Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2023: E

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Eagar, Patrick Born in England  (exact date unknown) Cricket photographer. Born 1944. (THEME) Five Minute Bell Ends

Eames, Robin Born 27 April 1936  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Anglican bishop. One of his greatest challenges under his tenure was helping settle a dispute over a local parade in 1996. (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord

Earl Jones, James Born 17 January 1931  (Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA) Actor who has had a 40-year career in movies without making it really big. However, he did provide the voice of Darth Vader in 'Star Wars' (the man in the suit was Dave Prowse). His father was Death Stalks United Eddie's Parade of Darkness and Despair Equatic Doom Faster Than A Dead Horse Trumps Disinfectant Chumps Let the Bodies Hit the Floor (THEME) MST3K Massacre (THEME) Nearly Dead Kennedys Permanent Kip  Plausible Passings of 2023 SAMSONS AND DELILAHS Steve's Stiffs Swimming in the Death Pool Team Cat AIDS (THEME) The Dead Kennedys

Eastham, George Born 23 September 1936  (Blackpool, Lancashire, England) Former Arsenal and Stoke City inside forward. Scored the winning goal in the 1972 League Cup final against Chelsea at the age of 35. Was a non-playing member of England's victoious 1966 World Cup squad. (THEME) Sudden Death The Anfield Iron

Eastman, George Born 16 August 1942  (Genoa, Italy) Italian B-movie actor and screenwriter who used his towering stature to great effect as villains in gory horror films directed by Joe D'Amato, such as the insane, cannibalistic serial killer Klaus Wortmann in 1980's 'Antropophagus'. Death Becomes Them

Easton, Sheena Born 27 April 1959  (Bellshill, North Lanakshire, Scotland) Scottish singer who shot to fame when appearing in the proto-X Factor TV show 'The Big Time' in 1980 before recording a number of hit singles in the 1980s. (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall

Eastwood, Clint Born 31 May 1930  (San Francisco, California, USA) College dropout son of a steelworker who made it big in spaghetti westerns and has been playing hard men ever since. Starred in the film which gave the DDP its name, so it will be truly ironic if he turn 5 Feet and 1 to Go 6 Feet (Down) Under A Pelican In The Wilderness (THEME) Cashier Number 91 please! Champion Funeral Home Deadwig Death Stinks Death Stalks United Equatic Doom Expiry Date 2023 Falling Off The Perch Funeral Directors Apprentice 2023 God, It's Brutal Out Here Wisconsin Reaper Beater 2.0 I've Been Dying To Play This Jumptheshark V 14.0 (now living in Derby) Lived so let's die Mr & Mrs Drummerboy  (THEME) MST3K Massacre Naked Florida Gravediggers (THEME) Nearly Dead Kennedys Permanent Kip Say Hi to Uncle George SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH Steve's Stiffs (THEME) The Dead Kennedys Two Coins & A Punt

Eastwood (musician), Clint Born in Jamaica  (exact date unknown) Reggae DJ. Go ahead mon... make my day. (THEME) He's Making A List, He's Checking It Twice

Eaton, Shirley Born 13 January 1937  (London, England) Actress, most famous for playing Jill Masterson, the Bond girl who died after being painted head to toe in gold paint in 'Goldfinger'. Lidders Late Lamentables Trojan Hearse Women's Deaths Matter Too

Ecclestone, Bernie Born 28 October 1930  (St Peter South Elmham, Suffolk, England) Top dog in the Formula 1 world, with sole control of F1 media rights and an estimated personal fortune of £2.4 billion, which makes him the 3rd wealthiest living Briton. Coincidentally, he's also the 3rd shortest man in Britain, standing just 2'9" in his Bucket Kickers 79 (THEME) Cashier Number 91 please! Diego (THEME) Formula Fatality  For whom the bell tolls I Told You I Was Ill Julia Elston Mortem Omnibus Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice Steve's Stiffs

Eddy, Duane Born 26 April 1938  (Corning, New York, USA) Guitarist known for his twanging style in such hits as 'Peter Gunn'. (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead

Edelstein, Gershon  Born 18 April 1923  (Shumyachi, Russia) Died 30 May 2023  (Bnei Berak, Israel) Age at death: 100  (read death notice) Israeli rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh Yeshiva. (THEME) Clerically Dead

Eden, Barbara Born 23 August 1931  (Tucson, Arizona, USA) Best remembered for her role as Jeannie in 'I Dream of Jeannie'. Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying (THEME) Exiting The Stage (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies (THEME) Laughing in the face of Death. Permanent Kip (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Edmonds, Noel Born 22 December 1948  (Ilford, Essex, England) Bearded TV presenter who spunked away a small fortune on his ill-advised Mr Blobby theme parks, managed to kill a contestant on his 'Late Late Breakfast Show', then amazed everyone by making an unlikely comeback with 'Deal or No Deal'. (THEME) CRT to DOA Living in a Box The Honey Trap

