malakoff, Seine, France) Actress widow of novelist Marcel Pagnol. Death is International

Pahlavi, Princess Ashraf Born 26 October 1919  (Tehran, Iran) Twin sister of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Kept a low profile since the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Bxboy422 Goodbyladies Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic

Pahor, Boris Born 28 August 1913  (Trieste, Slovenia) One of Slovenia's most important authors. Bibliogryphon’s Bookworm Food Bxboy422 Garf Wants You To Die

Paige, Janis Born 16 September 1922  (Tacoma, Washington, USA) Film and television actress. Toto, I've Got a Feeling We're Not Alive Anymore Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour Naked Florida Gravediggers

Pakvasa, Poornima Arvind Born 5 October 1913  (Gujarat, India) Indian freedom protester, who was imprisoned together with Mahatma Gandhi's wife, Kasturba, and later became a social activist for her home region of Gujarat. Known as "Didi of the Dangs". One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Palafox, Antonio Born 8 April 1938  (Guadalajara, Mexico) Former tennis player. Won the doubles at the U.S. Open in 1962 and at Wimbledon in 1963. Also the former coach of John McEnroe. People Who Will Die Before An Englishman Wins Wimbledon

Palat, Divya Born in India  (exact date unknown) Former Hindi actress, now an award-winning director and producer of theatre plays. Couldn't even make 50, what lightweights

Palin, Sarah Born 11 February 1964  (Sandpoint, Idaho, USA) Former governor of Alaska and US Vice Presidential candidate in 2008. Now figurehead of the ridiculous 'Tea Party' movement. Clean Bill Of Health

Palme, Lisbet Born 14 March 1931  (Stockholm, Sweden) Former Chairperson of UNICEF and widow of assassinated Swedish PM Olof Palme. Death is (a) Relative

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. Aye, they're off the fags alright Mr & Mrs Drummerboy

Palmer, Betsy  Born 1 November 1926  (East Chicago, Indiana, USA) Died 29 May 2015  (Danbury, Connecticut, USA) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Actress and panel game guest extraordinaire. 20 to 1: Bets Nobs and Broome Stix Naked Florida Gravediggers

Palmer, Geoffrey Born 4 June 1927  (London, England) Sour-faced comic actor, appeared in 'Butterflies' and 'As Time Goes By'. Also narrator of the series 'Grumpy Old Men'. All's Well That Ends Well

Palmer-Tomkinson, Tara Born 23 December 1971  (Hampshire, England) Bonkers socialite and reality show veteran. Made a notoriously incoherent appearance on Frank Skinner's chatshow in 1999 before being despatched to the Priory. Stairway To Heaven

Papaoulia, Angeliki Born in Athens, Greece  (exact date unknown) Greek actress, starring in films like 'Dogtooth'. Founder of the blitz theattre group. Born 1975. Obscura Camera

Papas, Irene Born 3 September 1926  (Chiliomodi, Corinthia, Greece) Greek film actress. The Deadest of the Dead

Papert, Seymour Born 1 March 1928  (Pretoria, South Africa) Computer scientist, a pivotal name behind artificial intelligence & computers. Badly hurt in a traffic accident in Vietnam in 2006 and is making a very slow recovery. The Deadest of the Dead

Papoulias, Karolos Born 4 June 1929  (Ioannina, Greece) President of Greece since 2005. One Death to Rule Them All

Paredes, Providencia  Born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic  (exact date unknown) Died 18 March 2015  (Washington D. C., USA) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Personal assistant to former US Presidential first lady Jackie Kennedy. Muertos

Parfitt, Rick Born 12 October 1948  (Woking, Surrey, England) Status to Francis Rossi's Quo; the pair of them have been belting out three-chord tricks since the 1960s, and continue to wear only blue jeans, white trainers and T-shirts. Mourning Glory

Parker, Pauline Born 26 May 1938  (Christchurch, New Zealand) Woman who with her friend Juliet Hulme murdered her mother in 1954. Their intense friendship and murder plot was later made into a movie, 'Heavenly Creatures', directed by Peter Jackson. Death At The Movies

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

Parkinson, Cecil Born 1 September 1931  (Carnforth, Lancashire) Former Conservative cabinet minister whose designs for the top job were fatally undermined when it was revealed in 1983 that he had fathered a lovechild from his former secretary. Black Penguins Of Doom Dead Commons

