Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2021: L

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la Momposina, Toto Born 1 August 1940  (Bolivar, Colombia) Three-time Latin Grammy winner, a big star in their own country and popular with world music bores elsewhere. (THEME) Si Team

La Plante, Lynda Born 15 March 1946  (Formby, Lancashire, England) Author & screenwriter (and occasional actress), best known for her 'Prime Suspect' TV series. (THEME) Sweeney Todd Dying Squad

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. Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Kardashians Gone Wild (THEME) Time Travellers, Astronauts and Spies (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Labov, William Born 4 December 1927  (Rutherford, New Jersey, USA) American Linguist, who according to Wilkipedia is "founder of the discipline of variationist sociolinguistics", whatever that is. IMGONESOLONG

LaBow, Casey Born 14 August 1986  (New York City, New York, USA) Twilight Saga star who also appeared in the film Free the Nipple. Yeah, like that wasn’t getting a mention. (THEME) Dead Franchise

Ladd, Diane Born 29 November 1935  (Meridian, Mississippi, USA) Oscar-nominated A-List actress with an impressive amount of TV guest roles. Married to Bruce Dern, mother to Laura Dern. (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts

Ladd, Jr., Alan Born 22 October 1937  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Son of the famously diminuitive actor Alan Ladd, he was head of Creative Affairs at 20th Century Fox when he gave George Lucas the green light to make Star Wars in 1975. Later formed his own production company. (THEME) Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

Lafleur, Guy Born 20 September 1951  (Thurso, Canada) First ice hockey player to score 50 goals and 100 points in six straight seasons. Banana's Bruises Cancel My Appointments Cancerous Hatred I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! The Misers The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order

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 P@F #metoo

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. (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Coffin Fit Down Under Death Merchants Drop Dead Celebration Zombie Dance Party IMGONESOLONG LFN PLC (THEME) SING YOUR LAST SONG FOR ME The Anfield Iron (THEME) There is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it) Tick Tock Stopped Ticking Women's Deaths Matter Too

Lake, Margaret Anne Born 27 July 1942  (Accrington Stanley, England) Mystic Meg, a household name for her weekly TV astrology spot on 90s Lottery Shows. Blueberry Crumble

Lamar, Kendrick Born 17 June 1987  (Compton, California, USA) highly respected rapper and musician of the 21st century (THEME) Thats a Rap

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, Larry Born 10 October 1942  (London, England) Actor, who's character Alfie Mitchell was bumped off in 'Eastenders' on Christmas Day 2009. Will he meet a similar fate? Father of irritating DJ George Lamb. (THEME) The Reality Is Death

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

Landrieu, Moon Born 23 July 1930  (Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Former mayor of New Orleans from 1970-78 before serving in the Carter administration. (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Lane, Abbe Born 14 December 1932  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American singer and actress. Pearly Gates

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

Laneuville, Eric Born 14 July 1952  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) American television director, producer and actor (THEME) Saints Elsewhere

Langan, Christopher Born 25 March 1952  (San Francisco, California, USA) American horse rancher who has been called the smartest man in America because of his unusually high IQ (THEME) If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead?

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. (THEME) Laughter Kills Not at All Well

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 (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts

Langevin-Joliot, Helene Born 19 September 1927  (Paris, France) Nuclear physicist, advisor to the French government. (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Langhans, Rainer Born 19 June 1940  (Oschersleben, Germany) German writer/filmmaker known for Kommune 1. (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich! Very Ill Turned Very Dead

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'. Abracadaver Amazonian Warrior Bevs Bucket Kickers Aye, they're off the fags alright Checking Out By Christmas c. a. daver Coffin Fit Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Dead Is Dead Dead Last? Dead Right! DEAD SPOTTERS Deadwig Death Stinks Deathlist.net Family Affair (THEME) Gone Solo  GOODBYLADIES Grief Encounter Guild of Master Reapers Heaven Can't Wait (THEME) in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies Jumptheshark V 12.0 (now living in Derby) (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway Mercarte  Mortem Omnibus Naked Florida Gravediggers No Weddings and Twenty Funerals Only Fools and Corpses Partridge As Reaper RIDING THE JESUS TRAIN Soylent Green Is You (THEME) Sad Last Days SeasideEssexXile Spookygal Stairway To Heaven Survived 22, ironically Swimming in the Death Pool The Buckley Mystic The Keys of Marinus Pussy No More The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury (THEME) There is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it) Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded Who Turned out the lights? Women's Deaths Matter Too Wot The Deuce You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Lansbury, Edgar Born 12 January 1930  (London, England) Film producer, youngest brother of Angela Lansbury. Apricot Crumble

