Larry Kramer
American playwright
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2020
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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
Albert Memmi
French writer and essayist
Died on Sunday May 24th 2020
Maria Velho da Costa
Portuguese writer (Novas Cartas Portuguesas)
Died on Sunday May 24th 2020
Carl Tighe
British author and academic
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2020
Larry Aubry
American columnist and activist
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2020
Olga Savary
Brazilian writer and poet
Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Arvid Torgeir Lie
Norwegian writer and poet
Died on Friday May 22nd 2020
Marty McNeal
American sports writer (Sacramento Bee)
Died on Thursday May 21st 2020
Salah Stétié
Lebanese writer and poet
Died on Wednesday May 20th 2020
Colin Franklin
English writer and bibliographer
Died on Tuesday May 19th 2020
Hans-Joachim Gelberg
German writer and publisher
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
Cliff Eyland
Canadian painter and writer
Died on Saturday May 16th 2020
Chung Chao-cheng
Taiwanese writer
Died on Saturday May 16th 2020
Barbara Sher
American motivational speaker and author
Died on Friday May 15th 2020
Ye Yonglie
Chinese writer
Died on Friday May 15th 2020
Riad Ismat
Syrian writer and theatre director
Died on Friday May 15th 2020
Debesh Roy
Indian writer
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
Mischa de Vreede
Dutch writer and poet
Died on Thursday May 14th 2020
Rolf Hochhuth
German author and playwright
Died on Thursday May 14th 2020
Gregorio Scalise
Italian poet
Died on Tuesday May 12th 2020
Martin Pasko
Canadian-born American comic book writer (Superman
Died on Monday May 11th 2020
Athar Shah Khan Jaidi
Pakistani writer and actor
Died on Monday May 11th 2020
Ather Shah Khan Jaidi
Pakistani writer and actor
Died on Sunday May 10th 2020
Darrin Patrick
American author and megachurch pastor
Died on Saturday May 9th 2020
Kristina Lugn
Swedish poet and writer
Died on Saturday May 9th 2020
Vũ Đức Sao Biển
Vietnamese composer and writer
Died on Friday May 8th 2020
Barry Farber
American radio talk show host and author
Died on Thursday May 7th 2020
Gil Schwartz
American humor columnist (Fortune
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Michael McClure
American poet and writer
Died on Wednesday May 6th 2020
Wally K. Daly
English writer
Died on Monday May 4th 2020
Wally K Daly
English writer
Died on Monday May 4th 2020
Najaf Daryabandari
Iranian translator and writer.
Died on Monday May 4th 2020
John Lafia
American screenwriter (Child's Play)
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2020
Robert Kimmel Smith
American author
Died on Thursday April 30th 2020
Yahya Hassan
Danish poet
Died on Thursday April 30th 2020
Robert Mezey
American poet
Died on Thursday April 30th 2020
Louis Haché
Canadian writer (Acadian literature)
Died on Wednesday April 29th 2020
Germano Celant
Italian art historian and critic
Died on Wednesday April 29th 2020
Deirdre Bair
American writer and biographer
Died on Tuesday April 28th 2020
Clara Mărgineanu
Romanian arts journalist and writer
Died on Monday April 27th 2020
Erwan Evenou
French writer and activist for the Breton language
Died on Sunday April 26th 2020
Bijay Mishra
Indian lyricist and screenwriter
Died on Sunday April 26th 2020
Uttam Bandu Tupe
Indian writer and poet
Died on Sunday April 26th 2020
Per Olov Enquist
Swedish author (The Visit of the Royal Physician)
Died on Sunday April 26th 2020
H. G. Carrillo
Cuban-born American writer and academic
Died on Thursday April 23rd 2020
Terence Frisby
English playwright (There's a Girl in My Soup) and actor
Died on Thursday April 23rd 2020
Andrew J. Fenady
American screenwriter
Died on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Catherine Paysan
French writer
Died on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Gérard Piouffre
French writer and historian
Died on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Ian Whitcomb
English singer-songwriter ("You Turn Me On") and author
Died on Tuesday April 21st 2020
Sirio Maccioni
Italian restaurateur and writer
Died on Monday April 20th 2020
Leonie Kooiker
Dutch children's book writer (Gouden Griffel winner and Vlag en Wimpel winner)
Died on Monday April 20th 2020
Michael Gilkes
Guyanese writer
Died on Sunday April 19th 2020
Ratnakar Chaini
Indian writer and academic
Died on Sunday April 19th 2020
Jean-François Bazin
French politician and writer
Died on Sunday April 19th 2020
Roger Beatty
American television writer (The Carol Burnett Show)
Died on Saturday April 18th 2020
Amparo Dávila
Mexican writer
Died on Saturday April 18th 2020
Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza
Brazilian professor and writer
Died on Friday April 17th 2020
Milena Jelinek
Czech-American screenwriter
Died on Thursday April 16th 2020
Ken Walibora
Kenyan author and journalist (Siku Njema)
Died on Thursday April 16th 2020
Antonio Ferres
Spanish writer and poet
Died on Thursday April 16th 2020
Donna Kauffman
American romance novelist and columnist
Died on Thursday April 16th 2020
Michael McCarthy
American television writer (Saturday Night Live)
Died on Wednesday April 15th 2020
Joel M. Reed
American filmmaker and screenwriter
Died on Wednesday April 15th 2020
Dean Parker
New Zealand screenwriter
Died on Wednesday April 15th 2020
Michael W. R. Davis
Detroit historian and author
Died on Tuesday April 14th 2020