Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2017: D

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DA RE, Eric Born 3 March 1965  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actor best remembered as depraved trucker Leo Johnson on cult drama 'Twin Peaks'. Lynch Mob

DA SILVA, Luiz Inacio Lula Born 6 October 1945  (Garanhuns, Brazil) President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010. Mr. Yuck

D'ABO, Maryam Born 27 December 1960  (London, England) Actress best remembered as Bond girl Kara Milovy in 'The Living Daylights'. Wife of 'Chariots of Fire' director Hugh Hudson. Bond is alive. Kill Bond...Now!

DAHL, Arlene Born 11 August 1925  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) Six-times married columnist and actress. Had a short relationship with JFK, was married to Lex Barker and is mother of actor Lorenzo Lamas. Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

DAILIDE, Algimantas Born 12 March 1921  (Kaunas, Lithuania) Former member of the Lithuanian Secret Police, features on the Wiesenthal Centre's list of most-wanted Nazis due to his role in the deaths of Jewish escapees from Vilna ghettos. Predictor's Predictions

DAILY, Bill Born 30 August 1927  (Des Moines, Iowa, USA) Comedian and actor best known as Larry Hagman's sidekick Roger Healey in the 1960s cult classic 'I Dream of Jeannie'. Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

DAKER, David Born in Bilston, England  (exact date unknown) Familiar character actor whose known role was as Harry Crawford in the 1980s series 'Boon' with the late Michael Elphick. Born c.1937. M6 Toll(ed)

DALE, Alan Born 6 May 1947  (Dunedin, New Zealand) Depending on your age/TV likes - Jim Robinson in 'Neighbours' or Bradford Meade in 'Ugly Betty'. Rather worryingly for Dale, three of his best known characters have died of heart-attacks... Insert Name Here

DALE, Jim Born 15 August 1935  (Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England) Actor, one of the few living stars of Carry On, whose Carry On legend status was severely damaged when he appeared in the woeful Carry on Columbus. 1 Foot in the Grave I Hope They Don't Have Horcruxes

DALEY, Tom Born 21 May 1994  (Plymouth, Devon, England) Reasonably successful English Olympic Diver turned crap reality TV presenter. Stairway Tom Heaven

DALTON, Timothy Born 21 March 1946  (Colwyn Bay, Wales) Actor, the 4th man to play James Bond on screen. Bond is alive. Kill Bond...Now! Dr Who's Next

DALTREY, Roger Born 1 March 1944  (Hammersmith, London, England) Rock singer, lead singer of The Who. Occasional actor as well. Dark-Knight The Honey Trap

DALY, John Born 28 April 1966  (Carmichael, California, USA) Hard drinking, cigarette puffing, high-stake gambling, drug-taking & hugely overweight golfer. Also one of the most popular & most talented golfers of the last 20 years, probably because of all the above... Mr & Mrs Drummerboy

DALYELL, Tam  Born 4 August 1932  (Edinburgh, Scotland) Died 26 January 2017  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Labour MP for West Lothian/Linlithgow from 1962-2005 and famous for posing the "West Lothian Question" in which you have to be an expert in cross-border constitutional politics to answer... Dead Commons

DAMON, Stuart Born 5 February 1937  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor, well known in the US for his 30 year stint on the TV programme 'General Hospital'. On The Box/In The Box

DAMONE, Vic Born 12 June 1928  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Italian-American easy-listening singer. #1 Hits 20 Crooners Croakin' Crooning for a casket

DANA, Bill  Born 5 October 1924  (Quincy, Massachusetts, USA) Died 15 June 2017  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Comedian and writer, known in the U.S. For his "José Jiménez" character on television. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel The Letter 'D' Means Death

DANIELLS, Natalie Date and place of birth unknown Terminally ill hairdresser who got married as part of her bucket list. No points for guessing which paper covered her plight. Born 1996. Died in January 2017 but no obit. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Shameless The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to...

DANIELS, Anthony Born 21 February 1946  (Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) Actor - C-3PO in all six 'Star Wars' films. Dark-Knight

DANIELS, Charlie Born 28 October 1936  (Leland, North Carolina, USA) Country music singer, guitarist and fiddler. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead

DANIELS, William Born 31 March 1927  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actor, best known as the acerbic voice of KITT in the 1980s TV series 'Knight Rider'. Krypton-kid

DANIHER, Neale Born 15 February 1961  (West Wyalong, Australia) Former Australian Rules footballer and coach now battling motor neurone disease. Body Snatcher's Body Count

DANNER, Blythe Born 3 February 1943  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) US screen actress and mother of Gwyneth and Jake Paltrow. Lullabye-bye of Broadway

DANSON, Ted Born 29 December 1947  (San Diego, California, USA) Actor, still best known for the role of Sam Malone in the long-running sitcom 'Cheers' . The Honey Trap

DARC, Mireille  Born 15 May 1938  (Toulon, France) Died 28 August 2017  (Paris, France) Age at death: 79  (read death notice) French model/actress, spent much of her career in tandem with Alain Delon, both onscreen and off. Droller Coaster Gene Wilder Memorial Deathsquad P@F only girls

DARREN, James Born 8 June 1936  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Actor & singer - a teen idol, who later had a recurring role in 'TJ Hooker'. 20 to 1: Music for the soul

DARRIEUX, Danielle  Born 1 May 1917  (Bordeaux, France) Died 17 October 2017  (Bois-le-Roi, France) Age at death: 100  (read death notice) French singer & movie actress, who made some films in America. A. Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association Born in the 1917 GOODBYLADIES Pool Ghoul Quixoz' Scrabble Junkies Kicking Down Death's Door (Scarborough Style) The Letter 'D' Means Death Don't Stop the Music Vive la France... et la mort

DARROW, Henry Born 15 September 1933  (New York City, New York, USA) Puerto-Rican American actor best known for his role as Manolito Montoya in 'The High Chaparral'. All Quiet on the Westerns Front

DARROW, Paul Born 2 May 1941  (Chessington, Surrey, England) Actor eternally remembered as tactical tech expert Avon on 'Blake's 7', assuming the lead once Gareth Thomas left the show. Bond is alive. Kill Bond...Now!

