Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2021: M

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Mabuse, Motsi Born 11 April 1981  (Mankwe, South Africa) Professional dance teacher, now a talent judge, especially on German TV (THEME) God, you're annoying

MacArthur, John Born 19 June 1939  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Another American televangelist (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Macdonald, Kevin Born 22 November 1960  (Inverness, UK) Former football, who has been caretaker manager of Aston Villa more times than I've had hot dinners. (THEME) Welcome To HeysHell

macfarlane, seth Born 26 October 1973  (Kent, Connecticut, USA) Actor, animator and creator of the marmite-like cartoon show 'Family Guy'. (THEME) I Hear Voices

MacGowan, Shane Born 25 December 1957  (Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) Dentally challenged singer-songwriter who used to front the Pogues, and latterly the Popes (though recently he went back to the Pogues for a reunion tour). Constantly rumoured to be on the brink of death due to non-stop drinking, smoking and drug-taking. Bourne to Die Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Dai YaB'stards Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch Dolly’s Deadbeats eejit The Forest Lawn Jockeys Heaven Can't Wait I'll sleep when you're dead Life Flies By So Fast Lived so let's die Living in a Box Mortem Omnibus Much Ado About Snuffing Open the Pearly Gates Pull my finger Puzlman's Passing Picks Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Squid's Stiffs Stone Dead Cert The Anfield Iron The Conqueror Worm The Rotting Corpses of the Undead (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

MacGraw, Ali Born 1 April 1939  (Pound Ridge, New York, USA) Frequently nominated US film and stage actress and once the wife of Steve McQueen Unusual Suspects

MacIntyre, Alasdair Born 12 January 1929  (Glasgow, UK) Scottish philosopher, although not in the Rab C Nesbitt sense. Funeral Furore

Mack, Christy Born 9 May 1991  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Former pornographic actress who was nearly beaten to death by her ex-boyfriend and MMA fighter War Machine in 2014. He is now serving life. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Mackay, James Born 2 July 1927  (Edinburgh, Scotland) Baron Mackay of Clashfern, Lord Chancellor from 1987-1997. (THEME) No More Expenses

MacLaine, Shirley Born 24 April 1934  (Richmond, Virginia, USA) Oddball Hollywood actress who has starred in countless films, such as 'Some Came Running' (1958), 'The Apartment' (1960), 'Sweet Charity' (1969) , 'Being There' (1979) and 'Postcards from the Edge' (1990). Pointlessly changed her name from Shirley MacLean (THEME) Awarded Oscarites BALDY FOREVER (THEME) Dial D for Deadpool (THEME) Last Christmas Women's Deaths Matter Too

MacLeod, Gavin  Born 28 February 1930  (Mount Kisco, New York, USA) Died 29 May 2021  (Palm Desert, California, USA) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) US Actor, in 'The Love Boat', 'Mary Tyler Moore' etc. Pool Ghoul Swimming in the Death Pool (THEME) That’s… Death!

MacLeod, Johnny Born 23 November 1938  (Edinburgh, Scotland) Former Arsenal and Aston Villa winger. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

MacPherson, Myra Born in United States  (exact date unknown) US Author/Journalist who was one of the first reporters to speak about PTSD. Born 1934. Last Gasp Saloon

Macpherson, William  Born 1 April 1926  (Blairgowrie, UK) Died 14 February 2021  () Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Retired high court judge who led the public inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence. Unusual Suspects

Macron, Brigitte Born 13 April 1953  (Amiens, France) First lady of France, Macron's MILF Bevs Bucket Kickers

Madden, John  Born 10 April 1936  (Austin, Minnesota, USA) Died 28 December 2021  (Pleasanton, California, USA) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Former head coach of the Oakland Raiders (overseeing their victory in Superbowl XI), who has been an NFL commentator on TV for over twenty years. He's also a best-selling sports author who, in a stroke of genius, gave his first book the title "Hey, W Dinner Reservation for 20 Guild of Master Reapers Satan's Hootenanny (THEME) Saturday Night Dead (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport When your times up YOUREOUT

Madoc, Ruth Born 16 April 1943  (Norwich, Norfolk, England) English-born Welsh actress, famous in the 80s for 'Hi-de-Hi', but more recently as the mum of "the only gay in the village", Dafydd Thomas, in 'Little Britain'. Bourne to Die

Madoff, Bernard  Born 29 April 1938  (Queens, New York, USA) Died 14 April 2021  (Butner, North Carolina, USA) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Disgraced former Chairman of NASDAQ, who is accused of committing $50 billion worth of fraud. Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Funeral Holmes Jackie Treehorn Aaaaah.... Pass the Mustard Pazuzu United Satan's Hootenanny Wayne Manor

Madonna, (singer) Born 16 August 1958  (Bay City, Michigan, USA) Singer & actress, a huge influence on music over the last twenty-five years. Kardashians Gone Wild (THEME) She's a Goner

Magre, Judith Born 20 November 1926  (Montier-en-Der, France) Actress, known for Elle. Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Mahfouzi, Abbas Born in Rudsar, Iran  (exact date unknown) Iranian cleric, born 1928, plucked from this Wikipedia list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_Maraji (THEME) Coffin-Clerics

Mahood, Kenneth Born 4 February 1930  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Irish political cartoonist. Died around the turn of the year, but still in 2020, so no points. (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Maijanen, Pave Born 3 September 1950  (Lappeenranta, Finland) Finnish musician, who has worked as a singer, songwriter, bass player, keyboard player, drummer, guitarist and producer. Died in January but did not receive a qualifying obit. Statik Charge

MAILLET, Antonine Born 10 May 1929  (Bouctouche, Canada) French-Canadian novelist and scholar. (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Maitland-Niles, Ainsley Born 29 August 1997  (Goodmayes, England) Footballer who plays for Arsenal. Poor sod. A Good Day for Buying A Bucket

Major, John Born 29 March 1943  (Carshalton, Surrey, England) Former British Prime Minister for 7 turbulent years between 1990-97. A Bunch Of Punts It Dies With You, I Hope The Colnbrook Coroner

Majors, Lee Born 23 April 1939  (Wyandotte, Michigan, USA) Actor, born Harvey Lee Yeary, most famous as Colonel Steve Austin, 'The Six Million Dollar Man'. Abracadaver (THEME) GUN Fight at the Not O.K. Corral

malahide, patrick Born 24 March 1945  (Reading, Berkshire, England) British actor who starred in TV series such as 'The Singing Detective' and 'Minder'. Also starred in films including 'Comfort and Joy' and 'A Month in the Country'. Fucked n' Dumped (THEME) The Unprofessionals

Malcolm, Derek Born 12 May 1932  (London, England) Former film critic for The Guardian. Here's Who You Could Have Won

Malenko, Dean Born 4 August 1960  (Irvington, New Jersey, USA) Wrestler who wrestled for all 3 of the 90s big three – WWF, WCW, ECW. (THEME) Chokeslam from Hell…To Hell

malmkvist, siw Born 31 December 1936  (Borstahusen, Sweden) Swedish singer. (THEME) Ikea Nokia Lego

Malone, Tina Born 30 January 1963  (Liverpool, UK) Former Brookside and Shameless star, now following the tried and tested route of bankruptcy, reality TV, pantomime and substance abuse. Women's Deaths Matter Too

Mancini, Trey Born 18 March 1992  (Winter Haven, Florida, USA) Baseball player with the Baltimore Orioles JoeRam Worm Farmer

