Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Elena Țau
Moldovan literary critic and historianDied on Friday March 5th 2021
Bill C. Davis
American playwright (Mass Appeal)Died on Wednesday March 3rd 2021
Jacqueline Quef-Allemant
French writerDied on Tuesday March 2nd 2021
Geoffrey Ursell
Canadian writerDied on Monday March 1st 2021
Chieko Seki
Japanese writer and newspaper reporterDied on Sunday February 28th 2021
Manfred Gerstenfeld
Austrian-born Israeli author and economistDied on Saturday February 27th 2021
Jean-François Leroux-Dhuys
French writer and historianDied on Thursday February 25th 2021
Arkady Davidowitz
Russian writer and aphoristDied on Thursday February 25th 2021
Margret Czerni
Austrian writer and journalistDied on Thursday February 25th 2021
Philippe Jaccottet
Swiss poet and translatorDied on Thursday February 25th 2021
Margret Czerni-Sattlberger
Austrian writer and journalistDied on Thursday February 25th 2021
Margaret Maron
American mystery writerDied on Thursday February 25th 2021
Masashige Narusawa
Japanese film director and screenwriter (The Woman in the RumorDied on Thursday February 25th 2021
Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri
Indian poetDied on Thursday February 25th 2021
Joseph Ponthus
French writerDied on Thursday February 25th 2021
Jack Whyte
Scottish-Canadian novelist (The SkystoneDied on Wednesday February 24th 2021
Paolo Castaldi
Italian composer and essayistDied on Tuesday February 23rd 2021
Paolo Compositore
Italian composer and essayistDied on Tuesday February 23rd 2021
Syed Abul Maksud
Bangladeshi journalist (Prothom Alo) and writerDied on Tuesday February 23rd 2021
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
American poet (A Coney Island of the Mind)Died on Tuesday February 23rd 2021
Douglas Turner Ward
American playwright and actor (The River Niger)Died on Tuesday February 23rd 2021
Jean-Charles Perazzi
French writer and journalistDied on Monday February 22nd 2021
Catherine Belsey
British literary scholar and cultural criticDied on Monday February 22nd 2021
Lawrence Otis Graham
American attorney and authorDied on Sunday February 21st 2021
Guido Stagnaro
Italian director (I cinque del quinto piano) and screenwriter (In LoveDied on Saturday February 20th 2021
Jean-Marie Touratier
French writer and artistic directorDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Maria Anspach
German writerDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Dagmar Lhotová
Czech writerDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Si Spencer
British comic book writer (Books of Magick: Life During WartimeDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Peter G. Davis
American music criticDied on Thursday February 18th 2021
Iraj Kaboli
Iranian writerDied on Wednesday February 17th 2021
Lucien Gourong
French writerDied on Tuesday February 16th 2021
Joan Margarit
Spanish poetDied on Tuesday February 16th 2021
Joan Margarit i Consarnau
Spanish poetDied on Tuesday February 16th 2021
Zdzisław Najder
Polish literary historian and criticDied on Monday February 15th 2021
Blanca Álvarez González
Spanish writerDied on Sunday February 14th 2021
Mourid Barghouti
Palestinian poet and writer (I Saw Ramallah)Died on Sunday February 14th 2021
J. Hillis Miller
American literary criticDied on Saturday February 13th 2021
Franz Jalics
Hungarian-born Jesuit priest and author of books on Christian spiritualityDied on Saturday February 13th 2021
Yury Vlasov
Russian writerDied on Saturday February 13th 2021
Jacques Crickillon
Belgian writerDied on Saturday February 13th 2021
Rachna Gilmore
Canadian children's writerDied on Saturday February 13th 2021
Helen Meier
Swiss writerDied on Saturday February 13th 2021
Jorge Ricci
Argentine actor and playwrightDied on Saturday February 13th 2021
Abd al-Sattar Qasim