Edmonds, Ray Born 25 April 1936  (Grimsby, England) Ex-snooker player and commentator (THEME) snooker loopy c*NTS are we

Edmunds, Dave Born 15 April 1944  (Cardiff, Wales) Welsh guitarist and singer who straddled the various scenes and fads of the 1970s, coming away intact with hits such as 'I Hear You Knocking' and 'Girls Talk'. (THEME) #1 Hits

EDP445, (youtuber) Born 15 December 1990  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Highly volatile video streamer, possibly an active pedophile, possibly very ill, he's more often suspended from posting than not 20 Random Guys Part 2

Edwards, Jango  Born 15 April 1950  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Died 4 August 2023  (Barcelona, Spain) Age at death: 73  (read death notice) US-born but mostly-Europe-based clown and entertainer. Roasting Bodies In Redcar The B-Team Very Ill Turned Very Dead

edwards, jorge Born 29 June 1931  (Santiago, Chile) Chilean novelist and ambassador. Did not receive the required english-language obit (THEME) American As Apple Pie

Eger, Edith Born 27 September 1927  (Košice, Czechoslovakia) Psychologist and Holocaust survivor, a specialist in PTSD. Tumbling Dice

Eilish, Billie Born 18 December 2001  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Singer who has 8 gold singles in the US, 5 music awards, 6 Grammy nominations, Record of the Year, 2 active Guiness World Records and 3 UK top ten hits. She just turned 18 a month ago. Ever feel like you've wasted your life in comparison? Death Stalks United  (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall

Eisner, Michael Born 7 March 1942  (New York, USA) American businessman and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Walt Disney Company Unusual Suspects

Ekland, Britt Born 6 October 1942  (Stockholm, Sweden) Actress, in film & TV, a former Bond Girl. Former wife of Peter Sellers. Dead And Dusted 1

ElBaradei, Mohamed Born 17 June 1942  (Egypt) Director General of the IAEA, former Vice President of Egypt, and Nobel Peace Prize winner. (THEME) Nobel Notables

Elder, Ann Born 21 September 1942  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) American actress and TV producer. (THEME) Laugh-in to the Grave

Elgin, Earl of Born 17 February 1924  (Elgin, Scotland) The current Earl of Elgin. A former Grand Master Mason of Scotland, and the Chief of the Clan Bruce. Dr Shipman's waiting room Windsor the Troll

Elizondo, Hector Born 22 December 1936  (New York, New York, USA) Experienced American actor, star of 'Chicago Hope' amongst many others. (THEME) DCAU Demises

Ellice, Thomas Born 1 July 1947  (place of birth unknown) British actor and scriptwriter (THEME) Softly Softly Catchee Monkey(pox)

Ellis, Peter Born 30 May 1936  (Bristol, UK) British actor who has been in loads of things but best known role probably Chief Superintendent Charles Brownlow in The Bill (THEME) A Bottle of Lucozade and the warm blanket

Ellison, Chris Born 16 December 1946  (St Pancras, London, England) English actor known for his role in ITV's The Bill. (THEME) Unpersons

Ellison, Larry Born 17 August 1944  (New York, USA) Oracle Corporation billionaire but been married and divorced 4 times so maybe you can't have everything (although he does own a Hawaiian island) The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard

Ellsberg, Daniel  Born 7 April 1931  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Died 16 June 2023  (Kensington, California, USA) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Former military analyst for the RAND corporation who released the "Pentagon Papers" in 1971, outlining US decision-making during the Vietnam war. (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party (THEME) Peace, Drugs, and Death

Ely, Ron Born 2 June 1938  (Hereford, Texas, USA) Actor, one of the former "Tarzan's". (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him Worm Fodder Zombie Dance Party

Emerick, Louis Born 11 June 1963  (Liverpool, England) Actor best known as Mick Johnson in 'Brookside' and PC Walsh in 'Last of the Summer Wine'. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Emerson, Roy Born 3 November 1936  (Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia) One of the all time great tennis players. Held the record for the most grand slam singles titles for many years until being surpassed by Pete Sampras. (THEME) Perfect 10

Emin, Tracey Born 3 July 1963  (Croydon, Kent, England) Controversial artist & photographer. It's Grim Up North Death Can Be Funny

Engel, Susan Born 25 March 1935  (Vienna, Austria) British actress on stage, TV and radio (THEME) Perfect 10

Engineer, Farokh Born 25 February 1938  (Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India) Indian cricketer. (THEME) Five Minute Bell Ends

Engle, Joe Born 26 August 1932  (Chapman, Kansas, USA) Nasa astronaut, the last living pilot for the X-15 programme. (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

English, Paschal Born 5 March 1944  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) Survivor: Marquesas contestant. (THEME) The Elders of Reality TV

Englund, Robert Born 6 June 1947  (Glendale, California, USA) Actor. Best known as Freddy Krueger from the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' film series. (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean

Enoch, Alfred Born 2 December 1988  (London, England) English actor who was Dean Thomas (who??) in the Harry Potter films (THEME) 80s Babies 20s Cadevers

Epstein, Anthony Born 18 May 1921  (Willesden, London, England) Scientist, one of the discovers of the Epstein-Barr virus. NoSoup4U!