Parkinson, Gary Born 10 January 1968  (Thornaby, Yorkshire, England) Ex-footballer. Former Middlesbrough FC and Burnley FC right back. Larry King Dead, Only On CNN Sudden Death

Parkinson, Michael Born 28 March 1935  (Cudworth, South Yorkshire, England) Jovial Northern TV chat show host. Don't Eat The Figs Down In Devil Gate Drive Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Pickton's Pork Pies Taking the Michael There Or Thereabouts

Parkinson, Robin Born 25 October 1929  (Coventry, England) Actor who some might recognise for his appearances in oodles of sitcoms and that slightly stuttering delivery he used to do. The Putrid Stench of Brit-Sitcom

Parrondo, Gil Born 17 June 1921  (Luarca, Asturias, Spain) Film art director who con Oscars in consecutive years (1970 & 71) for art direction in 'Patton' and then 'Nicholas and Alexandra'. Dead Space 5000

Parseghian, Ara Born 21 May 1973  (Akron, Ohio, USA) American Football coach for Notre Dame from 1964-74. Bxboy422

Parsons, Estelle Born 20 November 1927  (Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA) American actress who was nominated for an Oscar in 1967 for playing Blanche in 'Bonnie & Clyde'. Also known for playing Roseanne's bisexual mother in the sitcom 'Roseanne'. The Final Curtaincall

Parsons, King Born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA  (exact date unknown) Former professional wrestler, aka Iceman King Parsons. Born in 1949. They Will Never Be Royals

Parsons, Nicholas Born 10 October 1923  (Grantham, Lincolnshire, England) Presenter of numerous TV & radio programmes over the past 40 years or so. Dead And Dusted 2 Dress re-Hearse-als Fireball Pickett's Popped Off Picks Tick Tock

Parviainen, Päivö Born 19 June 1912  (Joensuu, Finnland) Finnish Lutheran priest and missionary, known as expert on Chinese culture. 2015 – And over...

Pate, Rupert Born 6 September 1917  (Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA) American football player who played offensive lineman for the Chicago Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles. Imgone, Solong

Patrick, Butch Born 2 August 1953  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Former child actor, known for playing Eddie Munster in 1960s sitcom 'The Munsters'. Sid And Marty Coffin

Pattakos, Stylianos Born 8 November 1912  (Rethymno Prefecture, Crete, Greece) One of the principle leaders of the Greek military junta from 1967 to 1974. Inquilinekea/Simfish

Patten, Marguerite  Born 4 November 1915  (Bath, Somerset, England) Died 4 June 2015  (London, England) Age at death: 99  (read death notice) Cooking writer and arguably the first TV celebrity chef. Coffinitup Death Grips Await

Patterson, Pat Born 19 January 1941  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) WWE wrestler. Diem Brown Memorial Deathsquad Pencil Neck Geeks

Pattinson, Robert Born 13 May 1986  (London, England) Actor, Cedric Diggory in the 'Harry Potter' films. Now wowing the ladies as Edward Cullen in the 'Twilight' series of vampire films. What Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Paul, Art Born 18 January 1925  (Chicago, Illinous, USA) Graphics designer, invented the Playboy rabbits-head logo. Dead And Deader II: Fidel's Fucking Finished

Paul, Swaj Born 18 February 1931  (Jalandhar, Punjab, India) Baron Paul of Marylebone. Business magnate and life peer, close friend to Gordon Brown. Book of Revel-asians

Pavlow, Muriel Born 27 June 1921  (Lee, Kent, England) Veteran British actress of stage, screen & TV. Buried By HHH Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour

Paxman, Jeremy Born 11 May 1950  (Leeds, England) Waspish presenter of 'Newsnight' who famously asked the same question to former Home Secretary Michael Howard 12 times in 1997. Retired from the Newsnight hotseat in June 2014. GMC Ghost Town

Payne, Cynthia  Born 24 December 1932  (Bognor, Sussex, England) Died 15 November 2015  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Brothel madam whose clients included various high-profile celebrities, including (of course) MPs. As a result of the notoriety gained by her 1980 court case, two films ('Personal Services' and 'Wish You Were Here') were made about her life. Death At The Movies

Payne, Keith Born 30 August 1933  (Ingham, Queensland, Australia) VC holder, who won it during the Vietnam war. Also fought in Korea and Dhofar. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Payne, Sara Born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England  (exact date unknown) Mother of the murdered Sarah Payne and campaigner for the right for people to know where convicted paedophiles live. Born 1969. Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly! The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury

Peacock, Trevor Born 19 May 1931  (London, England) Actor best known as the absent-minded Jim Trott in 'The Vicar of Dibley'. Sons Daniel and Harry are also actors. All's Well That Ends Well Nosoup4U!

