Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
Boris Purgalin passed away at age 84
Russian screenwriter and songwriter Died on Tuesday August 18th 2020
Stuart Christie dead at age 74
Scottish anarchist and writer Died on Sunday August 16th 2020
Richard Gwyn dead at age 86
Canadian author Died on Sunday August 16th 2020
Ewa Demarczyk obituary: died at age 79
Polish singer and poet Died on Saturday August 15th 2020
Svetozar Obradović dies at age 69
Serbian comic book writer Died on Saturday August 15th 2020
William Arnett died at age 81
American art collector and writer Died on Friday August 14th 2020
Osvaldo Wehbe died at age 63
Argentinian writer and journalist Died on Friday August 14th 2020
George Christy passed away at age 93
American columnist (Hollywood Reporter Died on Thursday August 13th 2020
Gulnazar Keldi death at age 74
Tajik lyricist (Surudi Milli) and poet Died on Thursday August 13th 2020
Mike Finley dies at 70
American poet Died on Wednesday August 12th 2020
Death of Laurent Vicomte at age 64
French comic book author Died on Tuesday August 11th 2020
Jacobo Langsner dies at age 93
Romanian-born Uruguayan writer and playwright Died on Monday August 10th 2020
Kurt Luedtke has died at age 80
American screenwriter (Out of Africa Died on Sunday August 9th 2020
Lottie Louise passed away at age 99
American ASL interpreter and author Died on Sunday August 9th 2020
Enio Mainardi obituary: died at age 85
Braazilian writer and journalist Died on Sunday August 9th 2020
Manabendra Bandyopadhyay, died aged 82
Bengali-Indian author and translator Died on Thursday August 6th 2020
Doris Buffett dies at 92
American philanthropist and writer Died on Thursday August 6th 2020
Isidora Bjelica passed away at age 52
Serbian prose writer Died on Wednesday August 5th 2020
Obituary: Eric Bentley, dead at age 103
British-born American theatre critic (The New Republic) and playwright Died on Wednesday August 5th 2020
Mike Clark passes away at age 73
American film critic (USA Today) Died on Wednesday August 5th 2020
Frédéric Jacques dead at age 98
French poet and writer Died on Wednesday August 5th 2020
Sadia Dehlvi passes away at age 63
Indian writer and columnist Died on Wednesday August 5th 2020
Lawrence Laurent, died aged 95
American television critic (Washington Post) Died on Wednesday August 5th 2020
Susan Ellison dead at age 60
British-born American Science Fiction author (Man of Many Parts) Died on Tuesday August 4th 2020
Shirley Ann death at age 91
American writer (The Keepers of the House) Died on Tuesday August 4th 2020
Vangapandu Prasada passes away at age 77
Indian poet and lyricist Died on Tuesday August 4th 2020
Freya Pausewang, died aged 87
German author Died on Monday August 3rd 2020
Obituary: Ruth Weiss, dead at age 92
American poet Died on Monday August 3rd 2020
Hedi Hauser dies at age 89
German children’s books author Died on Sunday August 2nd 2020
Sa. Kandasamy dies at 80
Indian novelist and filmmaker Died on Sunday August 2nd 2020
Julio Diamante passes away at age 89
Spanish film director and screenwriter Died on Sunday August 2nd 2020
Obituary: José Vicente, dead at age 73
Mexican essayist Died on Saturday August 1st 2020
Pablo Aranda passes away at age 52
Spanish writer Died on Saturday August 1st 2020
Marie-Christine Lévesque dead at age -1
Canadian author Died on Saturday August 1st 2020
Giorgio Todde died at age 68
Italian writer Died on Friday July 31st 2020
Death of Joan Mari at age 77
Spanish writer and journalist Died on Friday July 31st 2020
Gilles Lapouge dies at 96
French writer and journalist Died on Friday July 31st 2020
Karen Berg passes away at age 77
American author and founder of the Kabbalah Centre International Died on Thursday July 30th 2020
Diana E. dies at 81
South African feminist activist and writer Died on Wednesday July 29th 2020
Claude Beausoleil passes away at age 71
Canadian writer and poet Died on Wednesday July 29th 2020
Kina Kadreva passed away at age 88
Bulgarian children’s book writer Died on Tuesday July 28th 2020
Lluís Serrahima passed away at age 88
Spanish writer Died on Monday July 27th 2020
Brad Watson died at age 64
American author and academic Died on Monday July 27th 2020
Harun Hashim dies at 93
Palestinian poet Died on Monday July 27th 2020
Nagindas Sanghavi dead at age 100
