Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2020: R

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Pombo, Jorge Reynolds Born 22 June 1936  (Colombia) Columbian bio-engineer who developed the internal pacemaker. (THEME) American As Apple Pie

Rabanne, Paco Born 18 February 1934  (Pasaia, Spain) Fashion designer. (THEME) Setting of the Age of Aquarius

Radcliffe, Daniel Born 23 July 1989  (Fulham, London, England) Harry Potter. Now starring in a stage show where he takes his clothes off. Hangman's XX

Radcliffe, Mark Born 29 June 1958  (Bolton, UK) Long-time British radio DJ, most famously hosting the afternoon slot with Mark "Lard" Riley on Radio 1 from 1997 to 2004. Also a former member of Skrewdriver, before they went all racist. Bruce Forsyth's Rug Sale at Carpet Rite

Rademacher, Peter  Born 20 November 1928  (Tieton, Washington, USA) Died 4 June 2020  (Sandusky, Ohio, USA) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Former heavyweight boxer who became the only man to fight a World title fight on his professional debut. YOUREOUT

Raeburn, Anna Born 3 April 1944  (Middlesbrough, England) Agony Aunt journalist. Grey Gardens

Rainford, Dave  Born in Manchester, England  (exact date unknown) Died 7 March 2020  () Age at death: 51  (read death notice) TV personality, one of the stars of Eggheads. You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Rajna, Thomas Born 21 December 1928  (Budapest, Hungary) Hungarian born pianist and composer, based in South Africa since 1970. Dead And Dusted 2

Ralphs, Mick Born 31 March 1944  (Stoke Lacy, UK) Founder member and guitarist of both Mott the Hoople and Bad Company. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights Down Under the Daisies

Ramos, Fidel V. Born 28 March 1928  (Lingayen, Philippines) President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. The One's That Won't Go Away

Ramsden, James  Born 1 November 1923  () Died 29 March 2020  (Ripon, England, United Kingdom) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Former Conservative MP. Served as the last Secretary of State for War in 1964. (THEME) STIFF UPPER LIP

Randi, James  Born 7 August 1928  (Toronto, Canada) Died 20 October 2020  (Plantation, Florida, USA) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Stage magician. Survived heart surgery in 2006, and is still performing. DROP DEAD CELEBRATION (THEME) If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead? Larry King Dead, Only On CNN (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts (THEME) See You In Heaven TOETAG4U

Randolph, Joyce Born 21 October 1924  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Actress, perhaps best known (especially in the US) for playing Trixie Norton on 'The Honeymooners'. (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies Leftovers (THEME) MADE IN DETROIT Moldy Oldies (THEME) Syndication Zombies (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Rangel, Charles Born 11 June 1930  (New York City, New York, USA) American politician who served as a representative for New York for an uninterrupted 46 years. Beat the notorious Adam Clayton Powell to win his first election. CENTAURIANS

Ranglin, Ernest Born 19 June 1932  (Manchester, Jamaica) Guitarist credited with creating part of the Ska sound. (THEME) Boddies... Manchester's Finest (THEME) See You In Heaven

Ranke-Heinemann, Uta Born 2 October 1927  (Essen, Germany) German theologian and academic. (THEME) Deutschland Verabschiedet Sich!

Rankin, Ian Born 28 April 1960  (Cardenden, Fife, Scotland) Hugely successful Scottish crime writer through his 'Inspector Rebus' series. (THEME) in eternum+'s wrinkly dicks

Rantzen, Esther Born 22 June 1940  (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England) Famously toothy TV presenter, journalist and campaigner. Presented 'That's Life' from 1973-1994 and is the widow of broadcaster Desmond Wilcox. (THEME) They is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it)

Rao, C R Born 10 September 1920  (Hadagali, India) Indian-born American mathematician. Alternative Observations

Ratchford, Abigail Born 12 February 1992  (Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA) American model. (THEME) A Model Corpse

Rather, Dan Born 31 October 1931  (Wharton, Texas, USA) Long time news anchor for CBS News until 2005. (THEME) Our Top Story Tonight

Ratna of Nepal, Queen Born 19 August 1928  (Kathmandu, Nepal) Queen consort of Nepal from 1955-1972. (THEME) Dead Continent

Rattle, Simon Born 19 January 1955  (Liverpool, England) British conductor who was principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic from 2002 to 2018. (THEME) Simply Simon

