Stars we lost in 2014

Comedy legend Joan Rivers died at the age of 81 on Sept. 4, 2014. (E! Entertainment Television LLC)

Actor Robin Williams, who starred in beloved series like "Mork & Mindy" and won an Oscar for his role in "Good Will Hunting" committed suicide on Aug. 11, 2014. He was 63.  (Reuters)

Director Mike Nichols, who brought fierce wit, caustic social commentary and wicked absurdity to such film, TV and stage hits as "The Graduate," ''Angels in America" and "Monty Python's Spamalot," died in Nov. 2014. He was 83.

Sultry screen siren Lauren Bacall, who rose to fame in the 1940s opposite her husband Humphrey Bogart in films such as "To Have and Have Not" and "The Big Sleep," died on Aug. 12, 2014, at the age of 89. (Reuters)

<a target="_blank" href="http://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/diem-brown/">Diem Brown</a>, who rose to fame as a competitor on MTV’s “The Challenge” series and later became an entertainment reporter, has died after a long battle with cancer on Nov. 14, 2014 at the age of 32. (2014 Getty Images)

The TV presenter daughter of musician Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, Peaches Geldof, died at age 25 in April 2014.  (AP)

Fashion designer and girlfriend of rocker Mick Jagger L'Wren Scott committed suicide on March 17, 2014.  (Reuters)

Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won an Oscar for his work in "Capote," was found dead in his apartment due to a heroin overdose on Feb. 2, 2014. He was 46.  (AP)

Actor/director Harold Ramis, best known for his "Ghostbusters" role, died on Feb. 24, 2014 at the age of 69.  (Reuters)

Entertainer Mickey Rooney, a Hollywood legend whose career spanned more than 80 years, died at the age of 93 on April 6, 2014.  (Reuters)

British actor Bob Hoskins, whose varied career ranged from "Mona Lisa" to "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" died aged 71 on April 29, 2014 after a bout of pneumonia.  (AP)

Award-winning author, renowned poet and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou died on May 28, 2014 at the age of 86. (AP)

Emmy-winning actress Ann B. Davis, who became the country's favorite and most famous housekeeper as the devoted Alice Nelson of "The Brady Bunch," died on June 1, 2014 at the age of 88.

Ruby Dee, an acclaimed actor and civil rights activist whose versatile career spanned stage, radio television and film, died at age 91 on June 11, 2014.  (AP)

Casey Kasem, the legendary radio broadcaster whose style set the benchmark for Top 40 shows, died on June 15, 2014. He was 82. (AP)

Eli Wallach, a character actor best known for his supporting roles in the Western classics "The Magnificent Seven" and "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly," died on June 24, 2014 at the age of 98. (AP)

Jan. 30, 1989. Meshach Taylor, who appeared in the hit sitcoms "Designing Women" and "Dave's World" died of cancer on June 28, 2014. He was 67. (AP)

Tommy Ramone, a co-founder of the seminal punk band the Ramones and the last surviving member of the original group, died on July 11, 2014 at the age of 62.  (Reuters)

Broadway legend Elaine Stritch died on July 17, 2014 at the age of 89. (Reuters)

Actor James Garner, who was best known for his low-key, wisecracking style, especially on his hit TV series, "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files," died at the age of 86 on July 19, 2014.  (Reuters)

Phil Everly, left, who with his brother Don formed the Everly Brothers duo that touched the hearts and sparked the imaginations of rock &amp; roll singers for decades, including the Beatles and Bob Dylan, died on Jan. 3, 2014. He was 74. (AP)

Russell Johnson, who played The Professor on "Gilligan's Island," died on Jan. 16, 2014 at the age of 89.  (AP)

Roy Garber, star of the hugely successful A&amp;E reality series, “Shipping Wars” died from a massive heart attack at the age of 49 in Jan. 2014. (A&E)

