Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Farhan Bulbul
Syrian theater director and writer
Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Jan Otčenášek Jr.
Czech screenwriter (Zločiny Velké Prahy)
Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Carol Downer
American feminist lawyer and author
Died on Saturday January 18th 2025
Martin Pollack
Austrian journalist and author
Died on Friday January 17th 2025
Geneviève Callerot
French novelist and resistance fighter
Died on Friday January 17th 2025
David W. Duclon
American television writer and producer (Punky Brewster
Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Betty C. Monkman
American curator and author
Died on Thursday January 16th 2025
Tidiane Diakité
Malian-born French historian and writer
Died on Wednesday January 15th 2025
Kjell Gjerseth
Norwegian novelist and journalist
Died on Tuesday January 14th 2025
Nathalie Dupree
American cookbook writer and television personality
Died on Tuesday January 14th 2025
André Sollie
Belgian author and illustrator
Died on Tuesday January 14th 2025
Olga Marlin
American-born Kenyan educator and writer
Died on Sunday January 12th 2025
Barbara Clegg
British actress and screenwriter
Died on Saturday January 11th 2025
Alan Emrich
American writer and game designer
Died on Saturday January 11th 2025
Jean-Luc Petitrenaud
French food critic and television host
Died on Friday January 10th 2025
Joseph Monninger
American novelist (The Letters)
Died on Thursday January 9th 2025
Øyvind Vågnes
Norwegian writer and magazine editor
Died on Wednesday January 8th 2025
Milorad Milinković
Serbian film director and screenwriter
Died on Tuesday January 7th 2025
Karen Pryor
American behavioral psychologist and author
Died on Sunday January 5th 2025
Mike Rinder
Australian-American Scientology executive and writer (A Billion Years)
Died on Sunday January 5th 2025
Richard Foreman
American playwright
Died on Sunday January 5th 2025
Derek Parker
British writer and broadcaster
Died on Sunday January 5th 2025
Jeff Baena
American film director and screenwriter (The Little Hours
Died on Saturday January 4th 2025
Britt Allcroft
English writer (Thomas & Friends)
Died on Friday January 3rd 2025
Brian Freemantle
English writer (Charlie Muffin) and journalist (Daily Mail
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2024
Michael Burkard
American poet and educator
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2024
Adília Lopes
Portuguese poet.
Died on Monday December 30th 2024
Jorge Lanata
Argentine journalist and author
Died on Monday December 30th 2024
Derek Ansell
British music critic and jazz writer
Died on Sunday December 29th 2024
Peter Fraenkel
German-born British journalist and writer
Died on Sunday December 29th 2024
Charles Shyer
American screenwriter and film director (Private Benjamin
Died on Saturday December 28th 2024
George Zebrowski
Austrian-born American science fiction writer (Macrolife
Died on Thursday December 26th 2024
Bapsi Sidhwa
Pakistani novelist (Cracking India
Died on Thursday December 26th 2024
M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Indian novelist (Naalukettu
Died 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 translator
Died on Tuesday December 24th 2024
Wacław Gluth-Nowowiejski
Polish publicist and author
Died on Tuesday December 24th 2024
Dalmacio Negro Pavón
Spanish university professor and author
Died on Monday December 23rd 2024
Pere Moles
Andorran politican and writer
Died on Monday December 23rd 2024
Patricia Smart
Canadian writer and academic
Died on Sunday December 22nd 2024
Aziza Barnes
American poet and playwright
Died on Saturday December 21st 2024
Barry N. Malzberg
American writer and editor
Died 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
John Marsden
Australian writer (Tomorrow
Died on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Jean Adamson
British writer (Topsy and Tim)
Died on Wednesday December 18th 2024
Brenda Walker
Australian author (The Wing of Night)
Died on Tuesday December 17th 2024
Lionel Manga
Cameroonian writer and art critic
Died on Monday December 16th 2024
Annelie Botes
South African writer
Died on Saturday December 14th 2024
Jelena Mašínová
Czech screenwriter
Died on Friday December 13th 2024
Francesco Cinquemani
Italian screenwriter
Died on Friday December 13th 2024
Wolfgang Becker
German film director and screenwriter
Died on Friday December 13th 2024
Helal Hafiz
Bangladeshi poet
Died on Friday December 13th 2024
Lee Edwards
American academic and political writer
Died on Friday December 13th 2024
Vladimir Strelkov
Russian film director (Allegro Con Brio) and screenwriter
Died on Thursday December 12th 2024
Gilberto Mendonça Teles
Brazilian writer and literary critic
Died on Tuesday December 10th 2024
Renee Bornstein
French-born British Holocaust survivor and writer
Died on Thursday December 5th 2024
John Stanley Pottinger
American novelist and lawyer
Died on Wednesday December 4th 2024
Eugenio Borgna
Italian psychiatrist and essayist
Died on Wednesday December 4th 2024
M. R. Chandrasekharan
Indian literary critic and author
Died on Wednesday December 4th 2024
Debbie Mathers
American author (My Son Marshall
Died on Wednesday December 4th 2024
Chiung Yao
Taiwanese writer and producer
Died on Wednesday December 4th 2024
Lance Morrow
American writer and journalist
Died on Wednesday December 4th 2024