Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2020: W

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Dinton, Lord Richard Wilson Of Born 11 October 1942  () Civil servant and peer. (THEME) The Politicorpses

Wada, Emi Born 18 March 1937  (Kyoto, Japan) Oscar winning costume designer who worked on Ran with Akira Kurosawa. Most Unique Picks 2020

Waddy, John  Born 17 June 1920  (Taunton, England) Died 27 September 2020  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 100  (read death notice) Former director of the SAS. Going Green

Waggoner, Lyle  Born 13 April 1935  (Kansas City, Kansas, USA) Died 17 March 2020  (USA) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Actor and model. Mr Whit's Wonders (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Wagner, Chuck Born 20 June 1958  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Broadway veteran who also starred on TV in the short-lived Tron rip-off "Automan". (THEME) All these moments will be lost

Wagner, Robert Born 10 February 1930  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Hollywood actor of 'The Longest Day' fame, who went on to play Jonathan Hart in the TV series 'Hart to Hart'. Younger viewers may know him as Number Two out of the 'Austin Powers' films (as pictured here). He did not, repeat not, push his wife Natalie Woo BALDY FOREVER (THEME) Cashier Number 90 Please! Death Nebula 3000 (THEME) in eternum+'s wrinkly dicks (THEME) MADE IN DETROIT Say hello to the angels (THEME) Setting of the Age of Aquarius SOYLENT DREAMS Wayne Manor

Waite, Terry Born 31 May 1939  (Styal, Cheshire, England) Rotund, bearded Church of England envoy who hugged a radiator in Beirut for almost 5 years after a peace mission went wrong. No Weddings And Twenty Funerals (THEME) Weird with a Beard

Wakeham, John Born 22 February 1922  () Cabinet minister who's wife was killed in the Brighton bombing of 1984. You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Wakeman, Rick Born 18 May 1949  (London, England) Keyboardist for prog-rockers Yes and the name most associated with that genre's excesses. Departures Board

Waldegrave, William Born 15 August 1946  (London, England) Health secretary in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet and held a number of posts under John Major but lost his seat in 1997 and was elevated to the house of lords. Eddie's Parade Of Darkness and Despair

Walder, Ernst Born 17 November 1927  (Salzburg, Austria) Actor who played Ivan Cheveski in "Coronation Street" during the 1960s, and was also the lover of show creator Tony Warren. Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour (THEME) The Cobbles to a Coffin

Waldo, Elisabeth Born 18 June 1918  (Yakima, Washington, USA) Composer and ethnomusicologist. Obituarynotice

Waldron, Gy Born 5 August 1932  (Lenoxburg, Kentucky, USA) Creator of The Dukes Of Hazzard. (THEME) By Royal Ascent

Walesa, Lech Born 29 September 1943  (Popowo, Poland) Former Trade Unionist and electrician who later became President of Poland and a noted peace activist. Belmont-Cragin Reaper

Walken, Christopher Born 31 March 1943  (Queens, New York, USA) Quirky film and stage actor and dancer who first came to fame in 1978 in 'The Deer Hunter'. Also known for his role of Bruce Dickinson (Yes, the Bruce Dickinson) in 'Saturday Night Live'. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Walker, Jimmie Born 25 June 1947  (The Bronx, New York, USA) Actor and comdedian, best known as J.J. Evans in the U.S. 1970s sitcom 'Good Times'. (THEME) Laughter Kills (THEME) Sid And Marty Coffin

Walker, Murray Born 10 October 1923  (Hall Green, Birmingham, England) Excitable motor-racing commentator. Abracadaver  Chelski Pensioners Coffin Fit Crofty's Coffin Crew DAI YAB'STARDS DEAD LOSS Deathlist.net Exu's Exiteers  Feng Shui Pig GuardiDeadArmy I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Knocking on Heavens Door Mortem Omnibus Poppin’ Clogs Sad News FC Stairway To Heaven  (THEME) STIFF UPPER LIP  The Death Stars (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE Psycho Muppet

Walker, Rudolph Born 28 September 1939  (Trinidad, West Indies) Actor, best known for 'Love Thy Neighbour', 'The Thin Blue Line' and now on 'EastEnders' as Patrick Trueman. Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff (THEME) Not going in a Black Cab

Wallace, Julie T. Born 28 May 1961  (London, England) Tall actress still best known for her breakthrough role in the BBC TV adaptation of 'The Life and Loves of a She-Devil' in 1986. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Wallace, Willie Born 23 June 1940  (Kirkintilloch, Glasgow) Celtic Lisbon Lion who scored over 250 Scottish league goals. (THEME) Glasgow Effect

Wallis, Steven Born in   (exact date unknown) 2007 Masterchef champion. Angela of Death

Walser, Martin Born 24 March 1927  (Wasserburg am Bodensee, Germany) German writer. (THEME) Deutschland Verabschiedet Sich!

