Mary Catherine Bateson
American writer and cultural anthropologist
Died on Friday January 8th 2021
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Laurent Mailhot
Canadian historian and writer
Died on Thursday January 7th 2021
Marek Pivovar
Czech writer and theatre director
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Lee Breuer
American playwright
Died on Monday January 4th 2021
Rabeya Khatun
Bangladeshi novelist
Died on Sunday January 3rd 2021
Shaji Pandavath
Malaysian screenwriter and film director
Died on Sunday January 3rd 2021
Thomas Symons
Canadian professor and author
Died on Sunday January 3rd 2021
Wahid Hamed
Egyptian screenwriter (Terrorism and Kebab
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Oleg Danilov
Russian playwright and screenwriter (You Are My Only Love
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Carlos Escudé
Argentine political scientist and author
Died on Saturday January 2nd 2021
Jan Vering
German gospel singer and playwright
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Igor Vershinin
Russian literary critic
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Igor Vladimirovich Vershinin
Russian literary critic
Died on Friday January 1st 2021
Rolf Aggestam
Swedish poet and translator
Died on Wednesday December 30th 2020
Adele Rose
English television writer (Coronation Street
Died on Wednesday December 30th 2020
William Link
American television writer (Murder
Died on Tuesday December 29th 2020
Gilbert Naccache
Tunisian writer and far-left militant
Died on Sunday December 27th 2020
Siv Widerberg
Swedish writer and journalist
Died on Saturday December 26th 2020
Charles Campion
English food critic (The Times
Died on Saturday December 26th 2020
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
Indian poet and literary critic
Died on Friday December 25th 2020
Rei Nakanishi
Japanese novelist and songwriter
Died on Friday December 25th 2020
Naranipuzha Shanavas
Indian film director and writer (Karie
Died on Thursday December 24th 2020
James E. Gunn
American science fiction author (The Road to Science Fiction
Died on Thursday December 24th 2020
Mannan Hira
Bangladeshi playwright and film director
Died on Wednesday December 23rd 2020
Rika Zaraï
Israeli singer and writer
Died on Wednesday December 23rd 2020
Sugathakumari
Indian poet and activist
Died on Wednesday December 23rd 2020
David Giler
American screenwriter (The Parallax View
Died on Monday December 21st 2020
Aleksandr Kurlyandsky
Russian screenwriter (Well
Died on Monday December 21st 2020
Nedo Fiano
95 Italian writer and Holocaust survivor
Died on Saturday December 19th 2020
Mike “McBeardo” McPadden
American film podcaster and author (Heavy Metal Movies)
Died on Saturday December 19th 2020
Irfan Husain
Pakistani newspaper columnist (Dawn) and civil servant
Died on Wednesday December 16th 2020
Noureddine Saïl
Moroccan film critic and writer
Died on Wednesday December 16th 2020
Scott Marshall Smith
American screenwriter (The Score (2001 film)
Died on Wednesday December 16th 2020
Phyllis Eisenstein
American science fiction author
Died on Tuesday December 15th 2020
Marvin Bell
American professor and poet
Died on Tuesday December 15th 2020
Eugeniusz Iwanicki
Polish writer and journalist
Died on Tuesday December 15th 2020
Jeannie Morris
American sports journalist and author
Died on Tuesday December 15th 2020
Jaroslav Mostecký
Czech science fiction writer
Died on Monday December 14th 2020
Sam Nda-Isaiah
Nigerian political columnist
Died on Saturday December 12th 2020
Iman Budhi Santosa
Indonesian author
Died on Thursday December 10th 2020
Nabil Farouk
Egyptian novelist (Ragol Al Mostaheel
Died on Wednesday December 9th 2020
Harold Budd
American avant-garde composer and poet
Died on Tuesday December 8th 2020
Cliff Green
Australian screenwriter (Picnic at Hanging Rock
Died on Tuesday December 8th 2020
Erode Soundar
Indian film writer and director
Died on Sunday December 6th 2020
Marie Rút Křížková
Czech literary historian and poet
Died on Saturday December 5th 2020
Albert Salvadó
Andorran writer and industrial engineer
Died on Friday December 4th 2020
Alison Lurie
American novelist (Foreign Affairs
Died on Friday December 4th 2020
Mario Lavagetto
Italian literary critic and academic
Died on Tuesday December 1st 2020
Eduardo Lourenço
Portuguese essayist
Died on Tuesday December 1st 2020
Miguel Algarin
Puerto Rican-American writer and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Died on Tuesday December 1st 2020
Peter Radtke
German actor and playwright
Died on Monday November 30th 2020
Vittorio Catani
Italian science fiction writer
Died on Thursday November 26th 2020
Yasumi Kobayashi
Japanese science fiction writer
Died on Wednesday November 25th 2020
Malcolm Marmorstein
American screenwriter and film director (Dead Men Don't Die
Died on Wednesday November 25th 2020
Robert Garland
American screenwriter (No Way Out)
Died on Monday November 23rd 2020
Devi Priya
Telugu poet and political satirist
Died on Saturday November 21st 2020
Charlie Hauck
American television writer and producer
Died on Saturday November 21st 2020
Hayford Peirce
American science fiction author. Self-inflicted gunshot
Died on Saturday November 21st 2020
Jacques Rifflet
Belgian writer and political scientist
Died on Saturday November 21st 2020