Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2022: L

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

La Torre, Sylvia Born 4 June 1933  (Manila, Philippine Islands) Filipina singer known as "The Queen of Kundiman". (THEME) Dead Continent

Labelle, Patti Born 24 May 1944  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Singer of R 'n' B, disco & soul music. (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today

Labeouf, Shia Born 11 June 1986  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Young actor, whose looking well on the way to becoming another Hollywood casualty. Kardashians Gone Wild (THEME) Time Travellers, Astronauts and Spies (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Labritain, Pablo Born in Great Britain  (exact date unknown) Longtime drummer with 999, born in the early 50s (THEME) Punk is Dead

Lacey, Dan Born in United Kingdom  (exact date unknown) American "Pancake" painter. His pictures of celebrities always contain a pancake somewhere. It was a meme, don't think about it. Died in February without getting a QO. Fade to Black The Sound of the Underground

Lacoste, Catherine Born 27 June 1945  (Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Paris, France ) French amateur golfer. Bucket Of Blood

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

Ladd, Jr., Alan  Born 22 October 1937  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Died 2 March 2022  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Son of the famously diminuitive actor Alan Ladd, he was head of Creative Affairs at 20th Century Fox when he gave George Lucas the green light to make Star Wars in 1975. Later formed his own production company. (THEME) Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

Laffite, Jacques Born 21 November 1943  (Paris, France) F1 driver and later presenter, achieved six wins in his career for the Ligier team (THEME) Formula Fatality

Lafleur, Guy  Born 20 September 1951  (Thurso, Canada) Died 22 April 2022  (Montreal, Canada) Age at death: 70  (read death notice) First ice hockey player to score 50 goals and 100 points in six straight seasons. Skate Dumpers (THEME) Gimme One Last Score . . . . (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! The Misers The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to... The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order There is no spoon

Lafrenz-Page, Traute Born 3 May 1919  (Hamburg, Germany) Member of the White Rose anti-Nazi resistance group. (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Lain, Chasey Born 7 December 1971  (Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA) Porn actress immortalised in the hit 'The Ballad of Chasey Lain' by the Bloodhound Gang. (THEME) Perfect 10

Laine, Cleo Born 28 October 1927  (Southall, Middlesex, England) Possibly Britain's most famous jazz singer, famed for her partnership with late husband Johnny Dankworth. Are You Still Dying, Darling? BALDY FOREVER (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Coffin Fit (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey Down Under Death Merchants Drop Dead Celebration GOODBYLADIES (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky Zombie Dance Party Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers The Anfield Iron (THEME) There is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it) Women's Deaths Matter Too

Laine, Denny Born 29 October 1944  (Birmingham, England) Musician with The Moody Blues before joining Paul McCartney and Wings in 1971. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

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

Lamarche, Maurice Born 30 March 1958  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Voice actor, instantly recognisable as the scheming mouse hell bent on world domination from 'Pinky and the Brain'. (THEME) I Hear Voices

Lamb, Allan Born 20 June 1954  (Langebaanweg, South Africa) South African-born English test cricketer and team captain in the 1980s Only Fools and Corpses (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die in 2022 United Team Cat AIDS

Lamb, Bobby Born 11 February 1931  (Cork, Ireland) Irish jazz trombonist who has toured with a number of giants in the genre. (THEME) A Death Good Enough to Eat

Landgre, Inga Born 6 August 1927  (Stockholm, Sweden) Veteran actress, played Karin in "The Seventh Seal" and was still appearing in movies in the 2010s. (THEME) Ikea Nokia Lego

Landis, Harry  Born 25 November 1926  (London, UK) Died 12 September 2022  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Former president of Equity who, during his acting career, played every Jewish character on British TV for 60 years. (THEME) Not Going in a Black Cab

Landrieu, Moon  Born 23 July 1930  (Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Died 5 September 2022  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Former mayor of New Orleans from 1970-78 before serving in the Carter administration. (THEME) Dying Donkeys

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

Lane, Mills  Born 12 November 1937  (Combalee, South Carolina, USA) Died 6 December 2022  (Reno, Nevada, USA) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Lawyer, boxing referee and TV show host. Dead and Deader IV: No, no, no, no, no, (…) There's No Living!