Mandel, Howie Born 29 November 1955  (Willowdale, Toronto, Canada) Canadian all-around TV personality. Host of Deal or No Deal and Judge on America's Got Talent. (THEME) Saints Elsewhere

Mangeshkar, Lata Born 28 September 1929  (Indore, India) Veteran Indian 'playback singer' i.e. one that provides the real Hindi singing which the pretty actresses mime to in Bollywood films. (THEME) Dead Continent  (THEME) Pazuzu XP

Mangeshkar, Usha Born 15 December 1935  (Bombay, India) Indian singer who is the younger sister of Lata Mangeshkar. (THEME) Dead Continent

Mangione, Chuck Born 29 November 1940  (Rochester, New York, USA) Flugelhorn player, composer and Mega Lo Mart spokesman. (THEME) Snort the Ashes

Manilow, Barry Born 17 June 1943  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Cheesy easy-listening singer with a big nose. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' The Honey Trap

Manley, Dorothy  Born 29 April 1927  (Manor Park, London, England) Died 31 October 2021  (Ilford, England, United Kingdom) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Won silver in the 1948 Olympic Games 100 metres for Great Britain. The Deadest Of The Dead

mann, barry Born 9 February 1939  (New York City, New York, USA) One half of a hugely successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil. (THEME) Snort the Ashes

Mann, Manfred Born 21 October 1940  (Johannesburg, South Africa) Keyboard, founder member of the various bands that contain his name (Manfred Mann, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Manfred Mann's Chapter Three). (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights

Manne, Robert Born 31 October 1947  (Melbourne, Australia) One of Australia's leading intellectuals, apparently. Presumably just behind Crash Bandicoot and one of Savage Garden. Feng Shui Pig

Manning, Chelsea Born 17 December 1987  (Crescent, Oklahoma, USA) U.S. Soldier held in solitary confinement for the alleged passing of confidential information to the WikiLeaks website. There's A Shiva In The Park

Manning, Katy Born 14 October 1946  (Guildford, Surrey, England) Actress, best known for her role as Dr. Who's companion, Jo Grant from 1971-1973. (THEME) Dr Who's Next (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock

Manolic, Josip Born 22 March 1920  (Kalinovac, Croatia) Yugoslav and Croatian communist revolutionary. (THEME) Hell to the Chief

Mansfield, Billy Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA  (exact date unknown) American serial killer and child abuser. (THEME) Man-Erg

Mansfield, Jayne Marie Born 8 November 1950  (Austin, Texas, USA) Daughter of THE Jayne Mansfield. Moldy Oldies

Manson, Marilyn Born 5 January 1969  (Canton, Ohio, USA) Extrovert and quite frankly scary rock singer. Born plain ol' Brian Warner. (THEME) Snort the Ashes (THEME) Super Squirrels

Manson, Shirley Born 26 August 1966  (Edinburgh, Scotland) Garbage vocalist only happy when it rains. That's a bit harsh. (THEME) What A Voice on Her!

Mantle, Doreen Born in Cape Town, South Africa  (exact date unknown) Theatre and TV actress still working in her 90s. Best known as Victor Meldrow's nemesis Mrs Warboys in "One Foot In The Grave". Born 1926. Lard Bazaar Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour (THEME) Slippery Soap Women's Deaths Matter Too

Manyika, Zeke Born 23 February 1955  (Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland) Drummer for the Scottish band Orange Juice. (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

MANZIEL, Johnny Born 6 December 1992  (Tyler, Texas, USA) Former quarterback with the Cleveland Browns, now a free agent after off-the-field controversies. 2021 Exit Draft

Maphis, Rose Lee  Born 29 December 1922  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Died 26 October 2021  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) Country singer of the 1950s who now works as a greeter at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix

Maranne, André  Born in Toulouse, France  (exact date unknown) Died 12 April 2021  (Bristol, United Kingdom) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Actor who always played the French chap on British TV and film. Born 1926. I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

Marceau, Sophie Born 17 November 1966  (Paris, France) Actress who played villain Elektra King in The World is Not Enough. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Marchand, Robert  Born 26 November 1911  (Amiens, France) Died 22 May 2021  (Mitry-Mory, France) Age at death: 109  (read death notice) Former French competetive cyclist who still rides a bike at the age of 107. (THEME) Gray Panthers The Old Ones are the Pests The Spanners

Marcos, Imelda Born 2 July 1929  (Manila, Philippines) Former beauty queen, lavish-living, obsessive shoe-collector and widow of former Filipino president Ferdinand Marcos. After his death, she was acquitted of embezzlement in the US, but convicted of the crime of 'graft', whatever that is, in the Philippine Abracadaver BALDY FOREVER Circling the Drain Crofty's Coffin Crew (THEME) Dead Continent Feng Shui Pig Heaven Can't Wait LL's Pool Pearly Gates Pull my finger (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife The Flying Comedy Government Only the good die young Women's Deaths Matter Too

Margolyes, Miriam Born 18 May 1941  (Oxford, United Kingdom) British-Australian character actress, very visible on stage and in her recent work in films. (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies

Margrethe II, Queen Born 16 April 1940  (Copenhagen, Denmark) Queen of Denmark since 1972. (THEME) LEAD, FOLLOW AND DIE THIS YEAR

MARINO, Dan Born 13 September 1961  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Former quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, aknowledged as one of the greatest of all time. 2021 Exit Draft

Markowitz, Harry Born 24 August 1927  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Economist of the "Chicago School" who won the Nobel Prize in 1990. Death Is International

Marlowe, Linda Born 26 July 1940  (Sydney, Australia) Theatre actress often described as Steven Berkoff's "muse" by critics. Also played Danny Dyer's gran in "Eastenders". (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Marr, Leslie  Born 14 August 1922  (Durham, England) Died 4 May 2021  (Gimingham, United Kingdom) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) Formula 1 racing driver from the 1950s. Deadies 8 Going Green Aaaaah.... Pass the Mustard

Marsden, Gerry  Born 24 September 1942  (Liverpool, England) Died 3 January 2021  (Birkenhead, United Kingdom) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) Singer, the Gerry in 'Gerry and the Pacemakers'. (THEME) Dey Do Die Don't Dey Doh (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today Hydrangea Fucked n' Dumped

Marsh, Ian Craig Born 11 November 1956  (Sheffield, England) Musician, one of the co-founders of Human League. (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

Marsh, Jean Born 1 July 1934  (Stoke Newington, London, England) Actress and co-creator of 'Upstairs Downstairs' and 'The House of Eliot'. (THEME) Dial D for Deadpool Perhaps' Pointless Punts Pussy No More

Marsh, Rodney Born 11 October 1944  (Hatfield, England) Former England international turned controversial football pundit. Sacked from Sky in 2004 over a tsunami gag. (THEME) The Reality Is Death

MARSH DOLL, Caren Born 6 April 1919  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress and dancer who was Judy Garland's stand-in for 'The Wizard of Oz'. (THEME) Gray Panthers Obituarynotice

Marshall, Barry Born 30 September 1951  (UK) International horse rider, apparently. Died in January mostly unnoticed. Cancel My Appointments Going Underground

Marshall, Peter Born 30 March 1926  (Huntington, West Virginia, USA) Highly recognisable face in the US as long-time host of "drunk celebs piss about" show "Hollywood Squares". (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right  (THEME) Syndication Zombies (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Martin, Andra Born 15 July 1935  (Rockford, Illinois, USA) Actress, who had a brief leading lady spell in the 1950's, before settling into a long TV career. (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT

