Andrea Levy dies at age 62
English novelist (Small Island Died on Friday February 15th 2019
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
W. E. dies at 89
American author (Brotherhood of War Died on Thursday February 14th 2019
Dezső Tandori obituary: died at age 80
Hungarian poet and writer. Died on Wednesday February 13th 2019
Death of Larry Brand at age 69
American film director and screenwriter Died on Tuesday February 12th 2019
Farhad Ebrahimi has died at age 83
Iranian poet and writer Died on Monday February 11th 2019
George Stanca death at age 71
Romanian writer Died on Sunday February 10th 2019
Patricia Nell dies at 82
American author (The Front Runner) Died on Sunday February 10th 2019
Obituary: Abdurehim Heyit, dead at age 55
Chinese Uyghur poet Died on Sunday February 10th 2019
Death of Jacques Ferran at age 98
French writer and sports journalist Died on Friday February 8th 2019
Rosamunde Pilcher died at age 94
British author (The Shell Seekers) Died on Thursday February 7th 2019
Alaa Mashzoub obituary: died at age 50
Iraqi novelist and writer Died on Wednesday February 6th 2019
Tatyana Kaletskaya passes away at age 81
Russian scriptwriter Died on Wednesday February 6th 2019
Tatyana Kaletzkaya, died aged 81
Russian scriptwriter Died on Wednesday February 6th 2019
Carol Emshwiller dies at age 97
American writer Died on Tuesday February 5th 2019
Jaime Ardila passes away at age 100
Colombian writer Died on Tuesday February 5th 2019
Leonie Ossowski passed away at age 93
German writer Died on Monday February 4th 2019
François Brune dies at 87
French Catholic prelate and writer Died on Saturday February 2nd 2019
Andrew McGahan, died aged 52
Australian author (Praise Died on Saturday February 2nd 2019
Michael Hardcastle has died at age 85
British children's author (Soccer Comes First Died on Saturday February 2nd 2019
Obituary: Thuppettan, dead at age 89
Indian Malayalam playwright Died on Friday February 1st 2019
Jane Aamund dies at 82
Danish author and journalist Died on Wednesday January 30th 2019
Fernando Gaitán obituary: died at age 58
Colombian screenwriter (Café Died on Tuesday January 29th 2019
Humberto Ak’ab’al has died at age 66
Guatemalan poet Died on Tuesday January 29th 2019
Obituary: Khalida Hussain, dead at age 81
Pakistani fiction writer Died on Tuesday January 29th 2019
Emmanuel Hocquard dies at age 78
French poet Died on Monday January 28th 2019
James Pond passed away at age 60
American television writer (Night Court Died on Sunday January 27th 2019
Henry Chapier passes away at age 85
Romanian-born French journalist and film critic Died on Sunday January 27th 2019
Éric Holder passed away at age 58
French author Died on Saturday January 26th 2019
Pauli Heikkilä has died at age 62
Finnish author Died on Saturday January 26th 2019
Lea Pennanen dead at age 89
Finnish children's author Died on Saturday January 26th 2019
Terry Jennings dies at age 62
American musician and author Died on Friday January 25th 2019
Krishna Sobti dies at age 93
Indian author Died on Friday January 25th 2019
Diana Athill death at age 101
British literary editor and novelist Died on Thursday January 24th 2019
Jonas Mekas dies at 96
Lithuanian filmmaker and poet Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2019
Obituary: Ryszard Peryt, dead at age 71
Polish conductor and librettist Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2019
Lin Ching-hsuan has died at age 65
Taiwanese writer Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2019
Lin Qingxuan dies at 65
Taiwanese writer Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2019
Russell Baker dies at 93
American writer (Growing Up) Died on Wednesday January 23rd 2019
Kevin Barnett death at age 32
American comedian and screenwriter (Rel Died on Tuesday January 22nd 2019
Padraic Fiacc dies at age 94
Irish poet Died on Tuesday January 22nd 2019
Atin Bandyopadhyay dies at age 85
Bangladeshi writer Died on Tuesday January 22nd 2019
Susanne Neumann dies at 59
German author and trade unionist Died on Monday January 21st 2019
Barthélémy Kotchy dead at age 84
Ivorian writer and politician Died on Monday January 21st 2019
Death of Roman Kudlyk at age 78
Ukrainian poet and literary critic Died on Monday January 21st 2019
May Menassa has died at age 80
Lebanese writer and journalist Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Sam Savage has died at age 78
American novelist (Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife) Died on Friday January 18th 2019
Mary Oliver died at age 83
American poet Died on Thursday January 17th 2019
Obituary: Hugh Lewin, dead at age 79
South African anti-apartheid activist and writer Died on Thursday January 17th 2019
Pilar Quirosa-Cheyrouze passes away at age 62
Spanish writer and poet Died on Thursday January 17th 2019
Miloš Fikejz died at age 59
Czech film critic Died on Thursday January 17th 2019
