Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2020: L

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La Torre, Sylvia Born 4 June 1933  (Manila, Philippine Islands) Filipina singer known as "The Queen of Kundiman". (THEME) Dead Continent

Labeouf, Shia Born 11 June 1986  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Young actor, whose looking well on the way to becoming another Hollywood casualty. I close my eyes, draw back the curtains (THEME) Who Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Lacoste, Catherine Born 27 June 1945  (Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Paris, France) French amateur golfer. (THEME) Sports Yay Sports

Laden, Hamza Born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  (exact date unknown) The Julian Lennon of radical Islamist terrorism. Born 1989. Died sometime between 2017-2019 and gets no points in 2020. Death Stinks

Lafleur, Guy Born 20 September 1951  (Thurso, Canada) First ice hockey player to score 50 goals and 100 points in six straight seasons. The Misers

Lain, Chasey Born 7 December 1971  (Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA) Porn actress immortalised in the hit 'The Ballad of Chasey Lain' by the Bloodhound Gang. (THEME) Perfect 10

Laine, Cleo Born 28 October 1927  (Southall, Middlesex, England) Possibly Britain's most famous jazz singer, famed for her partnership with late husband Johnny Dankworth. Abracadaver C. A. Daver (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Coffin Fit DROP DEAD CELEBRATION (THEME) Great gig in the sky (THEME) SING YOUR LAST SONG FOR ME The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers (THEME) They is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it) Tomb It May Concern (THEME) Women's Deaths Matter Too

Lamarche, Maurice Born 30 March 1958  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Voice actor, instantly recognisable as the scheming mouse hell bent on world domination from 'Pinky and the Brain'. (THEME) I Hear Voices

Lamb, Paul Born in   (exact date unknown) Terminally ill british "Right to die" activist, born ca. 1956 Drunkasaskunk

Lammy, David Born 19 July 1972  (London, England) Labour MP for Tottenham since 2000. (THEME) Aardvark's Bupa Listing

Lander, David L.  Born 22 June 1947  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 4 December 2020  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 73  (read death notice) Famous for playing Andrew "Squiggy" Squiggman on the US TV show 'Laverne and Shirley' in the late 70s. Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in the 1980s. Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia

Landgre, Inga Born 6 August 1927  (Stockholm, Sweden) Veteran actress, played Karin in "The Seventh Seal" and was still appearing in movies in the 2010s. (THEME) Ikea Nokia Lego

Landis, Harry Born 25 November 1931  (London, UK) Former president of Equity who, during his acting career, played every Jewish character on British TV for 60 years. (THEME) Not going in a Black Cab

Lane, Abbe Born 14 December 1932  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American singer and actress. (THEME) Guest 50+

Lane, Nathan Born 3 February 1956  (Jersey City, New Jersey, USA) Actor best known for his role in 'The Birdcage' and the musical version of Mel Brooks' 'The Producers'. (THEME) Gay-tes of Heaven

Lange, Artie Born 11 October 1967  (Union Township, New Jersey, USA) US stand-up comedian who has also appeared on TV, in films, and - thanks to various drug-related offences - in court. Larry King Dead, Only On CNN (THEME) Laughter Kills Not At All Well Satan's Hootenanny

Langella, Frank Born 1 January 1940  (Bayonne, New Jersey, USA) Actor, mainly on stage, but with many memorable roles in film & TV to boot. (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway

Lansbury, Angela Born 16 October 1925  (London, England) British stage and screen actress, who has spent most of her working life in the US, often playing characters much older than herself. Best known as Jessica Fletcher in the long-running TV detective series 'Murder, She Wrote'. (THEME) All Part Of The Show... Right? Aye, they're off the fags alright Coffin Fit Gotham Knight Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Dead Is Dead Death Stinks Deathlist.net Grey Gardens Heaven or Hell? (THEME) You Had My Curiosity, Now You Have To Die For My Attention (THEME) in eternum+'s wrinkly dicks Jajem Jumptheshark v.11.0 (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway Naked Florida Gravediggers No Weddings And Twenty Funerals Only Fools and Corpses Partridge As Reaper Permanent kip Riding the Jesus Train Soylent Green Is You (THEME) SAD LAST DAYS Spookygal Stairway To Heaven Swimming in the Death Pool The Buckley Mystic (THEME) They is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it) (THEME) Women's Deaths Matter Too Wot The Deuce Yvonne's Gone Too

Lansley, Andrew Born 11 December 1956  (Hornchuck, UK) Former leader of the House of Commons, often fought for deregulation of the food industry, especially meat products. Now has bowel cancer. Funny how that happens. Eddie's Parade Of Darkness and Despair

Large, Eddie  Born 25 June 1942  (Glasgow, Scotland) Died 2 April 2020  (Bristol, England, United Kingdom) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) About three-quarters of the famous Little & Large double act. (THEME) Boddies... Manchester's Finest (THEME) Glasgow Effect The Rotting Corpses of the Undead

Larroquette, John Born 25 November 1947  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) US TV actor who won four consecutive Emmys for his role on Night Court Leftovers

Larsen, Don  Born 7 August 1929  (Michigan City, Indiana, USA) Died 1 January 2020  (Hayden, Idaho, USA) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Major League baseball pitcher for a number of teams. YOUREOUT

Lasker-Wallfisch, Anita Born 17 July 1925  (Breslau, Germany) Acclaimed cellist who survived Auschwitz. (THEME) Surviving the Holocaust does not make immortal!