Walsh, Jill Paton  Born 29 April 1937  (London, England) Died 18 October 2020  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Children's author who continued the work of Dorothy Sayers with the Peter Wimsey mysteries. (THEME) And They All Died Happily Ever After

Walsh, M. Emmet Born 22 March 1935  (Ogdensburg, New York, USA) Frequently seen character actor in Hollywood films. (THEME) All these moments will be lost

Walsh, Paul Born 1 October 1962  (Plumstead, UK) One-time England international and a top-flight regular for some 15 years. Now serves as one of the backup pundits on "Soccer Saturday". (THEME) Welcome to heysHELL

Walter, Jessica Born 31 January 1941  (New York City, New York, USA) Lucille Bluth in 'Arrested Development' and the nutjob who tries to kill Clint Eastwood in 'Play Misty for Me'. (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT

Walter, Mick Born in Huddersfield, England  (exact date unknown) Actor who appeared in Blackadder and Black Books. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

Walters, Barbara Born 25 September 1929  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Legendary US television news anchorwoman and interviewer. Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Dead Is Dead Eternity Tours Heads in a Bag You're Dead Now, so Shut Up! It's A Grim World (After All) Joe pesci's team JoeRam LL's Pool (THEME) Our Top Story Tonight (THEME) Women's Deaths Matter Too

Waltz, Christoph Born 4 October 1956  (Vienna, Austria) Austrian-born actor who won acclaim (and Best Supporting Actor Oscar) for his subtle portrayal of SS officer Colonel Lander in the Quentin Tarantino film 'Inglourious Basterds'. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Wanamaker, Zoe Born 13 May 1949  (New York City, New York, USA) Versatile stage and screen actress, daughter of Sam Wanamaker, appeared in everything from 'My Family' through 'Doctor Who' & 'Harry Potter' to 'Prime Suspect'. Married to actor Gawn Grainger. (THEME) Dr Who's Next

Wang, Yuja Born 10 February 1987  (Beijing, China) Internationally acclaimed concert pianist, has a name that sounds a bit like "Huge Wang". Dead And Dusted 2

Ward, Burt Born 6 July 1945  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actor, best remembered as Robin in the 1960s 'Batman' TV series. (THEME) Gone Solo (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (THEME) BatStarLord of the WhoTrekLock

Ward, Lalla Born 28 June 1951  (London, England) Aristocratic actress most famous for her portrayal as Romana's second incarnation in 'Doctor Who'. Formally married to Tom Baker now married to Richard Dawkins. Raises money for Denville Hall. Born The Honourable Sarah Ward. (THEME) Dr Who's Next

Ward, Mary Born 6 March 1914  (Freemantle, Australia) Veteran Australian actress. Played "Mum" Brooks in cult series 'Prisoner Cell Block H'. (THEME) Gone in the land Down Under Roasting Bodies In Redcar Soylent Green Is You

Wark, John Born 4 August 1957  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish midfielder, most associated with his lengthy stays with Ipswich Town. Also popped up in "Escape to Victory". (THEME) Welcome to heysHELL

Warwick, Dionne Born 12 December 1940  (East Orange, New Jersey, USA) Legendary soul singer, famous for her renditions of Burt Bacharach/Hal David songs. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' Let Us Embalm You (THEME) She's A Goner

Wash, Martha Born 28 December 1953  (San Francisco, California, USA) Former singer with the Weather Girls and Black Box, although you wouldn't of known about the latter at the time… (THEME) 20 to 1: Music for the soul

Watanabe, Chitetsu  Born 5 March 1907  (Niigata, Japan) Died 23 February 2020  (Joetsu, Niigata, Japan) Age at death: 112  (read death notice) The officially recognised oldest living man in the world as of January 1st 2020. Lidders Late Lamentables Madonna's Hand Of Bod Mortem Omnibus  Puzlman's Puzzling Picks You Must Be Croaking!

Waterhouse, Matthew Born 19 December 1961  (Hertford, Hertfordshire, England) Actor who played Adric in 'Doctor Who' in the early eighties, one of the few companaions to be killed off. (THEME) Dr Who's Next

Waterman, Dennis Born 24 February 1948  (Clapham, London, England) English actor, who also likes to sing the theme tune to almost every show he's ever appeared in. Fucked n' Dumped

Waters, Roger Born 6 September 1943  (Great Bookham, Surrey, England) Guitarist & singer, best remembered for his time with Pink Floyd. SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH

Waterson, Norma Born 15 August 1939  (Hull, Yorkshire, England) Folk singer with The Watersons. Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

Waterston, Sam Born 15 November 1940  (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) Veteran actor best known for his long-standing portrayal of Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy on 'Law & Order'. TOETAG4U ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Watkins, Ian Born 30 July 1977  (Merthyr Tygfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) Singer with noughties metallers Lost Prophets. Faces trial for sexual abuse of children. (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch

Watkins, Matthew J.  Born 2 September 1978  (Newport, Wales) Died 7 March 2020  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 41  (read death notice) Former Wales and Llanelli Scarlets rugby centre. Neither There Nor Thereabouts

Watson, Dr James Born 6 April 1928  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Molecular biologist, one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA. Recently in a spot of bother over racial comments he made. Blueberry Crumble (THEME) If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead? (THEME) Trebek’s Final Jeopardy Season?

