2014 in animation explained

This is a list of events in animation in 2014.

Events

January

• January 12: The Simpsons episode "Married to the Blob" is first broadcast, in which the couch gag is animated by Bill Plympton, the third time he has done so. In the same episode, the long-time single Comic Book Guy marries manga artist Kumiko Nakamura.^[1]

February

• February 1: The 41st Annie Awards are held.
• February 7: The Lego Movie, by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, is released to great acclaim.
• February 22: During the 87th Academy Awards, Frozen by Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee and Peter Del Vecho wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. The song "Let It Go" from the same movie, written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez wins the Academy Award for Best Original Song.^[2] Mr. Hublot by Laurent Witz and Alexandre Espigares wins the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

March

• March 9: The Simpsons episode "Diggs" is first broadcast, in which the couch gag is animated by Sylvain Chomet.^[3] The same evening, another episode, "The Man Who Grew Too Much" is first broadcast, featuring the last new speaking appearance of Edna Krabappel after Marcia Wallace's death on October 25, 2013. The character was retired after this episode.

April

• April 1: Cav Bøgelund's Våbenbrødre (Brothers in Arms), an animated short aimed at mature audiences about Danish soldiers during the Afghan War, premiers.^[4]
• April 27:
  • The Simpsons episode, "What to Expect When Bart's Expecting" is first broadcast, in which the couch gag is animated by Michael Socha.^[5]
  • Nickelodeon celebrates its 35th anniversary.

May

• May 4: The Simpsons episode "Brick Like Me" is first broadcast, in which large parts of the episode are animated in the style of Lego.^[6]

June

• In Belgium Karolien Raeymaekers makes an animated short, Oma, about her late grandmother, as her final exam for the KASK film school in Ghent. The film will be posted on Cartoon Brew later that year and win several awards.^{[7] [8] [9]}

August

• August 22: The first episode of BoJack Horseman premiered on Netflix.

September

• September 28:
  • Fox replaces its Animation Domination block with a new block called Sunday Funday in move to acknowledge that an hour of the Sunday night schedule has live-action sitcoms and is no longer fully made up of animated shows.
  • The Simpsons episode "Clown in the Dumps" premieres, with the couch gag being animated by Don Hertzfeldt. It had been announced months earlier that a recurring character would die. This character's identity is revealed: Hyman Krustofsky, father of Krusty the Clown.^[10]
  • "The Simpsons Guy", a crossover episode between The Simpsons and Family Guy, is first broadcast.^[11]

October

• October 2: Alan Becker releases "Animator vs Animation IV" on YouTube
• October 13: Hub Network is rebranded as Discovery Family; Hasbro remains a minority partner and programs the network's daytime lineup with children's animated programs carried over from Hub Network, while its primetime lineup was replaced with reruns of non-fiction programs from Discovery Channel's library.

November

• November 7: Disney releases Big Hero 6.
• November 9: "Simpsorama", a crossover episode between The Simpsons and Futurama, is first broadcast.^[12]
• Specific date unknown in November: Three animated programs, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Fatherhood, and Little Bill, are pulled from syndication due to actor Bill Cosby facing allegations of sexual assault.^[13] Little Bill is one of the programs to be regretted by Nickelodeon as books based on the show were ceased from circulation. Distractify responded "Perhaps Little Bill should be left in the past."^[14]

December

• December 17: Luxo Jr. and Moon Breath Beat are added to the National Film Registry.^{[15] [16]}

Awards

• Academy Award for Best Animated Feature: Big Hero 6
• Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: Feast
• Animation Kobe Feature Film Award:
• Annecy International Animated Film Festival Cristal du long métrage: The Boy and the World
• Annie Award for Best Animated Feature: How to Train Your Dragon 2
• Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
• BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film: The Lego Movie
• César Award for Best Animated Film:
• European Film Award for Best Animated Film: The Art of Happiness
• Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film: How to Train Your Dragon 2
• Goya Award for Best Animated Film:
• Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year: The Wind Rises
• Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Grand Prize: The Wound
• Mainichi Film Awards - Animation Grand Award: Giovanni's Island

Films released

See main article: List of animated feature films of 2014.