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 Pussy No More

Lasorda, Tommy  Born 22 September 1927  (Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA) Died 7 January 2021  (Fullerton, California, USA) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Former baseball player & manager, particularly linked with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Cancel My Appointments Deadpool Surprise Dead Ringers (THEME) Decomposing Blubber Faster Than A Dead Horse JoeRam  (THEME) OLD PEOPLE PARTY OF 20 Pazuzu United (THEME) Pazuzu XP Poppin’ Clogs Shovelful of Dirt Tentoesup (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport The Conqueror Worm The Master of Unlocking The Worm Your Honour  YOUREOUT

Lasser, Louise Born 11 April 1939  (New York City, New York, USA) An early wife to Woody Allen, she appeared in several of his films and performed her own stage show, then accumulated an absolutely terrible reputation of being a nervous wreck and coke addict. Could have been her playing a character though. (THEME) Saturday Night Dead

Lastman, Mel  Born 9 March 1933  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Died 11 December 2021  (Toronto, Canada) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Mayor of Toronto from 1998-2003. (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

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)

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

Latour, Bruno Born 22 June 1947  (Beaune, France) A French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist. Cancerous Hatred Droller Coaster The Living End The Whipping Posts (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

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. Waiting for the Hearse

Lauer, Matt Born 30 December 1957  (New York, New York, USA) Co-host of the American TV show "Today" for 20 years before he got Weinstein'd in late 2017. Song to the Siren

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 Aaaaah.... Pass the Mustard Moldy Oldies (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts

Lautner, Taylor Born 11 February 1992  (Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) Actor who played Jacob Black in The Twilight Saga films. (THEME) Dead Franchise

Lavallade, Carmen de Born 6 March 1931  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Dancer who appeared in the film Carmen Jones. Huddled Masses

Lavender, Ian Born 16 February 1946  (Birmingham, England) Actor who will be forever known as Private Pike in 'Dad's Army'. Bladerunner Grobler's Stiff Ones

Laver, Rod Born 9 August 1938  (Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia) Australian tennis player who enjoyed his greatest successes in the '60s. c. a. daver

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

Law, Jude Born 29 December 1972  (London, England) Actor, with a penchant for making awful remakes of Michael Caine films. (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock

Law, Phyllida Born 8 May 1932  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish actress, mother of both Emma and Sophie Thompson. I'm Sorry For Your Trouble Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Lawler, Jerry Born 29 November 1949  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) Wrestler, with some pop songs and film credits also to his credit. (THEME) Chokeslam from Hell…To Hell  (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

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 Big Iain's Blumpkins (THEME) Decomposing Blubber VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER! (THEME) No More Expenses The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2021 (THEME) The Politicorpses

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

Layton, George Born 2 March 1943  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Actor and writer, best known for the sitcoms 'Doctor in the House' and' It Ain't Half Hot Mum'. (THEME) Sweeney Todd Dying Squad

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'. Amazonian Warrior Down Under the Daisies (THEME) Gone Solo

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 Ah, the ol’ team Bladerunner Heaven Can't Wait Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Poppin’ Clogs Pull my finger Stairway To Heaven The Worm Your Honour (THEME) Viva la Europe, la pandemie (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Leachman, Cloris  Born 30 April 1926  (Des Moines, Iowa, USA) Died 27 January 2021  (Encinitas, California, USA) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Actress, Oscar winner for her role in 'The Last Picture Show'. (THEME) Awarded Oscarites Bleaching the Bottom of the Barrel (THEME) Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them DEAD SPOTTERS Death Stinks (THEME) Dial D for Deadpool (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies LL's Pool Naked Florida Gravediggers (THEME) OLD PEOPLE PARTY OF 20 (THEME) Syndication Zombies (THEME) That’s… Death! TOETAG4U Wot The Deuce

Lear, Norman Born 27 July 1922  (New Haven, Connecticut, USA) American TV sitcom producer & occasional actor. Deadpool Surprise Grim McGraw Jumptheshark V 12.0 (now living in Derby) Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia RIDING THE JESUS TRAIN Swimming in the Death Pool TOETAG4U

Lee, Amy Born 13 December 1981  (Riverside, California, USA) Lead singer of metal band Evanescence. (THEME) What A Voice on Her!

