Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Noreen Riols
British novelistDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Derek Parker
British writer and broadcasterDied on Sunday January 5th 2025
Hans Dieter Beck
German authorDied on Saturday January 4th 2025
Jeff Baena
American film director and screenwriter (The Little HoursDied on Saturday January 4th 2025
Andrew Pyper
Canadian authorDied on Saturday January 4th 2025
Pádraig Ó Snodaigh
Irish activist and writerDied on Friday January 3rd 2025
Britt Allcroft
English writer (Thomas & Friends)Died on Friday January 3rd 2025
Brian Freemantle
English writer (Charlie Muffin) and journalist (Daily MailDied on Tuesday December 31st 2024
Michael Burkard
American poet and educatorDied on Tuesday December 31st 2024
Adília Lopes
Portuguese poet. Died on Monday December 30th 2024
Jorge Lanata
Argentine journalist and authorDied on Monday December 30th 2024
Derek Ansell
British music critic and jazz writerDied on Sunday December 29th 2024
Peter Fraenkel
German-born British journalist and writerDied on Sunday December 29th 2024
Charles Shyer
American screenwriter and film director (Private BenjaminDied on Saturday December 28th 2024
Kostas Georgousopoulos
Greek theater criticDied on Friday December 27th 2024
George Zebrowski
Austrian-born American science fiction writer (MacrolifeDied on Thursday December 26th 2024
Bapsi Sidhwa
Pakistani novelist (Cracking IndiaDied on Thursday December 26th 2024
M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Indian novelist (NaalukettuDied on Wednesday December 25th 2024
Brent Manley
American bridge writer and editor (The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge)Died on Wednesday December 25th 2024
Teodoras Četrauskas
Lithuanian writer and literary translatorDied on Tuesday December 24th 2024
Wacław Gluth-Nowowiejski
Polish publicist and authorDied on Tuesday December 24th 2024
Dalmacio Negro Pavón
Spanish university professor and authorDied on Monday December 23rd 2024
Pere Moles
Andorran politican and writerDied on Monday December 23rd 2024
Hisham Yans
Jordanian writer and actorDied on Sunday December 22nd 2024
Patricia Smart
Canadian writer and academicDied on Sunday December 22nd 2024
Aziza Barnes
American poet and playwrightDied on Saturday December 21st 2024
Barry N. Malzberg
American writer and editorDied on Saturday December 21st 2024
Shankar Dayal
Indian film director and screenwriter (Saguni)Died on Friday December 20th 2024
Saguni
Indian film director and screenwriter (Saguni)Died on Friday December 20th 2024
Angelo Amelio
Italian TV author (Unomattina)Died on Thursday December 19th 2024
Sokratis Skartsis
Greek poetDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Michel del Castillo
French writerDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
John Marsden
Australian writer (TomorrowDied on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Jean Adamson
British writer (Topsy and Tim)Died on Wednesday December 18th 2024
David A. McIntee
British writerDied on Tuesday December 17th 2024
Arlene Croce
American dance criticDied on Tuesday December 17th 2024
Beatriz Sarlo
Argentine writerDied on Tuesday December 17th 2024
Brenda Walker
Australian author (The Wing of Night)Died on Tuesday December 17th 2024
Lionel Manga
Cameroonian writer and art criticDied on Monday December 16th 2024
Annelie Botes
South African writerDied on Saturday December 14th 2024
Jelena Mašínová
Czech screenwriterDied on Friday December 13th 2024
Francesco Cinquemani
Italian screenwriterDied on Friday December 13th 2024
Wolfgang Becker
German film director and screenwriterDied on Friday December 13th 2024
Helal Hafiz
Bangladeshi poetDied on Friday December 13th 2024
Lee Edwards
American academic and political writerDied on Friday December 13th 2024
Vladimir Strelkov
Russian film director (Allegro Con Brio) and screenwriterDied on Thursday December 12th 2024
