Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2019: E

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Earl Jones, James Born 17 January 1931  (Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA) Actor forever known as the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars series. A. Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association Curse of Fame I Hear Voices IMGONESOLONG Lastorders Olivia and Company Squid's Stiffs Twenty Little Roosters Wretched Hive of scum and villainy Zodiac's Wishlist

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. Bangels

Easton, Darren  Born in London, UK  (exact date unknown) Died 23 January 2019  (London, UK) Age at death: 24  (read death notice) Terminally ill man who married his bride in December 2018. Banana's Peel Slippers

Easton, Sheena Born 27 April 1959  (Bellshill, North Lanakshire, Scotland) Scottish singer who shot to fame when appearing in the proto-X Factor TV show 'The Big Time' in 1980 before recording a number of hit singles in the 1980s. 1982 was the best year for pop

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. The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Eastwood, Clint Born 31 May 1930  (San Francisco, California, USA) College dropout son of a steelworker who made it big in spaghetti westerns and has been playing hard men ever since. Starred in the film which gave the DDP its name, so it will be truly ironic if he turns out to be a points scorer. 5 Feet and 1 to Go Black Penguins of Doom Gone Solo GUN Fight at the Not O.K. Corral Heaven can't wait Illinois Reaper Beater (Version 3.0) Lived So Let's Die  Mr & Mrs Drummerboy  Oliver's Army (of the Dead) Say Hi To Uncle George Team Europe

Eaton, Bobby Born 14 August 1954  (Huntsville, Alabama, USA) Wrestler, part of the Midnight Express tag team. Researched to Death I'm Fed Up With This World

Ebrahim, Omar Born 6 September 1956  (Rotherham, UK) Baritone vocalist and voice tutor at Trinity College, Greenwich. The Fat Lady's singing...

Ecclestone, Bernie Born 28 October 1930  (St Peter South Elmham, Suffolk, England) Short-arsed 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. Cashier Number 89 Please! Mortem Omnibus Mr & Mrs Drummerboy

Echeverria Alvarez, Luis Born 17 January 1922  (Mexico City, Mexico) Controversial former President of Mexico. Complications from a fall Spirited Away

Eckel, Horst Born 8 February 1932  (Vogelbach, Germany) Former West Germany international footballer, one of the team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Kicking Buckets Instead of Balls Sudden Death

Eckstein, Kiu Born 13 May 1927  (Munich, Germany) German TV host and journalist. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Eddy, Duane Born 26 April 1938  (Corning, New York, USA) Guitarist known for his twanging style in such hits as 'Peter Gunn'. Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead

Eden, Barbara Born 23 August 1934  (Tucson, Arizona, USA) Best remembered for her role as Jeannie in 'I Dream of Jeannie'. Jane's Antique Wrinklies Weakend At Bernies Obituaries 'R' Us  Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Eden, Clarissa Born 28 June 1920  (Kensington, London, England) Niece of former PM, Sir Winston Churchill, widow of former PM, Sir Anthony Eden. Was only 36 years of age when her husband resigned & has outlived several of her PM spouse's successors since then. Alternatively in the News Dr Shipman's Waiting Room  Garden of Eden Gooseberry Crumble It was acceptable in the 20's Lard Bazaar Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Poppin’ Clogs Veddy Ready for Beddy

Eden, Mark Born 14 February 1928  (London, England) Actor, still best known for his role as the devious Alan Bradley in 'Coronation Street'. Apricot Crumble From Z-Cars to Dead Stars?