Pedroza, Eusebio Born 2 March 1953  (Panama City, Panama) Former WBA featherweight champion, famously beaten by Barry McGuigan in 1985. Muertos

Pegg, Dave Born 2 November 1947  (Acocks Green, Birmingham, England) Folk music producer and instrumentalist, long-time bassist for the electric folk band Fairport Convention. Alright Dave

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 Book of Revel-asians Down In Devil Gate Drive Faster Than A Dead Horse Keeper Of The Heads Weakend At Bernies Naked Florida Gravediggers Nervous Nineties Nosoup4U! Old People Party Of 20 Inquilinekea/Simfish Tarkinator Time's-Up Team

Pei-tsun, Hau Born 13 July 1919  (Yancheng, Kiangsu, China) Former high-ranking politician in the Republic of China, AKA Taiwan. Served as Commander of the Army (1978-1981), Chief of the General Stuff of the Armed forces (1981-1989), Minister of National Defense (1989-1990) and Prime Minister (1990-1993). DeadHead

Pelé, (footballer) Born 23 October 1940  (Tres Coracoes, Brazil) Legendary Brazilian footballer - many say the greatest player ever. Coffinitup Come Die With Me Escape To Victory Hunting Halos Kicking Buckets Instead Of Balls Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Only Fools and Corpses Burt Lungcancers Diseasy Riders See Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!!! Poging Nr. 4 You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper You Must Be Croaking! Death: A Fate Worse Than Life.

Peng, Li Born 20 October 1928  (Shanghai, China) Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1988-1998. Death is International One Death to Rule Them All The Grey Horde

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

Percival, Lance  Born 26 July 1933  (Sevenoaks, Kent, England) Died 6 January 2015  (London, England) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) First famous in 'That Was The Week That Was'. Later in a whole host of TV shows & films. Puke on My Grave

Peres, Shimon Born 2 August 1923  (Vishniova, Belarus) Born in what used to be Poland, but is now Belarus, Peres is the respected elder statesman of Israel politics, twice former Prime Minister and President from 2007-14. Dead Is Dead Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Falling Off The Perch Lard Bazaar Lead, Follow and Die This Year Nobel Laureates Puke on My Grave The Funky Faz's Morgue of Merriment The Reaper's Apprentice Toasted Brown Bread Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded You Ain't Seen Me, Right?

Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier Born 19 January 1920  (Lima, Peru) Former secretary-general of the UN, 1982-91. DeadHead Death By Hemeloids Deathlist.net Lead, Follow and Die This Year Pearly Gates The Grateful Dead Welshman We're All Gonna Die!

Perkins, Elizabeth Born 18 November 1960  (Queens, New York, USA) Film actress. Jellydead

Perkins, Sue Born 22 September 1969  (East Dulwich, London, England) Comedian and co-presenter of 'The Great British Bake Off'. Coffinio De Lesbos

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

Perot, H. Ross Born 27 June 1930  (Texarkana, Texas, USA) Billionaire American businessman, who also ran for Presidency of the United States in 1992 & 1996. Cashier Number 85 Please! Circling The Drain Kennedy Driving School

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. Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Stiffer Steaks

Perry, Katy Born 25 October 1984  (Santa Barbara, California, USA) Successful recording artist who was briefly married to comedian Russell Brand. What Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Perry, Lee "Scratch" Born 20 March 1936  (St Mary's, Jamaica, West Indies) Barely sane but hugely influential reggae man. Deadies 2

Perry, William "The Refrigerator" Born 16 December 1962  (Aiken, South Carolina, USA) Hulking defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears American football team that won the Super Bowl in 1986. Carne and Sarne, Plus Eighteen Worm Farmer

Perryman, Steve Born 21 December 1951  (London, England) Former Tottenham Hostpur captain and England one-cap wonder. Sudden Death

