Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Wada Shu passes away at age 81
Japanese actor and playwright Died on Friday May 1st 2020
Robert Kimmel dies at age 89
American author Died on Thursday April 30th 2020
Kundanika Kapadia has died at age 93
Indian novelist Died on Thursday April 30th 2020
Yahya Hassan obituary: died at age 24
Danish poet Died on Thursday April 30th 2020
Robert Mezey obituary: died at age 85
American poet Died on Thursday April 30th 2020
Louis Haché died at age -1
Canadian writer (Acadian literature) Died on Wednesday April 29th 2020
Death of Georges-Jean Arnaud at age 91
French author Died on Wednesday April 29th 2020
Nick Kotz obituary: died at age 87
American journalist and author Died on Wednesday April 29th 2020
Maj Sjöwall dies at age 84
Swedish author. Died on Wednesday April 29th 2020
Germano Celant has died at age 80
Italian art historian and critic Died on Wednesday April 29th 2020
Obituary: Deirdre Bair, dead at age 84
American writer and biographer Died on Tuesday April 28th 2020
Barbara Rosiek dead at age 60
Polish writer Died on Tuesday April 28th 2020
Eavan Boland dead at age 75
Irish poet Died on Monday April 27th 2020
Caro Fraser dies at age 67
British novelist Died on Monday April 27th 2020
Clara Mărgineanu death at age 47
Romanian arts journalist and writer Died on Monday April 27th 2020
Erwan Evenou obituary: died at age 80
French writer and activist for the Breton language Died on Sunday April 26th 2020
Death of Bijay Mishra at age 83
Indian lyricist and screenwriter Died on Sunday April 26th 2020
Uttam Bandu died at age 87
Indian writer and poet Died on Sunday April 26th 2020
Death of Per Olov at age 85
Swedish author (The Visit of the Royal Physician) Died on Sunday April 26th 2020
Joseph S. obituary: died at age 64
American writer Died on Saturday April 25th 2020
Abdullah al-Hamid dies at 69
Saudi poet Died on Friday April 24th 2020
Obituary: H. G., dead at age 60
Cuban-born American writer and academic Died on Thursday April 23rd 2020
Terence Frisby has died at age 87
English playwright (There's a Girl in My Soup) and actor Died on Thursday April 23rd 2020
Alain Duret dies at 84
French writer Died on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Andrew J. dies at age 91
American screenwriter Died on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Death of Catherine Paysan at age 93
French writer Died on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Gérard Piouffre dies at age 74
French writer and historian Died on Wednesday April 22nd 2020
Ian Whitcomb, died aged 78
English singer-songwriter ("You Turn Me On") and author Died on Tuesday April 21st 2020
Sirio Maccioni, died aged 88
Italian restaurateur and writer Died on Monday April 20th 2020
Leonie Kooiker passes away at age 92
Dutch children's book writer (Gouden Griffel winner and Vlag en Wimpel winner) Died on Monday April 20th 2020
Cecil Bødker passes away at age 93
Danish writer Died on Monday April 20th 2020
Michael Gilkes, died aged 86
Guyanese writer Died on Sunday April 19th 2020
Ratnakar Chaini dies at age 74
Indian writer and academic Died on Sunday April 19th 2020
Jean-François Bazin dies at age 77
French politician and writer Died on Sunday April 19th 2020
Roger Beatty death at age 87
American television writer (The Carol Burnett Show) Died on Saturday April 18th 2020
Death of Amparo Dávila at age 92
Mexican writer Died on Saturday April 18th 2020
Obituary: Luiz Alfredo, dead at age 84
Brazilian professor and writer Died on Friday April 17th 2020
Milena Jelinek passes away at age 85
Czech-American screenwriter Died on Thursday April 16th 2020
Ken Walibora dies at 56
Kenyan author and journalist (Siku Njema) Died on Thursday April 16th 2020
Antonio Ferres has died at age 96
Spanish writer and poet Died on Thursday April 16th 2020
Obituary: Luis Sepúlveda, dead at age 70
Chilean writer Died on Thursday April 16th 2020
Obituary: Donna Kauffman, dead at age 60
American romance novelist and columnist Died on Thursday April 16th 2020
Death of Michael McCarthy at age 61
American television writer (Saturday Night Live) Died on Wednesday April 15th 2020
Rubem Fonseca, died aged 94
Brazilian writer Died on Wednesday April 15th 2020
Joel M. dies at 86
American filmmaker and screenwriter Died on Wednesday April 15th 2020
Dean Parker passed away at age -1
New Zealand screenwriter Died on Wednesday April 15th 2020
Michael W., died aged 89
Detroit historian and author Died on Tuesday April 14th 2020
Pip Baker dies at 91
British screenwriter (Doctor Who) Died on Tuesday April 14th 2020
Obituary: Joseph Tusiani, dead at age 96
Italian poet and translator Died on Tuesday April 14th 2020
C. S. dies at age 84
Indian screenwriter (Pranam Khareedu Died on Tuesday April 14th 2020