Eriksson, Carl-Erik Born 20 May 1930  (Stockholm, Sweden) Olympic bobsledder for Sweden, first person to compete in six Olympic Games (1964-84). Flag bearer for Sweden in 1976 at Innsbruck. Died in July but did not get a qualifying obit. (THEME) Gris Gris

Ernaux, Annie Born 9 January 1940  (Lillebonne, France) French writer and Nobel laureate. (THEME) Literarily Dead

Ershad, Rowshan Born 19 July 1943  (Mymensingh District, Bangladesh) Bangladesh Jatiya Party politician, recently more in the hospital than out John Key's List

Erwin, John Born 12 May 1936  (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) Voice actor, By the power of Greyskull! He was the voice of He-man! (THEME) He's Not The Family Guy

Estes, Richard Born 14 May 1932  (Kewanee, Illinois, USA) Artist, known for his paintings that were remarkably similar to actual photos. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation

Estevez, Joe Born 13 February 1946  (Dayton, Ohio, USA) Actor, director, and producer, among the members of the Estevez/Sheen Hollywood dynasty. (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Estrada, Joseph Born 19 April 1937  (Manila, Philippines) President of the Philippines from 1998-2001. Sentenced to imprisonment for plunder in 2007, but pardoned shortly after that. Ran for president again in 2010. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

Estrada, Roy Born 17 April 1943  (Santa Ana, Claifornia, USA) Guitarist with Frank Zappa and Mothers of Invention and convicted sex offender. Rigor Mort Us

Eubank, Chrith Born 8 August 1966  (London, England) Flamboyant, lisping, monacle wearing former Super Middleweight boxing champion. (THEME) Dying of Pretentiousness

Eubanks, Bob Born 8 January 1938  (Flint, Michigan, USA) American TV presenter and host of 'The Newlywed Game'. (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean Champion Funeral Home (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right Grim McGraw

Eure, Wesley Born 17 August 1951  (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA) Actor, singer, author, producer, director, charity fundraiser, and lecturer, best known as Michael Horton in 'Days of Our Lives'. (THEME) sid and marty coffin

Evans, Chris Born 1 April 1966  (Warrington, UK) Ginger TV and radio host who we all liked for 18 months in the 1990s and we've been paying for it ever since. (THEME) Passing of the Passed

Evans, Daniel J. Born 16 October 1925  (Seattle, Washington, USA) Former Governor/Senator from Washington. (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord

Evans, Evans Born 26 November 1936  (Bluefield, West Virginia, USA) Actress and widow of director John Frankenheimer. (THEME) Gris Gris

Evans, Roy Born 10 January 1930  (Fishponds, Bristol, United Kingdom) British TV bit actor, some movie appearances, e.g. The Elephant Man (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Evert, Chris Born 21 December 1954  (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA) Legendary tennis player and eternal rival of Martina Navratilova, even now they're in a cancerous competititon (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE

Everton, Clive Born 7 September 1937  (Worcester, Worcestershire, England) Snooker TV commentator, a former billiards professional player. Dead and Deader V: Carrion My Wayward Son (THEME) snooker loopy c*NTS are we The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2023 You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Ewing, Winnie  Born 10 July 1929  (Glasgow, Scotland) Died 21 June 2023  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) One of the leading figures of the Scottish National Party. Won the Hamilton by-election in 1967, sparking the modern growth of the SNP as a major political force in Scotland. (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep Corpsicles Funeral Furore (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord (THEME) Jocks Away (THEME) No More Expenses Pool Ghoul The Anfield Iron

Exotic, Joe Born 5 March 1963  (Garden City, Kansas, USA) The Tiger King. Neglectful, eccentric zoo owner whose attempt to kill conservationist rival Carole Baskin sent him to prison and formed the basis of Netflix smash 'Tiger King'. (THEME) A Brush (or more) with the Law Amanita virosa Dead and Deader V: Carrion My Wayward Son Funeral Holmes Funeral Furore Lights Out Not at All Well The Alternative Deathlist the old lady (THEME) Tik Tok… It’s Time

Ezrachi, Baruch Mordechai Born 27 March 1929  (place of birth unknown) Isreali rabbi and leader of the non-Hassidic Lithuanian Jews. Died in Octrobre but did not receive a qualifying obit. (THEME) Clerically Dead

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