Television series debuts

See main article: List of animated television series of 2014.

Date	Title	Channel	Year
January 7	Numb Chucks	YTV	2014–2016
January 9	Go! Go! 575	Tokyo MX	2014
January 13	Chozen	FX
January 18		Cartoon Network
January 20	Sheriff Callie's Wild West	Disney Junior	2014–2017
February 3	Wallykazam!	Nick Jr.
February 12	Mixels	Cartoon Network	2014–2016
February 17	Breadwinners	Nickelodeon
March 12	Nerds and Monsters	YTV
April 2	TripTank	Comedy Central
April 9	The Tom and Jerry Show	Cartoon Network, Boomerang	2014–2021
April 11	Piggy Tales	Toons.TV	2014-2019
April 14	Clarence	Cartoon Network	2014–2018
May 2	Space Racers	PBS Kids, Universal Kids
May 23	Tumble Leaf	Amazon Video	2014–2019
July 7	The 7D	Disney XD	2014–2016
July 12	Astroblast!	Universal Kids	2014–2015
August 18		Nick Jr.	2014–2017
August 22	BoJack Horseman	Netflix	2014–2020
September 21	Mr. Pickles	Adult Swim	2014–2019
September 22	Jorel's Brother		2014–2022
October 3	Star Wars Rebels	Disney XD	2014–2018
October 13	Blaze and the Monster Machines	Nick Jr.	2014–present
October 27	Stone Quackers	FXX	2014–2015
	Mike Tyson Mysteries	Adult Swim	2014–2020
November 1	Angry Birds Stella	Toons.TV	2014-2016
November 3	Over the Garden Wall	Cartoon Network	2014
November 8	Sonic Boom		2014–2017
November 26	VeggieTales in the House	Netflix	2014–2016
December 5		Disney XD	2014–2017
December 19	All Hail King Julien	Netflix

Television series endings

Date	Title	Channel	Year	Notes
February 8	Monsters vs. Aliens	Nickelodeon	2013–2014	Cancelled
March 7	Star Wars: The Clone Wars	Cartoon Network	2008–2014	Cancelled, until revived by Disney+ in 2020.
March 31	Chozen	FX	2014	Cancelled
April 4	Fish Hooks	Disney Channel	2010–2014	Ended
June 5	Dora the Explorer	Nickelodeon	2000–2014	Cancelled, until the unaired episodes premiered in 2019.
June 7		Hub Network	2013–2014	Cancelled
June 23	The Boondocks	Adult Swim	2005–2014	Ended
July 18	Total Drama	Cartoon Network	2008–2014
July 20	Superjail!	Adult Swim	2007–2014
August 2	DC Nation Shorts	Cartoon Network	2011–2014
September 28	Beware the Batman	Adult Swim	2013–2014
October 22	NFL Rush Zone	Nicktoons	2010–2014
November 7	Over the Garden Wall	Cartoon Network	2014
November 14			2012–2014
November 18	Martha Speaks	PBS Kids	2008–2014
December 19	The Legend of Korra	Nick.com	2012–2014
December 20		Cartoon Network	2014
December 25	Johnny Test		2009–2014	Cancelled, until revived by Netflix in 2021.

Deaths

January

• January 5: Carmen Zapata, American actress (voice of Maria Vargas in , Fairy #7 in the episode "Sleeping Beauty"), dies at age 86.^[17]
• January 6: Larry D. Mann, Canadian actor (voice of Yukon Cornelius in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer), dies at age 91.^{[18] [19]}
• January 10: Russell Johnson, American actor (voice of Roy Hinkley in The New Adventures of Gilligan and Gilligan's Planet), dies at age 89.^{[20] [21]}
• January 16: Hal Sutherland, American painter, film director and animator (Walt Disney Company, co-founder of Filmation), dies at age 84.^[22]
• January 19: Michael Sporn, American animator and film director (Doctor DeSoto, The Man Who Walked Between the Towers) and producer (Michael Sporn Animation), dies at age 67.^[23]
• January 27: Ichiro Nagai, Japanese actor, dies at age 82.^[24]
• January 30: Arthur Rankin Jr., American film director and producer (Rankin/Bass), dies at age 89.^[25]
• January 31: Don Vanderbeek, American background artist (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation, Johnny Bravo, , Make Way for Noddy, Eight Crazy Nights, , The Simpsons), dies from esophageal cancer at age 64.^[26]