Persico, Carmine Born 8 August 1933  (New York City, New York, USA) Mafioso. Since 1973 boss of the Colombo crime family, one of the five families of La Cosa Nostra in New York. He is known as "Junior", "The Snake" or "Immortal", has overseen numerous gang wars and murders and has been serving a 139-year sentence in federal prison since 1987. So he spent most of his time as head of the family in prison. Wormfood Scrubs

Persoff, Nehemiah Born 2 August 1919  (Jerusalem, Palestine Mandate (now Israel)) Palestine-born American character actor. Keeper Of The Heads Obituarynotice

Peters, Mike Born 25 February 1959  (Prestatyn, Wales) Lead singer of The Alarm. Pop Goes The Pop Star Taking the Michael

Petrucciani, Loana Born 30 August 1977  (Cannes, France) Reality television personality, winner of 'Big Brother' and Finalist of the only season of 'Je suis une célébrité, sortez-moi de là!' the French version of 'I’m a Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here!' Calls herself an "actress". P@F Slain By Sin

Pettit, Bob Born 12 December 1932  (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA) Retired basketball player. Played for the Milwaukee Hawks/St. Louis Hawks from 1954-65. Die You On The Bayou

Phelps, Edmund Born 26 July 1933  (Evanston, Illinois, USA) Economist, who was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize on economic sciences in 2006 for his analysis of inter-temporal tradeoffs in macroeconomic policy. Economics - The Fatal Science

Phelps, Michael Born 30 June 1985  (Towson, Maryland, USA) American swimmer and most decorated Olympic athlete of all time. Won 18 Olympic gold medals and 27 world championships. "So long and thanks for all the Fish"

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 1960s & one of America's most famous & most popular TV personalities. The Empire State Strikes Back

Philip, Prince Born 10 June 1921  (Villa Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece) Gaffe-prone "Phil the Greek" also has Danish and German blood. Aaron's Drop Dead Twenty Ambledown Baldys Burial Service The Choir Invisibule 2015 Black Penguins Of Doom Body Snatcher's Body-Count Worm Fodder Breathless In Seattle Brown Bananas Buzzards By Royal Appointment  Can You Tell What It Is Yet Catherine Celebrating Stiffies Chelski Pensioners Coattails To The Grave Coffin Fit Bury My Stiffy Come Die With Me Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators DAI YAB'STARDS Dance On Your Grave DeadEnders  Deadies 2 Dead Loss Dead Spotters Death Stinks Death By Hemeloids Death Can Be Funny Deathlist.net Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Death Stalks United Diana Rots Dress re-Hearse-als Drop Dead Celebration Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair Embalmy Army The Forest Lawn Jockeys Four Score Years And Ten Fuck 'Em All Gag Slow And Die George Lass and the Gravelings Grendel's Graveyard Hangman's XX House Of Soon To Be With The Lord Hunting Halos I Can’t Believe They’re Not Deader  I Couldn't Eat Another Bite I'll Sleep When You're Dead I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Aunt Jessica Fletcher's Weekend Visit JoeRam Jumptheshark 6.0 They're Loving Angels Instead LastOrders  Lead, Follow and Die This Year Lidders Late Lamentables Live Forever With Line 5 Mercarte MizzJacktheCat's Guarantee of Immortality Moldy Oldies Morbid United FC Mortem Omnibus Mourning Glory Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Naked Florida Gravediggers Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club  NorthernFoxiles No Weddings And Twenty Funerals Obituaries 'R' Us OldPolsEtc Old People Party Of 20 One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Only Fools and Corpses Windsor's OBE Permanent Lip Pickett's Popped Off Picks Puzlman's Passing Picks Fly 20 Fly Up Up To The Sky Right Dead Fred Burt Lungcancers Diseasy Riders Rotting Kanzlerin The Honey Trap Kicking Down Death's Door (Scarborough Style) Seasideessexxile Sick Scouser In Black  Sic Semper Tyrannis Snuff’s Enough  Sonnys Suicide Solutions Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Spongebob Ate My Hamster Stairway To Heaven Stiffer Steaks Stone Dead Cert Team John Thomas Blue in Blood and in the Face The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The End of the World As We Know It The Grateful Dead Dickie's Gone the Way of the Dinosaurs The Mount Deadpool Society The Reaper's Apprentice There Or Thereabouts The Grim Grampian Reapers The Walking Dead Toetag4U Where's My Damn List? Who Turned Out The Lights? Wot The Deuce You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling You Must Be Croaking! Zombie Nation