Lasorda, Tommy Born 22 September 1927  (Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA) Former baseball player & manager, particularly linked with the Brooklyn Dodgers. (THEME) Decomposing Blubber Fireball Life Flies By So Fast YOUREOUT

Last, Samantha  Born 31 December 1979  (Norfolk, England) Died 10 January 2020  () Age at death: 50  (read death notice) Beauty blogger with cancer. Banana's Bruises Bleaching the Bottom of the Barrel Cancel My Appointments Cancerous Hatred B Day in the Death David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Once You Go Black  Heading Nowhere The House of Extravaganza

Lastman, Mel Born 9 March 1933  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Mayor of Toronto from 1998-2003. Leftovers

Latchford, Dave Born 9 April 1949  (Birmingham, England) Footballer and brother of Bob and the Mighty Peter who played for the Glorious Glasgow Celtic. He made over 200 appearances for Birmingham City. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Latham, Philip  Born 17 January 1929  (Essex, England) Died 20 June 2020  (England, United Kingdom) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) British character actor known for his appearances in Hammer films and as Lord President Borusa in Doctor Who. 12 Lords a-leaving, 8 Ladies dying

Latifah, Queen Born 18 March 1970  (Newark, New Jersey, USA) Born plain Dana Owens, Latifah is a singer, actress, comedienne (allegedly) amongst other skills. (THEME) Decomposing Blubber

Lattanzi, Chloe Born 17 January 1986  (Los Angeles, California, USA) 75% plastic daughter of Olivia Newton John, who appears to be racing her mother to the grave. (THEME) P@F #metoo

Latynina, Larisa Born 27 December 1934  (Kherson, Ukraine) A former Soviet gymnast. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals. She holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals by a gymnast, male or female, with 9. (THEME) Sports Yay Sports Waiting for the Hearse

Lau, Yisrael Born 1 June 1937  (Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland) Former Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv. (THEME) Surviving the Holocaust does not make immortal!

Lauper, Cyndi Born 22 June 1953  (New York City, New York, USA) Kookie singer who had a number of hits in the 1980s - 'Girls Who Want to Have Fun', 'True Colors' and 'I Drove All Night' amongst others. (THEME) They Just Keep Dye-ing!

Laurie, Piper Born 22 January 1932  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Actress who starred in 'The Hustler' with Paul Newman and was bat shit crazy in 'Carrie' in 1976. (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT (THEME) Guest 50+ Moldy Oldies

Laver, Rod Born 9 August 1938  (Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia) Australian tennis player who enjoyed his greatest successes in the '60s. (THEME) Dick Smith's OzEDeath List Powder Picks em off

Lavigne, Avril Born 27 September 1984  (Belleville, Canada) Formerly a very popular musician in the skater-punk world, now a 35 year old musician who still tries to be that 16 year old skater-punk girl (THEME) They Just Keep Dye-ing!

Law, Denis Born 24 February 1940  (Aberdeen, Scotland) Former ace striker with Scotland, Manchester United & Manchester City. Dead And Dusted 1

Law, Roger Born 6 September 1941  (Ely, Cambridgeshire) Caricaturist and with Peter Fluck created the 1980s satircal puppet series 'Spitting Image'. (THEME) Poisoned Pens

Lawler, Jerry Born 29 November 1949  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) Wrestler, with some pop songs and film credits also to his credit. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Lawrence, Ruth Born 2 August 1971  (Brighton, England) Mathematical child prodigy, now a professor. (THEME) If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead?

Lawrence, Steve Born 8 July 1935  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Easy-listening singer, husband of Eydie Gorme. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin'

Lawrenson, Mark Born 2 June 1957  (Penwortham, UK) Miserable cunt who can drag down the enjoyment level of any World Cup or European Championships game simply by breathing. (THEME) Welcome to heysHELL

Laws, John Born 8 August 1935  (Wau, Papua New Guinea) Australian media personality, a former radio presenter Jellydead

Lawson, Nigel Born 11 March 1932  (London, England) British journalist-turned-MP who went on to become Chancellor of the Exchequer under Margaret Thatcher. After leaving office he was made Lord Lawson of Blaby, and then decided to lose lots of weight, getting his wife The (THEME) Decomposing Blubber Bruce Forsyth's Rug Sale at Carpet Rite (THEME) No more expenses The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2020 (THEME) The Politicorpses

Lawson, Nigella Born 6 January 1960  (London, England) Glamourpuss chef & writer. Daughter of Nigel. Mr & Mrs Drummerboy

Lazarenko, Cliff Born 16 March 1952  (Liss, Hampshire, England) Professional darts player, 4 times a BDC World semi-finalist before throwing his lot in with the PDC in 1993. (THEME) Decomposing Blubber

Lazenby, George Born 5 September 1939  (Queanbeyan, Australia) The "forgotten" Bond - did just one film as Jimbo B - 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'. Gotham Knight Down Under the Daisies Krypton-Kid The Deadest Of The Dead