February

• February 2: Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor, director and producer (voice of Max Jerry Horowitz in Mary and Max, Will Toffman in the Arthur episode "No Acting, Please"), dies from a drug overdose at age 46.^[27]
• February 12: Sid Caesar, American actor and writer (voice of King Goochi in Intergalactic Thanksgiving, Marty Kazoo in Life with Louie, Jacob in ), dies at age 91.^{[28] [29]}
• February 16: Jimmy T. Murakami, American film director and animator (Toei Animation, The Snowman, The Magic Pear Tree), dies at age 80.^[30]
• February 24: Harold Ramis, American actor, (voice of Zeke in Heavy Metal), comedian, director and writer (Rover Dangerfield), dies at age 69.^{[31] [32] [33]}

March

• March 18:
  • Jorge Arvizu, Mexican actor (Spanish dub voice of Bugs Bunny, Popeye, Fred Flintstone, and Magilla Gorilla, and Benny and Choo-Choo in ), dies at age 81.^[34]
  • Joe Lala, American musician and actor (voice of Mr. Estevez in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, Hector's Dad in Ozzy & Drix, Enrique in the All Grown Up! episode "Dude, Where's My Horse?", Leonardo da Vinci in the Time Squad episode "Daddio DaVinci", additional voices in Monsters, Inc., The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, and The Legend of Calamity Jane), dies at age 66.^{[35] [36]}
• March 27: Richard Lorenzana, American production accountant (The Simpsons, Futurama, Napoleon Dynamite), dies at age 69.

April

• April 6: Mickey Rooney, American actor (voice of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in the mid-1930s, Santa Claus in the Rankin/Bass Productions Christmas specials, adult Tod in The Fox and the Hound, Mr. Cherrywood in The Care Bears Movie, Flip in , himself in The Simpsons episode "Radioactive Man", and the short producer in the American Dad! episode "A Star is Reborn"), dies at age 93.^{[37] [38] [39] [40] [41]}
• April 29: Bob Hoskins, English actor (portrayed Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, voice of Boris in Balto), dies at age 71.^{[42] [43]}

May

• May 2: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., American actor (voice of Alfred Pennyworth in the DC Animated Universe, Dr. Octopus in Spider-Man, Justin Hammer in Iron Man), dies at age 95.^[44]

June

• June 9: Rik Mayall, English actor (voice of Prince Froglip in The Princess and the Goblin, Brigand in The Thief and the Cobbler, Cacofonix in Asterix Conquers America, The Robber King in The Snow Queen, Mr. Toad in The Wind in the Willows, Gerard in Gormless in A Monkey's Tale, Tom Thumb in The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends, Narrator in Jellabies, Kehaar in Watership Down, King Arthur in King Arthur's Disasters, Cufflingk in Valiant, Lord Reginald in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Chimps Ahoy", Seven Dwarfs in ), dies at age 56.
• June 15: Casey Kasem, American actor (voice of Shaggy Rogers in Scooby-Doo, Robin in Super Friends, Cliffjumper in The Transformers, and the titular character in Peter Cottontail), dies at age 82.^[45]
• June 23: Steve Viksten, American television writer (Rugrats, Duckman, Hey Arnold!, Recess, Higglytown Heroes, The Simpsons), and actor (voice of Oskar Kokoshka in Hey Arnold!), dies at age 53.^[46]
• June 26: Wolf Koenig, Canadian film director and animator (worked for Colin Low), dies at age 86.^[47]
• June 28: Meshach Taylor, American actor (voice of Cecil in , Doctor Harris in the Static Shock episode "Aftershock"), dies at age 67.^{[48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53]}
• June 30: Bob Hastings, American actor (voice of Commissioner Gordon in the DC Animated Universe, Superboy in The Adventures of Superboy, Henry Glopp in Jeannie, D.D. in Clue Club), dies at age 89.^[54]