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. Aaron's Drop Dead Twenty Are You Still Dying, Darling? Body Snatcher's Body-Count Breathless In Seattle Chelski Pensioners C.A.Daver Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Deadies 2 Don't Eat The Figs The Forest Lawn Jockeys Fuck 'Em All I Hope They Don't Have Horcruxes Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour Windsor's OBE Pickett's Popped Off Picks Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Team Cat AIDS Team John Thomas The Funky Faz's Crypt Of Chortles The Mount Deadpool Society Welshman

Phillips, Mackenzie Born 10 November 1959  (Alexandria, Virginia, USA) Singer & actress who has had a long standing problem with drugs. In 2009 she revealed that she had a long incestuous relationship with her father, The Mamas & the Papas lead singer John Phillips. Rehab Survivors Strictly Got Dancing Talent Get Me Outta Here Brother Zsa-Zsa-ah-ah-ah! Zsa-Zsa-Ooh-la-la!

Philpott, Mick Date and place of birth unknown Notorious multi-fathering benefit scrounger, jailed in 2013 for the manslaughter of half his brood when a plot to discredit his mistress ended in tragedy. Born 1956. Dress re-Hearse-als Old Lags And Old Slags (Revisited) Pickton's Pork Pies Wormfood Scrubs

Phipps, William Born 4 February 1922  (Vincennes, Indiana, USA) Actor, known for his roles in classical westerns and science-fiction-movies, also on television. Predictor's Predictions There goes another one! :)

Piccoli, Michel Born 27 December 1925  (Paris, France) Veteran French film actor. Buried By HHH Relegated 4 Life

Pickles, Eric Born 20 April 1952  (Keighley, Yorkshire, England) Bumptious Conservative cabinet minister. Mourning Glory

Pietrangeli, Nicola Born 11 September 1933  (Tunis, Tunisia) Retired Italian tennis player. Twice winner of the French Open. Death Amore

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. Dead And Dusted Death Sings Our Name Say Hello To The Angels

Piggott-Smith, Tim Born 13 May 1946  (Rugby, Warwickshire, England) British film and television actor. Escape To Victory

Pilbeam, Nova  Born 15 November 1919  (Wimbledon, London, England) Died 17 July 2015  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Highly successful teenage actress of the 1930s whose popularity waned thereafter. Dial D For Deadpool Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour

Pileggi, Mitch Born 5 April 1952  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Actor, best known as Skinner in 'The X-Files'. SuperLord of the WhoTrekLock

Pinal, Silvia Born 12 September 1931  (Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico) Mexican film actress. Muertos

Pine, Robert Born 10 June 1941  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor, Sgt. Joseph Getraer on the NBC TV series 'CHiPs'. No I Don't Want To Build A Fucking Snowman

Pinsent, Gordon Born 12 July 1930  (Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) Canadian actor. Rushing To Tim Horton's For Donuts After The Hockey Match

Pirsig, Robert M. Born 6 September 1928  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) Writer and philospher of 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' fame. Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix

Pistorius, Oscar Born 22 November 1986  (Sandton, South Africa) Multiple paralympic champion and icon. Accused of murdering his girlfriend who was shot dead at his home on Valentine's Day 2013. Long Shot Kick De Bucket

Pitoi, Falesa Born in Tuvalu  (exact date unknown) Dentist-turned Tuvalu politician. 2015 – And over...

Plowright, Joan Born 28 October 1929  (Brigg, Lincolnshire, England) Highly regarded actress, widow of Lawrence Olivier. Vive La Mort

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'. Won Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2012 at the age of 82. Last Gasp Saloon Powder's Picks

Pohamba, Hifikepunye Born 18 August 1935  (Okanghudi, Namibia) Current president of Namibia since March 2005. One Death to Rule Them All

Poitier, Sidney Born 20 February 1927  (Miami, Florida, USA) Bahamian-born actor who 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'. Baldys Burial Service COrPSe & SLEUTHS Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother Death On The Rocks Golden Oldies Grim McGraw Kentucky Fried Genocide  Oscar The Beast Pool Ghoul Unusual Suspects

