Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2022: C

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Caan, James  Born 26 March 1940  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 6 July 2022  (California, USA) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Hollywood actor, known for his roles in 'The Godfather', 'Rollerball' and 'Misery'. (THEME) Last Christmas Oliver's Army (of The Dead) (THEME) Sad Last Days Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Cabrera, Roider Born 15 March 1991  (Liliw, Philipines) Phillipines basketball player Yahoo Will Do

Caine, Michael Born 14 March 1933  (Bermondsey, London, England) Legendary British actor, still turning in award-winning performances. AbraCadaver (THEME) Awarded Oscarites Bourne to Die Chelski Pensioners Error 404s (THEME) Gammon Mousse I'm Sorry For Your Trouble (THEME) Last Christmas Oliver's Army (of The Dead) (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel So Long Farewell Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers

Calaway, Mark Born 24 March 1965  (Houston, Texas, USA) Professional wrestler known as 'The Undertaker'. 2022 Exit Draft

Calder, David Born 1 August 1946  (Portsmouth, UK) Clasically trained actor, played Julius Caesar in the 2018 National Live Theatre Shakespeare adaptation. (THEME) All these moments will be lost

Calderwood, Jimmy Born 28 February 1955  (Glasgow, Scotland) Footballer, now with dementia. Octopus of Odstock The B-Team

Caldinez, Sonny Born 1 July 1932  (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago) Trinidadian actor (Doctor Who) and former professional wrestler, died in April but somewhat curiously didn't obit Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Caldwell, Bobby Born 15 August 1951  (New York, New York, USA) American singer / songwriter who recorded the hit single "What You Won't Do for Love" in 1978 Banana's Bruises (THEME) Bobs 'n Barbs  Day in the Death Yahoo Will Do The Sound of the Underground

Cale, John Born 9 March 1942  (Garnant, Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Wales) Another of OoO's great living Welshman, of which The Man In Black shares those sentiments. Cale has been in music for aeons - as a composer, producer & songwriter. But to most people, best remembered for his distinctive sounds as he played the harpsichord Bucket O'Hare

Callaghan, Ian Born 10 April 1942  (Toxteth, Liverpool, United Kingdom) Liverpool's record player with 640 appearances for the club. Black Penguins of Doom

Callerot, Genevieve Born 6 May 1916  (Paris, France) French farmer, novelist and WW2 resistance fighter. Deadies 8 (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Callil, Carmen  Born 15 July 1938  (Melbourne, Australia) Died 17 October 2022  (London, Great Britain) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Literary critic and co-founder of both Virago Press and feminist magazine "Spare Rib". (THEME) There is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it)

Camber, Irene Born 12 February 1926  (Trieste, Italy) Italian fencer who won the Foil Gold at the 1952 Olympics. (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE

Campbell, Ronnie Born 14 August 1943  (Tynemouth, Northumberland, England) Labour MP for Blyth Valley since 1987. (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him

Campbell, Vivian Born 25 August 1962  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Guitarist for rock bands Def Leppard, Thin Lizzy and Dio. Aye, they're off the fags alright Funeral Holmes The Conqueror Worm

Campo, Joe Del Born 4 July 1943  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Survivor: Kaoh Rong contestant. (THEME) The Elders of Reality TV

Cannon, Dyan Born 4 January 1937  (Tacoma, Washington, USA) US Actress, nominated three times for an Oscar Randoms who might

Cannon, Tommy Born 27 June 1938  (Oldham, Lancashire, England) The taller half of Cannon & Ball; now teams up with his old sidekick to do evangelical stuff as well as comedy routines. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos Well Done If You Got These at Home

Capes, Geoff Born 23 August 1949  (Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England) Fomer Great Britain international shot putter and twice winner of the World's Strongest Man competition. 2023 aint for thee (THEME) Decomposing Blubber

Capps, Lois Born 10 January 1938  (Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA) former US Representative, from 1998 to 2017. (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Caputo, Michael Born 24 March 1962  (Buffalo, New York, USA) American lobbyist for Russia under Boris Yetlsin and later assistant HHS in the Trump government Dead as a Doornail 2

Carbajal, Antonio Born 7 June 1929  (Mexico City, Mexico) Former Mexico national goalkeeper. One of only 2 players to have appeared in five World Cups. (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS (THEME) Sudden Death

Cardinale, Claudia Born 15 April 1938  (Tunis, Tunisia) Actress of 1960s and 1970s Italian cinema, who starred in some films by Luchino Visconti and Sergio Leone. Was named among one of the 50 most beautiful actresses in film history. Today she is an outspoken activist for women's and gay rights. (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE Amanita virosa (THEME) Breast in Peace DEAD LOSS

Carew, Rod Born 1 October 1945  (Gatun, Panama) Major League Baseball player and coach. Not at All Well Noz4news

Carey, Alison Born 7 August 1962  (Huntington, New York, USA) Estranged sister of soul singer Mariah Carey. Born c. 1961. Star Dust

Carey, George Born 13 November 1935  (London, England) Former Archbishop of Canterbury, between 1991 & 2002. Apricot Crumble

Cariou, Len Born 30 September 1939  (St Boniface, Manitoba, Canada) Actor on both stage and screen, originated the role of Sweeney Todd in its 1979 Broadway run. (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway

Carl XVI Gustaf Folke Hubertus, King Born 30 April 1946  (Haga Palace, Sweden) King of Sweden since 1973 & the guy who hands over the Nobel Prizes every year. Diet Of Worms

Carleson, Lennart Born 18 March 1928  (Stockholm, Sweden) Swedish mathematician. (THEME) Pazuzu XP

Carlisle, Clarke Born 14 October 1979  (Preston, Lancashire, England) Former journeyman footballer who later became chairman of the Professional Footballers Association. Attempted suicide shortly before Xmas 2014 by stepping in front of a lorry. William Hague's Special Friend

Carlson, Steve Born 26 August 1955  (Virginia, Minnesota, USA) Ice hockey player and cult actor for his role in Slap Shit Banana's Bruises Cancel My Appointments Yahoo Will Do Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead!

Carlsson, Dagny  Born 8 May 1912  (Kristianstad, Sweden) Died 24 March 2022  (Solna, Sweden) Age at death: 109  (read death notice) Swedish celebrity who gained fame after starting a blog aged 100, and now regularly appears on light entertainment shows over there. (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Carlyle, Robert Born 14 April 1961  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish actor. Best known for his roles in 'The Full Monty' and 'Trainspotting'. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Carnahan, Jean Born 20 December 1933  (Washington DC, USA) The first woman to represent Missouri in the US Senate, she was elected to replace her late husband Mel. (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Carner, JoAnne Born 4 April 1939  (Kirkland, Washington, USA) American professional golfer with 43 victories on the LPGA Tour. (THEME) The DOA Tour

Caron, Leslie Born 1 July 1931  (Boulogne-sur-Seine, France) French actress and dancer. Dead Ringers (THEME) Europe's Covid Omicron Onslaught Ground Floor of the Bungalow  (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts Pearly Gates (THEME) POPPED THEIR CLOGS Stiff as a Board 2 (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Carpenter, Carleton  Born 10 July 1926  (Bennington, Vermont, USA) Died 31 January 2022  (Warwick, New York, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) American film, TV actor and songwriter. Blueberry Crumble Tragic, our Maurice!