Martin, Derek Born 11 April 1933  (Bow, London, England) TV actor - Charlie Slater in 'EastEnders'. (THEME) Not Going in a Black Cab (THEME) Slippery Soap

martin, george r. r. Born 20 September 1948  (Bayonne, New Jersey, USA) Novelist and creator of the 'Game of Thrones' series of fantasy novels, now a succesful TV series which the Man In Black will get round to watching. One day... A Good Day for Buying A Bucket And they all died

MARTIN, Ian Born 27 April 1953  (London, England) Comedy scriptwriter, most notably of 'The Thick of It'. Stone Dead Cert

Martin, James Born 13 March 1931  (Glasgow, UK) Veteran Scottish actor, found fame late in life with the sitcom "Still Game". Windsor the Troll

Martin, Millicent Born 8 June 1934  (Romford, UK) Actress, singer and comedienne. Broke through in the 1960s with "That Was The Week That Was", moved to the US later on and had a lengthy career on Broadway and in sitcoms. (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE

Martindale, Wink Born 4 December 1933  (Jackson, Tennessee, USA) US disc jockey and gameshow host. Blueberry Crumble (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right

Martinez, Missy Born 15 July 1986  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Porn star who brings up some curious Google search results. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Martino, Pat  Born 25 August 1944  (Philadelphia, Pennyslvania, USA) Died 1 November 2021  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Age at death: 77  (read death notice) Jazz guitarist and composer. Plan B from Outer Space Salmon Mousse The Whipping Posts

Marvin, Hank Born 28 October 1941  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Lead Guitarist for the Shadows & thus has had a long music career. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights The Forest Lawn Jockeys

mascaras, mil Born 15 July 1942  (San Luis Potosi, Mexico) Wrestler, one of the Mexican "lucha libre" pioneers in the 1960s. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Mason, Jackie  Born 9 June 1936  (Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA) Died 24 July 2021  (Manhatten, New York, USA) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) American stand-up comedian, often in the UK, who specialises in satire & Jewish humour. (THEME) Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them (THEME) Laughter Kills (THEME) Ninety! Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia

MASSEY, Jamila Born 7 January 1934  (Shimla, India) Veteran Indian actress. Most Unique Picks 2021

Masterson, Valerie Born 3 June 1937  (Birkenhead, UK) Retired opera singer, former principal soprano with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Mates, Michael Born 9 June 1934  (Brentford, UK) Former Conservative MP whose name turns up a number of times in the so-called "Panama Papers". (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE

Mathis, Johnny Born 30 September 1935  (Gilmer, Texas, USA) Easy-listening musician. Had the Xmas No 1 of 1976 with 'When A Child is Born'. Your granny's probably got his Greatest Hits album in the attic. (THEME) Last Christmas Last Gasp Saloon Shot in the Dark (THEME) The curse of late September

Matogrosso, Ney Born 1 August 1941  (Bela Vista, Brazil) Third greatest Brazilian singer of all time, according to Rolling Stone. The One's That Won't Go Away

Matsumoto, Leiji Born 25 January 1938  (Kurume, Japan) Manga artist who created a series of popular animes. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Mattingly, Ken Born 17 March 1936  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Command module pilot for Apollo 16, would have flown on the ill-fated Apollo 13 but was removed from the mission due to fears he had German measles. (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living The Flying Comedy Government

Mattinson, Burny Born 13 May 1935  (San Francisco, California, USA) Animator who worked on The Great Mouse Detective, Aladdin and The Lion King among others. (THEME) This Knee Ain't What It Used To Be

MAUDSLEY, Robert Born 26 June 1953  (Toxteth, Liverpool) Serial killer who killed four people, three of them while in prison. Who says prison doesn't work? (THEME) Man-Erg

Maughan, Susan Born 1 July 1938  (Consett, County Durham, United Kingdom) 60's pop singer, biggest hit "Bobby's Girl" (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels

Max, Peter Born 19 October 1937  (Berlin, Germany) German-born American pop artist. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation Pearly Gates Statik Charge Worm Farmer

Maxwell, Donald Born 12 December 1948  (Perth, UK) Scottish operatic baritone, a regular performer with The Royal Opera. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Maxwell, Ghislaine Born 25 December 1961  (Maisons-Laffitte, France) Long-time accomplice of serial sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein (who did not kill himself), and daughter of late media mogul Robert Maxwell Angela of Death Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Big Iain's Blumpkins Buttsoup Death Stinks Dolly’s Deadbeats  Family Affair  You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Huddled Masses Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam Lard Bazaar  Let Us Embalm You Madonna's Hand Of Bod Noz4news (THEME) Old Lags and Old Slags  Oliver's Army (of The Dead) Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Pretty Noose Say Hi to Uncle George (THEME) Space Wasters The House of Extravaganza  The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury There's A Shiva In The Park

May, Brian Born 19 July 1947  (Hampton, Middlesex, England) Big-haired guitarist, both with Queen and as a solo artist. Virtually every song he's ever done has a guitar riff from him in. Sometimes it works, often it fails miserably, but credit for perseverance. VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER!

May, Elaine Born 21 April 1932  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Oscar-nominated screenwriter and wife of film director Stanley Donen. Dirt Nappers Wayne Manor

May, Theresa Born 1 October 1956  (Eastbourne, Sussex, UK) Shoe lover who probably wishes she'd never put her hand up in 2016 now. (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad

Mayall, John Born 29 November 1933  (Macclesfield, England) Pioneering blues artist who encouraged the likes of Eric Clapton and Fleetwood Mac in the "Blues Boom" of the late 60s. Perhaps the notable Rock musician to come out of Macclesfield after Ian Curtis... It's Grim Up North (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey

Mays, Willie Born 6 May 1931  (Westfield, Alabama) Baseball player, considered one of the best of all time. Mr C NoSoup4U! Touch of Grey

Mazzini, Mina Born 25 March 1940  (Cremona, Lombardy, Italy) Singer massively popular in her homeland of Italy. The Deadest Of The Dead

McAloon, Paddy Born 7 June 1957  (Durham, UK) Frontman of Prefab Sprout, the most overrated band in musical history. Don't Eat The Figs

McBride, Willie John Born 6 June 1940  (Toombridge, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) Legendary Irish rugby union player, one of the all-time British greats. BANGELS

McCall, Spencer Born 23 June 1995  (United Kingdom) English lower league football player. Died in July without a qualifying obit. This Mortal Coil

McCallum, David Born 19 September 1933  (Glasgow, Scotland) Actor, best known as Illya Kuyakin in 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' and Steel in spooky 80s series 'Sapphire & Steel'. Coffin Fit Don't Eat The Figs I Couldn't Eat Another Bite Stairway To Heaven Who Turned out the lights?