Lane, Nathan Born 3 February 1956  (Jersey City, New Jersey, USA) Actor best known for his role in 'The Birdcage' and the musical version of Mel Brooks' 'The Producers'. (THEME) Gay-Tes Of Heaven (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway

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

Langdon, Sue Ane Born 8 March 1936  (Paterson, New Jersey, USA) US western actress, also frequently on TV Naked Florida Gravediggers

Lange, Artie Born 11 October 1967  (Union Township, New Jersey, USA) US stand-up comedian who has also appeared on TV, in films, and - thanks to various drug-related offences - in court. (THEME) Laughter Kills

Langella, Frank Born 1 January 1938  (Bayonne, New Jersey, USA) Actor, mainly on stage, but with many memorable roles in film & TV to boot. (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts

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

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

Langley, Bob Born 28 August 1939  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) British television presenter, mainly known for the chat show Pebble Mill at One Randoms who might

Lansbury, Angela  Born 16 October 1925  (London, England) Died 11 October 2022  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) British stage and screen actress, who has spent most of her working life in the US, often playing characters much older than herself. Best known as Jessica Fletcher in the long-running TV detective series 'Murder, She Wrote'. 2023 aint for thee  And they all died Bangers and Mash Bladerunner Blue Wings Bri's Babes Bucket Kickers 79 Aye, they're off the fags alright Coffin Fit Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Couldn't Think of a Team Name Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Dead Is Dead Dead Last? Dead Right! Deadwig Death Becomes Them Death Stinks Deathlist.net Down Under Death Merchants Eternity Tours Falling Off The Perch GOODBYLADIES  Go To the Torch! Guild of Master Reapers Hearse of the Dead Huddled Masses Wisconsin Reaper Beater 2.0 (THEME) in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies Jill Dando's Cat Jumptheshark V 13.0 (now living in Derby) Just Yvonne (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway Mortem Omnibus Naked Florida Gravediggers Neither There Nor Thereabouts No Weddings and Twenty Funerals Old People Smell Of Piss Only Fools and Corpses (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts Partridge As Reaper (THEME) Pazuzu XP Permanent Kip Prophet's Prophecy Soylent Green Is You (THEME) Sad Last Days Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice So Long Farewell (THEME) That’s… Death! The Buckley Mystic The Crowdsourced Deathlist The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury There Goes Another One! :) (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn (THEME) There is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it) Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Who Turned out the lights? Women's Deaths Matter Too  Wot The Deuce You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!  Zipline

Lansley, Andrew Born 11 December 1956  (Hornchuck, UK) Former leader of the House of Commons, often fought for deregulation of the food industry, especially meat products. Now has bowel cancer. Funny how that happens. Eddie's Parade of Darkness and Despair Pussy No More

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

Latchford, Dave Born 9 April 1949  (Birmingham, England) Footballer and brother of Bob and the Mighty Peter who played for the Glorious Glasgow Celtic. He made over 200 appearances for Birmingham City. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Latour, Bruno  Born 22 June 1947  (Beaune, France) Died 9 October 2022  (Paris, France) Age at death: 75  (read death notice) A French philosopher, anthropologist and sociologist. Smart Beta The Living End

Latynina, Larisa Born 27 December 1934  (Kherson, Ukraine) A former Soviet gymnast. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals. She holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals by a gymnast, male or female, with 9. (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport Waiting for the Hearse

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

Laurie, Piper Born 22 January 1932  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Actress who starred in 'The Hustler' with Paul Newman and was bat shit crazy in 'Carrie' in 1976. (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT (THEME) Made In Detroit Moldy Oldies (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts Team 2022

Laurimore, Jon Born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England  (exact date unknown) Actor in numerous TV roles. Born 1936. (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

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

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

Laver, Rod Born 9 August 1938  (Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia) Australian tennis player who enjoyed his greatest successes in the '60s. Powder Picks Em Off

Laverne, Lauren Born 28 April 1978  (Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England) English radio/TV presenter and singer. Shot in the Dark

Law, Denis Born 24 February 1940  (Aberdeen, Scotland) Former ace striker with Scotland, Manchester United & Manchester City. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying Dead And Dusted 1 Better Off Dead Hearse of the Dead Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die in 2022 United (THEME) Sudden Death The Spanners

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

Law, Roger Born 6 September 1941  (Ely, Cambridgeshire) Caricaturist and with Peter Fluck created the 1980s satircal puppet series 'Spitting Image'. Dead and Deader IV: No, no, no, no, no, (…) There's No Living!