Watson, Emma Born 15 April 1990  (Paris, France) Hermione in the 'Harry Potter' movie series, female rights activist and very, very rich. (THEME) 20 Yutes

Watson, June Born in Edinburgh, UK  (exact date unknown) Character actress who tends to take matronly roles. Pops up on Sky comedies a lot. Born 1935. (THEME) Judge, Jury, and Jimmycutioner (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Watson, Ralph Born 20 January 1936  (Newcastle, UK) British actor who worked as a straightman for Dave Allen, among thousands of other minor roles. (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Watson, Russell Born 24 November 1966  (Salford, Lancashire, England) English opera singer, who has had two brain tumours removed in the last few years. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Watt, James G. Born 31 January 1938  (Lusk, Wyoming, USA) Former Secretary of the Interior under President Reagan. (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Watts, Charlie Born 2 June 1941  (Islington, London, England) The Rolling Stones' drummer. Diagnosed with throat cancer in June 2004. (THEME) Death to all but metal and dame Vera Lynn I Told You I Was Ill Jajem The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers

Wax, Ruby Born 19 April 1953  (Evanston, Illinois, USA) American actress, comedian, mental health campaigner, lecturer, and author. Angela of Death

Way, Gerard Born 9 April 1977  (Summit, New Jersey, USA) My Chemical Romance singer. He's not OK, Helena, but thank you for the venom. Famous last words. Works for DC Comics too. (THEME) They Just Keep Dye-ing!

Wayne, Lil' Born 27 September 1982  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) American rapper, born Dwayne Carter. Death Nebula 3000  People who could die 2020 Vicky's heres hoping

Wayne, Ronald Born 17 May 1934  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) The less-remembered third of the trio that founded Apple, along with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. (THEME) ...and Its Goodnight From Him

Webb, Marti Born 13 December 1943  (London, England) English actress who sang a cover of Ben in 1985, and didn't seem to realise it was about a rat. Blueberry Crumble

Webster, William Born 6 March 1924  (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) Attorney, one of the few to work at a high level for the CIA and FBI. (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Weck, Peter Born 12 August 1930  (Vienna, Austria) Actor best known for Otto Premingers The Cardinal. Alternative Observations

Weekes, Everton  Born 26 February 1925  (Saint Michael, Barbados) Died 1 July 2020  (Barbados) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Former West Indies cricketer, one of the legendary "3 W's", of Walcott, Weekes and Worrall. Crypts Suzette (THEME) Decomposing Blubber eejit Exu's Exiteers Funeral Furore Grobler's Stiff Ones Haben die Spaten Peanut Farmer & The Gang Stephen Hawking's Football Boots (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE UTC Yvonne's Gone Too

Weighton, Bob  Born 29 March 1908  (Hull, UK) Died 28 May 2020  (Alton, Hampshire, United Kingdom) Age at death: 112  (read death notice) The oldest-living man in the UK (alongside Alf Smith, born on the same day) as of the start of 2019. Are You Still Dying, Darling? Worm Fodder Lidders Late Lamentables Mortem Omnibus THE OLD ONES ARE THE PESTS

Weinstein, Harvey Born 19 March 1952  (Flushing, New York, USA) Hollywood honcho, co-founder of Miramax. Something of a provocative figure in the industry due to his history of tantrums and his overtampering with the foreign films he distributes. Angela of Death Death Stinks You're Dead Now, so Shut Up! Hydrangea The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Worst Acronym Team

Weir, Doddie Born 4 July 1970  (Edinburgh, UK) Former rugby union lock with 61 appearances for the Scotland national team. Now dying from ALS. Amanita virosa Are You Still Dying, Darling? Beyond a Little Peaky Aye, they're off the fags alright Compost Corner Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Crofty's Coffin Crew  DAI YAB'STARDS Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk DEAD LOSS Death Can Be Funny EtushIsPushingUpDaisies Exu's Exiteers Going Green  Heaven or Hell? I Told You I Was Ill Jajem Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill They're Loving Angels Instead Partridge As Reaper Pedro's Catacomb Ensemble Simply Dead (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die In 2020 United Team Cat AIDS The Conqueror Worm The Death Stars The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2020 The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard The Grateful Dead

Weiskopf, Tom Born 9 November 1942  (Massilion, Ohio, USA) Golfer, winner of the 1973 Open. Currently a pundit in the US. (THEME) GO ON BE A SPORT - DIE IN 2020

Weiss, Rainer Born 29 September 1932  (Berlin, Germany) Won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Physics for his work in "the observation of gravitational waves". (THEME) YES, I got the Nobel – but NO, I do not care for the climate