McCarrick, Archbishop Theodore Born 7 July 1930  (New York City, New York, USA) American former cardinal who was laicized after a sexual abuse scandal (THEME) OLD PEOPLE PARTY OF 20

McCarthy, Tim Born 20 June 1949  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Former Secret Service agent best known for being the man who effectively saved Ronald Reagan's life/stopped John Hinckley from fucking Jodie Foster. (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

McCartney, Paul Born 18 June 1942  (Liverpool, England) Younger of the 2 surviving Beatles. (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey It Dies With You, I Hope (THEME) Pauls & Neils (THEME) Snort the Ashes So Long Farewell

McCarty, Jim Born 25 July 1943  (Liverpool, UK) Drummer for the Yardbirds, the only man to have appeared in all the group's incarnations. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights

McCaskey, Virginia Halas Born 5 January 1923  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Owner of the Chicago bears American football team. Statik Charge Tentoesup

mccaw, richie Born 31 December 1980  (Oamaru, New Zealand) International rugby player, captain of the All Blacks. (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

McClellan, Gerald Born 23 October 1967  (Freeport, Illinois, USA) Boxer. WBC and WBO middleweight champion until his retirement. Read 'em and Reap

mcconnell, mitch Born 20 February 1942  (Sheffield, Alabama, USA) US Senator from Kentucky since 1985. (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord (THEME) LEAD, FOLLOW AND DIE THIS YEAR SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH (THEME) The Right to Die

McCoy, Sylvester Born 20 August 1943  (Dunoon, Scotland) Actor, best remembered for his role as the 7th Doctor Who. (THEME) Dr Who's Next The Honey Trap Stop The Steal (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock

McCullough, Billy Born 27 July 1935  (Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland) Former Arsenal and Northern Ireland international footballer. Waiting for the Hearse

Mccullum, Brendon Born 27 September 1981  (Dunedin, New Zealand) New Zealand cricketer, scored the fastest Test century of all time (54 balls). (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

McDermott, Barrie Born 22 July 1972  (Oldham, England) Rugby league player who played for Wigan Warriors and the Leeds Rhinos. It Dies With You, I Hope

McDevitt, Chas Born 4 December 1934  (Glasgow, UK) Skiffle musician, one of the few to achieve any measure of success outside the UK. (THEME) POPPED THEIR CLOGS

McDiarmid, Ian Born 11 August 1944  (Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland) Distinguished stage actor but better known for the role of Emperor Palpatine in the 'Star Wars' franchise. Dead Is Dead (THEME) The Unprofessionals (THEME) Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

McDivitt, James Born 10 June 1929  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Former Astronaut. (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries Lidders Late Lamentables NoSoup4U! (THEME) OLD PEOPLE PARTY OF 20

mcdonald, andrew  Born in   (exact date unknown) Died 1 November 2021  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 59  (read death notice) UK Civil servant and former head of SCOPE, born 1962 Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw The House of Extravaganza The Whipping Posts

McDonald, The Most Rev Kevin Born 18 August 1947  (Stoke-on-Trent, England) Roman Catholic Archbishop of Southwark from 2003 to 2009. Partridge As Reaper

McDonald, Trevor Born 16 August 1939  (Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies) Recently-retired ITN newsreader. Once reckoned by Viz comic to be the news anchorman most able to take his beer, in complete contrast to the lightweight Nicholas Witchell. Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Gotham Knight William Hague's Special Friend

McElhenny, Hugh Born 31 December 1928  (Los Angeles, California, USA) NFL Pro Bowler in the 1950s. Black Penguins of Doom

McEnany, Kayleigh Born 18 April 1988  (Tampa, Florida USA) Donald Trump's final press Barbie, looking a lot like Ivanka. (THEME) The Right to Die

McEnery, Peter Born 21 February 1940  (Walsall, England) Actor who played Mr. Sloan in the film version of Joe Orton's 'Entertaining Mr. Sloan'. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

McGann, Paul Born 14 November 1959  (Surrey, England) Actor, one of the four McGann acting brothers. Best known for his roles as Marwood in 'Withnail & I' and as the 8th Doctor Who. (THEME) Dr Who's Next

McGarry, Pete  Born in   (exact date unknown) Died 26 June 2021  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 71  (read death notice) One of the faces of Channel 4's "Gogglebox". Angela of Death

McGavin, George Born in Glasgow, Scotland  (exact date unknown) BBC broadcaster and explorer. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

McGee, Charles Born 7 December 1919  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Tuskegee Airman Tentoesup

McGovern, Steph Born 31 May 1982  (Middlesbrough, England) British journalist, ruining lunchtimes on Channel 4 (THEME) God, you're annoying

Mcgrath, Bob Born 13 June 1932  (Ottawa, Illinois, USA) US actor and all-around artist, mostly known for his role on Sesame Street (THEME) Syndication Zombies

MCGRATH, Tom Born 7 August 1964  (Lynnwood, Washington, USA) Animator and director of DreamWorks' 'Madagascar' series of films. (THEME) Stairway Tom Heaven

McGREGOR, BOB Born 3 April 1944  (Falkirk, Scotland) Scottish former competitive swimmer BANGELS

McGuinness, Tom Born 2 December 1941  (London, UK) Bassist for Manfred Mann. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights

McGuire, Victor Born 17 March 1964  (Liverpool, UK) Husky Scouse actor, has been playing husky Scourse characters in every British sitcom for the past 30 years. (THEME) Dey Do Die Don't Dey Doh (THEME) Sitcom to Heaven

mcindoe, john Born 3 February 1948  (Edinburgh, Scotland) British singer who starred as I.Q. in the American TV series 'The Bugaloos' in the 1970s. (THEME) sid and marty coffin

McKee, David Born 2 January 1935  (Tavistock, UK) Writer and illustrator, created Mr Benn among others. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

McKellen, Ian Born 25 May 1939  (Burnley, Lancashire, England) Shakespearean actor type. Coffin Fit Family Affair (THEME) Gay-Tes Of Heaven The Honey Trap (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock (THEME) The Cobbles to A Coffin TOETAG4U (THEME) Weird with a Beard

McKellow, Don Born 7 May 1925  (London, England) British cyclist who competed in the 1,000 metres time trial event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE

McKenna, Virginia Born 7 June 1931  (London, England) BAFTA award winning British actress, best known for her role in 'A Town Like Alice'. Unusual Suspects

McKenzie, Julia Born 17 February 1941  (Enfield, Middlesex, England) Actress who has initial success in the 1980s with the sitcom 'Fresh Fields'. Now the latest Miss Marple. Dai YaB'stards (THEME) in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

McKenzie, Thelma Born 6 April 1915  (Wallerawang, New South Wales, Australia) Australian test cricketer for one game in 1948 (THEME) Gray Panthers

McKenzie, Winston Born 23 October 1953  (London, England) Former UKIP candidate who has been a perennial candidate for the party who finish 4th or 5th in most English elections this century. (THEME) Unpersons

mckevitt, michael  Born 4 September 1949  (Louth, Ireland) Died 2 January 2021  () Age at death: 71  (read death notice) founder of the "Real IRA", now jumping between hospital and prison A Pelican In The Wilderness Banana's Bruises Carkers Convention 2021 Neither There Nor Thereabouts The House of Extravaganza the old lady (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

McLaughlin, John Born 4 January 1942  (Doncaster, UK) Jazz fusion guitarist, much loved by musos. Worked with Miles Davis on "Bitches Brew", among myriad other projects. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights

MCLAURIN, Virginia Born 12 March 1909  (South Carolina, USA) American centenarian. (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

McLaws, Ally  Date and place of birth unknown Died 15 October 2021  (Scotland, United Kingdom) Age at death: 63  (read death notice) Scottish Herald writer, former Evening Times editor. Born October 1957. Pan Breed

McLintock, Frank Born 28 December 1939  (Glasgow, Scotland) Legendary former Arsenal captain, who also played for QPR. People Who Could Die 2021 Sad News FC

