Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2023: D

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Bryant Donham, Carolyn  Born in Indianola, Mississippi, United States  (exact date unknown) Died 27 April 2023  (Louisiana, USA) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Accused 14 year old Emmett Till of whistling and making advances that led to his brutal lynching. Born 1934. Day in the Death Fade to Black Grobler's Stiff Ones Perhaps' Pointless Punts Beat the Cost of Living Crisis with One Simple Trick! (THEME) Space Wasters Star Dust The B-Team Thomas Jefferson Survives

D'Abo, Mike Born 1 March 1944  (Betchworth, UK) Former lead vocalist of Manfred Mann, also wrote the lyrics of busker-friendly dirge "Handbags and Gladrags" for Chris Farlowe. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights

D'Agostino, Gigi Born 17 December 1967  (Turin, Italy) Italian DJ, who at one point around the year 2000 was huge in Europe The Sound of the Underground

Daigoro, Takamiyama Born 16 June 1944  (Maui, Territory of Hawaii, USA) Sumo wrestler and coach. (THEME) Decomposing Blubber

Daker, David Born 29 September 1935  (Bilston, England) Familiar character actor whose known role was as Harry Crawford in the 1980s series 'Boon' with the late Michael Elphick. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Dale, Alan Born 6 May 1947  (Dunedin, New Zealand) Depending on your age/TV likes - Jim Robinson in 'Neighbours' or Bradford Meade in 'Ugly Betty'. Rather worryingly for Dale, three of his best known characters have died of heart-attacks... Lived so let's die

Dale, Jim Born 15 August 1935  (Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England) Actor, one of the few living stars of Carry On, whose Carry On legend status was severely damaged when he appeared in the woeful Carry on Columbus. Deader than a Dead Thing Final Curtain Calls Francis of Arse-Easy 2023 (THEME) Great Gig In The Sky Encore (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway Funeral Director 2023

Dalton, Audrey Born 21 January 1934  (Dublin, Ireland) 50s movie and TV actress, most notably in the original Barbara Stanwyck "Titanic". (THEME) MST3K Massacre (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Dalton, Phyllis Born 16 October 1925  (London, England, United Kingdom) Oscar-winning costume designer, for example, "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago" The Deadest Of The Dead

Daltrey, Roger Born 1 March 1944  (Hammersmith, London, England) Rock singer, lead singer of The Who. Occasional actor as well. (THEME) Buying Max Yasgur's Farm

Daly, John Born 28 April 1966  (Carmichael, California, USA) Hard drinking, cigarette puffing, high-stake gambling, drug-taking & hugely overweight golfer. Also one of the most popular & most talented golfers of the last 20 years, probably because of all the above... (THEME) In The Hole! Mr & Mrs Drummerboy

Dam, Jose van Born 25 August 1940  (Brussels, Belgium) Belgian bass baritone. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

D'Amelio, Charli Born 1 May 2004  (Norwalk, Connecticut, USA) American TikToker and influencer. (THEME) Tik Tok… It’s Time

Dammann, Erik Born 9 May 1931  (Oslo, Norway) Norwegian enviromentalist (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Dammers, Jerry Born 22 May 1955  (Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu, India) British ska musician and songwriter that is a founding member of The Specials. (THEME) Gone Solo

Danby, Mary Born 26 May 1941  (Dorking, Surrey, United Kingdom) British writer of horror and murder mystery stories Here's Who You Could Have Won

Daniels, William Born 31 March 1927  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actor, best known as the acerbic voice of KITT in the 1980s TV series 'Knight Rider'. I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends Not at All Well Steve's Stiffs Touch of Grey

Daniher, Neale Born 15 February 1961  (West Wyalong, Australia) Former Australian Rules footballer and coach now battling motor neurone disease. Soylent Green Is You The Conqueror Worm

Dann, Larry Born 15 May 1941  (London, UK) Actor who has been in Carry On films but main role was as Sergeant Alec Peters in 227 episodes of The Bill (THEME) Lost of the Lost

Danner, Blythe Born 3 February 1943  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) US screen actress and mother of Gwyneth and Jake Paltrow. Ambulance chaser (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway

Danson, Ted Born 29 December 1947  (San Diego, California, USA) Actor, still best known for the role of Sam Malone in the long-running sitcom 'Cheers' . (THEME) Gone Solo

Darby, Stephen Born 6 October 1988  (Liverpool, UK) Former England U21 defender who had a lengthy spell with Bradford City. Retired in 2018 after being diagnosed with ALS. 2024? – no thank you! I’ll leave before Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk DDP Tofoa Dead And Dusted Matt Hancock's Unwashed Cock  (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die in 2023 United (THEME) Sudden Death

D'Arcy, John Born 23 April 1936  (Christchurch, New Zealand) New Zealand cricketer who played five Tests on New Zealand's tour of England in 1958 (THEME) Kiwi fruit sundae

Darkholme, Van Born 24 October 1972  (Vietnam) Porn actor, one of the main characters in the gachimuchi meme series (THEME) International Dying Festival

Darren, James Born 8 June 1936  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Actor & singer - a teen idol, who later had a recurring role in 'TJ Hooker'. (THEME) Dead Beats Pearly Gates

Davi, Robert Born 26 June 1953  (Astoria, New York, USA) Pock-marked actor turned jazz singer. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Davidson, Pete Born 16 November 1993  (Staten Island, New York, USA) Sickly looking "Saturday Night Live" comic who tried to off himself after being dumped by Ariana Grande in 2018. Has a tatoo of Hillary Clinton, for some reason. 5 Feet and 1 to Go Say Hi to Uncle George  The Conqueror Worm Where's My Damn List?