DARWIN, John Born 14 August 1950  (Hartlepool, County Durham, England) Former teacher and prison officer who was jailed for fraud for faking his own death so his wife (also convicted) could claim the life insurance. Died In The Wool

DAULTON, Darren  Born 3 January 1962  (Arkansas City, Kansas, USA) Died 6 August 2017  (Clearwater, Florida, USA) Age at death: 55  (read death notice) Former baseball-catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, nicknamed "Dutch". Wanky Yankee

DAVI, Robert Born 26 June 1953  (Astoria, New York, USA) Pock-marked actor turned jazz singer. His and Hearse No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

DAVIDSON, Alan Born 14 June 1929  (Lisarow, New South Wales, Australia) Former Australian international all-rounder. 60s Sporting Stars Losing to Death The Deadest of the Dead

DAVIES, Barry Born 24 October 1937  (London, England) Sports commentator for the BBC since 1969, Davies has commentated on a whole of sports including tennis, gymnastics, hockey and ice skating. Still primarily known as a football commentator on 'Match of the Day'. Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead

DAVIES, Dave Born 3 February 1947  (Muswell Hill, London, England) Younger brother of Ray and fellow member of the Kinks. Rockers who Rolled to the Graveyard

DAVIES, Dickie Born 30 April 1933  (Wallasey, Cheshire, England) Former presenter of World of Sport, well known for his badger-like hair. 60s Sporting Stars Losing to Death

DAVIES, Edwina  Born in Wales  (exact date unknown) Died 6 June 2017  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Mother of TV presenter Carol Vorderman. Born 1928. Dead Loss

DAVIES, George Born 29 October 1941  (Crosby, Merseyside, England) Fashion guru, an outspoken voice on retail matters. Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead!

DAVIES, Ray Born 21 June 1944  (Muswell Hill, London, England) Legendary songwriter and lead singer of The Kinks. Death To All But Metal And Dame Vera Lynn Mortem Omnibus The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury

DAVIES, Rick Born 22 July 1944  (Swindon, Wiltshire, England) Lead singer and songwriter for 1970s progressive rock band Supertramp. Breathless In Seattle Day In The Death Pedro's Catacomb Caskets Pop Goes The Pop Star

DAVIES, Windsor Born 28 August 1930  (Canning Town, London, England) English-born but Welsh-bred thespian who over-acted his way through dreadful '70s sitcom 'It Ain't Half Hot, Mum' and the cringeworthy 'Never The Twain'. Black Penguins Of Doom Comedy Cremations Deader Than A Dead Thing Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 The Letter 'D' Means Death Tick Tock

DAVIS, Clive Born 4 April 1932  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Music producer, founder & long time head of Arista Records. Snort The Ashes

DAVIS, Geena Born 21 January 1956  (Wareham, Massachusetts, USA) Actress in films & TV - very successful too - most notably for 'Thelma & Louise'. If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead?

DAVIS, Georgia Date and place of birth unknown Britain's fattest women, pressing the scales at 55 stone! Born c. 1992. Decomposing Blubber

DAVIS, Jason Born 14 October 1984  (USA) Voice of Mikey, the fat one in 'Recess'. Now more commonly in US gossip columns for his drug problems. The Deadest of the Dead

DAVIS, Tony  Born 24 August 1930  (Blackburn, Lancashire, England) Died 10 February 2017  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Founder member of British folk band The Spinners. ..It's Better To Burn Out Than To Fade Away

DAVIS, William B. Born 13 January 1938  (Toronto, Canada) Actor - enigmatic supervillain Cigarette Smoking Man on 'The X-Files'. Checkin' Out

DAVISON, Peter Born 13 April 1951  (London, England) Actor best known as the fifth incarnation of 'Doctor Who'. Dr Who's Next

DAWKINS, Richard Born 26 March 1941  (Nairobi, Kenya) Noted & controversial evolutionary biologist. When he dies, if there's a hint of a pearly gate in front of him, he's in shit streak! If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead?

DAWN, Amber Date and place of birth unknown Canadian lesbian writer. Born 1974. Coffinio De Lesbos

DAWN, Liz  Born 8 November 1939  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) Died 25 September 2017  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 77  (read death notice) Star of Coronation Street for many years, playing gobby fishwife Vera Duckworth. Diagnosed with emphysema in 2004. All Part Of The Show... Right? Blueberry Crumble Crofty's Coffin Crew Deadies 4 Death Can Be Funny Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Despicable Moi Hunting Halos Live for today tomorrow might not arrive Lord Gravedigger Madonna's Hand of Bod Windsor's OBE Paint the town DEAD….the Rocket Returns.....AGAIN!! P@F only girls Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 Slippery Soap Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Team Cat AIDS The Anfield Iron The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Cobbles To A Coffin  The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2017 The Letter 'D' Means Death The Mercury Heaven The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead The Grim Grampian Reapers Tick Tock's Second String We're All Gonna Die! @JonesEuro Windsor The Troll

DAWSON, Ronnie Born 5 June 1932  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Former Ireland and British Lions rugby union international. Captained the Lions on the 1959 tour of Australia & New Zealand. ...and Its Goodnight From Him

DAY, Amanda Date and place of birth unknown Young lady whose brain tumour long went undiagnosed because doctors though she was fabricating her migraines. Born 1998. P@F Deathlist P@F only girls

DAY, Doris Born 3 April 1922  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) One of America's most prolific actresses of the 1950s and '60s, born Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff. After the death of her third husband, Marty Melcher, in 1968, she quit movies and turned to television and later to animal welfare. #1 Hits It's Grim Up North 20 Crooners Croakin' A. Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association Abracadaver Antique Femme Fatales Worm Fodder Chelski Pensioners Circling The Drain Clog Poppers Coffinitup Coffin Fit Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Going to Heaven in Twenty One Seven? Deadies 4 Drop Deadline  Death On The Rocks Death Stinks Derby Death Musical 2017 Despicable Moi Dying For Some Points Eejit Falling Off The Perch George Lass and the Gravelings Go2HadesAlready Golden Oldies! Good game, Good game Grave Danger Grief Encounter Hangman's XX Heaven can't wait His and Hearse Death, For Lack of a Better Word, Is Good ISIHAC who died Jimmy Hill's Dinner Party Simon Weston's Personal Beauty Treatment Centre Kentucky Fried Genocide Kryptonian Lastorders Live for today tomorrow might not arrive Lord Gravedigger Weakend At Bernies Naked Florida Gravediggers Nosoup4U! No Surprise There Obituaries 'R' Us Only Fools and Corpses Oscar The Beast Partridge As Reaper Perch, what perch? Pickett's Popped Off Picks Pop Goes The Pop Star Puzlman's Passing Picks Fly 20 Fly Up Up To The Sky Ryan's Rest Home Say Hello To The Angels Kicking Down Death's Door (Scarborough Style) See Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya! She's A Goner Sing Your Last Song For Me  Song To The Siren Soylent Dreams Swan Singers Tentoesup The Letter 'D' Means Death The Monthly Cyprus Shitstorm The Walking Dead Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Widows Pick Wot The Deuce You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling You Must Be Croaking! Zombie Nation