Welch, Bruce Born 2 November 1941  (Bognor Regis, England) Rhythm guitarist for The Shadows, also served as the songwriter for many of Sir Cliff's early hits. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights

Welch, Raquel Born 5 September 1940  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) American actress & sex symbol. Krypton-Kid

Weld, Tuesday Born 27 August 1943  (New York City, New York, USA) Film actress, nominated for several awards and married once to Dudley Moore but seemingly fell off the radar since the mid-80s. (THEME) Guest 50+ Let Us Embalm You Most Unique Picks 2020 (THEME) She's A Goner

Weldon, Fay Born 22 September 1931  (Birmingham, England) Old school feminist writer who works include 'The Life and Loves of a She Devil' and 'The Cloning of Joanna May'. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Welker, Frank Born 12 March 1946  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Veteran voice actor, the go-to guy in the industry if you need someone to mimic animal noises. Has also voiced meddling kid Fred in nearly all of the umpteen 'Scooby-Doo' incarnations. (THEME) I Hear Voices

Wells, Stanley Born 21 May 1930  (Kingston-Upon-Hull, England) Shakespearean scholar editor of the Oxford Shakespeare series. Was formally married to 'Woman In Black' author Susan Hill. Unusual Suspects

Wenger, Arsène Born 22 October 1949  (Strasbourg, France) Manager of Arsenal FC since 1996. Next Year Greta

Wertmüller, Lina Born 14 August 1926  (Rome, Italy) Italian film director. First woman to be nominated for Best Director, in 1976. Pearly Gates  The One's That Won't Go Away Where's My Damn List?

West, David Born 16 November 1964  (Dorchester, UK) Former Liverpool striker, career ended early following an accident with a milk truck. (THEME) Welcome to heysHELL

West, Kanye Born 8 June 1977  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Increasingly self-important rap artist and musician. Deathly Steeds From Here to Eternity (THEME) Train Wreck Central

West, Norma Born 19 November 1943  (Cape Town, South Africa) TV actress ("The Prisoner", "The Shadow of the Tower") (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

West, Rose Born 29 November 1953  (Devon, England) Born Rosemary Letts, in 1972 she married Fred West, with whom she committed a series of murders at the now infamous 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, during the 1970s. In 1995 her husband hanged himself in prison while awaiting trial; she is serving a life Oliver's Army (of the Dead) (THEME) See You In Hell The Worst Acronym Team

West, Timothy Born 20 October 1934  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Actor, mostly on stage, but has had loads of TV roles. Married to Prunella Scales Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch (THEME) The Cobbles to a Coffin

Westbrook, Daniella Born 5 November 1973  (Walthamstow, London, England) EastEnders actress of yore who is better remembered for her cocaine habit which destroyed the septum in her nose. Don't Eat The Figs I'll sleep when you're dead (THEME) Not going in a Black Cab  (THEME) Slippery Soap (THEME) Unpersons

Westergaard, Kurt Born 13 July 1935  (Døstrup, Denmark) Danish cartoonist whose cartoons of the prophet Muhammad in 2005 caused an almighty rumpus among Islamists and he now under police protection. (THEME) Ikea Nokia Lego

Westheimer, Dr Ruth Born 4 June 1928  (Frankfurt, Germany) American sex therapist & author. Also, believe it or not, was a trained sniper during the Arab-Israeli war of 1948. (THEME) Death Is International Not At All Well (THEME) She's A Goner

Westman, Iris Born in Aneta, North Dakota, USA  (exact date unknown) Oldest citizen of North Dakota as of the start of 2018. CENTAURIANS

Wevers, Lydia Born in Netherlands  (exact date unknown) New Zealand literary critic. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Whelan, Eileen Born 30 October 1911  (London, England) Played in 7 tests for England women's team in the 30s & 40s. (THEME) Gray Panthers (THEME) Old As Dirt  (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam! (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die In 2020 United

Whelan, Ronnie Born 25 September 1961  (Dublin, Ireland) Liverpool midfielder for 15 years and part of Ireland's 1990 and 1994 World Cup squads. (THEME) Welcome to heysHELL

Whitaker, Johnny Born 13 December 1959  (Van Nuys, California, USA) US child actor who did the expected thing and sank into the drink/drugs mire. (THEME) Sid And Marty Coffin

White, Angela Born 4 March 1985  (Sydney, Australia) 32GG-breasted adult actress, arguably Australia's greatest ever contribution to the industry. (THEME) Gone in the land Down Under