Davies, Dave Born 3 February 1947  (Muswell Hill, London, England) Younger brother of Ray and fellow member of the Kinks. (THEME) Gris Gris

Davies, Dickie  Born 30 April 1933  (Wallasey, Cheshire, England) Died 19 February 2023  () Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Former presenter of World of Sport, well known for his badger-like hair. (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2023 Going, Going, Gone Hearse of the Dead Lidders Late Lamentables

Davies, Freddie Born 21 July 1938  (Brixton, England, United Kingdom) British comedian with a long TV career following "Opportunity Knocks" The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2023

Davies, Lynn Born 20 May 1942  (Nant-y-moel, UK) Welsh Olympic gold medal winning long jumper earning him the nickname Lynn the Leap Time's-up Team

Davies, Ray Born 21 June 1944  (Muswell Hill, London, England) Legendary songwriter and lead singer of The Kinks. Amanita virosa (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury

Davies, Rick Born 22 July 1944  (Swindon, Wiltshire, England) Lead singer and songwriter for 1970s progressive rock band Supertramp. BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE One Eyed Jacks The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2023

Davies, Russell Born 5 April 1946  (Barmouth, Wales) Current presenter of Radio 4's "Brain of Britain", TV critic, journalist, and the reason the Doctor Who guy has a T in his name! (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right

Davis, Clive Born 4 April 1932  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Music producer, founder & long time head of Arista Records. From Here to Eternity What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?

Davis, Jim Born 28 July 1945  (Fairmount, Indiana, USA) Cartoonist, the creator of Garfield. (THEME) Hoosier Deaddy??

Davis, Levi Born 12 March 1998  (Birmingham, United Kingdom) English rugby player who went missing in Barcelona in Octobre 2022 The Walking Dead

Davis, Richard  Born 15 April 1930  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Died 6 September 2023  (United States) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Cross-over jazz bassist, could also be heard on Astral Weeks (THEME) Nice!

Dawson, Ronnie Born 5 June 1932  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Former Ireland and British Lions rugby union international. Captained the Lions on the 1959 tour of Australia & New Zealand. (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him

Day O'Connor, Sandra  Born 26 March 1930  (El Paso, Texas, USA) Died 1 December 2023  (Phoenix, Arizona, USA) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Former member of the US Supreme Court. Couldn't Think of a Team Name JoeRam (THEME) Kennedy Driving School LL's Pool (THEME) OAPs (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou... (THEME) Pazuzu 5 Points Peter Falk's Friends Zipline

De Burgh, Chris Born 15 October 1948  (Pergamino, Argentina) Singer & songwriter, best known for his hit 'Lady in Red'. Also well known for being insufferably smug. (THEME) A Chris Goodbye

de Fontenay, Genevieve  Born 30 August 1932  (Longwy, France) Died 1 August 2023  (Saint-Cloud, France) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) French businesswoman, served as president of the Miss France Committee from 1981 until 2007. (THEME) Drop Dead Diva

de la Billière, Peter Born 29 April 1934  () Former director of the SAS and Commander-in-Chief of British forces in the Gulf War of 1991. Departures Board The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard

de la Espriella, Ricardo Born 9 May 1934  (Panama City, Panama) Former President of Panama from 1982-84, largely a Noriega puppet. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

de la Parra, Adolfo Born 8 February 1946  (Mexico City, Mexico) Drummer with 60s rockers Canned Heat. (THEME) Buying Max Yasgur's Farm

de Larrinaga, Rupert Born 19 November 1928  (place of birth unknown) British skier that competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics. Diana Rots

de Leeuw, Dianne Born 19 November 1955  (Orange, California, USA) Figure skater. (THEME) She’s a Dead Skate, Charlie Brown

de Lennart, Sonja Born 21 May 1920  (Prussia) German fashion designer and inventor of Capri pants. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

De Muynck, Johan Born 30 May 1948  (Sleidinge, Belgium) So far, the most recent Belgian winner of a Grand Tour cycling competition (THEME) On yer bike!