Ratzenberger, John Born 6 April 1947  (Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA) American actor famous for playing Cliff Clavin in 'Cheers'. Has moved on to a successful career as a voice actor for Pixar. (THEME) I Hear Voices

Raudonikis, Tommy Born 13 April 1950  (Bathurst, Australia) Rugby league player, one of the sport's toughest during the 1970s. So It's Come to This: A Pan Breed C-team The Beatles Are Dying in The Wrong Order

Rawls, Betsy Born 4 May 1928  (Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA) Former ladies professional golfer. Won over 50 titles in her career. (THEME) In the Hole! YOUREOUT

Raymond, Janice Born 24 January 1943  (USA) US radical feminist (is there any other kind?) and old-school TERF (THEME) Trans Girls Hit Squad's Hit List

Rayner, Angela Born 28 March 1980  (Stockport, England) Labour MP who held the Education brief in the Jeremy Corbyn non-government. (THEME) Aardvark's Bupa Listing

Rea, Chris Born 4 March 1951  (Middlesbrough, England) Gravelly-voiced singer/songwriter of 'The Road To Hell' fame. (THEME) #1 Hits Angela of Death Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch Grave Danger Grief Encounter Mortem Omnibus Oscar The Beast Pool Ghoul Sad News FC Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 (THEME) SING YOUR LAST SONG FOR ME Two Coins & A Punt

Rea, Nicolas  Born 6 June 1928  () Died 1 June 2020  () Age at death: 91  (read death notice) AKA 3rd Baron Rea, peer and doctor. (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord

Read, Aimee Born in   (exact date unknown) Woman with brain tumour who requires a bone marrow transplant before she can have surgery. Born 1993. Dead And Dusted 1

Read, Nicky Born in   (exact date unknown) Actor who appeared in Harry Potter and had a bit of trouble with the law. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

Reagan, Faye Born 19 September 1988  (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) American pornographic actress. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Reardon, Ray Born 8 October 1932  (Tredegar, Wales) Six-times world snooker champion. (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE C. A. Daver (THEME) Decomposing Blubber Dr Shipman's waiting room (THEME) GO ON BE A SPORT - DIE IN 2020  I Told You I Was Ill Shot in the Dark Psycho Muppet

Reason, Joseph Paul Born 22 March 1941  (Washington DC, USA) Naval aide to Jimmy Carter from 1976 to 1979. (THEME) Yvan Eht Nioj

Redford, Robert Born 18 August 1937  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Heart-throb actor who didn't make the big time until the age of 32, with his role as The Sundance Kid, alongside Paul Newman's Butch Cassidy. Went on to star in 'The Sting' (again with Newman), 'A Bridge (THEME) SAD LAST DAYS

Redgrave, Vanessa Born 30 January 1937  (London, England) Stage, TV & film actress, now the elder statesperson of the famous Redgrave acting dynasty. Lost two of her siblings within the space of a few days in 2010. Black Penguins of Doom It's A Grim World (After All) LL's Pool LORD GRAVEDIGGER (THEME) Setting of the Age of Aquarius Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice - Est. 1937

Redknapp, Harry Born 2 March 1947  (Poplar, London, England) Football manager, successful but has rather dubious traits when it comes to loyalty. (THEME) GO ON BE A SPORT - DIE IN 2020

Redmond, Marge Born 14 December 1924  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) American television actress ('The Flying Nun'). Died in May without receiving a qualifying obit. (THEME) Crypt O'Crayolas Where's My Damn List?

Redstone, Sumner  Born 27 May 1923  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Died 11 August 2020  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Global media tycoon, majority shareholder in CBS, Viacom and MTV amongst others. BALDY FOREVER (THEME) Crypt O'Crayolas Deadpool Surprise Eternity Tours Funeral Furore Heads in a Bag I Hope You Had The Time Of Your Life JoeRam Living in a Box LL's Pool Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling The Conqueror Worm There's A Shiva In The Park

Refaeli, Bar Born 4 June 1985  (Hod HaSharon, Israel) Israeli model and businesswoman, one of Leo Di Caprio's numerous blonde, nubile conquests. (THEME) 20 Yutes (THEME) A Model Corpse

Reffell, Derek Born 6 October 1928  (England) Former Royal Navy officer and Governor of Gibraltar. Pedro's Catacomb Ensemble

Regan, Brian Born 2 October 1957  (Prescot, England) Actor in Brookside. (THEME) Dey Do Die Don't Dey Doh

Rego, Paula Born 26 January 1935  (Lisbon, Portugal) Portugese-British painter. Born 1935. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation

Rehbogen, Johann Born in Borken, Germany  (exact date unknown) Former SS guard, currently standing trial for deaths at the Stutthof concentration camp. Cannot be pictured for legal purposes. Born C.1923. Probably died in Sept. 2019 already (THEME) Judge, Jury, and Jimmycutioner

Reid, Anne Born 28 May 1935  (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom) English stage, TV and film actress, from Coronation Street to her BAFTA-nomination for Last Tango in Halifax (THEME) The Cobbles to a Coffin

Reid, Bruce Born 4 April 1946  () Former club doctor for Aussie rules team Essendon, at the centre of a supplements scandal in 2013. Died in Octobre but did not receive a qualifying obit Bucket Of Blood Here's Who You Could Have Won Terror of the Vervoorts

Reid, Harry Born 2 December 1939  (Searchlight, Nevada, USA) US Democrat and senator for Nevada since 1987. (THEME) All about the Men (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep Cancel My Appointments And Now His Watch Is Ended Jackie Treehorn Joe pesci's team  JoeRam (THEME) Kennedy Driving School Manuel's Stiffs The Misers Prophet's Prophecy Terror of the Vervoorts The Skinny Kiltrunner (THEME) The Star Spangled Coffin Valar Morghulis Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead!

Reid, Jamie Born 16 January 1947  (London, UK) British artist, the man who created most of the Sex Pistols' artwork, including the "Queen with a safety pin through her nose" picture. Born c. 1947. Stone Dead Cert

Reid, John Richard  Born 3 June 1928  (Aukland, New Zealand) Died 14 October 2020  (Auckland, New Zealand) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Former New Zealand cricket captain. Get Busy Dyin

Reid, Peter Born 20 June 1956  (Huyton, UK) Journeyman football manager with stops at all the usual suspects (pre-oil Man City, Sunderland, Leeds). Now a propaganda worker for the Qatari government. The Worst Acronym Team

Reid, Tara Born 8 November 1975  (Wyckoff, New Jersey, USA) American actress - 'American Pie', 'The Big Lebowski'. (THEME) Train Wreck Central

Reigns, Roman Born 25 May 1985  (Penascola, Florida, USA) Four-time WWE world champion and the person who the company has been booked around since 2014. In a case of "don't put all your eggs in one basket", he stepped back from wrestling due to a recurrence of leukemia in 2018. Die Laughing

Reilly, Reice Born in Birmingham, England  (exact date unknown) Young man dying of cancer who writes a blog about it: Patient Zero. Born 1996 The House of Extravaganza

Reiner, Carl  Born 20 March 1922  (Bronx, New York, USA) Died 29 June 2020  (Beverly Hills, California, USA) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) Actor, director, producer, writer & comedian - not a bad CV all in all. (THEME) All Part Of The Show... Right? Dead Last? Dead Right! Eternity Tours (THEME) GOLDEN OLDIES! (THEME) You Had My Curiosity, Now You Have To Die For My Attention Jajem Jumptheshark v.11.0 LORD GRAVEDIGGER Moldy Oldies Naked Florida Gravediggers Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia (THEME) Old People Party of 20 Pool Ghoul Simply Dead Swimming in the Death Pool (THEME) Syndication Zombies The Spanners TOETAG4U Wayne Manor Yvonne and Gone

Reiner, Rob Born 6 March 1947  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor and director who's assured of cinematic immortality as the actual director (and fictional director Marty Di Bergi) of the classic mockumentary 'This is Spinal Tap' in 1984. (THEME) Super Squirrels

Reisfeld, Renata Born in Chelm, Poland  (exact date unknown) Professor of Chemistry who has written 532 scientific papers. (THEME) Surviving the Holocaust does not make immortal!

Reitherman, Bruce Born 15 September 1955  (Burbank, California, USA) Voice of Mowgli in the original Disney Jungle Book; was also Christopher Robin in Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree. (THEME) This Knee Ain't What It Used To Be

Rensenbrink, Robbie  Born 3 July 1947  (Amsterdam, Netherlands[) Died 24 January 2020  () Age at death: 72  (read death notice) Netherlands and Anderlecht forward. Had the chance to win the 1978 World Cup for Holland in the last minute of the final against Argentina but his effort hit the post. Here's Who You Could Have Won

Repp, Richard Born in   (exact date unknown) Expert on the Ottoman Empire and Oxford University lecturer. (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE

