Jean-François Leroux-Dhuys
French writer and historian
Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
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Arkady Davidowitz
Russian writer and aphorist
Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Margret Czerni
Austrian writer and journalist
Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Philippe Jaccottet
Swiss poet and translator
Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Margret Czerni-Sattlberger
Austrian writer and journalist
Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Margaret Maron
American mystery writer
Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Masashige Narusawa
Japanese film director and screenwriter (The Woman in the Rumor
Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri
Indian poet
Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Joseph Ponthus
French writer
Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Jack Whyte
Scottish-Canadian novelist (The Skystone
Died on Wednesday February 24th 2021
Paolo Castaldi
Italian composer and essayist
Died on Tuesday February 23rd 2021
Paolo Compositore
Italian composer and essayist
Died on Tuesday February 23rd 2021
Syed Abul Maksud
Bangladeshi journalist (Prothom Alo) and writer
Died 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 journalist
Died on Monday February 22nd 2021
Catherine Belsey
British literary scholar and cultural critic
Died on Monday February 22nd 2021
Lawrence Otis Graham
American attorney and author
Died on Sunday February 21st 2021
Guido Stagnaro
Italian director (I cinque del quinto piano) and screenwriter (In Love
Died on Saturday February 20th 2021
Jean-Marie Touratier
French writer and artistic director
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Maria Anspach
German writer
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Si Spencer
British comic book writer (Books of Magick: Life During Wartime
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Peter G. Davis
American music critic
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Iraj Kaboli
Iranian writer
Died on Wednesday February 17th 2021
Irit Amiel
Polish writer and poet
Died on Wednesday February 17th 2021
Lucien Gourong
French writer
Died on Tuesday February 16th 2021
Joan Margarit
Spanish poet
Died on Tuesday February 16th 2021
Joan Margarit i Consarnau
Spanish poet
Died on Tuesday February 16th 2021
Zdzisław Najder
Polish literary historian and critic
Died on Monday February 15th 2021
Blanca Álvarez González
Spanish writer
Died 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 critic
Died on Saturday February 13th 2021
Franz Jalics
Hungarian-born Jesuit priest and author of books on Christian spirituality
Died on Saturday February 13th 2021
Rachna Gilmore
Canadian children's writer
Died on Saturday February 13th 2021
Helen Meier
Swiss writer
Died on Saturday February 13th 2021
Jorge Ricci
Argentine actor and playwright
Died on Saturday February 13th 2021
Abd al-Sattar Qasim
Palestinian writer
Died on Friday February 12th 2021
Johnny Rogan
English music journalist and biographer
Died on Friday February 12th 2021
Prie GS
Indonesian journalist (Suara Merdeka) and writer
Died on Friday February 12th 2021
Jayalal Rohana
Sri Lankan academic and dramatist
Died on Thursday February 11th 2021
Pavel Pelin
Moldovan writer
Died on Thursday February 11th 2021
Rachel Feldhay Brenner
Israeli-American literary scholar and writer
Died on Wednesday February 10th 2021
René Victor Pilhes
French writer and publicist
Died on Wednesday February 10th 2021
Rachel Brenner
Israeli-American literary scholar and writer
Died on Wednesday February 10th 2021
Jean-Claude Carrière
French novelist and screenwriter
Died 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.com
Died 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 screenwriter
Died on Saturday February 6th 2021
Pierre Lherminier
French cinematic historian and writer
Died on Friday February 5th 2021
Jacqueline Thévoz
Swiss writer and poet
Died on Friday February 5th 2021
Patrick Lebon
Belgian film director and screenwriter
Died on Thursday February 4th 2021
Denis Huisman
French academic and writer
Died on Thursday February 4th 2021
Harry Mark Petrakis
American novelist
Died on Thursday February 4th 2021
James Fenton
Irish Ulster Scots poet
Died on Wednesday February 3rd 2021
Jean-Pierre Jossua
French writer and theologian
Died on Tuesday February 2nd 2021
Marissa Garrido
Mexican telenovelas playwright
Died on Tuesday February 2nd 2021
Percy Tucker
South African author and ticket selling agent
Died on Monday February 1st 2021
Viktor Koval
Russian writer
Died on Monday February 1st 2021
Marc Wilmore
American comedian and screenwriter (In Living Color
Died on Monday February 1st 2021
Calane da Silva
Mozambican writer and journalist
Died on Monday February 1st 2021
Allan Burns
American television producer and screenwriter (The Munsters
Died on Sunday January 31st 2021
Carmen Vázquez
American LGBT activist and writer
Died on Friday January 29th 2021
Kathleen Ann Goonan
American science fiction author
Died on Friday January 29th 2021
Cédric Demangeot
French poet
Died on Friday January 29th 2021
Efim Josanu
Moldovan writer and journalist
Died on Friday January 29th 2021
Dominic Jeeva
Sri Lankan author
Died on Thursday January 28th 2021
Vic Mitchell
British railway preservationist and writer
Died on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Sekou Smith
American sports writer and journalist (NBA TV)
Died on Wednesday January 27th 2021
Lars Norén
Swedish playwright. COVID19
Died on Tuesday January 26th 2021
Jevrem Brković
Montenegrin writer
Died on Sunday January 24th 2021
Alberto Cantù
Italian musicologist and musical critic
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2021
Walter Bernstein
American screenwriter
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2021
Sharon Kay Penman
American historical novelist
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2021
Wayne Roberts
Canadian food analyst and writer
Died on Saturday January 23rd 2021
Mark Wilson
American magician and author
Died on Friday January 22nd 2021
Jean Graton
French comic book author and cartoonist
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Kathleen Krull
American children's writer and book editor
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Lars Westman
Swedish writer
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Carlo Nayaradou
French-Martinican comic book author
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Cesare Maestri
Italian mountaineer and writer
Died on Tuesday January 19th 2021
Richard Lindheim
American television writer (The Equalizer)
Died on Tuesday January 19th 2021
Narendra Luther
Indian writer and civil servant
Died on Tuesday January 19th 2021
David Richardson
American television writer and producer (The Simpsons
Died on Tuesday January 19th 2021
Jacques Bral
French film director and screenwriter
Died on Monday January 18th 2021
Choi Jeongrye
South Korean poet
Died on Saturday January 16th 2021
Storm Constantine
British fantasy and science fiction author
Died on Friday January 15th 2021