Lee, Brenda Born 11 December 1944  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Singer who was a star at a young age in the 1950s. A Bunch Of Punts (THEME) Last Christmas (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead

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

Lee, Geddy Born 29 July 1953  (Willowdale, Ontario, Canada) Lead singer and bassist for Canadian rock giants Rush. (THEME) Gone Solo

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

Lee, Iain Born 9 June 1973  (Slough, Buckinghamshire, England) Comedian and presenter, most notably of 'The 11 O'Clock Show' back in the day. Quite Unwell Illustrious Mortals

lee, martin Born 26 November 1949  (Purley, London, England) Singer with cheesy 1970s popsters Brotherhood of Man. (THEME) Dead Beats

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… People Who Could Die 2021

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 The Honey Trap

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

Lefevre, Rachelle Born 1 February 1979  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Canadian actress who appeared in Boston Legal and 90s kids show Big Wolf on Campus. (THEME) Dead Franchise

Lehrer, Tom Born 9 April 1928  (New York City, New York, USA) Mathematician & musician, a singer of satirical songs. Bladerunner (THEME) Laughter Kills

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

Leighton, Sara Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) English portrait painter, author and actress noted for her beauty back in the day, born 1937 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying

Lennox, Annie Born 25 December 1954  (Aberdeen, Scotland) Former lead singer of the Eurythmics, now well known for her solo performances. (THEME) What A Voice on Her!

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 (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard Trojan Hearse Touch of Grey

Lesnar, Brock Born 12 July 1977  (Webster, South Dakota, USA) Yet another wrestler, albeit one of the current bigger names. (THEME) Francis of Arse-Wrestleeasy 221

Lester, Ketty Born 16 August 1934  (Hope, Arkansas, USA) Singer and actress best known for her hit 'Love Letters', later covered by Elvis Presley. Bucket Of Blood

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

Letterman, David Born 12 April 1947  (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) Famed US entertainer, talk show host & businessman. (THEME) CRT to DOA You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! (THEME) The Talking Dead

Leuchtenburg, William Born 28 September 1922  (New York City, New York, USA) Lecturer and the leading expert on Franklin D. Roosevelt Captain Hemlock's Twenty

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

Levy, Marv Born 3 August 1925  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Former American Football coach. Led the Buffalo Bills to 4 consecutive AFC championships. (THEME) End of the Ballgame

Lewis, Bernard Born 10 February 1926  (place of birth unknown) English entrepreneuer behind the River Island fashion brand 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying

Lewis, Huey Born 5 July 1950  (New York City, New York, USA) Born Hugh Anthony Cregg III. Lead singer with Huey Lewis and the News. Made a cameo appearance as a music teacher in 'Back To The Future' (1985). Noz4news

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: It's Grim Up North Black Penguins of Doom Deadpool Surprise Deadwig Death Stinks Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey Down Under the Daisies Down Under Death Merchants Funeral Holmes Huddled Masses  I'll sleep when you're dead Italian Grim reaper It's A Grim World After All JoeRam Jumptheshark V 12.0 (now living in Derby) (THEME) Let there be Rot! Mortem Omnibus Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia owt to stop me coffin? Pazuzu United (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels Quebec's Predictions (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard (THEME) The Year the Music Died (THEME) Sad Last Days (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead  Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Survived 22, ironically (THEME) That’s… Death! (THEME) The curse of late September The Spanners The Worm Your Honour TOETAG4U Only the good die young

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". Died in November mostly off the radar. (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Liddy, G. Gordon  Born 30 November 1930  (Hoboken, New Jersey, USA) Died 30 March 2021  (Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) 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. Died in May without getting a qualifying obit. Going Green (THEME) Russian Box Players

