Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
Rafiuddin Hashmi
Pakistani poet and literary scholarDied on Friday January 26th 2024
Abasse Ndione
Senegalese writerDied 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
James Herbert Brennan
Northern Irish authorDied on Monday January 8th 2024
Erwin Schild
German-born Canadian Conservative rabbi and authorDied on Monday January 8th 2024
Joan Acocella
American journalist and dance critic (The New Yorker)Died on Sunday January 7th 2024
Bernard Rübsamen
Dutch royalty-photographer and authorDied on Sunday January 7th 2024
Pyotr Chernyayev
Russian film criticDied on Saturday January 6th 2024
Jack O’Connell
American authorDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Ssu-ma Chung-yuan
Taiwanese writerDied on Friday January 5th 2024
Pyotr Chernyaev
Russian film criticDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2024
Petr Chernyaev
Russian film criticDied on Wednesday January 3rd 2024
Abubakar Siddique
Bangladeshi poetDied on Thursday December 28th 2023
Maria Laina
Greek poetDied on Thursday December 28th 2023
Mbongeni Ngema
South African playwright (Sarafina!Died on Wednesday December 27th 2023
Yuri Arabov
Russian screenwriter (The Lonely Voice of ManDied on Wednesday December 27th 2023
Jack McLean
Scottish writerDied on Wednesday December 27th 2023
Darchhawna
Indian writerDied on Wednesday December 27th 2023
Patricia Ferreira
Spanish film and television director and screenwriter (I Know Who You AreDied on Wednesday December 27th 2023
Richard Bowes
American science fiction authorDied on Wednesday December 27th 2023
Salmi Manja
Malaysian novelistDied on Tuesday December 26th 2023
Élise Fischer
French writerDied on Monday December 25th 2023
K. M. Peyton
British authorDied on Monday December 25th 2023
Eva Hauserová
Czech journalist and writerDied on Monday December 25th 2023
Hugh Aynesworth
American journalist and authorDied on Sunday December 24th 2023
Frank Cassenti
French stage and film director and screenwriter (The Song of Roland)Died on Saturday December 23rd 2023
John Mairai
French Polynesian poetDied on Friday December 22nd 2023
Oliver Emanuel
English playwright and radio dramatistDied on Thursday December 21st 2023
Dan Greenburg
American writer (How to Be a Jewish MotherDied on Tuesday December 19th 2023
Norma Barzman
American screenwriterDied on Tuesday December 19th 2023
Wolfgang Glück
Austrian film director and screenwriterDied on Sunday December 17th 2023
Ghislain de Diesbach
French writerDied on Sunday December 17th 2023
Tomáš Janovic
Slovak writerDied on Sunday December 17th 2023
Michael H. Stone
American forensic psychiatrist and writerDied on Saturday December 16th 2023
Graham Petrie
Scottish-Canadian author and academicDied on Saturday December 16th 2023
Waldomiro Bariani Ortêncio
Brazilian writerDied on Saturday December 16th 2023
Abdulaziz Al-Babtain
Kuwaiti poetDied on Friday December 15th 2023
Cari Beauchamp
American authorDied on Friday December 15th 2023
Andrey Konstantinov
Russian writerDied on Wednesday December 13th 2023
Alain Chartrand
Canadian film director (Ding et Dong) and screenwriterDied on Tuesday December 12th 2023
Ahmad Salim
Pakistani poet and literary scholarDied on Tuesday December 12th 2023
Zurab Karumidze
Georgian writer and culturologistDied on Tuesday December 12th 2023
Ihor Kobryn
Ukrainian film director and screenwriterDied on Tuesday December 12th 2023
Igor Kobrin
Ukrainian film director and screenwriterDied on Tuesday December 12th 2023
Lam Chiu Wing
Hong Kong screenwriter and producerDied on Tuesday December 12th 2023
Vladimir Mitypov
Russian writerDied on Tuesday December 12th 2023
Shirley Barber
English authorDied on Tuesday December 12th 2023
David Drake
American author of science fiction and fantasy literatureDied on Monday December 11th 2023
Thomas Kilroy
Irish playwright and novelistDied on Monday December 11th 2023
Renée
New Zealand feminist writer and playwrightDied on Monday December 11th 2023
Edwin Wilson
American theater critic (The Wall Street Journal)Died on Sunday December 10th 2023
Edna Mazia
Israeli playwrightDied on Sunday December 10th 2023