Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Alain Chartrand
Canadian film director (Ding et Dong) and screenwriter
Died on Tuesday December 12th 2023
Ahmad Salim
Pakistani poet and literary scholar
Died on Tuesday December 12th 2023
Zurab Karumidze
Georgian writer and culturologist
Died on Tuesday December 12th 2023
Ihor Kobryn
Ukrainian film director and screenwriter
Died on Tuesday December 12th 2023
Igor Kobrin
Ukrainian film director and screenwriter
Died on Tuesday December 12th 2023
Lam Chiu Wing
Hong Kong screenwriter and producer
Died on Tuesday December 12th 2023
David Drake
American author of science fiction and fantasy literature
Died on Monday December 11th 2023
Thomas Kilroy
Irish playwright and novelist
Died on Monday December 11th 2023
Renée
New Zealand feminist writer and playwright
Died on Monday December 11th 2023
Edwin Wilson
American theater critic (The Wall Street Journal)
Died on Sunday December 10th 2023
Edna Mazia
Israeli playwright
Died on Sunday December 10th 2023
Neil B. Shulman
American doctor and medical writer
Died on Sunday December 10th 2023
Michel Dovaz
Swiss wine critic and food writer
Died on Sunday December 10th 2023
Andrei Nemzer
Russian literary critic and scholar
Died on Saturday December 9th 2023
Refaat Alareer
Palestinian writer
Died on Friday December 8th 2023
Benjamin Zephaniah
British dub poet and novelist (Face
Died on Thursday December 7th 2023
Norman Lear
American screenwriter and producer
Died on Wednesday December 6th 2023
Joe Sharkey
American author and columnist
Died on Wednesday December 6th 2023
Lionel Dahmer
American chemist and writer (A Father's Story)
Died on Tuesday December 5th 2023
John Byrne
Scottish playwright and artist
Died on Friday December 1st 2023
Taichi Yamada
Japanese screenwriter
Died on Friday December 1st 2023
Anton Logvynenko
Ukrainian maritime artist and author.
Died on Thursday November 30th 2023
Vassilis Vassilikos
Greek writer and diplomat
Died on Thursday November 30th 2023
Ann Rachlin
British musician and author
Died on Thursday November 30th 2023
Eduardo Ladrón de Guevara
Spanish screenwriter (Cuéntame cómo pasó)
Died on Wednesday November 29th 2023
Tim Dorsey
American novelist (Serge A. Storms)
Died on Wednesday November 29th 2023
Betty Rollin
American author and journalist
Died on Saturday November 25th 2023
Shizuka Ijūin
Japanese writer and lyricist
Died on Friday November 24th 2023
Émile Martel
Canadian diplomat and writer
Died on Friday November 24th 2023
Ratko Božović
Serbian university professor and writer
Died on Thursday November 23rd 2023
Eddie Linden
Scottish publisher and poet
Died on Wednesday November 22nd 2023
Alison Nisselle
screenwriter (Prisoner
Died on Tuesday November 21st 2023
H. Roger Grant
American railroad historian and author
Died on Tuesday November 21st 2023
Filip Robar Dorin
Slovenian film director and screenwriter
Died on Monday November 20th 2023
Zdena Hadrbolcová
Czech actress (How the World Is Losing Poets
Died 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 author
Died on Saturday November 18th 2023
Martin Shefter
American political scientist and author
Died on Friday November 17th 2023
B. N. Goswamy
Indian art critic and historian
Died on Friday November 17th 2023
Camara Nangala
Ivorian writer and teacher
Died on Tuesday November 14th 2023
Michel Ciment
French film critic and historian
Died on Monday November 13th 2023
Fermín Cabal
Spanish playwright
Died on Monday November 13th 2023
Nina Sadur
Russian writer and playwright
Died on Monday November 13th 2023
Nina Mikhailovna Sadur
Russian prose writer and playwright
Died on Sunday November 12th 2023
Albert Alföldi
Hungarian folk writer and politician
Died on Friday November 10th 2023
Rainer Erler
German film director and screenwriter
Died on Friday November 10th 2023
John Whitney
British writer and producer
Died on Thursday November 9th 2023
Laurent Greilsamer
French journalist and essayist
Died on Wednesday November 8th 2023
Vladimir Prifti
Albanian film director and screenwriter
Died on Monday November 6th 2023
Priit Vesilind
Estonian-American photojournalist and author
Died on Sunday November 5th 2023
Omar Abu Shawish
Palestinian author and poet
Died on Friday November 3rd 2023
Henri Lopes
Congolese writer
Died on Friday November 3rd 2023
Peter S. Fischer
American television writer (Murder
Died 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 athlete
Died on Wednesday November 1st 2023