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'. Not at All Well (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts (THEME) Snort the Ashes

Limbaugh, Rush  Born 12 January 1951  (Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA) Died 17 February 2021  (Palm Beach, Florida, USA) Age at death: 70  (read death notice) Boorish, right-wing US talk radio host. It's Grim Up North 2022? – no thank you! I’ll leave before 5 Feet and 1 to Go  Amanita virosa Banana's Peel Slippers Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop  Bleaching the Bottom of the Barrel BLIMEY!  Buttsoup Cancel My Appointments  Cancerous Hatred  Carkers Convention 2021 Captain Hemlock's Twenty  Champion Funeral Home  c. a. daver The Love Boat COMPOST CORNER Crofty's Coffin Crew I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside  Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Day in the Death DDP Tofoa Dead Ends Deadies 8 Deadpool Surprise  Dead Ringers Dead Wait Deathlist.net Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Deceased Hose Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Dinner Reservation for 20  Droller Coaster eejit En Passant Eternity Tours  Ethnic Cleansing Skate Dumpers Evil Grimace Expiry Date 2021 Fade to Black Faster Than A Dead Horse David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Predictor's Predictions  Funeral Holmes Girlfriend in a coma Bucket Of Blood  Going Underground Grave Danger Grim McGraw  Grobler's Stiff Ones GUN Fishing Haben die Spaten  You're Dead Now, So Shut Up!  I'm Sorry For Your Trouble And Now His Watch Is Ended It's A Grim World After All I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Jackie Treehorn Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam JoeRam John Key's List (THEME) Kennedy Driving School  Kenny's Entry Living in a Box LL's Pool  Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Madonna's Hand Of Bod Manuel's Stiffs The Misers Moldy Oldies Not at All Well  Noz4news Old People Smell Of Piss Once You Go Black Pan Breed  P@F deathlist Pazuzu Juniores Pazuzu United People I Think Might Die In 2021 United  Plan B from Outer Space  A Trophy For Atrophy Prophet's Prophecy Quite Unwell Illustrious Mortals Read 'em and Reap  RIDING THE JESUS TRAIN  Salmon Mousse Say Hi to Uncle George  Shaun of the Dead 69 Shovelful of Dirt Simply Dead Smart Beta Southerners Stiffs Statik Charge Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stop The Steal  Heading Nowhere  Tentoesup The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Conqueror Worm The Crowdsourced Deathlist Still Life The Deadest Of The Dead The End of the World As We Know It Sovereign-Reaper The Hair Blair Bunch The Living End the old lady  There's A Shiva In The Park  There Goes Another One! :) (THEME) The Talking Dead  This Mortal Coil Thomas Jefferson Survives  Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Die Tom's Chainsaw Massacre Twenty little roosters Very Ill Turned Very Dead j0neseur0 Windsor the Troll Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead! Worm Farmer You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Lindblom, Gunnel  Born 18 December 1931  (Gothenburg, Sweden) Died 24 January 2021  (Brottby, Sweden) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) 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!

Lindholm, Per Born 13 June 1953  (Hassleholm, Skane County, Sweden) Swedish wrestler who competed at the 1976 Olympics. It Dies With You, I Hope

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) Passing of the Passed

Lindsay, Robert Alexander Born 5 March 1927  (place of birth unknown) Scottish aristocrat that holds various titles and honours, and indeed, various appointments in parliament and the royal household that always seem to come attached. (THEME) No More Expenses

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

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

LIPMAN, Maureen Born 10 May 1946  (Kingston-upon-Hull, England) British film, theatre and television actress, columnist and comedian. (THEME) Sweeney Todd Dying Squad (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

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

Lisi, Zyber Born 1 January 1919  (Tirana, Albania) Former Albanian football player (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Lissek, Leon Born in Australia  (exact date unknown) Actor who originated from Australia, but who now primarily does work in England, born 1927. (THEME) Not Going in a Black Cab

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, Floyd  Born 4 July 1942  (New Haven, Connecticut) Died 1 January 2021  (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) American Football player, a so called "running back" 2022? – no thank you! I’ll leave before Banana's Peel Slippers Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Bleaching the Bottom of the Barrel Buttsoup Cancel My Appointments Cancerous Hatred The Love Boat Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Day in the Death DDP Tofoa Deceased Hose Droller Coaster eejit Expiry Date 2021 Fade to Black David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Bucket Of Blood Haben die Spaten And Now His Watch Is Ended I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Jackie Treehorn The Misers Once You Go Black Pan Breed Pazuzu Juniores Pazuzu United Prophet's Prophecy  Salmon Mousse Shovelful of Dirt  Smart Beta Southerners Stiffs Heading Nowhere Tentoesup The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Living End The Sound of the Underground This Mortal Coil Thomas Jefferson Survives Tom's Chainsaw Massacre Worm Farmer

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?

