Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
Robert Garland
American screenwriter (No Way Out)
Died on Monday November 23rd 2020
Oliver Friggieri
Maltese poet
Died on Saturday November 21st 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
Jean Collet
French writer
Died on Friday November 20th 2020
Tracey Davis
American author
Died on Wednesday November 18th 2020
Alokeranjan Dasgupta
Indian poet
Died on Wednesday November 18th 2020
Daniel Yonnet
French journalist and literary critic
Died on Wednesday November 18th 2020
Joseph Altairac
French literary critic and essayist
Died on Wednesday November 18th 2020
Jude Stéfan
French poet
Died on Wednesday November 18th 2020
Valentin Khromov
Russian poet
Died on Tuesday November 17th 2020
Greg Growden
Australian sports journalist and author
Died on Sunday November 15th 2020
Adam David Miller
American poet and memoirist
Died on Friday November 13th 2020
Remo H. Largo
Swiss pediatrician and book author
Died on Friday November 13th 2020
Vamsi Rajesh Kondaveeti
Indian screenwriter (Amar Akbar Anthony)
Died on Thursday November 12th 2020
Nelly Kaplan
French film director (A Very Curious Girl) and screenwriter
Died on Thursday November 12th 2020
Israel Horovitz
American playwright and screenwriter (Author! Author!
Died on Wednesday November 11th 2020
Carlo Bordini
Italian poet
Died on Tuesday November 10th 2020
Rina Macrelli
Italian screenwriter and essayist
Died on Tuesday November 10th 2020
Marco Santagata
Italian writer and academic
Died on Monday November 9th 2020
Ernesto Carmona Ulloa
Chilean writer and journalist
Died on Monday November 9th 2020
Carlos G. Vallés
Spanish-Indian Jesuit priest and author
Died on Monday November 9th 2020
Naomi Long Madgett
American poet
Died on Sunday November 8th 2020
Robert Sam Anson
American journalist and author
Died on Sunday November 8th 2020
Seymour Topping
American writer
Died on Sunday November 8th 2020
Vladislav Shapovalov
Russian writer
Died on Sunday November 8th 2020
Fareed Ramadan
Bahraini writer and screenwriter (A Bahraini Tale)
Died on Saturday November 7th 2020
Yves Taschereau
Canadian writer and journalist
Died on Friday November 6th 2020
Nathan Zach
Israeli poet
Died on Friday November 6th 2020
Thilo Thielke
German journalist and writer
Died on Friday November 6th 2020
Géza Szőcs
Hungarian poet and politician
Died on Thursday November 5th 2020
Luis Zapata
Mexican writer
Died on Thursday November 5th 2020
Jacques Maigne
French writer
Died on Tuesday November 3rd 2020
Debra Doyle
American science fiction and fantasy author (Mageworlds series)
Died on Tuesday November 3rd 2020
Jean-Pierre Autheman
French comic book author
Died on Tuesday November 3rd 2020
Jeremy Stevens
American film and television writer (Everybody Loves Raymond
Died on Monday November 2nd 2020
Rajko Đurić
Serbian writer
Died on Monday November 2nd 2020
Rodolfo Rabanal
Argentine writer and journalist
Died on Monday November 2nd 2020
Rachel Caine
American writer of science fiction
Died on Monday November 2nd 2020
Ludwik Flaszen
Polish theatre director and writer
Died on Monday November 2nd 2020