Anik Dutta dead at age 66
Anik Dutta, the Indian film director behind Bhooter Bhabishyat, Ashchorjyo Prodeep and Meghnad Badh Rahasya,
died on May 27, 2026, after a fall. He was a Bengali filmmaker whose directorial…
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Paul Dorpat dead at age 87
Paul Dorpat, an American historian,
died on May 27, 2026. He was 87. Dorpat was an author and photographer who focused on the history of Seattle and Washington state. He…
Klaus Emmerich dead at age 82
Klaus Emmerich, a German film director and screenwriter known for The First Polka and Trokadero,
died on May 27, 2026. He was 82. Born in Freital on August 10, 1943,…
Tim Johnston dead at age 63
Tim Johnston
died on May 26, 2026. He was an American author. Tags Writers, 26 May 2026, America, Johnston, Tim, May 2026, May 26
Howard Storm dead at age 94
Howard Storm, an American actor and director known for work on "Take the Money and Run," "Once Bitten" and "Mork & Mindy,"
died on May 26, 2026. He was 94.…
Robert Daley dead at age 96, American writer, journalist
Robert Daley, the American writer, journalist and New York City Police Department officer,
died on May 26, 2026. He was 96. Daley, born in New York City on May 10,…
Martine Prenen dead at age 62
Martine Prenen, the Belgian former model and television presenter known for Supertalent in Vlaanderen and Expeditie Robinson,
died on May 26, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. She was 62. Prenen, born…
Rene Belmonte dead at age 55
Rene Belmonte, a Brazilian screenwriter whose work included If I Were You, Novo Mundo and Federal Bank Heist,
died on May 25, 2026. He was 55. Born on January 27,…
Yoshihiro Nishimura dead at age 59, Mutant Girls Squad, Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl), cirrho…
Yoshihiro Nishimura, a Japanese film director, screenwriter and special effects artist,
died on May 25, 2026. He was 59. Born on April 1, 1967, in Taitō-ku, Nishimura worked predominantly in…
Gary Foster dead at age 89
Gary Foster, an American musician and educator whose career spanned jazz, cool jazz, classical and pop,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Norman Gary Foster…
Ted White dead at age 88
Ted White, an American author, editor and fan who also worked as a music critic,
died on May 24, 2026. Born Theodore Edwin White on February 4, 1938, in Washington,…
Liu Zaifu dead at age 84, Writer, poet
Liu Zaifu, a Chinese writer, poet and academic known for Farewell to Revolution,
died on May 24, 2026, at the age of 84. He was also known for his work…
Ann Fox Chandonnet dead at age 83, Poet, journalist
Ann Fox Chandonnet, an American poet,
died on May 23, 2026, at age 83. She was also known as a journalist, book reviewer, and culinary historian. Born Ann Alicia Fox…
Brian Large dead at age 87
Brian Large, the English opera director,
died on May 23, 2026, at the age of 87. He was known as one of the leading television directors specializing in opera and…
Benoist Rey dead at age 87
Benoist Rey, a French writer,
died on May 22, 2026, at the age of 87. Born on June 2, 1938, in Paris, he was a typesetter for Marchand before serving…
Clarence B. Jones dead at age 95
Clarence B. Jones, an American lawyer and counsel,
died on May 22, 2026. He was 95. Jones was the former personal counsel, adviser, draft speech writer and close friend of…
Mary Ellen Edmunds dead at age 86
Mary Ellen Edmunds, an American Latter-day Saints missionary and speaker,
died on May 21, 2026, at age 86. Born in Los Angeles on March 3, 1940, she grew up in…
Wendelgard von Staden dead at age 100
Wendelgard von Staden, a German diplomat and author,
died on May 21, 2026, at the age of 100. Known as Wendi von Staden, she wrote the 1979 memoir "Darkness Over…
Julienne Bušić dead at age 77
Julienne Bušić, an American writer and activist,
died on May 21, 2026, at age 77. Born Julienne Eden Schultz in Eugene, Oregon, in 1948, she was known for her role…
Howard Fendrich dead at age 55, American sports writer, cancer
Howard Fendrich
died on May 21, 2026, of cancer. He was an American sports writer for The Associated Press. His death was reported in connection with the illness. Howard Fendrich,…
Carlo Petrini dead at age 76, Italian gastronomist, founder of Slow Food