Little, Syd Born 19 December 1942  (Blackpool, Lancashire, England) Comedian - the skinny, bespectacled half of Little & Large. (THEME) Gone Solo

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. People I Think Might Die In 2021 United Still Life

Livanov, Vasily Born 19 July 1935  (Moscow, Soviet Union) Notable for portraing Sherlock Holmes on Russian TV (THEME) Russian Box Players

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

Liversidge, Jason Born in Scarborough, United Kingdom  (exact date unknown) MND sufferer who still managed the world speed record - in a wheelchair. Born ca. 1975 Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic

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 2021

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. (THEME) Laughter Kills Neither There Nor Thereabouts (THEME) Time Travellers, Astronauts and Spies

Lloyd, Norman  Born 8 November 1914  (Jersey City, New Jersey, USA) Died 11 May 2021  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 106  (read death notice) 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'. Ah, the ol’ team Black Penguins of Doom Worm Fodder Deadies 8 DEAD LOSS DEAD SPOTTERS Deadwig (THEME) Dial D for Deadpool Dirt Nappers Eternity Tours (THEME) Gray Panthers Heaven or Hell? I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader LFN PLC Lidders Late Lamentables Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour NoSoup4U! (THEME) Old As Dirt (THEME) OLD PEOPLE PARTY OF 20  Oscar The Beast Pool Ghoul Prophet's Prophecy Quebec's Predictions (THEME) Saints Elsewhere  Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Spookygal  Survived 22, ironically The Colnbrook Coroner The Old Ones are the Pests There's A Shiva In The Park The Spanners TOETAG4U Two Coins & A Punt

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

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) 20 Crooners Croakin' LFN PLC Mr & Mrs Drummerboy (THEME) The Year the Music Died (THEME) The curse of late September

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. 2021 Exit Draft

Lockhart, June Born 25 June 1925  (New York City, New York, USA) Regular US TV actress, mainly on soap operas. Amazonian Warrior Circling the Drain GOODBYLADIES Heaven or Hell? Let Us Embalm You NoSoup4U! (THEME) She's a Goner (THEME) Syndication Zombies (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

locklear, heather Born 25 September 1961  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress and 80s sex symbol. Played Sammy Jo Carrington in 'Dynasty'. Bucket Of Blood

Lodge, David Born 28 January 1935  (London, England) Author of the books 'Small World' and 'Nice Work', which was later adapted for television. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

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. Wisconsin Reaper Beater 1.0 The Buckley Mystic (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Lollobrigida, Gina Born 4 July 1927  (Subiaco, Italy) Italian actress, popular in the 1950s and '60s. (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT Are You Still Dying, Darling? Deadies 8 (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Grief Hijackers (THEME) Pazuzu XP Poppin’ Clogs SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS Spookygal 2 The Keys of Marinus The Worm Your Honour Women's Deaths Matter Too

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

Lonsbrough, Anita Born 10 August 1941  (York, Great Britain) UK Swimmer and flag carrier at the 1964 Olympics BANGELS

loongkoonan, (artist) Born in Mount Anderson, Kimberely, Australia  (exact date unknown) Australian aboriginal artist, born 1910. Died off the radar in 2018 which we did not discover until January 2020. I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Lordan, Elaine Born 15 December 1966  (Islington, London, England) Ex-'EastEnders' actress. Error 404s (THEME) Not Going in a Black Cab

Loren, Sophia Born 20 September 1934  (Pozzuoli, Italy) Glamorous actress, born Sofia Villani Scicolone. (THEME) Awarded Oscarites (THEME) GUN Fight at the Not O.K. Corral (THEME) Sad Last Days

