LOS ANGELES (AP) – The TV Academy is apologising for using a photo of a living composer instead of the image of the late Andre Previn during an Emmy's memoriam segment.
The segment on Sunday (Sept 22) used a photo of 75-year-old conductor Leonard Slatkin.
The academy said on Monday that it was an error.
Previn died at 89 in February. He was a composer, pianist and conductor whose work ventured into Hollywood, jazz and classical music.
Previn won four Oscars for his orchestrations of such stylish musicals as 1964's My Fair Lady.
Slatkin posted a picture on Twitter of Previn, saying he "deserved better".
The academy said all mentions on its website will feature accurate imagery of Previn.
I saw that @theemmys posted a photo of me "In Memoriam" rather than the intended Andre Previn. Andre deserved better. I had the opportunity to introduce him when he received the @KCHonors. Perhaps he was paying me back f