McMahon, Thomas Born in Monaghan Town, Co. Monaghan, Ireland  (exact date unknown) Irish terrorist, convicted of the murder by bombing of Lord Mountbatten in 1979. Born 1948. Miscreants

McMahon, Vince Born 24 August 1945  (Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA) Professional wrestler, wrestling promoter, and TV commentator on, er, wrestling. (THEME) Francis of Arse-Wrestleeasy 221 (THEME) Grappling with Mortality Wot The Deuce

McMillan, Ian Born 18 March 1931  (Airdrie, Scotland) Former Scotland and Rangers international footballer, nicknamed "The Wee Prime Minister." The Deadest Of The Dead

McMurtry, Larry  Born 3 June 1936  (Archer City, Texas, USA) Died 25 March 2021  (Archer City, Texas, USA) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) American Westerns author, eg Lonesome Dove, Terms of Endearment. SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS

Mcnamara, Robin  Born 5 May 1947  (Newton, Massachusetts, USA) Died 21 October 2021  () Age at death: 74  (read death notice) One hit wonder singer of the 1970s. Dead And Dusted 2

McNaught, Ken Born 11 January 1955  (Kirkcaldy, UK) Part of Aston Villa's 1982 European Cup-winning side. Also scored in their 1983 European Super Cup win against Barcelona. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

McParland, Peter Born 25 April 1934  (Newry, Down, Northern Ireland) Former Aston Villa and Northern Ireland international footballer. Scored both goals in the Villa's FA Cup victory over Manchester United in 1957. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

McTaggart, Richard Born 15 October 1935  (Dundee, Scotland) Former boxer, won Gold in the lightweight division in the 1956 Olympic Games for Great Britain & followed that up with a bronze medal 4 years later. (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE

McVie, John Born 26 November 1945  (London, England) Bassplayer, the "Mac" of AOR superstars Fleetwood Mac. Aye, they're off the fags alright Dead And Dusted Dead Is Dead DEAD SPOTTERS Death Can Be Funny

Medley, Bill Born 19 September 1940  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Singer with the Righteous Brothers before teaming up with Jennifer Warnes with 'I'm Having The Time of My Life', made famous by the hit film 'Dirty Dancing' in 1987. (THEME) POPPED THEIR CLOGS (THEME) The Survivors

Medwin, Terry Born 25 September 1932  (Swansea, Wales) Former Tottenham Hotspur and Wales winger. The Deadest Of The Dead

Meese, Edwin Born 2 December 1931  (Oakland, California, USA) US Attorney General under Ronald Reagan. (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Mehsud, Mufti Noor Wali Born 26 June 1978  (South Waziristan) Current leader of the Tehrik-i-Taliban in Pakistan. Death Is International

Meisner, Randy Born 8 March 1946  (Scottsbluff, Nebraska, USA) Founding member of The Eagles. Are You Still Dying, Darling?

Mellencamp, John Born 7 October 1951  (Seymour, Indiana, USA) Also known as Johnny Cougar. He's a rock musician & songwriter. (THEME) Weird with a Beard

Melvin, Murray Born 10 August 1932  (Hampstead, London, United Kingdom) English stage and film actor Checking Out By Christmas

Menchú, Rigoberta Born 9 January 1959  (Laj Chimel, El Quiché, Guatemala) Guatemalan woman who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992. (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

Mendelsohn, Nicola Born 29 August 1971  (Manchester, UK) Vice-president for EMEA operations of Facebook. Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Eddie's Parade of Darkness and Despair

Mendes, Sergio Born 11 February 1941  (Rio, Brazil) Bossa nova musician, creator of the "played every time Brazil features in a film or on TV" classic "Mas Que Nada". Ohhh-ahhh-eee-ya-yo. The Deadest Of The Dead

Menem, Carlos  Born 2 July 1930  (Anillaco, La Rioja, Argentina) Died 14 February 2021  (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) President of Argentina from 1989-1999. Was subsequently indicted for all sort of corruption charges but still serves on the Argentine senate. 2022? – no thank you! I’ll leave before (THEME) American As Apple Pie Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Bleaching the Bottom of the Barrel Buttsoup Carkers Convention 2021 (THEME) Complications from a fall  Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Dead By Dawn Dead Wait En Passant Evil Grimace Expiry Date 2021 Faster Than A Dead Horse David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Bucket Of Blood Haben die Spaten (THEME) Hell to the Chief  (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord John Key's List Leftovers Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People The Misers Pan Breed Pazuzu United  (THEME) Pazuzu XP  Perhaps' Pointless Punts Prophet's Prophecy Roasting Bodies In Redcar (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife  Salmon Mousse Shaun of the Dead 69 Smart Beta Southerners Stiffs Heading Nowhere The Crowdsourced Deathlist Still Life The Hair Blair Bunch The House of Extravaganza The Living End the old lady You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Menounos, Litsa  Born 4 September 1954  (Greece) Died 2 May 2021  (Connecticut, USA) Age at death: 65  (read death notice) Mother of US entertainment TV host Maria Menounos. Banana's Peel Slippers Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Jellydead Salmon Mousse Heading Nowhere The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to... The House of Extravaganza

Mensa, Vic Born 6 June 1993  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Rapper who was a member of Kids These Days. Next Year Greta

Mensah-Bonsu, Pops Born 7 September 1983  (Tottenham, London, United Kingdom) British basketball executive and former player (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

Meraz, Alex Born 10 January 1985  (Mesa, Arizona, USA) Martial artist who was also in the bloody Twilight films. (THEME) Dead Franchise

Mercer, (jockey) Joe  Born 25 October 1934  (Bradford, England) Died 17 May 2021  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Smokin’ Joe, champion jockey from 1947 to 1985, four time winner of the St Leger. Blueberry Crumble

Mercer, Bill Born 13 February 1926  (Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA) Sportscaster who did TV commentary for WCCW (the Von Erichs tragedy wrestling company) in the 1980s. Living in a Box

Merckx, Eddy Born 17 June 1945  (Tielt-Winge, Flemish Brabant, Belgium) Legendary cyclist, five times winner of the Tour de France. Partridge As Reaper

Meredith, James Born 25 June 1933  (Kosciusko, Mississippi, USA) American Civil Rights figure. Haben die Spaten

Meriwether, Lee Born 27 May 1935  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Former model-turned-TV actress. (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

merkel, angela Born 17 July 1954  (Hamburg, Germany) longtime german chancellor, basically the Brezhnev of Germany You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER! Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Messina, Jo Dee Born 25 August 1970  (Framingham, Massachusetts, USA) Country singer-songwriter who dominated the genre's charts in the early 2000s. (THEME) She's a Goner (THEME) Snort the Ashes

Messner, Reinhold Born 17 September 1944  (Brixen, Italy) Italian mountaineer, the first to climb Everest without additional oxygen. Dolly’s Deadbeats

Metuktire, Raoni Born in Kapot, Brazil  (exact date unknown) Chief of the Kayapo people and rainforest preservation campaigner. A Pelican In The Wilderness Perhaps' Pointless Punts

michael, glen Born in Devon, England  (exact date unknown) Scottish children's television presenter and entertainer. Born c. 1926. c. a. daver drunkasaskunk

Michael of Kent, Prince Born 4 July 1942  (Coppins, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England) Cousin of the Queen, Grandson of King George V. Mainly has a ceremonial role, and is especially linked with Wimbledon's tennis prizegivings. Gotham Knight Death Stinks