Lorimer, Peter  Born 14 December 1946  (Dundee, Scotland) Died 20 March 2021  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 74  (read death notice) Leeds United hero, former club captain, youngest ever player and played with them, on and off, for 23 years. Open the Pearly Gates

Lotis, Dennis Born 8 March 1925  (Johannesburg, South Africa) British singer and variety performer whose musical career peaked in the 1950's before heading in the general direction of panto. 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. 2021 Exit Draft

Loughery, Jackie Born 18 April 1930  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) First winner of the Miss USA  beauty contest in the 1950s. Apricot Crumble

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

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. Champion Funeral Home Circling the Drain Mr. Whits Wonders Quebec's Predictions (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. 5 Feet and 1 to Go Family Affair Open the Pearly Gates

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 Roasting Bodies In Redcar (THEME) What A Voice on Her!

Love, Darlene Born 26 July 1941  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American singer and occasional actress, most remembered for the single 'He's a Rebel'. (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today (THEME) Last Christmas (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead

Love, Mike Born 15 March 1941  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Singer and lyricist with 1960s pop-rock legends The Beach Boys. (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard

Lovejoy, Tim Born 28 March 1968  (Northwood, United Kingdom) British TV show host of Soccer AM (THEME) The Talking Dead

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 Are You Still Dying, Darling? (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries Zombie Dance Party NoSoup4U! The Flying Comedy Government

Lovelock, James Born 26 July 1919  (Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England) Scientist and propagator of the 'Gaia' theory of the environment. It's Grim Up North BROWN BANANAS I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries  eejit (THEME) Old As Dirt

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. I Told You I Was Ill

Lowe, Rob Born 17 March 1964  (Charlottesville, Virginia, USA) Actor who's had an up and down career since first emerging as a member of the so-called "Brat Pack" of the 1980s. (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean

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) The Cobbles to A Coffin

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. A Good Day for Buying A Bucket (THEME) Weird with a Beard

Ludwig, Christa  Born 16 March 1928  (Berlin, Germany) Died 24 April 2021  (Klosterneuburg, Austria) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) German opera singer. The Deadest Of The Dead Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

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 CHEMO SABEE

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) Chokeslam from Hell…To Hell (THEME) Francis of Arse-Wrestleeasy 221 (THEME) Grappling with Mortality  Ground Floor of the Bungalow

Lugner, Richard Born 11 October 1932  (Vienna, Austria) Austrian entrepreneur. Alternative Observations 2021

Lulu, (singer) Born 3 November 1948  (Lennoxtown, Glasgow, Scotland) Scots pop singer who wisely shortened her name from Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie. Although she had a string of hits in the 1960s, the only one anyone can remember is "Shout". Unless you count the Eurovision entry "Boom Bang-A-Bang". It was only in 199 So Long Farewell

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 (THEME) The Cobbles to A Coffin

Lundkvist-Husberg, Lis Born 18 December 1920  (Hedesunda, Sweden) Swedish potter and cartoonist - probably picked by someone who wanted to show that they can use google. (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Lunger, Tamara Born 6 June 1986  (Bolzano, Italy) Mountaineer attempting to climb K2 this winter. (THEME) GUN Cold in Here

Lupus, Peter Born 17 June 1932  (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) American bodybuilder and TV actor on the original Mission: Impossible series. Later on, he joined the "volunteer posse" of Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio. (THEME) That’s… Death!

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

Lyall, Geoffrey Born 30 May 1949  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Bassist for the Dead Kennedys. (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

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. Boo! I'm Dead

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... BANGELS (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right (THEME) CRT to DOA Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam Partridge As Reaper 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

Lynk, Roy Date and place of birth unknown Founder of the Union of Democratic Mineworkers (UDM) that disagreed with Arthur Scargill during the 1984-5 miner's strike and allowed the Thatcher government to face down the NUM. Unusual Suspects

Lynn, Betty  Born 29 August 1926  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) Died 16 October 2021  (Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) 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 CENTAURIANS Circling the Drain (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Deathlist.net Gooseberry Crumble Grim McGraw Guild of Master Reapers (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies LL's Pool LORD GRAVEDIGGER Mr C (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 Colnbrook Coroner Windsor the Troll

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

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