White, Betty Born 17 January 1922  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) Last survivor of the 'Golden Girls' 1980s TV sitcom, despite being the eldest. 2021? – No thank you! I’ll leave before (THEME) All Part Of The Show... Right? BLIMEY! Breathless In Seattle BROWN BANANAS (THEME) Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them C. A. Daver Circling the Drain (THEME) Comedy Cremations (THEME) Crypt O'Crayolas Gotham Knight DEAD SPOTTERS Deathlist.net Deathly Steeds The Forest Lawn Jockeys Get Busy Dyin (THEME) GOLDEN OLDIES! Guild of Master Reapers (THEME) You Had My Curiosity, Now You Have To Die For My Attention (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies Jellydead Knocking on Heavens Door Let Us Embalm You Weakend at Bernies Noz4News Old People Smell Of Piss Puzlman's Puzzling Picks Say hello to the angels Say Hi To Uncle George (THEME) She's A Goner Spookygal Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Swimming in the Death Pool (THEME) Syndication Zombies The Buckley Mystic The Crowdsourced Deathlist McCririck's Last Hurdle The National Union of Coffin Polishers The Spanners TINY and ELLIE's PICK of the DROPS (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed! Who Turned Out The Lights? (THEME) Women's Deaths Matter Too Wot The Deuce You Must Be Croaking! Yvonne and Gone ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

White, Jacqueline Born 27 November 1922  (Beverly Hills, California, USA) RKO leading lady of the 40s and 50s, most notably in "The Narrow Margin". Apricot Crumble

White, Jimmy Born 2 May 1962  (London, England) Popular snooker player, who has never won the World Championship, finishing runner-up 6 times. Researched to death

White, Ron Born 18 December 1956  (Fritch, Texas, USA) US comedian of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, whatever that is. (THEME) Laughter Kills

White Jr., Marco Pierre Born 11 December 1961  (London, England) Marco Pierre White's son. Apparently. Dinner Reservation for 20

White-Gluz, Alissa Born 31 July 1985  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Metal singer from band Arch Enemy. (THEME) They Just Keep Dye-ing!

Whitman, Stuart  Born 1 February 1928  (San Francisco, California, USA) Died 16 March 2020  (Monecito, California) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) U.S. film actor. Soylent Green Is You

Whitmore, Richard Born 22 December 1933  (Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England) BBC newsreader from the 1970s. (THEME) Jack Ketch Is Not A Weatherman The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2020

Whittaker, Jim Born 10 February 1929  (Seattle, Washington, USA) US mountaineer, and first US american on the Mount Everest (THEME) The Bedsoring '20s

Whittaker, Lou Born 10 February 1929  (Seattle, Washington, USA) Mountaineer, led the first American ascent of Mt Everest. (THEME) The Bedsoring '20s

Whittaker, Roger Born 22 March 1936  (Nairobi, Kenya) Easy-listening musician. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' Oscar The Beast

Widdecombe, Anne Born 4 October 1947  (Bath, Somerset, England) Tory politician, former cabinet minister. Also a novelist & TV presenter. Lived So Let's Die (THEME) Unpersons

Wight, Paul Born 8 February 1972  (Aiken, South Carolina, USA) Yet another wrestler. (THEME) Setting of the Age of Aquarius

Wilchek, Meir Born 17 October 1935  (Warsaw, Poland) Israeli biochemist. (THEME) Surviving the Holocaust does not make immortal!

Wilcox, Paula Born 13 December 1949  (Manchester, England) Chrissy Plummer in 'Man About The House', doing better healthwise than her co-star Richard O'Sullivan. Fucked n' Dumped

Wilde, Dee Dee Born 24 September 1946  () Member of dance troupe Pan's People between 1966 and 1975. (THEME) Well Done if you got these at home

Wilde, Gabriella Born 8 April 1989  (Basingstoke, USA) Model-turned-actress, formerly the face of Estee Lauder and currently in the "Poldark" reboot. (THEME) A Model Corpse

Wilde, Kim Born 18 November 1960  (London, England) New wave popstrel and daughter of Marty Wilde, now a landscape gardener. (THEME) 1982 was the best year for pop

Wilde, Marty Born 15 April 1939  (London, England) Rug-toting '60s pop star, and father of '80s pop star Kim. (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels

Wildenstein, Jocelyn Born 5 August 1940  (Lausanne, Switzerland) Socialite who's excessive plastic surgery has amused and scared people in equal measure. Wot The Deuce

Wilder, Douglas Born 17 January 1931  (Richmond, Virginia, USA) Virginia Governor from 1990 to 1994. (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Wiles, Andrew Born 11 April 1953  (Cambridge, England) Mathematician who proved Fermat's Last Theorem. (THEME) If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead?