Carpenter, Richard Born 15 October 1946  (New Haven, Connecticut, USA) One half of the successful 1970s pop sibling duo The Carpenters with his sister, the late Karen Carpenter. (THEME) Last Christmas (THEME) Last ones!

Carr, Alan Born 14 June 1976  (Weymouth, Dorset, England) Well, there's two schools of thought here. One says he's a popular, funny comedian. Others say he is an unoriginal, utterly annoying twat. (THEME) Gay-Tes Of Heaven

Carr, Liz Born 21 April 1972  (Wirral, UK) Disabled rights activist, comedian and actor. Born 1972. Neither There Nor Thereabouts

Carreras, Jose Born 5 December 1946  (Barcelona, Spain) The third wheel of the Three Tenors, who has successfully beaten leukemia in the past. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Carrey, Jim Born 17 January 1962  (Newmarket, Ontario, Canada) Rubber faced actor/comedian - famous for 'The Mask', 'Ace Ventura' and 'The Truman Show', amongst others. (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel SAMSONS AND DELILAHS

Carrillo, Ernesto Fonseca Born in Guadalajara, Mexico  (exact date unknown) Former Mexican drugs baron. Born in 1942. (THEME) Pazuzu Bad Boys

Carrodus, Frank Born 31 May 1949  (Cheshire, England) Former winger for Aston Villa in the late 1970s. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Carroll, Pat  Born 5 May 1927  (Shreveport, Louisiana, USA) Died 30 July 2022  (Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Actress - voice of the villanous Ursula in 'The Little Mermaid'. A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat (THEME) I Hear Voices

Carrott, Jasper Born 14 March 1945  (Acocks Green, Birmingham, England) Comedian & game show presenter - real name Robert Davis. Lived so let's die William Hague's Special Friend

Carson, Willie Born 16 November 1942  (Stirling, United Kingdom) Retired British jockey and racehorse owner (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE

Carstensen, Margit Born 29 February 1940  (Kiel, Germany) German actress who was a Fassbinder regular. Past Picks and Future Picks

Carter, Aaron  Born 7 December 1987  (Tampa, Florida, USA) Died 5 November 2022  (Lancaster, California, USA) Age at death: 34  (read death notice) Pre-teen pop star of the 1990s, gave us "Crazy Little Party Girl", "Crush On You" and other classics of the genre. Buttsoup Star Dust

Carter, Allister Born 25 July 1979  (Colchester, Essex, England) Snooker player, Runner-up in the 2008 & 2012 World Championship. The Forest Lawn Jockeys

Carter, Clarence Born 14 January 1936  (Montgomery, Alabama, USA) Blind soul singer & songwriter. (THEME) Dead And Dusted 2 Randoms who might

Carter, Jimmy Born 1 October 1924  (Plains, Georgia, USA) Peanut-farming President of the US of A from 1977-81. It's Grim Up North  5 Feet and 1 to Go AbraCadaver Ah, the ol’ team ARSE-IN-HOLE A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep  BALDY FOREVER  Bangers and Mash Bladerunner BLIMEY! Blue Wings Bourne to Die Worm Fodder Buttsoup Aye, they're off the fags alright Captain Hemlock's Twenty Chelski Pensioners c. a. daver (THEME) Complications from a fall COMPOST CORNER Couldn't Think of a Team Name Covid '22: Electric Boogaloo Crofty's Coffin Crew Dai YaB'stards Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk (THEME) DDP Tofoa Former Picks in the Elderly Nursing Home Dead And Dusted 1 Deader than a Dead Thing (THEME) Dead Leaders DEAD LOSS Deadpool Surprise  Deadwig Deathlist.net Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Drop Dead Celebration drunkasaskunk Eternity Tours Ethnic Cleansing Evil Grimace Exu's Exiteers Falling Off The Perch Faster Than A Dead Horse Feng Shui Pig Francis of Arse-Easy 2022 Going, Going, Gone Go To the Torch! Grobler's Stiff Ones Guild of Master Reapers GUN Fishing Hangman's XX Zombie Dance Party Heaven Can't Wait Heaven or Hell? (THEME) Hell to the Chief (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord  I Told You I Was Ill I told you I was ill 2 VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER! JoeRam Jumptheshark V 13.0 (now living in Derby)  Just Yvonne (THEME) Kennedy Driving School They're Loving Angels Instead Trumps Disinfectant Chumps (THEME) LEAD, FOLLOW AND DIE THIS YEAR Lidders Late Lamentables Living in a Box LL's Pool (THEME) MAGA Hit List Weakend at Bernies Mass Hole Cemetery Min Reaper Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia (THEME) Nobel Notables  Grief Hijackers  NoSoup4U! No Weddings and Twenty Funerals (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...  Old People Smell Of Piss Only Fools and Corpses Oscar The Beast Pazuzu United (THEME) Pazuzu XP pedro's catacomb ensemble (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad Pool Ghoul Prowlers Goners Puzlman's Passing Picks (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife  SAMSONS AND DELILAHS Say Hi to Uncle George Simply Dead  So Long Farewell Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Tentoesup The Buckley Mystic The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2022 The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to... The Alternative Deathlist The Anfield Iron The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Conqueror Worm The Crowdsourced Deathlist The End of the World As We Know It Pussy No More The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul The Master of Unlocking The Old Ones are the Pests the old lady (THEME) The Politicorpses There's A Shiva In The Park The Rotting Corpses of the Undead The Spanners The Walking Dead This Mortal Coil Thomas Jefferson Survives Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Two Coins & A Punt Who Turned out the lights? Windsor the Troll Zipline

Carter, Rosalynn Born 18 August 1927  (Plains, Georgia, USA) Wife of former US President Jimmy Carter. Ah, the ol’ team Deathlist.net (THEME) Kennedy Driving School LL's Pool (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife Tentoesup The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2022 The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (THEME) First Lady's First

Carter, Terry Born 16 December 1928  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actor - 'McCloud', 'Battlestar Galactica'. (THEME) All these moments will be lost (THEME) Time Travellers, Astronauts and Spies

Cash, Bill Born 10 May 1940  (London, England) Conservative 'eurosceptic' MP for Stone. (THEME) Gammon Mousse Jill Dando's Cat (THEME) Wishful Thinking

Castellaneta, Dan Born 29 October 1957  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) Actor who is the unmistakable voice of the arch-slob Homer Simpson in 'The Simpsons'. (THEME) I Hear Voices

Castle, John Born 14 January 1940  (Croydon, London, England) Actor who appeared in acclaimed films such as Blowup, The Lion in Winter and, err, RoboCop 3. (THEME) Lost of the Lost