Le Carré, John  Born 19 October 1931  (Poole, Dorset, England) Died 12 December 2020  (Truro, United Kingdom) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Born David Cornwell. One of the world's finest thriller writers, specialising in spy stories. (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Le Pen, Jean-Marie Born 20 June 1928  (La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany, France) Founder (and still president) of the right-wing Front National party, who has courted controversy throughout his life. Some of his "achievements" have included practising torture in Algeria (allegedly), and losing his seat in the European Parliamen Bladerunner Keeling over Mercarte Poppin’ Clogs (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort Windsor the Troll

Lea, Jim Born 14 June 1949  (Wolverhampton, UK) Bass player for 70s glam behemoths Slade. Co-write most of their biggest hits. (THEME) Hits of 36 years ago and hits today

Leachman, Cloris Born 30 April 1926  (Des Moines, Iowa, USA) Actress, Oscar winner for her role in 'The Last Picture Show'. (THEME) Awarded Oscarites (THEME) Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them DEAD SPOTTERS Death Stinks (THEME) Dial D for Deadpool (THEME) You Had My Curiosity, Now You Have To Die For My Attention (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies Larry King Dead, Only On CNN (THEME) Syndication Zombies Wot The Deuce

Lear, Norman Born 27 July 1922  (New Haven, Connecticut, USA) American TV sitcom producer & occasional actor. Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Jumptheshark v.11.0 Weakend at Bernies Riding the Jesus Train Swimming in the Death Pool (THEME) Syndication Zombies TOETAG4U

Lee, David M. Born 20 January 1931  (Rye, New York, USA) American physicist, joint winner of the 1996 Nobel prize in the field. (THEME) YES, I got the Nobel – but NO, I do not care for the climate

Lee, Dawn Born in South Korea  (exact date unknown) Beauty Vlogger. Waiver Wire Rookie Roundup

Lee, Everett Born 31 August 1916  (Wheeling, West Virginia, USA) First African American to conduct a Broadway musical. Obituarynotice

Lee, Gordon Born 13 May 1934  (Cannock, Staffordshire, England) Former manager of Blackburn Rovers and Everton F. C.. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Lee, Jackie Born 29 May 1936  (Dublin, Ireland) Irish singer best known for singing the theme tunes to the children's TV programmes White Horses and Rupert The Bear. 12 Lords a-leaving, 8 Ladies dying

Lee, Martin Born 26 November 1949  (Purley, London, England) Singer with cheesy 1970s popsters Brotherhood of Man. (THEME) 20 to 1: Music for the soul

Lee, Philomena Born 24 March 1933  (Newcastle West, Limerick, Rep of Ireland) Adoption rights activist who was packed off to a nunnery at 18 for getting pregnant. Her story of being forced to give up her son was dramatized in the film 'Philomena', to wide-spread acclaim. Didn't go down too well with the Catholic church mind… Get Busy Dyin

Lee, Rusty Born 28 November 1953  (Portland, Jamaica) Jovial TV chef who came to fame on "TV-am". Now a D-list celeb-for-hire and occasional Ukip parliamentary candidate. (THEME) Decomposing Blubber

Lee, Ruta Born 30 May 1935  (Montreal, Canada) Canadian actress and dancer who appeared as one of the brides in the film 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'. (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Lee (Footballer), Sammy Born 7 February 1959  (Liverpool, UK) "Little Sam", former England and Liverpool midfielder now better known as assistant manager to "Big Sam" Allardyce at numerous clubs. (THEME) Welcome to heysHELL

Lee Jones, Tommy Born 15 September 1946  (San Saba, Texas) Film actor, who spent years as a character actor before hitting the big-time in the mid 90s onwards. (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Leeson, John Born 16 March 1943  (Leicester, England) English actor, voice of the ridiculous K-9 in 'Doctor Who'. (THEME) Dr Who's Next

Lehrer, Jim  Born 19 May 1934  (Wichita, Kansas, USA) Died 23 January 2020  (Washington, USA) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) US political journalist, one half of the Macneil-Lehrer Newshour (THEME) Our Top Story Tonight

Lehrer, Tom Born 9 April 1928  (New York City, New York, USA) Mathematician & musician, a singer of satirical songs. Ain't It Grand To Be Bloomin' Well Dead Bladerunner (THEME) Laughter Kills (THEME) See You In Heaven Tomb It May Concern

Leigh-Hunt, Barbara Born 14 December 1935  (Bath, United Kingdom) prolific English stage actress with a couple of movie appearances (THEME) Dial D for Deadpool

Leith, Pru Born 18 February 1940  (Cape Town, South Africa) Cookbook writer who came to prominence in the 1970s. Replaced Mary Berry on "The Great British Bakeoff" in 2017. The Worst Acronym Team

Lennox, Bobby Born 30 August 1943  (Saltcoats, Scotland) Celtic Lisbon Lion who played over 300 times for the club and is regarded as one of their all time greatest players. (THEME) Glasgow Effect

Lennox, Stella Born 31 January 1908  (Aneta, North Dakota, USA) Unvalidated supercentenarian claimant. CENTAURIANS

