Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Paul Eckstein
American television writer and producer (Godfather of HarlemDied on Wednesday June 7th 2023
Ruth Schweikert
Swiss writerDied on Tuesday June 6th 2023
Vladimir Golovanov
Russian writerDied on Monday June 5th 2023
Amy Silverstein
American writerDied on Monday June 5th 2023
Mochtar Pabottingi
Indonesian writerDied on Sunday June 4th 2023
Mario Sábato
Argentine film director and screenwriter (Y que patatín...y que patatánDied on Sunday June 4th 2023
Luca Di Fulvio
Italian writerDied on Saturday June 3rd 2023
Joe Gayton
American screenwriter (Hell on WheelsDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Yukiko Takayama
Japanese screenwriter (Terror of MechagodzillaDied on Friday June 2nd 2023
Ama Ata Aidoo
Ghanaian authorDied on Wednesday May 31st 2023
Milka Zimková
Slovak actress and screenwriter (She Grazed Horses on Concrete)Died on Wednesday May 31st 2023
Mac Gudgeon
Australian screenwriter (The DelinquentsDied on Tuesday May 30th 2023
Asad Gulzoda
Tajik poet and linguistDied on Monday May 29th 2023
Vladimir Sitnikov
Russian writerDied on Sunday May 28th 2023
Antonio Gala
Spanish poetDied on Sunday May 28th 2023
Choi Il-nam
South Korean writerDied on Sunday May 28th 2023
Engin Ardıç
Turkish journalist and columnistDied on Saturday May 27th 2023
John Dunning
American authorDied on Saturday May 27th 2023
Lin Wenyue
Taiwanese writer and translatorDied on Saturday May 27th 2023
Aase Foss Abrahamsen
Norwegian writerDied on Thursday May 25th 2023
John A. Walker
British art critic and historianDied on Wednesday May 24th 2023
Rick Hummel
American author and sports columnistDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
Erick Pohlhammer
Chilean poetDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
Veno Taufer
Slovenian poetDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
Kethu Viswanatha Reddy
Indian writerDied on Monday May 22nd 2023
Martin Amis
British novelist. (London FieldsDied on Saturday May 20th 2023
Dževad Karahasan
Bosnian writerDied on Friday May 19th 2023
Kevin Ireland
New Zealand poetDied on Thursday May 18th 2023
Iain Johnstone
English authorDied on Thursday May 18th 2023
Jean-Louis Pesch
French author of comics seriesDied on Thursday May 18th 2023
Inger Sandberg
Swedish children's book writer (Inger and Lasse Sandberg)Died on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Eugene Kozlovsky
Russian writerDied on Tuesday May 16th 2023
Shoaib Hashmi
Pakistani playwrightDied on Monday May 15th 2023
Sibylle Lewitscharoff
German writerDied on Sunday May 14th 2023
András Adorján
Hungarian Chess Grandmaster and authorDied on Friday May 12th 2023
Rosemary Crossley
Australian authorDied on Friday May 12th 2023
Fred Siegel
American historian and conservative writerDied on Thursday May 11th 2023
Enrico Oldoini
Italian director and screenwriterDied on Wednesday May 10th 2023
Ingrid Arvidsson
Swedish poetDied on Wednesday May 10th 2023
Wilferd Madelung
German-British author and scholar of Islamic historyDied on Wednesday May 10th 2023
Wilfried Erdmann
German sailor and authorDied on Wednesday May 10th 2023
Mohan Maharishi
Indian theatre director and playwrightDied on Tuesday May 9th 2023
Henri Coulonges
French writerDied on Tuesday May 9th 2023
Filippo Ottoni
Italian film director and screenwriter (Detective School DropoutsDied on Tuesday May 9th 2023
Samaresh Majumdar
Indian writerDied on Monday May 8th 2023
Chris Reynolds
Welsh comics authorDied on Monday May 8th 2023
Philippe Sollers
French writer and literary criticDied on Saturday May 6th 2023
Michael Denneny
American author and editor (And the Band Played On)Died on Saturday May 6th 2023
Andrew Delaplaine
American novelist and screenwriterDied on Friday May 5th 2023
Haidar Haidar
Syrian novelist (The Desolate TimeDied on Friday May 5th 2023
Gabrielle Carey
Australian author (Puberty Blues)Died on Thursday May 4th 2023
Rafael Guillén
Spanish poetDied on Thursday May 4th 2023
Adam Brace
British playwright and director (StovepipeDied on Tuesday May 2nd 2023
Arun Manilal Gandhi
Indian-American author and activistDied on Tuesday May 2nd 2023
Gloria Cranmer Webster
Canadian writerDied on Tuesday May 2nd 2023
Jerry Mander
American activist and author (Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television)Died on Sunday April 30th 2023
Harold Kushner
American rabbi and authorDied on Friday April 28th 2023
Alzira Rufino
Brazilian writer and social activistDied on Friday April 28th 2023
Robert Forrest-Webb
British author and journalistDied on Thursday April 27th 2023
John Tranter
Australian poetDied on Thursday April 27th 2023
Hanna Johansen
Swiss writer (7×7 Tales of a Sevensleeper)Died on Wednesday April 26th 2023
David E. Carter
American entrepreneur and writerDied on Tuesday April 25th 2023
Robert Patrick
American playwrightDied on Tuesday April 25th 2023
Mike Pride
American journalist and writerDied on Tuesday April 25th 2023
Megan Terry
American playwrightDied on Monday April 24th 2023
Tarek Fatah
Pakistani-Canadian journalist (Toronto Sun) and writerDied on Monday April 24th 2023
Doug Tibbles
American television writer (BewitchedDied on Sunday April 23rd 2023
Lynda Myles
American television writer (Santa BarbaraDied on Sunday April 23rd 2023
Emily Meggett
American chef and authorDied on Friday April 21st 2023
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
Palestinian poet and anthropologistDied on Thursday April 20th 2023
Jim Gillis
American journalist and newspaper columnist (The Newport Daily News)Died on Wednesday April 19th 2023
Yehonatan Geffen
Israeli authorDied on Wednesday April 19th 2023
Yō Takeyama
Japanese screenwriterDied on Tuesday April 18th 2023
Blair Tindall
American authorDied on Monday April 17th 2023
Mario Fratti
Italian playwrightDied on Sunday April 16th 2023
Joan Clark
Canadian authorDied on Sunday April 16th 2023
Stanko Klinar
Slovenian writer and translatorDied on Saturday April 15th 2023
Abel Posse
Argentine novelist and diplomatDied on Friday April 14th 2023
Eduardo Heras León
Cuban writerDied on Thursday April 13th 2023
Anne Perry
British writer and convicted murderDied on Wednesday April 12th 2023
Eduard Bagırov
Russian writerDied on Wednesday April 12th 2023
Alicia Shepard
American journalist and writerDied on Wednesday April 12th 2023
Rick Wolff
American writer and radio hostDied on Wednesday April 12th 2023
Andreas K. W. Meyer
German playwrightDied on Tuesday April 11th 2023
K. V. Ramanathan
Indian children writerDied on Tuesday April 11th 2023
Meir Shalev
Israeli author and newspaper columnistDied on Tuesday April 11th 2023
K.V. Ramanathan
Indian children writerDied on Tuesday April 11th 2023