Castro, Raúl Born 3 June 1931  (Biran, Cuba) Younger brother of Fidel Castro, who has been running the show in Cuba since Fidel fell ill in July 2006. A Yankee's picks Champion Funeral Home (THEME) Complications from a fall Equatic Doom Go To the Torch! Zombie Dance Party (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife Swimming in the Death Pool

Castro Ruz, Juanita Born 6 May 1933  (Birán, Holguín Province, Cuba) Sister of former Cuban leader Fidel and current leader Raul. The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard

Cattini, Clem Born 20 August 1937  (Stoke Newington, London, England) Drummer with Tornados, Johnny Kidd and the Pirates and the Wombles (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels

Cattouse, Nadia Born 2 November 1924  (Belize City, Belize) Belizean-born British actress, singer and songwriter Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Cavani, Liliana Born 12 January 1933  (Carpi, Modena, Italy) Italian film director, best known for her 1974 film 'The Night Porter', starring Dirk Bogarde. Waiting for the Hearse

Cavazos, Lauro  Born 4 January 1927  (Kingsville, Texas, USA) Died 15 March 2022  (Concord, Massachusetts, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) The first Hispanic member of a US presidential cabinet, a milestone he achieved as Reagan and then Bush Sr's Secretary of Education. (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord

Caven, Ingrid Born 3 August 1938  (Saarbrucken, Germany) German film actress who appeared in several films directed by husband Ranier Fassbinder. The Deadest Of The Dead

Cavendish, Peregrine Born 27 April 1944  (Derbyshire, United Kingdom) The 12th Duke of Devonshire Diet Of Worms

Cavett, Dick Born 19 November 1936  (Gibbon, Nebraska, USA) Talk-show host in the US. You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! (THEME) Saturday Night Dead (THEME) The Talking Dead (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Born 27 April 1942  (Florence, Italy) Chairman of Fiorentina football club during the 1990s, the Gabriel Batistuta era. Francis of Arse-Easy 2022

Celentano, Adriano Born 6 January 1938  (Milan, Italy) Italy's Elvis, Frank Sinatra and Beatles all rolled into one. Seriously, all pop culture went through this man for 30 years. One of Ian Dury's "Reasons to be Cheerful" as well. The Deadest Of The Dead

Cellan-Jones, Rory Born 17 January 1958  (London, United Kingdom) Recently retired BBC journalist H5N1

Cellier, Peter Born 12 July 1928  (London, England) Actor who specialised in playing officious, establishment figures in series such as 'Yes, Minister'. Born 1928. Dr Shipman's waiting room Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Cepeda, Orlando Born 17 September 1937  (Ponce, Puerto Rico) Puerto Rican baseball player. Past Picks and Future Picks

Cerf, Vinton Born 23 June 1943  (New Haven, Connecticut, USA) American Internet pioneer recognized as one of "the fathers of the Internet", sharing this title with TCP/IP co-developer Bob Kahn The Conqueror Worm

Cetera, Peter Born 13 September 1944  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) American singer, songwriter and bassist best known for being an original member of Chicago before launching a successful solo career God, It's Brutal Out Here

Chakiris, George Born 16 September 1932  (Norwood, Ohio, USA) Oscar-winner actor thanks to his apperance as Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks in "West Side Story". (THEME) Awarded Oscarites

Chalker, Lynda Born 29 April 1942  (England) Baroness Chalker. Former minister in Thatchers government from Wallasey so a rare breed of a scouse Tory of sorts! Apricot Crumble

Chalmers, Judith Born 10 October 1935  (Stockport, Cheshire, England) Former presenter of 'Wish You Were Here?' Urban legend in the Costa Blanca says she fell off a train (The Lemon Express), stinking drunk after enjoying copious amounts of champagne & then refilmed her "actual" footage 2 days later when she recovered. Howe (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2022

Chamberlain, Richard Born 31 March 1934  (Beverly Hills, California) Television & film actor in both the US & the UK. Gained fame as being a heart-throb, but later admitted that he is, in fact, gay. Now lives in Hawaii. Dead And Dusted 1 Dead Is Dead Final Curtain Calls (THEME) Gay-Tes Of Heaven So Long Farewell Bucket O'Hare

Chamorro, Violeta Born 18 October 1929  (Rivas, Nicaragua) First female president of Nicaragua in 1990, following the ousting of Daniel Ortega's Sandanista regime. Alternative Observations 2022 (THEME) American As Apple Pie  (THEME) Complications from a fall (THEME) Dead Leaders Feng Shui Pig  (THEME) Hell to the Chief JoeRam (THEME) Pazuzu XP

Chance, James Born 20 April 1953  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Also known as James White, American saxophonist, keyboard player, songwriter and singer Zero Hit's Wishlist

Chandler, Gene Born 6 July 1937  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Singer-songwriter known for Duke of Earl and Groovy Situation. (THEME) Dead And Dusted 2 (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead

Channel, Bruce Born 28 November 1940  (Jacksonville, Texas, USA) Singer-songwriter who scored a massive hit in 1962 with 'Hey Baby' which reached No.1 in the US and No.2 in the UK. (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead

Chapman, Mark David Born 10 May 1955  (Fort Worth, Texas, USA) The killer of John Lennon in 1980. Currently serving life imprisonment. (THEME) Miscreants (THEME) Space Wasters

Chappel, Eric  Born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England  (exact date unknown) Died 21 April 2022  (Grantham, United Kingdom) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Television writer of arguably ITV's greatest ever situation comedy, 'Rising Damp'. Born 1933. (THEME) Comedy Cremations (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Chappell, Ian Born 26 September 1943  (Unley, Australia) Highly influential cricket player and arguaby the greatest captain the Australian team has ever seen. Now a power player behind the scenes of the sport. Two Coins & A Punt

Chappelle, Dave Born 24 August 1973  (Washington D.C., USA) Massively popular American stand-up actor and TV show host, somewhat edgy and thus always in danger of getting #cancelled (THEME) Trans Girls Hit squad's hit list

Charles, Craig Born 11 July 1964  (Liverpool, England) British actor, television presenter, DJ and poet. Dave Lister in Red Dwarf, Lloyd Mullaney in Coronation Street and presents Robot Wars. Error 404s

Charles, Jeanette Born 15 October 1927  () Actress look-a-like of Queen Elisabeth II. Randoms who might

Charles, Prince Born 14 November 1948  (Buckingham Palace, London, England) Heir to the throne. An iffy DDP pick due to the longevity of his parents & grandmother. A Yankee's picks Lived so let's die Stop The Steal