Leopold, Nadine Born 7 January 1994  (Wolfsberg, Austria) Austrian model (THEME) A Model Corpse

Lerwill, Sheila Born 16 August 1928  (London, England) Won a silver medal for Britain in the 1952 Summer Olympics for the high jump. (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE

Lesh, Phil Born 15 March 1940  (Berkeley, California, USA) Founding member of the band The Grateful Dead - played bass guitar throughout their entire 30-year career. Falling Off The Perch Trojan Hearse Two Coins & A Punt

Lesko, Matthew Born 11 May 1943  (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA) Author known for writing instruction booklets on federal grant funding. Pretty Noose

Lester, Richard Born 19 January 1932  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) US-born anglophile film director most famous for directing the Beatles in 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help'. Zombie Dance Party

Lester, Tom  Born 23 September 1938  (Laurel, Mississippi, USA) Died 20 April 2020  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) American actor-turned-evangelist, the only surviving regular castmember from "Green Acres". (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Letsie III, King Born 17 July 1963  (Morija, Lesotho) King of Lesotho - rather bizarrely, twice - between 1990 & 1995 & then again from 1996 onwards after his father died in a car crash. (THEME) By Royal Ascent

Levene, John Born 24 December 1941  (Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) Actor, best known as the ever reliable Sergeant Benton of UNIT, from 'Doctor Who'. (THEME) Dr Who's Next

Levinson, Barry Born 6 April 1942  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Award winning (Rain Man) film director, producer & screenwriter. ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Lewis, Bobby Born 9 February 1925  (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) Rock'n'roll musician best known for his 1961 hit "Tossin' and Turnin'", the best-selling song in America that year. Died in April without a qualifying obit. (THEME) Death to all but metal and dame Vera Lynn

Lewis, Jerry Lee Born 29 September 1935  (Ferriday, Louisiana, USA) The piano-playing rock-n-roller with balls of fire so great that he married his thirteen-year-old cousin and once turned up at Graceland with a gun, threatening to kill Elvis. He has succeeded in surviving where just about everyone around him has failed: (THEME) #1 Hits It's Grim Up North BXBOY422 Death Stinks Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch (THEME) Death to all but metal and dame Vera Lynn (THEME) Great gig in the sky I'll sleep when you're dead JoeRam Jumptheshark v.11.0 Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia Owt To Stop Me Coffin? (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard (THEME) SAD LAST DAYS (THEME) See You In Heaven The Spanners Today's the day the maggots have their picnic

Lewis, John  Born 21 February 1940  (Troy, Alabama, USA) Died 17 July 2020  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Age at death: 80  (read death notice) US congressman and civil rights activist. 5 Feet and 1 to Go (THEME) All about the Men Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Bleaching the Bottom of the Barrel Cancel My Appointments Charon's Crew Circling the Drain Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Day in the Death DDP Tofoa Dead Ends Dead Wait Deceased Hose Finbarr Returns from the Dead David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Funeral Holmes Going Green GOING UNDERGROUND (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord And Now His Watch Is Ended I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Jackie Treehorn Jajem Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam Joe pesci's team JoeRam They're Loving Angels Instead LL's Pool Weakend at Bernies Mr Whit's Wonders Open The Pearly Gates People I Think Might Die in 2020 United Quebec's Predictions Read 'em and Reap Satan's Hootenanny  Say Hi To Uncle George SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Smart Beta List Statik Charge Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Beatles Are Dying in The Wrong Order The Conqueror Worm Still Life The Living End Thomas Jefferson Survives Valar Morghulis Windsor the Troll Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead!

Lewis, Juliette Born 21 June 1973  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Terrible, terrible actress. Also a terrible, terrible musician. Kardashians Gone Wild

Lewis, Karen Born 20 July 1953  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, one of the most successful and feared labour leaders of the past decade in the US. The B-Team

Lewontin, Richard Born 29 March 1929  (New York City, New York, USA) Evolutionary biologist, mathematician, and geneticist. (THEME) Death Is Intellectual

Lichauco, Jessie Born 10 January 1912  (Isla de la Juventud, Cuba) Cuban-born Filipino whose exploits (travelling across the world to marry a statesman, opening a hospital for war refugees, living past 100) inspired the 2016 documentary "Tita Jessie". (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Liddy, G. Gordon Born 30 November 1930  (Hoboken, New Jersey, USA) Ex-FBI agent & attorney, who led the break-in of the Watergate building in 1972 on Richard Nixon's orders. (THEME) The Survivors

Lien, Jennifer Born 24 August 1974  (Palos Heights, Illinois, USA) Former 'Star Trek: Voyager' actress whose got into some misdemeanors in recent years. The Buckley Mystic

Ligachev, Yegor Born 29 November 1920  (Dubinkino, Russia) Former second in command to Mikhail Gorbachev in the Soviet Union. Going Green

Lightfoot, Gordon Born 17 November 1938  (Orillia, Ontario, Canada) Canadian singer/songwriter, perhaps best known in the UK for 'If You Could Read My Mind', the backing track often used in Dom Joly's 'Trigger-Happy TV'. (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Linda, Anita Born 23 November 1924  (Pasay, Rizal, Phillipines) Phillipina actress with a long-running career. Died in June but did not receive a qualifying obit. (THEME) Perfect 10