Palestinian writerDied on Friday February 12th 2021
Johnny Rogan
English music journalist and biographerDied on Friday February 12th 2021
Prie GS
Indonesian journalist (Suara Merdeka) and writerDied on Friday February 12th 2021
Jayalal Rohana
Sri Lankan academic and dramatistDied on Thursday February 11th 2021
Pavel Pelin
Moldovan writerDied on Thursday February 11th 2021
Bruce Berger
American writerDied on Thursday February 11th 2021
Rachel Feldhay Brenner
Israeli-American literary scholar and writerDied on Wednesday February 10th 2021
René Victor Pilhes
French writer and publicistDied on Wednesday February 10th 2021
Rachel Brenner
Israeli-American literary scholar and writerDied on Wednesday February 10th 2021
Jean-Claude Carrière
French novelist and screenwriterDied on Monday February 8th 2021
Adrián Di Blasi
Argentine journalist and sports writer; COVID-19 (n. 1966)Died on Monday February 8th 2021
Chris Wesseling
writer for NFL.comDied on Saturday February 6th 2021
Hershel Shanks
American author and editor (Biblical Archaeology Review)Died on Saturday February 6th 2021
Yuval Stonis
Israeli actor and screenwriterDied on Saturday February 6th 2021
Pierre Lherminier
French cinematic historian and writerDied on Friday February 5th 2021
Patrick Lebon
Belgian film director and screenwriterDied on Thursday February 4th 2021
Denis Huisman
French academic and writerDied on Thursday February 4th 2021
Harry Mark Petrakis
American novelistDied on Thursday February 4th 2021
James Fenton
Irish Ulster Scots poetDied on Wednesday February 3rd 2021
Jean-Pierre Jossua
French writer and theologianDied on Tuesday February 2nd 2021
Marissa Garrido
Mexican telenovelas playwrightDied on Tuesday February 2nd 2021
Percy Tucker
South African author and ticket selling agentDied on Monday February 1st 2021
Viktor Koval
Russian writerDied on Monday February 1st 2021
Marc Wilmore
American comedian and screenwriter (In Living ColorDied on Monday February 1st 2021
Calane da Silva
Mozambican writer and journalistDied on Monday February 1st 2021
Allan Burns
American television producer and screenwriter (The MunstersDied on Sunday January 31st 2021
Michel Le Bris
French writerDied on Saturday January 30th 2021
Carmen Vázquez
American LGBT activist and writerDied on Friday January 29th 2021
Kathleen Ann Goonan
American science fiction authorDied on Friday January 29th 2021
Cédric Demangeot
French poetDied on Friday January 29th 2021
Efim Josanu
Moldovan writer and journalistDied on Friday January 29th 2021
Dominic Jeeva
Sri Lankan authorDied on Thursday January 28th 2021
Vic Mitchell
British railway preservationist and writerDied on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Sekou Smith
American sports writer and journalist (NBA TV)Died on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Lars Norén
Swedish playwright. COVID19Died on Tuesday January 26th 2021
Jevrem Brković
Montenegrin writerDied on Sunday January 24th 2021
Omar Pirrera
Italian poetDied on Sunday January 24th 2021
Alberto Cantù
Italian musicologist and musical criticDied on Saturday January 23rd 2021
Martha Madrigal
Mexican poetDied on Saturday January 23rd 2021
Walter Bernstein
American screenwriterDied on Saturday January 23rd 2021
Sharon Kay Penman
American historical novelistDied on Saturday January 23rd 2021
Wayne Roberts
Canadian food analyst and writerDied on Saturday January 23rd 2021
Mark Wilson
American magician and authorDied on Friday January 22nd 2021
Jean Graton
French comic book author and cartoonistDied on Thursday January 21st 2021
Kathleen Krull
American children's writer and book editorDied on Thursday January 21st 2021
Lars Westman
Swedish writerDied on Thursday January 21st 2021
Christian Massé
French writerDied on Thursday January 21st 2021
Carlo Nayaradou
French-Martinican comic book authorDied on Thursday January 21st 2021