October 9, 2016 Writers Alistair Urquhart Scottish author and soldier in the Gordon Highlanders during World War II Died on Friday October 7th 2016 Other writersHerb Wharton dead at age 89, public figureVladimir Molchanov dead at age 75, Russian television host and journalistBarry W. Blaustein dead at age 72, American screenwriter and film director, pancreatic cancerBassek Ba Kobhio dead at age 69, Cameroonian writer and filmmakerRex Reed dead at age 87, American film critic and journalistAtaur Rahman Bangladeshi actor dead at age 84Ralph Ottey Jamaican-born British author and World War II veteran dead at age 102Anja Breien Norwegian film director dead at age 85Michael Pennington public figure dead at age 82Frid Ingulstad Norwegian novelist dead at age 90More from ScotlandDonald MacRae Scottish folk singer dead at age 84Quintin Young public figure dead at age 78Allan Hosie Scottish rugby referee dead at age 80Alexander Morton public figure dead at age 81John Dalgleish Donaldson public figure dead at age 84Doug Allan Scottish wildlife photographer and cameraman dead at age 74Sir Craig Reedie public figure dead at age 84Dorothy Logie public figure dead at age 83More from October 7, 2016Rebecca WilsonRoss HigginsWolfgang SuschitzkyLyudmila IvanovaGonzalo PeraltaRigobert SongBill WarrenMartha RothPeter DentonAnne Pashley Tags 07 October 2016 2016-10-07 Alistair October 2016 October 7 Scotland Urquhart Writers ←Wojciech Kurpiewski Kenneth P. Thompson→