DAY, Robert  Born 11 September 1922  (London, England) Died 17 March 2017  (Bainbridge Island, Seattle, USA) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) British director of comedy classics 'Two Way Stretch' and 'The Rebel'. Later worked on US television. Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

DAY O'CONNOR, Sandra Born 26 March 1930  (El Paso, Texas, USA) Former member of the US Supreme Court. Kennedy Driving School "Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou…"

DAYAN, Ruth Born 7 March 1917  (Haifi, Israel) First wife of the late Israeli politician/pirate lookalike Moshe Dayan. Strangely enough is good friends with Yasser Arafat's mother-in-law. The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu

DE BURGH, Chris Born 15 October 1948  (Pergamino, Argentina) Singer & songwriter, best known for his hit 'Lady in Red'. Also well known for being insufferably smug. Alphabetical Spaghettical

DE GIVENCHY, Hubert Born 21 February 1927  (Beauvias, France) Fashion designer and founder of The House of Givenchy. Blueberry Crumble Vive la France... et la mort

DE HAVILLAND, Olivia Born 1 July 1916  (Tokyo, Japan) Sister of Joan Fontaine, but hasn't spoken to her since 1942. Actress who picked up the award-winning parts, largely as she wasn't the most glamorous girl on the block. Now retired and living in France. 2018? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before Aaron & Helen's Drop Dead 20 All Part Of The Show... Right? AlsAlasAlackAdieu Amanita Virosa Ambledown Antique Femme Fatales Baldy Forever Beyond A Little Peaky Big-Iain's Team Worm Fodder Cancel the Equity membership Colin's Corpses Creaking Old Gates of Nonagonia Crofty's Coffin Crew Dance On Your Grave Going to Heaven in Twenty One Seven? Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother Deader Than A Dead Thing Deadies 4 Drop Deadline Dead Loss Death Grips Await Death On The Rocks Deathlist.net Checkin' Out Despicable Moi DpSeggi Dying For Some Points Eejit Eternity Tours Every Death You Take Falling Off The Perch Faster Than A Dead Horse Finbarr Returns From The Dead Fireball Gazza's A Gonna Go2HadesAlready God's Christmas Selection Box Golden Oldies! GOODBYLADIES  Good game, Good game  Gray Panthers Grim Sleeper HackinNcackin' Hardwood Surround Heaven can't wait His and Hearse Death, For Lack of a Better Word, Is Good ISIHAC who died Simon Weston's Personal Beauty Treatment Centre Well, it was a decent innings… JoeRam Kentucky Fried Genocide Kryptonian  Lidders Late Lamentables Live for today tomorrow might not arrive Lozzie the Newbie Weakend At Bernies  Mercarte Moldy Oldies  Mourning Glory Mr C Murray's Late Shift Grief Hijackers .....Norfolk & Good Nosoup4U! Obituaries 'R' Us Old People, Young Death Old People Party Of 20 One Century Is Enough, Madam!  Only Fools and Corpses Partridge As Reaper Perch, what perch? Pickett's Popped Off Picks Plowing The Deep Pool Ghoul Poorly, Sick or Dying Fly 20 Fly Up Up To The Sky Rhys' Rest in Peace's The Show Can't Go On Ryan's Rest Home Say Hello To The Angels  Kicking Down Death's Door (Scarborough Style) She's A Goner Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Song To The Siren Soylent Dreams Spectre of Death Squid's Stiffs Stairlift To Heaven Stephen Hawking's Football Boots The Empire State Strikes Back The Fourth Horseman The Grim Actuary The Grateful Dead The Letter 'D' Means Death The Mercury Heaven The Old Ones Are The Pests  Szaboss!! There Goes Another One! :) The Survivors The Grim Grampian Reapers The Worm Your Honour Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Toasted Brown Bread Who Turned Out The Lights? Windsor The Troll Wot The Deuce You Must Be Croaking!

DE KEYSER, David Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) English bit part screen actor who has received slightly more recognition as a silky smooth voice actor. Born 1927. Burt Lungcancer's Bombers

DE LA TOUR, Frances Born 30 July 1944  (Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England) Award-winning English actress best known as Miss Jones, Rigsby's main focus of desire in the TV series 'Rising Damp'. Situation...Dead!

DE NIRO, Robert Born 17 August 1943  (New York City, New York, USA) Legendary actor whose quality control mechanism must have failed in recent years as he's barely made a movie to match such great performances as 'Raging Bull', 'The King of Comedy' and 'Goodfellas'. Still, the money must be OK... Rotting Kanzlerin Toasted Brown Bread

DE OBALDIA, Rene Born 22 October 1918  (Hong Kong) One of France's most venerated living playwrights. Old People, Young Death

DE VICENZO, Roberto  Born 14 April 1923  (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Died 1 June 2017  (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Former professional golfer. Won the Open golf championship in 1967. 20 Names 20 Sports In the Hole!

DEACON, John Born 19 August 1951  (Leicester, England) Quiet and enigmatic bass player and songwriter for rock giants Queen. By Royal Ascent

DEAN, John Born 14 October 1938  (Akron, Ohio, USA) Former White House Counsel to Richard Nixon. Became deeply involved in the Watergate Scandal. Now an author & political activist. There's A Shiva In The Park

DEAN, Peter Born 2 May 1939  (London, England) Pete Beale in 'EastEnders', whose death in 1993 marked a change in the show's direction. Later weighed his genitals on a fruit and veg scale in an episode of 'Banzai'. I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here

DEBBONAIRE, Thangam Born 3 August 1966  (place of birth unknown) Labour MP for Bristol West. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Dead Commons

D'ECA, Vicente Almeida Born 31 July 1918  (Cape Verde) Final colonial governor of Cape Verde prior to its 1975 independence from Portugal. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

DECARLO, Gary  Born 5 June 1942  (Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA) Died 28 June 2017  (Branford, Connecticut, USA) Age at death: 75  (read death notice) Musician, a member of Steam who co-wrote their only hit 'Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Them Goodbye'. Sometimes writing the obit gag is a cakewalk! The B-Team

DEE, Kiki Born 6 March 1947  (Bradford, England) Pop singer. Her 1976 duet with Elton John, 'Don’t Go Breaking My Heart' went to Number 1 in the UK single charts. Born Pauline Matthews. Tentoesup

DEE, Sophie Born 17 January 1984  (Carmarthen, Wales) Welsh pornographic actress, also known as Kirsty Hill. The Letter 'D' Means Death

DEEN, Paula Born 19 January 1947  (Albany, Georgia, USA) Celebrity chef and former cooking show host. Strictly Corpse Dying

DEGENERES, Ellen Born 26 January 1958  (Metairie, Louisiana, USA) Comedian and actress who famously "came out" to Oprah Winfrey in 1997. Coffinio De Lesbos