July

• July 6: Tô Hoài, Vietnamese writer, playwright, screenwriter, journalist and animator, dies at age 93.^[55]
• July 7: Dick Jones, American actor (voice of the title character in Pinocchio), dies at age 87.^[56]
• July 19: James Garner, American actor (voice of God in God, the Devil and Bob, Commander Rourke in , Shazam in ), dies at age 86.^[57]
• July 28: James Shigeta, Japanese-American actor (voice of General Li in Mulan, Old Wanderer in the episode "The Spirit World-Winter Solstice, Part 1"), dies at age 85.^{[58] [59] [60]}

August

• August 4: Walter Massey, Canadian actor (voice of Admiral Zogal and Deathforce Officer in Space Carrier Blue Noah, Captain Perez and The Doctor in The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Papa and Dr. Nose in Adventures of the Little Koala, Uncle Henry in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Polluto in The Smoggies, Plato in The Little Flying Bears, Geppetto in Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio, Piers McMaster in C.L.Y.D.E., Guru Lou in Samurai Pizza Cats, Papa Beaver in Papa Beaver's Storytime, Mr. Gronkle in The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Dentist in The Little Lulu Show, Principal Herbert Haney and Mr. Marco in Arthur, Mr. Tinker in How the Toys Saved Christmas, Dr. Stewart in Lassie, Santa Claus in Caillou's Holiday Movie, Shen-Shen's Great Great Uncle in the Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat episode "Wedding Day Mess", additional voices in Diplodos, Bumpety Boo, Sharky and George, The Adventures of Peter Pan, Saban's Adventures of the Little Mermaid, Bob in a Bottle, Robinson Sucroe, Animal Crackers, The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures, Caillou, Patrol 03, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, For Better or For Worse, A Miss Mallard Mystery, Wunschpunsch and Tripping the Rift), dies at age 85.^[61]
• August 6: David Weidman, American animator and poster designer (UPA, Hanna-Barbera), dies at age 93.^{[62] [63]}
• August 11:
  • Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (portrayed himself in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Truth or Square", voice of Mork in Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour, Genie in Aladdin, Aladdin and the King of Thieves and Great Minds Think 4 Themselves, The Kiwi in A Wish for Wings That Work, Batty Koda in , Fender Pinwheeler in Robots, Ramón and Lovelace in Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two), commits suicide at age 63.^[64]
  • Liz Holzman, American animator (Alvin and the Chipmunks), storyboard artist (Marvel Productions, Disney Television Animation, Animated Stories from the Bible, Garfield and Friends, Curious George), character designer (Disney Television Animation), prop designer (TaleSpin), art director, writer, director and producer (Warner Bros. Animation), dies from cancer at age 61.^[65]
• August 12: Lauren Bacall, American actress and voice actress (voice of Freezelda in HBO Storybook Musicals, Madame Lacroque in , The Grand Witch in Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King, the Witch of the Waste in Howl's Moving Castle, The Grey One in Ernest and Celestine, Evelyn in the Family Guy episode "Mom's the Word"), dies at age 89.^[66]
• August 18: Don Pardo, American announcer (voice of the Announcer in Totally Minnie, himself in The Simpsons episodes "Moe Letter Blues" and "Moonshine River"), dies at age 96.^[67]

September

• September 4: Joan Rivers, American actress and comedian (narrator in The Adventures of Letterman segments in The Electric Company, and voice of Zonthara in Dave the Barbarian, Dot Matrix in , Bubbe in Arthur, Annie Dubinsky in The Simpsons episode "The Ten-Per-Cent Solution", and herself in Shrek 2), dies at age 81.^{[68] [69]}
• September 10: Richard Kiel, American actor (voice of Vladimir in Tangled), dies at age 74.^{[70] [71] [72] [73]}
• September 16: Buster Jones, American actor (voice of Black Vulcan in Super Friends, Doc in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Blaster in The Transformers, Winston Zeddemore in seasons 4-7 of The Real Ghostbusters, and Extreme Ghostbusters), dies at age 70.^[74]