Polanski, Roman Born 18 August 1933  (Paris, France) Movie director, with a rather torrid personal life, which has included underage sexual intercourse (which means he is still banned from the US), surviving the Holocaust & finding out his wife, Sharon Tate had been brutally murdered by the Manson Family. Pearly Gates

Pollard, Jonathan Born 7 August 1954  (Galveston, Texas, USA) Forrmer civilian intelligence analyst convicted of spying for the Israeli government in 1987. Tentoesup

Pooley, Olaf  Born 13 March 1914  (Poole, Dorset, England) Died 14 July 2015  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 101  (read death notice) British actor of Danish descent, one of the few to have appeared in the 'Star Trek' and 'Doctor Who' franchises. Buried By HHH Gray Panthers Old As Dirt Spongebobs Old Stars Three Digits Is Your Limit Zsa-Zsa-ah-ah-ah! Zsa-Zsa-Ooh-la-la!

Pop, Iggy Born 21 April 1947  (Muskegon, Michigan, USA) Former front man of The Stooges and online insurance salesman, but also successful as a solo artist. Born James Jewell Osterberg, Jr. Punks, Not Dead

Porcaro, Mike  Born 29 May 1955  (South Windsor, Connecticut, USA) Died 15 March 2015  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 59  (read death notice) Bass player with 1970s soft rockers Toto. Bazzilliant Beyond A Little Peaky Compost Corner Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Dead Ends Dead Is Dead Diana Rots Ethnic Cleansing Buckets O Blood Researched To Death I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Di, Dodi and their pet dodo Finding Chemo Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly! They're Loving Angels Instead The Hidden Persuader Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia .....Norfolk & Good I'm Fed Up With This World Pop Goes The Pop Star Shovelful Of Dirt Taking the Michael The Anfield Iron The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Conqueror Worm We're All Gonna Die!

Powell, Jane Born 1 April 1929  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Five times married and still active actress, singer and dancer. Death On The Rocks

Powter, Susan Born 22 September 1957  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Motivational speaker and nutritionist, who hosts her own talk show. Coffinio De Lesbos

Prasad, Ahuti Born 2 January 1958  (Koduru, India) Bollywood actor. Died in January 2015 but no obit. .....Norfolk & Good

Pratchett, Terry  Born 28 April 1948  (Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England) Died 12 March 2015  (Broad Charlie, Wiltshire, England) Age at death: 66  (read death notice) Author of the 'Discworld' Sci-fi series. Announced in 2007 that he has a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer's. Aardvark's Bupa Listing Ambledown The Choir Invisibule 2015 Brown Bananas Aye, they're off the fags alright Bury My Stiffy Death Neblula 3000 Death By Hemeloids Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic The Forest Lawn Jockeys Fuck 'Em All Grendel's Graveyard Researched To Death I'll Sleep When You're Dead Larry King Dead, Only On CNN Morbid United FC NorthernFoxiles Plowing The Deep Powder's Picks Song To The Siren Tarkinator Team Cat AIDS The Good, The Bad And Cliff Richard

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. Obese City

Press, Tamara Born 10 May 1937  (Kharkiv, Ukraine) Olympic shot put champion for the Soviet Union in 1960 & 1964. Long rumoured to have been a man although this has never been proven. 20 Names 20 Sports Pooil Vaaish

Pressler, Menahem Born 16 December 1923  (Magdeburg, Germany) German-born Israeli-American pianist and a founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio. Dead and Dusted 3

Previn, Andre Born 6 April 1930  (Berlin, Germany) Principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra from 1968-79 and still best known for his appearance on 'The Morecambe and Wise Show' in 1971, lambasting Eric for "playing ALL the wong notes". Dead and Dusted 3 Windsor's OBE The Soundtrack Of The Dead

Price, Christopher Lee Born 6 September 1972  (Winfield, Alabama, USA) Alabama death row inmate, convicted in 1993 for the brutal robbery-murder on Alabama Minister William Lynn. His appeals and constitutional claims on his trial and punishment spent over more than ten years, brought him back to the news but were all rejected. .....Norfolk & Good

Price, Leontyne Born 10 February 1927  (Laurel, Mississippi, USA) Soprano opera singer. First African-American to become a prima donna at the Metropolitan Opera. Garf Wants You To Die

Price, Lloyd Born 9 March 1933  (Kenner, Louisiana, USA) Early rock 'n' roll musician. Hits include 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy'. From Here To Eternity Shake, Rattle, Roll Over And Play Dead