Pete Seeger, the banjo-picking troubadour who sang for migrant workers, college students and star-struck presidents in a career that introduced generations of Americans to their folk music heritage, died on Jan. 27, 2014 at the age of 94. (AP)

Misty Upham, who appeared in "Frozen River" and "Django Unchained," went missing in Oct. 2014 and a search party later found her body. She was 32.  (Reuters)

<a target="_blank" href="http://www.hollywoodlife.com/" style=" box-sizing: border-box; transition: color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: color 0.2s linear; orphans: auto; widows: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">Bobby Keys</a>, a saxophonist and lifelong rock 'n' roller who played on recordings by Buddy Holly and John Lennon and performed one of the all-time blowout solos on the Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar," died on Dec. 2, 2014. He was 70 years old. (Getty)

Ryan Knight, a castmate on MTV’s “Real World New Orleans,” died at the age of 29 on Nov. 27, 2014.  (MTV)

Jan Hooks, who appeared in "30 Rock" and "Saturday Night Live" died at the age of 57 on Oct. 9, 2014.  (AP/ NBC Universal)

Stand-up comedian David Brenner died at the age of 78 on March 15, 2014.  (AP)

Actress Carol Ann Susi, best known for voicing the unseen Mrs. Wolowitz on "The Big Bang Theory" died after a brief battle with cancer at the age of 62 on Nov. 11, 2014.  (AP)

Marcia Strassman, who played Gabe Kaplan's wife, Julie, on the 1970's sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter," died at age 66 on Oct. 25, 2014.  (AP)

Oscar de la Renta, the fashion designer whose red carpet gowns and evening wear made him a favorite with everyone from luminaries of the stage and screen to first ladies, died on Sept. 29, 2014. He was 82. (AP)

Elizabeth Pena, the versatile actress who shifted between dramatic roles in such films as "Lone Star" and comedic parts in TV shows like "Modern Family," died on Oct. 14, 2014 at the age of 55. (AP)

Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak, right, who portrayed Mel Gibson's young daughter in the 2000 film “The Patriot,” died in her Houston home in July 2014 at the age of 21. (Reuters)

Sarah Goldberg, who starred in the television series "7th Heaven" and the film "Jurassic Park III," died at the age of 40 on Sept. 27, 2014. (AP)

Molly Glynn, an accomplished Chicago theater actress who also played a recurring role as a doctor on the TV series "Chicago Fire," died after a tree toppled by a powerful storm struck her as she rode her bike in a forest park on Sept. 5, 2014. She was 46. (AP)

Longtime NBC announcer Don Pardo, best known as the often-heard, rarely-seen constant during 38 seasons of change at "Saturday Night Live," died on Aug. 18, 2014 at the age of 96. (© NBCUniversal, Inc.)

Bob Hastings, an actor best known from the 1960s sitcom "McHale's Navy," died at the age of 89 on June 30, 2014. 

Bobby Womack, a colorful R&amp;B singer-songwriter who influenced artists from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn, died on June 27, 2014. He was 70. (AP)

Gerry Goffin, a prolific and multi-dimensional lyricist who with his then-wife and songwriting partner Carole King wrote such hits as "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," "Up on the Roof" and "The Loco-Motion," died on June 19, 2014 at the age of 75. (AP)

Martha Hyer, right, an Oscar-nominated actress who starred alongside the likes of Frank Sinatra and Humphrey Bogart, and later gained notoriety for her extravagant lifestyle, died on May 31, 2014. She was 89.  (AP)

Jerry Vale, the beloved crooner known for his high-tenor voice and romantic songs in the 1950s and early 1960s, died on May 18, 2014. He was 83. (AP)

Actress Kate O'Mara, best known for her role in the 1980s soap opera "Dynasty," died at the age of 74 on March 30, 2014.  (AP)

James Rebhorn, the prolific character actor who starred in "Homeland," "Scent of a Woman" and "My Cousin Vinny," died Nov. 21, 2014. He was 65. (AP)