Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Carol Gould
American writer and broadcasterDied on Saturday December 4th 2021
Abla Farhoud
Canadian writerDied on Friday December 3rd 2021
Alfonso Vallejo
Spanish playwright and poetDied on Friday December 3rd 2021
Abdel Karim al Kabli
Sudanese singer and poetDied on Friday December 3rd 2021
Babasaheb Purandare
Indian writerDied on Friday December 3rd 2021
Klaus Rainer Röhl
German journalist and authorDied on Thursday December 2nd 2021
Lalthlamuong Keivom
Indian writer and diplomatDied on Tuesday November 30th 2021
Dave Roberts
British author (The Bromley Boys)Died on Monday November 29th 2021
Prince Andrew Romanoff
Russian-American aristocrat and writerDied on Monday November 29th 2021
James Rocchi
American film criticDied on Monday November 29th 2021
Emily Mkamanga
Malawian writer and political commentatorDied on Sunday November 28th 2021
Almudena Grandes
Spanish writerDied on Saturday November 27th 2021
Ed McClanahan
American novelist and essayistDied on Saturday November 27th 2021
K.S. Nageswara Rao
Indian film director (Raa) and screenwriterDied on Saturday November 27th 2021
Sylvère Lotringer
French literary critic and cultural theoristDied on Saturday November 27th 2021
Ethel Grodzins Romm
American authorDied on Saturday November 27th 2021
Doug MacLeod
Australian author and screenwriterDied on Friday November 26th 2021
Charles Moose
American author and police officerDied on Friday November 26th 2021
Sananta Tanty
Indian Assamese poetDied on Friday November 26th 2021
Ian Curteis
British dramatist (The Falklands Play)Died on Thursday November 25th 2021
Dominic Orlando
American television writer (The OA)Died on Wednesday November 24th 2021
Aron Atabek
Kazakh writerDied on Wednesday November 24th 2021
Miquel Barceló
Spanish science fiction writer and translatorDied on Tuesday November 23rd 2021
Noah Gordon
American novelist (The Physician)Died on Tuesday November 23rd 2021
Robert Bly
American poetDied on Monday November 22nd 2021
Dave Hickey
American art criticDied on Monday November 22nd 2021
Antonio Escohotado
Spanish philosopher and writerDied on Sunday November 21st 2021
Marietta Chudakova
Russian literary criticDied on Sunday November 21st 2021
Guillermo Morón
Venezuelan writer and historianDied on Friday November 19th 2021
Marie Lovise Widnes
Norwegian poet and politicianDied on Friday November 19th 2021
Jacques Hamelink
Dutch poetDied on Thursday November 18th 2021
Tony Dron
British motor racing driver and writerDied on Wednesday November 17th 2021
Jimmie Durham
American sculptor and poetDied on Wednesday November 17th 2021
Ed Bullins
American playwright (Goin' a Buffalo)Died on Wednesday November 17th 2021
Sezai Karakoç
Turkish writer and philosopherDied on Tuesday November 16th 2021
Michael Corballis
New Zealand psychologist and authorDied on Tuesday November 16th 2021
Clarissa Eden
British countess and memoiristDied on Monday November 15th 2021
Hasan Azizul Huq
Bangladeshi novelist (Agunpakhi)Died on Monday November 15th 2021
László Z. Bitó
Hungarian physiologist and a writerDied on Monday November 15th 2021
Mannu Bhandari
Indian writerDied on Monday November 15th 2021
Manu Bhandari
Indian writerDied on Monday November 15th 2021
Balwant Moreshwar Purandare
Indian historian and writerDied on Sunday November 14th 2021
Wilbur Smith
Zambian-born South African novelistDied on Saturday November 13th 2021
John Pearson
British author (James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007)Died on Saturday November 13th 2021
Phyllis Webb
Canadian poet and radio broadcasterDied on Saturday November 13th 2021
Luigi Mario Engaku Taino
Italian philosopher and writerDied on Friday November 12th 2021
Lee Maracle
Indigenous Canadian writerDied on Thursday November 11th 2021
Per Aage Brandt
Danish writerDied on Thursday November 11th 2021
Jakucho Setouchi
Japanese Buddhist nun and writerDied on Thursday November 11th 2021
Enrico Fierro
Italian journalist and writerDied on Tuesday November 9th 2021
Kirsi Kunnas
Finnish children's book writerDied on Monday November 8th 2021
Arcadio Pardo
Spanish poetDied on Sunday November 7th 2021
Andrzej Górny
Polish screenplayer (Poznań '56) and literary critic (Polish Film Academy)Died on Sunday November 7th 2021
Raúl Rivero
Cuban poetDied on Saturday November 6th 2021
Andris Kolbergs
Latvian writer and screenwriter (Defenders of Riga)Died on Saturday November 6th 2021
Mei Jones
Welsh scriptwriter and actor (C'mon Midffîld!) Died on Friday November 5th 2021
Pamela McCorduck
American author and journalistDied on Friday November 5th 2021
Lyudmila Shchipakhina
Russian poet and translatorDied on Thursday November 4th 2021
Mario Lavista
Mexican composer and writerDied on Thursday November 4th 2021
Ludmila Schipakhina
Russian poet and translatorDied on Thursday November 4th 2021
Ludmila Schipahina
Russian poet and translatorDied on Thursday November 4th 2021
Richard Ohmann
American literary criticDied on Thursday November 4th 2021
Shafiq Ansari
Indian screenplay and dialogue writer (DostDied on Wednesday November 3rd 2021
Yuri Klepikov
Russian screenwriter and actorDied on Monday November 1st 2021
Raymond Guy LeBlanc
Canadian musician and poetDied on Saturday October 30th 2021
Luigi Blasucci
Italian literary critic and academicDied on Saturday October 30th 2021
Tymur Lytovchenko
Ukrainian writerDied on Friday October 29th 2021
Olena Lytovchenko
Ukrainian writerDied on Friday October 29th 2021
Timur Litovchenko
Ukrainian writerDied on Friday October 29th 2021
Miklós Zelei
Hungarian poetDied on Friday October 29th 2021
Victor V. Zhenchenko
Ukrainian poetDied on Friday October 29th 2021
Zelei Miklós
Hungarian poetDied on Friday October 29th 2021
Pavel Coruț
Romanian writer and Securitate intelligence officerDied on Thursday October 28th 2021
Javier Sahagún
Mexican journalist and sports writer; CancerDied on Thursday October 28th 2021
Arnold Hano
American novelistDied on Wednesday October 27th 2021
Ahmad Kamal Abdullah
Malaysian poet and writerDied on Wednesday October 27th 2021
Gilberto Braga
Brazilian screenwriter (Escrava IsauraDied on Wednesday October 27th 2021
Fulvio Panzeri
Italian literary criticDied on Tuesday October 26th 2021
Hartmut Geerken
German authorDied on Tuesday October 26th 2021
Michele Serio
Italian novelist and musicianDied on Monday October 25th 2021
Marcel Bluwal
French film director and screenwriterDied on Sunday October 24th 2021
Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Russian film director and writer (Peculiarities of the National HuntDied on Sunday October 24th 2021
Hryhoriy Shton
Ukrainian writerDied on Sunday October 24th 2021
Hooshang Chalangi
Iranian authorDied on Sunday October 24th 2021
Grigoriy Shton’
Ukrainian writerDied on Sunday October 24th 2021
Grogoriy Ston
Ukrainian writerDied on Sunday October 24th 2021