De Niro, Robert Born 17 August 1943  (New York City, New York, USA) Big-name Hollywood actor, whose 60 or so films since the one which made his name ('Taxi Driver', 1976) have included numerous smash hits, plus a few, such as 'The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle', where he'd have been better advised to file the scrip (THEME) Gone Solo (THEME) MAGA Hit List SAMSONS AND DELILAHS

de Rachewiltz, Mary Born 9 July 1925  (Brixen, Italy) Italian-American poet and translator and daughter of Ezra Pound Captain Hemlock's Twenty

de Ribes, Jacqueline Born 14 July 1929  (Paris, France) French aristocrat, designer, fashion icon, businesswoman, producer and philantropist. (THEME) Drop Dead Diva

Deacon, John Born 19 August 1951  (Leicester, England) Quiet and enigmatic bass player and songwriter for rock giants Queen. Down Under the Daisies

Deal, Kim Born 10 June 1961  (Dayton, Ohio, USA) Alternative rock guitarist in The Pixies, then formed the Breeders in 1989 (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

Dean, John Born 14 October 1938  (Akron, Ohio, USA) Former White House Counsel to Richard Nixon. Became deeply involved in the Watergate Scandal. Now an author & political activist. (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep

Dean, Peter Born 2 May 1939  (London, England) Pete Beale in 'EastEnders', whose death in 1993 marked a change in the show's direction. Later weighed his genitals on a fruit and veg scale in an episode of 'Banzai'. (THEME) Not Going in a Black Cab

Dean, Ron Born 15 August 1938  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Film and TV character actor, usually as tough authority figures. Death to the Future

Dean, Rowan Born in Australia  (exact date unknown) Australian variety of the by-the-numbers far-right commentator: Racism, climate change denial, etc. Vale: These 20 Cunts

Deane, William Born 4 January 1931  (St Kilda, Victoria, Australia) 22nd Governor-General of Australia from 1996 to 2001. (THEME) Dick Smith's OzEDeath List

Deangelo, Joseph James Born 8 November 1945  (Bath, New York, USA) Former cop who was arrested in 2018 on suspicion of being the Golden State Killer, responsible for 13 murders. Was allegedly caught after a relative submitted an Ancestry.com DNA test. (THEME) A Brush (or more) with the Law (THEME) Space Wasters

Deary, Terry Born 3 January 1946  (Sunderland, UK) Children's author, behind the long-running and highly successful "Horrible Histories" franchise. (THEME) Great-Dead Britons

Dee, Sophie Born 17 January 1984  (Carmarthen, Wales) Welsh pornographic actress, also known as Kirsty Hill. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Deeley, Michael Born 6 August 1932  (England, United Kingdom) Academy Award-winning British film producer most prominently for The Italian Job (1969), The Deer Hunter (1978), and Blade Runner (1982) (THEME) Lost of the Lost

DEEN, Paula Born 19 January 1947  (Albany, Georgia, USA) Celebrity chef and former cooking show host. (THEME) Willie Spence Memorial Deathsquad

Dees, Rick Born 14 March 1950  (Jacksonville, Florida, USA) American comedian and radio personality. (THEME) sid and marty coffin

Deezen, Eddie Born 3 June 1957  (Cumberland, Maryland, USA) Actor whose debut in 'Grease' launched him to career of dorky roles including in 'I Wanna Hold Your Hand', '1941', and voicing Mandark in 'Dexter's Laboratory'. Has been embroiled in legal troubles in recent years. Not at All Well

DeGeneres, Betty Born 20 May 1930  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Ellen's mum, and an LGBT rights activist in her own right. Tumbling Dice

DeGeneres, Ellen Born 26 January 1958  (Metairie, Louisiana, USA) Comedian and actress who famously "came out" to Oprah Winfrey in 1997. (THEME) Gone Solo The Honey Trap

Deighton, Len Born 18 February 1929  (Marylebone, London, England) British historian & author who has penned a number of successful thriller stories. Ben-Hur and Messala Were Lovers Mr Shadrack’s Apparatus

DeJohnette, Jack Born 9 August 1942  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Jazz drummer, another huge name discovered by Miles Davis (THEME) Nice!

Del Sierra, Liza Born 30 August 1985  (Pontoise, France) French pornographic actress. (THEME) Scrubber Out

del Toro, Benicio Born 19 February 1967  (San German, Puerto Rico) Oscar-winning Puerto Rican actor best known for his role in the 1995 cult classic 'The Usual Suspects'. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Delahanty, Thomas Born in Washington DC, USA  (exact date unknown) DC cop wounded saving Ronald Reagan from his 1981 assasination attempt. I hope Ron said thanks. (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

DELANY, RON Born 6 March 1935  (Arklow, Irish free state) Irish middle-distance runner and gold medal winner at the 1956 Olympic Games in Montreal (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Delany, Samuel R. Born 1 April 1942  (New York, USA) Author of fiction (particularly science fiction) amongst other things including Babel-17 (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Dell'Orefice, Carmen Born 3 June 1931  (New York, USA) A supermodel and actress known within the fashion industry for being the world's oldest working model as of the Spring/Summer 2012 season. She was on the cover of Vogue at the age of 15 and has been modeling ever since Death to the Future Grobler's Stiff Ones