Rev, Martin Born 18 December 1947  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Born Martin Reverby. American musician and instrumentalist in the electro-rock band Suicide. Prophetic name for a band, maybe… Gobbing On Life

Revill, Clive Born 18 April 1930  (Wellington, New Zealand) Actor. Was the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in 'The Empire Strikes Back'. (THEME) Cashier Number 90 Please! I Couldn't Eat Another Bite

Reynolds, Gene  Born 4 April 1923  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Died 3 February 2020  (Burbank, California, USA) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Actor-turned producer of 'M*A*S*H' and 'Lou Grant'. Fireball

Reynolds, Joyce Born 18 December 1918  (London, UK) British classicist, specialising in Roman epigraphy. Obituarynotice

Reynolds, Joyce (Actress) Born 7 October 1924  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) 1940s film actress. Obituarynotice

Rice, Pat Born 17 March 1949  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Former Arsenal FC captain and assistant manager. The Forest Lawn Jockeys (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS

Richard, Cliff Born 14 October 1940  (Lucknow, India) Actor, singer, colostomy bag-wearer and insufferably smug Christian. Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Fireball Hydrangea I Couldn't Eat Another Bite The Honey Trap The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard  The National Union of Coffin Polishers

Richard, Henri  Born 29 February 1936  (Montreal, Canada) Died 6 March 2020  (Laval, Canada) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) 11-time Stanley Cup winning centre for the Montreal Canadiens. Quebec's Predictions (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts  (THEME) Sports Yay Sports Stone Dead Cert (THEME) Trebek’s Final Jeopardy Season?

Richard, J. R. Born 7 March 1950  (Vienna, Louisiana, USA) US baseball player who stayed faithfully with the Houston Astros Leftovers

Richard, Little  Born 5 December 1932  (Macon, Georgia, USA) Died 9 May 2020  (Nashville, Tennessee) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Singer, songwriter & pianist, an early star of rock n' roll. It's Grim Up North Charon's Crew (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Dead And Dusted 2 Dead Wait (THEME) Death to all but metal and dame Vera Lynn DROP DEAD CELEBRATION Eternity Tours Funeral Furore (THEME) Great gig in the sky Grim McGraw Haben die Spaten I'll sleep when you're dead It's A Grim World (After All) Jumptheshark v.11.0 Lastorders Living in a Box (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels Riding the Jesus Train (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard (THEME) SAD LAST DAYS Sad News FC (THEME) See You In Heaven (THEME) Snort the Ashes Sovereign-Reaper Tomb It May Concern UTC Who Turned Out The Lights?

Richards, Bob Born 20 February 1926  (Champaign, Illinois, USA) The Reverend Robert Eugene Richards, twice Olympic Pole Vault champion, hence the nickname "The Vaulting Vicar". ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Richards, Caroline Born in   (exact date unknown) Cancer mum, born ca. 1980 (THEME) P@F #metoo

Richards, Keith Born 18 December 1943  (Dartford, Kent, England) The guitar-playing Rolling Stone with the distinctive death-warmed-up constitution. (THEME) Death to all but metal and dame Vera Lynn Every Death You Take People who could die 2020 Soylent Green Is You Say hello to the angels Wot The Deuce

Richardson, Bill Born 15 November 1947  (Pasadena, California, USA) former New Mexico Governor from 2003 to 2011. (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Richardson, Susan Born 11 March 1952  (Bath, Maine, USA) American actress most famous as Susan in 70s sitcom Eight Is Enough. Leftovers

Richardson Khan, Helen Born 21 November 1938  (Yangon, Myanmar) Burma-born actress who achieved long-lasting popularity in Indian cinema. (THEME) Dead Continent

Richie, Lionel Born 20 June 1949  (Tuskegee, Alabama, USA) Velvet-voiced singer with Commodores, who had a succesful solo career in the 1980s with hits such as 'All Night Long', 'Hello' and 'Dancing on the Ceiling'. Shot in the Dark

Richter, Gerhard Born 9 February 1932  (Dresden, Germany) German visual artist. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation

Ridgeley, Andrew Born 26 January 1963  (Windlesham, Surrey, England) Surprise choice of the Reaper to make him the surviving member of 1980s pop duo, Wham! Living like royalty off his royalties… (THEME) Gone Solo (THEME) The Survivors

Ridgway, Gary Born 18 February 1949  (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) American murderer known as the Green River Killer. Serving life imprisonment without parole. (THEME) Miscreants

