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
Nick Acocella
American baseball and political writer
Died on Sunday June 21st 2020
Robert D. Richardson
American historian and biographer (Henry Thoreau: A Life of the Mind
Died on Sunday June 21st 2020
Denise Jallais
French journalist and poet
Died on Sunday June 21st 2020
Cho Hae-il
South Korean writer
Died on Friday June 19th 2020
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Spanish novelist (The Prince of Mist
Died 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 Joke
Died on Thursday June 18th 2020
Sally Banes
American dance historian and critic
Died on Wednesday June 17th 2020
Roger Borniche
French author and police detective
Died on Tuesday June 16th 2020
Tamar Bornstein-Lazar
Israeli children's writer
Died on Tuesday June 16th 2020
Ralph Caplan
American design consultant and writer
Died on Tuesday June 16th 2020
Silke Blumbach
German poet in Albanian language
Died on Monday June 15th 2020
Claude Samuel
French music critic and radio executive
Died on Monday June 15th 2020
Aad van den Heuvel
Dutch television presenter and writer
Died on Monday June 15th 2020
Elsa Joubert
South African writer
Died on Sunday June 14th 2020
Colo Tavernier
British screenwriter
Died on Saturday June 13th 2020
Jean Raspail
French author (The Camp of the Saints
Died on Saturday June 13th 2020
Dennis O’Neil
American comic book writer and editor (Marvel Comics
Died on Friday June 12th 2020
Jas Waters
American television writer (This Is Us
Died on Wednesday June 10th 2020
Marion Hänsel
Belgian film director and screenwriter
Died on Monday June 8th 2020
Jean-Michel Cadiot
French writer and journalist
Died on Monday June 8th 2020
Milena Benini
Croatian science fiction writer and translator (SFERA Award)
Died on Monday June 8th 2020
Allan Evans
American record producer and writer on classical music
Died on Sunday June 7th 2020
Jean-Marc Chaput
Canadian author and public speaker
Died on Sunday June 7th 2020
Shigeru Yokota
Japanese author and human rights activist
Died on Friday June 5th 2020
Conrad Worrill
American writer and political activist
Died on Thursday June 4th 2020
Bruce Jay Friedman
American author and screenwriter (Splash)
Died on Thursday June 4th 2020
Jeanne Goosen
South African writer
Died on Wednesday June 3rd 2020
Amalia Megapanou
Greek writer and politician
Died on Wednesday June 3rd 2020
Roberto Gervaso
Italian writer and journalist
Died on Tuesday June 2nd 2020
Silver Donald Cameron
Canadian journalist and author
Died on Tuesday June 2nd 2020
Jerzy Pilch
Polish journalist and writer
Died on Friday May 29th 2020
Wolfram Paulus
Austrian film director (Heidenlöcher) and screenwriter
Died on Friday May 29th 2020
Larry Kramer
American playwright
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Mujtaba Hussain
Indian Urdu author and satirist
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Anthony Bailey
British writer and art historian
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
Moysey Fishbein
Ukrainian poet and translator of Jewish origin
Died on Tuesday May 26th 2020
Jesus Pardo
Spanish journalist and writer
Died on Sunday May 24th 2020
Zdena Tominová
Czech novelist and former dissident
Died on Sunday May 24th 2020
Jean-Loup Dabadie
French journalist and screenwriter (Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me
Died 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 activist
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2020
Marty McNeal
American sports writer (Sacramento Bee)
Died on Thursday May 21st 2020
Colin Franklin
English writer and bibliographer
Died on Tuesday May 19th 2020
Ratnakar Matkari
Indian writer and film producer
Died on Monday May 18th 2020
José Cutileiro
Portuguese diplomat and writer
Died on Sunday May 17th 2020
Barbara Sher
American motivational speaker and author
Died on Friday May 15th 2020
Riad Ismat
Syrian writer and theatre director
Died on Friday May 15th 2020
Khalid Mahmood
Pakistani Islamic scholar and prolific writer
Died on Friday May 15th 2020
Hutton Gibson
American writer on sedevacantism
Died on Thursday May 14th 2020
Rolf Hochhuth
German author and playwright
Died on Thursday May 14th 2020
Martin Pasko
Canadian-born American comic book writer (Superman
Died on Monday May 11th 2020