Jacques De dies at 74
Belgian writer and author Died on Tuesday April 14th 2020
Saul Turteltaub passed away at age 87
American comedy writer and producer Died on Monday April 13th 2020
Gus Rodríguez passes away at age 59
Mexican writer Died on Monday April 13th 2020
Giuseppe Aldo passed away at age 106
Italian screenwriter (Giallo club. Invito al poliziesco) Died on Sunday April 12th 2020
Iris M. death at age 83
Puerto Rican author Died on Sunday April 12th 2020
Joel Shatzky dies at age 76
American author Died on Sunday April 12th 2020
Cheryl Wall has died at age 71
American literary critic Died on Sunday April 12th 2020
William R. passes away at age 91
American foreign policy consultant and author Died on Sunday April 12th 2020
Marguerite Lescop has died at age 104
Canadian writer Died on Thursday April 9th 2020
Death of Lucien Schmitthäusler at age 85
French writer Died on Thursday April 9th 2020
Death of Bernard Epin at age 83
French writer and literary critic Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Death of Arthur Whistler at age 75
American ethnobotanist and author Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Patricia Bosworth dies at age 86
American actress (The Nun's Story) and author Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Tim Robinson dies at 85
English writer and cartographer Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Rodrigo Pesántez passed away at age 82
Ecuadorian writer and poet Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Rao Pingru obituary: died at age 98
Chinese comic book author (Our Story: A Memoir of Love and Life in China) Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Marcel Moreau has died at age 86
Belgian writer Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Pentti Linkola, died aged 87
Finnish deep ecologist and writer Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Death of Jean Little at age 88
Taiwanese-born Canadian writer (Mine for Keeps Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Josep Maria death at age 79
Spanish playwright and screenwriter Died on Wednesday April 8th 2020
Johan van obituary: died at age 93
Dutch writer Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Rik Kuethe died at age 78
Dutch writer and journalist (Elsevier (magazine)) Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Loring Mandel obituary: died at age 91
American playwright and screenwriter Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
William Wolf has died at age -1
American author and theater critic Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Raffaele Masto has died at age 66
Italian writer Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
William B. passes away at age 74
American sociologist and writer Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Yuri Bondarev died at age 96
Russian writer and screenwriter (Liberation) Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Death of Abdul Qadir at age 74
Pakistani novelist and playwright Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Tomie dePaola passed away at age 85
American writer Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Amankhan Alimuly died at age 68
Kazakh poet Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Leonid Zorin death at age 95
Russian playwright Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Michel Chodkiewicz death at age 90
French author Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Bruce Dawe dies at 90
Australian poet Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
May Lorna passes away at age 87
Australian educator and author Died on Thursday April 2nd 2020
Joe Baltake obituary: died at age 74
American film critic (Sacramento Bee Died on Sunday March 29th 2020
Richard Reeves dies at 83
American writer Died on Thursday March 26th 2020
Paul Goma dead at age 84
Romanian writer Died on Wednesday March 25th 2020
Ilya Rubinstein has died at age 57
Russian scriptwriter Died on Wednesday March 25th 2020
Death of Ilyua Rubinstein at age 57
Russian scriptwriter Died on Wednesday March 25th 2020
Maurice Berger passes away at age 63
American cultural historian and art critic Died on Tuesday March 24th 2020
Terrence McNally died at age 81
American playwright (Ragtime Died on Tuesday March 24th 2020
E. Harikumar death at age 76
Indian novelist Died on Tuesday March 24th 2020
Raymond Renard dead at age -1
Belgian writer and linguist Died on Tuesday March 24th 2020
Tarcisio Stramare died at age 91
Italian biblist and writer Died on Tuesday March 24th 2020
Susham Bedi obituary: died at age 74
Indian writer and academic Died on Monday March 23rd 2020
Tarciso Stramare, died aged 91
Italian biblist and writer Died on Monday March 23rd 2020
Death of Alberto Arbasino at age 90
Italian writer Died on Monday March 23rd 2020