Charlton, Bobby Born 11 October 1937  (Ashington, Northumberland, England) 1966 World Cup-winning footballer and survivor of the 1958 Munich air crash. (THEME) #1 Hits It's Grim Up North BANGELS Bangers and Mash  (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean Coffin Fit Crofty's Coffin Crew Better Off Dead Death Can Be Funny Deathlist.net Drop Dead Celebration  Exu's Exiteers For whom the bell tolls Hearse of the Dead Jellydead Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS Trumps Disinfectant Chumps Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Madonna's Hand Of Bod Mass Hole Cemetery ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD Partridge As Reaper Poppin’ Clogs Pull my finger Statik Charge (THEME) Sudden Death (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport The Anfield Iron Pussy No More The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul There Goes Another One! :) The Spanners The Walking Dead Windsor the Troll You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Chase, Chevy Born 8 October 1943  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor & comedian, very popular in the 1970s & 1980s after his appearances on Saturday Night Live. (THEME) Sad Last Days The Honey Trap (THEME) Saturday Night Dead

Chechik, Adriana Born 4 November 1991  (Downingtown, Pennsylvania, USA) Porn star. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Checker, Chubby Born 3 October 1941  (Spring Gulley, South Carolina, USA) Singer, famous for his hit singles 'The Twist' and 'Let's Twist Again'. A Bunch Of Punts (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers

Chee-Hwa, Tung Born 7 July 1937  (Shanghai, China) Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong, first in this post after the handover of Hong Kong to China (THEME) Dead Leaders Perhaps' Pointless Punts Plan B from Outer Space

Chell, Carol Born in   (exact date unknown) TV presenter in 'Play School' and 'Play Away'. Born 1941. Bucket O'Hare

Cheney, Dick Born 30 January 1941  (Lincoln, Nebraska, USA) Former Vice-President of the USA, who was apparently the real "brains" in the White House. Has had years of heart trouble. 5 Feet and 1 to Go (THEME) A Brush (or more) with the Law Ah, the ol’ team BALDY FOREVER BLIMEY! Dead Ringers Deathlist.net (THEME) Decomposing Blubber  (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord (THEME) Kennedy Driving School (THEME) LEAD, FOLLOW AND DIE THIS YEAR (THEME) MAGA Hit List Mass Hole Cemetery (THEME) Presiding Over Demise Soylent Green Is You Wayne Manor Woody's ddp

Cheney, Liz Born 28 July 1966  (Madison, Wisconsin, USA) Dick's daughter, and holder of his former House seat whose sudden shift to "principled #NeverTrumper" will probably slay the family dynasty. Oh well… (THEME) MAGA Hit List

Cher, (singer/actress) Born 20 May 1946  (El Centro, California, USA) Singer, actress, gay icon, the "male-sounding one" out of Sonny & Cher, who, amongst many other things, has won an Oscar. DEAD LOSS (THEME) Sad Last Days (THEME) The Survivors

Cherry, Don Born 5 February 1934  (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) Outspoken Canadian ice hockey commentator. Not to be confused with the late jazz musician. (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Chianese, Dominic Born 24 February 1931  (Bronx, New York, USA) Actor, in many roles, but probably known for his role as Junior Soprano in the 'Sopranos'. Touch of Grey

Childs, John Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) The most infamous hitman in UK history, behind a string of six murders during the 70s. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Chinery, Hazel P. Born 5 May 1927  (London, England) Last surviving member of The Beverley Sisters. Bangers and Mash Last Gasp Saloon  The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury

Chin'ono, Hopewell Born 26 March 1971  (Zimbabwe) Zimbabwean journalist. (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

Chirac, Bernadette Born 18 May 1933  (Paris, France) Politician and wife of former French President Jacques Chirac. (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Chittell, Chris Born 19 May 1948  (Aldershot, UK) Longest-serving actor in Emmerdale, having played the role of Eric Pollard since 1986. Early in his career, he also starred in a softcore porn film alongside a young Stellan Skarsgard. (THEME) Passing of the Passed

Chomsky, Noam Born 7 December 1928  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Leading professor of linguistics, who has also written and lectured widely on subjects as diverse as philosophy and US foreign policy. Holds honorary degrees from over 20 universities. Chelski Pensioners Dead and Deader IV: No, no, no, no, no, (…) There's No Living! Drop Dead Celebration drunkasaskunk Funeral Holmes You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! I told you I was ill 2 It's A Grim World After All (THEME) Kennedy Driving School Noz4news Powder Picks Em Off  Swimming in the Death Pool Zipline

Chong, Tommy Born 24 May 1938  (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) One half of the stoner comedy duo Cheech and Chong. Falling Off The Perch Feng Shui Pig ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD (THEME) Peace, Drugs, and Death The Rotting Corpses of the Undead

Chrétien, Jean Born 11 January 1934  (Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada) French-Canadian politician. Was Prime Minister of Canada for ten years. (THEME) Dead Leaders

Christiansen, Thue Born 25 February 1940  (Marmorilik, Greenland, Denmark) Teacher and politician from Greenland, designed their national flag. Died in June but did not get a qualifying obituary. (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Christopher, Sonja Born 28 January 1937  (Olympia, Washington, USA) Took part in the US "Survivor" series - has beaten cancer in the past. (THEME) The Elders of Reality TV

Christopher, Tony Born 25 April 1925  (Cheltenham, UK) Oldest sitting member of the House of Lords as of the start of 2019. (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER! The Buckley Mystic

Chuilleanain, Eilean Ni Born 28 November 1942  (Cork, Ireland) Irish poet and novelist (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Church, James Born in England  (exact date unknown) Stepfather of Charlotte Church. Neither There Nor Thereabouts

Churchman, Ysanne Born 14 May 1925  (Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England) Actress, best known as the voice of Grace Archer in 'The Archers' and was famously killed off in 1955 on the same night as the launch of ITV. Unusual Suspects

Chyna, Blac Born 11 May 1988  (Washington DC, USA) Not really a dancer, not really an actress nor singer nor model Kardashians Gone Wild

Ciampi, Franca Born 19 December 1920  (Reggio Emilia, Italy) Former First Lady of Italy, widow of Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (THEME) First Lady's First

Claire, Don St.  Born 10 January 1935  (Portola Valley, California) Died 31 August 2022  (Angels Camp, California, USA) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) The Amazing Race contestant. (THEME) The Elders of Reality TV

Claire, Fred Born 5 October 1935  (Jamestown, Ohio, USA) US sports executive and longtime manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers Yahoo Will Do

Claire, Mary Jean St. Born 13 October 1938  (Valencia, California, USA) The Amazing Race contestant. (THEME) The Elders of Reality TV

Clapton, Eric Born 30 March 1945  (Ripley, UK) Legendary guitarist and the only man inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times. Sometimes forgets to shut the window. Ding Dong Da Celeb is Dead (THEME) Last ones! Next Year Greta

Clark, Dave Born 15 December 1942  () Off of The Dave Clark Five. Will he end up in bit's and pieces? (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights Down Under the Daisies (THEME) POPPED THEIR CLOGS

Clark, Lawrence Gordon Born 15 June 1938  () English TV director and producer who gave us the 'A Ghost Story for Christmas' series of Yuletide spooky tales during the 1970s. Here's Who You Could Have Won

