Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Yuriy Mushketyk death at age 90
Ukrainian writer Died on Friday June 7th 2019
Jurij Muschketyk obituary: died at age 90
Ukrainian writer Died on Thursday June 6th 2019
Obituary: Andrew Sinclair, dead at age 84
British novelist and film director (The Breaking of Bumbo Died on Thursday June 6th 2019
János Térey, died aged 48
Hungarian writer Died on Tuesday June 4th 2019
Térey János, died aged 48
Hungarian writer Died on Tuesday June 4th 2019
Maciej Parowski died at age 72
Polish science fiction writer and editor (Nowa Fantastyka) Died on Tuesday June 4th 2019
Agustina Bessa-Luís passes away at age 96
Portuguese writer Died on Monday June 3rd 2019
Anthony Price has died at age 90
British thriller writer Died on Sunday June 2nd 2019
Momtazuddin Ahmed dies at age 84
Bangladeshi playwright and educationist Died on Sunday June 2nd 2019
Jiří Stránský dies at 87
Czech author Died on Wednesday May 29th 2019
Dennis Etchison passes away at age 76
American author and editor Died on Wednesday May 29th 2019
Roger O. died at age 93
American dramatist and screenwriter (Pippin Died on Wednesday May 29th 2019
Obituary: Petru Cărare, dead at age 84
Moldovan writer Died on Wednesday May 29th 2019
Tony Horwitz dead at age 60
American journalist and author Died on Tuesday May 28th 2019
Edmund Morris, died aged 78
Kenyan-born British-American writer and biographer (The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt Died on Monday May 27th 2019
François Weyergans obituary: died at age 77
Belgian novelist and film director Died on Monday May 27th 2019
Sergio Claudio died at age 63
Italian writer Died on Sunday May 26th 2019
Dmytro Kremin has died at age 65
Ukrainian poet Died on Sunday May 26th 2019
Peter Gammond has died at age 93
British music critic and journalist Died on Saturday May 25th 2019
Death of Rudolf von at age 98
German biographer and S.S. officer during World War II Died on Saturday May 25th 2019
Jaroslav Erik obituary: died at age 69
Moravian poet Died on Friday May 24th 2019
John Millett death at age 98
Australian poet Died on Friday May 24th 2019
Neerav Patel death at age 68
Indian poet Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Densey Clyne has died at age 96
Australian naturalist and author Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Adrish Bardhan passes away at age 86
Indian science fiction writer Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Judith Kerr passes away at age 95
British writer and illustrator (The Tiger Who Came to Tea) Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Nguyễn Quảng dead at age 93
Vietnamese writer and poet Died on Thursday May 23rd 2019
Binyavanga Wainaina death at age 48
Kenyan writer and journalist Died on Wednesday May 22nd 2019
Walter Harris, died aged 93
British author Died on Wednesday May 22nd 2019
Walter Smith has died at age 93
British author Died on Wednesday May 22nd 2019
Ronnie Virgets passed away at age 77
American writer Died on Tuesday May 21st 2019
Nanni Balestrini death at age 83
Italian experimental poet (Neoavanguardia) Died on Monday May 20th 2019
Death of Georgie Anne at age 84
American syndicated newspaper columnist Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Herman Wouk death at age 103
American author (The Caine Mutiny Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Nikolai Baturin has died at age 82
Estonian novelist and playwright Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Tohir Malik died at age 72
Uzbek writer Died on Friday May 17th 2019
Petr Skarlant passes away at age 80
Czech poet Died on Thursday May 16th 2019
Tommy Donbavand passed away at age 53
English children's author and horror writer (Scream Street) Died on Tuesday May 14th 2019
Leopoldo Brizuela dies at age 55
Argentine writer and translator and poet Died on Tuesday May 14th 2019
Sven Lindqvist passed away at age 87
Swedish author Died on Tuesday May 14th 2019
Obituary: Hayat Saif, dead at age 76
Bangladeshi poet and literary critic Died on Monday May 13th 2019
Alvin Sargent dies at 92
American screenwriter Died on Saturday May 11th 2019
Obituary: Thoppil Mohamed, dead at age 74
Indian Tamil writer Died on Friday May 10th 2019
Jack Cohen, died aged 85
British scientist and author. Died on Wednesday May 8th 2019
Celil Oker, died aged 67
Turkish author Died on Tuesday May 7th 2019
Kadir Mısıroğlu passed away at age 86
Turkish writer and historian Died on Monday May 6th 2019
Death of Kadir Misiroglu at age 86
Turkish writer and historian Died on Monday May 6th 2019
Chuck Kinder death at age 76
American novelist Died on Sunday May 5th 2019
