Photos: Notable deaths in 2014

Actress Marcia Strassman, best known for her roles in “M*A*S*H” and “Welcome Back, Kotter” and “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” died at the age of 66  (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

Keyboardist Ian McLagan, second left, who was the keyboardist in rock bands Small Faces and ‘The Faces died on Dec. 3 at 69.  (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

The author of more than a dozen books of poetry and several works of prose, Strand was a Pulitzer Prize winner and former U.S. poet laureate widely praised for his concentrated, elegiac verse. He was 80.  (Chris Felver / Getty Images)

Saxophone player Bobby Keys, during the soundcheck for the first night of the Rolling Stones’ 1973 European World Tour, Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria, 1st September 1973.  (Michael Putland / Getty Images)

A puppeteer who created whimsical marionettes, Baker operated the oldest puppet theater in the United States. He also ran the Academy of Puppetry and Allied Arts, where high school students could learn the art of puppetry. He was 90.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

Marion Barry died Nov. 23 at age 78 in Washington, D.C. The cause of death was not initially disclosed.  (Tim Sloan, AFP/Getty Images)

A physician who gave up his medical practice to embark on a surf odyssey with his wife and nine children, Paskowitz also founded a surfing school and is credited with pioneering surfing in Israel. He was 93.  (Don Kelsen / Los Angeles Times)

An Army veteran who became an antiwar activist after a paralyzing injury in Iraq, Young was the subject of the scathing documentary “Body of War.” For many, he symbolized the unending cost of battle. He was 34.  (Taylor Jones / Getty Images)

Director Mike Nichols, known for a prolific career on stage, screen and television, died at age 83. His film credits include “The Graduate” and “The Birdcage.” He is pictured with his wife, news anchor Diane Sawyer.  (Eduardo Munoz / Reuters)

TV producer, writer Glen A. Larson behind such indelible TV dramas as “Battlestar Galactica,” “Magnum, P.I.,” “Knight Rider” and “Quincy M.E.” died at 77.  (Ron Galella / WireImage)

Chicago’s first and only female mayor, Jane Byrne, died Nov. 14, 2014 at the age of 81.  (Eduardo Contreras / Chicago Tribune)

Sugarhill Gang recording artists David ‘Davey D’ Gunthorpe (L-R) Michael ‘Wonder Mike’ Wright, Joey ‘Master Gee’ Robinson and Henry ‘Big Bank Hank’ Jackson in 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Jackson died Nov. 11, 2014 at the age of 57 after battling cancer.  (Isaac Brekken / WireImage)

Ian Fraser, right, whose 11 Emmy Awards and 21 additional nominations made him the most-honored musician in television history, died of complications from cancer on Oct. 31 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 81.  (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times)

Thomas Menino, the longest-serving mayor in Boston history, has died at age 71 from cancer.  (Paul Marotta / Getty Images)

The former USC coach became one of the most celebrated names in collegiate and Olympic swimming. He coached the 1972 U.S. Olympic men’s swim team to nine gold medals, including the seven won by Mark Spitz. Eight years earlier, he guided the U.S. women’s team to six gold medals. He was 93.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Musician Tim Hauser (left) of The Manhattan Transfer died October 16, 2014. He was 72. (L-R) Tim Hauser of The Manhattan Transfer, Solomon Burke, and Alan Paul of The Manhattan Transfer attend the GRAMMY’s Salute to Jazz at the GRAMMY Museum on January 26, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.  (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)

“August: Osage County” actress Misty Upham, was best known for her role in the 2008 film Frozen River, for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. Upham was 32.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

His L.A.-based ensemble, Mariachi los Camperos de Nati Cano, is widely considered one of the top mariachi ensembles in the United States. The group played top concert venues around the world and won crossover fans with its performances with Linda Ronstadt. He was 81.  (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Geoffrey Holder attends the 2010 Anglo-American Cultural Gala Awards reception on October 25, 2010 in New York City. He is known for playing a Bond Villain in “Live and Let Die” and for his role as the Un-Cola man in the 7Up commercials from the ‘70s and ‘80s. He died from pneumonia at the age of 84 on Oct. 5, 2014.  (Neilson Barnard / Getty Images)

Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier speaks at a news conference in 2011, the year he returned from exile. He died Oct. 4 in Port-au-Prince at the age of 63.  (Hector Retamal / AFP/Getty Images)

Dubbed “the flying housewife,” Mock became the first woman to fly solo around the globe, in 1964. She was 88.  (Mike Ewen / Associated Press)

Oscar-winning actor and comic Robin Williams died August 11, 2014 of an apparent suicide. He was 63.  (Carl Court / AFP/Getty Images)

