Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Hedi Hauser
German children’s books author
Died on Sunday August 2nd 2020
Julio Diamante
Spanish film director and screenwriter
Died on Sunday August 2nd 2020
Joan Mari Torrealdai
Spanish writer and journalist
Died on Friday July 31st 2020
Gilles Lapouge
French writer and journalist
Died on Friday July 31st 2020
Karen Berg
American author and founder of the Kabbalah Centre International
Died on Thursday July 30th 2020
Diana E. H. Russell
South African feminist activist and writer
Died on Wednesday July 29th 2020
Kina Kadreva
Bulgarian children’s book writer
Died on Tuesday July 28th 2020
Harun Hashim Rashid
Palestinian poet
Died on Monday July 27th 2020
Betty van Garrel
Dutch art journalist and writer
Died on Sunday July 26th 2020
George Boyd
Canadian playwright and news anchor (CBC Newsworld)
Died on Sunday July 26th 2020
Ludmila Vachtová
Czech historian and art critic
Died on Saturday July 25th 2020
Rene Carpenter
American columnist and television personality
Died on Saturday July 25th 2020
Luigi Latini De Marchi
Italian director and screenwriter
Died on Thursday July 23rd 2020
Roland Desné
French philosopher and writer
Died on Thursday July 23rd 2020
Daniel David Moses
Canadian poet and playwright
Died on Sunday July 19th 2020
Sapardi Djoko Damono
Indonesian poet
Died on Sunday July 19th 2020
Rafael Aguirre Franco
Spanish writer and researcher
Died on Friday July 17th 2020
C. T. Vivian
American author and civil rights activist
Died on Friday July 17th 2020
Delphine Zanga Tsogo
Cameroonian writer
Died on Thursday July 16th 2020
Joanna Cole
American children's writer (The Magic School Bus)
Died on Wednesday July 15th 2020
Stella Nangonová
Czech philologist and writer
Died on Wednesday July 15th 2020
Adalet Ağaoğlu
Turkish novelist and playwright
Died on Tuesday July 14th 2020
Hasan al-Lawzi
Yemeni writer and politician
Died on Monday July 13th 2020
Engel Reinhoudt
Dutch troubadour and dialect writer
Died on Monday July 13th 2020
Pauls Bankovskis
Latvian writer and journalist
Died on Monday July 13th 2020
Elizabeth Harrower
Australian novelist (The Watch Tower
Died on Sunday July 12th 2020
Pep Mòdol
Spanish politician and writer
Died on Sunday July 12th 2020
Welcome Msomi
South African playwright (uMabatha)
Died on Saturday July 11th 2020
Josep Ramon Mòdol i Pifarré
Spanish politician and writer
Died on Saturday July 11th 2020
Irma Lanzas
Salvadoran writer and educator
Died on Friday July 10th 2020
John Peter
Hungarian-born British theater critic
Died on Thursday July 9th 2020
Judy Wade
British Royal journalist (The Sun) and author
Died on Tuesday July 7th 2020
Barrie Penrose
British investigative journalist and author
Died on Tuesday July 7th 2020
Juris Kronbergs
Latvian-Swedish poet and translator
Died on Monday July 6th 2020
Antônio Bivar
Brazilian writer and playwright
Died on Monday July 6th 2020
Bettina Gilois
German-born American screenwriter (Bessie
Died on Sunday July 5th 2020
Mike Walling
English comic actor and screenwriter
Died on Saturday July 4th 2020
Hermine de Clermont-Tonnerre
French writer and actor (La Ferme Célébrités)
Died on Friday July 3rd 2020
Michael Drosnin
American author and journalist
Died on Thursday July 2nd 2020
Yoon Sam-yook
South Korean film director (I Will Survive) and screenwriter (Yalkae
Died on Thursday July 2nd 2020
Beate Grimsrud
Norwegian novelist and playwright
Died on Wednesday July 1st 2020
Sybil Wettasinghe
Sri Lankan children's book writer
Died on Wednesday July 1st 2020
Coco Tavernier O’Hagan
British screenwriter
Died on Tuesday June 30th 2020
Suzana Amaral
Brazilian film director and screenwriter
Died on Friday June 26th 2020
Marc Fumaroli
French historian and essayist
Died on Wednesday June 24th 2020
Nilamber Dev Sharma
Indian writer and literary scholar
Died on Wednesday June 24th 2020
Aileen Christianson
Scottish academic and writer
Died on Wednesday June 24th 2020
Lewis John Carlino
American screenwriter (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden) and director (The Great Santini)
Died on Tuesday June 23rd 2020
Zinovi Yuryev
Russian writer and scriptwriter
Died on Tuesday June 23rd 2020
Nicholas Cummings
American psychologist and author
Died on Monday June 22nd 2020