Riel, Jorn Born 23 July 1931  (Odense, Denmark) Danish writer known in his homeland for his books on Greenland. (THEME) Death Is International

Rieu, Andre Born 1 October 1949  (Maastricht, Netherlands) Internationally known Dutch violinist and conductor. Founder of the Johann Strauss Orchestra. (THEME) 20 to 1: Music for the soul

Rigas, John J. Born 24 November 1924  (Wellsville, New York, USA) Founder of the Adelphia Communications Corporation, one of the largest cable TV companies in the US. Jailed for fraud in 2005, but released on compassionate grounds in 2016 after claiming to have terminal cancer. Alternative Observations Deadpool Surprise Finbarr Returns from the Dead Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling

Rigg, Diana  Born 20 July 1938  (Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England) Died 10 September 2020  (London, United Kingdom) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Actress, best known as Emma Peel in the Avengers & pin-up girl for numerous people in the 1960's. Still acting, mainly in aristocratic roles lately. Amazonian Warrior CENTAURIANS People who could die 2020 (THEME) BatStarLord of the WhoTrekLock (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Rihanna, (singer) Born 20 February 1988  (Saint Michael, Barbados) R&B singer, best known for the hit single 'Umbrella'. (THEME) 20 Yutes (THEME) They Just Keep Dye-ing! (THEME) Who Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Riley, Bridget Born 24 April 1931  (London, England) Artist and main proponent of the eye-mangling op art movement. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation

Rimmer, Chris Born 2 June 1992  (England) Former footballer who played for Rhyl but now has ALS. Dead And Dusted

Rimmer, Jimmy Born 10 February 1948  (Southport, England) Goalkeeper who played for both Manchester United and Arsenal, but was better known for winning the 1982 European Cup with Aston Villa. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Ringeissen, Bernard Born 15 May 1934  (Paris, France) French classical pianist. Dead And Dusted 2

Rippon, Angela Born 12 October 1944  (Plymouth, Devon, England) Newsreader and TV presenter who famously showed off her legs in the 'Morecambe and Wise' show in 1976. (THEME) Jack Ketch Is Not A Weatherman

Ritter, Erich Born 30 October 1958  (Oftringen, Switzerland) Scientist who calls himself a specialist in shark-human interaction. Lost most of his calf in...a shark attack. Self publicity will always come back to bite you…Died in August but did not receive a qualifying obit. Dead And Dusted

Riva, Maria Born 13 December 1924  (Berlin, Germany) Actress daughter of Marlene Dietrich. DROP DEAD CELEBRATION From Here to Eternity Riding the Jesus Train

Rivera, Chita Born 23 January 1933  (Washington D. C., USA) Hispanic actress, singer and dancer. (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway

Roache, William Born 25 April 1932  (Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England) TV actor, who, despite playing the part of Ken Barlow in 'Coronation Street' since 1960, still manages to be more wooden than your average Ikea bookcase. Arrested and charged with rape in 2013. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME Grey Gardens Lived So Let's Die Powder Picks em off Fucked n' Dumped (THEME) Slippery Soap (THEME) The Cobbles to a Coffin  Vicky's heres hoping

Robach, Amy Born 6 February 1973  (East Lansing, Michigan, USA) News anchor for 'Good Morning America' on ABC. Death Can Be Funny

Robbins, Peter Born 10 August 1956  (Los Angeles, California, USA) US child and voice actor, especially as the original voice of the Peanuts' Charlie Brown Pretty Noose

Roberts, Eric Born 18 April 1956  (Biloxi, Mississippi, USA) Actor and brother of Julia Roberts. (THEME) Dr Who's Next

Roberts, Harry Born 21 July 1936  (Wanstead, Essex, England) Former convcited murderer whose slaining of two policemen in 1966 casued national outrage. Caught on the run, he served 48 years in prison before getting released on parole late in 2014. (THEME) See You In Hell

Roberts, Jake "The Snake" Born 30 May 1955  (Gainesville, Texas, USA) Another US professional wrestler. Aye, they're off the fags alright

Roberts, John Born 4 April 1924  () Former flag officer for sea training in the Royal Navy. (THEME) STIFF UPPER LIP

Roberts, Robin Born 23 November 1960  (Pass Christian, Mississippi, USA) Newscaster and anchor of US breakfast programme 'Good Morning America' on ABC. (THEME) Our Top Story Tonight

