Andrey Fyodorovich death at age 66
Soviet actor and screenwriter (Engineering Red Died on Friday January 2nd 2026
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
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…
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…
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
Jean-Pierre Winter obituary: died at age 74
French psychoanalyst and writer Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Tito Topin passed away at age 93
French writer and illustrator Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Clara Pinto-Correia dead at age 65
Portuguese novelist and journalist Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Obituary: Baba Adhav, dead at age 95
Indian socialist leader and marathi writer Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
John Noble dies at age 92
American journalist and author Died on Monday December 8th 2025
Oľga Feldeková dies at age 82
Slovak writer Died on Saturday December 6th 2025
David Mulwa dead at age 80
Kenyan writer Died on Saturday December 6th 2025
Alfonso Ussía passes away at age 77
Spanish writer and journalist Died on Friday December 5th 2025
Hege Newth dies at age 59
Norwegian writer Died on Friday December 5th 2025
Naĭden Vŭlchev, died aged 98
Bulgarian poet and translator Died on Thursday December 4th 2025
Nihal Fernando died at age 71
Nihal Fernando, a Sri Lankan actor known for Kalpanthe Sihinayak, Maya 3D and Aloko Udapadi, died on December 4, 2025, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, aged 71. Born in Colombo on…
Luci Shaw, died aged 96
British-American poet and essayist Died on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
Charles Norman has died at age 101
American writer Died on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
Obituary: Barry Dempster, dead at age 73
Canadian poet and novelist Died on Wednesday December 3rd 2025
Death of Marianne Larsen at age 74
Danish poet and writer Died on Tuesday December 2nd 2025
Pamela Kola, died aged 82
Kenyan children’s author and educator Died on Tuesday December 2nd 2025
José Ortega has died at age 82
Spanish poet Died on Tuesday December 2nd 2025
Arne Birkenstock passes away at age 57
German film director and screenwriter Died on Monday December 1st 2025
Daniel Woodrell passes away at age 72
American novelist (Winter's Bone) Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Dave Hewitt dies at 64
Scottish writer (The Angry Corrie) Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Gondoo U obituary: died at age 89
Burmese writer and educator Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Ko Lay death at age 89
Burmese poet Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Ram Loevy dies at age 85
Israeli film director and screenwriter Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
DeWitt S., died aged 86
American temperance lobbyist and author Died on Sunday November 30th 2025
Sir Tom passed away at age 88
Czech-born British playwright (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead) and screenwriter (Shakespeare in Love Died on Saturday November 29th 2025
Fern Michaels dies at age 92
American author Died on Saturday November 29th 2025
Death of Hazel Walford at age 85
Welsh academic and author Died on Friday November 28th 2025
Wang Huo passes away at age 101
Chinese novelist and journalist Died on Monday November 24th 2025
Paul Tremmel death at age 96
German poet Died on Sunday November 23rd 2025
Stephen Downing death at age 87
American screenwriter (MacGyver Died on Sunday November 23rd 2025
Death of Jeanette Winter at age 86
American author and illustrator Died on Sunday November 23rd 2025
Death of Alun Gibbard at age 65
Welsh writer Died on Saturday November 22nd 2025
Death of Tamilanban at age 92
Indian poet Died on Saturday November 22nd 2025
Leonardo Fróes death at age 84
Brazilian poet Died on Friday November 21st 2025
David Hanly obituary: died at age 82
Irish writer and radio broadcaster (Morning Ireland) Died on Friday November 21st 2025
Helme Heine dies at 84
German writer Died on Friday November 21st 2025
Ian Marchant has died at age 67
British writer Died on Thursday November 20th 2025
Gavin Petrie died at age 83
British writer and producer Died on Thursday November 20th 2025
Jean-Louis Trudel dies at age 58
Canadian science-fiction author Died on Wednesday November 19th 2025
Charlotte Bingham passes away at age 83
British author Died on Tuesday November 18th 2025
Sören Sommelius passed away at age 84
Swedish writer and journalist (Helsingborgs Dagblad) Died on Monday November 17th 2025
Yvonne Keuls died at age 93
Dutch writer Died on Monday November 17th 2025