Ralph Hemecker passed away at age 65
Ralph Hemecker, an American television director, writer and producer known for his work on series including Blue Bloods, Once Upon a Time and The Flash, died on July 10, 2026.…
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Claude Halmos dies at 80
Claude Halmos, a French psychoanalyst and essayist, died on July 9, 2026. He was 80. Born in Châteauroux on April 30, 1946, Halmos was known for writings on abuse, neglect…
Death of Jean-Louis Lechat at age 83
Jean-Louis Lechat, a Belgian journalist and comic book writer who specialized in coverage of comics, died on July 9, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Chimay on January…
Assaf Razin, died aged 85
Assaf Razin died on July 8, 2026. He was an Israeli economist, academic and author. Razin taught at Tel Aviv University and Cornell University, and was recognized as a Fellow…
Lucienne Stassaert obituary: died at age 90
Lucienne Stassaert, the Belgian poet, died on July 8, 2026, aged 90. Born in Antwerp on January 10, 1936, she was also known as a writer and was recognized with…
Mikalay Charhinets dies at age 88
Mikalay Charhinets died on July 7, 2026. He was a military officer and writer. Tags Writers, 07 July 2026, Charhinets, Libra, Mikalay, Minsk, July 2026, July 7
Benedito Ruy Barbosa, died aged 95
Benedito Ruy Barbosa died on July 7, 2026, at age 95. He was a Brazilian telenovela writer, playwright, screenwriter and television writer. Born on April 17, 1931, in Gália, Barbosa…
Death of Tony Rayns at age 78
Tony Rayns died on July 7, 2026. He was a British writer and film commentator. His work also included journalism, film criticism, punditry, screenwriting and authorship. Tags Journalists, Writers, 07…
Sharon Dede Padi obituary: died at age 50
Sharon Dede Padi died on July 7, 2026. She was a Ghanaian painter and poet. Padi also worked as a project manager and was employed at Accra Technical University. She…
John Van Antwerp Fine Jr. obituary: died at age 86
John Van Antwerp Fine Jr., a professor of history and scholar of Balkan and Byzantine studies, died on July 6, 2026. He was 86. Fine taught for decades at the…
Frida Vogels, died aged 96
Frida Vogels died on July 6, 2026. She was a Dutch writer. Tags Writers, 06 July 2026, Capricorn, Frida, Netherlands, Vogels, July 2026, July 6
Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq dead at age 85
Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq died on July 5, 2026. He was a professor and writer. Tags Scientists, Writers, 05 July 2026, Abul, Haq, Libra, July 2026, July 5
Marjan Berk dead at age 93
Marjan Berk died on July 5, 2026. She was a Dutch writer and actress. Tags Actors, Writers, 05 July 2026, Amsterdam, Berk, Cancer, Marjan, Netherlands, July 2026, July 5
Obituary: Eutimio Martino, dead at age 101
Eutimio Martino died on July 5, 2026. He was a Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and writer. Martino was also known as a historian, theologian, Catholic priest, poet, university teacher and…
Walt Odets dies at age 79
Walt Odets died July 5, 2026. He was an American psychologist and author. Born in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 1947, Odets was a clinical psychologist who also wrote books.…
Linda McCarriston obituary: died at age 82
Linda McCarriston, an American poet and longtime University of Alaska Anchorage professor, died on July 5, 2026, aged 82. Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, she taught creative writing and literary arts…
Hugo Van Rompaey has died at age 83
Hugo Van Rompaey died on July 4, 2026. He was a writer. Tags Writers, 04 July 2026, Geel, Hugo, Pisces, Rompaey, July 2026, July 4
Moritz de Hadeln, died aged 85
Moritz de Hadeln died on July 4, 2026. He was a Swiss film critic. Tags Writers, 04 July 2026, Hadeln, Moritz, Sagittarius, Switzerland, July 2026, July 4
Bogusław Zmudziński died at age 75
Bogusław Zmudziński died on July 4, 2026. He was a Polish film critic. Tags Writers, 04 July 2026, Cancer, Poland, Bogusław, July 2026, July 4, Zmudziński