October

• October 8: Heino Pars, Estonian film director, dies at age 88.^[75]
• October 9: Jan Hooks, American actress and comedian (voice of Lil in Frosty Returns, Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon in The Simpsons, Angleyne in the Futurama episode "Bendless Love", Nadine in the Game Over episode "Monkey Dearest", Mrs. Kellogg in The Cleveland Show episode "Mr. & Mrs. Brown"), dies from throat cancer at age 57.^{[76] [77] [78]}
• October 14: Elizabeth Peña, American actress, writer and musician (voice of Paran Dul in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, Rosa Santos in Maya & Miguel, Mirage in The Incredibles, Maria and Gold Digger in the Minoriteam episode "Landon in Love", Store Owner in the American Dad! episode "American Dream Factory"), dies from cirrhosis at age 55.^[79]

November

• November 1: Hugues Le Bars, French composer (Oggy and the Cockroaches), dies at age 64.^[80]
• November 2: Larry Latham, American animator, artist, producer and director (Hanna-Barbera, Disney Television Animation), dies from cancer at age 61.^[81]
• November 3: Tom Magliozzi, American radio host (voice of Click Tappet in the Arthur episode "Pick a Car, Any Car", and Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns, Rusty Rust-eze in Cars and Cars 3) and television writer (Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns), dies from Alzheimer's disease at age 77.^[82]
• November 4: Paul Gruwell, American animator (Hanna-Barbera, Heavy Metal, Marvel Productions, Garbage Pail Kids, Bonkers), background artist (The New Batman Adventures, Batman Beyond, Mission Hill), storyboard artist (Garbage Pail Kids, Alvin and the Chipmunks, DuckTales, Bonkers, Duckman), sheet timer (The Simpsons) and director (Garfield and Friends), dies at age 80.
• November 10: Gaetano Varcasia, Italian actor (dub voice of Mickey Mouse from 1988 to 1995), dies at age 55.^[83]
• November 23: Haunani Minn, American actress (voice of Cinnamon Teal and Sen-Sen in DuckTales, Mrs. Lee and Dr. Dihn in Clifford the Big Red Dog, Dr. Lee in the episode "Blind as a Bat", Mrs. Kim in the Static Shock episode "Tantrum"), dies at age 67.
• November 28: Brumsic Brandon Jr., American comics artist and animator (worked for RCA and J.R. Bray), dies at age 87.^[84]

December

• December 11: Robert Taylor, American animator, producer, writer and film director (The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat), dies at age 69 or 70 from COPD.^{[85] [86]}
• December 13: Martha Sigall, American animator, inker and painter (Warner Bros. Cartoons), dies at age 97.^[87]
• December 14: Norman Bridwell, American author and cartoonist (creator of Clifford the Big Red Dog), dies at age 86.^[88]
• December 18: Harold M. Schulweis, American rabbi and author (special technical consultant for The Simpsons episode "Like Father, Like Clown"), dies from heart disease at age 89.^[89]
• December 22: Christine Cavanaugh, American actress, (voice of Chuckie Finster in Rugrats, Gosalyn Mallard in Darkwing Duck, Dexter in Dexter's Laboratory, Bunnie Rabbot in Sonic the Hedgehog, Oblina in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters), dies at age 51.^{[90] [91]}
• December 27: Gennady Sokolsky, Russian illustrator, animator and film director (Happy Merry-Go-Round, Well, Just You Wait!, The Adventures of Lolo the Penguin), dies at age 77.^[92]
• December 29: András Erkel, Hungarian producer (Varga Studio, founder of Studio Baestarts), dies from heart failure and brain cancer at age 52.
• December 31: Chris Moeller, American animator, storyboard artist (The Simpsons, Recess, King of the Hill), director (The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, King of the Hill) and producer (creator of Tripping the Rift), dies at age 47.