Mirjam Pressler passed away at age 78
German writer Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Francine du, died aged 88
Polish-born American author and critic Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Ido Abram obituary: died at age 78
Indonesian-born Dutch writer and educator Died on Wednesday January 16th 2019
Bai Hua passes away at age 88
Chinese playwright and poet Died on Tuesday January 15th 2019
Dave Laing obituary: died at age 71
English writer Died on Monday January 14th 2019
Obituary: Lenin Rajendran, dead at age 67
Indian film director and screenwriter Died on Monday January 14th 2019
Conxita Julià passed away at age 98
Catalan poet Died on Monday January 14th 2019
Matthew Locricchio death at age 71
American author of cookbooks and an actor Died on Sunday January 13th 2019
Death of Batton Lash at age 65
American comic book writer and artist Died on Sunday January 13th 2019
John Falsey death at age 67
American writer and producer (St. Elsewhere Died on Saturday January 12th 2019
Aline Kiner dead at age 59
French journalist and writer Died on Friday January 11th 2019
Norman Snider, died aged 74
Canadian screenwriter (Dead Ringers Died on Friday January 11th 2019
Bea Vianen, died aged 83
Surinamese writer Died on Thursday January 10th 2019
Thierry Séchan passes away at age 69
French novelist Died on Wednesday January 9th 2019
Pinaki Thakur died at age 59
Bengali poet Died on Tuesday January 8th 2019
Emil Brumaru dies at 80
Romanian writer and poet Died on Tuesday January 8th 2019
John Burningham died at age 82
children's author and illustrator Died on Monday January 7th 2019
Gustav Francl passes away at age 98
Czech translator and film critic Died on Sunday January 6th 2019
Wiet Van died at age 69
Belgian radio presenter and writer Died on Sunday January 6th 2019
Ramon Folch dies at age 92
Spanish writer and translator Died on Friday January 4th 2019
Christine de has died at age 97
French journalist and writer Died on Friday January 4th 2019
Dibyendu Palit dead at age 79
Indian writer Died on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Obituary: Perry Deane, dead at age 77
American journalist and playwright Died on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Katie Flynn death at age 82
British novelist Died on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Jerry Magee passed away at age 90
American sports writer (The San Diego Union-Tribune) Died on Thursday January 3rd 2019
Gülriz Sururi death at age 89
Turkish drama actress and author Died on Tuesday January 1st 2019
Edgar Hilsenrath dies at age 92
German writer (The Nazi and the Barber Died on Monday December 31st 2018
Claude Gingras passed away at age 87
Canadian journalist and music critic Died on Monday December 31st 2018
Seydou Badian died at age 90
Malian writer aand politician Died on Saturday December 29th 2018
Iaia Fiastri died at age 84
Italian screenwriter (Basta guardarla Died on Saturday December 29th 2018
Bre Payton, died aged 26
American conservative writer Died on Saturday December 29th 2018
Obituary: Amos Oz, dead at age 79
Israeli author (My Michael Died on Friday December 28th 2018
Oleksandr Vyzhenko dies at 60
Ukrainian writer and stage actor Died on Thursday December 27th 2018
Oleksandr Vizhenko passed away at age 60
Ukrainian writer and stage actor Died on Thursday December 27th 2018
Baldur Ragnarsson passed away at age 88
Icelandic writer Died on Thursday December 27th 2018
Larry Eisenberg dead at age 99
American biomedical engineer and science fiction writer Died on Wednesday December 26th 2018
Jane Langton died at age 95
American author Died on Wednesday December 26th 2018
Kuslan Budiman death at age 83
Indonesian poet and writer Died on Wednesday December 26th 2018
Obituary: Nirendranath Chakravarty, dead at age 94
Indian poet and writer Died on Tuesday December 25th 2018
Osvaldo Bayer died at age 91
Argentine writer (La Patagonia rebelde) and journalist Died on Monday December 24th 2018
Bhai passes away at age 83
Surinamese poet Died on Monday December 24th 2018
Troels Kløvedal has died at age 75
Danish writer Died on Monday December 24th 2018
Tom Leonard dies at age 74
Scottish poet Died on Friday December 21st 2018
F. W. dies at 80
German poet and cartoonist Died on Friday December 21st 2018
F.W. Bernstein has died at age 80
German poet and cartoonist Died on Friday December 21st 2018
Alla Sokolova dead at age 74
Russian actress and playwright Died on Friday December 21st 2018
Klaus Hagerup, died aged 72
Norwegian author Died on Thursday December 20th 2018
Peter Masterson passed away at age 84
American writer (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas) and actor (The Exorcist Died on Thursday December 20th 2018
James E. dead at age 71
Americian businessman (Duke Energy) and author Died on Wednesday December 19th 2018