Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Jacques Nicolaou, died aged 91
French comic book author Died on Tuesday May 31st 2022
Friedrich Christian dead at age 79
German writer Died on Tuesday May 31st 2022
Donald Kemp died at age 78
American public interest lawyer and author Died on Monday May 30th 2022
Boris Pahor passed away at age 108
Slovenian writer Died on Monday May 30th 2022
Obituary: Laimonas Tapinas, dead at age 77
Lithuanian writer Died on Sunday May 29th 2022
Vadim Saralidze obituary: died at age 62
Russian writer and violinist Died on Saturday May 28th 2022
Rajat Kumar dead at age 87
Indian playwright Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Claude Michelet passes away at age 83
French writer Died on Friday May 27th 2022
Alexander Astin died at age 89
American educator and writer Died on Thursday May 26th 2022
Lívia Gyarmathy, died aged 90
Hungarian film director and screenwriter Died on Thursday May 26th 2022
Teodor Kukuruza death at age 65
Ukrainian poet Died on Thursday May 26th 2022
Eduardo Lizalde death at age 92
Mexican poet Died on Wednesday May 25th 2022
Maja Lidia died at age 50
Polish fantasy writer Died on Monday May 23rd 2022
Miro Silvera dies at 80
Italian writer Died on Monday May 23rd 2022
Obituary: Dervla Murphy, dead at age 90
Irish travel writer and cyclist Died on Monday May 23rd 2022
Jeffrey Escoffier dead at age 79
American author and activist Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Jaakko Syrjä death at age 96
Finnish author Died on Sunday May 22nd 2022
Roger Angell passes away at age 101
American baseball author Died on Friday May 20th 2022
Donald K. dies at 78
American public interest lawyer and author Died on Friday May 20th 2022
Muthaffar al-Nawab, died aged 88
Iraqi poet and political critic Died on Friday May 20th 2022
Griselda El dies at 97
British-born Sudanese writer and cultural anthropologist Died on Friday May 20th 2022
Obituary: Yaakov Sharett, dead at age 94
Israeli author Died on Friday May 20th 2022
Obituary: Jean-Louis Comolli, dead at age 80
French film critic (Cahiers du Cinéma) and director Died on Thursday May 19th 2022
Oleksandr Smyk died at age 64
Ukrainian singer-songwriter and poet Died on Thursday May 19th 2022
Olexandr Smik death at age 64
Ukrainian singer-songwriter and poet Died on Thursday May 19th 2022
Jim Murphy obituary: died at age 74
American author Died on Thursday May 19th 2022
Domingo Villar passes away at age 51
Spanish writer (Death on a Galician Shore) Died on Wednesday May 18th 2022
Norberto Ávila death at age 85
Portugal playwright Died on Wednesday May 18th 2022
Christian Giudicelli passes away at age 79
French novelist and literary critic Died on Tuesday May 17th 2022
Kay Mellor dies at age 71
British actress and writer (Children's Ward Died on Tuesday May 17th 2022
François Blais death at age 49
Canadian writer Died on Monday May 16th 2022
Salah Montaser dies at age 87
Egyptian writer and journalist Died on Sunday May 15th 2022
Anne de dies at 94
French writer Died on Saturday May 14th 2022
Alexei Tsvetkov has died at age 75
Russian poet Died on Thursday May 12th 2022
Vlastislav Toman obituary: died at age 92
Czech writer and journalist Died on Thursday May 12th 2022
Jeroen Brouwers death at age 82
Dutch writer Died on Wednesday May 11th 2022
Obituary: Katsumoto Saotome, dead at age 90
Japanese author Died on Wednesday May 11th 2022
Death of Patricia A. at age 74
American author (The Forgotten Beasts of Eld Died on Wednesday May 11th 2022
Alf Hambe passed away at age 91
Swedish author Died on Tuesday May 10th 2022
Víctor Chamorro died at age 82
Spanish writer Died on Tuesday May 10th 2022
Midge Decter passed away at age 94
American non-fiction writer Died on Monday May 9th 2022
Linda Lê passes away at age 58
French writer Died on Monday May 9th 2022
John R. death at age 73
American film director and screenwriter (Ernest Saves Christmas Died on Sunday May 8th 2022
Kim Chi-ha obituary: died at age 81
Korean poet and playwright Died on Sunday May 8th 2022
Mykola Adamenko dead at age 90
Ukrainian poet Died on Sunday May 8th 2022
George Pérez dies at 67
American comic book artist and writer Died on Saturday May 7th 2022
Death of Yuri Averbakh at age 100
Russian chess grandmaster and author Died on Saturday May 7th 2022
Serhiy Dyachenko dead at age 77
Ukrainian writer and screenwriter (Dark Planet) Died on Friday May 6th 2022
Sergey Dyachenko has died at age 77
Ukrainian writer and screenwriter (Dark Planet) Died on Friday May 6th 2022
Philip J. death at age 74