DEHMELT, Hans Georg Born 9 September 1922  (Gorlitz, Germany) American physicist. Awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physics for co-developing the ion trap in technique. Died in March 2017 but no obit. Nobel Laureates

DEIF, Mohammed Born in Khan Younis, Gaza, Palestine  (exact date unknown) Commander of the military wing of Hamas, and suspected master bomb-maker. Target of several Israeli assassination attempts to date. The Politicorpses

DEL GRANDE, Louis Born 23 March 1943  (Union City, New Jersey, USA) Canadian actor and writer best recognised from the "exploding head" scene in David Cronenburg's 1981 horror classic 'Scanners'. in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

DEL PASO, Fernando Born 1 April 1935  (Mexico City, Mexico) Mexican novelist, essayist and poet. Dirty 30

DEL RIO, Alberto Born 25 May 1977  (San Luis Potosi City, San Luis Potosi, Mexico) WWE wrestler and martial artist. Born Jose Alberto Rodriguez. Mr. America Memorial Deathsquad

DEL SIERRA, Liza Born 30 August 1985  (Pontoise, France) French pornographic actress. The Letter 'D' Means Death

DEL TORO, Benicio Born 19 February 1967  (San German, Puerto Rico) Oscar-winning Puerto Rican actor best known for his role in the 1995 cult classic 'The Usual Suspects'. No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

DELAIR, Suzy Born 31 December 1916  (Paris, France) Veteran French actress, was the co-star in 'Robinson Crusoeland' (AKA Atoll K), the final film Laurel and Hardy made together. Born in the 1917 Vive la France... et la mort

DELON, Alain Born 8 November 1935  (Sceaux, France) Brooding, heartthrob French actor who solidified his place in the arthouse pantheon with his roles in Jean-Pierre Melville's 'Le Samourai', Luchino Visconti's 'Rocco and His Brothers' and 'Asterix at the Olympic Games'. Gene Wilder Memorial Deathsquad

DELONGE, Tom Born 13 December 1975  (Poway, California, USA) UFO-obsessed former frontman for punk rockers Blink-182. Tom is Dead

DELORS, Jacques Born 20 July 1925  (Paris, France) President of the European Commission from 1985-95. Vive la France... et la mort

DENCH, Judi Born 9 December 1934  (York, Yorkshire, England) Actress, firstly in stage, then became famous in TV sitcoms, before appearing in an increasing number of feature films. Just Fade Away Already

DENNETT, Daniel Born 28 March 1942  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Secular philosopher. Could also make a good mall Santa from the looks of it. Destination Eschaton

DENNING, Chris Born 10 May 1941  (London, England) One of the original DJs at the start of Radio 1 in 1967. Later convicted for a series of child pornography/ assault charges. All That Glitters Is Not Mould Pervs & Perps 2

DENT, Frederick B. Born 17 August 1922  (Cape May, New Jersey, USA) Former US Secretary of Commerce under Nixon and Ford. Blueberry Crumble

DEPP, Johnny Born 9 June 1963  (Owensboro, Kentucky, USA) Actor, often in kooky roles & beloved by many a female. Rotting Kanzlerin Seasideessexxile Team Brurney The Day the Music Died

DERBYSHIRE, Eileen Born 6 October 1930  (Urmston, Manchester, England) Actress, has played Emily Bishop in 'Coronation Street' since 1961. Drop Dead Celebration Grief Encounter Researched To Death Heaven can't wait Windsor's OBE Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 Kicking Down Death's Door (Scarborough Style) Slippery Soap The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2017 The Cobbles To A Coffin The Walking Dead Tick Tock's Second String  @JonesEuro Wot The Deuce

DERRICK, John  Born 15 January 1953  (Cwmaman, Glamorgan, Wales) Died 22 March 2017  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 54  (read death notice) Cricketer. Underwent surgery for a brain tumour in 2016. Chemo Sabee

DEVITO, Danny Born 17 November 1944  (Neptune, New Jersey, USA) Pint-sized actor, now director & producer. Best known TV wise for 'Taxi' - in films he appeared in 'Twins' and 'Batman Returns'. Christina Grimmie Memorial Death Squad Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel Only The Good Die Young

DEVITO, Tommy Born 19 June 1928  (Belleville, New Jersey, USA) Founding member of The Four Seasons, though left the band in 1970 after racking up a hefty gambling debt. Can he go 'Let's Hang On!' for another year, or is it 'Bye Bye Baby' for him? Swan Singers

DEXTER, Colin  Born 29 September 1930  (Stamford, Lincolnshire, England) Died 21 March 2017  (Oxford, England) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Author, creator of 'Inspector Morse'. in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks Moldy Oldies Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour  Naked Florida Gravediggers Who Turned Out The Lights?

DEXTER, Ted Born 15 May 1935  (Milan, Italy) Italian born, but very English cricketer, a successful test player who later became a broadcaster, then a selector. 60s Sporting Stars Losing to Death The Final Whistle

DIAMOND, Dustin Born 7 January 1977  (San Jose, California, USA) Screech in 'Saved by the Bell'. Amanda's Fire Department

DIAMOND, Neil Born 24 January 1941  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Born Noah Kaminsky. Very successful, albeit decidedly cheesy, US singer. Poppy Pickers Take the Needle Off the Record

DIBANGO, Manu Born 12 December 1933  (Douala, Cameroon) Cameroonian saxophonist and vibraphone player. Don't Stop the Music

DICK, Andy Born 21 December 1965  (Charleston, South Carolina, USA) Extremely controversial American comic actor, who hosts his own radio show called 'The Shit Show'. Laughter Kills The Letter 'D' Means Death Only The Good Die Young

DICK, Derek Born 25 April 1958  (Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) Better known as "Fish", lead singer of the 80s prog rock band Marillion. Old People Smell Of Piss

DICK, Vivienne Born in Donegal, Rep of Ireland  (exact date unknown) Filmmaker, closely associated with the experimental "No Wave" scene of 1970s New York. Born 1950. Derby Death Musical 2017

DICKINSON, Angie Born 30 September 1931  (Kulm, North Dakota, USA) Actress, in many a film & TV show from the 1950s onwards. All Quiet on the Westerns Front Feng Shui Pig Last Gasp Saloon

DICKINSON, Bruce Born 7 August 1958  (Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) British singer and lead vocalist with mega-successful heavy metal band Iron Maiden. In recent years has spent his spare time sensibly flying aeroplanes, fencing, brewing beer and other boring stuff that just isn't really Rock 'n' Roll. Pop Goes The Pop Star

DICKINSON, David Born 16 August 1941  (Cheadle Heath, Cheshire, England) Orange TV antiques expert. At least one DDPer thinks he should be looking for a "cheap as chips" coffin this year. Strictly Corpse Dying

