Fawkes was a BBC journalist, on TV and such, before she bacame sick. She qualifies.
I don’t believe our beloved Death Mistress has picked this up but there are two people of that name - father and son - on Wiki.
Thank you. On my list she goes. 
Once more, dear friends, into the [del]breach[/del] Bandwagon List:
Joey Feek
George H. W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
Valerie Harper
Fidel Castro
Nancy Reagan
Kirk Douglas
The Amazing Johnathan
Muhammad Ali
Charlie Sheen
Glen Campbell
Tommy Chong
Bashar al-Assad
Alternates
Lindsey Lohan
Barbara Bush (former First Lady)
Donald Trump
Did you know that both Barbara Bush’s middle names are Pierce? So much for trying to distinguish between the two of them with middle names
Several people already have her here, and on a British board I play death pool on.
This is probably the time to mention that if you have a question about the status of a celebrity that another poster has chosen, please ask me first by PM.
But if you have a question about a poster you want to include, you can do it by PM or here in the thread. Go ahead, give away your secrets!
My list:
Hugh Hefner
Jimmy Carter
George H.W. Bush
Valerie Harper
Martin Sheen
Kirk Douglas
Dick Van Dyke
Lamar Odom
Randy Travis
Jenna Jameson
Bobby Brown
Barbara Walters
Donatella Versace
Alternates:
Harrison Ford
Jackson Brown
David Letterman
n/m
My list:
Rene Angelil
Martin Crowe
Howard Marks
Joost van der Westhuizen
Michel Delpech
Jimmy Snuka
Thomas W. Libous
Lynne Stewart
Tommy Chong
Vojislav Seselj
Daizy Berkowitz
Elizabeth Dawn
Bryan Murray
Alternates:
Henri Richard
Dennis Hastert
Ah, thank you, Rocket.
Baker, I will post my list again with an acceptable pick, plus alternate. Sorry for the extra work.
Joey Feek
Jerry Lewis
Gene Wilder
Casey Anthony
Malcolm Young
Vivien Campbell
Rikki Rockett
Stephen Hawking
Burt Reynolds
Glenn Frey
Justin Bieber
Bob Barker
Randy Travis
Ethan Couch
I picked Mel Stottlemyre; I meant Mel Sr.
Ya know if I were to sneak in and add Joey Feek to my list at 11:59 CST on Thursday, thereby ensuring she lives forever, I could cause a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth up in here.
Jerry Brown (Former Governor)
Willie Nelson
Hulk Hogan
Al Kaline
Lamar Odom
Wayne Newton
Randy Quaid
Cher
Barbra Streisand
Johnny Manziel
Oscar Pistorius
Ethan Couch
Kim Jong-un
The 2008 Death Pool discussed the issue of Steve Fossett, who disappeared in '07 and was discovered a year later. No one picked him, so it did not matter, but I think the first rule applies: Strickland is ineligible because there is considerable uncertainty about his aliveness. If a person is not reasonably obviously alive, they should not be eligible. If they go missing in December, after someone has already picked them, they would still not be eligible, in the same way that having one’s pick kick off in December makes them ineligible. There may be some leeway in the last few days before our DM’s birthday.
I remember when the vital status of Terry Schaivo was an issue. Another Doper made the following statement, as best I remember it:
If you don’t know for sure if I’m alive in there, bring in a cat that’s horking up a hairball. If I don’t immediately leap off of the bed and say “Not on the carpet, not on the carpet!” then you know I’m gone.
On the other hand she has been on my list for two years now and is doing better than ever … just saying (as I ponder my list as well)
The Amazing Jonathan (aka Johnathan Szeles, magician)
Rene Angelil (musician/manager)
Glen Campbell (singer)
Rod Carew (baseball player)
Martin Crowe (cricket player)
Joey Feek (singer)
Rob Ford (politician)
Valerie Harper (actor)
Stan Mikita (hockey player)
Gary Miller (aka. Dr. Know, musician)
Mary Tyler Moore (actor)
Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka (wrestler)
Bart Starr (football player)
Alternates:
Tim Curry (actor)
Malcolm Young (musician)
Muhammad Ali (boxer)
Clean List:
The Amazing Jonathan
Rene Angelil
Glen Campbell
Rod Carew
Martin Crowe
Joey Feek
Rob Ford
Valerie Harper
Stan Mikita
Gary Miller
Mary Tyler Moore
Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka
Bart Starr
Tim Curry
Malcolm Young
Muhammad Ali
Joost van der Westhuizen, former South African rugby player
Martin Crowe, 52, New Zealand Cricket player
Dave Rose, 56, BYU coach
Carolyn Mccarthy, 69, US Representative from New York 4th district
Valerie Harper, 74, actress
Jennifer Reali, 54, Fatal attraction killer.
Bryan Murray, Hockey manager Ottawa Senators
Helen Fawkes, 40, Journalist
Abu Mohammad al-Adnani ISIL Spokesman
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, 44, Leader of ISIL
Sharon Jones, 60, Dapp King Singer
Breene Harimoto, 60, Hawaii State Senator
Steven Latourette, 58, Ohio State Representative
Alternates:
Nick Cannon, Actor
Dana Rinehart, 68, former mayor of Columbus, Ohio
Clean List
Joost van der Westhuizen
Martin Crowe
Dana Rinehart
Dave Rose
Carolyn Mccarthy
Valerie Harper
Jennifer Reali
Bryan Murray
Helen Fawkes
Abu Mohammad al-Adnani
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Sharon Jones
Breene Harimoto
Steven Latourette
Alternates
Nick Cannon
Dana Rinehart
Boy, that “Squirrel Helper, Arkansas Style” on Facebook was the funniest thing that I’ve seen in a long while!
Ha Ha, LMAO!
ROTF!
What a funny guy you are, Swamp Bear!
Christ, this hurts so very, very badly.
Having watched a movie with him in it today, I’m making a change and swapping Robert Redford in for Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Benedict has been moved down to my alternates, replacing Queen Elizabeth II. Updated list:
Jean Auel
Tom Brokaw
George H.W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
Fidel Castro
Joey Feek
Jared Fogle
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Valerie Harper
Loretta Lynn
Prince Philip
Nancy Reagan
Robert Redford
Alternates:
Pope Benedict XVI
Tina Turner
Donald Trump
I totally almost forgot! Holy crap, where is my mind these days since I semi-retired?
Here’s my list of immortals for 2016:
Joey Feek
Harry Belafonte
Joanne Woodward
Thomas S. Monson
Cicely Tyson
Tony Bennett
Jack Nicholson
Mel Brooks
Don Rickles
Seiji Ozawa
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
Rita Moreno
Alternates
David Letterman
Martin Scorsese