Wilkie, David Born 8 March 1954  (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Scottish athlete, often considered the greatest swimmer in British history. (THEME) GO ON BE A SPORT - DIE IN 2020

Wilkinson, Albert Born in Burnley, England  (exact date unknown) Actor who appeared in Labyrinth and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

Wilkinson, Ken Born in N Ireland  (exact date unknown) PUP councilor who once fought off masked men but is now struggling from end stage cancer. Cancel My Appointments

Will, George Born 4 May 1941  (Champaign, Illinois, USA) American conservative political commentator and journalist. Was chummy with Reagan, though his relationship with the GOP has been fractious in recent years. Fireball

Williams, Betty  Born 22 May 1943  () Died 17 March 2020  (Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom) Age at death: 76  (read death notice) Co-founder with Máiread Corrigan-Maguire of the Community of Peace People, an attempt to forge peace in Northern Ireland during 'the troubles', who's efforts led to the receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977. (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

Williams, Cindy Born 22 August 1947  (Los angeles, California, USA) Actress, the still-living half of "Laverne and Shirley". (THEME) Gone Solo

Williams, Hayley Born 27 December 1988  (Meridian, Mississippi, USA) Lead singer of band Paramore. (THEME) They Just Keep Dye-ing!

Williams, Jody Born 9 October 1950  (Brattleboro, Vermont, USA) Aid worker and teacher who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her campaign to ban landmines. (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

Williams, John Born 8 February 1932  (Floral Park, New York, USA) Award-winning composer of such legendary film scores as 'Star Wars', 'Superman', 'ET', 'Indiana Jones' and many more. Where's My Damn List?

Williams, Kate Born in London, UK  (exact date unknown) Actress, played Audrey in the original "Widows" trilogy, as well as popping up in "Eastenders" about a decade back. Fat kids always win at seesaw

Williams, Kipper Born 30 December 1951  (The Wirral, UK) Cartoonist whose unfunny work has appeared pretty much everywhere in the past 30 years. Most associated with the "Radio Times". (THEME) Poisoned Pens

Williams, Leila Born 4 April 1937  (Walsall, England) Beauty queen who became the first female presenter of 'Blue Peter' in 1958. Born 1937. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Williams, Montel Born 3 July 1956  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) US talk show host, formerly a US Naval Officer. Diagnosed with MS in 1999. Oliver's Army (of the Dead)

Williams, Otis Born 30 October 1941  (Texarkana, Texas, USA) Baritone singer of The Temptations. Oliver's Army (of the Dead) (THEME) The Survivors

Williams, Paul Born 19 September 1940  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) Singer-songwriter who has written for acts as varied as The Carpenters, Daft Punk and Kermit the Frog. Very distinctive singing voice as well. Let Us Embalm You (THEME) Sid And Marty Coffin (THEME) Snort the Ashes

Williams, Rex Born 20 July 1933  (Halesowen, West Midlands, England) Former snooker player, who spent over 40 years playing the sport. Psycho Muppet

Williams, Shirley Born 27 July 1930  (London, England) Labour MP who defected and formed the SDP in 1981, before becoming a Lib Dem member of the House of Lords. Going going gone (THEME) No more expenses The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury

Williams, Sir Frank Born 16 April 1942  (County Durham, England) Boss of the Williams Formula 1 team. In a wheelchair since a car accident in 1986. Going going gone

Williams, Wendy Born 18 July 1964  (Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA) US media figure on radio and TV (THEME) Super Squirrels

Williamson, Marianne Born 8 July 1952  (Houston, Texas, USA) Author running for US President (but might be out by the time you see this). (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Williamson, Oliver E. Born 27 September 1932  (Superior, Wisconsin, USA) Winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Economics for his work in economic governance. Died in May but, like so many Nobel Prize winners, did not receive a qualifying obit. (THEME) YES, I got the Nobel – but NO, I do not care for the climate

Willis, Elliot Born 16 June 1983  (Kent, England) Sailor whose hopes of partaking in the 2016 Olympics were dashed by a bowel cancer diagnosis in late 2015. Dead And Dusted

Willis, Wincey Born 8 August 1948  (Gateshead, UK) Mulleted weathergirl who briefly became the darling of British media in the early 80s during her spell on "TV-AM". (THEME) Jack Ketch Is Not A Weatherman

Wilson, Bob Born 30 October 1941  (Chesterfield, England) Former Arsenal and Scotland goalkeeper turned TV presenter. Hangman's XX (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS

Wilson, Bobby  Born 22 November 1935  (London, England) Died 21 September 2020  () Age at death: 84  (read death notice) English former top ranked tennis player and former member of the British Davis Cup team. 12 Lords a-leaving, 8 Ladies dying

Wilson, Brian Born 20 June 1942  (Hawthorne, California, USA) Founder member of, and producer, composer and arranger for, The Beach Boys. Has suffered from long-term mental illness and drug problems. It's Grim Up North (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Noz4News Quebec's Predictions (THEME) The Survivors

Wilson, E. O. Born 10 June 1929  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) Award-winning biologist. (THEME) Death Is Intellectual

Wilson, Owen Born 18 November 1968  (Dallas, Texas, USA) US actor, 'You, Me and Dupree' and lots more. Failed to commit suicide in 2007, but some DDP'rs may think "If at first, you don't succeed, try, try again". And they all died