DICKINSON, Janice Born 16 February 1955  (New York City, New York, USA) Fashion model, insists she's both the first supermodel and the one who coined the term (though inaccurate on both counts). Amanda's Fire Department She's A Goner Unpersons

DICKS, Terrance Born 10 May 1935  (East Ham, Essex, England) Writer and producer forever known for his association with 'Doctor Who'. Script editor of the show from 1968-1974 and author of over 100 spin-off novelisations. Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food Dark-Knight

DIDION, Joan Born 5 December 1934  (Sacramento, California, USA) Writer and journalist. Heads In A Bag

DIGNAM, Christy Born 25 May 1960  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Lead singer of the popular Irish rock band Aslan. Has regular drug problems. Charon's Crew Dead Ends Researched To Death The Anfield Iron The Dead Certs

DILLARD, Harrison Born 8 July 1923  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Athlete. Winner of the gold medal in the 100m at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. The Letter 'D' Means Death You Ain't Seen Me, Right?

DIMASI, Salvatore Born 11 August 1945  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Former Massachusetts politician. Found guilty of various wrongdoing in 2009, which sent him to the slammer for several years until his release on health grounds in 2016. Cancerous Hatred Cancerous Hatred 2

DIMUCCI, Dion Born 18 July 1939  (New York City, New York, USA) Rock/doo-wop singer-songwriter, started off fronting the Belmonts before hitting solo success with the likes of 'Runaround Sue' and 'The Wanderer'. Probably the first singer to namecheck late deadpooling favourite Zsa Zsa Gabor in song, which he did in 'Donna the Prima Donna'. Rockers who Rolled to the Graveyard

DINENAGE, Fred Born 8 June 1942  (Birmingham, England) Despite his birthplace, has been long since based in the South of England. Well known nationally for 'How?' and 'How 2', and to football fans as a former director of Portsmouth F.C. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

DINGELL, John Born 8 July 1926  (Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA) Current longest-serving member of the House of Representatives in the U.S. Diana Rots

DINGWORT-NUSSECK, Julia Born 6 October 1921  (Altona, Germany) German business journalist. Death is International

DINKINS, David Born 10 July 1927  (Trenton, New Jersey, USA) The only African American to hold the office of Mayor of New York, which Dinkins did from 1990-1993. Captain Hemlock's Twenty House Of Soon To Be With The Lord

DINSDALE, Reece Born 6 August 1959  (Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England) English stage, screen and TV actor. Played the role of Joe Mcintyre in 'Coronation Street' and yet another one of Gail's Ill-fated love interests. Fucked n' Dumped

DIX, Tommy Born 6 December 1923  (New York City, New York, USA) Child actor and US army World War II veteran. Born Thomas Paine Brittain Navard. BXBOY422

DOCHERTY, Tommy Born 24 August 1928  (Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish international footballer and outspoken football manager. Black Penguins Of Doom H5N1 Kicking Buckets Instead Of Balls Octopus of Odstock Thatch of the Day Tick Tock's Second String

DODD, Ken Born 8 November 1927  (Liverpool, England) End-of-the-pier stand-up comedian turned TV star and surprisingly successful singer. Not remotely funny to anyone under the age of about 70. Will this be the year he says "tatty bye" for the last time? #1 Hits BLIMEY! CJN Comedy Cremations Going to Heaven in Twenty One Seven? Dead And Dusted  Despicable Moi Drop Dead Celebration Fuck 'Em All Grave Danger Grief Encounter Researched To Death ISIHAC who died Jellydead Lived So Let's Die The Show Can't Go On Stairway To Heaven The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury  Szaboss!! Tick Tock William Hague's Special Friend

DODDS, Barry Date and place of birth unknown Northumbrian comedian. It's Grim Reaper Up North

DOERR, Bobby  Born 7 April 1918  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Died 13 November 2017  (Junction City, Oregon, USA) Age at death: 99  (read death notice) Major League Baseball player. Second baseman for the Boston Red Sox. YOUREOUT

DOHERTY, Pete Born 12 March 1979  (Liverpool, England) Former lead singer of The Libertines, now with Babyshambles. His addictions to heroin and crack have made his behaviour increasingly random, self-centred and downright tedious. Ambledown BLIMEY! Gazza's A Gonna Joni Mitchell Dies Last Train To Palookaville Old Lags And Old Slags Seasideessexxile Train Wreck Central Valar Morghulis William Hague's Special Friend

DOHERTY, Shannen Born 12 April 1971  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) American TV and film actress best known for playing Brenda Walsh in hit US teen drama 'Beverly Hills, 90210'. Suffering from Crohn’s disease and also diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying 5 Feet And 1 To Go A Good Innings Amanita Virosa Are You Still Dying, Darling? Bloody Dead Rep Worm Fodder Cancel the Equity membership Carkers Convention 2017 Captain Hemlock's Twenty Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk DDP Tofoa Dead As A Doornail Dead By Dawn  Dead Last? Dead Right! Dead Wait Deceased Hose Down Under The Daisies Eejit Eternity Tours Every Death You Take Fat kids always win at seesaw George Lass and the Gravelings And Now His Watch Is Ended Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Well, it was a decent innings… Jumptheshark v.8.0 Finding Chemo Lozzie the Newbie  Weakend At Bernies Murray's Late Shift Only Fools and Corpses P@F Deathlist P@F only girls Pearly Gates  People I Think Might Die In 2017 United Pity da Foolz Puzlman's Passing Picks SamArt Reapers Say Hi To Uncle George Seasideessexxile Stone Dead Cert Strictly Corpse Dying  Team Cat AIDS The Grim Actuary The Letter 'D' Means Death The Monthly Cyprus Shitstorm Szaboss!!  There Or Thereabouts Wanky Yankee Tomb It May Concern Two Coins & A Punt  Very Ill Turned Very Dead  Welshman @JonesEuro You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper You Must Be Croaking! Zombie Nation

DOLAN, Charles Born 16 October 1926  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Founder of HBO and owner of Cablevision and Madison Square Garden. Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently

DOLBY, Thomas Born 14 October 1958  (London, England) Synthpop musician, saw his most overall success with 'She Blinded Me With Science', despite it barely cracking the Top 50 on his native UK's charts. Tom is Dead

DOLCE, Joe Born 19 March 1947  (Painesville, Ohio, USA) Singer, a UK one-hit wonder with the corny 'Shaddap You Face' in 1981. Hits of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today