Carlo Petrini, the Italian gastronomist and founder of Slow Food,
died on May 21, 2026, at age 76. Also known as "Carlìn," he was an Italian activist and author who…
Cleve Moler dead at age 86
Cleve Moler, an American mathematician and computer programmer known for MATLAB and MathWorks,
died on May 20, 2026, at age 86. He specialized in numerical analysis and was one of…
Jeffrey Lane dead at age 71
Jeffrey Lane, an American television writer and playwright,
died on May 20, 2026, at age 71. He wrote for the television series Ryan's Hope and Mad About You, and was…
Veronika Valentová dead at age 52
Veronika Valentová
died on May 19, 2026. She was a Czech writer and translator. Tags Writers, 19 May 2026, Czechia, Veronika, May 19, May 2026, Valentová
Alan Bradley dead at age 87
Alan Bradley, the Canadian author best known for The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie,
died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Toronto in…
Robert Woodson dead at age 89
Robert Woodson, an American political activist,
died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 89. Born Robert Leon Woodson on April 8, 1937, in Philadelphia, he was a civil…
Hieromonk Roman dead at age 71, Russian hieromonk, poet, and singer
Hieromonk Roman, a Russian hieromonk, poet, and singer,
died on May 19, 2026, at the age of 71. Born Alexander Ivanovich Matyushin on November 16, 1954, he was a Russian…
George Eastman dead at age 83
George Eastman, an Italian actor and screenwriter,
died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 83. Born Luigi Montefiori in Genoa in 1942, he was known for his acting…
Aglaia Kremezi dead at age 79
Aglaia Kremezi, Greek food writer and journalist,
died on May 19, 2026, in Athens at the age of 79. Born in Athens on May 4, 1947, she was often considered…
Roberto Malenotti dead at age 86
Roberto Malenotti
died on May 18, 2026. He was 86. The Italian filmmaker was born in Pisa on June 6, 1939. Malenotti worked as a film director, screenwriter and producer.…
Serigne Ibrahima Mahmoud Cissé dead at age 73
Serigne Ibrahima Mahmoud Cissé, a Senegalese teacher and religious guide,
died on May 18, 2026. Born in 1952, he taught traditional Arab and Islamic traditions in Senegalese schools in a…
Huguette Bouchardeau dead at age 90, French politician, minister of the environment
Huguette Bouchardeau, French politician and minister of the environment from 1984 to 1986,
died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Saint-Étienne, Loire, France, on June…
Marideth Sisco dead at age 82
Marideth Sisco, an American author and musician,
died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 82. Also known as Marideth Ann Sisco, she was an American storyteller, folklorist, singer-songwriter,…
Piper J. Drake dead at age 49
Piper J. Drake, an American author,
died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 49. Better known by the pseudonym Piper J. Drake and also writing as PJ Schnyder,…
Patrick Sookhdeo dead at age 79, British activist, founder and director of Barnabas Aid
Patrick Sookhdeo, a British activist and founder and director of Barnabas Aid from 1993 to 2015,
died on May 18, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in British Guiana…
Stephen Bungay dead at age 71
Stephen Bungay, the director of the Ashridge Strategic Management Centre at Hult International Business School,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 71. A British management consultant, historian…
Altaf Hassan Qureshi dead at age 94
Altaf Hassan Qureshi, a Pakistani journalist, author and editor-in-chief of monthly Urdu Digest,
died on May 16, 2026, at the age of 94. Born on March 3, 1932, in Hisar…
James Robison dead at age 82
James Robison, an American televangelist,
died on May 17, 2026, at age 82, according to an announcement of his death. He was also a pastor, theologian, and author, and founded…
Quinn G. McKay dead at age 99, American academic, writer and Mormon leader
Quinn G. McKay, an American academic, writer and Mormon leader,
died on May 16, 2026. He was 99. McKay was born on October 30, 1926, and was raised in Huntsville,…
Anand Nadkarni dead at age 68, Indian psychopathologist, writer and playwright
Anand Nadkarni
died on May 15, 2026. He was an Indian psychopathologist, writer and playwright. His death was reported without further details. Tags Writers, 15 May 2026, Anand, India, Nadkarni,…
