December 27, 2017 Writers Asa Lanova Swiss dancer (Danseuse Étoile) and author Died on Wednesday December 27th 2017 Other writersDavid Kendall American television writer and producer and film director dead at age 68Volker Hage German journalist, author and literary critic dead at age 76Gordon Snell public figure dead at age 93Yair Garbuz Israeli visual artist, writer, and opinion journalist dead at age 80Zelda F. Gamson American sociologist, pancreatic cancer dead at age 90Len Strazewski American comic book writer dead at age 71Edith Eger Hungarian-American psychologist and author dead at age 98Gerry Conway American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer dead at age 73Alfred Slote American author dead at age 99Marcos Petrillo Brazilian promoter, author, and music researcher dead at age 67More from SwitzerlandJacques Cornu Swiss motorcycle racer dead at age 72Daniel Grataloup French-Swiss architect dead at age 88Sonia Gessner Swiss actress dead at age 88André de Muralt Swiss philosopher dead at age 94Peter Rull Jr. Swiss Olympic sport shooter dead at age 80Andreas Engel Swiss biologist dead at age 82Jean-Bernard Racine Swiss geographer and academic dead at age 85More from December 27, 2017Jim BurnsMarcus RaskinRaymond L. BrownJohnny BowerJames LigoAntonio Camacho GarcíaAline Griffith, Countess of RomanonesMuriel Turner, Baroness Turner of CamdenAracy CardosoKurt Schulzke Tags 2017-12-27 27 December 2017 Asa December 2017 December 27 Lanova Switzerland Writers ←Kurt Schulzke Tuija Lindström→