Edmonds, Mike Born 13 January 1944  (Chelmsford, Essex, England) Actor, best remembered as Little Ron in 'Maid Marian & Her Merry Men' or as Logray in 'Return of the Jedi'. Wretched Hive of scum and villainy

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'. BBC Heaven Lived So Let's Die The Honey Trap

Edrich, John Born 21 June 1937  (Blofield, Norfolk, England) Former Surrey & England cricketer. Dead Loss

Edwardes, Michael  Born 11 October 1930  (South Africa) Died 15 September 2019  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) South Africa-born businessman, Chief Executive of the beleaguered British Leyland car company from 1977-82. Brown Bananas

Edwards, Eddie "The Eagle" Born 5 December 1963  (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) Maverick plasterer, who is still the UK's greatest ever ski-jumper - a true throwback to the original Olympic ideals. Gris Gris

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

Edwards, Jorge Born 29 June 1931  (Santiago, Chile) Chilean novelist and ambassador. American As Apple Pie

Eigen, Manfred  Born 9 May 1927  (Bochum, Germany) Died 6 February 2019  (Goettingen, Germany) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Biophysical chemist and 1967 Nobel laureate in Chemistry for his work on measuring fast chemical reactions. Death Is International

Ekland, Britt Born 6 October 1942  (Stockholm, Sweden) Actress, in film & TV, a former Bond Girl. Former wife of Peter Sellers. Ikea Nokia Lego

Elder, Lee Born 14 July 1934  (Dallas, Texas, USA) African-American golfer, the first PoC to play in the Ryder Cup, qualify for the Masters and to play non-segregated events in South Africa. In The Hole!

Elgar, Avril Born 1 April 1932  (Halifax, UK) Stage, screen and radio actress, played Mildred's sister Ethel in "George and Mildred". Perfect 10

Elgort, Ansel Born 14 March 1994  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor popular with the young 'uns, "The Fault In Our Stars", "Baby Driver". Team 25

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. BLIMEY! Chelski Pensioners Circling The Drain Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Deathly Steeds Death Runs in the Family Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair Fireball Francis of Arse-Easy 2019 Golden Oldies! GuardiDeadArmy Heads of Fate House Of Soon To Be With The Lord How the heck are you still alive?! It was acceptable in the 20's Simon Weston's Personal Beauty Treatment Centre Joni Mitchell Dies Jumptheshark v.10.0 Kennedy Driving School Lead, Follow and Die This Year Lived So Let's Die Mr C Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Naked Florida Gravediggers Oh My God They Killed Kenny Old People Smell Of Piss Old People Party of 20 Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Sussex Stiffs Team A Team Europe The FEDs The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to... The A Team The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Fifth Horseman  Szaboss!! Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Who Turned Out The Lights?

Elliott, Paul Born 18 October 1948  (Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England) One half, along with his brother Barry, of the Chuckle Brothers children's "entertainment" duo. Gone Solo

Elliott, Ramblin' Jack Born 1 August 1931  (New York City, New York, USA) Hugely influential folk singer, a major influence on both Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash. Got his nickname due to his habit of telling long, unending anecdotes. Dr Shipman's Waiting Room

Ellsberg, Daniel Born 7 April 1931  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Former military analyst for the RAND corporation who released the "Pentagon Papers" in 1971, outlining US decision-making during the Vietnam war. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party Peace, Drugs, and Death

Ely, Ron Born 2 June 1938  (Hereford, Texas, USA) Actor, one of the former "Tarzan's". ...and Its Goodnight From Him

Emerick, Louis Born 11 June 1963  (Liverpool, England) Actor best known as Mick Johnson in 'Brookside' and PC Walsh in 'Last of the Summer Wine'. Last of The Summer Winos

Emerson, Roy Born 3 November 1936  (Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia) One of the all time great tennis players. Held the record for the most grand slam singles titles for many years until being surpassed by Pete Sampras. Perfect 10

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. Fireball

Engel, Georgia  Born 28 July 1948  (Washington DC, USA) Died 12 April 2019  (Princeton, New Jersey, USA) Age at death: 70  (read death notice) Actress, best remembered as Georgette in "The Mary Tyler Moore" show. Belmont-Cragin Reaper

England, Natasha Born 18 December 1952  (Glasgow, UK) Popstress who, under the mononym "Natasha", had a top 10 hit with her cover of "Iko Iko" in 1982. Banana's Peel Slippers

Enquist, P. O. Born 23 September 1934  (Hjoggbole, Skelleftea, Vasterbotten, Sweden) Swedish author. Wrote 'The Visit of the Royal Physician'. Does he need a physician too? Ikea Nokia Lego

Enrique, Jose Born 23 January 1986  (Valencia, Spain) Not particularly talented former Newcastle and Liverpool left-back, diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2018. Sudden Death

Epstein, Michael A. Born 18 May 1921  (London, UK) British pathologist, one of the team that discovered the Epstein-Barr virus in 1964. NoSoup4U!

