PHOTOS: Notable deaths in 2014 - In Memoriam

Edward Herrmann, the 'Gilmore Girls' star and Tony Award-winner, died on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, after a battle with brain cancer. He was 71. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

Voice actress Christine Cavanaugh, is seen March 25, 1996 at the 68th Academy Awards in L.A. Cavanaugh, known for her role as Chuckie in the 'Rugrats,' died Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

In this July 29, 1999 file photo, actress Luise Rainer poses in her central London apartment. (AP Photo/Adam Butler)

British singer Joe Cocker died of lung cancer at his home in Colorado on Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. He was 70. (Lionel Cironneau)

Ian McLagan (left), Rolling Stones collaborator and Faces keyboardist, died on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at the age of 69 after suffering a stroke. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

Rolling Stones' sax player Bobby Keys died on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, after a lengthy illness. He was 70 years old. (facebook.com/therollingstones)

Bob Baker, fonder of The Bob Baker Marionette Theater, leads a parade during the 'Million Puppet March' in Santa Monica. Baker died on Friday, Nov. 28, 2014. He was 90. (Richard Vogel)

Author P.D. James died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014 at her home in Oxford, southern England. She was 94. (Henny Ray Abrams/File)

Former District of Columbia Mayor and city councilman Marion Barry died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2014. He was 78. (Alex Brandon)

Jimmy Ruffin, the Motown singer whose hits include 'What Becomes of the Brokenhearted' and 'Hold on to My Love,' died Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. He was 78. (Universal Music Group)

Actress Marcia Strassman, who played Gabe Kaplan's wife, Julie, on the 1970's sitcom 'Welcome Back, Kotter,' died Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. She was 66. (AP Photo/Courtesy Strassman Family, Randi St. Nicholas)

Ben Bradlee, former executive editor of the Washington Post, left, died at his home Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 of natural causes. He was 93. (Chris Carlson )

Legendary fashion designer Oscar de la Renta died at his Connecticut home on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. The 82-year-old had been battling cancer since 2006. (AP Photo/Starpix, Amanda Schwab)

Actress Elizabeth Pena, known for her roles in 'La Bamba' and 'Modern Family' died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, of natural causes. She was 55. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Isaiah 'Ikey' Owens, Jack White's keyboardist, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014 in Mexico. The Long Beach native was 38 years old. (jackwhiteiii.com)

Tony Award-winning actress Marian Seldes died Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at age 86. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Sarah Goldberg, best known for her role in '7th Heaven,' passed away in her sleep on Sept. 27, 2014. The 40-year-old actress is believed to have died due to a heart condition. (AP / Sarah Danielle Goldberg / Facebook)

Eric Lynch, left, died at the age of 39 on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. Lynch was a regular on Howard Stern's radio show on SiriumXM and had a reputation for yelling at the host. (Twitter.com/JOHNNYFRATTO)

Emmy-winning actress and singer Polly Bergen died from natural causes at her Connecticut home Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. She was 84. (AP Photo/David Brinn)

Actress Nicole Kidman's father, Tony Kidman, died Friday, Sept 12, 2014, after reportedly falling in Singapore. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Actor Richard Kiel, who played the villain Jaws in multiple James Bond films, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014. He was 74. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Former WWE wrestler Sean O'Haire was found dead in his South Carolina home on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014. He was 43. (WWE)

Comedian Joan Rivers died Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. She was 81. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision)

Jimi Jamison, lead singer of the 1980s rock band Survivor, died Sunday, August 31, 2014 of an apparent heart attack at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 63. (Facebook.com/survivortheband)

Actor and Oscar-winning film director Richard Attenborough died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014. He was 90. (Dave Caulkin)

Jay Adams, who helped transform skateboarding from a simple street pastime into a worldwide sport, has died of a heart attack on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2013. He was 53. (instagram.com/jboyadams)

Legendary Hollywood actress Lauren Bacall died on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. She was 89. (AP Photo)

Actor-comedian Robin Williams was found dead of apparent suicide at his Northern California home on Monday, August 11, 2014. He was 63. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Marilyn Burns, best known as the heroine in the 1974 cult hit 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,' died Tuesday, August 6, 2014. She was 65. (Bryanston Pictures)

James Brady, the White House press secretary gravely wounded during the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, died Monday, Aug. 4, 2014. He was 73. (AP)