Delon, Alain Born 8 November 1935  (Sceaux, France) Brooding, heartthrob French actor who solidified his place in the arthouse pantheon with his roles in Jean-Pierre Melville's 'Le Samourai', Luchino Visconti's 'Rocco and His Brothers' and 'Asterix at the Olympic Games'. Oscar The Beast (THEME) Perfect 10  See You In Heaven (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Delors, Jacques  Born 20 July 1925  (Paris, France) Died 27 December 2023  (Paris, France) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) President of the European Commission from 1985-95. Deathlist.net God, It's Brutal Out Here (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader I Told You I Was Ill Lights Out Partridge As Reaper  Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife See You In Heaven The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Delvecchio, Alex Born 4 September 1931  (Fort William, Canada) Nicknamed "Fats", one of the greatest players in NHL history. Three-time Stanley Cup winner. (THEME) Made In Detroit

Dench, Judi Born 9 December 1934  (York, Yorkshire, England) Actress, firstly in stage, then became famous in TV sitcoms, before appearing in an increasing number of feature films. Bieber's Believers Dead Last? Dead Right! even one's a win Julia Elston Windsor's OBE (THEME) There is nothing like a dame (THEME) YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING

Denning, Chris Born 10 May 1941  (London, England) One of the original DJs at the start of Radio 1 in 1967. Later convicted for a series of child pornography/ assault charges. Died unnoticed in prison in 2022 already. (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers

Dennis, Carl Born 17 September 1939  (St. Louis, Missouri, United States) American poet and educator. His book Practical Gods won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for poetry (THEME) Pulling up the Daisies

Dennis, Ron Born 1 June 1947  (Woking, England) Former CEO of McLaren. (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him (THEME) Formula Fatality

Deodato, Eumir Born 22 June 1942  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazi) Brazilian composer and arranger whose compositions fuze Bossa Nova with pop and rock (THEME) Thats 70's Mixtape

Depardieu, Gérard Born 27 December 1948  (Chateauroux, France) Top French actor, who has acted in international films as well. Neither There Nor Thereabouts Two Coins & A Punt

Depp, Johnny Born 9 June 1963  (Owensboro, Kentucky, USA) Actor, often in kooky roles & beloved by many a female. Hangman's XX

Derbyshire, Eileen Born 6 October 1930  (Urmston, Manchester, England) Actress, has played Emily Bishop in 'Coronation Street' since 1961. Deadwig Going, Going, Gone I've Been Dying To Play This Madonna's Hand Of Bod ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice (THEME) Slippery Soap The Anfield Iron  Trojan Hearse

Dern, Bruce Born 4 June 1936  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actor, best known for playing complete fruitcakes on the silver screen. (THEME) All these moments will be lost I Couldn't Eat Another Bite (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts Where's My Damn List?

Dershowitz, Alan Born 1 September 1938  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American lawyer and law tutor at Harvard Law School; involved in a number of high-profile US trials. (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers

Desai, Shelly Born 3 December 1935  (Mumbai, India) Actor who was Hwang in It's Always Sunny in Philidelphia (THEME) The Gang joins the DDP

DeSantis, Ron Born 14 September 1978  (Jacksonville, Florida, USA) Republican governor of Florida who'll be the republican candidate for president when Trump dies of a stroke (THEME) The Right to Die

Desanto, Sugar Pie Born 16 October 1935  (New York City, New York, USA) Rhythm and blues singer of the 1950s and 1960. Born Umpeylia Marsema Balinton. Bucket Of Blood

DEV, KAPIL Born 6 January 1959  (Chandigarh, India) Regarded by Wisden as the greatest Indian cricketer of the 20th Century. (THEME) Five Minute Bell Ends

DeVito, Danny Born 17 November 1944  (Neptune, New Jersey, USA) Pint-sized actor, now director & producer. Best known TV wise for 'Taxi' - in films he appeared in 'Twins' and 'Batman Returns'. A Spot of Death (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (THEME) The Gang joins the DDP

Devlin, Bruce Born 10 October 1937  (Armidale, Australia) Australian golfer and golf course designer (THEME) In The Hole!

Devlin, Johnny Born 11 May 1938  (Raetihi, New Zealand) New Zealand singer, songwriter and rock musician, who has been compared to Elvis Presley (THEME) Kiwi fruit sundae

Devlin McAliskey, Bernadette Born 23 April 1947  (Cookstown, Tyrone, Northern Ireland) Northern Irish republican and civil rights activist who became the youngest woman ever to be elected to the UK Parliament in 1969 aged just 21. The Conqueror Worm

Devoto, Howard Born 15 March 1952  (Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England) Original lead singer for punk band Buzzcocks before leaving in 1977 to form Magazine. (THEME) Thats 70's Mixtape

Diamond, Neil Born 24 January 1941  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Born Noah Kaminsky. Very successful, albeit decidedly cheesy, US singer. (THEME) Dead And Dusted 2 Dead Is Dead Equatic Doom Just Fade Away Living in a Box

Dib, Billy Born 17 August 1985  (Sydney, Australia) Australian boxing world champion, hit by cancer directly and indirectly several times Carkers Convention 2023

