Joël Schmidt, died aged 88
French novelist Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Kalin Terziyski has died at age 55
Bulgarian writer Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Paul Larivaille passed away at age 93
French literary critic and academic Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Maria Alzira death at age 84
Portuguese writer and literary critic Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Death of Halina Filek-Marszałek at age 86
Polish film director and screenwriter Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Death of Karl Riha at age 90
German poet Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Patrick Corrigan dies at 69
American psychologist and writer Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Vitalie Zagaievschi has died at age 81
Moldovan writer and journalist Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Yury Yemelyanov passes away at age 88
Russian historian and author Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Robert Macklin has died at age 84
Australian journalist and author Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Hermann Peter passed away at age 90
German writer Died on Friday January 16th 2026
Mark Jones obituary: died at age 72
Mark Robert Jones, an American screenwriter, film director and producer, died on January 16, 2026. He wrote and directed the 1993 film Leprechaun, which launched the horror franchise of the…
Blanche Marvin death at age 100
American-born British theatre critic Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Kim Sin-yong passed away at age 80
South Korean writer Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Clay Iles dies at age 83
Clay Iles, an English tennis player and coach, died on January 15, 2026, aged 83. A British player and LTA-licensed tennis coach, he also worked as a sports writer and…
Jan Mårtenson, died aged 92
Swedish author and diplomat Died on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Aroha Awarau obituary: died at age -1
New Zealand playwright Died on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Indira Devi death at age 95
Indian poet and socialite Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Scott Adams passes away at age 68
Scott Adams, the American cartoonist and writer best known for creating the Dilbert comic strip, died on January 13, 2026, at age 68. He was also a conservative commentator and…
Nellie Wong obituary: died at age 91
American poet Died on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Ralph L. dies at age 86
Brazilian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Franz Herre obituary: died at age 99
German journalist and biographer Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Obituary: Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki, dead at age 96
British occult writer Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Erich von death at age 90
Swiss author and ufologist Died on Sunday January 11th 2026
Manoel Carlos, died aged 92
Brazilian television writer (Por Amor Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Robert Wolgemuth obituary: died at age 77
American author Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Kjersti Scheen dead at age 82
Norwegian journalist and writer Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Zeno Bianu passed away at age 75
French writer Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Robert K. dies at age 83
American trial attorney and novelist Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Astrid Roemer passed away at age 78
Surinamese-Dutch writer and teacher Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Heloísa de passes away at age 56
Brazilian writer and left-wing activist Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Chiara Valentini dies at 84
Italian journalist and writer Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Chiara Valentini dies at 84
Italian Journalist and writer Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Death of Murad Wahba at age 100
Egyptian writer Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Mourad Wahba, died aged 99
Egyptian writer Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Obituary: Renee Nicole, dead at age 37
American poet and writer Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Killing of Renée Good, died aged 37
Renée Nicole Macklin Good, an American poet and writer, was fatally shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 7, 2026. She was 37. According to reports, Good was in her car,…
Raj Kumar Pathria died at age 92
Raj Kumar Pathria, an Indian-American physicist and Urdu poet, died on January 7, 2026, at the age of 92. He was a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo…
Zoraida Burgos i Matheu dies at 92
Zoraida Burgos i Matheu, a Spanish Catalan writer, poet and librarian, died on January 4, 2026, aged 92. Born in Tortosa on March 10, 1933, she studied Library and Information…
Death of Nora Ikstena at age 56
Latvian writer Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Andrey Khoroshev passed away at age 66
Russian actor and screenwriter (Engineering Red Died on Friday January 2nd 2026
James Grauerholz obituary: died at age 72
American writer Died on Friday January 2nd 2026
Andrey Fyodorovich death at age 66
Soviet actor and screenwriter (Engineering Red Died on Friday January 2nd 2026
Sukumar Barua death at age 87
Bangladeshi poet Died on Friday January 2nd 2026
Brian Doyle dead at age 90
Brian Doyle, a Canadian writer of novels and short stories, died on January 1, 2026. Born in Ottawa in 1935, he drew many of his stories from his experiences growing…
Tim Kask dead at age 76
American editor and writer Died on Wednesday December 31st 2025
Gillian Wagner passes away at age 98
Dame Gillian Wagner, British writer and philanthropist and chair of Barnardo's, died on December 31, 2025, aged 98. Born Gillian Mary Millicent Graham in London on October 25, 1927, she…
Jerry Bledsoe obituary: died at age 84
Jerry Bledsoe, an American author and journalist, died on December 31, 2025, at age 84. Born in Danville, Virginia, on July 14, 1941, he was known for several true crime…
Annie Salager passed away at age 91
French poet Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Pierre Bordage death at age 70
