In Memoriam

In Memoriam

One of the most popular portions of each year's Primetime Emmy Awards telecast is the In Memoriam segment, a moving video salute to notable television figures who passed away since the previous year's ceremonies.

Unfortunately, due to inevitable time limitations, the producers of the telecast are not able to include all of the worthy television professionals who have passed away from year to year.

Therefore, in an effort to pay tribute to as many people as possible, the Television Academy created an In Memoriam database on its website, Emmys.tv.

Established in 2006, this database includes the name, date of passing, profession and key credits of the men and women who were included in the telecast, as well as many others who were not. The database also features an obituary and a place for family, friends and fans to share their thoughts and feelings about the deceased.

As an expression of gratitude to the television community as a whole, the Television Academy hopes that this database will provide a venue for the acknowledgment of all television professionals.

in memoriam list below

Writer, producer
Heat of Anger, Tell Me Where It Hurts, Hustling, Friendly Fire, Heartsounds
March 27, 2013
Fay Kanin, Primetime Emmy Winner and Oscar Nominee
Writer, producer
Hope & Gloria, Pride & Joy, Can’t Hurry Love, Men Behaving Badly, Veronica’s Closet, The Brian Benben Show, The Simpsons
March 26, 2013
Don Payne, Primetime Emmy-Winning Writer and Producer
Writer, producer
The Larry Sanders Show, Caroline and the City, The PJs, Four Kings, The Office, Jonas, Baby Daddy, Partners, Madison High
March 19, 2013
Lester Lewis, Prolific Comedy Writer
Performer
The Big Story, Manhunt, Playhouse 90, Armstrong Circle Theater, The United States Steel Hour, The Twilight Zone, Robert Montgomery Presents, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Dr. Kildare, The Secret Storm, Search for Tomorrow, One Life to Live, The Edge of Night, The Guiding Light, Another World
March 19, 2013
Lori March, Memorable Matriarch of Daytime's Secret Storm
Writer, producer, director
Northern Exposure, I'll Fly Away, Homicide: Life on the Street, Chicago Hope, Brotherhood, Rubicon, Homeland
March 18, 2013
Henry Bromell, Writer and Producer, Won Primetime Emmy for Homeland
Performer
he DuPont Show of the Month, Naked City, The Untouchables, Ben Casey, Death Valley Days, 77 Sunset Strip, Combat!, Perry Mason, Batman, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Fugitive, Rawhide, I Spy, Batman, The Big Valley, It Takes a Thief, Star Trek, Law & Order, Melrose Place, Babylon 5, The West Wing
March 13, 2013
Malachi Throne, Busy Actor for Half a Century
Writer, producer
The Monkees, The Partridge Family, Welcome Back, Kotter, The Bob Newhart Show
March 11, 2013
Peter Meyerson Writer for The Monkees, Kotter, More
Performer, director
The Colgate Comedy Hour, Shower of Stars, Gidget, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Munsters, One Day at a Time, Portrait of a Rebel: The Remarkable Mrs. Sanger, Bonnie & The Franklins, Touched by an Angel, Hot in Cleveland
March 1, 2013
Bonnie Franklin, Starred in Popular Comedy Series One Day at a Time
Commercials director
Commercials for Pepsi, Toyota, Hyundai, Suzuki, Firestone
February 27, 2013
Adam Strange, Prolific Commercials Director
Performer
The Ford Television Theatre, Schlitz Playhouse, Climax!, Tales of Wells Fargo, Iron Horse, Death Valley Days, Dallas, J.J. Starbuck, Murder, She Wrote, Harts of the West
February 26, 2013
Dale Robertson, Longtime Western Star