Wilson, Richard Born 9 July 1936  (Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland) Actor (real name Ian Colquhoun Wilson) famous for playing the grumpy Victor "I don't believe it!" Meldrew in sitcom 'One Foot in the Grave'. Will the other foot follow this year? Down Under the Daisies (THEME) Gay-tes of Heaven (THEME) Glasgow Effect Bruce Forsyth's Rug Sale at Carpet Rite (THEME) Sitcom to Heaven The Death Stars

Windass, Dean Born 1 April 1969  (Kingston upon Hull, England) The very epitome of the journeyman footballer. Helped his home club Hull City win promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their history in 2008. William Hague's Special Friend

Windsor, Barbara  Born 6 August 1937  (Shoreditch, London, England) Died 10 December 2020  (London, United Kingdom) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Veteran actress of the 'Carry On' films who went on to become Peggy Mitchell in the tiresome BBC soap 'EastEnders'. In the 1960s Babs, who changed her surname from Deeks at the time of the Queen's coronation, was also kn 20 4 2020 Brown Breads And they all died BALDY FOREVER Worm Fodder Breathless In Seattle (THEME) Comedy Cremations Deadies 7 Dead Last? Dead Right! DEAD SPOTTERS Eddie's Parade Of Darkness and Despair Exu's Exiteers Francis of Arse-Easy 2020 I Told You I Was Ill It's A Grim World (After All) Joe pesci's team (THEME) Not going in a Black Cab Owt To Stop Me Coffin? (THEME) Passing of the passed  Powder Picks em off Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice - Est. 1937 (THEME) Slippery Soap Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiffer Steaks (THEME) The British (D)i(e)sles The Death Stars Still Life McCririck's Last Hurdle The Spanners  (THEME) They is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it) UTC Vicky's heres hoping @JonesEuro

Windsor, Devon Born 7 March 1994  (St Louis, Missouri, USA) American model. (THEME) A Model Corpse

Windsor, Frank  Born 12 July 1927  (Walsall, West Midlands, England) Died 30 September 2020  (London, United Kingdom) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Actor, best known, for his role in 'Z Cars' & its spin off, 'Softly Softly'. Still appears in TV adverts & the odd TV show. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Wines, Catherine Born in   (exact date unknown) Founder of World Remit money exchange. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Winkle, Baddie Born 18 July 1928  (Hazard, Kentucky, USA) The "Instagrandma", an 89-year-old woman who is down with the kids and models latex mini-skirts. Poppin’ Clogs

Winn, Debbie Born in Bridgwater, England  (exact date unknown) Mum with cancer. Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic

Winnick, David Born 26 June 1933  () Labour MP for Walsall North since 1979. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed) (THEME) No more expenses

Winspear, Jacqueline Born 30 April 1955  (Kent, England) Mystery writer, best known for her Maisie Dobbs novels. (THEME) in eternum+'s wrinkly dicks

Winter, Edgar Born 28 December 1946  (Beaumont, Texas, USA) American songwriter and keyboardist. (THEME) Death to all but metal and dame Vera Lynn

Winter, Ophelie Born 20 February 1974  (Boulogne, France) French singer who has suffered a number of personal issues in recent years. Here's Who You Could Have Won

Withers, Bill  Born 4 July 1938  (Slab Fork, West Virginia, USA) Died 30 March 2020  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) Singer-songwriter who enjoyed huge success in the 1970s with hits like 'Lean on Me' and 'Lovely Day' before quitting the business in 1985. Bucket O'Hare (THEME) Yvan Eht Nioj

Withers, Colin Born 21 March 1940  (Birmingham, England) Former goalkeeper for both Aston Villa and bitter rivals Birmingham City. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Withers, Jane Born 12 April 1926  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Actress, a child star that never really achieved the same success in adulthood. Eternity Tours Moldy Oldies

Woivalin, Folke Born 14 April 1928  (Finstrom, Finland) Prime Minister of the Åland islands from 1979 to 1988. (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Wolfendale, Arnold Born 25 June 1927  (Rugby, UK) Former astronomer royal and emeritus physics professor at Durham University. (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Wolfensohn, James  Born 1 December 1933  (Sydney, Australia) Died 25 November 2020  (New York City, New York, USA) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) President of the World Bank from 1995-2005. Dead And Dusted 1 (THEME) Gone in the land Down Under

Wolff, Lester L. Born 4 January 1919  (New York City, New York, USA) Former Democrat representative for New York from 1965-81. THE OLD ONES ARE THE PESTS

Wonder, Stevie Born 13 May 1950  (Saginaw, Michigan, USA) Singer & songwriter, blind since birth, hugely influential in the pop music world. (THEME) #1 Hits Dead And Dusted 2 The Honey Trap Wayne Manor Worm farmer

Wood, Alf  Born 25 October 1945  (Macclesfield, England) Died 10 April 2020  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 74  (read death notice) Millwall's lead striker in the early 1970s, now suffering with dementia. Died in April during lockdown and did not recieve a qualifying obit until the year-end round-ups. (THEME) Sudden Death

