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17 os Angeles (Times EMMYS 2014 4 fi ELAINE STRITCH, shown at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012, made her mark in theater for more than six decades with a MICHELLE SlU Associated Press forceful personality. far-ranging career included anchoring duties as well as reporting from more than 70 countries. NedVizzini, 32 Dec. 19, 2013 Author and television writer who achieved fame at a young age but also wrote openly about his struggles with depression; committed suicide. Ralph Waite, 85 Feb.

13 Actor who played the patriarch of a Depression-era Virginia family on the classic television series "The Waltons." Marcia Wallace, 70 Oct. 25, 2013 Emmy Award -winning actress who voiced the "Simpsons" role of Edna Krabappel and played wisecracking receptionist Carol Kester on the classic sitcom "The Bob Newhart Show." EliWallach, 98 June 24 Veteran stage, screen and television actor who was closely identified with Tennessee Williams' plays on the New York stage but gained fame in Hollywood for a string of films in which he specialized in playing bandits, thieves, mafia dons and other criminals. Christopher Evan Welch, 48 Dec. 2, 2013 Versatile actor whose work included New York stage productions of Shakespeare to the role of the narrator in Woody Allen's 2 008 film "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." Robin Williams, 63 Aug. 11 Standup comedian and actor hailed as a comic genius who went onto dramatic roles, including his scar-winning turn in "Goodwill committed suicide.

Kate Williamson, 82 Dec. 6, 2013 Character actress who appeared in such films as "Disclosure," "Dahmer," "Dream Lover" and "Racing With the Moon." Clarissa Dickson Wright, 66 March 15 Chef and co-star of popular BBC cooking show "Two Fat Ladies." Carmen Zapata, 86 Jan. 5 Actress who responded to the dearth of challenging roles for Latinos by launching a bilingual theater company in Los Angeles. Efrem Zimbalist 95 May 2 Actor who costarred on TV's "77 Sunset Strip" and "The F.B.I." "Peyton Place." Kate O'Mara, 74 March 30 British actress best known for her role as Caress Mor-rell, sister to Joan Collins' Alexis Colby, in the 1980s prime-time soap opera "Dynasty." Marvin Paige, 86 Nov. 13, 2013 Hollywood casting director who helped choose the actors and actresses for such films as "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" as well as daytime staple "General Hospital." Don Pardo, 96 Aug.

18 Legendary NBC announcer whose deep, resonant voice was heard for more than three decades on "Saturday Night Live." John Pinette, 50 April 5 Chubby stand-up comedian who portrayed a hapless carjacking victim in the final episode of "Seinfeld." S. Lee Pogostin, 86 March 7 Television and film writer and director whose projects featured such leading actors of the 1960s as James Coburn, Lee Remick and CliffRobertson. Jeff Pollack, 54 Dec. 23, 2013 Producer of TV's "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and writer-director of the 1994 film "Above the Rim." Bill Porter, 81 Dec. 4, 2013 Former door-to-door salesman with cerebral palsy who was portrayed by William H.

Macy in an Emmy-winning TV movie. Jack Ramsay, 89 April 28 Hall of Fame basketball coach who led the Portland Trail Blazers to the 1977 NBA championship before he became a broadcaster. Arthur Rankin 89 Jan. 30 Producer-director working in stop-motion animation who co-created the Christmas TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." James Rebhorn, 65 March 21 Journeyman character actor seen most recently as the father of super-spy Carrie Mathison on "Homeland." Fred Rheinstein, 86 Dec. 22, 2013 NBC news producer and director who oversaw major news events and started a prominent TV and film post-production house.

Hank Rieger, 95 March 5 Story," "Bill" and "A Storm in Summer." Jim Lange, 81 Feb. 25 Original and best-known host of the TV game show "The Dating Game" who was also a radio announcer. Ed Lauter, 74 Oct. 16, 2013 Character actor who carved out a niche in the 1970s playing mostly heavies in movies and TV and kept up a busy schedule in recent years with appearances in Clint Eastwood's "Trouble With the Curve" and Oscar winner "The Artist." Jay Leggett, 50 Nov. 23, 2013 Comic actor and screenwriter who performed in television, movies and im-provisational clubs, died after hunting on the opening weekend of Wisconsin's deer season.

Jon Locke, 86 Oct. 19, 2013 Actor in many TV westerns including "Gunsmoke," "The Virginian" and "Bonanza." Joan Lorring, 88 May 30 Actress who was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in the 1945 Bette Davis film "The Corn Is Green." Sheila MacRae, 92 March 6 Versatile actress and singer who performed in a popular 1950s nightclub act with her husband, Gordon MacRae, and appeared opposite Jackie Gleason in his late '60s revival of "The Honey-mooners." Dave Madden, 82 Jan. 16 Actor and comedian who played the curmudgeonly band manager on the popular 1970s TV series "The Partridge Family." Nancy Malone, 79 May 8 Actress who became a pioneering TV director and producer. Johnny Mann, 85 June 18 Grammy-winning conductor and arranger whose singing group was a staple of recordings and TV shows in the 1950s and '60s. Larry D.

