Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Dinu Săraru
Romanian novelistDied on Sunday March 3rd 2024
Peter Jarolin
Austrian music and drama criticDied on Saturday March 2nd 2024
Paolo Taviani
Italian film director and screenwriterDied on Thursday February 29th 2024
Suratman Markasan
Singaporean authorDied on Tuesday February 27th 2024
Santiago B. Villafania
Filipino poetDied on Tuesday February 27th 2024
Alex Ștefănescu
Romanian critic and literary historianDied on Tuesday February 27th 2024
René Pollesch
German author and playwrightDied on Monday February 26th 2024
Dan Wilcox
American screenwriter and producer (M*A*S*H)Died on Monday February 26th 2024
Brian Stableford
British science fiction writer (Balance of Power)Died on Monday February 26th 2024
Lyn Hejinian
American poetDied on Sunday February 25th 2024
Yasmine Gooneratne
Sri Lankan writerDied on Saturday February 24th 2024
Maria Venturi
Italian writer and journalistDied on Thursday February 22nd 2024
Chris Aspin
English authorDied on Wednesday February 21st 2024
Steve Miller
American science fiction author (Liaden universe)Died on Wednesday February 21st 2024
Movlud Suleymanli
Azerbaijani dramatistDied on Wednesday February 21st 2024
Danijel Dragojević
Croatian poetDied on Tuesday February 20th 2024
Raina Tomova
Bulgarian screenwriter (Adaptatziya) and playwrightDied on Tuesday February 20th 2024
Marion Halligan
Australian novelistDied on Tuesday February 20th 2024
Fernando Delgado
Spanish writer and journalistDied on Monday February 19th 2024
Fernando González Delgado
Spanish writer and journalistDied on Monday February 19th 2024
William M. Beecher
American journalist and authorDied on Sunday February 18th 2024
Acharya Vidyasagar
Indian Hindu leader and poetDied on Sunday February 18th 2024
Gijs IJlander
Dutch writerDied on Saturday February 17th 2024
Reuben Jackson
American poet and jazz historianDied on Saturday February 17th 2024
Steven M. Wise
American author and legal scholarDied on Saturday February 17th 2024
Marcel Nuss
French essayistDied on Friday February 16th 2024
Lucette Desvignes
French writer and professorDied on Friday February 16th 2024
Claude Courchay
French novelistDied on Thursday February 15th 2024
Reidar Thomassen
Norwegian writerDied on Thursday February 15th 2024
Neil Rhind
British journalist and writerDied on Thursday February 15th 2024
Prakash Koleri
Indian film director and writerDied on Wednesday February 14th 2024
Yılmaz Karakoyunlu
Turkish writer and politicianDied on Sunday February 11th 2024
Usha Kiran Khan
Indian writerDied on Sunday February 11th 2024
Farooq Nazki
Indian poet and broadcasterDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
Walter van den Broeck
Belgian writer and playwrightDied on Tuesday February 6th 2024
N. K. Desam
Indian poet and literary criticDied on Monday February 5th 2024
Dick Waterman
American writerDied on Monday February 5th 2024
Christopher Priest
English novelist (Fugue for a Darkening IslandDied on Saturday February 3rd 2024
Alev Alatlı
Turkish novelist and columnistDied on Friday February 2nd 2024
Harunur Rashid
Bangladeshi film director (Megher Onek Rong) and writerDied on Friday February 2nd 2024
Ellen Gilchrist
American authorDied on Friday February 2nd 2024
Amrus Natalsya
Indonesian poetDied on Thursday February 1st 2024
Mario Levi
Turkish writerDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Andrew Payne
British television writer (Pie in the SkyDied on Wednesday January 31st 2024
Brian Lumley
British authorDied on Monday January 29th 2024
N. Scott Momaday
American author (House Made of Dawn)Died on Monday January 29th 2024
Hinako Ashihara
Japanese manga authorDied on Monday January 29th 2024
Anne Edwards
American writerDied on Monday January 29th 2024
Keith Booth
English cricket writerDied on Saturday January 27th 2024
Goran Petrović
Serbian writerDied on Saturday January 27th 2024
Abasse Ndione
Senegalese writerDied on Friday January 26th 2024
Rafiuddin Hashmi
Pakistani poet and literary scholarDied on Friday January 26th 2024
Catrìona NicGumaraid
Scottish poetDied on Thursday January 25th 2024
Martin Middlebrook
English military historian and writerDied on Tuesday January 23rd 2024
Erwin James
English murderer and columnist (The Guardian)Died on Tuesday January 23rd 2024
Takashi Ezure
Japanese screenwriter (Kamen Rider)Died on Tuesday January 23rd 2024
Benedict Fitzgerald
American screenwriter (The Passion of the Christ)Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
Gaby Vallejo Canedo
Bolivian writerDied on Sunday January 21st 2024
Abbas Jirari
Moroccan writerDied on Saturday January 20th 2024
Anezi Okoro
Nigerian author (One Week One Trouble)Died on Saturday January 20th 2024
Inguna Bauere
Latvian writerDied on Saturday January 20th 2024
Jacques Guhl
Swiss writerDied on Saturday January 20th 2024
Brian Brett
Canadian poetDied on Friday January 19th 2024
Ester Xargay Melero
Catalan poetDied on Friday January 19th 2024
Wolfgang Wickler
German zoologist and authorDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
Mohamed Ghozzi
Tunisian poet and literary criticDied on Thursday January 18th 2024
David E. Hoffman
American television writer and authorDied on Wednesday January 17th 2024
José Agustín
Mexican novelistDied on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Tom Purdom
American writerDied on Tuesday January 16th 2024
K. B. Sreedevi
Indian writerDied on Tuesday January 16th 2024
Howard Waldrop
American science fiction author (Them BonesDied on Monday January 15th 2024
Gonzalo Lira
Chilean-American writer and YouTuberDied on Monday January 15th 2024
Munawwar Rana
Indian poetDied on Sunday January 14th 2024
Bridget Dobson
American soap opera creator (Santa Barbara) and writer (General HospitalDied on Sunday January 14th 2024
Lev Rubinstein
Russian poetDied on Sunday January 14th 2024
Enzo Moscato
Italian playwrightDied on Saturday January 13th 2024
Tom Shales
American writer and television critic (The Washington Post)Died on Saturday January 13th 2024
David J. Skal
American film historian and author (Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to ScreenDied on Saturday January 13th 2024
James N. Purcell Jr.
American authorDied on Friday January 12th 2024
Terry Bisson
American science-fiction author ("Bears Discover Fire"Died on Wednesday January 10th 2024
Normand de Bellefeuille
Canadian poetDied on Wednesday January 10th 2024
Tracy Tormé
American screenwriter and television producer (SlidersDied on Wednesday January 10th 2024
Brian McConnachie
American actor and writer (SCTV NetworkDied on Tuesday January 9th 2024
Shahla Lahiji
Iranian writerDied on Monday January 8th 2024
Mark Kharitonov
Russian novelistDied on Monday January 8th 2024
Guy Bonnet
French authorDied on Monday January 8th 2024