American journalist and author Died on Wednesday May 4th 2022
Larry Woiwode dies at age 80
American writer Died on Wednesday May 4th 2022
Death of Biancamaria Frabotta at age 75
Italian writer Died on Tuesday May 3rd 2022
George Yanok, died aged 83
American television writer and producer (Hee Haw Died on Tuesday May 3rd 2022
Jan Kostrhun death at age 79
Czech writer and politician Died on Monday May 2nd 2022
Michel Vinaver death at age 95
French writer and dramatist Died on Monday May 2nd 2022
Joanna Barnes passed away at age 87
American actress and writer Died on Saturday April 30th 2022
Anatoliy Bayukanskiy obituary: died at age 96
Russian writer and publicist Died on Saturday April 30th 2022
Obituary: Harold Livingston, dead at age 97
American novelist and screenwriter (Star Trek: The Motion Picture Died on Friday April 29th 2022
Elspeth Barker passed away at age 81
British novelist and journalist Died on Thursday April 28th 2022
Kristian Lundberg died at age 56
Swedish author Died on Thursday April 28th 2022
Bente Hansen passes away at age 82
Danish writer and women's rights activist Died on Wednesday April 27th 2022
Lee Oi-soo passes away at age 75
South Korean writer Died on Tuesday April 26th 2022
Mohammad-Ali Eslami dies at 97
Iranian literary critic Died on Tuesday April 26th 2022
Death of Paolo Mauri at age 77
Italian literary critic and journalist Died on Monday April 25th 2022
Death of Barbara Hall at age 99
British crossword compiler and advice columnist Died on Sunday April 24th 2022
Eric Chappell, died aged 88
English screenwriter (The Squirrels Died on Sunday April 24th 2022
Binapani Mohanty died at age 85
Indian novelist Died on Sunday April 24th 2022
Clay Reynolds passes away at age 72
American writer and literary critic Died on Sunday April 24th 2022
Rolando Hinojosa-Smith dead at age 93
American novelist Died on Saturday April 23rd 2022
Marco Innocenti passes away at age 56
Italian comic book artist and writer Died on Friday April 22nd 2022
Philip Beidler passes away at age 77
American writer Died on Thursday April 21st 2022
Vundela Malakonda dead at age 89
Indian writer and poet Died on Thursday April 21st 2022
Anatol Viarcinski died at age 90
Belarusian poet Died on Thursday April 21st 2022
Death of Gloria Gervitz at age 79
Mexican poet Died on Thursday April 21st 2022
Anatoliy Vertinskiy dies at 90
Belarusian poet Died on Thursday April 21st 2022
Steven Heighton dies at 60
Canadian author and poet Died on Wednesday April 20th 2022
Antonín Kachlík dead at age 99
Czech film director and screenwriter (Já Died on Wednesday April 20th 2022
Obituary: Lorenzo Mondo, dead at age 91
Italian literary critic Died on Tuesday April 19th 2022
Valerio Evangelisti death at age 69
Italian novelist Died on Monday April 18th 2022
Death of Piergiorgio Bellocchio at age 90
Italian literary critic and writer Died on Monday April 18th 2022
Thomas Rosenlöcher has died at age 74
German writer and poet Died on Sunday April 17th 2022
Johanna Ekström obituary: died at age 51
Swedish author and artist Died on Thursday April 14th 2022
Laura Harris dies at age 54
American writer Died on Thursday April 14th 2022
Eleanor Munro, died aged 94
American art critic Died on Tuesday April 12th 2022
John van dies at age 82
Dutch film director and screenwriter Died on Tuesday April 12th 2022
Elias Davidsson dead at age 81
Icelandic composer and political author Died on Tuesday April 12th 2022
Gábor Görgey dead at age 92
Hungarian writer and poet Died on Monday April 11th 2022
Obituary: Jack Higgins, dead at age 92
British author (The Eagle Has Landed) Died on Saturday April 9th 2022
Richard Oh dies at age 62
Indonesian writer Died on Friday April 8th 2022
Death of David McKee at age 87
British writer and illustrator Died on Thursday April 7th 2022
Camilla Salvago has died at age 98
Italian poet and novelist Died on Thursday April 7th 2022
Frances Porter has died at age 96
New Zealand writer and historian Died on Wednesday April 6th 2022
Eric Boehlert died at age 57
57. American media critic and writer Died on Wednesday April 6th 2022
Alan Hruska passes away at age 88
American writer Died on Wednesday April 6th 2022
Gayda Lagzdyn passed away at age 91
Russian children poet and writer Died on Wednesday April 6th 2022
Patricia MacLachlan passed away at age 84
American author (Sarah Died on Wednesday April 6th 2022
Gerda Weissmann obituary: died at age 97
Polish American writer and human rights activist Died on Tuesday April 5th 2022
Omor Sultanov dead at age 86
Kyrgyz poet Died on Monday April 4th 2022