Wood, Ronnie Born 1 June 1947  (Hillingdon, Middlesex, England) Guitarist who played with Jeff Beck and the Faces before becoming a permanent member of the Rolling Stones. Death Can Be Funny (THEME) Death to all but metal and dame Vera Lynn (THEME) Great gig in the sky Mortem Omnibus Permanent kip (THEME) The Last Waltz

Wood, Roy Born 8 November 1946  (Kitts Green, Birmingham, England) Lead singer of the Move, then Wizzard. (THEME) 20 to 1: Music for the soul (THEME) Well Done if you got these at home

Woodburn, Kim Born 25 March 1942  (Eastney, Hampshire, England) TV presenter & cleaner, one half of the presenting duo of TV programme 'How Clean Is Your House?'. Get Busy Dyin

Woodcock, Jacci Born in   (exact date unknown) Terminally ill woman who sued her firm for forcing her out because of her illness. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Drunkasaskunk So It's Come to This: A Pan Breed C-team The B-Team

Woods, Slick Born 13 August 1996  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) American model whose career has been championed by Rihanna A Pelican In The Wilderness Captain Hemlock's Twenty Fade To Black GOING UNDERGROUND

Woodward, Joanne Born 27 February 1930  (Thomasville, Georgia, USA) Veteran film actress, widow of Paul Newman, who she was married to for 50 years. It's Grim Up North Are You Still Dying, Darling? (THEME) Awarded Oscarites (THEME) Cashier Number 90 Please! I Couldn't Eat Another Bite (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies JoeRam Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix (THEME) SAD LAST DAYS Spookygal Swimming in the Death Pool (THEME) Trebek’s Final Jeopardy Season?

Woolf, Gabriel Born 2 October 1932  (England) Well travelled English actor on film, TV and radio. Voice instantly recognisable to all geeks as that of Sutekh the Destroyer from Doctor Who's classic Pyramids of Mars. So It's Come to This: A Pan Breed C-team

Worden, Alfred  Born 7 February 1932  (Jackson, Michigan, USA) Died 18 March 2020  (Sugar Land, Texas, USA) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) US astronaut, command module pilot on Apollo 15 in 1971. They went to the Moon don't you know… (THEME) Apollogies for Still Living Lidders Late Lamentables

Worsthorne, Peregrine  Born 22 December 1923  (Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England) Died 3 October 2020  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Journalist & broadcaster, former editor of the 'Sunday Telegraph'. Apricot Crumble BROWN BANANAS Gobbing On Life Tomb It May Concern Yvonne's Gone Too

Wreford, Catherine Born 26 June 1980  (Winnipeg, Canada) Professional dancer and actress. Funeral Holmes

Wretzky, D'Arcy Born 1 May 1968  (South Haven, Michigan, USA) Bass player with The Smashing Pumpkins until their split in 1999. (THEME) Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

Wright, Eugene  Born 29 May 1923  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Died 30 December 2020  (USA) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Last surviving member of The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Gobbing On Life

Wright, Jeremiah Born 22 September 1941  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) American pastor who had minor fame in 2008 as the former pastor of Barack Obama. (THEME) Yvan Eht Nioj

Wright, Ron Born 8 April 1953  (Jacksonville, Texas, USA) United States Representative from Texas. Cancerous Hatred B

Wright Jr., Reggie Born in   (exact date unknown) Former head of security for the record label Death Row, one of many people who have been accused of 2Pac's (still unsolved) murder. Larry King Dead, Only On CNN

Wurtzel, Elizabeth  Born 31 July 1967  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 7 January 2020  (Manhattan, New York, USA) Age at death: 52  (read death notice) Author best-known for her actually-not-very-good generation-defining debut novel "Prozac Nation". You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper

Wyatt, Caroline Born in Darlinghurst, Australia  (exact date unknown) BBC journalist for 25 years, covering defence and religious affairs, until MS forced her retirement in 2016. (THEME) Jack Ketch Is Not A Weatherman

Wylie, Ron  Born 6 August 1933  (Glasgow, UK) Died 14 April 2020  (Birmingham, United Kingdom) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Scottish footballer who managed West Brom for two seasons in the early 80s. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Wylton, Tim Born 27 February 1940  (Bangor-on-Dee, Wales) One of those TV actors you recognise from loads of things but don't know the name. Well now you know! Trojan Hearse

Wyman, Bill Born 24 October 1936  (Lewisham, London, England) Guitarist for the Rolling Stones for over 30 years. Breathless In Seattle (THEME) Death to all but metal and dame Vera Lynn Falling Off The Perch Permanent kip (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard Simply Dead

Wynant, H.M. Born 12 February 1927  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Actor who appeared in Hogan's Heroes and Perry Mason, among many others. (THEME) MADE IN DETROIT

Wynn, May Born 8 January 1929  (New York City, New Yorl, USA) 50s actress, was married to "Maverick" star Jack Kelly. (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT

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