Mickenbecker, Philipp Date and place of birth unknown German YouTube “star” born in 1997. Died in June but did not receive a qualifying obit. Banana's Bruises Fade to Black  A Trophy For Atrophy Very Ill Turned Very Dead

Midler, Bette Born 1 December 1945  (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) Singer, actress and comedian. Squid's Stiffs

Mihajlovic, Sinisa Born 20 February 1969  (Vukovar, Serbia) Absolute nutter with dodgy views who was also the finest football midfielder of his generation. Now manages Bologna, and cancer. Just fade away The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to... There is no spoon

Mikasa, Princess Born 4 June 1923  (Tokyo, Japan) One of the members of the Japanese Royal Family. Death Is International Manuel's Stiffs Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Milan, Lita Born in Brooklyn, New York, USA  (exact date unknown) Actress and widow of playboy dictator's son Ramfis Trujillo. Born 1933. (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT

Milanes, Pablo Born 24 February 1943  (Bayamo, Cuba) Cuban singer-songwriter and guitar player. (THEME) Si Team

Miles, Vera Born 23 August 1929  (Boise City, Oklahoma, USA) Film actress - 'The Searchers', 'Psycho', 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' etc. Blueberry Crumble (THEME) Dial D for Deadpool Predictor's Predictions Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour Pussy No More Wayne Manor

Milius, John Born 11 April 1944  (St Louis, Missouri, USA) Screenwriter of Apocalpyse Now, and Dirty Harry. (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

MILLAR, SYD Born 23 May 1934  (Ballymena, N Ireland) Former British Lion. (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Miller, Dennis Born 3 November 1953  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Standup comedian and former SNL cast member, now a show host on Russia Today (THEME) The Talking Dead

Miller, Frankie Born 2 November 1949  (Glasgow, Scotland) 70s singer best known for his duet with Phil Lynott, Still in Love with You. Dead And Dusted 2

Miller, Joyce Born in USA  (exact date unknown) Wife of congressman Jerry Nadler. The Susan Bayh of 2021? Or is that still Susan Bayh? Banana's Bruises

Miller, Sienna Born 28 December 1981  (New York City, New York, USA) Former model turned actress, seen in Layer Cake and The Girl. A Good Day for Buying A Bucket

Mills, Dick Born in Gillingham, Kent, England  (exact date unknown) Senior BBC sound engineer, who worked on 'Quatermass and the Pit', 'The Two Ronnies' and 'Doctor Who', among many other TV and radio programmes. Born 1936. BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE

mills, frank  Born in   (exact date unknown) Died 11 February 2021  (Essex, United Kingdom) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) British actor, best recognised for his role in 'Coronation Street' when his character married Betty Turpin. (THEME) Slippery Soap

Mills, Hayley Born 18 April 1946  (London, England) Actress, in films from an early age, often starring alongside her father, Sir John. (THEME) She's a Goner

MILNER, Brenda Born 15 July 1918  (Manchester, England) English-born Canadian pioneer in the field of neuropsychology. Obituarynotice

MILSAP, Ronnie Born 16 January 1943  (Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA) Popular country music singer. (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him

Mimieux, Yvette Born 8 January 1942  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Once-feted Hollywood leading lady, now best remembered as Weena in 1960's "The Time Machine". People Who Could Die 2021

Mingote, Sergi  Born in Barcelona, Spain  (exact date unknown) Died 16 January 2021  (K2 mountain, in the border region between China and Pakistan) Age at death: 49  (read death notice) Spanish mountaineer. (THEME) GUN Cold in Here

minifie, valerie Born 23 March 1940  (Birmingham, England) Actress best known for playing the meek Anthea in 'Men Behaving Badly'. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Minnelli, Liza Born 12 March 1946  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Daughter of Judy Garland, and moderately successful singer/stage actress in her own right. Has suffered from ill health in recent years as a result of drug abuse, and has been a regular visitor to rehab clinics. Amazonian Warrior Gooseberry Crumble Grim McGraw Mr C (THEME) SING YOUR LAST SONG FOR ME Wot The Deuce

Mirisch, Walter Born 8 November 1921  (New York City, New York, USA) American film producer and founder of the Mirisch corporation Obituarynotice

Mitchell, George Born 20 August 1933  (Waterville, Maine, USA) Former US senator for Maine, who then became one of the pivotal names of the Northern Ireland peace process. Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Mitchell, James Fitz-Allen Born 15 May 1931  (Bequia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines) Former Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Mitchell, Joni Born 7 November 1943  (Fort MacLeod, Alberta, Canada) Canadian folk singer, songwriter and painter. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' Chelski Pensioners (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Going, going, gone! Huddled Masses Let Us Embalm You Mr C owt to stop me coffin? (THEME) POPPED THEIR CLOGS (THEME) Snort the Ashes Pussy No More

Mitchell, Kenneth Born 25 November 1974  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Canadian Actor, Miracle. Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet

Mitta, Alexander Born 28 March 1933  (Moscow, Soviet Union) Soviet-Russian actor and filmmaker (THEME) Russian Box Players

Mixon, Jamal Born 17 June 1983  (Oxnard, California, USA) Actor who appeared in The Nutty Professor. Most Unique Picks 2021

Mixon, Jerod Born 24 May 1983  (Hueneme, California, USA) Actor who appeared in Old School. Most Unique Picks 2021

Miyazaki, Hayao Born 5 January 1941  (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese manga artist and animator whose anime film 'Spirited Away' won the Best Animated Feature Oscar in 2002. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey Waiting for the Hearse

Miyori, Kim Born 4 January 1951  (Santa Barbara, California, USA) American actress (THEME) Saints Elsewhere

Mizuno, Hideko Born 29 October 1939  (Shimooseki, Japan) One of the first successful female Japanese shōjo manga artists (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Moffatt, Scarlett Born 17 October 1990  (Bishop Auckland, United KIngdom) Irritating geordie former TV watcher, now reality star and Z-list celebrity A Bunch Of Punts (THEME) God, you're annoying

Molby, Jan Born 4 July 1963  (Kolding, Denmark) Husky Liverpool midfielder of the Dalglish era, famed more than anything for his hybrid Scouse/Danish accent. (THEME) Welcome To HeysHell

Molloy, Ryan Born 21 November 1972  (North Shields, United Kingdom) UK musical singer and current lead singer Frankie Goes to Hollywood - yes, they still exist in some form Shot in the Dark

Momis, John Born 3 March 1942  (Salamaua, Papua New Guniea) Former president of the autonomous region of Bougainville, part of New Guinea (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Momsen, Taylor Born 26 July 1993  (St Louis, Missouri, USA) Pretty Reckless singer who was also a regular in Gossip Girl. (THEME) What A Voice on Her!

