Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Charles Webb
American novelist (The Graduate)Died on Monday June 22nd 2020
Mile Nedelkoski
Macedonian writer and poetDied on Monday June 22nd 2020
Nick Acocella
American baseball and political writerDied on Sunday June 21st 2020
Robert D. Richardson
American historian and biographer (Henry Thoreau: A Life of the MindDied on Sunday June 21st 2020
Denise Jallais
French journalist and poetDied on Sunday June 21st 2020
Malim Ghozali PK
Malaysian writerDied on Sunday June 21st 2020
Cho Hae-il
South Korean writerDied on Friday June 19th 2020
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Spanish novelist (The Prince of MistDied on Friday June 19th 2020
Sachy
Indian writer and film director (Anarkali)Died on Thursday June 18th 2020
Milan Kundera
Czech-born French writer (The JokeDied on Thursday June 18th 2020
Stella Pevsner
American authorDied on Wednesday June 17th 2020
Sally Banes
American dance historian and criticDied on Wednesday June 17th 2020
Roger Borniche
French author and police detectiveDied on Tuesday June 16th 2020
Tamar Bornstein-Lazar
Israeli children's writerDied on Tuesday June 16th 2020
Ralph Caplan
American design consultant and writerDied on Tuesday June 16th 2020
Silke Blumbach
German poet in Albanian languageDied on Monday June 15th 2020
Claude Samuel
French music critic and radio executiveDied on Monday June 15th 2020
Aad van den Heuvel
Dutch television presenter and writerDied on Monday June 15th 2020
Elsa Joubert
South African writerDied on Sunday June 14th 2020
Colo Tavernier
British screenwriterDied on Saturday June 13th 2020
Jean Raspail
French author (The Camp of the SaintsDied on Saturday June 13th 2020
Yūko Kagiwada
Japanese poetDied on Saturday June 13th 2020
Adam Wodnicki
Polish translator and writerDied on Friday June 12th 2020
Dennis O’Neil
American comic book writer and editor (Marvel ComicsDied on Friday June 12th 2020
Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi
Indian Urdu poetDied on Friday June 12th 2020
Murray Olderman
American sports columnistDied on Friday June 12th 2020
Araceli Herrero Figueroa
Spanish writerDied on Thursday June 11th 2020
Jas Waters
American television writer (This Is UsDied on Wednesday June 10th 2020
Tobias Berggren
Swedish poetDied on Wednesday June 10th 2020
Anatoliy Trushkin
Russian writerDied on Wednesday June 10th 2020
Lillemor Östlin
Swedish writerDied on Tuesday June 9th 2020
Marion Hänsel
Belgian film director and screenwriterDied on Monday June 8th 2020
Milena Benini
Croatian science fiction writer and translator (SFERA Award)Died on Monday June 8th 2020
Jean Bolinder
Swedish authorDied on Sunday June 7th 2020
Allan Evans
American record producer and writer on classical musicDied on Sunday June 7th 2020
Jean-Marc Chaput
Canadian author and public speakerDied on Sunday June 7th 2020
Mariya Shtepa
Ukrainian writerDied on Saturday June 6th 2020
Rosalia Tarnavska
Ukrainian poetDied on Saturday June 6th 2020
Shigeru Yokota
Japanese author and human rights activistDied on Friday June 5th 2020
Thomas Reppetto
American officer and authorDied on Friday June 5th 2020
Louise Page
British dramatistDied on Thursday June 4th 2020
Conrad Worrill
American writer and political activistDied on Thursday June 4th 2020
Valentina Tăzlăuanu
Moldovan essayistDied on Thursday June 4th 2020
Ingrid Sjöstrand
Swedish writerDied on Thursday June 4th 2020
Bruce Jay Friedman
American author and screenwriter (Splash)Died on Thursday June 4th 2020
Jeanne Goosen
South African writerDied on Wednesday June 3rd 2020
Margarita Vanyashova
Soviet / Russian criticDied on Wednesday June 3rd 2020
Silver Donald Cameron
Canadian journalist and authorDied on Tuesday June 2nd 2020
Asif Farrukhi
Pakistani writerDied on Monday June 1st 2020
Alfred Kolleritsch
Austrian writerDied on Saturday May 30th 2020
Jerzy Pilch
Polish journalist and writerDied on Friday May 29th 2020
Wolfram Paulus
Austrian film director (Heidenlöcher) and screenwriterDied on Friday May 29th 2020
Murilo Melo Filho
Brazilian writerDied on Thursday May 28th 2020
Chris Dufresne
American sports writerDied on Thursday May 28th 2020
Larry Kramer
American playwrightDied on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Mujtaba Hussain
Indian Urdu author and satiristDied on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Anthony Bailey
British writer and art historianDied on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Moysey Fishbein
Ukrainian poet and translator of Jewish originDied on Tuesday May 26th 2020
Jesus Pardo
Spanish journalist and writerDied on Sunday May 24th 2020
Zdena Tominová
Czech novelist and former dissidentDied on Sunday May 24th 2020
Jean-Loup Dabadie
French journalist and screenwriter (Such a Gorgeous Kid Like MeDied on Sunday May 24th 2020
Maria Velho da Costa
Portuguese writer (Novas Cartas Portuguesas)Died on Sunday May 24th 2020
Larry Aubry
American columnist and activistDied on Saturday May 23rd 2020
Marty McNeal
American sports writer (Sacramento Bee)Died on Thursday May 21st 2020
Colin Franklin
English writer and bibliographerDied on Tuesday May 19th 2020
José Cutileiro
Portuguese diplomat and writerDied on Sunday May 17th 2020
Chung Chao-cheng
Taiwanese writerDied on Saturday May 16th 2020
Barbara Sher
American motivational speaker and authorDied on Friday May 15th 2020
Ye Yonglie
Chinese writerDied on Friday May 15th 2020
Riad Ismat
Syrian writer and theatre directorDied on Friday May 15th 2020
Debesh Roy
Indian writerDied on Friday May 15th 2020
Khalid Mahmood
Pakistani Islamic scholar and prolific writerDied on Friday May 15th 2020
Hutton Gibson
American writer on sedevacantismDied on Thursday May 14th 2020
Rolf Hochhuth
German author and playwright Died on Thursday May 14th 2020
Miloslav Stingl
Czech ethnologist and authorDied on Wednesday May 13th 2020
Gregorio Scalise
Italian poetDied on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Martin Pasko
Canadian-born American comic book writer (SupermanDied on Monday May 11th 2020