Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
Sérgio Sant’Anna
Brazilian writerDied on Sunday May 10th 2020
Darrin Patrick
American author and megachurch pastorDied on Saturday May 9th 2020
Vũ Đức Sao Biển
Vietnamese composer and writerDied on Friday May 8th 2020
Barry Farber
American radio talk show host and authorDied on Thursday May 7th 2020
Gil Schwartz
American humor columnist (FortuneDied on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Mark Beech
British music criticDied on Tuesday May 5th 2020
Wally K Daly
English writerDied on Monday May 4th 2020
Stanley Bing
American columnistDied on Sunday May 3rd 2020
John Lafia
American screenwriter (Child's Play)Died on Saturday May 2nd 2020
Robert Kimmel Smith
American authorDied on Thursday April 30th 2020
Kundanika Kapadia
Indian novelistDied on Thursday April 30th 2020
Yahya Hassan
Danish poetDied on Thursday April 30th 2020
Robert Mezey
American poetDied on Thursday April 30th 2020
Louis Haché
Canadian writer (Acadian literature)Died on Wednesday April 29th 2020
Georges-Jean Arnaud
French authorDied on Wednesday April 29th 2020
Nick Kotz
American journalist and authorDied on Wednesday April 29th 2020
Germano Celant
Italian art historian and criticDied on Wednesday April 29th 2020
Deirdre Bair
American writer and biographerDied on Tuesday April 28th 2020
Barbara Rosiek
Polish writerDied on Tuesday April 28th 2020
Eavan Boland
Irish poetDied on Monday April 27th 2020
Caro Fraser
British novelistDied on Monday April 27th 2020
Clara Mărgineanu
Romanian arts journalist and writerDied on Monday April 27th 2020
Erwan Evenou
French writer and activist for the Breton languageDied on Sunday April 26th 2020
Bijay Mishra
Indian lyricist and screenwriterDied on Sunday April 26th 2020
Per Olov Enquist
Swedish author (The Visit of the Royal Physician)Died on Sunday April 26th 2020
Joseph S. Pulver Sr.
American writerDied on Saturday April 25th 2020
Abdullah al-Hamid
Saudi poetDied on Friday April 24th 2020
H. G. Carrillo
Cuban-born American writer and academicDied on Thursday April 23rd 2020
Terence Frisby
English playwright (There's a Girl in My Soup) and actorDied on Thursday April 23rd 2020
Alain Duret
French writerDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Andrew J. Fenady
American screenwriterDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Catherine Paysan
French writerDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Gérard Piouffre
French writer and historianDied on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Ian Whitcomb
English singer-songwriter ("You Turn Me On") and authorDied on Tuesday April 21st 2020