Indian political columnist Died on Monday July 27th 2020
Obituary: Betty van, dead at age 81
Dutch art journalist and writer Died on Sunday July 26th 2020
George Boyd passed away at age 68
Canadian playwright and news anchor (CBC Newsworld) Died on Sunday July 26th 2020
El indio has died at age 89
Colombian poet Died on Saturday July 25th 2020
Ludmila Vachtová passed away at age 86
Czech historian and art critic Died on Saturday July 25th 2020
Rene Carpenter has died at age 92
American columnist and television personality Died on Saturday July 25th 2020
Maurizio Calvesi death at age 92
Italian art critic Died on Friday July 24th 2020
Maurizio Calvesi death at age 92
Italian art critic Died on Friday July 24th 2020
Maurizio Calvesi death at age 92
Italian art critic Died on Friday July 24th 2020
Halldóra K. dies at age 70
Icelandic writer Died on Friday July 24th 2020
Maurizio Calvesi death at age 92
Italian art critic Died on Friday July 24th 2020
Obituary: Mike Adams, dead at age 55
American columnist Died on Friday July 24th 2020
Luigi Latini has died at age 93
Italian director and screenwriter Died on Thursday July 23rd 2020
Christian Biet dies at 68
French writer and professor Died on Thursday July 23rd 2020
Roland Desné dies at 89
French philosopher and writer Died on Thursday July 23rd 2020
Robert Hellenga passes away at age 78
American writer and academic Died on Tuesday July 21st 2020
Josephine Cox dead at age 82
English author Died on Monday July 20th 2020
Obituary: Daniel David, dead at age 68
Canadian poet and playwright Died on Sunday July 19th 2020
Cécile Reims passed away at age 92
French engraver and writer Died on Sunday July 19th 2020
Shukrullo death at age 98
Uzbek poet Died on Sunday July 19th 2020
Juan Marsé passes away at age 87
Spanish novelist Died on Sunday July 19th 2020
Sapardi Djoko dies at age 80
Indonesian poet Died on Sunday July 19th 2020
Vishnu Raj obituary: died at age 75
Nepali writer and poet Died on Saturday July 18th 2020
Rafael Aguirre has died at age 83
Spanish writer and researcher Died on Friday July 17th 2020
C. T. died at age 95
American author and civil rights activist Died on Friday July 17th 2020
Florence Littauer has died at age 92
American self-help author Died on Friday July 17th 2020
Delphine Zanga passes away at age 84
Cameroonian writer Died on Thursday July 16th 2020
Susan Quimpo passed away at age 59
Filipino activist and author Died on Thursday July 16th 2020
Obituary: Joanna Cole, dead at age 75
American children's writer (The Magic School Bus) Died on Wednesday July 15th 2020
Death of Elias Farkouh at age 72
Jordanian novelist Died on Wednesday July 15th 2020
Stella Nangonová dies at 82
Czech philologist and writer Died on Wednesday July 15th 2020
Adalet Ağaoğlu has died at age 90
Turkish novelist and playwright Died on Tuesday July 14th 2020
Hasan al-Lawzi died at age 68
Yemeni writer and politician Died on Monday July 13th 2020
Engel Reinhoudt, died aged 74
Dutch troubadour and dialect writer Died on Monday July 13th 2020
Pauls Bankovskis obituary: died at age 47
Latvian writer and journalist Died on Monday July 13th 2020
Death of Miryana Basheva at age 73
Bulgarian poet Died on Monday July 13th 2020
Elizabeth Harrower dead at age 92
Australian novelist (The Watch Tower Died on Sunday July 12th 2020
Miryana Ivanova, died aged 73
Bulgarian poet Died on Sunday July 12th 2020
Death of Pep Mòdol at age 62
Spanish politician and writer Died on Sunday July 12th 2020
Welcome Msomi passed away at age 76
South African playwright (uMabatha) Died on Saturday July 11th 2020
Josep Ramon dies at 67
Spanish politician and writer Died on Saturday July 11th 2020
Obituary: Irma Lanzas, dead at age 87
Salvadoran writer and educator Died on Friday July 10th 2020
Ljubica Miletić died at age 72
Serbian poet Died on Friday July 10th 2020
Lyubitsa Miletich dies at 72
Serbian poet Died on Friday July 10th 2020
John Peter dead at age 81
Hungarian-born British theater critic Died on Thursday July 9th 2020
Obituary: Naama Tsal, dead at age 39
Israeli editor and writer Died on Wednesday July 8th 2020
Death of Judy Wade at age 81
British Royal journalist (The Sun) and author Died on Tuesday July 7th 2020
Barrie Penrose dies at 78
British investigative journalist and author Died on Tuesday July 7th 2020