Deaths Famous Dead Writers
Gabriel Okara
Nigerian poet and novelist · 25 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 25
Jerry D. Thomas
American Seventh-day Adventist author · 24 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 24 · Thomas
Panos Koutrouboussis
Greek writer and artist · 23 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 23 · Greek
Anna Maria Canopi
Italian Benedectine abbess and spiritual writer · 23 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 23 · Canopi
Tudor Caranfil
Romanian film critic · 23 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 23
Eunetta T. Boone
American television writer and producer (One on One · 21 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 21 · Boone
João Carlos Marinho
Brazilian writer (O Gênio do Crime) · 18 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 18 · Marinho
Peter Semyonov
Russian writer and translator · 18 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 18
Joffre Stewart
American beat poet and anarchist · 18 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 18
Patty Klein
Dutch poet and comics writer (Noortje) · 17 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 17 · Dutch
Noortje
Dutch poet and comics writer (Noortje) · 17 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 17 · Dutch
Al Silverman
American sports writer · 17 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 17
Albert Marenčin
Slovak writer · 11 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 11
Bernard Binlin Dadié
Ivorian novelist · 09 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 9 · Dadié
Guillaume Faye
French journalist and writer · 07 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 7 · French
Maya Turovskaya
Russian theatrical and film critic · 06 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 6
Les Carlyon
Australian writer and editor · 05 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 5
Peter van Gestel
Dutch author · 03 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 3 · Gestel · Dutch
Janet Asimov
American science fiction writer · 02 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 2
Gillian Freeman
British author (The Undergrowth of Literature) and screenwriter (The Leather Boys · 28 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 28
Jeraldine Saunders
American writer and astrologer · 26 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 26
Richard S. Wheeler
American author and newspaper editor · 26 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 26 · Wheeler
Lothar Zenetti
German theologian ad hymn writer ("Segne dieses Kind") · 25 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 25
Ellis Avery
American writer (The Teahouse Fire · 16 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 16
Baqar Naqvi
Pakistani Urdu poet and translator · 16 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 16
Charles Mungoshi
Zimbabwean writer · 16 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 16
Christopher Knopf
American television writer and union executive · 16 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 16
Andrea Levy
English novelist (Small Island · 15 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 15
W. E. B. Griffin
American author (Brotherhood of War · 14 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 14 · Griffin
Farhad Ebrahimi
Iranian poet and writer · 11 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 11
Patricia Nell Warren
American author (The Front Runner) · 10 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 10 · Warren
Abdurehim Heyit
Chinese Uyghur poet · 10 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 10
Jacques Ferran
French writer and sports journalist · 08 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 8 · French
Rosamunde Pilcher
British author (The Shell Seekers) · 07 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 7
François Brune
French Catholic prelate and writer · 02 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 2 · French
Andrew McGahan
Australian author (Praise · 02 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 2
Michael Hardcastle
British children's author (Soccer Comes First · 02 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 2
Thuppettan
Indian Malayalam playwright · 01 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 1
Humberto Ak’ab’al
Guatemalan poet · 29 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 29 · Ak'ab'al
Khalida Hussain
Pakistani fiction writer · 29 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 29
James Pond
American television writer (Night Court · 27 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 27
Henry Chapier
Romanian-born French journalist and film critic · 27 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 27 · French
Lea Pennanen
Finnish children's author · 26 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 26
Hugh McIlvanney
Scottish sports writer · 25 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 25
Diana Athill
British literary editor and novelist · 24 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 24
Jonas Mekas
Lithuanian filmmaker and poet · 23 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 23 · Jonáš
Lin Ching-hsuan
Taiwanese writer · 23 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 23
Lin Qingxuan
Taiwanese writer · 23 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 23
Russell Baker
American writer (Growing Up) · 23 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 23
Kevin Barnett
American comedian and screenwriter (Rel · 22 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 22