Mondale, Walter  Born 5 January 1928  (Ceylon, Minnesota, USA) Died 19 April 2021  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) US Vice-President under Jimmy Carter. Ah, the ol’ team Death Nebula 3000 Francis of Arse-Easy 2021 Grim McGraw From Here to Eternity (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord LL's Pool NoSoup4U! (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou... RIDING THE JESUS TRAIN The Flying Comedy Government Only the good die young

MONK, Meredith Born 20 November 1942  (New York City, New York, USA) Leftfield, multi-media musician and vocalist. The Deadest Of The Dead

Montague, George Born in   (exact date unknown) Self-dubbed "oldest gay in the village", Brighton resident and a long-time campaigner for pardons for those jailed for homosexual acts in the 1950s. (THEME) Passing of the Passed

Montague, Lee Born 16 October 1927  (London, England, United Kingdom) British stage and film actor. Surprsingly unpicked here before 2021 (THEME) Sweeney Todd Dying Squad

MONTENEGRO, Fernanda Born 16 October 1929  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Brazillian actress, nominated for the Best Actress Oscar in 1999 for 'Central Station'. Bucket Of Blood

MOODY, Tom Born 2 October 1965  (Adelaide, Australia) Australian former international cricketer and coach. (THEME) Stairway Tom Heaven

Moorcock, Michael Born 18 December 1939  (London, England) Prolific sci-fi and fantasy author. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

MOORE, (1976) Mandy Born 28 March 1976  (St Louis, Missouri, USA) US Choreographer. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

MOORE, (1984) Mandy Born 10 April 1984  (Nashua, New Hampshire, USA) Singer and actress, Tangled. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

MOORE, Dorothy Born 13 October 1936  (Jackson, Mississippi, USA) R&B singer of 'Misty Blue' fame. (THEME) Decomposing Blubber

Moore, Lenny Born 25 November 1933  (Reading, Pennyslvnaia, USA) NFL Rookie of the Year n 1956, 2 time NFL champion. Black Penguins of Doom

Moore, Michael Born 23 April 1954  (Davison, Michigan, USA) Oscar-winning director of interesting but somewhat didactic documentary films. Dead By Dawn For whom the bell tolls

Moore, Sam Born 12 October 1935  (Miami, Florida, USA) One half of Rock n Roll Hall of Fame act, Sam and Dave. (THEME) The Survivors

Moore, Sara Jane Born 15 February 1930  (Charleston, West Virginia, USA) Attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford in 1975. Released on parole in 2007. Miscreants

Moore, Terry Born 7 January 1929  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress, former wife of Howard Hughes, a former model & "sex interest" in films. (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts

Morabito, Giuseppe Born 15 August 1934  (Africo, Italy) 'Ndrangheta mob boss, nicknamed "Shoot Straight". Took on the Mafia on their own turf when he and his associates took control of Messina in the 1970s. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Moreland, Mo Date and place of birth unknown Member of the Roly Polys, made famous by regularly appearing on Les Dawson's TV show. Born in 1947. BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE (THEME) Decomposing Blubber

Morella, Connie Born 12 February 1931  (Somerville, Massachussets, USA) Maryland congresswoman from 1987 to 2003. Dirt Nappers

MORELLO, Tom Born 30 May 1964  (Manhatten, New York, USA) Guitarist and political activist with Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. (THEME) Stairway Tom Heaven

Moreno, Lucia Ximena Cristi Born 4 December 1920  (Rancagua, Chile) Chilean painter that her plastic repertoire consists of interiors, corners of the garden,pieces of landscape,still lifes and human figures. (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Moreno, Rita Born 11 December 1931  (Humacao, Puerto Rico)) Actress, winner of an Oscar for her role of Anita in 'West Side Story'. One of a few EGOTs, that is a winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. (THEME) Awarded Oscarites Where's My Damn List?

Morey, Cynthia Born 10 August 1927  (Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom) author and former principal with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

morgan, jane Born 3 May 1924  (Newton, Massachusetts, USA) Popular singer from the 1950s. (THEME) #1 Hits

Morgan, Piers Born 30 March 1965  (Newick, East Sussex, England) Smug git, former editor of the News of the World & the Daily Mirror. Now a pointless TV celebrity broadcaster. (THEME) The Talking Dead

Morgenstern, Joe Born 3 October 1932  (USA)  American journalist,film critic and ex-husband of Piper Laurie. Blueberry Crumble

Mori, Hamako Born 18 February 1930  (Asakusa, Japan) Gamer Grandma is a Japanese video game YouTuber and esports player. She is known to have been playing video and esports games for nearly 4 decades Ah, the ol’ team

MORI, Yoshiro Born 14 July 1937  (Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan) Former Prime Minister of Japan. (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad

Morley, Julia Born 25 October 1939  (London, UK) Former model, who has ran the Miss World Organization since the death of her husband Eric in 2000. The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2021

MORLEY, Ken Born 17 January 1943  (Chorley, Lancashire, England) Character actor who became a cult figure among the students as the bumbling Bettabuys store manager Reg Holdsworth in 'Coronation Street'. Gooseberry Crumble (THEME) The Cobbles to A Coffin (THEME) Unpersons

Moro, Simone Born 27 October 1967  (Bergamo, Italy) High-risk Italian Alpinist Dolly’s Deadbeats

Morris, Desmond Born 24 January 1928  (Purton, Wiltshire, England) Zoologist and author of the best-selling book 'The Naked Ape'. Lidders Late Lamentables Perhaps' Pointless Punts ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Morris, Garrett Born 1 February 1937  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Actor and comedian, one of the original cast of 'Saturday Night Live' in 1975. (THEME) Saturday Night Dead

Morrison, Van Born 31 August 1945  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Celebrated Irish musician. Pub fact: he was once married to a woman called Janet Planet. Trojan Hearse

Morrissey, Steven Patrick Born 22 May 1959  (Manchester, England) 'Morrissey' - former lead singer of seminal 1980s band The Smiths, now a solo artist. DEAD LOSS Death Nebula 3000 The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury Wayne Manor

Morse, David Born 11 October 1953  (Beverly, Massachusetts, USA) American actor best known for his role as Dr. Jack Morrison in 'St. Elsewhere'. (THEME) Saints Elsewhere

Morse, Laila Born 1 August 1945  (Dorking, England ) Actress who played Big Mo in Eastenders. Roasting Bodies In Redcar

MORSE, Robert Born 18 May 1931  (Newton, Massachusetts, USA) Actor who played advertising executive Bertram Cooper in 'Mad Men'. (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway

MORTENSEN, Chris Born 7 November 1951  (Torrence, California, USA) US TV sports journalist for ESPN. The Master of Unlocking

mortimer, angela Born 21 April 1932  (Plymouth, Devon, England) Retired tennis player. Winner of three Grand Slam titles including Wimbledon in 1961. BANGELS Drop Dead Celebration (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE

Morton, Jamie Born 20 September 1993  (UK) Smug perpetrator of successful but unfunny podcast 'My Dad wrote a Porno' the premise of which is him and his annoying mates taking the piss out of his Dad's literary efforts. Apparently. (THEME) God, you're annoying

Moss, Ernie  Born 19 October 1949  (Chesterfield, UK) Died 12 July 2021  (Chesterfield, United Kingdom) Age at death: 71  (read death notice) Chesterfield club legend, scored a club-record 192 goals for them in 539 appearances. Now suffering from Pict's disease. Exu's Exiteers Leftovers The House of Extravaganza The Master of Unlocking

Mota, Manny Born 18 February 1938  (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) Former MLB outfielder who later spent 33 years as a coach with the LA Dodgers. (THEME) American As Apple Pie

Mota, Rosa Born 29 June 1958  (Porto, Portugal) Portuguese former marathon runner, also called "the greatest female marathon runner ever" (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Mothersbaugh, Mark Born 18 May 1950  (Akron, Ohio, USA) Lead singer of the artrock band Devo. (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

