Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Raymond Guy dies at 76
Canadian musician and poet Died on Saturday October 30th 2021
Obituary: Luigi Blasucci, dead at age 97
Italian literary critic and academic Died on Saturday October 30th 2021
Wes Magee has died at age 82
British poet and children's author Died on Saturday October 30th 2021
Olena Lytovchenko dies at 58
Ukrainian writer Died on Friday October 29th 2021
Tymur Lytovchenko passed away at age 58
Ukrainian writer Died on Friday October 29th 2021
Timur Litovchenko passes away at age 58
Ukrainian writer Died on Friday October 29th 2021
Miklós Zelei passes away at age 72
Hungarian poet Died on Friday October 29th 2021
Victor V., died aged 85
Ukrainian poet Died on Friday October 29th 2021
Zelei Miklós passes away at age 72
Hungarian poet Died on Friday October 29th 2021
Pavel Coruț, died aged 72
Romanian writer and Securitate intelligence officer Died on Thursday October 28th 2021
Javier Sahagún died at age 59
Mexican journalist and sports writer; Cancer Died on Thursday October 28th 2021
Arnold Hano died at age 99
American novelist Died on Wednesday October 27th 2021
Ahmad Kamal dies at age 80
Malaysian poet and writer Died on Wednesday October 27th 2021
Gilberto Braga passes away at age 75
Brazilian screenwriter (Escrava Isaura Died on Wednesday October 27th 2021
Fulvio Panzeri passed away at age -1
Italian literary critic Died on Tuesday October 26th 2021
Death of Hartmut Geerken at age 82
German author Died on Tuesday October 26th 2021
Obituary: Michele Serio, dead at age 67
Italian novelist and musician Died on Monday October 25th 2021
Marcel Bluwal dies at 96
French film director and screenwriter Died on Sunday October 24th 2021
Aleksandr Rogozhkin has died at age 72
Russian film director and writer (Peculiarities of the National Hunt Died on Sunday October 24th 2021
Hryhoriy Shton dies at 80
Ukrainian writer Died on Sunday October 24th 2021
Hooshang Chalangi death at age 81
Iranian author Died on Sunday October 24th 2021
Grigoriy Shton’, died aged 80
Ukrainian writer Died on Sunday October 24th 2021
Death of Grogoriy Ston at age 80
Ukrainian writer Died on Sunday October 24th 2021
Mamat Khalid dead at age 58
Malaysian screenwriter and director (Puteri Gunung Ledang Died on Saturday October 23rd 2021
Sirkka Turkka dead at age 82
Finnish poet Died on Saturday October 23rd 2021
Death of K. A. at age 79
Indian interventional cardiologist and a medical writer Died on Saturday October 23rd 2021
Addo Stuur dead at age 68
Dutch programmer and computer books writer Died on Friday October 22nd 2021
Floyd Salas obituary: died at age 90
American novelist and social activist Died on Thursday October 21st 2021
Jerry Pinkney obituary: died at age 81
American illustrator and children’s books writer Died on Thursday October 21st 2021
Obituary: Ralph Carmichael, dead at age 94
American composer and writer Died on Wednesday October 20th 2021
Werner Lambersy died at age 79
Belgian poet Died on Tuesday October 19th 2021
Fumio Yamamoto dies at 58
Japanese author Died on Tuesday October 19th 2021
Anders Bodelsen, died aged 84
Danish writer Died on Monday October 18th 2021
Michel de passed away at age 72
French author Died on Monday October 18th 2021
Hayot Samarkandi obituary: died at age 78
Uzbek poet Died on Monday October 18th 2021
Laila al-Atrash death at age 73
Jordanian writer and journalist Died on Monday October 18th 2021
Obituary: Lou Antonelli, dead at age 64
American author Died on Monday October 18th 2021
Ally McLaws dies at 63
Scottish journalist and columnist Died on Sunday October 17th 2021
Brendan Kennelly died at age 85
Irish poet Died on Sunday October 17th 2021
Máire Mhac dies at age 99
Irish poet and linguist Died on Sunday October 17th 2021
Vano Siradeghyan death at age 74
Armenian politician and writer Died on Sunday October 17th 2021
Mario Andrea died at age 73
Italian poet and writer Died on Saturday October 16th 2021
Obituary: Johan Frinsel, dead at age 94
Dutch Pentecostal and writer Died on Friday October 15th 2021
Yitzhak Keinan dies at age 79
Israeli author and politician Died on Friday October 15th 2021
Yosef Bar-Yosef dead at age 88
Israeli author and playwright Died on Friday October 15th 2021
Khalid Al died at age 76
Kuwaiti film director and screenwriter (The Cruel Sea Died on Thursday October 14th 2021
Gary Paulsen has died at age 82
American novelist (Hatchet) Died on Wednesday October 13th 2021
Eddie Jaku obituary: died at age 101
German-born Australian writer and Holocaust survivor Died on Wednesday October 13th 2021
Victor Gregg dies at 101
British author and World War II veteran Died on Tuesday October 12th 2021
