Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Eugenio Martín dead at age 97
Eugenio Martín, the Spanish film director and screenwriter,
died on January 23, 2023, at the age of 97. Born in Granada on May 15, 1925, he built a career in…
Charlotte Vale-Allen
Canadian-born American writer of contemporary fiction
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Nano Riantiarno
Indonesian playwright.
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Grigorijus Kanovičius
Jewish writer
Died on Friday January 20th 2023
Günther Deschner
German author and historian
Died on Thursday January 19th 2023
Constantin Munteanu
Moldovan screenwriter
Died on Wednesday January 18th 2023
Mousse Boulanger
Swiss writer and journalist
Died on Tuesday January 17th 2023
Andrew Jones
Welsh screenwriter
Died on Tuesday January 17th 2023
Balamurugan
Indian screenwriter (Bantrothu Bharya
Died on Monday January 16th 2023
Elka Konstantinova
Bulgarian literary critic and politician
Died on Monday January 16th 2023
Enaxon Siddiqova
Uzbek poet and politician
Died on Monday January 16th 2023
Gordana Kuić
Serbian novelist (The Scent of Rain in the Balkans)
Died on Sunday January 15th 2023
Claudio Willer
Brazilian poet and translator
Died on Friday January 13th 2023
Norman Fruchter
American writer and academic
Died on Thursday January 12th 2023
Sanjay Chauhan
Indian screenwriter (I Am Kalam
Died on Thursday January 12th 2023
Alexandru Donos
Moldovan journalist and writer
Died on Thursday January 12th 2023
Wacław Sadkowski
Polish literary critic and translator
Died on Thursday January 12th 2023
Lew Hunter
American screenwriter and screenwriting teacher
Died on Thursday January 12th 2023
Sara Aboobacker
Indian writer and translator
Died on Tuesday January 10th 2023
Jack W. Hayford
American Pentecostal minister and hymn writer
Died on Monday January 9th 2023
Victoria de Stefano
Italian-Venezuelan novelist
Died on Monday January 9th 2023
Russell Banks
American novelist (Continental Drift
Died on Sunday January 8th 2023
Pierre Joassin
Belgian film director and screenwriter (Maigret
Died on Thursday January 5th 2023
Edith Lank
American author and advice columnist
Died on Thursday January 5th 2023
Suzy McKee Charnas
American novelist and short story writer
Died on Thursday January 5th 2023
Géza Morcsányi
Hungarian playwright and actor (On Body and Soul)
Died on Wednesday January 4th 2023
Elena Huelva
Spanish influencer and writer
Died on Tuesday January 3rd 2023
Mohamed Enani
Egyptian writer and translator
Died on Tuesday January 3rd 2023
Mako Sajko
Slovenian director and screenwriter
Died on Tuesday January 3rd 2023
Catherine David
French-American literary critic and novelist
Died on Monday January 2nd 2023
Lise Nørgaard
Danish journalist and writer
Died on Monday January 2nd 2023
Edith Pearlman
American short story writer
Died on Sunday January 1st 2023
Shabana Rehman
Pakistani-born Norwegian stand-up comedian and columnist
Died on Thursday December 29th 2022
António Mega Ferreira
Portuguese writer and journalist.
Died on Tuesday December 27th 2022
Ákos Kertész
Hungarian writer and screenwriter
Died on Monday December 26th 2022
Gilbert Lascault
French writer and art critic
Died on Sunday December 25th 2022
Gilbert Lascaut
French writer and art critic
Died on Sunday December 25th 2022
Jo Sehui
South Korean writer
Died on Sunday December 25th 2022
Klemens Ludwig
German astrologist and writer
Died on Saturday December 24th 2022
Odette Roy Fombrun
Haitian writer and intellectual
Died on Friday December 23rd 2022
Julieta Pinto
Costa Rican educator and writer
Died on Friday December 23rd 2022
Graham Oakley
English children's author (The Church Mice)
Died on Friday December 23rd 2022
Alberto Asor Rosa
Italian literary critic and historian
Died on Wednesday December 21st 2022
Mike Hodges
British screenwriter and director (Get Carter
Died on Tuesday December 20th 2022
Sylvie Genty
French writer and actress (Betty
Died on Tuesday December 20th 2022
Marie-Luise Scherer
German writer and journalist
Died on Tuesday December 20th 2022
Pradeep Bhol
Indian film director and writer (Chini)
Died on Sunday December 18th 2022
Mario Sconcerti
Italian sports journalist and writer
Died on Sunday December 18th 2022
Nélida Piñon
Spanish-Brazilian author and professor
Died on Saturday December 17th 2022
Jose Maria Sison
Filipino writer and activist
Died on Saturday December 17th 2022
Bernard Chabbert
French writer and journalist
Died on Friday December 16th 2022
Robert Adamson
Australian poet and publisher
Died on Friday December 16th 2022
Jean Franco
British-born American academic and literary critic
Died on Thursday December 15th 2022
Bayan Northcott
English music critic and composer
Died on Thursday December 15th 2022
Jay Goldberg
American lawyer and author
Died on Thursday December 15th 2022
Lado Kralj
Slovenian theatre critic and literary historian
Died on Monday December 12th 2022