See also

• 2014 in anime

External links

• Animated works of the year, listed in the IMDb

Notes and References

1. Web site: Married to the Blob. May 15, 2020. www.imdb.com.
2. News: The 86th Academy Awards (2014) Nominees and Winners . April 12, 2014 . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . AMPAS . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141014193700/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2014 . October 14, 2014.
3. Web site: Diggs. May 15, 2020. www.imdb.com.
4. Web site: Cav Bøgelund. lambiek.net. May 15, 2020.
5. Web site: What to Expect When Bart's Expecting. May 15, 2020. www.imdb.com.
6. Web site: Brick Like Me. May 15, 2020. www.imdb.com.
7. Web site: Studente ontroert met animatiefilmpje over oma . nl-BE . Student moves with animation video about grandma . 29 August 2014 . www.gva.be.
8. Web site: Studente ontroert met animatiefilmpje over oma . nl . Student moves with animation video about grandma . 29 August 2014 . www.nieuwsblad.be.
9. Web site: Belgisch filmtalent lokt miljoenen kijkers met animatiefilm over oma . nl-NL . Belgian film talent lures millions of viewers with animation film about grandma . Robin . Broos . 28 August 2014 . www.demorgen.be.
10. News: Review of The Simpsons, 'Clown in the Dumps'. TIME.com. September 30, 2014. James. Poniewozik. September 28, 2014.
11. News: Foss. Mike. 'The Simpsons' and 'Family Guy' came together and it was awesome and sad. September 29, 2014. USA Today. September 29, 2014.
12. Web site: Simpsorama. May 15, 2020. www.imdb.com.
13. Web site: How Bill Cosby's Tarnished Legacy Impacts His Business. TV Guide. Schneider. Michael. December 1, 2014.
14. Web site: 'Little Bill' Boasts a Darker Energy Today Than It Did in 1999 — Is Bill Cosby the Protagonist?. Distractify. January 21, 2022. Piazza. Bianca.
15. Web site: Complete National Film Registry Listing . Library of Congress. May 15, 2020.
16. News: 25 movies chosen for the National Film Registry. The Washington Post. December 17, 2014. December 17, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141217212427/http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/25-movies-chosen-for-the-national-film-registry/2014/12/17/4ea10ace-85d5-11e4-abcf-5a3d7b3b20b8_story.html?tid=pm_entertainment_pop. December 17, 2014. mdy-all.
17. Web site: Barnes . Mike . January 6, 2014 . Actress Carmen Zapata Dies at 86 . July 5, 2023 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US.
18. News: Larry Mann, Voice in 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,' Dies at 91 . . Associated Press . 6 January 2014 . 7 January 2014 . Penske Business Media, LLC..
19. News: "Rudolph" Voice Actor Larry D. Mann Dies at 91 . Associated Press . . 7 January 2014 . 7 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140107043817/http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/rudolph-voice-actor-larry-mann-dies-91-21442042 . 7 January 2014 . dead . Abc.go.com.
20. News: Gilligan's Island Star Russell Johnson Dies of Kidney Failure . Messer . Lesley . . January 16, 2014 . 16 January 2014.
21. News: Memorial service announced for Russell Johnson, the Professor. Bainbridge Island Review. November 11, 2017. 2014-01-31.
22. Web site: EDWARDS. C.. Hal Sutherland, Filmation Co-Founder and Director, RIP. Cartoon Brew. January 29, 2014. May 31, 2015.
23. News: Animator Michael Sporn Passes Away. Dave. Koch. Big Cartoon News. January 20, 2014. January 20, 2014. https://archive.today/20140120151956/http://blog.bcdb.com/animator-michael-sporn-passed-6780/. January 20, 2014. dead. dmy-all.
24. Web site: Loo . Egan . Ranma 1/2's Happōsai Voice Actor Ichirô Nagai Passes Away . . January 25, 2019 . January 27, 2014.
25. News: Arthur Rankin Jr, 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' co-producer dies, age 89 . The Royal Gazette . Jonathan . Bell . January 30, 2014 . January 31, 2014.