'American Idol' contestant Michael Johns, who appeared in season 7 of the hit TV show, died on Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, The Hollywood Reporter reported. He was 35. (Chris Pizzello)

Dick Wagner, the skilled guitarist who worked with Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Kiss and Aerosmith, died of respiratory failure on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. He was 71. (Barrow Neurological Institute)

Skye McCole Bartusiak, who portrayed Mel Gibson's young daughter in the 2000 film 'The Patriot,' was found dead in her Houston home on Saturday, July 19, 2014. She was 21. (Bebeto Matthews)

Legendary actor James Garner was found dead of natural causes at his home in the Brentwood area in Los Angeles on Saturday, July 19, 2014. He was 86. (Nick Ut)

Centenarian jazz musician Lionel Ferbos has died at his home in New Orleans on Saturday, July 19, 2014. He was 103. (Gerald Herbert)

Film and theater star Elaine Stritch died from natural causes on Thursday, July 17, 2014. She was 89. (Sundance Selects)

Alice Coachman Davis, the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, died Monday, July 14, 2014, in south Georgia. She was 90. (AP Photo/John Rooney)

Nadine Gordimer, an author who won the Nobel Prize for novels that explored the cost of racial conflict in apartheid-era South Africa, died Sunday, July 13, 2014. She was 90. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)

Tommy Ramone, who was a co-founder and the last living member of the Ramones, died Friday, July 11, 2014. He was 65. (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Modeling agency founder Eileen Ford, who shaped a generation's standards of beauty as she built an empire, died of complications from a brain tumor and osteoporosis on July 9, 2014 (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler)

Former Real Madrid soccer star Alfredo Di Stefano died on Monday July 7, 2014. He was 88. (Paul White)

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Bobby Castillo in 1981. (AP)

Meshach Taylor, who played an ex-convict surrounded by Southern belles on the sitcom 'Designing Women' died of cancer Saturday, June 29, 2014. He was 67. (Nick Ut)

Bobby Womack, an influential R&B singer-songwriter who impacted artists such as the Rolling Stones, died Friday, June 27, 2014. He was 70. (Joel Ryan)

Former U.S. Sen. Howard Baker Jr., who asked what President Richard Nixon knew about Watergate, died Thursday, June 26, 2014. He was 88. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Eli Wallach died Tuesday evening, June 24, 2014, from natural causes after 98 years of life, 66 years of marriage and some 100 films. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

Legendary San Diego Padres outfielder Tony Gwynn died of cancer at the age of 54 on Monday, June 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Legendary actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee died at home in New Rochelle, N.Y., on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. She was 91. (AP Photo / Kevork Djansezian)

Bob Welch, former pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Oakland Athletics, died Monday, June 9, 2014, in Seal Beach, Calif. He was 57. (AP Photo/Kennedy)

British comedian Rik Mayall, who played the title role in 1991 cult classic 'Drop Dead Fred,' died Monday, June 9, 2014, at his home in London. He was 56. (New Line Cinema)

Ann B. Davis, best known for her role as devoted housekeeper Alice Nelson on 'The Brady Bunch,' died Sunday, June 1, 2014. She was 88. (ABC Photo Archives / AP / Gus Ruelas)

Oscar-nominated actress Martha Hyer (right), who starred alongside the likes of Frank Sinatra and Humphrey Bogart, died May 31, 2014, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She was 89. (AP Photo / Heinrich Sanden Jr.)

American author and poet Maya Angelou died in her North Carolina home on Wednesday, May 28, 2014, her agent confirmed. She was 86. (Paul Morigi/AP Images for National Portrait Gallery)

British actor Bob Hoskins died following a bout of pneumonia, an agent confirmed on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. He was 71. (Joel Ryan / AP / Touchstone Pictures)

Rashad Harden, a house music and footwork pioneer who performed as DJ Rashad, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose on Saturday, April 26, 2014. He was 34. (soundcloud.com/dj-rashad)

Mark Shand, the brother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, died Wednesday, April 23, 2014, after falling outside a New York hotel bar and suffering a head injury. He was 62. (Ian Nicholson)

Kevin Sharp, a country music singer who recorded multiple chart-topping songs and survived a well-publicized battle with cancer, died Saturday, April 19, 2014. He was 43. (Sue Veldkamp)

Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez died on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at his home in southern Mexico City. He was 87. (Guillermo Arias)