Price, Marian Date and place of birth unknown Irish republican terrorist, jailed in 1973 along with her sister Dolours for bombing the Old Bailey in 1973. An opponent of the ongoing peace process. Born 1954. Their Troubles Will (hopefully) Soon Be Over

Pride, Charley Born 18 March 1938  (Sledge, Mississippi, USA) Successful country music singer, a former baseball player. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead

Prideaux, Roger Born 31 July 1939  (London, England) Captain of Northamptionshire County Cricket Club since 1967-70. A Good Captain's Innings

Priest, Pat Born 15 August 1936  (Bountiful, Utah, USA) Marilyn Munster in 'The Munsters'. Lord Gravedigger Pooil Vaaish

Priest, Steve Born 23 February 1948  (Hayes, Middlesex, England) Bass player for glam rock band The Sweet. Died In The Wool

Prince, (musician) Born 7 June 1958  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) Pop musician who dominated the 1980s, with successful and acclaimed hit singles and albums. They Will Never Be Royals

Prince, Harold Born 30 January 1928  (New York City, New York, USA) Successful Tony-winning theatre producer and director whose main collaborator was Stephen Sondheim. They Will Never Be Royals

Prior, James Born 11 October 1927  (Brampton, Sussex, England) Politician, former Employment & Northern Ireland Secretary. Dead Commons Unusual Suspects

Prokop, Matt Born 29 July 1990  (Victoria, Texas, USA) Teen movie actor. Career: see Efron, Zack. Amanda's Fire Dept. Noz4news

Provenzano, Bernardo Born 31 January 1933  (Corleone, Sicily, Italy) Member of the notorious Sicilian mafia. Jailed in 2006. Buckets O Blood

Prowse, David Born 1 July 1935  (Bristol, England) Played the physical from of Darth Vader in 'Star Wars', with James Earl Jones providing the voice. Was also the Green Cross Code man. All's Well That Ends Well Goat Army Only Fools and Corpses On The Box/In The Box Wretched Hive Of Scum and Villainy

Prudhomme, Paul  Born 13 July 1940  (Opelousas, Louisiana, USA) Died 8 October 2015  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Age at death: 75  (read death notice) Rotund American chef, best known for his Cajun cooking. Die You On The Bayou

Pryce, Jonathan Born 1 June 1947  (Holywell, Flintshire, Wales) Highly rated actor probably still best recognised as the hapless Sam Lowry in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult classic 'Brazil'. No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Pugach, Burt Born 20 April 1927  (New York City, New York, USA) New York based lawyer who spent 14 years in prison for hiring men to throw lye in the face of his former girlfriend Linda Riss in 1959, with whom he had a relationship besides being married. After he was released in 1974, the couple resumed their relationship and got married themselves. Their autobiographical book 'A Very Different Love Story' was published in 1976. In 1997 Linda was a character witness on her husband during a second trial and argued FOR him. We love the DDP for bringing us stories like that. Little Eadie's Euthanizers

Pugacheva, Natalya Born 28 November 1935  (Buranovo, Russia) Oldest member of the musical group Buranovskiye Babushki, the so-called "Buranovo Grannies", who threatened to win the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. Death For Everybody

Pugh, Tom Born 13 March 1937  (London, England) English cricketer. Captain of Gloucestershire from 1961-62. Was once dismissed for LBW after getting his jaw broken! A Good Captain's Innings

Pullein-Thompson, Diana  Born 1 October 1925  (Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England) Died 21 October 2015  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Writer along with her sister Jospehine of several pony books for young girls. The Bedsoring '20s

Pulver, Liselotte Born 11 October 1929  (Bern, Switzerland) Swiss actress who made her mark in German cinema in the 1960s. Deutschland Verabschiedet Sich!

Pursey, Jimmy Born 9 February 1955  (Hersham, Surrey, England) Punk musician with Sham 69. Punks, Not Dead

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. 2015 – And over...  The Walking Dead

Putina, Vera Born 6 September 1926  (Russia) Woman who claims that Russian president Vladimir Putin is her lost son. Born 1926. Death is (a) Relative

Pyatchenko, Valentina Born 21 October 1937  (Buranovo, Russia) Member of the so-called "Russian grannies" who took part in the 2012 Eurovision song contest. Death For Everybody

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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