Lawler, Jerry Born 29 November 1949  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) Wrestler, with some pop songs and film credits also to his credit. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Lawler, Ray Born 23 May 1921  (Footscray, Melbourne, Australia) Australian playwright whose play 'Summer of the Seventeenth Doll' is considered a turning point in Australian theatre history. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Lawrence, Lennie Born 12 December 1947  (Brighton, East Sussex, England) Footballer and manager. (THEME) Managing To Survive

Lawrence, Steve Born 8 July 1935  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Easy-listening singer, husband of Eydie Gorme. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' Spoonful of Sugar Tragic, our Maurice!

Lawrenson, Mark Born 2 June 1957  (Penwortham, UK) Miserable cunt who can drag down the enjoyment level of any World Cup or European Championships game simply by breathing. (THEME) Welcome To HeysHell

Laws, John Born 8 August 1935  (Wau, Papua New Guinea) Australian media personality, a former radio presenter Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Lawson, Nigel Born 11 March 1932  (London, England) British journalist-turned-MP who went on to become Chancellor of the Exchequer under Margaret Thatcher. After leaving office he was made Lord Lawson of Blaby, and then decided to lose lots of weight, getting his wife The Bourne to Die (THEME) Decomposing Blubber Faster Than A Dead Horse GUBernatorial Selection I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Jill Dando's Cat VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER! (THEME) No More Expenses Stiff as a Board 2 The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2022

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

Lawson, Sarah Born 6 August 1928  (Wandsworth, London, England) Actress - 'The Odd Man', 'Within These Walls' etc. (THEME) Lost of the Lost Time's-up Team

Lax, Peter Born 1 May 1926  (Budapest, Hungary) Hungarian-born American mathematician who specializes in fluid dynamics and scientific computing. (THEME) Pazuzu XP

Lazarenko, Cliff Born 16 March 1952  (Liss, Hampshire, England) Professional darts player, 4 times a BDC World semi-finalist before throwing his lot in with the PDC in 1993. (THEME) Decomposing Blubber

Lazenby, George Born 5 September 1939  (Queanbeyan, Australia) The "forgotten" Bond - did just one film as Jimbo B - 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'. A Yankee's picks Down Under the Daisies I told you I was ill 2 Neither There Nor Thereabouts

Le Bon, Simon Born 27 October 1958  (Bushey, Hertfordshire, England) Lead singer of New Romantic stars Duran Duran. (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall

Le Pen, Jean-Marie Born 20 June 1928  (La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany, France) Founder (and still president) of the right-wing Front National party, who has courted controversy throughout his life. Some of his "achievements" have included practising torture in Algeria (allegedly), and losing his seat in the European Parliamen It's Grim Up North (THEME) A Brush (or more) with the Law Bangers and Mash Bladerunner Blue Wings (THEME) Europe's Covid Omicron Onslaught John Key's List Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Leadsom, Andrea Born 13 May 1963  (Aylesbury, United Kingdom) British conservative politician who tried to prevent Theresa May, but not many were willing to listen (THEME) Wishful Thinking

Leahy, Pat Born 31 March 1940  (Montpelier, Vermont, USA) Batman fanboy who has been one of the longest-serving US senators in history, representing Vermont as a Democrat. (THEME) Kennedy Driving School (THEME) MAGA Hit List (THEME) Presiding Over Demise

Lear, Norman Born 27 July 1922  (New Haven, Connecticut, USA) American TV sitcom producer & occasional actor. A Yankee's picks Covid '22: Electric Boogaloo Deadpool Surprise Eternity Tours Grim McGraw Jumptheshark V 13.0 (now living in Derby) Weakend at Bernies Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia (THEME) Old As Dirt Pool Ghoul (THEME) Reelin' In the Years Swimming in the Death Pool

Leather, Peggy Lee Born 19 January 1959  (Reynolds, Georgia, USA) American professional wrestler, also known as Lady X and Thug Most Unique Picks 2022

Leaver, Christopher Born 3 November 1937  (England, United Kingdom) English actor with a Morris Perry-esque filmography (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME - YOUR STARTER FOR TEN...