DiBiase, Ted Born 18 January 1954  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) Well-regarded WWE Champion and heel with a distinct nefarious laugh. Does the Reaper have a price for The Million Dollar Man? (THEME) Francis Of Wrestle-Easy 2023 (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Dick, Andy Born 21 December 1965  (Charleston, South Carolina, USA) Extremely controversial American comic actor, who hosts his own radio show called 'The Shit Show'. 20 Random Guys Part 1 Francis of Arse-Easy 2023

Dick, Cressida Born 16 October 1960  (Oxford, England) British former police officer who served as commissioner of police of the Metropolis. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2023

Dick, Derek Born 25 April 1958  (Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) Better known as "Fish", lead singer of the 80s prog rock band Marillion. Pull my finger

Dick, Malcolm Born 3 January 1941  (Auckland, New Zealand) New Zealand rugby union player who represented Auckland and played 55 matches for the All Blacks (THEME) Kiwi fruit sundae

Dickerson, Henry  Born 27 November 1951  (Beckley, West Virginia, United States) Died 10 August 2023  (United States) Age at death: 71  (read death notice) Retired American basketball player Banana's Bruises

Dickinson, Angie Born 30 September 1931  (Kulm, North Dakota, USA) Actress, in many a film & TV show from the 1950s onwards. (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT Lidders Late Lamentables (THEME) Saturday Night Dead (THEME) Syndication Zombies

Difford, Chris Born 11 April 1954  (Greenwich, London, England) Co-founder of new wave group Squeeze. (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today

Diggle, Steve Born 7 May 1955  (Manchester, United Kingdom) English guitarist and vocalist in the punk band Buzzcocks (THEME) Punk is Dead

Dillon, Melinda  Born 13 October 1939  (Hope, Arkansas, USA) Died 9 January 2023  (United States) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) American film and stage actress, Oscar-nominated for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (THEME) Last Christmas

DiMeglio, Steve Born 23 July 1961  (USA) Golf writer for USA Today Banana's Bruises Salmon Mousse

DiMucci, Dion Born 18 July 1939  (New York City, New York, USA) Rock/doo-wop singer-songwriter, started off fronting the Belmonts before hitting solo success with the likes of 'Runaround Sue' and 'The Wanderer'. Probably the first singer to namecheck late deadpooling favourite Zsa Zsa Gabor in song, which he did in 'D (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers

Dinamite, Roberto  Born 13 April 1954  (Duque de Caxias, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Died 8 January 2023  (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) Age at death: 68  (read death notice) Brazilian footballer who played as centre forward for over twenty years and is the overall leading scorer in the Brazilian Série A. He played in the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cups Banana's Peel Slippers David Quantick's Showbiz Pals

Dine, Jim Born 16 June 1935  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) American pop artist. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation

Dinenage, Fred Born 8 June 1942  (Birmingham, England) Despite his birthplace, has been long since based in the South of England. Well known nationally for 'How?' and 'How 2', and to football fans as a former director of Portsmouth F.C. (THEME) CRT to DOA

Dingwort-Nusseck, Julia Born 6 October 1921  (Altona, Germany) German business journalist. Death Is International

Dion, Céline Born 30 March 1968  (Charlemagne, Quebec) Caterwauling French-Canadian singer who won the Eurovision contest for Switzerland in 1988 before having a successful career in the 1990s with hits such as 'Think Twice' and that dreary song from 'Titanic'. Now plays in Las Vegas. Chelski Pensioners c. a. daver Francis of Arse-Easy 2023 Headstone Hunters Much Ado About Snuffing Neither There Nor Thereabouts The corpse list Funeral Director 2023

Ditto, Beth Born 19 February 1981  (Judsonia, Arkansas, USA) American singer and songwriter for indie rock group Gossip. (THEME) Well, Somebody Ate All The Pies

Dixon, Robin Born 21 April 1935  (place of birth unknown) The third Baron Glentoran, conservative politician and also an Olympic gold medal winner in Bobsleigh Grobler's Stiff Ones

Dizdarevic, Raif Born 9 December 1926  (Foynica, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes) First Bosnian president of the state of Yugoslavia (THEME) Complications from a fall

Dobson, Bonnie Born 13 November 1940  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Folkie singer-songwriter whose "Morning Dew" has become an oft-covered genre staple. (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Dobtcheff, Vernon Born 14 August 1934  (Nimes, France) So-called "patron saint of acting" with a stunning CV. Personal favourites are the old Nazi in the "I hear you're a racist now" episode of "Father Ted", and the elderly magician in "La Grande Bellezza". (THEME) A Bottle of Lucozade and the warm blanket

Doctoroff, Daniel Born 11 July 1958  (Newark, New Jersey, USA) US business man and government official, Michael Bloomberg's sidekick, so to say. There's A Shiva In The Park

Dodd, Lynley Born 5 July 1941  (Rotorua, New Zealand) Children's book author and illustrator best known for her Hairy Maclary (enough said) (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Dodik, Milorad Born 12 March 1959  (Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegowina) Current President of Bosnia and Herzegovina Finbarr Returns from the Dead

Doering, Joe Born 16 April 1982  (Chicago, Illenois, USA) American professional wrestler, Drake Brewer, Von Doering. The Love Boat David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Heading Nowhere The Sound of the Underground What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?

