Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Jonathan Axelrod passes away at age 74
American screenwriter and producer (Every Little Crook and Nanny Died on Wednesday June 19th 2024
Thomas McCormack died at age 92
American writer and publisher Died on Tuesday June 18th 2024
Death of Ashim Saha at age 75
Bangladeshi poet and novelist Died on Tuesday June 18th 2024
Sreedharan Champad passed away at age 86
Indian circus artist and writer Died on Saturday June 15th 2024
Obituary: Arnold Mindell, dead at age 84
American author Died on Friday June 14th 2024
Ruth Stiles dies at 100
American author Died on Friday June 14th 2024
Hermína Franková passed away at age 95
Czech writer and screenwriter (The Girl on the Broomstick) Died on Thursday June 13th 2024
Death of Mike Downey at age 72
American newspaper columnist (Chicago Tribune) Died on Thursday June 13th 2024
Liu Jinyun has died at age 86
Chinese playwright Died on Thursday June 13th 2024
Death of Katsura Zakoba at age 76
Japanese rakugo writer Died on Thursday June 13th 2024
Marina Tarkovskaya dies at age 89
Russian writer and critic Died on Tuesday June 11th 2024
Alberts Bels dead at age 85
Latvian writer Died on Tuesday June 11th 2024
David Shrayer-Petrov, died aged 88
Russian-American novelist and poet Died on Tuesday June 11th 2024
Reiner Uthoff has died at age 86
German writer and stage director Died on Sunday June 9th 2024
Ahmed Zitouni passes away at age 74
Algerian author Died on Sunday June 9th 2024
Death of Daniel Etounga-Manguelle at age 81
Cameroonian economist and writer Died on Sunday June 9th 2024
Michael Mosley dies at 67
British television journalist and writer Died on Sunday June 9th 2024
Kim Kwang-lim passes away at age 95
South Korean poet Died on Sunday June 9th 2024
Rexhep Ferri, died aged 86
Kosovan-Albanian artist and writer Died on Saturday June 8th 2024
Roberto Cossa death at age 89
Argentine playwright and theatre director Died on Thursday June 6th 2024
Obituary: Éric Hazan, dead at age 87
French author Died on Thursday June 6th 2024
T. J. passed away at age 73
American sports columnist (Los Angeles Times Died on Tuesday June 4th 2024
Obituary: Andrzej Kostenko, dead at age 87
Polish screenwriter (Ręce do góry Died on Monday June 3rd 2024
Bill Spence obituary: died at age 101
English writer Died on Monday June 3rd 2024
Gerald Dawe obituary: died at age 72
Irish poet Died on Monday June 3rd 2024
Edgardo Cozarinsky, died aged 85
Argentine writer and filmmaker Died on Sunday June 2nd 2024
Elinor Fuchs obituary: died at age 91
American theatre scholar and critic Died on Sunday June 2nd 2024
John Burnside obituary: died at age 69
Scottish writer and poet Died on Friday May 31st 2024
Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard dead at age 78
American Samoan academic and writer Died on Friday May 31st 2024
Katherine Wei-Sender obituary: died at age 93
Chinese-American bridge player and author Died on Friday May 31st 2024
Stephen J. passed away at age 75
American film producer and screenwriter (Nixon Died on Thursday May 30th 2024
Don Webb passed away at age 89
British playwright and script writer Died on Thursday May 30th 2024
Wei Minglun has died at age 83
Chinese dramatist Died on Tuesday May 28th 2024
Death of Caleb Carr at age 68
American author (The Alienist Died on Friday May 24th 2024
Walter Kappacher death at age 85
Austrian writer Died on Friday May 24th 2024
Obituary: William Toye, dead at age 97
Canadian author and editor Died on Friday May 24th 2024
Shin Kyeong-nim died at age 88
South Korean poet Died on Wednesday May 22nd 2024
Jean Emelina passes away at age 90
French academic and writer Died on Monday May 20th 2024
Svetomir Arsić-Basara dead at age 95
Serbian sculptor and writer Died on Monday May 20th 2024
Luc Bürgin dead at age 53
Swiss writer Died on Monday May 20th 2024
Yael Dayan dies at age 85
Israeli writer and politician Died on Saturday May 18th 2024
Nonny Hogrogian, died aged 92
American writer and illustrator Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Carmen Berenguer dies at age 78
Chilean poet Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Malti Joshi, died aged 89
Indian novelist Died on Thursday May 16th 2024
Rubén Monasterios death at age 86
Venezuelan writer and theatre critic Died on Wednesday May 15th 2024