French science fiction author (L'Évangile du serpent) Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Michael J. Schumacher, died aged 75
Michael J. Schumacher, an American journalist and author, died on December 29, 2025, at age 75. Born in Topeka, Kansas, on May 22, 1950, he wrote biographies of Beat Generation…
Terence M. has died at age 78
Canadian science fiction writer Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Hedva Harechavi has died at age 84
Israeli poet Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Daoud Abdel death at age 79
Egyptian director and screenwriter Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Leonard Nolens passed away at age 78
Belgian poet and diary writer Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Meredith Hooper passed away at age 86
Meredith Hooper, an Australian historian and writer, died on December 27, 2025, aged 86. Born Meredith Jean Rooney in Adelaide on October 21, 1939, she was raised in the city…
Francis Marmande dies at age 80
French author Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Obituary: Stephen Boyden, dead at age 100
Stephen Boyden, a British-Australian scientist and writer, died on December 26, 2025. He was a professor emeritus at the Australian National University and was widely recognised for pioneering work in…
Radu F. death at age 82
Romanian playwright Died on Friday December 26th 2025
Kazuo Ibaraki dies at 86
Japanese haiku poet Died on Thursday December 25th 2025
Robert Lindsey passes away at age 90
American author (The Falcon and the Snowman Died on Thursday December 25th 2025
Najih al-Mamouri, died aged 81
Iraqi novelist Died on Thursday December 25th 2025
Tarek Al-Amir passed away at age 60
Egyptian actor and screenwriter Died on Wednesday December 24th 2025
Vincent Lardo has died at age 94
Vincent Lardo, an American novelist, died on December 24, 2025, at the age of 94. Vincent A. Lardo was born in the Bronx on February 17, 1931. He attended Evander…
Death of Francesc Nel·lo at age 94
Catalan playwright and theatre director Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Rita Mensah-Amendah has died at age 85
Togolese teacher and writer Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Vinod Kumar dies at age 88
Indian writer Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Patricia Montandon passed away at age 96
American author and socialite Died on Monday December 22nd 2025
Death of Walter Schultheiß at age 101
Walter Schultheiß, the German actor, author and painter known for his role as Der Eugen, died on December 22, 2025, at the age of 101. Born in Tübingen in 1924,…
David Pinner, died aged 85
David Pinner, the British actor and novelist best known for Ritual, died on December 22, 2025, aged 85. Born in Peterborough, England, on October 6, 1940, he trained at the…
Jean Bedford dead at age 79
English-born Australian writer Died on Sunday December 21st 2025
Obituary: Lou Cannon, dead at age 92
American journalist (The Washington Post) and biographer Died on Saturday December 20th 2025
Kevin Arkadie obituary: died at age 68
American television writer and producer (New York Undercover Died on Friday December 19th 2025
Chris Wallace-Crabbe dies at age 91
Australian poet and academic Died on Friday December 19th 2025
Death of Christian de at age 88
French film director and screenwriter (The Wedding Ring Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Ahmed Abodehman died at age 76
Saudi writer and journalist (Al Riyadh) Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Harouna Coulibaly dies at age 63
Nigerien writer and film director Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
John Antrobus obituary: died at age 92
British playwright and screenwriter (The Goon Show) Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Victor Grossman dies at 97
American publicist and author Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Marc Alyn death at age 88
French poet and writer Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Richard Meier, died aged 55
Richard Meier, an English poet, died on December 17, 2025, of lung cancer in East Finchley, London, at the age of 55. Born in Great Bookham, Surrey, in 1970, he…
Robert Heide death at age 91
Robert Heide, an American playwright and author, died on December 17, 2025. He was best known for his play "The Bed" and for working with artist Andy Warhol. His death…
Simona Popescu passed away at age 59
Romanian essayist Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Norman Podhoretz has died at age 95
American magazine editor and writer (Commentary) Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Death of Meja Mwangi at age 76
Kenyan writer Died on Tuesday December 16th 2025
Gerald Donaldson dead at age 87
Gerald Donaldson, a Canadian racing journalist and biographer who specialized in covering Formula One, died on December 14, 2025, at age 87. Born in Almonte, Ontario, on July 18, 1938,…
John Carey dead at age 91
British literary critic Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Peg Kehret obituary: died at age 89
American author Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Magda Umer dies at age 76
Polish singer and author Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Joanna Trollope death at age 82
English novelist (A Village Affair) Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Nermin Abadan passed away at age 104
Turkish academics and author Died on Friday December 12th 2025
John Varley dies at 78
American author (Titan Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Kenneth W. death at age 99
American theoretical physicist and writer Died on Thursday December 11th 2025
D. L. obituary: died at age 87
American playwright (The Gin Game) Died on Thursday December 11th 2025
Death of Ernest McCarty at age 84
Ernest McCarty, an American bass player, composer and playwright, died on December 11, 2025, at age 84. Born in Chicago on March 26, 1941, he was an upright bass player…
Mark Jay death at age 86
American writer and professor Died on Wednesday December 10th 2025
Sophie Kinsella obituary: died at age 55
English novelist (Shopaholic) Died on Wednesday December 10th 2025
Josh Becker has died at age 67
American director (Xena: Warrior Princess) and screenwriter Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025