Lindblom, Gunnel Born 18 December 1931  (Gothenburg, Sweden) Swedish actress. (THEME) Ikea Nokia Lego

Linden, Hal Born 20 March 1931  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor of stage and television who saw the most success as the eponymous lead in 'Barney Miller'. Understandably didn't use his birthname of Harold Lipshitz for his career. (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Lindsay, Robert Born 13 December 1949  (Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England) Born Robert Lindsay Stevenson. BAFTA, Tony & Olivier award winning actor but will be known to most people from his sitcom work: 'Citizen Smith', 'Nightingales' or 'My Family' depending on your vintage. (THEME) No more expenses (THEME) Passing of the passed

Lindsay, Sally Born 8 July 1973  (Stockport, England) Actress who appeared as Shelley Unwin in Coronation Street. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

Linehan, Graham Born in Dublin, Ireland  (exact date unknown) Good: created "Father Ted". OK: created "Black Books". Bad: created "The IT Crowd", is a TERF. (THEME) Sitcom to Heaven (THEME) Trans Girls Hit Squad's Hit List

Lineker, Wayne Born 25 April 1962  (Leicester, England) Brother of Gary Lineker. 20 4 2020 Brown Breads

Ling, Martin Born 15 July 1966  (London, England) Former Swindon Town football manager. Stepped down for health reasons in 2015. Researched to death

Ling, Yi Born in Jiaxing, China  (exact date unknown) Former Chinese government official who made headlines in the country by transitioning to female aged 82. Born c.1928. Old People Smell Of Piss

Linsley, Jonathan Born 17 January 1956  (Bradford, UK) Actor, played Ogilvey in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Lintott, Lucy Born in   (exact date unknown) Scottish scuba diving, helicopter flying terminally ill MND sufferer. Dead And Dusted 1

Lipman, Maureen Born 10 May 1946  (Kingston-upon-Hull, England) British film, theatre and television actress, columnist and comedian. (THEME) The Cobbles to a Coffin (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Lippard, Lucy Born 14 April 1937  (New York City, New York, USA) American writer, art critic, activist and curator. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation

Lipsey, Richard Born 28 August 1928  (Victoria, Canada) Canadian economist who argued that the second-best choice for you could be the best for all Grobler's Stiff Ones

Lipton, James  Born 19 September 1926  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Died 2 March 2020  (New York, USA) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Writer, composer, lyricist and teacher, who has also written scripts for TV. (THEME) Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them Every Death You Take (THEME) MADE IN DETROIT

Lithgow, John Born 19 October 1945  (Rochester, New York, USA) Actor, either in comic (Third Rock from the Sun) or sinister (Raising Cain) roles. Stairway To Heaven

Little, Jeanne  Born 11 May 1938  (Sydney, NSW, Australia) Died 7 November 2020  (Australia) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Retired Australian TV personality and, allegedly, an entertainer. Diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2009. (THEME) Gone in the land Down Under Gooseberry Crumble I Hope You Had The Time Of Your Life (THEME) Judge, Jury, and Jimmycutioner Weakend at Bernies Two Coins & A Punt

Little, Rich Born 26 November 1938  (Ottawa, Canada) Richard Caruthers "Rich" Little is a Canadian-American impressionist and voice actor, nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Voices" by voice actor Mel Blanc. Where's My Damn List?

Littlefeather, Sacheen Born 14 November 1946  (Salinas, California, USA) Actress who famously accepted Marlon Brando's Best Actor Oscar in 1973 as protest against the treatment of Native Americans in the film industry. Jackie Treehorn People I Think Might Die in 2020 United Still Life

Lively, Penelope Born 17 March 1933  (Cairo, Egypt) Booker Prize-winning novellist who took the award in 1987 for her book "Moon Tiger". Also writes children's fiction. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Livingstone, Iain Born 6 October 1966  (Dunfermline, UK) Not the guy who created the "Fighting Fantasy" books, but rather the Chief Constable of Police Scotland. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2020

Lloyd, Christopher Born 22 October 1938  (Stamford, Connecticut, USA) Actor, best known for his roles in 'Addams Family' & as Doc Brown in the 'Back to the Future' films. Every Death You Take Neither There Nor Thereabouts

Lloyd, Norman Born 8 November 1914  (Jersey City, New Jersey, USA) Veteran actor, who worked with the likes of Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock but is best known as Dr. Auschlander in 1980s series 'St. Elsewhere'. (THEME) All Part Of The Show... Right? Worm Fodder CENTAURIANS Deadies 7 DEAD SPOTTERS (THEME) Dial D for Deadpool Eternity Tours Every Death You Take (THEME) Gray Panthers Larry King Dead, Only On CNN Lidders Late Lamentables Mercarte Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour NoSoup4U! (THEME) Old As Dirt Pool Ghoul Prophet's Prophecy Quebec's Predictions The Spanners