Jane Healy dead at age 77
Jane Healy, an American journalist,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 77. Born in Washington, D.C., on May 9, 1949, she was the daughter of Paul and…
André Laliberté dead at age 79
André Laliberté, a Canadian marionette puppeteer,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 79. From Quebec, he was best known as the cofounder and longtime artistic director of…
Tony Zappone dead at age 78
Tony Zappone, an American journalist and radio personality,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Anthony Nicholas Zappone on October 9, 1947, in Tampa, Florida, he…
Conceição Lima dead at age 64
Conceição Lima, a São Toméan poet known for A Dolorosa Raiz do Micondó,
died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 64. Born Maria da Conceição de Deus Lima…
Adone Brandalise dead at age 76
Adone Brandalise
died on May 14, 2026. He was an Italian literary critic and philosopher. A brief notice of his death was published without further details about the circumstances. Tags…
David Henderson dead at age 83
David Henderson, an American writer and poet,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 83. He was a co-founder of the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and…
Zoya Boguslavskaya dead at age 102
Zoya Boguslavskaya, a Russian poet and writer,
died on May 14, 2026, at the age of 102. Born in Moscow on April 16, 1924, she was a Soviet and Russian…
Krzysztof Piesiewicz dead at age 80
Krzysztof Piesiewicz, a Polish lawyer, screenwriter and politician,
died on May 14, 2026, at age 80. Born in Warsaw on October 25, 1945, he studied law at Warsaw University and…
Nikolay Tsaturyan dead at age 81
Nikolay Tsaturyan, the Armenian theatre director,
died on May 14, 2026, in Yerevan. Born in Yerevan on January 8, 1945, Tsaturyan was also an actor and playwright and was named…
Izo Hashimoto dead at age 72
Izo Hashimoto
died on May 12, 2026. He was a Japanese screenwriter. Tags Writers, 12 May 2026, Hashimoto, Izo, Japan, Pisces, May 12, May 2026
Ataur Rahman Bangladeshi actor dead at age 84
Ataur Rahman, a Bangladeshi stage and television actor,
died on May 12, 2026. He was 84. Rahman was also a director and writer, and was known by the sobriquet Monchosharothi.…
Rex Reed dead at age 87
Rex Reed, an American film critic and journalist,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 87. Born Rex Taylor Reed on Oct. 2, 1938, in Fort Worth, Texas, he was…
Al Gregg dead at age 62, English musician, actor and screenwriter
Al Gregg, the English musician, actor and screenwriter best known for his work with punk band The Wall and appearances in ScreenPlay and Doctor Who,
died on May 12, 2026,…
Bassek Ba Kobhio dead at age 69
Bassek Ba Kobhio, a Cameroonian writer and filmmaker,
died on May 12, 2026, at age 69. Born in Nindjé, French Cameroon, in 1957, he worked as a film director, producer,…
Mark Fuhrman dead at age 74, American detective, cancer
Mark Fuhrman, an American detective known for his role in the O. J. Simpson murder case,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 74 from cancer. He was…
Barry W. Blaustein dead at age 72, American screenwriter and film director, pancreatic cancer
Barry W. Blaustein, an American screenwriter and film director,
died on May 12, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. He was 72. Blaustein was best known for writing on Saturday Night Live…
Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi dead at age 91
Kshetrimayum Ongbi Thouranisabi Devi, an Indian classical dancer,
died on May 12, 2026. She was associated with the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, where she served as Principal and taught…
Herb Wharton dead at age 89
Herb Wharton, an Australian writer,
died on May 12, 2026. Herbert Morsley Wharton AM was born in Cunnamulla, Queensland, in 1936 and was an Indigenous Australian former stockman who began…
Vladimir Molchanov dead at age 75
Vladimir Molchanov, the Russian television host and journalist,
died on May 12, 2026, at the age of 75. Born in Moscow on October 7, 1950, he was a Soviet and…
Anja Breien Norwegian film director dead at age 85
Anja Breien, a Norwegian film director and screenwriter,
