Deaths Famous Dead Writers
Leslie Epstein
American writer and academic · 19 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 19
Brian Glanville
English football writer and novelist · 16 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 16
Gerard Soeteman
Dutch screenwriter (The Assault · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15 · Dutch
Robert Brooke
English cricket writer · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15
Jan Terlouw
Dutch politician (and author (Winter in Wartime) · 15 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 15 · Dutch
Fadéla M’rabet
Algerian writer · 13 May 2025 · May 2025 · M'rabet · May 13
Nandalike Balachandra Rao
Indian journalist and writer · 13 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 13 · Rao
Robert Benton
American filmmaker and screenwriter (Bonnie and Clyde · 12 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 12
André Berland
French historian and biographer · 11 May 2025 · May 2025 · French · May 11
Peter Morwood
Irish novelist (The Dragon Lord) · 09 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 9
Carlos Ferrari
Argentine-Puerto Rican playwright and theatrical director · 09 May 2025 · Argentine · May 2025 · May 9
Kim Yeong-hyeon
South Korean poet and novelist · 08 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 8
Joan de Sagarra
Spanish writer and journalist · 08 May 2025 · May 2025 · Sagarra · May 8
Alexey Gogua
Abkhaz writer · 07 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 7
Steve Pepoon
American television writer (ALF · 07 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 7
Angelo Rinaldi
French writer and literary critic · 06 May 2025 · May 2025 · French · May 6
Iain Finlay
Australian author and journalist · 06 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 6
Tracy Sorensen
Australian novelist and academic · 06 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 6
Lidwine
French comic book author and illustrator · 05 May 2025 · May 2025 · French · May 5
Hữu Ngọc
Vietnamese writer and journalist · 03 May 2025 · May 2025 · May 3
Marie Vaislic
French Holocaust survivor and writer · 02 May 2025 · May 2025 · French · May 2
Richard Vines
British food critic (Bloomberg News) · 29 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 29 · Other
Jane Gardam
English author (The Queen of the Tambourine · 28 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 28
Peter von Matt
Swiss philologist and author · 21 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 21 · Swiss · Matt
Damien Broderick
Australian author (The White Abacus · 21 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 21
Neža Maurer
Slovene poet and writer · 19 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 19
Bill Aitken
British-born Indian travel writer and mountain lover from Scotland · 16 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 16
Francis Davis
American author and journalist (The Village Voice · 15 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 15
Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian writer (The Time of the Hero · 13 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 13 · Llosa
Jean Marsh
British actress and writer (Upstairs · 12 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 12
Mike Bradwell
British theatre director and playwright · 11 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 11
Luis Felipe Noé
Argentine painter and writer · 09 April 2025 · April 2025 · Argentine · April 9 · Noé
Cathy Bernheim
French novelist and journalist · 08 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 8 · French
Yuriy Korotkov
Russian writer and screenwriter (Crash – Cop's Daughter · 08 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 8
Jean Van Leeuwen
American children's author · 03 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 3 · Leeuwen
Tim Mohr
German-American writer and editor · 01 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 1
Ottó Tolnai
Serbo-Hungarian writer · 01 April 2025 · April 2025 · April 1 · Otto
Andrew Cohen
American spiritual teacher and author · 29 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 29
Ken Bruen
Irish crime fiction writer · 29 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 29
Alexandru Bantoș
Moldovian writer and journalist · 28 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 28
Andrei Yermash
Russian film director and screenwriter (Moon Rainbow · 25 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 25
Dennis McDougal
American author and newspaper journalist · 24 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 24
L. J. Smith
American author (The Vampire Diaries · 23 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 23 · Smith
Manoj Santoshi
Indian television writer · 23 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 23
James Laube
American wine critic (Wine Spectator) · 22 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 22 · Other
Iván García Guerra
Dominican theatre actor and playwright · 21 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 21 · Guerra
Kitty Dukakis
American author and political figure · 21 March 2025 · March 2025 · March 21