Death of Etelka Kenéz at age 87
Hungarian writer Died on Wednesday May 15th 2024
Biju Vattappara dead at age 54
Indian dilm director and screenwriter (Raama Raavanan) Died on Wednesday May 15th 2024
Alice Munro obituary: died at age 92
Canadian author Died on Tuesday May 14th 2024
Obituary: Susanna Kubelka, dead at age 81
German writer Died on Tuesday May 14th 2024
Luko Paljetak passes away at age 80
Croatian poet Died on Tuesday May 14th 2024
Death of Samm-Art Williams at age 78
American playwright and screenwriter Died on Tuesday May 14th 2024
Jean Lavoué died at age 69
French author Died on Saturday May 11th 2024
Death of Dan Cohen at age 87
American author Died on Saturday May 11th 2024
Obituary: Surjit Patar, dead at age 79
Indian writer and poet Died on Saturday May 11th 2024
Ivan Ivanji obituary: died at age 95
Serbian author Died on Friday May 10th 2024
Rex Murphy died at age 77
Canadian commentator and writer (National Post) Died on Thursday May 9th 2024
Shirley Conran passed away at age 91
British writer Died on Thursday May 9th 2024
Ramón Fonseca obituary: died at age 71
Panamanian novelist and lawyer Died on Thursday May 9th 2024
David Shapiro obituary: died at age 77
American poet Died on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Salam Bin dead at age 83
Indian writer and translator Died on Tuesday May 7th 2024
Guilherme Fiuza dies at age 55
Brazilian author and filmmaker Died on Monday May 6th 2024
Yashwant Trivedi died at age 89
Indian poet Died on Monday May 6th 2024
Badr bin, died aged 75
Saudi prince and poet Died on Monday May 6th 2024
Ján Uličiansky died at age 68
Slovak playwright Died on Sunday May 5th 2024
Badr bin dead at age 75
75 Saudi prince and poet Died on Sunday May 5th 2024
Obituary: Jūrō Kara, dead at age 84
Japanese avant-garde playwright Died on Saturday May 4th 2024
Bruce Arnold dies at age 87
English journalist and author Died on Friday May 3rd 2024
Jay Robert passes away at age 86
American author Died on Thursday May 2nd 2024
Miroslav Macek death at age 79
Czech politician and author Died on Wednesday May 1st 2024
Obituary: Issam Al-Shamaa, dead at age 68
Egyptian film director and scriptwriter Died on Wednesday May 1st 2024
Paul Auster dies at age 77
American author (The New York Trilogy) Died on Wednesday May 1st 2024
Peter Demetz dies at 101
Czech-born American Germanist and author Died on Tuesday April 30th 2024
Adele Faber passed away at age 96
American author Died on Monday April 29th 2024
Obituary: C. J., dead at age 71
British author Died on Monday April 29th 2024
Vincent O’Sullivan passes away at age 86
New Zealand writer Died on Sunday April 28th 2024
Christopher Joll death at age 75
British military historian and author Died on Sunday April 28th 2024
Pranavjyoti Deka died at age 84
Indian writer and geologist Died on Sunday April 28th 2024
Mehmet Coral dead at age 77
Turkish novelist Died on Sunday April 28th 2024
Obituary: Joko Pinurbo, dead at age 61
Indonesian poet Died on Saturday April 27th 2024
Death of Nora Vagi at age 79
Papua New Guinean playwright Died on Friday April 26th 2024
Obituary: Ferenc András, dead at age 81
Hungarian film director and screenwriter Died on Thursday April 25th 2024
Death of Helen Vendler at age 90
American literary critic Died on Wednesday April 24th 2024
Sudhir Kakar has died at age 85
Indian psychoanalyst and writer Died on Tuesday April 23rd 2024
Jerome Rothenberg has died at age 92
American poet Died on Tuesday April 23rd 2024
Ray Garton passes away at age 61
American novelist Died on Monday April 22nd 2024
Charles Edge dead at age -1
American computer scientist and author Died on Monday April 22nd 2024
Meg Bennett passes away at age 75
American screenwriter (The Bold and the Beautiful Died on Monday April 22nd 2024
Michael Cuscuna dies at 75
American jazz record producer and writer Died on Sunday April 21st 2024
Federico Patán dies at age 86
Mexican poet and writer Died on Saturday April 20th 2024
Dmytro Kapranov obituary: died at age 56
Ukrainian writer Died on Tuesday April 16th 2024
Osamu Sōda obituary: died at age 95
Japanese novelist Died on Tuesday April 16th 2024
Jerry Savelle has died at age 77
American televangelist and author Died on Tuesday April 16th 2024
Dennis Covington dies at age 75
American author (Salvation on Sand Mountain) Died on Monday April 15th 2024