Lydia Möcklinghoff passes away at age 45
Lydia Möcklinghoff died on July 3, 2026. She was a German ecologist and zoologist and also worked as an author. Born in Wilhelmshaven on February 3, 1981, she died in…
Yervant Gianikian dead at age 84
Yervant Gianikian died on July 3, 2026, at the age of 84. An Italian director and architect, he was also known as a film director, editor, producer and screenwriter. Born…
Zrinko Ogresta passes away at age 67
Zrinko Ogresta died on July 3, 2026. He was a Croatian screenwriter and film director. Born on October 5, 1958, Ogresta was known for his work in film. Tags Actors,…
Shahrnush Parsipur dies at 80
Shahrnush Parsipur died on July 3, 2026. She was an Iranian writer and translator known for her work as a novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Born in Tehran in…
Isabel Blanco-Rivas passes away at age 64
Isabel Blanco-Rivas died on July 3, 2026. She was a Spanish lawyer and writer. Tags Lawyers, Writers, 03 July 2026, Isabel, Spain, Blanco-Rivas, July 2026, July 3
Bernd Rauschenbach obituary: died at age 73
Bernd Rauschenbach died on July 2, 2026. He was a German literary scholar and writer. Tags Scientists, Writers, 02 July 2026, Bernd, Germany, Rauschenbach, July 2, July 2026
Nihal Sri Ameresekere died at age 78
Nihal Sri Ameresekere died on July 2, 2026. Tags Writers, 02 July 2026, Ameresekere, Cancer, Nihal, July 2, July 2026
Obituary: Aitana Alberti León, dead at age 84
Aitana Alberti León died on July 1, 2026. Tags Writers, 01 July 2026, Aitana, Argentina, Cuba, July 1, July 2026, León
Cengiz Gündoğdu dead at age 83
Cengiz Gündoğdu died on July 1, 2026. Tags Writers, 01 July 2026, Cengiz, Turkey, Gündoğdu, July 1, July 2026
Puviarasu dead at age 96
Puviarasu, an Indian poet and translator, died on June 30, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in 1930 in a village near Udumalpet, he was born S. Jagannathan and…
Karel Pexidr passed away at age 96
Karel Pexidr died on June 29, 2026. He was a Czech writer, lawyer, philosopher and composer of classical music. Born on November 4, 1929, Pexidr was known for his work…
Tami Bezaleli dead at age 73
Tami Bezaleli died on June 29, 2026. Tags Artists, Writers, 29 June 2026, Bezaleli, Israel, Tami, June 2026, June 29
Ervin László dies at age 94
Ervin László, the Hungarian-born American philosopher and writer, died on June 29, 2026, at age 94. Born in Budapest on May 12, 1932, he studied at the Franz Liszt Academy…
Joël Raguénès passes away at age 84
Joël Raguénès, novelist, died June 29, 2026. Tags Writers, 29 June 2026, Sagittarius, Joël, June 2026, June 29, Raguénès
Salman Nadwi died at age 72
Salman Nadwi, an Indian Islamic scholar and professor, died on June 29, 2026. He was 72. Born in 1954 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, he served as dean of the Faculty…
Mustafa Monwar dead at age 90
Mustafa Monwar, a Bangladeshi painter and sculptor, died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 90 after pneumonia complicated by prostate cancer. Born on September 1, 1935, in Jashore,…
Phyllis Kinney dies at age 103
Phyllis Kinney, an American-born Welsh singer, musicologist and author, died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 103. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, on July 4, 1922, she studied at…
Obituary: Wilford Lloyd Baumes, dead at age 86
Wilford Lloyd Baumes died on June 28, 2026. He was an American producer and screenwriter. Baumes worked in television and film, including credits as a writer and producer on projects…
Death of Sonia Antinori at age 63
Sonia Antinori, an Italian playwright, actress and translator, died on June 28, 2026, at the age of 63. Born in Viareggio on April 23, 1963, she studied visual arts, theater…
Obituary: Justin Richards, dead at age 64
Justin Richards, a British writer best known for his Doctor Who books and The Invisible Detective series, died on June 28, 2026, at the age of 64. Born in Epping…
