John Bradford, 79; TV Writer, Director

John Bradford, 79, award-winning television writer and director on such series as “Barney Miller” and “The Real McCoys.” Born in Longbranch, N.Y., Bradford grew up in Los Angeles, served in the Army during World War II, and attended USC, Santa Clara University and San Francisco State. He started writing for Warner Bros. and quickly moved into the new medium of television. He worked on the small screen’s first talk show, “Television Journal,” in Washington, D.C., and broadcast its first golf tournament. Among the other series bearing Bradford’s stamp were “The Addams Family,” “The Smurfs” and “The Flintstones.” Bradford earned an Emmy, a Peabody, two Christopher awards, a Sylvania and the Film Advisory Board’s award for excellence. On Thursday in Grass Valley, Calif.

Diana Jaicks; Activist, Niece of Eleanor Roosevelt

Diana Roosevelt Jaicks, 71, niece of Eleanor Roosevelt and a social crusader. Considered a “duplicate” of her famous aunt, Jaicks served as co-chair of the San Francisco NAACP’s Urban Renewal Committee, which worked to prevent demolition of low-income homes. She was arrested and jailed six times for protesting the Vietnam War. In the last decade, she had worked as a food-line volunteer and board member of the Haight-Ashbury Food Program to feed the homeless and working poor. On Saturday in San Francisco of colon cancer.

George Lloyd, 85; British Classical Composer

George Lloyd, 85, British composer who wrote 12 symphonies in a late Romantic style. He had completed a Requiem and scored for chorus and organ shortly before his death. Born in St. Ives, Cornwall, England, Lloyd began playing the violin at 5 and wrote his first composition at age 10. His “First Symphony” was completed in 1932, and two years later his opera, “Iernin,” with a libretto by his father, was produced in Cornwall. Although his style was considered old-fashioned by many, Lloyd consistently won commissions, including his last two symphonies for the Albany Symphony Orchestra in Albany, N.Y. On Friday in London.

Barbara Stuart Rabinowitsh; Active in Arts, Environment

Barbara Stuart Rabinowitsh, 82, leader in Orange County arts and environmental causes. A native of Albany, N.Y., she studied at the American School of Ballet and danced with what became the New York City Ballet. During World War II, she toured the Pacific in a USO troupe. In 1962, Rabinowitsh co-founded the Laguna Beach Civic Ballet, later named Ballet Pacifica, and served as its president for many years. She also taught for a quarter-century at the Lila Zali Ballet School. Rabinowitsh was a founder of Laguna Greenbelt Inc., a nonprofit environmental group which works to preserve open space. She was also active with the Laguna Canyon Conservancy, Village Laguna, the Laguna Playhouse, the Laguna Art Museum and the Laguna Chamber Music Society. On June 24 in Laguna Beach.

Ruth Denas Wolcott; Variety Show Singer, Dancer

Ruth Denas Wolcott, 74, singer and dancer who worked in nightclubs and television. A native of Los Angeles, Wolcott began her career at age 6 with the Meglin Kiddies Troupe. She later worked in variety shows touring the Pacific and Europe with Bob Hope and Ann Sheridan during World War II. After the war, she participated in local Los Angeles television variety shows on KTLA and KECA (later KABC). On Sunday in Burbank.