Robertson, Gavin Born 28 May 1966  (St Leonards, Australia) Australian cricketer. Cancerous Hatred Day in the Death Pan Breed Thomas Jefferson Survives

Robertson, Pat Born 22 March 1930  (Lexington, Virginia, USA) Extremely controversial televangelist, with a hugely significant political say in each election as he feels he represents the "Bible Belt" of America. (THEME) See You In Hell

Robertson, Phil Born 24 April 1946  (Vivian, Louisiana, USA) Reality TV creature, patriarch of the Duck Dynasty Leftovers

Robertson, Robbie Born 5 July 1943  (Toronto, Canada) Musician who was lead guitarist and songwriter for The Band. (THEME) The Last Waltz

Robins, Ralph Born 16 June 1932  () Former CEO of Rolls-Royce, who had a 50-year career at the company. (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE

Robinson, Ann Born 25 May 1929  (Hollywood, California, USA) Actress best known for her role in 'The War of the Worlds' from 1953. ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Robinson, Geoffrey Born 25 May 1938  (Sheffield, UK) Labour MP for Coventry North West since 1976, his resignation over undisclosed loans in 1998 was arguably the first scandal of the Blair government. Shot in the Dark You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Robinson, Geoffrey James Born 10 August 1937  (Australia) Retired Australian Roman Catholic bishop. (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem

Robinson, Michael  Born 12 July 1958  (Leicester, UK) Died 28 April 2020  (Madrid, Spain) Age at death: 61  (read death notice) Journeyman striker and Ireland international, became a leading pundit in Spain after his retirement. Ain't It Grand To Be Bloomin' Well Dead  Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Beyond a Little Peaky Charon's Crew Compost Corner Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Dead Ends Deceased Hose Fade To Black Girlfriend in a Coma GOING UNDERGROUND Here's Who You Could Have Won His and Hearse And Now His Watch Is Ended Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill (THEME) Nicked but not Dead Pedro's Catacomb Ensemble People I Think Might Die in 2020 United A Trophy For Atrophy (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die In 2020 United (THEME) Taking The Michael  Team Cat AIDS The Beatles Are Dying in The Wrong Order The House of Extravaganza (THEME) The Sick-bed of Cuchulainn The Team With No Name The Walking Dead To Kill A Gabor Sister Tomb It May Concern

Robinson, Rony Born 24 December 1940  (Sheffield, UK) Writer and long-time host on Radio Sheffield. "Rony" is short for "Goronwy", if you were wondering. (THEME) ...and Its Goodnight From Him

Robinson, Smokey Born 19 February 1940  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) R & B singer, one of the heroes of Motown music. Coffin Fit (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels

Robinson, Tommy Born 27 November 1982  (Luton, UK) Born Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, a former sunbed shop owner who cosplayed as a football hooligan long enough to become a far-right political activist. Who Turned Out The Lights?

Robson, Bryan Born 11 January 1957  (Chester-le-Street, England) Former Manchester United and England captain. DEAD SPOTTERS

Robson, Nigel Born in Argyleshire, UK  (exact date unknown) British opera tenor, born 1955. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Rocco, Mark  Born 11 May 1951  (Manchester, England) Died 30 July 2020  (Warrington, United Kingdom) Age at death: 69  (read death notice) British wrestler, a regular on 'World of Sport'. Oliver's Army (of the Dead)

Rodd, Michael Born 29 November 1943  (South Shields, Tyne and Wear) Presenter of 'Tomorrow's World' and 'Screen Test' in the 1970s. ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Rodgers, Bill Born 28 October 1928  (Liverpool, England) One of the "Gang of Four" who split from the Liberal Party to form the SDP. (THEME) No more expenses The Anfield Iron

Rodgers, Jimmie Born 18 September 1933  (Carnas, Washington, USA) American singer who had a US #1 with 'Honeycomb'. Had open heart surgery in 2012. (THEME) CLOG POPPERS

Rodgers, Nile Born 19 September 1952  (New York City, New York, USA) Music producer and member of hip disco band Chic. Deader than a dead thing

Rodman, Dennis Born 13 May 1961  (Tenton, New Jersey, USA) Flamboyant former NBA basketball player. (THEME) 2020 Exit Draft

Rodriguez, Chi-Chi Born 23 October 1935  (Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico) Professional golfer, first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. (THEME) Gris Gris (THEME) In the Hole!