Death of Henri Mitterand at age 93
French academic and author Died on Tuesday October 12th 2021
Death of Martin J. at age 84
American historian and biographer (American Prometheus) Died on Sunday October 10th 2021
Death of Nani Ernani at age 70
Brazilian cartoonist and screenwriter Died on Saturday October 9th 2021
Nani dies at 70
Brazilian cartoonist and screenwriter Died on Saturday October 9th 2021
Joy Watson death at age 83
New Zealand children's books author Died on Friday October 8th 2021
Mordechai Geldman has died at age 75
Israeli poet and psychologist Died on Friday October 8th 2021
Jože Snoj passes away at age 87
Slovenian poet and novelist Died on Friday October 8th 2021
Chang Yung-hsiang, died aged 92
Taiwanese screenwriter (Beautiful Duckling Died on Friday October 8th 2021
Ivo Barroso dead at age 91
Brazilian poet and writer. Died on Thursday October 7th 2021
Gunawan Maryanto dies at age 45
Indonesian author and theater director Died on Wednesday October 6th 2021
Obituary: Cristóvão de, dead at age 81
Portuguese writer Died on Wednesday October 6th 2021
Nikolai Rasheyev obituary: died at age 86
Ukrainian film director (Bumbarash) and screenwriter (Vertical) Died on Tuesday October 5th 2021
Antonio Debenedetti passed away at age 84
Italian writer Died on Tuesday October 5th 2021
Death of Marta Rojas at age 93
Cuban journalist (Granma) and writer Died on Monday October 4th 2021
Joan Howard, died aged 94
American writer and actress (Swing Your Lady Died on Sunday October 3rd 2021
Bob Mendes passes away at age 93
Belgian accountant and writer Died on Sunday October 3rd 2021
Eberhard Panitz obituary: died at age 89
German writer Died on Sunday October 3rd 2021
Obituary: Francisco Sánchez, dead at age 96
Spanish poet and writer Died on Sunday October 3rd 2021
Dattaram Maruti dies at age 94
Indian writer and humourist Died on Saturday October 2nd 2021
Renada Laura, died aged 94
French writer Died on Saturday October 2nd 2021
Vilborg Dagbjartsdóttir, died aged 91
Icelandic writer Died on Friday October 1st 2021
Konstantin Severinetz death at age 69
Belarusian poet and translator Died on Friday October 1st 2021
Will Bagley passed away at age 71
American historian and writer (Blood of the Prophets) Died on Thursday September 30th 2021
Chris Torrance passes away at age 80
British poet Died on Wednesday September 29th 2021
Marida Lombardo, died aged 65
Italian journalist and writer Died on Tuesday September 28th 2021
Bienvenido Lumbera died at age 89
Filipino poet Died on Tuesday September 28th 2021
Francisco Franco obituary: died at age 61
Spanish academic and author Died on Tuesday September 28th 2021
Mort Ransen, died aged 88
Canadian film director (Margaret's Museum) and screenwriter Died on Monday September 27th 2021
Franz Marx has died at age 79
South African screenwriter Died on Monday September 27th 2021
Ugo Malaguti passed away at age 76
Italian novelist and editor Died on Monday September 27th 2021
Marida Lombardo, died aged 65
Italian journalist and writer Died on Monday September 27th 2021
Kirill Razlogov, died aged 75
Russian film critic and cultural studies Died on Monday September 27th 2021
Eliécer Cárdenas death at age 70
Ecuadorian novelist Died on Sunday September 26th 2021
Staffan Skott dead at age 78
Swedish writer and journalist Died on Sunday September 26th 2021
Gholamali Raisozzakerin obituary: died at age 82
Iranian author Died on Saturday September 25th 2021
Patricio Manns death at age 84
Chilean composer ("Arriba en la Cordillera") and writer Died on Saturday September 25th 2021
Russ Kick obituary: died at age 52
American writer Died on Saturday September 25th 2021
Jorge Velasco, died aged 72
Ecuadorian writer Died on Friday September 24th 2021
Kjell Askildsen, died aged 91
Norwegian writer Died on Friday September 24th 2021
Death of Janet Doub at age 97
American graphic artist and writer Died on Thursday September 23rd 2021
Obituary: Odile Caradec, dead at age 96
French poet Died on Thursday September 23rd 2021
Ulf Nilsson passes away at age 73
Swedish author Died on Wednesday September 22nd 2021
Tommaso Avagliano has died at age 81
Italian writer and editor Died on Wednesday September 22nd 2021
Death of Roland Jaccard at age 79
Swiss writer Died on Tuesday September 21st 2021
Richard Buckley obituary: died at age 72
American journalist and writer Died on Tuesday September 21st 2021
Rafael Niyazbekov dead at age 78
Kazakh poet and writer Died on Tuesday September 21st 2021
Sabina Zimering has died at age 98
Polish-American ophthalmologist and memoirist Died on Monday September 20th 2021
Françoise Bernard obituary: died at age 100
French gastronomic author and TV presenter Died on Monday September 20th 2021