Dogg, Snoop Born 20 October 1971  (Long Beach, California, USA) Gangsta rapper, born Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. (THEME) International Dying Festival (THEME) Rappers Delight (THEME) Trans Girls Hit squad's hit list

Doherty, Paddy Born 6 February 1959  (Manchester, England) Gypsy who came to prominence in 2011 in 'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding'. (THEME) Unpersons

Doherty, Pete Born 12 March 1979  (Liverpool, England) Former lead singer of The Libertines, now with Babyshambles. His addictions to heroin and crack have made his behaviour increasingly random, self-centred and downright tedious. Headstone Hunters & It's a Good by from me Powder Picks Em Off William Hague's Special Friend

Doherty, Shannen Born 12 April 1971  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) American TV and film actress best known for playing Brenda Walsh in hit US teen drama 'Beverly Hills, 90210'. Suffering from Crohn’s disease and also diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying 5 Feet and 1 to Go Amanita virosa Ambulance chaser Are You Still Dying, Darling? A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop BLIMEY! Aye, they're off the fags alright Champion Funeral Home Cobbled on the Eve COMPOST CORNER Crofty's Coffin Crew I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? DDP Tofoa Dead Ends Deader than a Dead Thing Dead Last? Dead Right! Deadpool Surprise Dead Ringers Deadwig Death Becomes Them  Death Stinks Death Can Be Funny Deceased Hose Eternity Tours Ethnic Cleansing Evil Grimace Expiry Date 2023 Exu's Exiteers Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Feng Shui Pig Finbarr Returns from the Dead Frail or cancerous Girlfriend In A Coma Going Green Grave Danger GUN Fishing Haben die Spaten Hearse of the Dead Heaven Can't Wait Heaven or Hell? His and Hearse & It's a Good by from me It's A Grim World After All Jackie Treehorn (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies Jellydead Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill JoeRam They're Loving Angels Instead LL's Pool Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Min Reaper The Misers Moldy Oldies  Mr Shadrack’s Apparatus Naked Florida Gravediggers Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia Not at All Well Noz4news Old People Smell Of Piss One Eyed Jacks Partridge As Reaper Pazuzu United Pearly Gates Pity da Foolz A Trophy For Atrophy Powder Picks Em Off Beat the Cost of Living Crisis with One Simple Trick! Sad News FC Salmon Mousse SAMSONS AND DELILAHS  (THEME) Saturday Night Dead  Say Hi to Uncle George SeasideEssexXile See You In Heaven Shovelful of Dirt Simply Dead (THEME) Slippery Soap Smart Beta So Long Farewell Southerners Stiffs Star Dust Statik Charge Stone Dead Cert Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information (THEME) Syndication Zombies  Team Cat AIDS The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to... The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Choir Invisibule The Colnbrook Coroner The Conqueror Worm The corpse list  THE DEAD C**T SCROTS The End of the World As We Know It Funeral Director 2023 The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard The Grim Actuary The Master of Unlocking There's A Shiva In The Park There is no spoon The Rotting Corpses of the Undead The Walking Dead This Mortal Coil Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Die Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Two Coins & A Punt Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead! Worm Farmer You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper Zipline

Doig, Clive Born 11 August 1940  (Croydon, UK) British television producer involved in Doctor Who and lots of other stuff Unusual Suspects

DOLCE, Joe Born 19 March 1947  (Painesville, Ohio, USA) Singer, a UK one-hit wonder with the corny 'Shaddap You Face' in 1981. (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun

Dole, Elizabeth Born 29 July 1936  (Salisbury, North Carolina, USA) Former senator for North Carolina and wife of failed 1996 US presidential candidate Bob Dole. Huddled Masses (THEME) Kennedy Driving School (THEME) OAPs (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Dolenz, Micky Born 8 March 1945  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Child star as "Corky the Circus Boy", later 1/4 of The Monkees. Wrote the lyrics for "Alternate Title" and was one of the first owners of a Moog Synthesizer. AbraCadaver (THEME) Keeping the band alive!!  (THEME) The Survivors

Domingo, Plácido Born 21 January 1941  (Madrid, Spain) Legendary tenor, famous for his collaborations with Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras as "The Three Tenors". (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing... Wayne Manor

Don Baker, Joe Born 12 February 1936  (Groesbeck, Texas, USA) Actor, best known for his role as Jack Wade in 'Goldeneye'. (THEME) MST3K Massacre  (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!! Pearly Gates

Donahue, Phil Born 21 December 1935  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Talk show host, better known in the US, but his fame has also filtered across the Atlantic to an extent. (THEME) MAGA Hit List

Donaldson, Lou Born 1 November 1926  (Badin, North Carolina, USA) Bebop jazz saxophonist (THEME) Nice!