Clark, Petula Born 15 November 1932  (Epsom, Surrey, England) Singer and actress. Has suffered from depression. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' (THEME) CLOG POPPERS (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky From Here to Eternity Huddled Masses Jill Dando's Cat  (THEME) POPPED THEIR CLOGS (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers (THEME) That’ll Be The Day … That I Die The Anfield Iron  The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2022 The Spanners

Clark, Wesley Born 23 December 1944  (Chicago, USA ) A retired general of the US Army decorated with the Presidential Medal of Freedom (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Clarke, Kenneth Born 2 July 1940  (Nottingham, England) Former Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Major government, now minister without portfolio in the Con-Dem coalition government. Better Off Dead

Clarke, Roy Born 28 January 1930  (Austerfield, Yorkshire, England) Sitcom producer & writer who has written 'Keeping Up Appearances' and 'Open All Hours' but is probably best known for 'Last of the Summer Wine' where he has written the same jokes for 30 years. The series finally had it's last drop of wine in 2010. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos  (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Clary, Robert  Born 1 March 1926  (Paris, France) Died 16 November 2022  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) French born American actor, best known for his role as Corporal LeBeau in 'Hogan's Heroes'. (THEME) Bobs 'n Barbs Pearly Gates (THEME) Syndication Zombies (THEME) The Survivors (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

clayton, edward Born 9 October 1940  (Sheffield, Staffordshire, England) Actor, known from 1960s soap 'Crossroads'. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Cleese, John Born 27 October 1939  (Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England) Legendary comedian, member of Monty Python, who has more latterly found fame in the US. Better Off Dead Equatic Doom (THEME) Gammon Mousse

Clegg, Barbara Born 1 March 1926  (Manchester, England) Actress (Nurse Jo Buckley in 'Emergency Ward 10') and scriptwriter ('Corrie', 'Doctor Who'). (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Clegg, John Born 9 July 1934  (Murree, Pakistan) Actor, best known as Gunner Graham in 1970s sitcom 'It Aint Half Hot Mum'. (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Clemencic, Rene Born 27 February 1928  (Vienna, Austria) Conductor who speacialises in Baroque opera. Died in March without receiving a qualifying obituary. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Clifford, Keith Born 20 June 1938  (Halifax, Yorkshire, England) Actor who played Billy Hardcastle in 'Last of the Summer Wine'. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Clinton, Bill Born 19 August 1946  (Hope, Arkansas, USA) Sax-playing ex-US President (1993-2001). Death Stinks (THEME) Dying Donkeys You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! (THEME) LEAD, FOLLOW AND DIE THIS YEAR (THEME) MAGA Hit List Grief Hijackers (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad (THEME) Sad Last Days SAMSONS AND DELILAHS Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Woody's ddp

Clinton, George Born 22 July 1941  (Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA) Funk & soul musician & keyboard player, well known for his flamboyant style & hair. Trumps Disinfectant Chumps (THEME) Musical chairs Bucket O'Hare

Clinton, Hillary Born 26 October 1947  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Former First Lady of the United States, current Senator & 2008 Presidential Candidate. Wife of Bill. Death Stinks

Clooney, George Born 6 May 1961  (Lexington, Kentucky, USA) Former TV star, now big in the world of films, firstly as an actor, and more recently as a producer & director. Also quite politically active in recent years, which has been reflected in his movies. (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Clooney, Nick Born 13 January 1934  (Maysville, Kentucky, USA) Journalist and news anchorman, father of George. Dirt Nappers

Coates, Phyllis Born 15 January 1927  (Wichita Falls, Texas, USA) The first actress to play Lois Lane on television, back in 1951. Returned to the Superman universe as Lois's mother in the mid-90s "Lois and Clark" show. Hearse of the Dead

Coddington, Grace Born 20 April 1941  (Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom) Model and former creative director of American 'Vogue' magazine. People Who Could Die 2022

Coetzee, J.M. Born 9 February 1940  (Cape Town, South Africa) Two-time Booker Prize winner, Nobel Laureate and possible the most critically regarded writer from Africa in history. Bangers and Mash (THEME) Nobel Notables

Coffey, Denise  Born 12 December 1936  (Aldershot, England) Died 24 March 2022  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Actress and playwright who appeared in Georgy Girl and The Adventure Game. (THEME) Lost of the Lost

Cohen, George  Born 22 October 1939  (London, England) Died 23 December 2022  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Former footballer with Fulham & England, England's right back when they won the 1966 World Cup. 2023 aint for thee (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem (THEME) Sudden Death

Cohn, Arthur Born 4 February 1927  (Basel, Switzerland) Film producer behind a lengthy back catalogue ("The Garden of the Finzi-Continis", "Central Station", "One Day In September"). (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

Cohn, Marthe Born 13 April 1920  (Metz, France) French spy during the Resistance who wrote about her experiences in Behind Enemy Lines (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Coia, Paul Born 19 June 1955  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish TV presenter, e.g. Catchwords (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME - YOUR STARTER FOR TEN...

Colburn, Elliot Born 6 August 1992  (Sutton, United Kingdom) Conservative British politician and MP, probably picked because he's gay and has received a death threat Funeral Furore

Cole, Cheryl Born 30 June 1983  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Girls Aloud singer & now a judge on the 'X-Factor'. SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH

Coleman, Dabney Born 3 January 1932  (Austin, Texas, USA) Moustachioed actor, best known for his role as the sexist boss in 'Nine to Five'. Heads in a Bag (THEME) Saturday Night Dead Funeral Director 2022

Coleman, Norm Born 17 August 1949  (New York City, New York, USA) Floor-crossing former US senator for Minnesota. Was also a former roadie for Jethro Tull. COMPOST CORNER

Coles, Neil Born 26 September 1934  (London, UK) Golfer, runner-up in the 1973 Open and represented the UK six times in the Ryder Cup. (THEME) In The Hole! (THEME) The DOA Tour

Colley, Kenneth Born 7 December 1937  (Manchester, England) Recognisable, sad-eyed character actor. Played Admiral Piett in two 'Star Wars' films and was the mysterious "accordian man" in the classic BBC drama 'Pennies from Heaven' in 1978. (THEME) Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

Collier, John Born 12 April 1944  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actor who appeared in Dragon Fire and The Riflemen. (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT

Collins, Edwyn Born 23 August 1959  (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scottish musician, singer & songwriter, who amazingly overcame two serious brain haemorrhages. (THEME) CLOG POPPERS

Collins, Eleanor Born 21 November 1919  (Edmonton, Canada) Canada's "First Lady of Jazz". Bucket Kickers 79

Collins, James "Gerry" Born 16 October 1938  (Abbeyfeale, Ireland) Former two-time foreign minister in the Irish government. (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord

Collins, Joan Born 23 May 1933  (London, England) Mutton-dressed-as-lamb actress, veteran of over 80 films spanning half a century, not to mention 'Dynasty'. Random fact: her first husband Maxwell Reed tried to sell her to an Arab sheik for £10,000, just seven months after their wedding in 1952. (THEME) Breast in Peace Francis of Arse-Easy 2022 (THEME) Gammon Mousse Hangman's XX (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH Stiff as a Board 2 The Anfield Iron (THEME) There is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it) Women's Deaths Matter Too