Egil Ulateig dies at 80
Egil Ulateig died on June 28, 2026. He was a Norwegian writer. Tags Writers, 28 June 2026, Egil, Norway, Ulateig, June 2026, June 28
Tom Siddon death at age 84
Tom Siddon, a Canadian politician and former MP who served from 1978 to 1993, died on June 28, 2026, at age 84. Born Thomas Edward Siddon in Drumheller, Alberta, on…
Charles Leblanc has died at age 75
Charles Leblanc died on June 27, 2026. He was an actor. Tags Actors, Writers, 27 June 2026, Canada, Charles, Leblanc, June 2026, June 27
Benjamín Trillo Trillo died at age 94
Benjamín Trillo Trillo died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 94. He was a Spanish writer. Born on July 6, 1931, in A Ameixenda, Cee, Trillo Trillo wrote…
Obituary: Ian Kennedy Martin, dead at age 90
Ian Kennedy Martin died on June 27, 2026. He was a television scriptwriter and producer. Martin worked in British television and was known for his writing and producing work across…
Eeva Kilpi obituary: died at age 98
Eeva Kilpi, the Finnish writer and poet whose work ranged from feminist humor to broader reflections on life and society, died on June 27, 2026, at age 98. Born Eeva…
Alexei Bueno obituary: died at age 63
Alexei Bueno, a Brazilian poet and writer, died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 63, in Rio de Janeiro, of complications from cancer. Born in Rio de Janeiro…
Obituary: Ihor Zvarych, dead at age 66
Ihor Zvarych died on June 27, 2026. He was a Ukrainian literary critic. Tags Writers, 27 June 2026, Cancer, Ihor, Ukraine, Zvarych, June 2026, June 27
K. Bhagyaraj has died at age 73
K. Bhagyaraj, the Indian film director and actor known for Andha 7 Naatkal and Mundhanai Mudichu, died on June 27, 2026. He was 73. Bhagyaraj, born Krishnaswamy Bhagyaraj on January…
Margaret Britton Vaughn passes away at age 87
Margaret Britton Vaughn, an American poet, died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on July 1, 1938, she became known as a poet…
Raúl Castro dies at 89
Raúl Castro died on June 26, 2026. He was a writer. Tags Writers, 26 June 2026, Argentina, Castro, June 2026, June 26, Raúl
Gail Bowen dies at age 84
Gail Bowen, a Canadian playwright and writer best known for the Joanne Kilbourn mystery series, died on June 26, 2026. She was 83. Born Gail Dianne Bowen in Toronto on…
Kadir İnanır, died aged 77
Kadir İnanır, the Turkish actor and filmmaker, died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 77. Born on April 15, 1949, in Fatsa, he became one of the best-known…
Věra Linhartová has died at age 88
Věra Linhartová, the Czech writer and art historian, died on June 26, 2026, at age 88 in Paris. Born in Brno on March 22, 1938, she studied art history at…
Giulio Castelli dead at age 88
Giulio Castelli died on June 26, 2026, at the age of 88. He was an Italian journalist and writer, born in Rome on February 13, 1938. His work as an…
David Hencke dies at 79
David Hencke, the British investigative journalist and writer who worked for The Guardian, died on June 26, 2026. A long-serving figure in political reporting, he began as a student journalist…
Death of David B. Danbom at age 79
David B. Danbom, an American historian and author, died on June 26, 2026, aged 79. He taught agricultural history at North Dakota State University from 1974 to 2010 and was…
Stephen Lowe dies at 82
Stephen Lowe, the British Anglican prelate who served as Bishop of Hulme from 1999 to 2009, died on June 25, 2026. Born on March 3, 1944, he was ordained deacon…
Salomó Marquès, died aged 84
Salomó Marquès, a Spanish academic and writer, died on June 25, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in L'Escala on February 4, 1942, he built a career in education,…
Salomó Marquès, died aged 84
Salomó Marquès died on June 25, 2026. He was a Spanish educationist, professor and writer, and also worked as a pedagogue, historian and author. Born in L'Escala on February 4,…