26. News: Moss . Meredith . Don Vanderbeek, former Dayton Daily News art director, dies in California. . December 27, 2021. February 12, 2014.
27. News: Philip Seymour Hoffman: David Bar Katz, who found him dead, condemns media for painting 'false picture' of star in first video interview . Selby . Jenn . February 26, 2014 . February 23, 2022 . . August 4, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180804180235/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/philip-seymour-hoffman-david-bar-katz-who-found-him-dead-condemns-media-for-painting-false-picture-9155340.html . live .
28. News: McLellan . Dennis . Sid Caesar, pioneer of live television comedy, dies at 91 . . February 12, 2014 . 2014-02-12.
29. Web site: Sid Caesar Dead: Comedy Titan Was 91. Barnes. Mike. February 12, 2014. The Hollywood Reporter. June 26, 2019.
30. Web site: "When the Wind Blows" Director Jimmy Murakami, RIP . cartoonbrew.com . Amid . Amidi . February 16, 2014 . July 9, 2019.
31. News: Harold Ramis, Chicago actor, writer and director, dead at 69. Mark. Caro. Chicago Tribune. February 24, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140225003701/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-harold-ramis-dead-20140224,0,4983189,full.story. February 25, 2014.
32. Web site: Statement from the President on the Passing of Harold Ramis . February 25, 2014 . . . July 17, 2016.
33. Web site: Jordan Zakarin . President Obama Makes 'Caddyshack' Joke in Tribute to Harold Ramis . . February 25, 2014 . July 17, 2016.
34. Web site: Tinoco. Armando. Jorge Arvizu 'El Tata' Dies: Voice Behind Benito Bodoque, Pedro Picapiedra Dead From Heart Failure At 81. Latintimes.com. March 15, 2014. March 19, 2014.
35. News: Drummer Joe Lala Dead at 66. Jeff Giles. March 19, 2014. Ultimate Classic Rock. April 15, 2015.
36. Web site: Drummer Lala, who teamed with a generation of rock stars, dead at 66 . 2014-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319162138/http://tbo.com/events/drummer-lala-who-teamed-with-a-generation-of-rock-stars-dead-at-66-20140318/ . 2014-03-19 . dead .
37. News: Mickey Rooney dies at 93; show-business career spanned a lifetime. Valerie J.. Nelson. Los Angeles Times. April 6, 2014.
38. News: After 80-year career, Mickey Rooney estate: $18K . Associated Press . April 9, 2014 . August 11, 2018 . .
39. News: Durkin. Erin. Mickey Rooney laid to rest in private funeral at Hollywood Forever Cemetery. April 22, 2014. Daily News. New York. April 20, 2014.
40. News: Stevens. Matt. Mickey Rooney funeral set for today at Hollywood Forever. April 20, 2014. Los Angeles Times. April 19, 2014.
41. News: Parker. Mike. Mickey Rooney died too poor to pay for his own Hollywood funeral. April 19, 2014. Daily Express. April 13, 2014.
42. News: Bob Hoskins to retire after Parkinson's diagnosis . . 9 August 2012 . 26 February 2013 .
43. News: Bob Hoskins dies of pneumonia aged 71. 30 April 2014 . 30 April 2014 . .
44. News: Barnes . Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Dies at 95. Mike . . Byrge . May 8, 2016 . Duane.
45. News: Vitello. Paul. 2014-06-15. Casey Kasem, Wholesome Voice of Pop Radio, Dies at 82 (Published 2014). en-US. The New York Times. 2020-11-11. 0362-4331 . mdy-all.
46. News: June 27, 2014 . Steve Viksten Dead: 'Hey Arnold!' Voice Actor Dies At 54 . Huffingtonpost.com . 2022-01-17.
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48. News: Lindquist. David. TV star and Attucks grad Meshach Taylor dies at 67. July 1, 2014. The Indianapolis Star. June 30, 2014.
49. Web site: Meshach Taylor dies at 67; actor known for 'Designing Women' role. Los Angeles Times. Colker, David. 2014-06-29. 2014-07-02.
50. Web site: Meshach Taylor, screen and TV star, dies at 67. Los Angeles Times. 2014-06-29. Parker, Ryan. 2014-06-29.
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