Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Herbert W. Franke
Austrian scientist and writer
Died on Saturday July 16th 2022
David Dalton
writer
Died on Saturday July 16th 2022
Gaston Bouatchidzé
Georgian-French writer and translator
Died on Friday July 15th 2022
Joan Lingard
Scottish author (The Kevin and Sadie series)
Died on Thursday July 14th 2022
Wajih Fanous
Lebanese literary critic
Died on Wednesday July 13th 2022
Wagih Fanous
Lebanese literary critic
Died on Wednesday July 13th 2022
Diana Lebacs
Curaçaoan writer
Died on Wednesday July 13th 2022
Angelo Guglielmi
Italian literary critic
Died on Tuesday July 12th 2022
Binette Schroeder
German author and illustrator
Died on Monday July 11th 2022
Barry Ronge
South African film critic and author
Died on Saturday July 9th 2022
Ryan Leone
American novelist and prison reform activist
Died on Saturday July 9th 2022
Judy Barrett Litoff
American author and professor at Bryant University
Died on Friday July 8th 2022
Muriel Phillips
American World War II veteran and writer
Died on Tuesday July 5th 2022
Susie Steiner
British novelist and journalist
Died on Sunday July 3rd 2022
Ni Kuang
Hong Kong screenwriter (One-Armed Swordsman
Died on Sunday July 3rd 2022
Frank Moorhouse
Australian writer
Died on Sunday June 26th 2022
Xhevdet Bajraj
Albanian Kosovar poet and screenwriter
Died on Thursday June 23rd 2022
Gérard Bonal
French writer and biographer
Died on Wednesday June 22nd 2022
José García-Pérez
Spanish writer and politician
Died on Wednesday June 22nd 2022
Helen Hodgman
Australian novelist
Died on Tuesday June 21st 2022
Qiao Yu
Chinese lyricist and playwright
Died on Monday June 20th 2022
René-Nicolas Ehni
French writer and playwright
Died on Saturday June 18th 2022
Patrick Breuzé
French journalist and writer
Died on Friday June 17th 2022
Shauneille Perry
American stage director and playwright
Died on Thursday June 16th 2022
Zinovy Roizman
Russian film and animation director and screenwriter (Empire Under Attack)
Died on Thursday June 16th 2022
Gopi Chand Narang
Indian literary critic
Died on Wednesday June 15th 2022
Joyce Burditt
American television writer (Diagnosis Murder
Died on Wednesday June 15th 2022
Joel Whitburn
American author and music historian
Died on Tuesday June 14th 2022
Valeriu Râpeanu
Romanian literary critic
Died on Tuesday June 14th 2022
Baxter Black
American cowboy poet and veterinarian
Died on Sunday June 12th 2022
Thubten Samphel
Tibetan writer and government official
Died on Tuesday June 7th 2022
Zinoviy Royzman
Russian film and animation director and screenwriter
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Aziz Gardi
Kurdish writer and translator
Died on Monday June 6th 2022
Luis Monje Ciruelo
Spanish journalist and writer
Died on Saturday June 4th 2022
Ann Turner Cook
American author and model (Gerber Baby)
Died on Saturday June 4th 2022
Liliana de Curtis
Italian actress (Orient Express) and writer
Died on Friday June 3rd 2022
Na Yeon-suk
South Korean screenwriter
Died on Friday June 3rd 2022
Joseph Zoderer
German-speaking Italian writer
Died on Wednesday June 1st 2022
Donald Kemp Ross
American public interest lawyer and author
Died on Monday May 30th 2022
Laimonas Tapinas
Lithuanian writer
Died on Sunday May 29th 2022
Rajat Kumar Kar
Indian playwright
Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Lívia Gyarmathy
Hungarian film director and screenwriter
Died on Thursday May 26th 2022
Donald K. Ross
American public interest lawyer and author
Died on Friday May 20th 2022
Griselda El Tayib
British-born Sudanese writer and cultural anthropologist
Died on Friday May 20th 2022
Jean-Louis Comolli
French film critic (Cahiers du Cinéma) and director
Died on Thursday May 19th 2022
Oleksandr Smyk
Ukrainian singer-songwriter and poet
Died on Thursday May 19th 2022
Olexandr Smik
Ukrainian singer-songwriter and poet
Died on Thursday May 19th 2022
Domingo Villar
Spanish writer (Death on a Galician Shore)
Died on Wednesday May 18th 2022
Norberto Ávila
Portugal playwright
Died on Wednesday May 18th 2022
Christian Giudicelli
French novelist and literary critic
Died on Tuesday May 17th 2022