Erikson, Neil Date and place of birth unknown Far-right Australian activist. During a January 2018 trial, he accidentally picked up the Koran when looking for a book to swear the truth on. Dick Smith's OzEDeath List

Eriksson, Carl-Erik Born 20 May 1930  (Stockholm, Sweden) Olympic bobsledder for Sweden, first person to compete in six Olympic Games (1964-84). Flag bearer for Sweden in 1976 at Innsbruck. Gris Gris

Eriksson, Sven Goran Born 5 February 1948  (Torsby, Sweden) Former England & Manchester City manager. Go on Be a Sport - Die in 2019

Erskine, Carl Born 13 December 1926  (Anderson, Indiana, USA) Baseball pitcher for the Brooklyn (then Los Angeles) Dodgers. YOUREOUT

Essebsi, Beji Caid  Born 29 November 1926  (Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia) Died 25 July 2019  (Tunis, Tunisia) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) President of Tunisia since December 2014. Who says politicians have to be young? Golden Oldies! Ruling The Afterlife The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard

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

Estrada, Erik Born 16 May 1949  (Mesa, Arizona, USA) Actor, best remembered as the lead actor in 'CHiPs'. Super Squirrels

Estrada Sr., Jose Born in Humacao, Puerto Rico  (exact date unknown) Wrestler, long-time fixture of WWC cards and also one-half of much-parodied WWF tag-team Los Conquistadores. Waiver Wire Rookie Roundup

Etheridge, Melissa Born 29 May 1961  (Leavenworth, Kansas, USA) Female rock singer & songwriter. Has suffered & recovered from cancer. Popped Their Clogs

Eure, Wesley Born 17 August 1951  (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA) Actor, singer, author, producer, director, charity fundraiser, and lecturer, best known as Michael Horton in 'Days of Our Lives'. Sid And Marty Coffin

Evans, Chris Born 1 April 1966  (Warrington, UK) Ginger TV and radio host who we all liked for 18 months in the 1990s and we've been paying for it ever since. Passing of the passed

Evans, Damon Born 24 November 1949  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Actor who played the son in "The Jeffersons" and the young Alex Haley in "Roots". Belmont-Cragin Reaper

Evans, Dominick Born 26 December 1980  (Toledo, Ohio, USA) Filmmaker and disabled rights activist. Passing

Evans, Evans Born 26 November 1936  (Bluefield, West Virginia, USA) Actress and widow of director John Frankenheimer. Gris Gris

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. Mr C

Evans, Linda Born 18 November 1942  (Hartford, Connecticut, USA) US actress, best known for playing Krystle Carrington in 'Dynasty' in the 1980s. You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! She's a Goner

Evans, Nicholas Born 26 July 1950  (Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England) Screenwriter, author and journalist, known for 'The Horse Whisperer'. Had a kidney transplant from a donation by his daughter in 2011 following a mushroom poisoning in 2008. Who on the DDP cooked the meal? Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Eve, Alice Born 6 February 1982  (London, UK) Posho actress, daughter of Trevor and part of the rebooted Star Trek film franchise. Fatal Beauty

Everett, Mark Oliver Born 10 April 1963  (Virginia, USA) AKA "E", maverick singer and songwriter for US indie band Eels. Big-Iain's Team

Everly, Don Born 1 February 1937  (Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA) The elder of the famous Everly Brothers singing group. Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead Sing Your Last Song For Me The Survivors

Ewald Bethe, Rose Date and place of birth unknown Widow of Manhattan Project supremo Hans Bethe, often interviewed in documentaries about America's nuclear programme. One Century Is Enough, Madam!

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. Blueberry Crumble

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