LeBlanc, Pastelle  Date and place of birth unknown Died 8 April 2022  (Charlottetown, Canada) Age at death: 42  (read death notice) Canadian folk musician with her group Vishten. Very Ill Turned Very Dead

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

Lee, Everett Born 31 August 1916  (Wheeling, West Virginia, USA) First African American to conduct a Broadway musical. Died in January without a qualifying obit. (THEME) Gray Panthers Obituarynotice

Lee, Gordon  Born 13 May 1934  (Cannock, Staffordshire, England) Died 8 March 2022  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Former manager of Blackburn Rovers and Everton F. C.. (THEME) Managing To Survive (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Lee, Jeanette Born 9 July 1971  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Pool player nicknamed "Black Widow" for her vicious playstyle, albeit Lee herself is an arachnophobe! Captain Hemlock's Twenty  Deceased Hose Evil Grimace Haben die Spaten And Now His Watch Is Ended  I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Jackie Treehorn Pretty Noose Shovelful of Dirt Southerners Stiffs Statik Charge The Hair Blair Bunch the old lady There is no spoon Tom's Chainsaw Massacre Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead!

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

Lee, Philomena Born 24 March 1933  (Newcastle West, Limerick, Rep of Ireland) Adoption rights activist who was packed off to a nunnery at 18 for getting pregnant. Her story of being forced to give up her son was dramatized in the film 'Philomena', to wide-spread acclaim. Didn't go down too well with the Catholic church mind… People Who Could Die 2022

Lee, Ruta Born 30 May 1935  (Montreal, Canada) Canadian actress and dancer who appeared as one of the brides in the film 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'. (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Lee, Scout Cloud Born 8 November 1944  (Stillwater, Oklahoma) Survivor: Vanuatu contestant. (THEME) The Elders of Reality TV

Lee, Sheldon Born 24 March 1933  (Canada) Minor Canadian politician Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Lee, Tiger Chung Born 7 February 1948  (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese actor, known for Red Heat (1988), and several wrestling-related appearances Most Unique Picks 2022

Lee (footballer), Sammy Born 7 February 1959  (Liverpool, UK) "Little Sam", former England and Liverpool midfielder now better known as assistant manager to "Big Sam" Allardyce at numerous clubs. (THEME) Welcome To HeysHell

Lee Jones, Tommy Born 15 September 1946  (San Saba, Texas) Film actor, who spent years as a character actor before hitting the big-time in the mid 90s onwards. (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

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

Leeuwen, Robbie van Born 29 October 1944  (The Hague, the Netherlands) He's got it, baby he's got it, the only one left of the Shocking Blue incarnation that did "Venus". (THEME) Last ones!

Lehndorff, Veruschka von Born 14 May 1939  (Königsberg, East Prussia) German model, actress and artist. People Who Could Die 2022

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

Lembo, Dan  Born 5 November 1946  (Water Mill, New York, USA) Died 3 September 2022  (New York, New York, USA) Age at death: 75  (read death notice) Survivor: Nicaragua contestant. (THEME) The Elders of Reality TV

Lennon, Dianne Born 1 December 1939  (Venice, California, USA) American singer and one quarter of the Lennon Sisters Moldy Oldies

Lennox, Annie Born 25 December 1954  (Aberdeen, Scotland) Former lead singer of the Eurythmics, now well known for her solo performances. Doodler Julia

Leon, Valerie Born 12 November 1943  (London, England) Actress, mainstay of the 'Carry On' movies playing the seductive type. Bucket O'Hare

Leonard, Keith Born 10 November 1950  (Birmingham, United Kingdom) Aston Villa striker and youth coach (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Lerwill, Sheila Born 16 August 1928  (London, England) Won a silver medal for Britain in the 1952 Summer Olympics for the high jump. (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE

Lesh, Phil Born 15 March 1940  (Berkeley, California, USA) Founding member of the band The Grateful Dead - played bass guitar throughout their entire 30-year career. Falling Off The Perch Trojan Hearse Touch of Grey

Leslie, Ann Born 28 January 1941  (Rawalpindi, India) Daily Mail columnist. Blueberry Crumble

Lester, Richard Born 19 January 1932  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) US-born anglophile film director most famous for directing the Beatles in 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help'. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying Zombie Dance Party

Letterman, David Born 12 April 1947  (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) Famed US entertainer, talk show host & businessman. (THEME) CRT to DOA (THEME) The Talking Dead

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

Levene, John Born 24 December 1941  (Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) Actor, best known as the ever reliable Sergeant Benton of UNIT, from 'Doctor Who'. (THEME) Dr Who's Next

Levinson, Barry Born 6 April 1942  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Award winning (Rain Man) film director, producer & screenwriter. ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

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

Lewis, Adam Date and place of birth unknown Bassist for pop punk act Fenix TX. There is no spoon Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead!

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

Lewis, Jerry Lee  Born 29 September 1935  (Ferriday, Louisiana, USA) Died 28 October 2022  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) The piano-playing rock-n-roller with balls of fire so great that he married his thirteen-year-old cousin and once turned up at Graceland with a gun, threatening to kill Elvis. He has succeeded in surviving where just about everyone around him has failed: 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying  (THEME) #1 Hits It's Grim Up North ARSE-IN-HOLE Banana's Peel Slippers Black Penguins of Doom The Love Boat Deadpool Surprise Deadwig Death Stinks Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey Down Under the Daisies Down Under Death Merchants Droller Coaster Expiry Date 2022 Falling Off The Perch Faster Than A Dead Horse Funeral Holmes Bucket Of Blood  (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky Grim McGraw I'm Sorry For Your Trouble I'll sleep when you're dead Jumptheshark V 13.0 (now living in Derby) (THEME) Last ones! Weakend at Bernies Mortem Omnibus (THEME) Musical chairs Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia No Weddings and Twenty Funerals Octopus of Odstock Plan B from Outer Space (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels Poppin’ Clogs (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard (THEME) Sad Last Days (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead  Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers Swimming in the Death Pool Heading Nowhere (THEME) That’ll Be The Day … That I Die  The Crowdsourced Deathlist the old lady The Spanners Thomas Jefferson Survives Tragic, our Maurice! Would I Lie to You At Death? You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them! Zipline

Lewis, Richard Born 29 June 1947  (New York City, New York, USA) US stand-up comedian and actor. (THEME) Laughter Kills

Lewis (politician), Stephen Born 11 November 1937  (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Veteran Canadian politician and NDP leader Banana's Bruises Yahoo Will Do

Leyton, John Born 17 February 1936  (Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England) Singer and actor best known for the haunting "Johnny Remember Me", one of the finest instances of the death disc genre that permeated the early 1960s. (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels

Lieber, Charles M. Born 9 April 1959  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Previously-acclaimed chemist for his nanotech work but now in legal hot water for lying to the FBI. Has also grown some of the world's largest pumpkins. Banana's Peel Slippers

Lieberman, Steve Born 21 June 1958  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) The "Gangsta Rabbi", an outsider musician whose work combines death metal with punk rock and elemental jazz. Not gonna lie, it sounds fucking awful. Day in the Death

Lien, Jennifer Born 24 August 1974  (Palos Heights, Illinois, USA) Former 'Star Trek: Voyager' actress whose got into some misdemeanors in recent years. The Buckley Mystic

Lightfoot, Gordon Born 17 November 1938  (Orillia, Ontario, Canada) Canadian singer/songwriter, perhaps best known in the UK for 'If You Could Read My Mind', the backing track often used in Dom Joly's 'Trigger-Happy TV'. (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts (THEME) Snort the Ashes

Linden, David Born 3 November 1961  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Neuroscience professor, known for making his field more easily understandable to the masses. The Living End