Richard Kiel portrayed Jaws, a murderous giant with a mouthful of deadly steel teeth, in a scene from the James Bond film “The Spy Who Loved Me” (1977). Kiel died on Sept. 10 at age 74.  (United Artists / Getty Images)

Chick-fil-A founder and Chairman S.Truett Cathy, seen here in 2012, died at his home Sept. 8, 2014, at the age of 93.  (Jim Watson, AFP/Getty Images)

The respected British actor and Academy Award-winning director of “Gandhi,” the multiple-Oscar-winning best picture of 1982, was known as a “socially engaged” filmmaker who often focused on major historical figures. He was 90.  (Larry Davis / Los Angeles Times)

The Indian guru was one of the West’s most influential teachers of yoga. He helped lay the foundation for its explosive growth and attained rock-star status with tens of thousands of followers. He was 95.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Legendary “Saturday Night Live” announcer Don Pardo died Aug. 18 at age 96.  (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Actress Lauren Bacall in 1945. The screen icon died at age 89.  (Archive Photos / Getty Images)

Veteran soap opera actor, Charles Keating, has died at the age of 72. He had been fighting cancer. Here, Keating attends the 23rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on May 22, 1996 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.  (Ron Galella / WireImage)

James Brady, the former presidential press secretary who was seriously wounded in the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan in 1981, died Aug. 4. He was 73.  (Mandel Ngan, AFP/Getty Images)

Singer Michael Johns, a former ‘American Idol’ finalist, died on August 1, 2014. He was 35 years old.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

James Garner, known for his roles in the television series “Maverick” and “The Rockford Files,” died July 19 of natural causes in Los Angeles.  (MYCHELE DANIAU / AFP/Getty Images)

Actress Skye McCole Bartusiak, best known for her role as the daughter of Mel Gibson’s character’s in the 2000 hit movie “The Patriot,” died July 19 at the age of 21.  (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

Elaine Stritch, shown in March 2003, became a signal interpreter of songs by Noel Coward and Stephen Sondheim. She died at age 89.  (Ari Mintz / For the Times)

Charlie Haden, the pioneering jazz bassist who played with the likes of Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett before enjoying a decades-long solo career, died Friday at age 76 of a prolonged illness, according to his label, ECM.  (David Livingston / Getty Images)

Eileen Ford, who co-founded Ford Models with her husband, reportedly died July 9, 2014 after having recently suffered a fall. She was 92.  (Brad Barket / Getty Images)

Louis Zamperini, a World War II prisoner of war and Olympic runner, has died at 97. He was the subject of the book and upcoming film ‘Unbroken.’  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Soul singer Bobby Womack died on June 27, 2014. He was suffering from colon cancer and diabetes at the time of his death. He was 70 years old.  (Ian Gavan / Getty Images for Guinness)

Veteran actor Eli Wallach, who turns 95 on Dec. 7, 2010, will be presented with an honorary Oscar. Wallach lives in New York.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Legendary stage and screen actress Ruby Dee, who won acclaim on stage, film and television and became a notable figure in the U.S. civil rights movement, died peacefully at her home in New Rochelle, New York on June 11.  (Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Images)

Comedian Rik Mayall is dead at age 56.  (Stuart C. Wilson / Getty Images)

Lewis Katz, 72, the co-owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper and former owner of the New Jersey Nets and New Jersey Devils, was among seven people killed when a private jet caught fire and crashed on June 1.  (Ezra Shaw / Getty Images)

Poet and author Maya Angelou died at age 86 on May 28, 2014.  (Neilson Barnard / Getty Images)

Director Malik Bendjelloul attends the “Searching for Sugar Man” Greenroom Photo Op during the 2012 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival.  (Michael Buckner / Getty Images for SXSW)

Ex-boxing champion Jimmy Ellis, seen here in 1966, died on May 7, 2014, at the age of 74. He was a onetime sparring partner for Muhammad Ali.  (Central Press / Getty Images)

Actor Efrem Zimbalist Jr. of “The F.B.I.” and “77 Sunset Strip” died on May 2, 2014 at his ranch in Solvang, California. He was 95 years old.  (Vince Bucci / Getty Images)

Nobel Prize-winning novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez died on April 17 at his home in Mexico City. The author of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” was 87.  (Ronaldo Schemidt, AFP/Getty Images)

Peaches Geldof, daughter of Band Aid founder and musician Bob Geldof and a media and fashion personality, died at her home in Kent, England on April 7 at age 25. Geldof, who was married for the second time and had two sons under 2 years old, had worked as a DJ, model, journalist and television personality.  (Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Images)

Mickey Rooney, who became the United States’ biggest movie star as a teenager in the 1930s and later a versatile character actor in a career that spanned 10 decades, died on April 6 at age 93.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)