Collins, Pauline Born 3 September 1940  (Exmouth, Devon, England) Actress who portrayed Sarah Moffat in 'Upstairs, Downstairs' and its spinoff 'Thomas & Sarah'. Unusual Suspects

Collins, Phil Born 30 January 1951  (London, England) Baldy drummer/singer out of Genesis and Live Aid. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' 5 Feet and 1 to Go AbraCadaver Blue Wings (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Don't Eat The Figs Eddie's Parade of Darkness and Despair You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader I told you I was ill 2 Lived so let's die Mortem Omnibus Next Year Greta  Grief Hijackers No One Gets Out Of Here Alive Noz4news Only Fools and Corpses Prowlers Goners (THEME) Snort the Ashes Statik Charge Stiffer Steaks The Colnbrook Coroner The Spanners Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Die You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Colon, Carlos Born 18 July 1948  (Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico) Retired Puerto Rican professional wrestler and wrestling promoter Bucket Of Blood

Coltrane, Robbie  Born 30 March 1950  (Rutherglen, Scotland) Died 14 October 2022  (London, Great Britain) Age at death: 72  (read death notice) Large Scottish comedian who has achieved the rare feat of making the transition from stage to TV to serious big-screen roles, having appeared in two James Bond films and the three Harry Potter ones to date. Bourne to Die Dead Wait (THEME) Decomposing Blubber No One Gets Out Of Here Alive Funeral Director 2022 The Rotting Corpses of the Undead Two Coins & A Punt

Condon, Paul Born 10 March 1947  () Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1993-2000. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2022

Connolly, Billy Born 24 November 1942  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish stand-up comedian, who has also acted, sung & done TV presenting. Well known for his dishevelled appearance and saying the word "jobby" a lot. And they all died Bladerunner BLIMEY! Worm Fodder  Aye, they're off the fags alright  Chelski Pensioners Coffin Fit (THEME) Comedy Cremations Dai YaB'stards Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dinner Reservation for 20 Down Under the Daisies Down Under Death Merchants drunkasaskunk Exu's Exiteers Final Curtain Calls For whom the bell tolls (THEME) CRT to DOA Going, Going, Gone Go To the Torch! (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky H5N1 Huddled Masses  I'll sleep when you're dead I Told You I Was Ill VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER! Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam Kenny's Entry They're Loving Angels Instead Trumps Disinfectant Chumps Lived so let's die  Min Reaper NoSoup4U! Old People Smell Of Piss Powder Picks Em Off Simply Dead Stiffer Steaks Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Team Cat AIDS The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The corpse list Pussy No More The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury  There's A Shiva In The Park The Walking Dead Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops (THEME) Weird with a Beard

Connolly, John Born 1 August 1940  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Corrupt Boston FBI agent, nicknamed "Zip". An informant in service of James "Whitey" Bulger. Ethnic Cleansing Mass Hole Cemetery  Plan B from Outer Space

Conroy, Kevin  Born 30 November 1955  (Westbury, New York, USA) Died 10 November 2022  (United States) Age at death: 66  (read death notice) Voice actor best known as Batman in Batman: The Animated Series. (THEME) I Hear Voices

Constantine II of Greece, (monarch) Born 2 June 1940  (Psychiko, Athens, Greece) Former King of Greece until the Monarchy was abolished there. (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep Diet Of Worms Manuel's Stiffs (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife Windsor the Troll

Conte, Giuseppe Born 8 August 1964  (Volturara Appula, Apulia, Italy) former Prime Minister of Italy. (THEME) Europe's Covid Omicron Onslaught

Cook, Ann Turner  Born 20 November 1926  (USA) Died 3 June 2022  (Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) an American mystery novelist, who was the model for the familiar Gerber Baby artwork seen on baby food packages of the Gerber Products Company. Naked Florida Gravediggers

Cook, Carole Born 14 January 1924  (Abilene, Texas, USA) American Actress. (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies The Spanners

Cooke, Carol Born 6 August 1961  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Australian Paralympian. Just Yvonne

Cooke, Sidney Born 18 April 1927  () Convicted paedophile as featured in the satirical TV show 'Brasseye'. A Pelican In The Wilderness Dead By Dawn (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers Lard Bazaar  (THEME) Pazuzu Bad Boys

Coolidge, Rita Born 1 May 1945  (Lafayette, Tennessee, USA) American singer, once married to Kris Kristofferson, who performed the least-known James Bond title track (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall

Coon, Caroline Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) Artist and journalist, mainly associated with the punk movement in the 1970s. Born 1945. Waiting for the Hearse

Cooney, Eugenia Born 27 July 1994  (Massachusetts, USA) Vlogger, described as "The YouTuber Slowly Killing Herself" by critics due to the fact she weighs about 15 pounds. A Pelican In The Wilderness  Much Ado About Snuffing Pretty Noose

Cooney, Joan Ganz Born 30 November 1929  (Phoenix, Arizona, USA) TV producer who created Sesame Street. Huddled Masses

Cooney, Ray Born 30 May 1932  (London, England) Playwright & actor, mostly in the theatre. Unusual Suspects

Cooper, Jilly Born 21 February 1937  (Essex, England) Tory writer of terrible faux-erotic novels for sexually repressed members of the upper middle class. Sadly survived the 1999 Ladbroke Grove rail crash. The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2022

Cooper, Martin Born 26 December 1928  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Inventor of the cell (mobile) phone which either makes him one of the great technological pioneers or the Devil incarnate. Your choice… Francis of Arse-Easy 2022

Cooper, Rosie Born 5 September 1950  (Liverpool, United Kingdom) British politician who switched from the Liberal to the Labour Paety and has been the MP for West Lancashire since 2005 (THEME) No More Expenses

Cope, Kenneth Born 14 April 1931  (Liverpool, England) Actor, either best known as Marty Hopkirk in 'Randall & Hopkirk Deceased', Jed Stone in 'Coronation Street' or Cyril Carter in 'Carry on Matron', depending on your viewing tastes. (THEME) Comedy Cremations Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Last Gasp Saloon (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos (THEME) Protectors, Persuaders and Prisoners in a Suitcase (Deceased) (THEME) Slippery Soap

Cope, Wendy Born 21 July 1945  (Erith, Kent, England) English poet. (THEME) Poets Passing

Copeland, Joan  Born 1 June 1922  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 4 January 2022  (New York, New York, USA) Age at death: 99  (read death notice) Younger sister of Arthur Miller with a 60-year career on stage and screen, including Tim Allen's 'Jungle2Jungle'. Obituarynotice The Spanners

Coppola, Francis Ford Born 7 April 1939  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Legendary film director of 1970s classics such as 'The Godfather'. 'The Conversation' and 'Apocalypse Now'. Dinner Reservation for 20 Heads in a Bag (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party Noz4news (THEME) Saturday Night Dead (THEME) Weird with a Beard