Mann, 91 Jan. 6 Canadian actor who voiced Yukon Cornelius in the animated Christmas favorite "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Paul Mantee, 82 Nov. 7, 2013 Veteran actor who starred in the 1964 science-fiction adventure film "Robinson Crusoe on Mars" and had a regular role as Det. Al Corassa on the 1980s TV series "Cagney and Lacey" before turning to fiction writing. Jess Marlow, 84 Aug.

3 Former Los Angeles TV news anchor for KCB KNBC and KCET known for his no-nonsense delivery. Frank Marth, 91 Jan. 12 Prolific character actor who was among Jackie Gleason's cast of characters in "The Honeymooners" and appeared in dozens of TV series from the 1950s through the '80s. Don Matheson, 84 June 29 Veteran television actor best known for his portrayal of one of the humans stranded on a mysterious planet on the science-fiction series "Land of the Giants." Rik Mayall, 56 June 9 British comic best known for "The Young Ones." Bill Mazer, 92 Oct. 23, 2013 New York sports broadcaster who anchored an early sports talk radio show on WNBC and was a TV news fixture during a 60-year career.

Paul Mazursky, 84 June 30 Oscar-nominated writer-director who excelled at mining the urban middle class for laughs as well as tears in such movies as "Bob Carol Ted Alice," "Blume in Love," "An Unmarried Woman" and "Down and Out in Beverly Hills." Marc Merson, 82 Sept. 29, 2013 Film and television producer who went on to a second career organizing national consumer shows for environmental products. Don Mitchell, 70 Dec. 8,2013 Actor best known for his regular role on the original "Ironside" TV series. Barry Moss, 74 June 17 Casting director who worked on numerous Broadway and touring productions, as well as on films and television shows.

Tony Musante, 77 Nov. 26, 2013 Versatile actor who worked on stage and in film and television but was best known for his starring role on the 1973 TV police drama "Toma." Ed Nelson, 85 Aug. 9 Television, stage and film actor who was one of the mainstays of the 1960s prime-time soap opera NBC press representative who also served as the first elected president of the Academy of Television Arts Sciences. Jay Robinson, 83 Sept. 27, 2013 Character actor who had a burst of fame after his film debut as Caligula in the 1953 biblical epic "The Robe" but saw his career take a downturn following his arrest for drug possession.

Mickey Rooney, 93 April 6 Celebrated child actor who embodied the All-American boy in the "Andy Hardy" films of the 1930s and '40s and became one of the era's top box-office draws. Steve Rossi, 82 June 22 Singer who was one half of the prolific comedy duo Allen and Rossi. Stanley Rubin, 96 March 2 Award -wining TV and film writer and producer. Al Ruscio, 89 Nov. 12, 2013 Actor who appeared in more than 200 TV episodes.

Joseph Ruskin, 89 Dec. 28, 2013 Versatile actor who garnered more than 100 television credits, including "Mission: Impossible" and "Star Trek" and appeared in "The Magnificent Seven," "Prizzi's Honor" and other films. Maximilian Schell, 83 Feb.l Austrian-born actor who won the lead actor Academy Award in 1962 for his role in "Judgment at Nuremberg." Steven Scheuer, 88 May 31 Television critic who wrote guides to movies on TV. Wilton Schiller, 95 July 27 TV writer turned producer whose credits include the last season and the 1967 finale of "The Fugitive." Ray Schonbak, 70 Nov. 20, 2013 Veteran broadcasting executive who had been vice president and general manager of Tribune KSWB-TV station in San Diego since 2008.

Zohra Sehgal, 102 July 9 Revered Indian actress and dancer who appeared in Bollywood and Western films and television programs. Lorenzo Semple 90 March 28 Screenwriter whose credits include the films "Papillon," "Three Days of the Condor" and "Never Say Never Again," and the "Batman" TV series. James Shigeta, 85 July 28 Actor best known for his role in the 1961 movie musical "Flower Drum Song." Abby Singer, 96 March 13 Famed production manager whose name became synonymous for the next -to-last shot of the day. Dick Smith, 92 July 30 Grandmaster of special-effects makeup who broke ground in the movies with "The Exorcist" and "Little Big Man" and won an Academy Award for "Amadeus." Ben Starr, 92 Jan. 19 Veteran comedy writer who was featured in the 2012 documentary "Lunch" chronicling the twice-monthly meetings of show business funnymen.

Jack Stephan, 96 Feb. 22 Flamboyant entrepreneur who founded two of the region's most heavily advertised plumbing companies known for their campy commercials. Elaine Stritch, 89 July 17 Raspy-voiced actress whose forceful personality and salty language enlivened the New York stage for more than six decades. Meshach Taylor, 67 June 28 Actor best known for his role as the ex-con deliv-eryman Anthony Bouvier in the hit 1980s sitcom "Designing Women. Jackie Lynn Taylor, 88 May 5 Former child actress who was one of the Little Rascals in the "Our Gang" comedy films and went on to a career in TV news.

Ken Thorne, 90 July 9 Television and film composer who won an Oscar for scoring the 1966 musical comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum." Audrey Totter, 95 Dec. 12, 2013 Blond leading lady of 1940s film noir who starred as a tough-talking dame in "Lady in the Lake." Michael Travis, 86 Mayl Costume designer who created famously over-the-top outfits for Liberace's stage extravaganzas. Garrick Utley, 74 Feb. 20 Veteran TV journalist whose.