Linden, Hal Born 20 March 1931  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor of stage and television who saw the most success as the eponymous lead in 'Barney Miller'. Understandably didn't use his birthname of Harold Lipshitz for his career. (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Lindsay, Mark Born 9 March 1942  (Eugene, Oregon, USA) Lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders, though the drummer was the band namesake instead as the name Paul Revere was too good a hook to pass up on! (THEME) Poor Little Ghoul

Lindsay, Robert Born 13 December 1949  (Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England) Born Robert Lindsay Stevenson. BAFTA, Tony & Olivier award winning actor but will be known to most people from his sitcom work: 'Citizen Smith', 'Nightingales' or 'My Family' depending on your vintage. (THEME) Passing of the Passed

Lindsay, Sally Born 8 July 1973  (Stockport, England) Actress who appeared as Shelley Unwin in Coronation Street. (THEME) in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford, Robert Born 5 March 1927  (place of birth unknown) Scottish hereditary peer and Conservative politician who was a Member of Parliament from 1955 to 1974 (THEME) No More Expenses

Lindsey, Hal Born 23 November 1929  (Houston, Texas, USA) American Evangelist who believes that the European Union will eventually be ruled by the Antichrist Not at All Well

Linehan, Graham Born 22 May 1968  (Dublin, Ireland) Good: created "Father Ted". OK: created "Black Books". Bad: created "The IT Crowd", is a TERF. (THEME) Trans Girls Hit squad's hit list

Lineker, Gary Born 30 November 1960  (Leicester, England) Former England striker turned TV presenter. Old People Smell Of Piss

Linnell, John Born 12 June 1959  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American multi-instrumentalist and founder of intellectual rock band They Might be Giants Death Nebula 3000

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

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

Lipsey, Richard Born 28 August 1928  (Victoria, Canada) Canadian economist who argued that the second-best choice for you could be the best for all Grobler's Stiff Ones

Lissek, Leon Born 19 January 1939  (Australia) Actor who originated from Australia, but who now primarily does work in England, born 1939. Died without receiving a qualifying obit. (THEME) Not Going in a Black Cab

Little, Rich Born 26 November 1938  (Ottawa, Canada) Richard Caruthers "Rich" Little is a Canadian-American impressionist and voice actor, nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Voices" by voice actor Mel Blanc. Where's My Damn List?

Little, Syd Born 19 December 1942  (Blackpool, Lancashire, England) Comedian - the skinny, bespectacled half of Little & Large. I told you I was ill 2 Well Done If You Got These at Home

Littlefeather, Sacheen  Born 14 November 1946  (Salinas, California, USA) Died 2 October 2022  (Novato, California, USA) Age at death: 75  (read death notice) Actress who famously accepted Marlon Brando's Best Actor Oscar in 1973 as protest against the treatment of Native Americans in the film industry. Deceased Hose  Evil Grimace GUN Fishing Haben die Spaten John Key's List  People I Think Might Die In 2022 United Salmon Mousse Tentoesup The B-Team The Sound of the Underground

Lively, Penelope Born 17 March 1933  (Cairo, Egypt) Booker Prize-winning novellist who took the award in 1987 for her book "Moon Tiger". Also writes children's fiction. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Llewellyn, Raymond Born 15 August 1928  (Newport, Wales, United Kingdom) Welsh actor on stage and TV, for example, on The Owl Service and Doctor Who Tragic, our Maurice!

Lloyd, Christopher Born 22 October 1938  (Stamford, Connecticut, USA) Actor, best known for his roles in 'Addams Family' & as Doc Brown in the 'Back to the Future' films. (THEME) Laughter Kills Neither There Nor Thereabouts (THEME) Time Travellers, Astronauts and Spies

Lloyd, Sian Born 3 July 1958  (Maesteg, Bridgend, Wales) Weather presenter with an extraordinary wide mouth, who is best perhaps known as the woman dumped by a god-ugly MP for a Cheeky Girl.... (THEME) Schaferknackered

Lloyd Webber, Andrew Born 22 March 1948  (London, England) Started composing music when still at school, and met Tim Rice in 1965. Together they wrote the scores for, among others, 'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'Evita', 'Cats' and 'Phantom of the Opera'. Three times married, most famously to Sarah Brightman, and ol Covid '22: Electric Boogaloo Don't Eat The Figs (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway

Loaf, Meat  Born 27 September 1951  (Dallas, Texas, USA) Died 20 January 2022  (Calabasas, California, USA) Age at death: 74  (read death notice) Real name Marvin Lee Aday. Although born in Texas - home of Houston, America's fattest city for the third year running - Mr Loaf moved to the West Coast in the 1960s. After appearing in various musicals, including 'Hair' and the movie version of 'The Rock (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' AbraCadaver (THEME) A Death Good Enough to Eat Mr & Mrs Drummerboy

Lochhead, Andy  Born 9 March 1941  (Milngavie, UK) Died 18 March 2022  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) Scottish striker of the 60s and 70s, the only player two twice score five goals in a match for Burnley. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Lochte, Ryan Born 3 August 1984  (Rochester, New York, USA) American competitive swimmer, a 12-time Olympic medalist, which ranks him second in swimming behind Michael Phelps. 2022 Exit Draft

Lockhart, June Born 25 June 1925  (New York City, New York, USA) Regular US TV actress, mainly on soap operas. Bri's Babes Eternity Tours GOODBYLADIES Let Us Embalm You NoSoup4U! (THEME) Old As Dirt She's a Goner Stiff as a Board 2 (THEME) Syndication Zombies (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

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

Logan, Gabby Born 24 April 1973  (Leeds, England) TV presenter ever present on BBC sports coverage. (THEME) Trans Girls Hit squad's hit list

Lohan, Lindsay Born 2 July 1986  (New York, New York, USA) Apparently, she's an actress. However, much better known for her partying, car accidents, arguments, crash dieting, smoking, drug taking, going in & out of rehab etc etc. Wisconsin Reaper Beater 2.0 The Buckley Mystic (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Lollobrigida, Gina Born 4 July 1927  (Subiaco, Italy) Italian actress, popular in the 1950s and '60s. (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT (THEME) Breast in Peace Bucket Kickers 79 Deadies 8 (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS The Old Ones are the Pests Women's Deaths Matter Too

Longenbach, James Born 17 September 1959  (Plainfield, New Jersey, USA) American poet and critic. (THEME) Poets Passing

Longet, Claudine Born 29 January 1942  (Paris, France) French singer and actress who was once married to the late crooner Andy Williams. Has kept a low profile since being found responsible for the death of her then boyfriend Vladimir Sabich in 1976. Zombie Dance Party

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

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

Loren, Sophia Born 20 September 1934  (Pozzuoli, Italy) Glamorous actress, born Sofia Villani Scicolone. (THEME) Awarded Oscarites (THEME) Breast in Peace (THEME) Sad Last Days Wot The Deuce

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

Louganis, Greg Born 29 January 1960  (El Cajon, California, USA) Olympic diver with 4 gold medals, a sore head and AIDS. 2022 Exit Draft

Louis-Dreyfus, Julia Born 13 January 1961  (New York City, New York, USA) Elaine in "Seinfeld", Selina Meyer in "Veep" and still sponge-worthy in her 50s. Death Can Be Funny

Louise, Tina Born 11 February 1934  (New York City, New York, USA) American actress, best known as Ginger Grant from 'Gilligan's Island', and one of only two surviving cast members. A Yankee's picks NoSoup4U! (THEME) The Survivors (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Lousma, Jack Born 29 February 1936  (Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) Astronaut, pilot on the Skylab 3 mission (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living

Lovato, Demi Born 20 August 1992  (Dallas, Texas, USA) Young singer-songwriter and actress. 2023 aint for thee 5 Feet and 1 to Go  Buttsoup Kardashians Gone Wild Powder Picks Em Off

Love, Courtney Born 9 July 1964  (San Francisco, California, USA) The original Riot Grrl, who formed Hole after being kicked out of Babes In Toyland. Wife of the late Kurt Cobain, she has had numerous verbal and legal scuffles with his former Nirvana band mates. When not busy being controversial, she spends her time bri (THEME) Sad to the Bone