Corbett, Matthew Born 28 March 1948  (Guisley, Yorkshire, England) Actor and puppeteer, best known as succeeding his father Harry as the custodian of Sooty. Also appeared on kid's TV show 'Rainbow' in the 1970s. Dead Wait ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Corbin, Barry Born 16 October 1940  (Lamesa, Texas, USA) Actor, Northern Exposure. Deadies 8 ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Corbyn, Piers Born 10 March 1947  (Chippenham, Wiltshire, England) Bonkers antivax climate change denialist who has taken to wishing violence against MPs. Younger brother Jeremy looks universally respected by comparison! Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Manuel's Stiffs No One Gets Out Of Here Alive Team Cat AIDS You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Corden, James Born 22 August 1978  (High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England) Rotund actor and comedian who hit paydirt in the TV series 'Gavin & Stacey' as Smithy. Doodler Julia

Corey, E. J. Born 12 July 1928  (Methuen, Massachusetts, USA) Organic chemist and recipient of the 1990 Nobel prize in chemistry "for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis". Death Is International

Corman, Roger Born 5 April 1926  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Influential low budget film director who made a series of films based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe and encouraged a generation of film directors such as Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese as well as actors Dead and Deader IV: No, no, no, no, no, (…) There's No Living! (THEME) Made In Detroit (THEME) That’s… Death! Where's My Damn List?

Corrigan, Joe Born 18 November 1948  (Manchester, United Kingdom) Veteran British Goalie with a long spell at ManCity (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Corrigan-Maguire, Máiread Born 27 January 1944  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Formed the Community of Peace People in Northern Ireland with Betty Williams and together they won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977. (THEME) Nobel Notables

Cortez, Dave Baby Born 13 August 1938  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) R&B musician best known for his instrumental "The Happy Organ". Teenage laughter goes here… (THEME) Poor Little Ghoul

Cosby, Bill Born 12 July 1937  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Long-standing, squeaky-clean, inexplicably popular US comic. AbraCadaver (THEME) A Brush (or more) with the Law (THEME) Comedy Cremations Dead Last? Dead Right! Francis of Arse-Easy 2022 God, It's Brutal Out Here (THEME) Laughter Kills Living in a Box Naked Florida Gravediggers Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia (THEME) Old Lags and Old Slags Partridge As Reaper (THEME) Sad Last Days Say Hi to Uncle George Song to the Siren (THEME) Space Wasters The Buckley Mystic The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers (THEME) Time Travellers, Astronauts and Spies (THEME) Weird with a Beard Where's My Damn List?

Cosmo, James Born 24 May 1948  (Clydebank, UK) Scottish character actor who can probably retire off the convention fees alone from "Game of Thrones". Randoms who might

Costa, Mary Born 5 April 1930  (Knoxville, Tennessee, USA) Actress, the voice of Princess Aurora in the Disney classic 'Sleeping Beauty'. (THEME) Cashier Number 91 please! Dead Is Dead (THEME) I Hear Voices

Costa-Gavras, (director) Born 12 February 1933  (Iraia, Greece) Greek-French film director specialising in political thrillers. Best known film is probably 'Missing' starring the late Jack Lemmon from 1982. Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Costello, Elvis Born 25 August 1954  (Paddington, London, England) Pop singer, born Declan McManus. Oliver's Army (of The Dead)

Cotrubas, Ileana Born 9 June 1939  (Galati, Romania) Romanian soprano. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Cotton, Tom Born 13 May 1977  (Dardanelle, Arkansas, USA) Baby Trump in the Senate dreaming of following in his idols footsteps. (THEME) The Right to Die

Coulter, Phil Born 19 February 1942  (Derry, Northern Ireland) Irish songwriter behind Eurovision smashes "Puppet on a String" and "Congratulations". Time's-up Team

Courtenay, Tom Born 25 February 1937  (Hull, Yorkshire, England) British actor, knighted in 2001. His heyday was in the 1960s, but still pops up in films to this day. The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2022

Courtney, Joel Born 31 January 1996  (Monterey, California, USA) Young and upcoming American actor who first starred in Super 8 (THEME) Saving Private Steven

Cousins, Dave Born 7 January 1945  (Hounslow, United Kingdom) English singer and songwriter and the primary member of rock brand Strawbs Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Die

Cousy, Bob Born 9 August 1928  (Manhattan, New York, US) Exceptionally successful US basketball player (THEME) Bobs 'n Barbs I Couldn't Eat Another Bite

Cowell, Simon Born 7 October 1959  (Brighton, East Sussex, England) Record producer & TV talent judge, he of the scathing putdowns & high trousers. Error 404s Two Coins & A Punt  You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Cox, Arthur Born 14 December 1939  (Southam, Warwickshire, United Kingdom) Football Manager and discoverer of Kevin Keegan Randoms who might

Cox, Brian Born 1 June 1946  (Dundee, Scotland) Feted British actor in TV & (mainly) films. Who Turned out the lights?

Cox, Courteney Born 15 June 1964  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) American actress, mainly known for Friends and her comedic turns in the Scream movies (THEME) The One Where Everyone Dies

Cox, Jane Born 13 May 1952  (UK) Longest-serving female Emmerdale castmember as of the start of 2018, having played Lisa Dingle since 1996. (THEME) Passing of the Passed

Cox, Ronny Born 23 July 1938  (Cloudcroft, New Mexico, USA) American actor, singer, songwriter, and storyteller. Played Cohaagen in Paul Verhoeven's Total Recall. Yes, the exploding head at the end. (THEME) Saints Elsewhere

Cox, Sara Born 13 December 1974  (Bolton, England) BBC Radio DJ. (THEME) Passing of the Passed

Cox, Terry Born 13 March 1937  (High Wycombe, United Kingdom) Drummer with folk rockers Pentangle and very busy session drummer for Bowie, Elton John, and many others Randoms who might

Coxsone, Lloyd Born in Morant Bay, Jamaica  (exact date unknown) Record producer, mostly for Reggae songs pedro's catacomb ensemble

Craig, Jenny Born 7 August 1932  (Berwick, Louisiana, USA) American weight-loss gure and founder of her own weight-loss product empire (THEME) Perfect 10

Craig, Michael Born 27 January 1929  (Poona, British India) Actor and scriptwriter known in both the UK and Australia for his everyman roles. Are You Still Dying, Darling? (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Craig, Wendy Born 20 June 1934  (Sacriston, County Durham, England) English actress, best known for her sitcom roles, most notably 'Butterflies'. Drop Dead Celebration Madonna's Hand Of Bod (THEME) Perfect 10 Bucket O'Hare

Crampton, Bruce Born 28 September 1935  (Sydney, Australia) Runner up in four golf majors, all to Jack Nicklaus. You can't get past the Golden Bear, eh, Tiger? (THEME) In The Hole!