Rodriguez, Silvio Born 29 November 1946  (San Antonio de los Banos, Havana Province, Cuba) Cuban musician, leading figure in the Nueva trova movement. (THEME) See You In Heaven

Rogers, Kenny  Born 21 August 1938  (Houston, Texas, USA) Died 20 March 2020  (Sandy Springs, Georgia) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) Bearded country & western singer. Often mistaken for God. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' Death Stinks Eddie's Parade Of Darkness and Despair (THEME) Hits of 36 years ago and hits today Quebec's Predictions (THEME) SAD LAST DAYS (THEME) SING YOUR LAST SONG FOR ME Tentoesup

Rollins, Sonny Born 7 September 1930  (New York City, New York, USA) Jazz tenor saxophonist, with a long career in music. Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch

Roman, Phil Born 21 December 1930  (Fresno, California, USA) American animator for 'The Simpsons', 'King of the Hill' et al. (THEME) Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

Romanov, Andrew Born 21 January 1923  (London, UK) Grand-nephew of Nicholas II and claimant to the throne of Russia. Funeral Furore Jajem

Romero, Chan Born 7 July 1941  (Billings, Montana, USA) Rock and roll singer and songwriter who wrote 'Hippy Hippy Shake', later a hit for the Swinging Blue Jeans. (THEME) Perfect 10

Rondell Jr, Ronnie Born 10 February 1937  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Stunt co-ordinater who worked on John Carpenter's They Live. (THEME) Gris Gris

Rongji, Zhu Born 23 October 1928  (Changsha, China) Premier of China from 1998 to 2003. (THEME) Complications from a fall

Ronstadt, Linda Born 15 July 1946  (Tucson, Arizona, USA) Popular singer, known for her collaborations with various other singers. Announced that she had Parkinson's disease in 2013. ARSE-IN-HOLE (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Compost Corner (THEME) SAD LAST DAYS (THEME) She's A Goner Two Coins & A Punt

Rose, Axl Born 6 February 1962  (Lafayette, Indiana, USA) Lead singer of Guns n' Roses. And they all died (THEME) Setting of the Age of Aquarius (THEME) Train Wreck Central

Rose, Clifford Born 24 October 1929  (Herefordshire, England) British character actor and member of the RSC. Best known for the role of SS Commander Kessler in 'Secret Army' and Rorvik in the 'Doctor Who' serial "Warrior’s Gate". Time's-Up Team Unusual Suspects

Rosenberger, Carol Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA  (exact date unknown) American concertn pianist. Born 1933. Dead And Dusted 2

Rosenthal, Laurence Born 4 November 1926  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Film composer who worked on Clash of the Titans. (THEME) MADE IN DETROIT

Rosewall, Ken Born 2 November 1934  (Sydney, Australia) Legendary Australian tennis player. Won 8 grand slams and compteted in four Wimbledon finals across two decades. (THEME) Gone in the land Down Under The Deadest Of The Dead

Rosher, Danielle Born in England  (exact date unknown) Young girl dying of heart failure. Born ca. 1994 Cancel My Appointments  Once You Go Black

Ross, Annie  Born 25 July 1930  (Mitcham. London, England) Died 21 July 2020  (New York, USA) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) British-born jazz vocalist with the 1950s trio Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Madonna's Hand Of Bod Pretty Noose You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Ross, Diana Born 26 March 1944  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Motown diva, of 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' fame. The former Supreme is no stranger to the law, and was recently busted for drink-driving. 20 4 2020 Brown Breads Angela of Death (THEME) SING YOUR LAST SONG FOR ME

Ross, George H. Born 6 January 1928  () Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization. (THEME) The Bedsoring '20s

Ross, Marion Born 25 October 1928  (Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA) Experienced American actress, perhaps best known as Marion Cunningham in 'Happy Days'. DEAD SPOTTERS (THEME) Syndication Zombies (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Rossi, Francis Born 29 May 1949  (Forest Hill, London, England) Co-founder and lead singer of Status Quo. (THEME) Gone Solo

Roten, Ethmer Born 6 April 1922  (Oklahoma, USA) Musician who has worked extensively on Disney films. Died off the radar in 2019 (THEME) This Knee Ain't What It Used To Be

Rothwell, Alan Born 9 February 1937  (Oldham, Lancashire, England) British actor famous for playing David Barlow in 'Coronation Street' and presenting the children's TV show 'Picture Box'. The one with the creepy theme tune… (THEME) The Cobbles to a Coffin

Rousey, Ronda Born 1 February 1987  (Riverside, California, USA) MMA fighter and pro-wrestler, was the first legitimate draw in women's UFC until two consecutive first-round KOs killed her mystique. (THEME) 20 Yutes