Obituary: Rachel Held, dead at age 37
American Christian writer Died on Saturday May 4th 2019
Death of Issa J. at age 90
Palestinian scholar and writer Died on Saturday May 4th 2019
Pauline O’Regan, died aged 96
New Zealand educator and writer Died on Friday May 3rd 2019
Keith Harrison, died aged 73
Canadian novelist Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Teva Harrison dies at age 42
Canadian-American writer and cartoonist Died on Thursday May 2nd 2019
Vonda McIntyre died at age 70
American science fiction author (Dreamsnake Died on Tuesday April 30th 2019
John Bowen death at age 94
British novelist and dramatist Died on Monday April 29th 2019
Wayson Choy obituary: died at age 80
Canadian writer Died on Sunday April 28th 2019
John L’Heureux died at age 84
American author Died on Saturday April 27th 2019
Dieter Forte passes away at age 83
German writer Died on Wednesday April 24th 2019
Mark Medoff dies at age 79
American playwright (When You Comin' Back Died on Wednesday April 24th 2019
Ravil Bikbaev passes away at age 80
Bashkir poet Died on Wednesday April 24th 2019
Obituary: Barbara Marx, dead at age 89
American non-fiction writer Died on Tuesday April 23rd 2019
Martin Fido has died at age 79
British crime writer Died on Tuesday April 23rd 2019
Ventseslav Konstantinov dies at 78
Bulgarian writer Died on Tuesday April 23rd 2019
Una-Mary Parker passes away at age 89
British journalist and novelist Died on Monday April 22nd 2019
Zora Dirnbach died at age 89
Croatian journalist and writer Died on Saturday April 20th 2019
Jan Naaijkens passed away at age 100
Dutch author and theatre director Died on Saturday April 20th 2019
Warren Adler death at age 91
American author (The War of the Roses) Died on Wednesday April 17th 2019
Francisca Aguirre died at age 88
Spanish poet Died on Tuesday April 16th 2019
Gene Wolfe obituary: died at age 87
American science fiction and fantasy writer Died on Monday April 15th 2019
Tony Buzan dies at age 76
English author and educational consultant Died on Saturday April 13th 2019
Death of Thomas A. at age 68
American writer Died on Saturday April 13th 2019
Stanley Plumly, died aged 79
American poet Died on Saturday April 13th 2019
Dmitri Savitski passes away at age 75
Russian writer and poet Died on Thursday April 11th 2019
James D. has died at age 61
American comic book writer (Espers) Died on Wednesday April 10th 2019
Romus Burgin, died aged 96
American World War II veteran and author Died on Tuesday April 9th 2019
Jonathan Baumbach dead at age 85
American author Died on Saturday April 6th 2019
Philip Furia dies at age 75
American author Died on Saturday April 6th 2019
Ferdinando Bologna obituary: died at age 93
Italian art critic Died on Saturday April 6th 2019
Berto Pelosso died at age 85
Italian screenwriter Died on Saturday April 6th 2019
Jon Østeng has died at age 83
Norwegian photographer and writer Died on Friday April 5th 2019
Yves Préfontaine dead at age 82
Canadian writer Died on Friday April 5th 2019
Obituary: Georgiy Daneliya, dead at age 88
Russian film director and screenwriter Died on Thursday April 4th 2019
Rolf Håndstad has died at age 60
Norwegian comics writer (Pyton) Died on Thursday April 4th 2019
P. J. has died at age -1
Scottish author Died on Thursday April 4th 2019
Allan Cole has died at age 75
American author and television writer Died on Wednesday April 3rd 2019
Denzil Meuli died at age 92
New Zealand writer Died on Tuesday April 2nd 2019
Armando Vega dead at age 67
Mexican composer and writer Died on Tuesday April 2nd 2019
Francisco Massiani passed away at age 74
Venezuelan writer and painter Died on Tuesday April 2nd 2019
Vonda N. dies at 70
American science fiction author Died on Tuesday April 2nd 2019
S. Pierre, died aged 62
Burkinabé film director and screenwriter Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Rafael Sánchez dies at age 91
Spanish writer Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Rudi Krausmann dies at age 85
Austrian-born Australian poet and playwright Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Peter Coleman dead at age 90
Australian politician and writer Died on Monday April 1st 2019
Brian MacArthur passed away at age 79
British newspaper editor and writer Died on Saturday March 30th 2019
Anders Ehnmark dies at age 87
Swedish author and journalist Died on Saturday March 30th 2019
Dobrica Erić has died at age 82
Serbian writer and poet Died on Friday March 29th 2019
Shino Okada death at age 78
Japanese poet Died on Friday March 29th 2019
Reino Lehväslaiho dies at 96
Finnish writer Died on Friday March 29th 2019