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

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

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

Lovell, Jim Born 25 March 1928  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Astronaut, commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 space mission in 1970. Later became a businessman. (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries Zombie Dance Party NoSoup4U! The Old Ones are the Pests

Lovelock, James  Born 26 July 1919  (Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England) Died 26 July 2022  (Abbotsbury, United Kingdom) Age at death: 103  (read death notice) Scientist and propagator of the 'Gaia' theory of the environment. It's Grim Up North BROWN BANANAS I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries  eejit (THEME) Gray Panthers (THEME) Old As Dirt

Lowe, John Born 21 July 1945  (New Tupton, Derbyshire, England) Stone-faced darts legend, BDC World champion three times and the first player to achieve the "nine dart finish" on television in 1984. I Told You I Was Ill

Lu, Lisa Born 19 January 1927  (Beijing, China) Chinese actress who won the Golden Horse Awards three times. The Deadest Of The Dead

Lucas, George Born 14 May 1944  (Modesto, California, USA) Film director, producer & writer - the man behind the 'Star Wars' films. (THEME) Weird with a Beard

Lucie-Smith, Edward Born 27 February 1933  (Kingston, Jamaica) Jamaican-born English poet. (THEME) Poets Passing

Ludzik, Steve Born 3 April 1961  (Etobicoke, Toronto, Canada) Canadian Ice hockey player / coach turned TV commentator Yahoo Will Do

Luft, Lorna Born 21 November 1952  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Judy Garland's other daughter. Like Liza, a singer and actress on both screen and stage. From Here to Eternity

Luger, Lex Born 2 June 1958  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) WCW wrestler (real name Lawrence Pfohl), whose finishing move is, apparently, the "Torture Rack". His partner and manager, Miss Elizabeth, was found dead at his home in May 2003; during the subsequent investigation the police found banned bodybuilding dru Ground Floor of the Bungalow

Lujack, Johnny Born 4 January 1925  (Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA) American football player and currently the oldest living recipient of the Heisman Trophy (won in 1947) (THEME) Gimme One Last Score . . . .

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

Lundquist, Verne Born 17 July 1940  (Duluth, Minnesota, USA) Veteran American sportscaster (THEME) The DOA Tour

Lutz, Regine Born 22 December 1928  (Basel, Switzerland) Swiss actress. Death Is International

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

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

Lydon, Jimmy  Born 30 May 1923  (Harrington Park, New Jersey, USA) Died 9 March 2022  (San Diego, California, USA) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) 1940s film actor. Obituarynotice

Lydon, John Born 31 January 1956  (London, England) AKA Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols & well-known idiot, which overshadows a lot of his genuine musical talent. Shot in the Dark

Lynam, Des Born 17 September 1942  (Ennis, County Clare, Rep of Ireland) Venerable sports anchorman, presenter of 'Grandstand' and 'Match of the Day'. The less said about 'Countdown' the better... (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME - YOUR STARTER FOR TEN... (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right (THEME) Gammon Mousse (THEME) CRT to DOA Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam Partridge As Reaper Sad News FC

Lynch, David Born 20 January 1946  (Missoula, Montana, USA) One of the most acclaimed film makers alive, thanks to works like Blue Velvet and Mulhulland Drive, and fan favourite mindfuck TV show Twin Peaks. A Bunch Of Punts

Lynch, Jim Born 7 January 1942  (Northglenn, Colorado, USA) Survivor: Guatemala contestant. (THEME) The Elders of Reality TV

Lynn, Loretta  Born 14 April 1932  (Butcher Holler, Kentucky, USA) Died 4 October 2022  (Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, USA) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Country & Western musician, who boasts that her ranch is "the seventh largest tourist attraction in Tennessee". Dizzy heights of fame indeed. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE Blueberry Crumble Bri's Babes Bucket Kickers 79 (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Deathlist.net Drop Dead Celebration Grim McGraw Guild of Master Reapers (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies JoeRam LL's Pool She's a Goner SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH Simply Dead (THEME) Snort the Ashes

Lyonne, Natasha Born 4 April 1979  (New York, New York, USA) American actress ('American Pie', 'Blade: Trinity', 'Scary Movie 2'). Moldy Oldies

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