Gramiro de Matos
Brazilian poetDied on Thursday December 12th 2024
Gamiro de Matos
Brazilian poetDied on Wednesday December 11th 2024
Gilberto Mendonça Teles
Brazilian writer and literary criticDied on Tuesday December 10th 2024
Jean-Luc Maxence
French poetDied on Tuesday December 10th 2024
Dalton Trevisan
Brazilian writerDied on Tuesday December 10th 2024
Nikki Giovanni
American poetDied on Tuesday December 10th 2024
Orlando Rossardi
Cuban poetDied on Saturday December 7th 2024
Renee Bornstein
French-born British Holocaust survivor and writerDied on Thursday December 5th 2024
Jacques Roubaud
French poetDied on Thursday December 5th 2024
John Stanley Pottinger
American novelist and lawyerDied on Wednesday December 4th 2024
Eugenio Borgna
Italian psychiatrist and essayistDied on Wednesday December 4th 2024
M. R. Chandrasekharan
Indian literary critic and authorDied on Wednesday December 4th 2024
Louise Cotnoir
Canadian writerDied on Wednesday December 4th 2024
Debbie Mathers
American author (My Son MarshallDied on Wednesday December 4th 2024
Chiung Yao
Taiwanese writer and producerDied on Wednesday December 4th 2024
Trent Zelazny
American authorDied on Wednesday December 4th 2024
Lance Morrow
American writer and journalistDied on Wednesday December 4th 2024
Debbie Nelson
American author (My Son MarshallDied on Tuesday December 3rd 2024
Peggy Caserta
American businesswoman and memoiristDied on Monday December 2nd 2024
Alioune Badara Bèye
Senegalese novelistDied on Monday December 2nd 2024
Marshall Brickman
American screenwriter (Annie HallDied on Sunday December 1st 2024
Prithwindra Mukherjee
Indian author and researcherDied on Saturday November 30th 2024
Claudio Isaac
Mexican writerDied on Thursday November 28th 2024
Mynever Shuteriqi
Albanian writer and academicianDied on Wednesday November 27th 2024
Hal Lindsey
American evangelist and Christian writerDied on Wednesday November 27th 2024
Jim Abrahams
American film director and writer (Airplane!Died on Tuesday November 26th 2024
Gianfranco Calligarich
Italian novelist and screenwriterDied on Tuesday November 26th 2024
Fred L. Smith
American economist and political writerDied on Tuesday November 26th 2024
Urs Allemann
Swiss writer and journalistDied on Monday November 25th 2024
Barbara Taylor Bradford
British-American novelist (A Woman of SubstanceDied on Monday November 25th 2024
Elisa Lerner
Venezuelan writer and National Prize for Literature 1999Died on Sunday November 24th 2024
Breyten Breytenbach
South African writerDied on Sunday November 24th 2024
Chia-ying Yeh
Chinese-born Canadian poet and sinologistDied on Sunday November 24th 2024
Göran Skytte
Swedish journalist and author (ArbetetDied on Saturday November 23rd 2024
Marshall Brain
American authorDied on Friday November 22nd 2024
Omchery N. N. Pillai
Indian playwrightDied on Friday November 22nd 2024
Ron O’Brien
American diving coach and authorDied on Thursday November 21st 2024
Arthur Frommer
American travel writerDied on Tuesday November 19th 2024
Denise Holstein
French authorDied on Saturday November 16th 2024
Joseph Tsang Mang Kin
Mauritian poetDied on Saturday November 16th 2024
Sandra Gilbert
American literary critic and poetDied on Friday November 15th 2024
István Nemere
Hungarian novelistDied on Friday November 15th 2024
Hippolyte Piroux
French farmer and writerDied on Friday November 15th 2024
František Zvardoň
Czech writer and photographerDied on Friday November 15th 2024
Valeria Narbikova
Russian writerDied on Friday November 15th 2024
James Penton
Canadian historian and authorDied on Friday November 15th 2024
John Peaslee
American television writer and producer (CoachDied on Thursday November 14th 2024
Tim Sullivan
American science fiction authorDied on Wednesday November 13th 2024
Michalis Ganas
Greek poetDied on Tuesday November 12th 2024
William Radice
British poetDied on Tuesday November 12th 2024