Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Jill Paton passes away at age 83
English novelist (Knowledge of Angels) Died on Monday October 19th 2020
Alfredo Cerruti passed away at age 78
Italian television author Died on Sunday October 18th 2020
Gerald Gardner death at age 91
American television writer (The Monkees Died on Sunday October 18th 2020
Arysteides Turpana dead at age 76
Panamanian Guna writer Died on Thursday October 15th 2020
Akkitham Achuthan dead at age 94
Indian poet Died on Thursday October 15th 2020
Olivier Corpet, died aged 71
French writer and engineer Died on Tuesday October 13th 2020
J. P. died at age 85
Nigerian poet Died on Tuesday October 13th 2020
Rashid Haider passes away at age 79
Bangladeshi author and novelist Died on Tuesday October 13th 2020
Samuel Brittan passes away at age 86
British journalist and author Died on Monday October 12th 2020
Yehoshua Kenaz dead at age 83
Israeli writer Died on Monday October 12th 2020
Bette Greene, died aged 86
American novelist (Summer of My German Soldier Died on Monday October 12th 2020
Mykola Petrenko passes away at age 94
Ukrainian poet and playwright Died on Sunday October 11th 2020
Gösta Vestlund dies at 107
Swedish writer Died on Sunday October 11th 2020
Mikola Petrenko, died aged 94
Ukrainian poet Died on Saturday October 10th 2020
Günter de obituary: died at age 93
German author Died on Thursday October 8th 2020
Arvid Møller dies at age 80
Norwegian author Died on Tuesday October 6th 2020
Sarah Poyntz died at age 93
Irish journalist and author Died on Tuesday October 6th 2020
Mary O’Malley death at age 79
English playwright (Once a Catholic) Died on Monday October 5th 2020
Franck André dies at 72
French poet Died on Saturday October 3rd 2020
Obituary: Claude Vigée, dead at age 99
French poet Died on Saturday October 3rd 2020
Death of Murray Schisgal at age 93
American playwright (Luv Died on Friday October 2nd 2020
Death of Semen Borzunov at age 101
Russian writer Died on Friday October 2nd 2020
Obituary: Derek Mahon, dead at age 78
Irish poet Died on Friday October 2nd 2020
Scott Lilienfeld dead at age 59
American psychologist and author (50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology) Died on Friday October 2nd 2020
Pia Juul dead at age 58
Danish poet Died on Thursday October 1st 2020
Valeri Shulzhik passes away at age 81
Russian poet Died on Wednesday September 30th 2020
Emyr Humphreys death at age 101
Welsh novelist (A Toy Epic) and poet Died on Wednesday September 30th 2020
Obituary: Viktor Nikitin, dead at age 59
Russian writer Died on Wednesday September 30th 2020
Obituary: Viktor Nikitin, dead at age 59
Russian writer Died on Wednesday September 30th 2020
Aster Berkhof, died aged 100
Belgian author Died on Tuesday September 29th 2020
Oleg Osetinsky obituary: died at age 83
Russian scriptwriter (The Captivating Star of Happiness Died on Monday September 28th 2020
G. S. passes away at age 95
Indian literary critic and writer Died on Monday September 28th 2020
Death of Talat Basari at age 97
Iranian Bahai poet Died on Sunday September 27th 2020
Obituary: Denis Tillinac, dead at age 73
French writer and journalist Died on Saturday September 26th 2020
Claude Moisy obituary: died at age 93
French journalist and writer Died on Thursday September 24th 2020
Joachim Kunert has died at age 90
German film director and screenwriter Died on Wednesday September 23rd 2020
Sam McBratney passes away at age 77
Northern Irish author (Guess How Much I Love You) Died on Monday September 21st 2020
Chhetan Gurung dies at age 41
Nepalese film director and screenwriter (November Rain Died on Monday September 21st 2020
Enzo Golino dead at age 88
Italian journalist and writer Died on Saturday September 19th 2020
Asit Bandopadhyay dead at age 84
Indian dramatist Died on Friday September 18th 2020
Terry Goodkind has died at age 72
American fantasy writer (The Sword of Truth) Died on Friday September 18th 2020
Steve Carter passes away at age 90
American playwright Died on Thursday September 17th 2020
Obituary: Winston Groom, dead at age 77
American novelist (Forrest Gump Died on Thursday September 17th 2020
Ed Bearss, died aged 97
American military historian and author Died on Thursday September 17th 2020
Stanley Crouch has died at age 74
American music critic Died on Wednesday September 16th 2020
Death of B. Babusivan at age 54
Indian film director (Vettaikaaran) and screenwriter (Kuruvi Died on Wednesday September 16th 2020
Danilo Kocevski obituary: died at age 73
Macedonian literary critic and novelist Died on Wednesday September 16th 2020
François Debré dies at age 78
French writer and journalist Died on Monday September 14th 2020
Obituary: Bruno Madaule, dead at age 49
