Jonas Mekas
Lithuanian filmmaker and poet
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2019
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Ryszard Peryt
Polish conductor and librettist
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2019
Russell Baker
American writer (Growing Up)
Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2019
Kevin Barnett
American comedian and screenwriter (Rel
Died on Tuesday January 22nd 2019
Padraic Fiacc
Irish poet
Died on Tuesday January 22nd 2019
Atin Bandyopadhyay
Bangladeshi writer
Died on Tuesday January 22nd 2019
Susanne Neumann
German author and trade unionist
Died on Monday January 21st 2019
Barthélémy Kotchy
Ivorian writer and politician
Died on Monday January 21st 2019
Roman Kudlyk
Ukrainian poet and literary critic
Died on Monday January 21st 2019
May Menassa
Lebanese writer and journalist
Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Sam Savage
American novelist (Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife)
Died on Friday January 18th 2019
Mary Oliver
American poet
Died on Thursday January 17th 2019
Hugh Lewin
South African anti-apartheid activist and writer
Died on Thursday January 17th 2019
Pilar Quirosa-Cheyrouze
Spanish writer and poet
Died on Thursday January 17th 2019
Miloš Fikejz
Czech film critic
Died on Thursday January 17th 2019
Mirjam Pressler
German writer
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Francine du Plessix Gray
Polish-born American author and critic
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Ido Abram
Indonesian-born Dutch writer and educator
Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Dave Laing
English writer
Died on Monday January 14th 2019
Lenin Rajendran
Indian film director and screenwriter
Died on Monday January 14th 2019
Conxita Julià
Catalan poet
Died on Monday January 14th 2019
Matthew Locricchio
American author of cookbooks and an actor
Died on Sunday January 13th 2019
Batton Lash
American comic book writer and artist
Died on Sunday January 13th 2019
John Falsey
American writer and producer (St. Elsewhere
Died on Saturday January 12th 2019
Aline Kiner
French journalist and writer
Died on Friday January 11th 2019
Norman Snider
Canadian screenwriter (Dead Ringers
Died on Friday January 11th 2019
Bea Vianen
Surinamese writer
Died on Thursday January 10th 2019
Thierry Séchan
French novelist
Died on Wednesday January 9th 2019
Pinaki Thakur
Bengali poet
Died on Tuesday January 8th 2019
Emil Brumaru
Romanian writer and poet
Died on Tuesday January 8th 2019
John Burningham
children's author and illustrator
Died on Monday January 7th 2019
Gustav Francl
Czech translator and film critic
Died on Sunday January 6th 2019
Wiet Van Broeckhoven
Belgian radio presenter and writer
Died on Sunday January 6th 2019
Ramon Folch i Camarasa
Spanish writer and translator
Died on Friday January 4th 2019
Christine de Rivoyre
French journalist and writer
Died on Friday January 4th 2019
Perry Deane Young
American journalist and playwright
Died on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Jerry Magee
American sports writer (The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Died on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Gülriz Sururi
Turkish drama actress and author
Died on Tuesday January 1st 2019
Edgar Hilsenrath
German writer (The Nazi and the Barber
Died on Monday December 31st 2018
Claude Gingras
Canadian journalist and music critic
Died on Monday December 31st 2018
Seydou Badian Kouyaté
Malian writer aand politician
Died on Saturday December 29th 2018
Iaia Fiastri
Italian screenwriter (Basta guardarla
Died on Saturday December 29th 2018
Bre Payton
American conservative writer
Died on Saturday December 29th 2018
Oleksandr Vyzhenko
Ukrainian writer and stage actor
Died on Thursday December 27th 2018
Oleksandr Vizhenko
Ukrainian writer and stage actor
Died on Thursday December 27th 2018
Larry Eisenberg
American biomedical engineer and science fiction writer
Died on Wednesday December 26th 2018
Kuslan Budiman
Indonesian poet and writer
Died on Wednesday December 26th 2018
Nirendranath Chakravarty
Indian poet and writer
Died on Tuesday December 25th 2018
Osvaldo Bayer
Argentine writer (La Patagonia rebelde) and journalist
Died on Monday December 24th 2018
Bhai
Surinamese poet
Died on Monday December 24th 2018
F. W. Bernstein
German poet and cartoonist
Died on Friday December 21st 2018
F.W. Bernstein
German poet and cartoonist
Died on Friday December 21st 2018
Alla Sokolova
Russian actress and playwright
Died on Friday December 21st 2018
Peter Masterson
American writer (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas) and actor (The Exorcist
Died on Thursday December 20th 2018
James E. Rogers Jr.
Americian businessman (Duke Energy) and author
Died on Wednesday December 19th 2018
Timothy C. May
American technical and political writer (Cyphernomicon)
Died on Sunday December 16th 2018
Wilhelm Genazino
German journalist and author
Died on Friday December 14th 2018
Boris Kamov
Russian writer
Died on Thursday December 13th 2018
Rob DesHotel
American television writer and producer (Man with a Plan)
Died on Tuesday December 11th 2018
William Blum
American historian and author (Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower)
Died on Tuesday December 11th 2018
Tor Fretheim
Norwegian journalist and children's writer
Died on Monday December 10th 2018
Enrico Crispolti
Italian art critic and historian
Died on Sunday December 9th 2018
Doris Mayer
Austrian actress and writer
Died on Saturday December 8th 2018
Julia Vinograd
American poet
Died on Friday December 7th 2018
Vasyl Zakharchenko
Ukrainian writer
Died on Thursday December 6th 2018
Justin Cartwright
South African-born British novelist
Died on Thursday December 6th 2018
John D. F. Black
American screenwriter and producer (The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Died on Wednesday December 5th 2018
Nh. Dini
Indonesian novelist
Died on Tuesday December 4th 2018
Vladimír Plešinger
Czech hydrogeologist and travel writer
Died on Tuesday December 4th 2018
Pauls Putniņš
Latvian playwright
Died on Monday December 3rd 2018
Miguel Romero Esteo
Spanish writer and playwright
Died on Thursday November 29th 2018
Altaf Fatima
Pakistani novelist and writer
Died on Thursday November 29th 2018
Goran Stefanovski
Macedonian playwright
Died on Thursday November 29th 2018
Gloria Katz
American screenwriter and producer (American Graffiti
Died on Thursday November 29th 2018
Akira Miyazaki
Japanese animation director and writer (Happy Moomin Family
Died on Wednesday November 28th 2018
Mardee Kravit
American writer (Ryan's Hope)
Died on Wednesday November 28th 2018
Harry Leslie Smith
British writer and political commentator
Died on Wednesday November 28th 2018
Alireza Rezae
Iranian writer and comedian
Died on Wednesday November 28th 2018
Alireza Rezaei
Iranian writer and comedian
Died on Wednesday November 28th 2018