James Hellwig, aka The Ultimate Warrior, died of cardiovascular disease on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. He was 54. (Jonathan Bachman / AP Images for WWE)

British socialite Peaches Geldof died of possible drug overdose on Monday, April 07, 2014. She was 25. (Matt Sayles)

Actor Mickey Rooney died of natural causes at his North Hollywood home on Sunday, April 6, 2014. He was 93. (AP / KABC)

Actress Kate O'Mara, who played Joan Collins' sister Cassandra 'Caress' Morrell in 'Dynasty,' died on Sunday, March 30, 2014, after battling a short illness. She was 74. (ABC Photo Archives)

Dave Brockie, who as 'Oderus Urungus' fronted the alien-costumed heavy metal band GWAR, died on Sunday, March 23, 2014. He was 50. (Jeff Bottari)

Actor James Rebhorn died Friday, March 21, 2014, following a lengthy battle with skin cancer. He was 65. (AP / Peter Kramer)

Pastor Fred Phelps Sr., the founder of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, died Thursday, March 20, 2014. He was 84. (Charlie Riedel)

Fashion designer L'Wren Scott, the longtime girlfriend of Mick Jagger, was found dead of an apparent suicide at her New York apartment on Monday, March 17, 2014. She was 49. (Dan Steinberg/Invision)

Scott Asheton, drummer for the influential punk rock band The Stoogies died of a heart attack on Saturday, March 15, 2014. He was 64. (Katy Winn)

Author Joe McGinniss died Monday, March 10, 2014, of complications from inoperable prostate cancer. He was 71. (Dan Joling)

William 'Wild Bill' Guarnere, whose World War II service as a member of the Army's famed Easy Company was recounted in 'Band of Brothers,' died, Saturday, March 8, 2014. He was 90. (Matt Rourke)

Actress Sheila MacRae, best known for role in the 1960s version of 'The Honeymooners,' died Thursday, March 6, 2014 at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, N.J. She was 92. (Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Mathew Imaging/Filmmagic)

TV game show host Geoff Edwards died Wednesday, March 5, 2014, died of complications related to pneumonia at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica. He was 83. (Chuck Barris Productions)

Actor-writer-director Harold Ramis, known for his role in 'Ghostbusters' and the comedic genius behind 'Groundhog Day' and 'Caddyshack,' died on Monday, Feb. 24, 2014. He was 69. (Columbia Pictures / AP)

Alice Herz-Sommer, believed to be the oldest-known survivor of the Holocaust, died in London on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014. She was 110. (Photo provided by the makers of the documentary 'The Lady in Number 6')

Devo guitarist Bob Casale died Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, from conditions that led to heart failure. He was 61. (Katy Winn)

Baseball Hall of Famer and longtime New York Mets' broadcaster Ralph Kiner died Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. He was 91. (Ron Frehm)

Joan Mondale, wife of former Vice President and former Minnesota Sen. Walter Mondale, died Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. She was 83. (AP Photo/David Sherman)

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014 of an apparent heroin overdose. He was 46. (Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)

Oscar-winning actor Maximilian Schell, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, at a hospital in the Austrian city of Innsbruck following a 'sudden illness.' He was 83. (Old Vic Theater, Manuel Harlan)

American folk singer and activist Pete Seeger died peacefully in his sleep at New York hospital on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. He was 94. (Hans Pennink)

Dave Madden, who played the child-hating agent on the hit 1970s sitcom 'The Partridge Family,' died in Florida on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. He was 82. (Copyright CPT Holdings Inc, Courtesy Sony Pictures Television)

Russell Johnson, who played Professor Roy Hinkley in the 1960s series 'Gilligan's Island,' died on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 from kidney failure. He was 89. (CBS / United Artists Television)

WWE Hall of Famer Mae Young died on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at age 90. (WWE)

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, after being in a coma for eight years following a stroke. He was 85. (Oded Balilty)

Eric Lawson, who portrayed the Marlboro man in cigarette ads during the 1970s, died Jan. 10, 2014, of respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 72. (Marlboro cigarette ad)

New York Yankee legend and long time San Diego Padres broadcaster Jerry Coleman died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, after a brief illness. He was 89. (Lenny Ignelzi)

Phil Everly of the musical duo the Everly Brothers died Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, following complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was 74. (Ray Stubblebine)