French comic book author Died on Monday September 14th 2020
Florence Howe dies at age 91
American feminist author Died on Monday September 14th 2020
Joaquín Carbonell has died at age 73
Spanish singer-songwriter and poet Died on Saturday September 12th 2020
Brigitte Peskine obituary: died at age 68
French author and screenwriter (Plus belle la vie Died on Saturday September 12th 2020
Lotte Strauss passes away at age 107
German-born American author Died on Friday September 11th 2020
Henrietta Boggs death at age 102
American-born Costarican writer and socialite Died on Thursday September 10th 2020
Robert L. has died at age 88
American poet Died on Thursday September 10th 2020
Nico Naldini obituary: died at age 91
Italian novelist and poet Died on Thursday September 10th 2020
Amos Luzzatto dead at age 92
Italian writer and essayist Died on Wednesday September 9th 2020
Shanna Hogan, died aged 38
American author Died on Wednesday September 9th 2020
Ted Halstead dead at age 52
American climatologist and author Died on Tuesday September 8th 2020
Sir Ronald passed away at age 85
South African-born British screenwriter (The Pianist Died on Tuesday September 8th 2020
Forrest Fenn passed away at age 90
American author Died on Tuesday September 8th 2020
Death of Carl-Henning Wijkmark at age 86
Swedish novelist (Stundande natten) Died on Monday September 7th 2020
Frédéric Musso passes away at age 79
Algerian-born French writer and poet Died on Sunday September 6th 2020
Achmat Dangor passed away at age 71
South African author and political activist Died on Sunday September 6th 2020
Vince Agro obituary: died at age 83
Canadian politician and novelist Died on Saturday September 5th 2020
Gianni Serra died at age 86
Italian film director and scriptwriter Died on Friday September 4th 2020
David Graeber obituary: died at age 59
American anthropologist and author (Bullshit Jobs Died on Thursday September 3rd 2020
Pavel Branko passes away at age 99
Italian-born Slovak film critic Died on Thursday September 3rd 2020
Philippe Daverio dies at age 70
French-born Italian art critic Died on Wednesday September 2nd 2020
Pascal Kané has died at age 74
French film director and screenwriter Died on Tuesday September 1st 2020
Death of Vladislav Krapivin at age 81
Russian children's books writer Died on Tuesday September 1st 2020
William Neikirk, died aged 82
American journalist and author Died on Tuesday September 1st 2020
David Mungoshi obituary: died at age 71
Zimbabwean writer Died on Monday August 31st 2020
Randall Kenan died at age 57
American writer (A Visitation of Spirits) Died on Saturday August 29th 2020
Obituary: Eric M., dead at age 74
American military historian and novelist Died on Saturday August 29th 2020
Death of Deirdre Le at age 86
English writer and biographer (Jane Austen) Died on Saturday August 29th 2020
Imdad Hussaini death at age 80
Pakistani writer and poet Died on Saturday August 29th 2020
Rahat Khan has died at age 79
Bangladeshi journalist and novelist Died on Saturday August 29th 2020
Obituary: Gilda Cordero-Fernando, dead at age 90
Filipino writer and visual artist Died on Saturday August 29th 2020
Eugene McCabe death at age 90
Irish novelist and playwright Died on Thursday August 27th 2020
Death of Keri Kaa at age 78
New Zealand educator and writer Died on Thursday August 27th 2020
André-Paul Duchâteau passed away at age 95
Belgian novelist Died on Wednesday August 26th 2020
Jean Mauriac, died aged 96
French writer and journalist Died on Tuesday August 25th 2020
Gail Sheehy passed away at age 83
American author Died on Tuesday August 25th 2020
Death of Lynn M. at age 95
American politician and author Died on Monday August 24th 2020
Obituary: Sálvio Dino, dead at age 88
Brazilian writer Died on Monday August 24th 2020
Gaspard Hons, died aged 82
Belgian poet Died on Monday August 24th 2020
Obituary: Masakazu Yamazaki, dead at age 86
Japanese playwright and literary critic Died on Monday August 24th 2020
Death of Maria Janion at age 93
Polish scholar and critic Died on Sunday August 23rd 2020
Sir Ken passed away at age 70
British educationalist and author Died on Saturday August 22nd 2020
Kenneth Bernard dead at age 90
American playwright Died on Friday August 21st 2020
Obituary: Wojciech Karpiński, dead at age 77
Polish writer and historian of ideas Died on Thursday August 20th 2020
Claude Laverdure dead at age 73
Belgian comic book author Died on Tuesday August 18th 2020
Charles Allen, died aged 80
British writer and historian Died on Tuesday August 18th 2020
Obituary: Madhav Prasad, dead at age 101
Nepali poet (Gauri) Died on Tuesday August 18th 2020
Dinos Christianopoulos dies at 89
Greek poet Died on Tuesday August 18th 2020