2009 in American television
Date Name Age Notability
March 13 Alan W. Livingston 91 Vice-president in charge of programming at NBC ; created the character of Bozo the Clown
March 13 Andrew Martin 33 Professional wrestler known as Test in the WWF/E & The Punisher in TNA
March 15 Ron Silver 62 Actor , director , producer ( The West Wing )
March 17 Morton Lachman 90 TV writer and producer ( All in the Family , Gim me a Break ! , Kate & Allie )
March 24 George Kell 86 Sportscaster ( Detroit Tigers play-by-play announcer [ 1959-96 ] )
March 27 Irving R. Levine 86 Journalist- correspondent for NBC News
March 28 Maurice Jarre 84 Composer ( Cimarron Strip , Jesus of Nazareth , Shōgun , The Murder of Mary Phagan )
March 29 Andy Hallett 33 Actor ( Angel , Angel : Live Fast , Die Never )
Deaths -- March
The following is a list of events affecting American television in 2009. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel launches.