Eriamel death at age 73
Eriamel died on June 25, 2026. He was a comics writer. Tags Actors, Writers, 25 June 2026, Eriamel, France, June 2026, June 25
Sławomir Żukowski obituary: died at age 67
Sławomir Żukowski, a Polish actor and theatre director, died on June 25, 2026, at the age of 67. Born in Radom on November 20, 1958, he worked in theatre as…
Death of Nicholas Rossi at age 38
Nicholas Rossi, an American convicted sex offender and fugitive, died on June 25, 2026, in Utah. Born Nicholas Alahverdian on July 11, 1987, in Providence, Rhode Island, he was also…
Om Malik death at age 59
Om Malik, an Indian-American writer and founder of the technology news site Gigaom, died on June 24, 2026. He was 59. Born Om Prakash Malik in New Delhi on September…
Death of José Bonnet at age 84
José Bonnet Casciaro died on June 23, 2026. Tags Writers, 23 June 2026, Casciaro, Spain, José, June 2026, June 23
Maurice-Ruben Hayoun dies at age 75
Maurice-Ruben Hayoun, a French philosopher, historian and writer, died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 75. Born on September 21, 1950, in Agadir, he was known for his…
François Taillandier dead at age 71
François Taillandier, the French writer and journalist, died on June 23, 2026, in Paris at the age of 71. Born in Clermont-Ferrand on June 20, 1955, he built a career…
Bachisio Bandinu died at age 87
Bachisio Bandinu died on June 23, 2026. He was an Italian teacher, journalist, writer and italianist, known for his work in literature and cultural commentary. Born in Bitti on February…
Obituary: Staffan Westerberg, dead at age 92
Staffan Westerberg, the Swedish director, screenwriter and actor known for Vilse i pannkakan, died on June 23, 2026, at the age of 92. Born in Luleå on June 11, 1934,…
Obituary: Petro Volvach, dead at age 87
Petro Volvach died on June 22, 2026. Tags Scientists, Writers, 22 June 2026, Petro, Sagittarius, Ukraine, Volvach, June 2026, June 22
Ali Abdullah Khalifa died at age 82
Ali Abdullah Khalifa died on June 22, 2026. Tags Writers, 22 June 2026, Ali, Khalifa, June 2026, June 22
Concha López Narváez death at age 86
Concha López Narváez died on June 22, 2026. She was 86. Tags Writers, 22 June 2026, Concha, Madrid, Spain, Virgo, June 2026, June 22, Narváez
Death of Martha Zoller at age 66
Martha Zoller, an American political commentator and radio host, died on June 22, 2026. She was 66. Born in Columbus, Georgia, on August 23, 1959, Zoller was also known as…
Mikhail Nozhkin has died at age 89
Mikhail Nozhkin died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 89. He was a Russian actor and poet, as well as a songwriter, composer, lyricist and author. Born in…
Miloš Trapl passed away at age 91
Miloš Trapl died on June 22, 2026. Tags Scientists, Writers, 22 June 2026, Czechia, Trapl, June 2026, June 22, Miloš
Jim Goad, died aged 65
Jim Goad, an American writer and publisher best known for Answer Me! and The Redneck Manifesto, died on June 22, 2026. Born James Thaddeus Goad in Ridley Park, he built…
Obituary: Krzysztof Dowgiałło, dead at age 87
Krzysztof Dowgiałło, a Polish architect, writer and politician who served in the Sejm, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on June 30, 1938, in Novomalyn,…
András Simor dead at age 87
András Simor, a Hungarian poet and writer, died on June 21, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Budapest on July 5, 1938, he studied at Kölcsey Ferenc Gimnázium…
Slavenka Drakulić dead at age 76
Slavenka Drakulić, the Croatian journalist, novelist and essayist whose writing explored feminism, communism and post-communist life, died on June 20, 2026, at 76. Born in Rijeka on July 4, 1949,…
P. Narayana Kurup, died aged 91
P. Narayana Kurup, an Indian poet and literary critic, died on June 20, 2026. He was 91. Born on September 5, 1934, he was a Malayalam-language poet and critic from…
Audu Sule Katagum passed away at age 69
