Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
Trent Zelazny
American author
Died on Wednesday December 4th 2024
Lance Morrow
American writer and journalist
Died on Wednesday December 4th 2024
Debbie Nelson
American author (My Son Marshall
Died on Tuesday December 3rd 2024
Peggy Caserta
American businesswoman and memoirist
Died on Monday December 2nd 2024
Alioune Badara Bèye
Senegalese novelist
Died on Monday December 2nd 2024
Marshall Brickman
American screenwriter (Annie Hall
Died on Sunday December 1st 2024
Prithwindra Mukherjee
Indian author and researcher
Died on Saturday November 30th 2024
Mynever Shuteriqi
Albanian writer and academician
Died on Wednesday November 27th 2024
Hal Lindsey
American evangelist and Christian writer
Died on Wednesday November 27th 2024
Jim Abrahams
American film director and writer (Airplane!
Died on Tuesday November 26th 2024
Gianfranco Calligarich
Italian novelist and screenwriter
Died on Tuesday November 26th 2024
Fred L. Smith
American economist and political writer
Died on Tuesday November 26th 2024
Urs Allemann
Swiss writer and journalist
Died on Monday November 25th 2024
Barbara Taylor Bradford
British-American novelist (A Woman of Substance
Died on Monday November 25th 2024
Elisa Lerner
Venezuelan writer and National Prize for Literature 1999
Died on Sunday November 24th 2024
Breyten Breytenbach
South African writer
Died on Sunday November 24th 2024
Chia-ying Yeh
Chinese-born Canadian poet and sinologist
Died on Sunday November 24th 2024
Göran Skytte
Swedish journalist and author (Arbetet
Died on Saturday November 23rd 2024
Omchery N. N. Pillai
Indian playwright
Died on Friday November 22nd 2024
Ron O’Brien
American diving coach and author
Died on Thursday November 21st 2024
Arthur Frommer
American travel writer
Died on Tuesday November 19th 2024
Denise Holstein
French author
Died on Saturday November 16th 2024
Joseph Tsang Mang Kin
Mauritian poet
Died on Saturday November 16th 2024
Sandra Gilbert
American literary critic and poet
Died on Friday November 15th 2024
František Zvardoň
Czech writer and photographer
Died on Friday November 15th 2024
James Penton
Canadian historian and author
Died on Friday November 15th 2024
John Peaslee
American television writer and producer (Coach
Died on Thursday November 14th 2024
Tim Sullivan
American science fiction author
Died on Wednesday November 13th 2024
William Radice
British poet
Died on Tuesday November 12th 2024
Elizabeth Nunez
American novelist (Anna In-Between)
Died on Tuesday November 12th 2024
Inés Fernández Moreno
Argentinian novelist
Died on Sunday November 10th 2024
Jürgen Becker
German poet
Died on Sunday November 10th 2024
Indra Soundar Rajan
Indian author
Died on Sunday November 10th 2024
Hashem Siddiq
Sudanese poet
Died on Saturday November 9th 2024
Sytze van der Zee
Dutch writer and journalist
Died on Friday November 8th 2024
Ivan Charota
Belarusian literary critic
Died on Friday November 8th 2024
Madeleine Riffaud
French poet and journalist
Died on Wednesday November 6th 2024
Nestor Rateş
Romanian writer and journalist
Died on Tuesday November 5th 2024
Olivera Nikolova
Macedonian author
Died on Monday November 4th 2024
Gaston Vogel
Luxembourgish lawyer and author
Died on Saturday November 2nd 2024
Phil Rickman
British author
Died on Friday November 1st 2024
João Scognamiglio Clá Dias
Brazilian Roman Catholic priest and religious writer
Died on Friday November 1st 2024
Tavinho Paes
Brazilian poet and lyricist
Died on Thursday October 31st 2024
Rayda Jacobs
South African writer
Died on Wednesday October 30th 2024
Miquel Obiols
Spanish writer
Died on Tuesday October 29th 2024
Suzanne Osten
Swedish film and stage director and screenwriter
Died on Tuesday October 29th 2024
Robert C. Morgan
American art critic and historian
Died on Monday October 28th 2024
Jeri Taylor
American scriptwriter (Star Trek: The Next Generation
Died on Friday October 25th 2024
Gilda Holst
Ecuadorian writer and academic
Died on Friday October 25th 2024
Jean-Jacques Gabut
French writer and journalist (Le Progrès)
Died on Friday October 25th 2024
Jadwiga Barańska
Polish actress and screenwriter
Died on Friday October 25th 2024
Simon Fieschi
French webmaster and writer
Died on Thursday October 24th 2024
Jean-Claude Missiaen
French film director and critic
Died on Thursday October 24th 2024
Aurélien Ferenczi
French journalist and film critic
Died on Thursday October 24th 2024
Gary Indiana
American novelist
Died on Thursday October 24th 2024
Alan Sacks
American television writer and producer (Welcome Back
Died on Thursday October 24th 2024
Arkady Shtypel
Ukrainian poet and translator
Died on Wednesday October 23rd 2024
Vladimir Mikushevich
Russian poet
Died on Wednesday October 23rd 2024
Shamshad Abdullaev
Uzbek Russian-language poet
Died on Wednesday October 23rd 2024
Antonio Cicero
Brazilian poet
Died on Wednesday October 23rd 2024
Bruno Bartoloni
Italian journalist and writer
Died on Tuesday October 22nd 2024
Béatrice de Andia
Spanish-French writer and curator
Died on Tuesday October 22nd 2024
Hualing Nieh Engle
Chinese-born American author and academic
Died on Monday October 21st 2024
Reba White Williams
American author and philanthropist
Died on Monday October 21st 2024
Maurice Henrie
Canadian writer and academic
Died on Sunday October 20th 2024
Judith de Kom
Dutch-Surinamese activist and novelist. (death announced on this date)
Died on Friday October 18th 2024
Sherry Coben
American television writer and producer (Kate & Allie)
Died on Friday October 18th 2024
Stan Persky
Canadian writer and media commentator
Died on Thursday October 17th 2024
Rieko Nakagawa
Japanese writer and lyricist
Died on Thursday October 17th 2024
Daniel K. Hoh
American television writer (Station 19)
Died on Thursday October 17th 2024
Alexandre Voisard
Swiss writer and politician
Died on Tuesday October 15th 2024