Donaldson, Sam Born 11 March 1934  (El Paso, Texas, USA) ABC News longtime White House correspondent and journalist who covered the Watergate scandal Rigor Mort Us

Dooley, Paul Born 22 February 1928  (Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA) American actor, writer and comedian (THEME) DCAU Demises Deadwig ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD

Dorset, Ray Born 21 March 1946  (Ashford, Middlesex, England) Frontman and only everpresent member of Mungo Jerry. Wrote "In the Summertime" and most of their other hits. The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury

Dorsey, Sandra Born 28 September 1939  (Atlanta, Georgia, United States) Film and television actress, she is also a theatre actress, director, writer and choreographer. She is best known for her role in the 1989 horror sequel Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (so she's had quite a career). Another no obit (THEME) Willie Spence Memorial Deathsquad

Dougan, Vikki Born 1 January 1929  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Born Edith Tooker, former model, one of the first Playboy bunnies (1957), dated (among others) Frank Sinatra and Glenn Ford. (THEME) MST3K Massacre

Douglas, Bryan Born 27 May 1935  (Blackburn, England) Former Blackburn Rovers right-winger. Scored eleven goals for England as well. (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS (THEME) Sudden Death

Douglas, Carl Born 10 May 1942  (Kingston, Jamaica) Jamaican One-hit wonder who made the legendary Kung Fu Fighting Bucket Of Blood

Douglas, Craig Born 12 August 1941  (Newport, Isle of Wight, England) Born Terence Perkins. Milkman-turned singer who topped the UK charts in 1959 with a cover of Sam Cooke's hit 'Only Sixteen'. Now aged 74 he still works the nightclubs and cruise ships. (THEME) Funk Pop a Roll

Douglas, Donald Born 7 March 1933  (Falkirk, Scotland) Scottish actor who can be seen in A Bridge Too Far and Bridget Jones’s Diary, among many others. (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Douglas, Michael Born 25 September 1944  (New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA) Followed his father Kirk into films, and was a moderately successful actor for 20 years until 'Fatal Attraction' really launched him into superstardom in 1987, quickly followed by 'Wall Street' and 'Basic Instinct'. Som And they all died DEAD LOSS Don't Eat The Figs Jackie Treehorn VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER! Living in a Box (THEME) Sad Last Days The Honey Trap

Douglas, Roger Born 5 December 1937  (Auckland, New Zealand) New Zealand politician who served as a minister in two Labour governments. Known for Rogernomics (THEME) Kiwi fruit sundae

Dourif, Brad Born 18 March 1950  (Huntington, West Virginia, USA) Respected actor who first came to fame as Billy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Now retired from the industry, with the exception of providing the voice for killer doll Chucky. (THEME) All these moments will be lost

Downey, Jr., Robert Born 4 April 1965  (New York, New York, USA) Talented but equally flawed and troubled actor. Appears to be clean after his battle against drugs, but you never know... (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean

Drabble, Margaret Born 5 June 1939  (Sheffield, England) English novelist whose works typically feature woman protagonists stifled by English society. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

drago, Tony Born 22 September 1965  (Valletta, Malta) Maltese former snooker player. (THEME) snooker loopy c*NTS are we

Drake, (singer) Born 24 October 1986  (Toronto, Canada) Canadian monotonous singer whose girlfriends get younger as he gets older Dead Is Dead

Draper, Derek Born 15 August 1967  (Chorley, England) Husband of Kate Garraway, whose plight with the Coronavirus almost makes you forget his involvement in the "Lobbygate "scandal It's Grim Up North Alternative Observations 2023 COMPOST CORNER Heaven Can't Wait I'll sleep when you're dead John Key's List Manuel's Stiffs Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Shaun of the Dead 69 Shovelful of Dirt the old lady The Sound of the Underground

Draper, Ronald Born 24 December 1926  (Oudtshoorn, South Africa) South African two-time test cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1945 to 1959. Bastard Must've Died

Draper (footballer), Derek Born 5 November 1943  (Swansea, Wales) Welsh footballer, most prolifically with Chester. (THEME) He's Making A List, He's Checking It Twice

Dre, Dr Born 18 February 1965  (Compton, California, USA) US dean of rappers, whom we don't forget about (THEME) Rappers Delight

Drejy, Chris Born 11 November 1945  (London, England) Longtime guitarist for The Yardbirds until multiple strokes halted his career in 2013. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights One Eyed Jacks

Drescher, Mort Born 29 October 1929  (USA) Fran Drescher's father, consequentially appeared in 'The Nanny' multiple times. (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Drescher, Sylvia Born 4 September 1934  (New Jersey, USA) Actess, The Nanny, Mother of Fran Drescher (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Drewitt-Barlow, Tony Born 19 August 1964  (Manchester, UK) One of the first gay men to father a child in the UK through surrogacy, often pops up in the papers when there's a story to sell. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk

Drier, Moosie Born 6 August 1964  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) American actor and comedian. (THEME) Laugh-in to the Grave

Drummond, Charlie Born 1 March 1987  (Cleadon, Tyne & Wear, England) Contestant on 'Big Brother'. Apricot Crumble