DOLE, Bob Born 22 July 1923  (Russell, Kansas, USA) Veteran US politician, former Presidential candidate back in 1996. Worm Fodder BXBOY422  Creaking Old Gates of Nonagonia Drop Deadline Deathlist.net DpSeggi Eejit Faster Than A Dead Horse Good game, Good game Grave Danger Grim McGraw Heads In A Bag It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Kennedy Driving School Live for today tomorrow might not arrive Mr C Mr. Yuck Old People Party Of 20 Pool Ghoul Soylent Dreams Spectre of Death  Tentoesup Sovereign-Reaper The Fourth Horseman There Goes Another One! :) You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling

DOLE, Emily Born 28 September 1957  (place of birth unknown) Stocky wrestler, billed as "Mt. Fiji". Mr. America Memorial Deathsquad

DOMINO, Fats  Born 26 February 1928  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Died 24 October 2017  (Harvey, Louisiana, USA) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) American rock 'n' roll star. Baldy Forever Black Penguins Of Doom Aye, they're off the fags alright Circling The Drain Clog Poppers DAI YAB'STARDS Dead And Dusted Death Grips Await Die You On The Bayou  Faster Than A Dead Horse Fuck 'Em All Going Going Gone Lastorders Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Rockers who Rolled to the Graveyard See You In Heaven Shake, Rattle, Roll Over And Play Dead Sing Your Last Song For Me  Spectre of Death Swan Singers Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Letter 'D' Means Death The Mercury Heaven The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu Welshman

DON BAKER, Joe Born 12 February 1936  (Groesbeck, Texas, USA) Actor, best known for his role as Jack Wade in 'Goldeneye' and Darius Jedburgh in the classic 1980s TV serial 'Edge of Darkness'. Bond is alive. Kill Bond...Now! No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

DONALDSON, Jeffrey Born 7 December 1962  (Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland) Northern Irish politician. MP for Lagan Valley since 1997. Twenty Knights Dying To Claim Their Funeral Expenses Before They Die�

DONEN, Stanley Born 13 April 1924  (Columbia, South Carolina, USA) Film director and choreographer who's most famous work is 'Singing in the Rain'. Also directed 'Bedazzled' with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. Pool Ghoul

DONLEAVY, J. P.  Born 23 April 1926  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 11 September 2017  (Mullingar, Westmeath, Rep of Ireland) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) America-born Irish author of the realist school of literature. Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

DONNELLY, Declan Born 25 September 1975  (Newcastle upon Tyne, England) Presenter and actor, famed for his on screen partnership with Anthony McPartlin. Lived So Let's Die

DONNER, Richard Born 24 April 1930  (New York City, New York, USA) Extremely successful US Director and Producer. Directed all-time classics such as 'The Omen', 'Superman', 'The Goonies' and the Lethal Weapon Series. Where's My Damn List?

DONOVAN, Raymond J. Born 31 August 1930  (Bayonne, New Jersey, USA) Not the bootleg Irish-American version of 'The Sopranos', but rather the Secretary of Labor in the first Reagan Administration. "Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou…"

DOOCY, Fred Born 5 May 1913  (Hartford, Connecticut, USA) US politician and banker. Former 77th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. Died in December 2017 but no obit. The Old Ones Are The Pests

DOOLAN, Ed Born 20 July 1941  (Sydney, Australia) Australian-born broadcaster on the BBC. M6 Toll(ed)

DORFLES, Gillo Born 12 April 1910  (Trieste, Italy) Italian art critic and philosopher. CENTAURIANS Destination Eschaton Old As Dirt Old People, Young Death

D'ORMESSON, Jean  Born 16 June 1925  (Paris, France) Died 5 December 2017  (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) French novelist. Dead Space 5000

DOROUGH, Bob Born 12 December 1923  (Perry County, Arkansas, USA) American Jazz pianist, singer, composer, songwriter, arranger and producer. Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently

DOS SANTOS, Jose Eduardo Born 28 August 1942  (Luanda, Angola) President of Angola since 1979. Brownest Bread

DOTRICE, Michele Born 27 September 1948  (Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England) Actress still best known today for her role as Betty, the long-suffering wife of Michael Crawford's iconic Frank Spencer in 'Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em'. Was married to Edward Woodward from 1987 till his death in 2009. Situation...Dead!

DOTRICE, Roy  Born 26 May 1926  (Guernsey, Channel Islands) Died 16 October 2017  (London, England) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Tony Award-winning actor whose daughters Michele and Karen also acted. Fireball Lidders Late Lamentables Protectors, Persuaders and Prisoners in a Suitcase (Deceased) Soylent Dreams Unusual Suspects

DOUGLAS, Bryan Born 27 May 1935  (Blackburn, England) Former Blackburn Rovers right-winger. Scored eleven goals for England as well. Sudden Death

DOUGLAS, Carl Born 10 May 1942  (Kingston, Jamaica) Jamaican singer who'll forever be best known for 'Kung Fu Fighting'. Hi-yah! The Letter 'D' Means Death