Audu Sule Katagum, a Nigerian politician, architect and former deputy governor of Bauchi State, died on June 20, 2026. He served as deputy governor from 2018 to 2019 under Governor…
András Simor dead at age 87
András Simor died on June 20, 2026. He was a poet. Tags Writers, 20 June 2026, Hungary, Simor, András, June 20, June 2026
Akihiro Miwa death at age 91
Akihiro Miwa, the Japanese singer, actor and drag queen whose career spanned more than seven decades, died on June 20, 2026, at age 91. Born Akihiro Maruyama in Nagasaki on…
Hershel Parker passes away at age 90
Hershel Parker, an American literary historian and scholar of Herman Melville, died on June 19, 2026. He was 90. Born in Comanche, Oklahoma, on November 26, 1935, Parker was an…
Mark Singer, died aged 75
Mark Singer, an American journalist and staff writer at The New Yorker, died on June 19, 2026, at age 75 of complications from salivary gland cancer. Known professionally as Mark…
Min Khaike Soe San dies at age 53
Min Khaike Soe San, a Burmese writer and film director, died on June 19, 2026. He was 53. Born in Yangon on September 18, 1972, he also worked as a…
Farogh Siddique dead
Farogh Siddique died on June 19, 2026. He was a film director, writer and assistant director. Tags Actors, Writers, 19 June 2026, Farogh, India, Siddique, June 19, June 2026
Samīra al-Māni’ died at age 91
Samīra al-Māni', an Iraqi writer and novelist, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Basra in 1935, she received a BA in Arabic literature from…
Obituary: Thomas R. Metcalf, dead at age 92
Thomas R. Metcalf, an American historian and academic whose scholarship focused on South Asia, especially colonial India, and the British Empire, died on June 18, 2026. He was 92. Metcalf…
Daniel Castellano obituary: died at age 53
Daniel Castellano, a Venezuelan journalist, writer and researcher, died on June 18, 2026. Born in Caracas on November 20, 1972, and also known as Daniel Alirio Castellano Amarista, he studied…
Death of Al Mujahidi at age 86
Al Mujahidi, a Bangladeshi poet, died on June 18, 2026. Born on January 1, 1943, he was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2003 by the Government of Bangladesh for his…
Qamar Ahmed dead at age 88
Qamar Ahmed, a Pakistani cricketer and journalist, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on October 23, 1937, in Uttar Pradesh, he went on to represent…
Peter Kampits passes away at age 83
Peter Kampits, an Austrian philosopher and author who taught at the University of Vienna, died on June 16, 2026. He was 83. Born in Vienna on January 1, 1942, Kampits…
Philippe Labarde death at age 86
Philippe Labarde, a French economic journalist and writer, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Agen on September 26, 1939, he was educated at the…
Jiří Wolf obituary: died at age 74
Jiří Wolf, a Czech political prisoner, anticommunist and signatory of Charter 77, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 74. Born on January 5, 1952, in Jindřichův Hradec,…
Juliet Gardiner passes away at age 83
Juliet Gardiner, a British historian and writer, died on June 16, 2026, at the age of 83. She was a commentator on British social history from Victorian times through the…
Death of Robert Thurman at age 84
Robert Thurman, an American Buddhist writer and academic, died on June 16, 2026, at age 84. Born Robert Alexander Farrar Thurman in New York City on August 3, 1941, he…
Obituary: Raimundo Carrero, dead at age 78
Raimundo Carrero, a Brazilian journalist and writer, died on June 16, 2026, at age 78. Born in Salgueiro, Pernambuco, in 1947, he went on to study at the Federal University…
Death of Beatrice Lumpkin at age 107
Beatrice Lumpkin, an American union organizer, activist, professor and writer, died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 107. Born Beatrice Shapiro on August 3, 1918, in The Bronx,…
Danny Simmons dies at 72
Danny Simmons, an American abstract expressionist painter, died on June 15, 2026, at age 72. Born Daniel Simmons Jr. on August 17, 1953, in New York, he worked as a…