Dryden, Isabella Born 14 October 1917  (Manitoba, Canada) Canadian educator who gained national attention for still teaching classes past her centennial. (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

du Bief, Jacqueline Born 12 April 1930  (Paris, France) Figure skater. (THEME) She’s a Dead Skate, Charlie Brown

Du Bois, Barry Born 4 August 1960  (Sydney, Australia) One of two cancer-battling Antiopedean TV "fix-your-house-up" types getting a DDP call-up in 2018. Grave Danger The Grim Actuary

DU PREEZ, Frik Born 28 November 1935  (Rustenburg, South Africa) Former South African Rugby Union player who is well respected in his homeland and was named "The country's rugby player of the 20th century". Most Unique Picks 2023

Duckenfield, David Born in   (exact date unknown) The police officer in charge during the Hillsborough Stadium crush in 1989 and former chief superintendent of South Yorkshire police. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2023

Ducklo, TJ Born in   (exact date unknown) Press secretary for Joe Biden during his 2020 bid for the Presidency. There's A Shiva In The Park

Dudley, Dudley Born in Brandon, Florida, USA  (exact date unknown) Professional wrestler of the Dudley Brothers, born 1973. (THEME) Gris Gris

Duffy, Sir Patrick Born 17 June 1920  (United Kingdom) Former Labour MP and later an important NATO functionary Down Under Death Merchants Mortem Omnibus

Duggan, Jim Born 14 January 1954  (Glenn Falls, New York, USA) Cartoon era WWF wrestler, winner of the first-ever Royal Rumble in 1988. (THEME) Francis Of Wrestle-Easy 2023 (THEME) Grappling with Mortality Tentoesup Worm Farmer

Dugin, Aleksandr Born 7 January 1962  (Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) Russian political philosopher and Putin ally. (THEME) Just in Case

Dukakis, Michael Born 3 November 1933  (Brookline, Massachusetts, USA) Former Democrat govenor of Massachusetts, who unsuccessfully ran for President in 1988. Champion Funeral Home (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Duke, Charles Born 3 October 1935  (Charlotte, North Carolina, USA) Youngest of the twelve men to walk on the Moon. (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Dullea, Keir Born 30 May 1936  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Actor, forever known as astronaut David "Dave" Bowman in Stanley Kubrick's epic 1968 film '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Funny to think we're a decade passed that now and no monolith to be found... Where's My Damn List?

Dumas, Roland Born 23 August 1922  (Limoges, France) Controversial/insane French socialist politician who served as Foreign Minister for most of the 80s and early 90s. (THEME) Oui Oui Baguette (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Duncan, Arthur  Born 25 September 1933  (Pasadena, California, USA) Died 4 January 2023  (Moreno Valley, California, USA) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) American trailblazing tap dancer on The Lawrence Welk Show from 1964 to 1982 which along with his earlier inclusion on Betty White's variety show (1954), made him the first African-American regular on variety television programs. God, It's Brutal Out Here

Dunlop, Michael Born 10 March 1989  (Ballymoney, Northern Ireland) Northern Irish motorcyclist. Lard Bazaar You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Dunn, George Born 21 September 1922  (England) One of the last surviving Battle of Britain RAF men. Dead And Dusted

Dunn (singer), James Born 4 February 1950  (place of birth unknown) American soul singer of The Stylistics. (THEME) #1 Hits

Dunne, Thomas Born 24 October 1933  (Great Britain) Lord Lieutenant of Hereford and Worcester from 1977, then (after the historic counties were restored) from 1998 the Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire until 2001 and the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire until 2008. (THEME) One More Knight

Duran, Roberto Born 16 June 1951  (El Chorrillo, Panama) Boxer who held world titles in four weight classes and boxed in five decades. (THEME) American As Apple Pie (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean

Duvall, Robert Born 5 January 1931  (San Diego, California, USA) US movie actor & director, in countless films since 1962. (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean Dead Last? Dead Right! God, It's Brutal Out Here I Couldn't Eat Another Bite (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice

Duvall, Shelley Born 7 July 1949  (Houston, Texas, USA) Actress, best known for her role in Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining'. Grim McGraw Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Pearly Gates (THEME) Saturday Night Dead

Dvornikov, Aleksandr Born 22 August 1961  (Ussuriysk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) Russian military general. (THEME) The Ukrainian Actuary

Dylan, Bob Born 24 May 1941  (Duluth, Minnesota, USA) Legendary folk singer with an annoying voice. Still touring. Death Stalks United Don't Eat The Figs Falling Off The Perch (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky Wisconsin Reaper Beater 2.0 Mr & Mrs Drummerboy (THEME) Nobel Notables (THEME) Peace, Drugs, and Death (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard (THEME) Literarily Dead

Dyson, Terry Born 29 November 1934  (Scarborough, England, United Kingdom) Successful winger with Tottenham Hotspurs in the 60s and 70s (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE

Nascimento, Alexandre do Born 1 March 1925  (Malanje, Portuguese Angola) Angolan cardinal of the Catholic Church. (THEME) Clerically Dead

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