Craven, John Born 16 August 1940  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) TV presenter and newsreader. (THEME) CRT to DOA Well Done If You Got These at Home

Crawford, Christina Born 11 June 1939  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Writer of "Mommie Dearest", an autobiographical account of child abuse by her adoptive mother Joan Crawford now used as kitsch for drag queens. Apricot Crumble

Crawford, Michael Born 19 January 1942  (Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) TV actor who made his name as Frank Spencer in 'Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em', before successfully reinventing himself as a serious stage actor, taking starring roles in 'Barnum' and 'Phantom of the Opera'. (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway

Creswick, Phil Born 12 October 1965  (Charlwood, UK) Member of 80s boyband Big Fun, who troubled the interest of the press for the first time in 30 years in 2017 when he was arrested for alleged intent to deal drugs at a "chemsex" party. Blueberry Crumble

Cribbins, Bernard  Born 29 December 1928  (Oldham, Lancashire, England) Died 27 July 2022  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Actor & comedian, a veteran of 'Carry On' films. Holds the record for most story-tellings on 'Jackanory'. Recently played Wilf Mott in 'Doctor Who'. And they all died A Pelican In The Wilderness (THEME) Comedy Cremations Dead Wait (THEME) Dr Who's Next Final Curtain Calls (THEME) CRT to DOA Hearse of the Dead Heaven Can't Wait Heaven or Hell? Jellydead Lidders Late Lamentables Partridge As Reaper Permanent Kip  Pool Ghoul (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels  Sad News FC So Long Farewell (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock The Anfield Iron Well Done If You Got These at Home

Crippen, Robert Born 11 September 1937  (Beaumont, Texas, USA) Commander of the first Space Shuttle mission. (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living

Crook, Isabel Born 15 December 1915  (Chengdu, Sichuan, China) Canadian anthropologist who also participated in Mao's Cultural Revolution Obituarynotice (THEME) Reelin' In the Years

Cropley, Alex Born 16 January 1951  (Frodsham, United Kingdom) Midfielder who played at Arsenal and Aston Villa, now, like so many, diagnosed with dementia (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Crosbie, Annette Born 12 February 1934  (Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland) Long serving actress on stage, film & TV - forever remembered for her role as Margaret Meldrew in 'One Foot in the Grave'. Are You Still Dying, Darling? c. a. daver Drop Dead Celebration Madonna's Hand Of Bod Permanent Kip So Long Farewell (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Crosby, David Born 14 August 1941  (Los Angeles, California, USA) One third of Crosby, Stills & Nash, and indeed one quarter of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. (THEME) #1 Hits (THEME) A Brush (or more) with the Law Deadies 8 Don't Eat The Figs Funeral Furore Hearse of the Dead I Told You I Was Ill Trumps Disinfectant Chumps Living in a Box (THEME) Musical chairs (THEME) Peace, Drugs, and Death  (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard Soylent Green Is You Star Dust The Rotting Corpses of the Undead Touch of Grey  Woody's ddp

Crossan, John Dominic Born 17 February 1934  (Nenagh, Ireland) Former priest and controversial theologist Champion Funeral Home

Croucher, Chris Born 1 August 1981  (Guildford, United Kingdom) Screenwriter and producer mainly known for Downton Abbey - and his sexual misconduct Banana's Peel Slippers drunkasaskunk The B-Team

Crow, Sheryl Born 11 February 1962  (Kennett, Missouri, USA) American blues rock singer. Overcame breast cancer in 2006. (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall

Cruickshank, John Born 20 May 1920  (Aberdeen, Scotland) The last surviving recipient of the Victoria Cross for air action in WWII. (THEME) Gray Panthers (THEME) Old As Dirt Oscar The Beast

Cruise, Tom Born 3 July 1962  (Syracuse, New York, USA) One time decent enough actor, now a complete weirdo. Still acting, and producing a range of absurd foreign accents in films like 'Far and Away' and 'Valkyrie'. (THEME) Saving Private Steven

Crumb, Robert Born 30 August 1943  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Cartoonist, creator of "Fritz, the Cat" and "Mr. Natural". Last Gasp Saloon (THEME) Peace, Drugs, and Death

Cruz, Ted Born 22 December 1970  (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) Junior U.S. senator from Texas since 2013. (THEME) The Right to Die

Cryer, Barry  Born 23 April 1935  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) Died 25 January 2022  (Harrow, United Kingdom) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Prolific comedy writer and panellist on radio comedy shows. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME - YOUR STARTER FOR TEN... (THEME) Comedy Cremations Don't Eat The Figs I told you I was ill 2 They're Loving Angels Instead Well Done If You Got These at Home

Culkin, Macaulay Born 26 August 1980  (New York City, New York, USA) Child actor who found fame in the 'Home Alone' film series before predictably drifting into relative obscurity. Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix (THEME) Sad Last Days

Culver, Michael Born 16 June 1938  (London, England) Prolific stage and television actor, son of Ronald Culver. (THEME) Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

Cumberbatch, Benedict Born 19 July 1976  (London, England) One of Britain's most successful actors, known for his performance as Sherlock Holmes in the hit television series 'Sherlock'. Works also on stage, screen and as a voice actor. (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Cumbes, Jim Born 4 May 1944  (Manchester, UK) Dual-sport athlete, both an accomplished fast bowler and goalkeeper. Possibly the only man to play against Pele and the Oxford University cricket team. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Cummings, Dominic Born 25 November 1971  (Durham, England) Special advisor behind the campaign to leave the EU and now the top SPAD for Boris Johnson. Must be a wishful thinking pick for someone. (THEME) Wishful Thinking

Cunningham, Jack Born 4 August 1939  (Durham, England) Former Labour MP and Blair-era Minister. Unusual Suspects

Cunningham, Walter Born 16 March 1932  (Creston, Iowa, USA) Former Astronaut. Manned the lunar module on Apollo 7 in 1968. (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Currie, Billy Born 1 April 1950  (Huddersfield, England) British musician and founder of Ultravox (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

Curry, Tim Born 19 April 1946  (Grappenhall, Warrington, England) Actor specialising in villainous roles such as Dr. Frank N. Furter in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'. (THEME) A Death Good Enough to Eat Covid '22: Electric Boogaloo Ding Dong Da Celeb is Dead Drop Dead Celebration Error 404s For whom the bell tolls Grim McGraw Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway Moldy Oldies Grief Hijackers No One Gets Out Of Here Alive Only Fools and Corpses pedro's catacomb ensemble Permanent Kip Soylent Green Is You (THEME) Saturday Night Dead (THEME) sid and marty coffin Star Dust Funeral Director 2022 Who Turned out the lights?

Cypher, Jon Born 13 January 1932  (New York, New York, USA) American actor best known as Chief Fletcher Daniels in Hill Street Blues. Ben-Hur and Messala Were Lovers

Cyrus, Miley Born 23 November 1992  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Sugary star of the Hannah Montana TV series and daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus. Now trying too hard to cultivate a "raunchy" image and seemingly introduced the phrase "twerking" into mainstream parlance. Mr & Mrs Drummerboy (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

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