Lloyd, Sam  Born 12 November 1963  (Weston, Vermont, USA) Died 30 April 2020  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 56  (read death notice) Actor who appeared in Scrubs. (THEME) All Part Of The Show... Right? Cancerous Hatred B Deceased Hose Dinner Reservation for 20 Droller coaster Ethnic Cleansing Fade To Black Heads in a Bag I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Jackie Treehorn Kardashians Gone Wild Life Flies By So Fast The Misers Plan B from Outer Space Pretty Noose  Shaun of the Dead 69 Skeleton Crew Tentoesup The Beatles Are Dying in The Wrong Order The Living End Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Tom's Chainsaw Massacre Very Ill Turned Very Dead Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead! Worm farmer

Lloyd Webber, Andrew Born 22 March 1948  (London, England) Started composing music when still at school, and met Tim Rice in 1965. Together they wrote the scores for, among others, 'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'Evita', 'Cats' and 'Phantom of the Opera'. Three times married, most famously to Sarah Brightman, and ol Don't Eat The Figs (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway The Honey Trap

Loaf, Meat Born 27 September 1951  (Dallas, Texas, USA) Real name Marvin Lee Aday. Although born in Texas - home of Houston, America's fattest city for the third year running - Mr Loaf moved to the West Coast in the 1960s. After appearing in various musicals, including 'Hair' and the movie version of 'The Rock (THEME) 1982 was the best year for pop  (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' Abracadaver Angela of Death Francis of Arse-Easy 2020 (THEME) Hits of 36 years ago and hits today Jumptheshark v.11.0 Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 Today's the day the maggots have their picnic

Loc, Tone Born 3 March 1966  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American rapper known for Funky Cold Medina, who has had legal issues. Pretty Noose

Lochhead, Andy Born 9 March 1941  (Milngavie, UK) Scottish striker of the 60s and 70s, the only player two twice score five goals in a match for Burnley. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Lochte, Ryan Born 3 August 1984  (Rochester, New York, USA) American competitive swimmer, a 12-time Olympic medalist, which ranks him second in swimming behind Michael Phelps. (THEME) 2020 Exit Draft

Lockhart, June Born 25 June 1925  (New York City, New York, USA) Regular US TV actress, mainly on soap operas. Circling the Drain Gotham Knight Let Us Embalm You NoSoup4U! (THEME) She's A Goner (THEME) Syndication Zombies (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed! Yvonne's Gone Too

Locklear, Heather Born 25 September 1961  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress and 80s sex symbol. Played Sammy Jo Carrington in 'Dynasty'. Kardashians Gone Wild  Not At All Well Noz4News (THEME) She's A Goner

Lodge, George C Born 7 July 1927  (USA) Politician who worked in the cabinets of Eisenhower and Kennedy. The Whipping Posts

Logan, Gabby Born 24 April 1973  (Leeds, England) TV presenter ever present on BBC sports coverage. (THEME) Trans Girls Hit Squad's Hit List

Lohan, Lindsay Born 2 July 1986  (New York, New York, USA) Apparently, she's an actress. However, much better known for her partying, car accidents, arguments, crash dieting, smoking, drug taking, going in & out of rehab etc etc. 5 Feet and 1 to Go The Buckley Mystic (THEME) Train Wreck Central (THEME) Who Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Lollobrigida, Gina Born 4 July 1927  (Subiaco, Italy) Italian actress, popular in the 1950s and '60s. Deadies 7 (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem (THEME) You Had My Curiosity, Now You Have To Die For My Attention Let Us Embalm You (THEME) SAD LAST DAYS Say hello to the angels (THEME) Women's Deaths Matter Too

Long, Tom  Born 3 August 1968  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Died 4 January 2020  () Age at death: 51  (read death notice) Australian actor and star of SeaChange. (THEME) All Part Of The Show... Right? Amanita virosa Jackie Treehorn Neither There Nor Thereabouts Plan B from Outer Space

Long-Bailey, Rebecca Born 22 September 1979  (Stretford, Manchester, England) Fast tracking Labour politician who might be their leader by the time you read this. (THEME) Aardvark's Bupa Listing

Longet, Claudine Born 29 January 1942  (Paris, France) French singer and actress who was once married to the late crooner Andy Williams. Has kept a low profile since being found responsible for the death of her then boyfriend Vladimir Sabich in 1976. Zombie Dance Party (THEME) Setting of the Age of Aquarius

Lonsdale, Michael  Born 24 May 1931  (Paris, Ile-de-France, France) Died 21 September 2020  (Paris, France) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Actor, born in France, but often based in England. Starred in 'Moonraker', 'Munich' and 'The Day of the Jackal' amongst others. Funeral Furore (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!! (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Loongkoonan, Daisy Born in Mount Anderson, Kimberely, Australia  (exact date unknown) Australian aboriginal artist, born 1910 (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Lordan, Elaine Born 15 December 1966  (Islington, London, England) Ex-'EastEnders' actress. (THEME) Not going in a Black Cab

Loren, Sophia Born 20 September 1934  (Pozzuoli, Italy) Glamorous actress, born Sofia Villani Scicolone. (THEME) GUN Fight at the Not O.K. Corral Krypton-Kid (THEME) SAD LAST DAYS

Lorentzen, Erling Born 28 January 1923  (Oslo, Norway) Norwegian-Brazilian shipowner and industrialist. (THEME) The Bedsoring '20s

