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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

Paul Wendkos
Director
The Untouchables, Hawaii Five-O, The FBI and I Spy, The Patty Hearst Ordeal, A Cry for Love, The Five of Me, Scorned and Swindled, Right to Die, Cross of Fire, A Woman Called Moses, Harold Robbins’ 79 Park Avenue, Celebrity
November 12, 2009
Stroke Claims Director Paul Wendkos
David Lloyd
Writer, producer
The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show, Lou Grant, Rhoda, Phyllis, The Tony Randall Show, The Associates, Taxi, Dear John, Amen, Wings, Cheers, Frasier
November 10, 2009
Joe Maross
Performer
Studio One, Armstrong Circle Theatre, The Philco-Goodyear Television Theater, Kraft Television Theater, The United States Steel Hour, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, The Fugitive, Mission: Impossible, The Rockford Files, Dallas, Murder, She Wrote
November 7, 2009
Veteran Actor Joe Maross Dies at 86
Robert H. Anderson
Producer, host
Farm and Home News, Sportfolio with Bob Anderson, K.C. and C.C.
October 29, 2009
Robert H. Anderson, War Hero, TV Pioneer and Judge, Dies at 91
Linda Day
Director
Married..With Children, Kate & Allie, Mad About You, Who’s the Boss?, Baby Talk, Gimme a Break!, Clueless, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
October 23, 2009
Director Linda Day Passes
Lou Jacobi
Performer
The Man From U.N.C.L.E., That Girl, Cagney & Lacey, St. Elsewhere, L.A. Law
October 23, 2009
Character Actor Lou Jacobi Dies
Soupy Sales
Performer
The Soupy Sales Show
October 22, 2009
Comedy Pioneer Soupy Sales Dies
Woody Crocker
Production designer
Felicity, Providence, Scrubs
October 19, 2009
Woody Crocker Passes at 68
Vic Mizzy
Composer, songwriter
The Addams Family, Green Acres
October 18, 2009
Songwriter Vic Mizzy Dies at 93
Collin Wilcox
Performer
The Untouchables, The Defenders, The Twilight Zone, Gunsmoke
October 14, 2009
Actress Collin Wilcox Passes at 74