Routledge, Patricia Born 17 February 1929  (Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) Actress & comedienne, forever remembered for her role as Hyacinth Bucket in 'Keeping Up Appearances'. C. A. Daver (THEME) Dey Do Die Don't Dey Doh Grey Gardens Moldy Oldies (THEME) Setting of the Age of Aquarius (THEME) Sitcom to Heaven  The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2020 (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com (THEME) They is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it)

Roux, Albert Born 8 October 1935  (Charolles, Saone-et-Loire, France) Famous chef and restaurateur who propsered with his brother Michel in Britain. (THEME) Decomposing Blubber

Rowe, Debbie Born 6 December 1958  (Spokane, Washington, USA) Former spouse of Michael Jackson. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016. Aye, they're off the fags alright The Choir Invisibule

Rowlands, Gena Born 19 June 1930  (Madison, Wisconsin, USA) Actress best known for her collaborations with her late husband, director John Cassavetes. Swimming in the Death Pool Where's My Damn List?

Rowling, J. K. Born 31 July 1965  (Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England) Absurdly wealthy author of the Harry Potter books. (THEME) Trans Girls Hit Squad's Hit List

Rubik, Erno Born 13 July 1944  (Budapest, Hungary) Puzzle designer, of Rubik's cube fame. ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Ruddock, Neil Razor Born 9 May 1968  (Wandsworth, London, United Kingdom) Oft-seen premier league defender who eventually decided to join the trash TV circuit Die Laughing

Rumsfeld, Donald Born 9 July 1932  (Evanston, Illinois, USA) Gaffe-prone, known known and highly controversial former secretary of defence for both Gerald Ford & George W. Bush. Hence, he is both the youngest & the oldest person to And they all died Dead Is Dead Departures Board (THEME) Kennedy Driving School (THEME) The Star Spangled Coffin (THEME) Yvan Eht Nioj

Rush, Barbara Born 4 January 1927  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Film and television actress whose crefdirs include 'Batman' and 'Peyton Place'. (THEME) All these moments will be lost (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Rush, Ian Born 20 October 1961  (St Asaph, UK) Chunky-tached Liverpool striker during their all-conquering 80s era. Despite urban legend, he didn't say playing for Juventus was like "playing in another country". (THEME) Welcome to heysHELL

Russell, Anthony Born 11 December 1989  (Bootle, England) Singer who appeared on X-Factor. (THEME) The X_X Factor

Russell, Austin "Chumlee" Born 8 September 1982  (Henderson, Nevada, USA) Dim-witted pawn shop assistant as featured in the reality show 'Pawn Stars'. (THEME) Who Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Russell, James T Born in Bremerton, Washington, USA  (exact date unknown) US inventor who made developments in optical digital technology and is sometimes credited as the inventor of the compact disc. 12 Lords a-leaving, 8 Ladies dying

Russell, Kurt Born 17 March 1951  (Springfield, Massachusetts, USA) Film actor. Starred as Elvis Presley in a 1979 TV movie, before embarking on an up and down career including horror classic 'The Thing', dystopian action-thriller 'Escape from New York' and kung-fu caper 'Big Trouble in Little China', all directed by John Black Penguins of Doom

Russell, Mark Born 23 August 1932  (Buffalo, New York, USA) American satirist who had a series of musical specials on PBS for 40 years. Captain Hemlock's Twenty

Russell, William Born 19 November 1924  (Sunderland, England) Actor best known as Ian Chesterton in 'Doctor Who'. Amazonian Warrior Gotham Knight Headstone Hunters McCririck's Last Hurdle Yvonne's Gone Too

Rust, Mathias Born 1 June 1968  (Wedel, Germany) German pilot who illegally landed his small aircraft on Moscow's red square - in 1987. Pretty Noose

Ryan, Richelle Born 11 July 1985  (Rochester, New York, USA) Adult actress, a bukkake specialise. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Ryder, Nanci  Born in   (exact date unknown) Died 11 June 2020  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 67  (read death notice) Veteran American publicist. Diagnosed with ALS in 2014. Pedro's Catacomb Ensemble Shaun of the Dead 69

Ryder, Shaun Born 23 August 1962  (Little Hulton, Greater Manchester, England) Lead Singer for Madchester legends Happy Mondays. Recently turned up on 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here' and finished a respectable runners up. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME Hydrangea The 6 feet under club

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