Lorimer, Peter Born 14 December 1946  (Dundee, Scotland) Leeds United hero, former club captain, youngest ever player and played with them, on and off, for 23 years. Open The Pearly Gates

Lormor, Anthony Born 29 October 1970  (Ashington, England) Footballer who played for a variety of clubs including Newcastle and Lincoln City. People I Think Might Die in 2020 United (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die In 2020 United

Lotterby, Sydney  Born 9 January 1926  (London, England) Died 30 July 2020  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) TV director, mainly of comedies, which he has been doing for decades. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

Louganis, Greg Born 29 January 1960  (El Cajon, California, USA) Olympic diver with 4 gold medals, a sore head and AIDS. (THEME) 2020 Exit Draft

Loughlin, Heidi Born in   (exact date unknown) Mother who lost her baby when attempting an early birth due to impending cancer treatment. Born 1983. Dead And Dusted 1

Louis-Dreyfus, Julia Born 13 January 1961  (New York City, New York, USA) Elaine in "Seinfeld", Selina Meyer in "Veep" and still sponge-worthy in her 50s. Death Can Be Funny Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam

Louise, Tina Born 11 February 1934  (New York City, New York, USA) American actress, best known as Ginger Grant from 'Gilligan's Island', and one of only two surviving cast members. (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Lousma, Jack Born 29 February 1936  (Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) Astronaut, pilot on the Skylab 3 mission (THEME) Apollogies for Still Living

Lovato, Demi Born 20 August 1992  (Dallas, Texas, USA) Young singer-songwriter and actress. (THEME) 20 Yutes 5 Feet and 1 to Go And they all died  Jajem Lard Bazaar Only Fools and Corpses (THEME) Perfect 10 Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Love, Courtney Born 9 July 1965  (San Francisco, California, USA) The original Riot Grrl, who formed Hole after being kicked out of Babes In Toyland. Wife of the late Kurt Cobain, she has had numerous verbal and legal scuffles with his former Nirvana band mates. When not busy being controversial, she spends her time bri (THEME) Train Wreck Central

Lovell, Jim Born 25 March 1928  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Astronaut, commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 space mission in 1970. Later became a businessman. (THEME) Apollogies for Still Living (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries Zombie Dance Party NoSoup4U!

Lovelock, James Born 26 July 1919  (Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England) Scientist and propagator of the 'Gaia' theory of the environment. Blueberry Crumble BROWN BANANAS (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries (THEME) Gray Panthers

Lowe, Caroline Born 18 July 1995  (USA) Model. (THEME) A Model Corpse

Lowe, John Born 21 July 1945  (New Tupton, Derbyshire, England) Stone-faced darts legend, BDC World champion three times and the first player to achieve the "nine dart finish" on television in 1984. 20 4 2020 Brown Breads

Lowenthal, Jerome Born 11 February 1932  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) American classical music pianist. Dead And Dusted 2

Lowrie, Philip Born 20 June 1936  (Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England) Played Dennis Tanner on 'Coronation Street' in the 1960's, and in 2011, returned playing the same role. Still in the soap today. (THEME) Boddies... Manchester's Finest

Lowry, Lois Born 20 March 1937  (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) Children's author who uses works like The Giver to focus on racism, terminal illness and the Holocaust. (THEME) And They All Died Happily Ever After

Lu, Lisa Born 19 January 1927  (Beijing, China) Chinese actress who won the Golden Horse Awards three times. The Deadest Of The Dead

Lucas, George Born 14 May 1944  (Modesto, California, USA) Film director, producer & writer - the man behind the 'Star Wars' films. (THEME) Weird with a Beard

Ludwig, Christa Born 16 March 1928  (Berlin, Germany) German opera singer. The Deadest Of The Dead

Luft, Lorna Born 21 November 1952  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Judy Garland's other daughter. Like Liza, a singer and actress on both screen and stage. From Here to Eternity

Luger, Lex Born 2 June 1958  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) WCW wrestler (real name Lawrence Pfohl), whose finishing move is, apparently, the "Torture Rack". His partner and manager, Miss Elizabeth, was found dead at his home in May 2003; during the subsequent investigation the police found banned bodybuilding dru (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Lugner, Richard Born 11 October 1932  (Vienna, Austria) Austrian entrepreneur. Alternative Observations

Lumley, Joanna Born 1 May 1946  (Srinagar, Kashmir, India) Model-turned-actress who has appeared in countless British TV series, notably 'The New Avengers' and, most famously, 'Absolutely Fabulous'. Was a thorn in Gordon Brown's side in 2009 over her campaign for rights for retired Ghurkhas. (THEME) Sitcom to Heaven

Lunden, Joan Born 19 September 1950  (Fair Oaks, California, USA) Co-host of ABC's "Good Morning America" for 17 years, still active as a journalist (THEME) Our Top Story Tonight

Luque, Albert Born 11 March 1978  (Terrassa, Spain) Footballer who played for a number of teams. Accused of playing for Newcastle, but his stats of the time suggest he was innocent of that. Shot in the Dark

Lutz, Regine Born 22 December 1928  (Basel, Switzerland) Swiss actress. (THEME) Death Is International

Luxembourg, Princess Alexandra of Born 16 February 1991  (Luxembourg) Luxembourg royal. (THEME) By Royal Ascent