died on May 10, 2026, at the age of 85. She was among the leading figures in the Norwegian film industry and…
Ralph Ottey dead at age 102
Ralph Ottey, the Jamaican-born British author and Second World War veteran,
died on May 10, 2026. Born in Little London, Jamaica, on February 17, 1924, he moved to the United…
J. J. Barrie dead at age 92, Canadian singer, songwriter and comedian
J. J. Barrie, a Canadian singer, songwriter and comedian known for “No Charge,”
died on May 10, 2026, at age 92. Born Barry Jackson Authors in Oshawa, Ontario, on July…
Gerald Talbot American politician and civil right leader dead at age 94
Gerald Talbot, an American politician and civil rights leader,
died on May 9, 2026, at age 94. A native of Bangor, Maine, he was born on October 28, 1931, and…
Margareta Waterman dead at age 93
Margareta Waterman, an American poet and publisher,
died on May 9, 2026, at age 93. Born in Boston on December 8, 1932, and raised in New York City, she attended…
Frid Ingulstad Norwegian novelist dead at age 90
Frid Ingulstad, a Norwegian novelist,
died on May 9, 2026, at the age of 90. She wrote primarily historical novels, many of them in series, and published more than 200…
Patrick Dourado dead at age 86
Patrick Dourado
died on May 8, 2026. He was an Indian playwright. Tags Writers, 08 May 2026, Cancer, Dourado, India, Patrick, May 2026, May 8
Karin Spaink dead at age 68
Karin Spaink, a Dutch journalist, writer and feminist activist,
died on May 8, 2026, at age 68. She wrote a regular column for Het Parool from 1992 to 2022 and…
Tore Ryen dead at age 79
Tore Ryen, a Norwegian television producer and writer known for Mot i brøstet,
died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on December 30, 1946, he was…
Koji Suzuki dead at age 68
Koji Suzuki, a Japanese writer known for the Ring novels,
died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 68. Born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan, on May 13, 1957, he…
Michael Pennington public figure dead at age 82
Michael Pennington, the English actor, director and writer who co-founded the English Shakespeare Company,
died on May 10, 2026, aged 82. Born in Cambridge on June 7, 1943, he was…
Nabyl Lahlou dead at age 81
Nabyl Lahlou, a Moroccan filmmaker and playwright,
died on May 7, 2026. He was 81. Born in 1945 in Fes, Morocco, Lahlou was also a theater director, author and actor.…
Pat Caputo dead at age 67
Pat Caputo, an American sportswriter and broadcaster,
died on May 7, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. He was 67. Caputo was based in Southeast Michigan and worked as an on-air host…
Philip Caputo dead at age 84
Philip Caputo, an American author and journalist best known for the memoir A Rumor of War,
died on May 7, 2026, at age 84. Born in Westchester, Illinois, in 1941,…
Georgy Golitsyn dead at age 91
Georgy Golitsyn, a Russian scientist known for his work in atmospheric physics,
died on May 6, 2026. He was a full member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR…
Judith Barnard dead at age 94, American writer, heart failure
Judith Barnard, the American writer known as Judith Michael,
died on May 6, 2026, of heart failure. She wrote under the name Judith Michael. Judith Barnard, 94, American writer (Judith…
Yevgeny Sivokon Ukrainian film director dead at age 88
Yevgeny Sivokon, a Ukrainian film director,
died on May 5, 2026. He was 88. Born in Kyiv on May 7, 1937, he worked as a director of animated films in…
Yevhen Syvokin Ukrainian film director dead at age 88
Yevhen Syvokin, a Ukrainian film director,
died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Kyiv on May 7, 1937, he was a Soviet and Ukrainian director…
Crystal R. Emery dead at age 65
Crystal R. Emery, an American film director and producer known for The Deadliest Disease in America,
died on May 5, 2026. She was an American filmmaker, playwright and theatre director,…
Peter Ferrara dead at age 71
Peter Ferrara, an American lawyer and policy analyst,
died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 71. He was also a columnist and served as an analyst for The…
Richard Cameron dead at age 77
Richard Cameron, the English playwright from Doncaster,
