Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Emile Hemmen
Luxembourgian poet
Died on Sunday January 10th 2021
Yeng Pway Ngon
Singaporean writer and poet
Died on Sunday January 10th 2021
Norberto James Rawlings
Dominican poet
Died on Friday January 8th 2021
Mary Catherine Bateson
American writer and cultural anthropologist
Died on Friday January 8th 2021
Laurent Mailhot
Canadian historian and writer
Died on Thursday January 7th 2021
Enrique de Rivas Ibáñez
Spanish poet
Died on Thursday January 7th 2021
Marek Pivovar
Czech writer and theatre director
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Eric Jerome Dickey
American author.
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2021
A. Madhavan
Indian writer
Died on Tuesday January 5th 2021
Franco Loi
Italian poet
Died on Monday January 4th 2021
Lee Breuer
American playwright
Died on Monday January 4th 2021
Elena Santiago
Spanish writer
Died on Monday January 4th 2021
Rabeya Khatun
Bangladeshi novelist
Died on Sunday January 3rd 2021
Anil Panachooran
Indian lyricist and poet
Died on Sunday January 3rd 2021
Shaji Pandavath
Malaysian screenwriter and film director
Died on Sunday January 3rd 2021
Guadalupe Grande
Spanish poet
Died on Sunday January 3rd 2021
Thomas Symons
Canadian professor and author
Died on Sunday January 3rd 2021
Neelamperoor Madhusoodanan Nair
Indian poet
Died on Saturday January 2nd 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
Franck Balandier
French writer
Died on Thursday December 31st 2020
Pierre Chappuis
Swiss poet
Died on Thursday December 31st 2020
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
Dafni Skoura
Greek actress and writer
Died on Tuesday December 29th 2020
Dimitris Papadoulis
Greek prose writer
Died on Tuesday December 29th 2020
Luis Enrique Mercado
Mexican writer
Died on Tuesday December 29th 2020
Carlos Levy
Argentine poet
Died on Monday December 28th 2020
Peter Abbs
English poet and academic
Died on Monday December 28th 2020
Arthur Berckmans
Belgian comics author
Died on Monday December 28th 2020
Antonio Velasco Piña
Mexican novelist
Died on Monday December 28th 2020
Gilbert Naccache
Tunisian writer and far-left militant
Died on Sunday December 27th 2020
Barry Lopez
American author
Died on Saturday December 26th 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
Mouloud Achour
Algerian writer
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
Guy N. Smith
British horror writer
Died on Thursday December 24th 2020
Joel Yanofsky
Canadian novelist
Died on Thursday December 24th 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
Koenraad Goudeseune
Belgian poet and writer
Died on Monday December 14th 2020
Benichandra Jamatia
Indian writer
Died on Monday December 14th 2020
John le Carré
British author
Died on Sunday December 13th 2020
U. A. Khader
Indian author
Died on Saturday December 12th 2020
Sam Nda-Isaiah
Nigerian political columnist
Died on Saturday December 12th 2020
Rahnaward Zaryab
Afghan novelist
Died on Friday December 11th 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
Manglesh Dabral
Indian poet
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
Udyavara Madhava Acharya
Indian writer and poet
Died on Monday December 7th 2020
Erode Soundar
Indian film writer and director
Died on Sunday December 6th 2020
William Kittredge
American writer
Died on Saturday December 5th 2020
Marie Rút Křížková
Czech literary historian and poet
Died on Saturday December 5th 2020
Antonín J. Liehm
Czech writer
Died on Friday December 4th 2020
Volodymyr Huba
Ukrainian composer and poet
Died on Friday December 4th 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
Selva Casal
Uruguayan poet
Died on Friday November 27th 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
James Wasserman
American author
Died on Wednesday November 25th 2020
Malcolm Marmorstein
American screenwriter and film director (Dead Men Don't Die
Died on Wednesday November 25th 2020
Christian Mistral
Canadian novelist
Died on Tuesday November 24th 2020