Emmys 2014 obituaries photos

James Garner (1928-2014) -- An Emmy Award-winning actor who rose to fame playing the wisecracking Bret Maverick in TV’s “Maverick.”

Ann B. Davis (1926-2014) -- The Emmy-winning actress played the housekeeper Alice on the “The Brady Bunch.”  (ABC Photo Archives / ABC via Getty Images)

Sid Caesar (1922-2013) -- A television pioneer who reigned as the king of live TV sketch comedy in the 1950s.  (Krista Niles / Associated Press)

Meshach Taylor (1947-2014) -- Best know for his role as ex-con deliveryman Anthony Bouvier in the hit 1980s sitcom “Desiging Women.”  (Nick Ut / Associated Press)

Elaine Stritch (1925-2014) -- The Tony Award-winning actress also portrayed Alec Baldwin’s mother in the NBC sitcom “30 Rock.”  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Stanley Rubin (1917-2014) -- UCLA students Elias Male, left, and Marshall Knight talk with Rubin, a prolific TV and movie writer-producer.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Paul Mazursky (1930-2014) -- An Oscar nominated writer-director who also co-wrote the 1966 TV pilot for “The Monkees.”  (Christina House / For The Times)

Jim Lange (1932-2014) -- The original and best-known host of “The Dating Game,” with a contestant.  (ABC Photo Archives / ABC via Getty Images)

Jess Marlow (1929-2014) -- A Los Angeles news anchor whose no-nonsense delivery reflected a passion for facts over fluff.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Dick Smith (1922-2014) -- Emmy winning master of special-effects makeup.  (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)

Casey Kasem (1932-2014) -- Los Angeles-based disc jockey pioneered the nationally syndicated countdown-style show in 1970 with “American Top 40.”  (Eric Jamison / Associated Press)

Paul Crouch (1934-2013) -- A pioneering televangelist who founded Trinity Broadcasting Network.  (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Scott Kalvert (1964-2014) -- The director who made music videos for performers such as Will Smith and Cyndi Lauper is seen at the premiere of “Deuces Wild” in New York City in 2002.   (Evan Agostini / Getty Images)

Marcia Wallace (1942-2013) -- Emmy Award-winning actress Marcia Wallace, who voiced the “Simpsons” role of Edna Krabappel and played wisecracking receptionist Carol Kester on the classic sitcom “The Bob Newhart Show.”   (Gary Ambrose / Los Angeles Times)

Lucy Hood (1957-2014) -- President and chief operating officer of the Television Academy.  (Christopher Polk / Getty Images)

Sandy Grossman (1935-2014) -- The television sports director oversaw broadcasts of a record 10 Super Bowls.  (Roman Iwasiwka / Associated Press)

Garrick Utley (1939-2014) -- A versatile network television journalist.  (Mark Lennihan / Associated Press)

Alan Landsburg (1933-2014) -- Longtime Hollywood producer won an Emmy for “A Storm in Summer.”  (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Robert Halmi Sr. (1924-2014) -- Produced television movie versions of “In Cold Blood,” “Gulliver’s Travels,” “Animal Farm” and “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.”  (Nick Ut / Associated Press)

Kate O’Mara (1939-2014) -- British actress best known as Joan Collins’ TV sister in the 1980s prime-time soap “Dynasty.”   (Gary Stone / Getty Images)

James Avery (1948-2013) -- Actor best known as Uncle Phil, in a scene with Will Smith and Janet Hubert from “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”   (Ron Tom / Associated Press)