DOUGLAS, Kirk Born 9 December 1916  (New York, New York, USA) Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky. Has appeared in over 100 films, spanning almost 60 years, and still going. It's Grim Up North 2018? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before Aardvark's Bupa Listing Aaron & Helen's Drop Dead 20 ..It's Better To Burn Out Than To Fade Away All Part Of The Show... Right? All Quiet on the Westerns Front Ambledown Ars-in-Hole Baldy Forever Bangels The Choir Invisibule 2017 Beyond A Little Peaky Bladerunner Worm Fodder Breathless In Seattle Brownest Bread Cancel the Equity membership Aye, they're off the fags alright Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them CJN CENTAURIANS Chelski Pensioners C. A. Daver Coffinitup Coffin Fit Colin's Corpses  Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Come Die With Me Connor Belles Creaking Old Gates of Nonagonia  Crofty's Coffin Crew DAI YAB'STARDS Dead By Dawn Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother Deader Than A Dead Thing Deadies 4 Drop Deadline Dead Loss Dead Spotters Death becomes her, her her and him  Death Grips Await  Death On The Rocks Death Stinks Deathlist.net  Checkin' Out Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged DpSeggi Dying For Some Points Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair Eternity Tours Ethnic Cleansing Every Death You Take Falling Off The Perch Faster Than A Dead Horse Fat kids always win at seesaw Finbarr Returns From The Dead Fireball  Francis of Arse-Easy 2017 Gazza's A Gonna Gene Wilder Memorial Deathsquad  George Lass and the Gravelings Girlfriend In A Coma Go2HadesAlready God's Christmas Selection Box Going Going Gone  Golden Oldies! Gray Panthers Grendel's Graveyard Grief Encounter Grim Sleeper Guild Of Master Reapers H5N1 HackinNcackin' Hangman's XX  Zombie Dance Party  Hardwood Surround Researched To Death Heads In A Bag Heaven can't wait Hippoposthumous His and Hearse I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader I'll Sleep When You're Dead Death, For Lack of a Better Word, Is Good ISIHAC who died I Told You I Was Ill Jimmy Hill's Dinner Party Simon Weston's Personal Beauty Treatment Centre Joni Mitchell Dies  Kentucky Fried Genocide Let Us Embalm You Lidders Late Lamentables  Live for today tomorrow might not arrive Lozzie the Newbie Weakend At Bernies Mercarte Morbid United F.C. Mortem Omnibus Mourning Glory Mr C Murray's Late Shift Naked Florida Gravediggers Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Grief Hijackers .....Norfolk & Good Nosoup4U! No Surprise There Not At All Well No Weddings And Twenty Funerals Old As Dirt Old People, Young Death Old People Party Of 20 Only Fools and Corpses Owt To Stop Me Coffin? Partridge As Reaper Pickett's Popped Off Picks Pool Ghoul Puzlman's Passing Picks Fly 20 Fly Up Up To The Sky Rhys' Rest in Peace's The Show Can't Go On Ryan's Rest Home SamArt Reapers Say Hello To The Angels Kicking Down Death's Door (Scarborough Style) Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Siniestro de la Muerte Song To The Siren Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Soylent Dreams Spectre of Death Stairlift To Heaven Stairway To Heaven Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiffer Steaks Stiff & the Tears Team Brurney Team Cat AIDS Tentoesup The Buckley Mystic The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2017  The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Conqueror Worm The Day the Music Died Just Fade Away Already Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Empire State Strikes Back The Fourth Horseman The Funeral Director Returns The Grim Actuary The Grateful Dead The Letter 'D' Means Death The Mercury Heaven The Monthly Cyprus Shitstorm The Old Ones Are The Pests Szaboss!! There Goes Another One! :) The Walking Dead Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Welshman Widows Pick Wot The Deuce  You Ain't Seen Me, Right? You Must Be Croaking! Zombie Nation

DOUGLAS, Michael Born 25 September 1944  (New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA) Followed his father Kirk into films, and was a moderately successful actor for 20 years until 'Fatal Attraction' really launched him into superstardom in 1987, quickly followed by 'Wall Street' and 'Basic Instinct'. Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Come Die With Me Death becomes her, her her and him Despicable Moi Headstone Holders Heaven can't wait ISIHAC who died Mr. Yuck Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Taking the Michael

DOUGLAS, Shirley Born 2 April 1934  (Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada) Actress and mother to Keifer Sutherland. Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

DOURDAN, Gary Born 11 December 1966  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Former star of 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation', now struggling financially. Not At All Well

DOWNIE, Gord  Born 6 February 1964  (Amherstview, Ontario, Canada) Died 17 October 2017  (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) Age at death: 53  (read death notice) Lead singer of 80s/90s Canadian alternative rock band The Tragically Hip. It's Grim Up North 2018? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before A Good Innings Amanita Virosa  Ambledown  Are You Still Dying, Darling? Body Snatcher's Body Count  Cancerous Hatred Cancerous Hatred 2 Aye, they're off the fags alright Carkers Convention 2017 Captain Hemlock's Twenty Coffinitup The Love Boat Compost Corner Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently  Crofty's Coffin Crew Crossing The Styx Dance On Your Grave Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Day In The Death Dead As A Doornail Dead Ends Dead Wait Deathlist.net Deceased Hose Droller Coaster Drunkasaskunk Ethnic Cleansing Fat kids always win at seesaw David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Bucket Of Blood God's Gonna Gettem Going Underground Good game, Good game Guild Of Master Reapers HackinNcackin' I'm Sorry For Your Trouble And Now His Watch Is Ended  I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Madonna's Hand of Bod New Years And Drinks All Night! The Misers Mr C Mr. Yuck  Murray's Late Shift Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia  Pan Breed  Party like it's Last Christmas 1999 On Mars P@F Deathlist People I Think Might Die In 2017 United Pity da Foolz Plowing The Deep  Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts  Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 Seasideessexxile Golden Slumbers Shovelful Of Dirt  Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Simply Dead Stairlift To Heaven Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Chemo Sabee Stone Dead Cert Swan Singers  Heading Nowhere The Midtable Maulers The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to... Still Life The Deadest of the Dead  The End of the World As We Know It Sovereign-Reaper The Good, The Bad And Cliff Richard The Grim Actuary The Letter 'D' Means Death  The Mercury Heaven  The Living End There's A Shiva In The Park  There Goes Another One! :)  There Or Thereabouts Wanky Yankee  Don't Stop the Music  This Mortal Coil Thomas Jefferson Survives To Kill A Gabor Sister Tomb It May Concern Tonight Matthew, I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy Valar Morghulis Valerie Harper Is Faking It Very Ill Turned Very Dead Zombie Nation

DOWNS, Hugh Born 14 February 1921  (Akron, Ohio, USA) American broadcaster, producer and game show host. BXBOY422 Circling The Drain TOETAG4U

DR. JOHN, (musician) Born 21 November 1940  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Quirky rhythm and blues singer, whose 1968 debut album 'Gris-Gris' bacame a cult classic. Born Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr. Die You On The Bayou Eastbourne Exits

DREJA, Chris Born 11 November 1945  (London, England) Longtime guitarist for The Yardbirds until multiple strokes halted his career in 2013. Chemo Sabee

DRESNOK, James Joseph Born in Richmond, Virginia, USA  (exact date unknown) Born in 1941 - an American soldier who defected to North Korea, he is the last US defector of the Korean War alive. Later worked as a teacher in the country. Apparently died in 2016. Going Green

DREVER, Ronald  Born 26 October 1931  (Renfrewshire, Scotland) Died 7 March 2017  (Edinburgh, Scotland) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Scottish physicist. Played a pivotal role in establishing the LIGO observatory, which achieved its goal of detecting gravitational waves in 2016. Decaying Orbit-uaries

DREYFUSS, Richard Born 29 October 1947  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Excellent if somewhat enigmatic actor whose career has been setback by his battles with depression. Nonetheless he's been in countless films, including 'Mr Holland's Opus' and 'The Goodbye Girl'. Toasted Brown Bread

DRUMMOND, Ed Born in Wolverhampton, England  (exact date unknown) Climber and poet, now suffering from Parkinson's. Tomb It May Concern

DRURY, James Born 18 April 1934  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor, star of US 1960s Western series 'The Virginian'. Lord Gravedigger Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

DRYBROUGH, Colin Born 31 August 1938  (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) English first-class cricketer, middle-order batsman and slow left-armer for Middlesex and Oxford University. Captain of Middlesex CCC 1963-4. A Good Captain's Innings