died on May 5, 2026, aged 77. Born on 16 June 1948 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, he wrote plays including Pond Life, Not Fade…
Marcel Labine dead at age 78
Marcel Labine, a Canadian poet,
died on May 4, 2026. He was born on February 25, 1948, in Quebec, graduated from the Université de Montréal and taught literature at Maisonneuve…
Herman Branover dead at age 94
Herman Branover, a Russian-Israeli physicist and Jewish educator,
died on May 4, 2026, at age 94. He was known in the scientific community as a pioneer in magnetohydrodynamics and in…
Jean Alambre dead at age 79
Jean Alambre, a French author and songwriter,
died on May 3, 2026, at the age of 79. Born Jean-Louis Fabry in Paris on May 16, 1946, he was better known…
David Kendall dead at age 68
David Kendall, an American television writer and producer and film director,
died on May 2, 2026, at age 68. He worked on television series including "Boy Meets World" and "Growing…
Emily Grosholz dead at age 75
Emily Grosholz, an American poet and philosopher,
died on May 2, 2026. Born on October 17, 1950, in Philadelphia, she was the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Philosophy, African American…
Donald Sidney-Fryer dead at age 91, writer, poet
Donald Sidney-Fryer, an American poet, critic and literary historian,
died on May 2, 2026, at age 91. He was also a ballet historian and performer, and his work spanned poetry,…
Madeleine Gagnon dead at age 87
Madeleine Gagnon
died on April 30, 2026. Tags Writers, 30 April 2026, Canada, Gagnon, Madeleine, April 2026, April 30
Fernando Novais dead at age 92, Brazilian historian, researcher and writer
Fernando Novais
died on April 30, 2026. No cause of death was stated. Tags Scientists, Writers, 30 April 2026, Brazil, Fernando, Novais, April 2026, April 30
Karl Zinsmeister dead at age 67, American writer and consultant, director of the White House Domest…
Karl Zinsmeister
died on April 30, 2026. Tags Writers, 30 April 2026, America, Cancer, Karl, Zinsmeister, April 2026, April 30
Heydar Abbasi dead at age 83
Heydar Abbasi, an Iranian poet, translator, writer and literary critic of Azerbaijani literature,
died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 83. Also known by his pen name Barişmaz,…
Aiko Satō dead at age 102
Aiko Satō
died on April 29, 2026. She was a writer. Tags Writers, 29 April 2026, Aiko, Japan, April 2026, April 29, Satō
Yair Garbuz Israeli visual artist, writer, and opinion journalist dead at age 80
Yair Garbuz, an Israeli visual artist, writer, and opinion journalist,
died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 80. Born in Givatayim, Mandatory Palestine, on September 29, 1945, he…
Gordon Snell dead at age 93, Author, scriptwriter
Gordon Snell, the British author of children's literature and scriptwriter,
died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 93. Born in Singapore on October 1, 1932, he worked as…
Oskar Petr dead at age 73
Oskar Petr
died on April 29, 2026. He was a Czech composer, lyricist and singer. His work reached audiences through songs and film music, and he was known in Czech…
Volker Hage German journalist, author and literary critic dead at age 76
Volker Hage, the German journalist, author and literary critic who worked for Der Spiegel,
died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Hamburg in 1949, he…
Edith Eger Hungarian-American psychologist and author dead at age 98
Edith Eger, a Hungarian-American psychologist and author,
died on April 27, 2026, at age 98. Born Edith Eva Elefánt on September 29, 1927, in Budapest, Hungary, she was a clinical…
Len Strazewski American comic book writer dead at age 71
Len Strazewski, an American comic book writer,
died on April 27, 2026, at the age of 71. He worked on DC Comics titles including Starman, The Flash, Justice Society of…
Gerry Conway American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer dead at age 73
Gerry Conway, an American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer,
died on April 27, 2026, at age 73. He wrote for titles including The Amazing Spider-Man, Justice League and…
Zelda F. Gamson American sociologist, pancreatic cancer dead at age 90
Zelda F. Gamson, an American sociologist,
died on April 27, 2026, at age 90 from pancreatic cancer. Born Zelda Finkelstein in Philadelphia on March 12, 1936, she was a writer…