Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Rosetta Loy
Italian writerDied on Sunday October 2nd 2022
William Rivers Pitt
American authorDied on Sunday October 2nd 2022
Roger Welsch
American television correspondent and authorDied on Saturday October 1st 2022
Alberto Papuzzi
Italian journalist and writerDied on Friday September 30th 2022
Peter Yeldham
Australian screenwriterDied on Friday September 30th 2022
Meredith Tax
American writer and political activistDied on Tuesday September 27th 2022
Prema Srinivasan
Indian children's book writerDied on Tuesday September 27th 2022
Jeff Weiss
American actor and dramatistDied on Monday September 26th 2022
Zack Estrin
American television writer and producerDied on Sunday September 25th 2022
Dale McRaven
American television writer and producer (Perfect StrangersDied on Sunday September 25th 2022
Kim Seong-Dong
South Korean writerDied on Sunday September 25th 2022
Boris Dobrodeev
Russian screenwriter (The First TeacherDied on Friday September 23rd 2022
Ladislav Švihran
Slovak writer and translatorDied on Friday September 23rd 2022
Marc Danval
Belgian journalist and writerDied on Friday September 23rd 2022
François Bott
French journalist and novelistDied on Friday September 23rd 2022
Ren Rongrong
Chinese children's book writer and translatorDied on Thursday September 22nd 2022
Suh Dae-sook
North Korean biographerDied on Wednesday September 21st 2022
Akio Miyazawa
Japanese playwrightDied on Tuesday September 20th 2022
Lija Brīdaka
Latvian poetDied on Monday September 19th 2022
Henri Stierlin
Egyptian-born Swiss journalist and writerDied on Monday September 19th 2022
Bishnu Sethi
Indian writer and politicianDied on Monday September 19th 2022
Kjell Espmark
Swedish writerDied on Sunday September 18th 2022
Hrafn Jökulsson
Icelandic writerDied on Sunday September 18th 2022
M. L. Pundhevanop Dhewakul
Thai film director and screenwriter (Jan Dara: The Finale)Died on Saturday September 17th 2022
K. D. Shorey
Indian film producer and screenwriter (Be-Reham)Died on Saturday September 17th 2022
K.D. Shorey
Indian film producer and screenwriter (Be-Reham)Died on Saturday September 17th 2022
M.L. Pundhevanop Dhewakul
Thai film director and screenwriter (Jan Dara: The Finale)Died on Saturday September 17th 2022
Roland Reber
German film director and authorDied on Saturday September 17th 2022
Anatol Gugel
Jewish Moldovan poetDied on Friday September 16th 2022
Yadollah Royaee
Iranian poetDied on Thursday September 15th 2022
Axel Jodorowsky dead at age 57, Actor
Axel Jodorowsky, the Mexican actor known for his work in film and theater, died on September 15, 2022. Born in Mexico City on July 24, 1965, he was also known…
Bill Pearl dead at age 91, American bodybuilder and athlete
Bill Pearl, the American bodybuilder and athlete who became one of the sport’s most celebrated competitors, died on September 14, 2022. Born William Arnold Pearl on October 31, 1930, in…
Javier Marías
Spanish novelistDied on Sunday September 11th 2022
Mavis Nicholson
Welsh writer and broadcasterDied on Saturday September 10th 2022
Alan Wilkins
Scottish playwrightDied on Saturday September 10th 2022
David A. Arnold
American comedian and television writerDied on Thursday September 8th 2022
François-Bernard Huyghe
French essayist and political scientistDied on Wednesday September 7th 2022
Patricia Burke Brogan
Irish playwrightDied on Wednesday September 7th 2022
Magdalena Ruiz Guiñazú
Argentine writer and journalistDied on Tuesday September 6th 2022
Mariella Mehr
Swiss writerDied on Tuesday September 6th 2022
Karel Eykman
Dutch children book writerDied on Monday September 5th 2022
Marilyn Loden
American writerDied on Saturday September 3rd 2022
Barbara Ehrenreich
American author and political activistDied on Friday September 2nd 2022
Bang Young-ung
South Korean novelistDied on Thursday September 1st 2022
Abbas Maroufi
Iranian writerDied on Thursday September 1st 2022
Phillip Mann
British-born New Zealand writerDied on Thursday September 1st 2022
Normand Chaurette
Canadian playwrightDied on Thursday September 1st 2022
Francesco Manganelli
Italian politician and writerDied on Thursday September 1st 2022
Charlie Finch
American art criticDied on Sunday August 28th 2022
Vicenç Pagès
Spanish writer and literary criticDied on Saturday August 27th 2022
Barbara Kremen
American writerDied on Friday August 26th 2022
Mani Nagaraj
Indian film director and screenwriter (Pencil)Died on Thursday August 25th 2022
Jonathan Destin
French writer and anti-bullying activistDied on Thursday August 25th 2022
Per Knutsen
Norwegian writerDied on Wednesday August 24th 2022
Mahbub Talukdar
Bangladeshi poet and civil servantDied on Wednesday August 24th 2022
Marc Lapadula
American playwrightDied on Wednesday August 24th 2022
S. V. Venugopan Nair
Indian writerDied on Tuesday August 23rd 2022
Kate Holbrook
American historian and writerDied on Monday August 22nd 2022
Michael Malone
American author and television writerDied on Monday August 22nd 2022
Alexei Panshin
American writer and science fiction criticDied on Monday August 22nd 2022
Cecile Pineda
American authorDied on Monday August 22nd 2022
Joseph Delaney
English writerDied on Thursday August 18th 2022
Mark Girouard
British architectural writerDied on Wednesday August 17th 2022
Hans Peterson
Swedish authorDied on Tuesday August 16th 2022
Frederick Buechner
American novelist (A Long Day's DyingDied on Monday August 15th 2022
Oles Lupii
Soviet and Ukrainian writerDied on Monday August 15th 2022
Philip Purser
British television critic and novelistDied on Monday August 15th 2022
Nicholas Evans
English writer (The Horse Whisperer)Died on Monday August 15th 2022
Francesc Gras Salas
Spanish ophtalmologist and writerDied on Sunday August 14th 2022
Maung Paw Tun
Burmese writerDied on Sunday August 14th 2022
Ekaterina Yosifova
Bulgarian educator and poetDied on Saturday August 13th 2022
Ekaterina Petrova Yosifova
Bulgarian educator and poetDied on Saturday August 13th 2022
Leslie Griffith
American writer and journalistDied on Friday August 12th 2022
J. S. Grewal
Indian writerDied on Friday August 12th 2022
Carmen Gómez Ojea
Spanish writerDied on Thursday August 11th 2022
Ranjit Patnaik
Indian screenwriter (Bhala Pae Tate 100 Ru 100)Died on Wednesday August 10th 2022
Raymond Briggs
British writer and illustrator (The SnowmanDied on Wednesday August 10th 2022
Hushang Ebtehaj
Iranian poetDied on Wednesday August 10th 2022
Biyi Bandele
Nigerian novelistDied on Tuesday August 9th 2022
Elana Dykewomon
American lesbian activist and authorDied on Sunday August 7th 2022
Jan Longone
American food historian and writerDied on Sunday August 7th 2022
Eike Christian Hirsch
German journalist and writerDied on Sunday August 7th 2022
Shinmon Aoki
Japanese writerDied on Sunday August 7th 2022
Sid Jacobson
American writerDied on Saturday August 6th 2022
Ana Luísa Amaral
Portuguese poetDied on Saturday August 6th 2022