Harold Allen Ramis died at the age of 69 on February 24, 2014. Throughout his life, he was a writer, actor, director, and producer for both movies and television. Ramis got his start in the entertainment business writing for The National Lampoon Radio Hour and the television shows SCTV and The Odd Couple. He made his feature film writing debut in 1979 with the classic comedy National Lampoon's Animal House. He went on to write and direct the Bill Murray-starring comedy Caddyshack in 1980. In 1984 Ramis wrote and directed Ghostbusters, one of the highest grossing films of all time and an enduringly popular comedy. He led a hugely successful career over the following three decades, writing or directing such films as Groundhog Day, Analyze This, Stripes, Multiplicity, Bedazzled, and Analyze That among many others. Ramis is survived by his daughters, Violet and Harper, as well as his wife, Erica.