Mountcharles, Henry Born 25 May 1951  () Peer who has cultivated an image as the "rock 'n' roll aristocrat" through putting on numerous shows at his ancestral home, Slane Castle. (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Mouskouri, Nana Born 13 October 1934  (Chania, Crete, Greece) Bespectacled Greek crooner and European Parliament member, who has recorded over 1500 songs in 15 languages, selling 250 million records in the process, which makes her arguably the most successful female singer ever. Spookygal 2

MOWER, Patrick Born 12 September 1938  (Oxford, England) Smoothy actor of 'Target' and 'Emmerdale' fame. Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff (THEME) Sweeney Todd Dying Squad The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2021

MUELLER-STAHL, Armin Born 17 December 1930  (Sovetsk, Russia) German film actor. (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

mujica, jose Born 20 May 1935  (Montevideo, Uruguay) Modest living President of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. (THEME) The Politicorpses

Mulaney, John Born 26 August 1982  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) American Saturday Night Live comic. Not at All Well

Muldaur, Diana Born 19 August 1938  (New York City, New York, USA) US actress, most prominently on L.A. Law and on Star Trek: The Next Generation as the interim medical officer Doctor Pulaski Champion Funeral Home

Mulgrew, James Born 17 October 1945  (Cookstown, N Ireland) AKA Jimmy Cricket, an Irish comedian. Dai YaB'stards

Mull, Martin Born 18 August 1943  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Comedian and actor ("Clue", "Arrested Development", "Sabrina the Teenage Witch") who always seemed more comfortable playing guitar and painting than trying to be a A-list star. (THEME) Laughter Kills

MULLER, Gerd  Born 3 November 1945  (Nordlingen, Germany) Died 15 August 2021  (Munich, Germany) Age at death: 75  (read death notice) Legendary goal-poacher for Bayern Munich and West Germany, nicknamed "Der Bomber". Amanita virosa DDP Tofoa Death Can Be Funny eejit En Passant Ethnic Cleansing Expiry Date 2021 Exu's Exiteers Faster Than A Dead Horse Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Predictor's Predictions (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!  (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Haben die Spaten Kenny's Entry (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS Life Flies By So Fast Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Manuel's Stiffs Oscar The Beast Pazuzu Juniores Plan B from Outer Space Prophet's Prophecy Salmon Mousse Shaun of the Dead 69 Smart Beta Stephen Hawking's Football Boots (THEME) Sudden Death The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order Still Life The Deadest Of The Dead The Hair Blair Bunch There is no spoon This Mortal Coil Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Die Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Tom's Chainsaw Massacre You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Müller, Herta Born 17 August 1953  (Nitchidorf, Timis County, Romania) Romanian born German writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2009. (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

Munger, Charlie Born 1 January 1924  (Omaga, Nebraska, USA) Vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and long-time associate of "The Oracle of Omaha" Warren Buffett. And they all died

Munro, Alice Born 10 July 1931  (Wingham, Ontario, Canada) One of Canada's most well regarded authors. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2013. Dinner Reservation for 20 (THEME) Nobel Loserettes (THEME) Nobel Notables (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts Spookygal The Rotting Corpses of the Undead

Munroe, Carmen Born in Berbice, Guyana  (exact date unknown) Guyana-born actress, one of first black actors to appear regularly on British television in the 1960s and 70s. (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Murayama, Tomiichi Born 3 March 1924  (Oita Prefecture, Japan) Prime Minister of Japan from 1994 to 1996. Was the first Japanese PM to publicly apologise for the conduct of Japan in the Second World War. (THEME) Hell to the Chief

Murdoch, Bradley Born 19 February 1958  (Northampton, Australia) Murderer of backpacker Peter Falconio. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Murdoch, Rupert Born 11 March 1931  (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) American media tycoon who used to be Australian, but cynically switched nationalities for business purposes. Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2000. The "Dirty Digger" now finds his media empire in retreat after a series of revelations regarding phone-hac Bladerunner Chelski Pensioners c. a. daver Coffin Fit Dead Is Dead Deadwig (THEME) Dick Smith's OzEDeath List  Dirt Nappers  Hangman's XX Heads in a Bag IMGONESOLONG (THEME) Kennedy Driving School (THEME) Ninety! Not at All Well Pearly Gates (THEME) The Right to Die Who Turned out the lights?

Murkowski, Frank Born 28 March 1933  (Seattle, Washington, USA) US Senator for Alaska from 1981 to 2002. Ground Floor of the Bungalow

Murphy, Ben Born 6 March 1942  (Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA) Actor who played Kid Curry in TV show "Alias Smith and Jones". (THEME) All these moments will be lost

Murphy, Brian Born 25 September 1933  (Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England) TV actor, best known as George Roper in 'George and Mildred'. (THEME) Comedy Cremations (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos (THEME) The curse of late September (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Murphy, Peter Born 11 July 1957  (Northampton, England) English singer-songwriter, former vocalist for the band Bauhaus, known as the Godfather of Goth. (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

Murray, Al Born 10 May 1968  (Stewkley, United Kingdom) British comedian, The Pub's Landlord and candidate for Parliament (THEME) The Talking Dead

Murray, Andy Born 15 May 1987  (Glasgow, Scotland) Tennis player, currently Britain's highest ranked professional. A Good Day for Buying A Bucket Shot in the Dark

Murray, Anne Born 20 June 1945  (Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada) Singer who paved the way for the later success of other Canadian female singers such as Céline Dion and Shania Twain. Dead And Dusted 2

Murray, Bill Born 21 September 1950  (Wilmette, Illinois, USA) Comic actor of 'Ghostbusters', 'Groundhog Day" and 'Lost In Translation' fame. Wisconsin Reaper Beater 1.0

Murray, Billy Born 6 October 1946  (Forest Gate, England) Actor who played the villanous Johnny Allen on Eastenders. (THEME) The Unprofessionals

Murray, Cheryl Born 13 July 1952  (Liverpool, UK) Played Suzie Birchall on "Coronation Street" between 1977 and 1979, her career was derailed by MS. Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged

Murray, Jenni Born 12 May 1950  (Barnsley, Yorkshire) TV & radio broadcaster & journalist, presenter of 'Woman's Hour' on BBC Radio 4. Announced in 2006 that she had breast cancer. (THEME) Trans Girls Hit squad's hit list

Murray, Pete Born 19 September 1928  (London, England) Veteran radio DJ - one of Radio 1's original presenters when it started up in 1967. Had previously worked for Radio Luxembourg, as indeed they all seemed to do in those days. Bladerunner Lard Bazaar Lidders Late Lamentables Madonna's Hand Of Bod (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels Time's-up Team You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Murray, Tony Born 8 February 1920  (Paris, France) French-born British businessman, billionaire owner of London Security. Time's-up Team

Musgrave, Story Born 19 August 1935  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Nasa astronaut, one of the few people to have been into space in six different occasions. (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Musharraf, Pervez Born 11 August 1943  (Delhi, India) Former President of Pakistan, who survived two assassination attempts in as many months towards the end of 2003. There's A Shiva In The Park

Mustaine, Dave Born 13 September 1961  (La Mesa, California, USA) Singer & guitarist, lead singer of Megadeth and guitarist for Metallica. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Wisconsin Reaper Beater 1.0 Sad News FC (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Mwinyi, Ali Hassan Born 8 May 1925  (Kivure, Tanzania) Former President of Tanzania, from 1985-95. (THEME) Hell to the Chief

Myung-Bak, Lee Born 19 December 1941  (Osaka, Japan) President of South Korea since 2008. (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad

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