DU CANN, Edward  Born 28 May 1924  (Oxford, England) Died 31 August 2017  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Tory MP for Taunton for 31 years, and former head of the influential backbench 1922 Committee. Dead Commons No More Expenses Unusual Suspects

DU PREEZ, Frik Born 28 November 1935  (Rustenburg, South Africa) Former South African Rugby Union player who is well respected in his homeland and was named "The country's rugby player of the 20th century". Most Unique Picks 2017

DUBS, Alf Born 12 December 1932  (Prague, Czechoslovakia) Former MP for Battersea & one of the children saved from the Nazi's by Sir Nicholas Winton. Dead Commons

DUCAT, Alice Born 8 May 1905  (Aberdeen, Scotland) One of the oldest living people in the UK. The Old Ones Are The Pests

DUDLEY-SMITH, Timothy Born 26 December 1926  (Manchester, England) Former Bishop of Thetford who wrote the hymn 'Tell Out, My Soul'. Boddies... Manchester's Finest

DUERING, Carl Born 29 May 1923  (Berlin, Germany) German-born British actor whose best known role is as Dr. Brodsky in Stanley Kubrick's, 'A Clockwork Orange'. Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

DUKAKIS, Michael Born 3 November 1933  (Brookline, Massachusetts, USA) Former Democrat govenor of Massachusetts, who unsuccessfully ran for President in 1988. The Letter 'D' Means Death

DUKAKIS, Olympia Born 20 June 1931  (Lowell, Massachusetts, USA) Actress. Starred as Rose Castorini in the 1987 film, 'Moonstruck'. The Letter 'D' Means Death

DUKE, Charles Born 3 October 1935  (Charlotte, North Carolina, USA) Youngest of the twelve men to walk on the Moon. Decaying Orbit-uaries

DUKE, David Born 1 July 1950  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) American White nationalist, writer, right-wing politician, former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and former Republican Louisiana State Representative. Probably doesn't have Sidney Poitier round for dinner... Die You On The Bayou

DULLEA, Keir Born 30 May 1936  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Actor, forever known as astronaut David "Dave" Bowman in Stanley Kubrick's epic 1968 film '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Funny to think we're more than a decade passed that now and no monolith to be found... The Letter 'D' Means Death Where's My Damn List?

DUMAS, Roland Born 23 August 1922  (Limoges, France) Controversial/insane French socialist politician who served as Foreign Minister for most of the 80s and early 90s. Vive la France... et la mort

DUNAGAN, Donnie Born 16 August 1934  (San Antonio, Texas, USA) The voice of the young Bambi in the famously sentimental film. Left Hollywood behind afterwards for a career in the Marines. I Hear Voices

DUNAWAY, Faye Born 14 January 1941  (Bascom, Florida, USA) Actress, in films for over 50 years now. The Colma Cadavers

DUNCAN, Alan Born 31 March 1957  (Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England) MP for Rutland and Melton since 1992, also currently serving as a Minister of State. Twenty Knights Dying To Claim Their Funeral Expenses Before They Die�

DUNCAN, David Douglas Born 23 January 1916  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) US photojournalist. Best known for his dramatic combat photographs primarily taken during the Korean and Vietnam wars. A. Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association

DUNCAN, David Ewing Date and place of birth unknown American journalist for the Atlantic, specialising in biotechnology. Born 1958. BXBOY422 IMGONESOLONG

DUNCAN, Jock Born in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  (exact date unknown) Scottish traditional folk singer. Born 1925. Old People Smell Of Piss

DUNHAM, Lena Born 13 May 1986  (New York City, New York, USA) Irritating, foot-in-mouth-prone actress and producer. Donald Trump's Hit List Noz4news

DUNLAP, Adele  Born 12 December 1902  (Newark, New Jersey, USA) Died 5 February 2017  (Flemington, New Jersey, USA) Age at death: 114  (read death notice) Oldest living American resident. Still cheekily insists to reporters she's a decade younger than her actual age. GOODBYLADIES

DUNLOP, John Born 10 July 1939  (Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England) Retired horse racing trainer, the man behind 1994 Derby champ Erhaab along with a whole host of other Grade 1 winners. I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here

DUNN, Carola Born 14 November 1946  (London, England) British-born American crime writer of the "Miss Daisy" set of novels. in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

DUNN, James Date and place of birth unknown Young man with Epidermolysis Bullosa, in which the skin burns and blisters to touch. .....Norfolk & Good

DUNN, Richard Born 19 January 1945  (Halifax, Yorkshire, England) Boxer, the last to be knocked out by Muhammad Ali. Dead And Dusted 2

DUNST, Kirsten Born 30 April 1982  (Point Pleasent, New Jersey, New York) Actress, first gained fame as a child actress in 'Interview with a Vampire' before appearing in the 'Spider-Man' trilogy. Insert Name Here

DURHAM, Judith Born 3 July 1943  (Essendon, Victoria, Australia) Vocalist for Australian folkies The Seekers. Real name Judith Cock. Was once stalked by a woman who sent her 40 doormats through the post. Don't Stop the Music

DUTERTE, Rodrigo Born 28 March 1945  (Maasin, Philippines) Colourful and controversial incumbent President of the Philippines, who made good on his promise of a brutal crackdown on drug users. And they say politicians never follow through… Drop Deadline I'll Sleep When You're Dead Lead, Follow and Die This Year

DUVALL, Robert Born 5 January 1931  (San Diego, California, USA) US movie actor & director, in countless films since 1962. I Couldn't Eat Another Bite Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party  Grief Hijackers Pity da Foolz The Letter 'D' Means Death Toasted Brown Bread

DUVALL, Shelley Born 7 July 1949  (Houston, Texas, USA) Actress, best known for her role in Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining'. Captain Hemlock's Twenty Grim McGraw Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Pearly Gates The Colma Cadavers

DUVITSKI, Janine Born 28 June 1952  (Lancaster, England) English actress who has appeared primarily in sitcoms. Most recently in ITV's 'Benidorm' as randy swinger Jacqueline Stewart. Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Situation...Dead!

DYLAN, Bob Born 24 May 1941  (Duluth, Minnesota, USA) Legendary folk singer with an annoying voice, now a Nobel Laureate… Crooning for a casket Derby Death Musical 2017 Jimmy Hill's Dinner Party Mr & Mrs Drummerboy The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2017 The Day the Music Died  The Letter 'D' Means Death

DYSON, Freeman Born 15 December 1923  (Crowthorne, Berkshire, England) British-born American physicist and mathematician. Body Snatcher's Body Count BXBOY422 TOETAG4U

DZUNDZA, George Born 19 July 1945  (Rosenheim, Germany) Actor, an original on 'Law & Order'. Quixoz' Scrabble Junkies

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