Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Ratko Božović
Serbian university professor and writerDied on Thursday November 23rd 2023
Eddie Linden
Scottish publisher and poetDied on Wednesday November 22nd 2023
Alison Nisselle
screenwriter (PrisonerDied on Tuesday November 21st 2023
P. Valsala
Indian novelistDied on Tuesday November 21st 2023
H. Roger Grant
American railroad historian and authorDied on Tuesday November 21st 2023
Herbert Gold
American novelistDied on Monday November 20th 2023
Filip Robar Dorin
Slovenian film director and screenwriterDied on Monday November 20th 2023
Zdena Hadrbolcová
Czech actress (How the World Is Losing PoetsDied on Monday November 20th 2023
Nina Katerli
Russian writerDied on Monday November 20th 2023
Nan Witcomb
Australian poet and radio broadcaster (Cruise 1323)Died on Saturday November 18th 2023
Khalil Athamna
Palestinian historian and authorDied on Saturday November 18th 2023
Martin Shefter
American political scientist and authorDied on Friday November 17th 2023
B. N. Goswamy
Indian art critic and historianDied on Friday November 17th 2023
Anna Felder
Swiss writerDied on Thursday November 16th 2023
Hans Herbjørnsrud
Norwegian authorDied on Thursday November 16th 2023
Ken’ichi Sakemi
Japanese writerDied on Wednesday November 15th 2023
Camara Nangala
Ivorian writer and teacherDied on Tuesday November 14th 2023
Shanta Das Manandhar
Nepalese writerDied on Tuesday November 14th 2023
Michael Bishop
American writerDied on Tuesday November 14th 2023
Michel Ciment
French film critic and historianDied on Monday November 13th 2023
Fermín Cabal
Spanish playwrightDied on Monday November 13th 2023
Nina Sadur
Russian writer and playwrightDied on Monday November 13th 2023
Nina Mikhailovna Sadur
Russian prose writer and playwrightDied on Sunday November 12th 2023
Albert Alföldi
Hungarian folk writer and politicianDied on Friday November 10th 2023
Jean-Pierre Verheggen
Belgian WriterDied on Friday November 10th 2023
Andrzej Perepeczko
Polish WriterDied on Friday November 10th 2023
Rainer Erler
German film director and screenwriterDied on Friday November 10th 2023
John Whitney
British writer and producerDied on Thursday November 9th 2023
Laurent Greilsamer
French journalist and essayistDied on Wednesday November 8th 2023
David Ferry
American poetDied on Tuesday November 7th 2023
Vladimir Prifti
Albanian film director and screenwriterDied on Monday November 6th 2023
Angela Marinescu
Romanian poetDied on Sunday November 5th 2023
Priit Vesilind
Estonian-American photojournalist and authorDied on Sunday November 5th 2023
Gieve Patel
Indian poetDied on Saturday November 4th 2023
Omar Abu Shawish
Palestinian author and poetDied on Friday November 3rd 2023
Barry McKinnon
Canadian poetDied on Friday November 3rd 2023
Henri Lopes
Congolese writerDied on Friday November 3rd 2023
Amber L. Hollibaugh
American writerDied on Friday November 3rd 2023
Peter S. Fischer
American television writer (MurderDied on Thursday November 2nd 2023
Chen Wei-ling
Taiwanese film director and screenwriter (Autumn's Concerto)Died on Thursday November 2nd 2023
Jaan Rannap
Estonian children's writer and track-and-field athleteDied on Wednesday November 1st 2023
Huguette Maure
French writerDied on Tuesday October 31st 2023
Ernesto Ferrero
Italian writer and literary criticDied on Tuesday October 31st 2023
Laiq Zada Laiq
Pakistani poetDied on Tuesday October 31st 2023
Amos Aricha
Israeli playwright and authorDied on Monday October 30th 2023
Janina David
British writer and translatorDied on Monday October 30th 2023
Eva Kollisch
Austrian-American lesbian rights activist and writerDied on Monday October 30th 2023
Beverley Dunlop
New Zealand authorDied on Monday October 30th 2023
Rutt Hinrikus
Estonian literary researcher and criticDied on Monday October 30th 2023
Robert Brustein
American theater criticDied on Sunday October 29th 2023
Peter Olausson
Swedish author and webmasterDied on Saturday October 28th 2023
Layla Balabakki
Lebanese novelist and journalistDied on Saturday October 28th 2023
Wenche Blomberg
Norwegian authorDied on Saturday October 28th 2023
Stephen Kandel
American television writerDied on Thursday October 26th 2023
Malay Roy Choudhury
Indian poetDied on Thursday October 26th 2023
Jack Anderson
American poet and dance criticDied on Thursday October 26th 2023
Christiane Collange
French journalist and authorDied on Wednesday October 25th 2023
Gunnar Kaiser
German writer and political bloggerDied on Wednesday October 25th 2023
Mirosław Obłoński
Polish writerDied on Wednesday October 25th 2023
Wang Dianzuo
Chinese scientist and authorDied on Wednesday October 25th 2023
Jean-Paul Bourre
French writer and press and radio journalistDied on Wednesday October 25th 2023
Eduard Krečmar
Czech lyricist (Princess Goldilocks) and librettistDied on Monday October 23rd 2023
Hiba Abu Nada
Palestinian poetDied on Monday October 23rd 2023
Burak Bekdil
Turkish columnistDied on Sunday October 22nd 2023
Álvaro Sanjurjo Toucon
Uruguayan film criticDied on Saturday October 21st 2023
Hiba Kamal Abu Nada
poetDied on Saturday October 21st 2023
David P. Webster
Scottish authorDied on Thursday October 19th 2023
Vincent Patrick
American author and screenwriter (The Pope of Greenwich VillageDied on Thursday October 19th 2023
Roger Greenhalgh
British academic and writerDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Seong Ki-jo
South Korean poetDied on Wednesday October 18th 2023
Chittaranjan Nepali
Nepalese writer and historianDied on Tuesday October 17th 2023
Mercedes Vostell
Spanish writerDied on Monday October 16th 2023
Michel Lapierre
Canadian writer and journalist (IciDied on Monday October 16th 2023
Song Kijo
South Korean poetDied on Monday October 16th 2023
Seong Seong-jo
South Korean poetDied on Monday October 16th 2023
Nesipbek Ayt
Kazakh poetDied on Monday October 16th 2023
Remei Margarit
Spanish Catalan singer-songwriter and writerDied on Saturday October 14th 2023
Louise Glück
American poetDied on Friday October 13th 2023
Rein Saluri
Estonian writer and playwrightDied on Friday October 13th 2023
Eve Bunting
American authorDied on Friday October 13th 2023
Olga Fokina
Russian poetDied on Thursday October 12th 2023
Keith Giffen
American comics artist and writer (LoboDied on Thursday October 12th 2023
Louise Meriwether
American author (Daddy Was a Number Runner) and activistDied on Wednesday October 11th 2023
Daniel Giraud
French essayistDied on Tuesday October 10th 2023
Críostóir Ó Floinn
Irish writerDied on Tuesday October 10th 2023
Kim Namjo
South Korean poetDied on Tuesday October 10th 2023
Anthony Holden
British writerDied on Monday October 9th 2023
David Benedictus
English novelist (The Fourth of JuneDied on Monday October 9th 2023
Allan Weisbecker
American surfer and novelistDied on Monday October 9th 2023
James Jorden
American journalist and music critic (Parterre Box)Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Beno Budar
Sorbian writerDied on Sunday October 8th 2023
Andrey Dobrynin
Russian poetDied on Sunday October 8th 2023