Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Juan Marsé
Spanish novelist
Died on Sunday July 19th 2020
Sapardi Djoko Damono
Indonesian poet
Died on Sunday July 19th 2020
Vishnu Raj Atreya
Nepali writer and poet
Died on Saturday July 18th 2020
Rafael Aguirre Franco
Spanish writer and researcher
Died on Friday July 17th 2020
C. T. Vivian
American author and civil rights activist
Died on Friday July 17th 2020
Florence Littauer
American self-help author
Died on Friday July 17th 2020
Delphine Zanga Tsogo
Cameroonian writer
Died on Thursday July 16th 2020
Susan Quimpo
Filipino activist and author
Died on Thursday July 16th 2020
Joanna Cole
American children's writer (The Magic School Bus)
Died on Wednesday July 15th 2020
Elias Farkouh
Jordanian novelist
Died on Wednesday July 15th 2020
Stella Nangonová
Czech philologist and writer
Died on Wednesday July 15th 2020
Adalet Ağaoğlu
Turkish novelist and playwright
Died on Tuesday July 14th 2020
Hasan al-Lawzi
Yemeni writer and politician
Died on Monday July 13th 2020
Engel Reinhoudt
Dutch troubadour and dialect writer
Died on Monday July 13th 2020
Pauls Bankovskis
Latvian writer and journalist
Died on Monday July 13th 2020
Miryana Basheva
Bulgarian poet
Died on Monday July 13th 2020
Elizabeth Harrower
Australian novelist (The Watch Tower
Died on Sunday July 12th 2020
Miryana Ivanova Basheva
Bulgarian poet
Died on Sunday July 12th 2020
Welcome Msomi
South African playwright (uMabatha)
Died on Saturday July 11th 2020
Josep Ramon Mòdol i Pifarré
Spanish politician and writer
Died on Saturday July 11th 2020
Irma Lanzas
Salvadoran writer and educator
Died on Friday July 10th 2020
Ljubica Miletić
Serbian poet
Died on Friday July 10th 2020
Lyubitsa Miletich
Serbian poet
Died on Friday July 10th 2020
John Peter
Hungarian-born British theater critic
Died on Thursday July 9th 2020
Naama Tsal
Israeli editor and writer
Died on Wednesday July 8th 2020
Barrie Penrose
British investigative journalist and author
Died on Tuesday July 7th 2020
Juris Kronbergs
Latvian-Swedish poet and translator
Died on Monday July 6th 2020
Antônio Bivar
Brazilian writer and playwright
Died on Monday July 6th 2020
Bettina Gilois
German-born American screenwriter (Bessie
Died on Sunday July 5th 2020
Abraham Louis Schneiders
Dutch diplomat and writer
Died on Saturday July 4th 2020
Mike Walling
English comic actor and screenwriter
Died on Saturday July 4th 2020
Hermine de Clermont-Tonnerre
French writer and actor (La Ferme Célébrités)
Died on Friday July 3rd 2020
Christian Garrison
American author and filmmaker
Died on Friday July 3rd 2020
Michael Drosnin
American author and journalist
Died on Thursday July 2nd 2020
Yoon Sam-yook
South Korean film director (I Will Survive) and screenwriter (Yalkae
Died on Thursday July 2nd 2020
Beate Grimsrud
Norwegian novelist and playwright
Died on Wednesday July 1st 2020
Andrei Burac
Moldovan poet
Died on Wednesday July 1st 2020
Sybil Wettasinghe
Sri Lankan children's book writer
Died on Wednesday July 1st 2020
Coco Tavernier O’Hagan
British screenwriter
Died on Tuesday June 30th 2020
Rudolfo Anaya
American author (Bless Me
Died on Tuesday June 30th 2020
Nwam Jar Thaing
Burmese writer
Died on Tuesday June 30th 2020
Efraín Barquero
Chilean poet
Died on Tuesday June 30th 2020
Kim Bridgford
American poet and professor
Died on Monday June 29th 2020
Dame Ingrid Roscoe
English writer
Died on Monday June 29th 2020
Geetha Nagabhushan
Indian writer
Died on Sunday June 28th 2020
Yuri Mushketik
Ukrainian author
Died on Sunday June 28th 2020
Suzana Amaral
Brazilian film director and screenwriter
Died on Friday June 26th 2020
Hans Sleutelaar
Dutch poet
Died on Thursday June 25th 2020
Nimai Bhattacharya
Indian writer
Died on Thursday June 25th 2020
Marc Fumaroli
French historian and essayist
Died on Wednesday June 24th 2020
Nilamber Dev Sharma
Indian writer and literary scholar
Died on Wednesday June 24th 2020
Gösta Ågren
Finnish poet
Died on Wednesday June 24th 2020
Aileen Christianson
Scottish academic and writer
Died on Wednesday June 24th 2020
Lewis John Carlino
American screenwriter (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden) and director (The Great Santini)
Died on Tuesday June 23rd 2020
Zinovi Yuryev
Russian writer and scriptwriter
Died on Tuesday June 23rd 2020
Ursula Fuchs
German author
Died on Tuesday June 23rd 2020
Nicholas Cummings
American psychologist and author
Died on Monday June 22nd 2020
Markéta Procházková-Lutková
Czech composer and poet
Died on Monday June 22nd 2020
Markéta Procházková
Czech composer and poet
Died on Monday June 22nd 2020
Charles Webb
American novelist (The Graduate)
Died on Monday June 22nd 2020
Mile Nedelkoski
Macedonian writer and poet
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
Malim Ghozali PK
Malaysian writer
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
Milan Kundera
Czech-born French writer (The Joke
Died on Thursday June 18th 2020
Michel Roquebert
French historian and writer
Died on Thursday June 18th 2020
Stella Pevsner
American author
Died on Wednesday June 17th 2020
Sally Banes
American dance historian and critic
Died on Wednesday June 17th 2020
Helge Rykkja
Norwegian writer and poet
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
Maurice Rajsfus
French writer and historian
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
Yūko Kagiwada
Japanese poet
Died on Saturday June 13th 2020
Adam Wodnicki
Polish translator and writer
Died on Friday June 12th 2020
Dennis O’Neil
American comic book writer and editor (Marvel Comics
Died on Friday June 12th 2020
Anand Mohan Zutshi Gulzar Dehlvi
Indian Urdu poet
Died on Friday June 12th 2020
Murray Olderman
American sports columnist
Died on Friday June 12th 2020
Araceli Herrero Figueroa
Spanish writer
Died on Thursday June 11th 2020
Jas Waters
American television writer (This Is Us
Died on Wednesday June 10th 2020
Tobias Berggren
Swedish poet
Died on Wednesday June 10th 2020
Ain Kaalep
Estonian writer and poet
Died on Wednesday June 10th 2020
Anatoliy Trushkin
Russian writer
Died on Wednesday June 10th 2020
Terêza Tenório
Brazilian writer and poet
Died on Tuesday June 9th 2020
Lillemor Östlin
Swedish writer
Died on Tuesday June 9th 2020