Luxon, Benjamin Born 24 March 1937  (Redruth, UK) British opera baritone. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Lydon, Jimmy Born 30 May 1923  (Harrington Park, New Jersey, USA) 1940s film actor. Obituarynotice

Lydon, John Born 31 January 1956  (London, England) AKA Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols & well-known idiot, which overshadows a lot of his genuine musical talent. (THEME) Train Wreck Central

Lynam, Des Born 17 September 1942  (Ennis, County Clare, Rep of Ireland) Venerable sports anchorman, presenter of 'Grandstand' and 'Match of the Day'. The less said about 'Countdown' the better... Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam Sad News FC

Lynch, David Born 20 January 1946  (Missoula, Montana, USA) One of the most acclaimed film makers alive, thanks to works like Blue Velvet and Mulhulland Drive, and fan favourite mindfuck TV show Twin Peaks. The Honey Trap

Lynes, John Born in Dover, England  (exact date unknown) 91 year old man arrested and put on trial for his involvement in the Extinction Rebellion. (THEME) GOLDEN OLDIES!

Lynn, Betty Born 29 August 1926  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) Actress, probably best known for her roles in 'The Andy Griffith Show' and 'My Three Sons'. (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Lynn, Loretta Born 14 April 1932  (Butcher Holler, Kentucky, USA) Country & Western musician, who boasts that her ranch is "the seventh largest tourist attraction in Tennessee". Dizzy heights of fame indeed. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Blueberry Crumble  C. A. Daver Circling the Drain (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Grim McGraw Guild of Master Reapers It's A Grim World (After All) Jajem (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies JoeRam LL's Pool Mr C (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard Say hello to the angels (THEME) She's A Goner SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH Simply Dead (THEME) SING YOUR LAST SONG FOR ME (THEME) Super Squirrels the old lady

Lynn, Vera  Born 20 March 1917  (East Ham, London, England) Died 18 June 2020  (Ditchling, East Sussex, UK) Age at death: 103  (read death notice) A performer from the age of 7, who really made it big during World War II. Her radio programme, 'Sincerely Yours', on which she was both presenter and singer of dreary ballads, made her 'The Forces' Sweetheart'. (THEME) #1 Hits  It's Grim Up North 2021? – No thank you! I’ll leave before (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin'  Abracadaver ARSE-IN-HOLE BALDY FOREVER BANGELS Black Penguins of Doom Bladerunner BLIMEY!  Worm Fodder BROWN BANANAS Chelski Pensioners C. A. Daver (THEME) CLOG POPPERS  Coffin Fit Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Crofty's Coffin Crew Crypts Suzette DAI YAB'STARDS Deadies 7 DEAD SPOTTERS Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch Death Can Be Funny Deathlist.net Deathly Steeds (THEME) Death to all but metal and dame Vera Lynn  Departures Board Dinner Reservation for 20 Eternity Tours Falling Off The Perch  Fat kids always win at seesaw Feng Shui Pig Francis of Arse-Easy 2020 Predictor's Predictions Get Busy Dyin Bucket Of Blood Going going gone (THEME) GOLDEN OLDIES! (THEME) Gray Panthers (THEME) Great gig in the sky Grief Encounter Researched to death Hydrangea I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader I'll sleep when you're dead (THEME) You Had My Curiosity, Now You Have To Die For My Attention (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies Bruce Forsyth's Rug Sale at Carpet Rite Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Knocking on Heavens Door Lard Bazaar Lastorders Lidders Late Lamentables Living in a Box Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Weakend at Bernies Mortem Omnibus Mr Whit's Wonders NoSoup4U! No Weddings And Twenty Funerals (THEME) Old As Dirt (THEME) Old People Party of 20 Owt To Stop Me Coffin? Partridge As Reaper Permanent kip Pool Ghoul (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels Powder Picks em off Fucked n' Dumped Puzlman's Puzzling Picks Roasting Bodies In Redcar  (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard Soylent Green Is You Satan's Hootenanny SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH (THEME) SING YOUR LAST SONG FOR ME SOYLENT DREAMS Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiffer Steaks Tentoesup The Buckley Mystic The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Choir Invisibule The Crowdsourced Deathlist The Death Stars Trojan Hearse The Grateful Dead McCririck's Last Hurdle The National Union of Coffin Polishers THE OLD ONES ARE THE PESTS Psycho Muppet The Spanners (THEME) They is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it) TINY and ELLIE's PICK of the DROPS Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Windsor the Troll (THEME) Women's Deaths Matter Too Wot The Deuce You Must Be Croaking! Yvonne and Gone

Lyon, Leo De Born 27 April 1926  (Paterson, New Jersey, USA) Voice actor best known as Spook and Brain in Top Cat. (THEME) This Knee Ain't What It Used To Be

Lyonne, Natasha Born 4 April 1979  (New York, New York, USA) American actress ('American Pie', 'Blade: Trinity', 'Scary Movie 2'). Moldy Oldies

Lysak, John Born 16 August 1914  (Bound Brook, New Jersey, USA) Canoeist who competed in the 1936 Olympic Games (!). Died in January without receiving a qualifying obit. (THEME) GOLDEN OLDIES!

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