Death happens. Why not make it interesting?
The online competition to guess which famous people won't make it to the end of the current year. If they're elderly, ill, or just live a high-risk lifestyle, stick 'em in your team, and for each one whose death you correctly predict, you'll score points. DDP was dreamt up in Derby, England (hence the name...) by Big Iain back in 1996. Other hosts: Siegfried Baboon and Rude Kid (2003-7), Octopus of Odstock (2008-9), The Man in Black (2010-17), Spade Cooley (2018-19), msc (2020-21), Grim Up North (2020-22), and Reptile (2020-23). Now the Committee of DI (2022), time (2024), and Banana (2023) oversee the biggest deadpool going...
Film producer Anne Buydens has died shortly after her 102nd birthday. She worked as a subtitler before producing Paris Calvacade for NBC. In 1953 she met Kirk Douglas, whom she married in 1954 and was attached to until his death in 2020. When he first asked her to work as his publicist, she insisted […]
HAYES CODED Actress Billie Hayes has died aged 96. A Broadway star for over 60 years, she also did a number of voice acting appearances, such as in The Black Cauldron and The Nightmare before Christmas. She also had small roles in SuperTed which was this DDP co-hosts favourite cartoon when they were a small […]
STORMY WEATHER Burlesque star Tempest Storm has died aged 93. She appeared in such films as Paris after Midnight and Teaserama, and was well known around the US club circuit. She was picked by 2 teams, From Here to Eternity and She’s a Goner. Tempest Storm29 February 1928 – 20 April 20212 teams
VALKYRDIED German soprano Christa Ludwig has died aged 93. A regular at the Vienna State Opera for 40 years, she sang in Mozart and Wagner, and was regarded as being one of the best Opera singers of the 20th century. She was picked by two teams, WEP and The Deadest of the Dead. Christa Ludwig16 […]
FRITZ THE LAT(E) Former US Vice President Walter Mondale has died aged 93. He became a senator in 1966 and immediately found himself in the spotlight, as part of the committee investigation into the fatal Apollo 1 fire. He became vice President under Jimmy Carter and was used to travel the world and defend […]
SHOT IN THE DARK French actor Andre Maranne has died at the age of 95. A familiar face on UK TV back in the day, he was best known for his role as Francois, Herbert Lom’s unflappable assistant, in The Pink Panther films. Other roles included Fawlty Towers, All Creatures Great and Man, and a […]
GANG OF FOUR DYING IN THE WRONG ORDER? Shirley Williams, one of the most influential female Labour politicians of the 20th Century, has died aged 90. The daughter of Vera Brittain, Williams was a journalist and actress when she turned to politics. She stood stood three times before winning the seat of Hitchin in the […]
BIG BROTHERS LITTLE FUNERAL Former reality TV star Nikki Grahame has died after a battle with anorexia. Grahame came to fame on Big Brother in 2006, and proved so popular she wound up returning to the show after her eviction, eventually ending in 5th place. (The phone line vote to keep Grahame rose £250k for […]
THE BOSTON ONEEDIT: ACTUALLY, IT’S THE BOSTON NONE NOW Former US attorney general Ramsey Clark has died aged 93. A key man in the Kenendy and Johnson administrations, Clark was known for his ardent support of civil rights, and for his opposition to the death penalty. However, his tenure also involved the prosecution of draft […]
DEATH? HANG AROUND THIS SITE, NO WONDER Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has died after a long period of failing health. You might have heard of him. Philip was born in 1921 as part of the Greek royal family, in a period so stable his grandfather had just been assassinated and his family were […]
