Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Nathan Shaham
Israeli writerDied on Wednesday June 20th 2018
Sándor Kányádi
Hungarian poet and translatorDied on Wednesday June 20th 2018
Paul Gratzik
German writerDied on Tuesday June 19th 2018
Ivan Drach
Ukrainian poetDied on Tuesday June 19th 2018
Macdara Woods
Irish poetDied on Sunday June 17th 2018
Macdara Jones
Irish poetDied on Sunday June 17th 2018
Dieter Wellershoff
German writerDied on Friday June 15th 2018
Stephen Reid
Canadian bank robber and authorDied on Wednesday June 13th 2018
Philippe de Baleine
French authorDied on Wednesday June 13th 2018
Christopher Stasheff
American Science Fiction & Fantasy novelist. 74Died on Monday June 11th 2018
Somaweera Senanayake
Sri Lankan teledrama and film screenwriterDied on Monday June 11th 2018
Abdullah Haselhoef
Dutch writerDied on Monday June 11th 2018
Mateja Matevski
Macedonian poetDied on Monday June 11th 2018
Zhang Junzhao
Chinese film director and screenwriter (One and EightDied on Saturday June 9th 2018
Per Ahlmark
Swedish politician and writerDied on Friday June 8th 2018
Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx
British poet and Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1964–1970Died on Wednesday June 6th 2018
David McFadden
Canadian poetDied on Wednesday June 6th 2018
Daša Drndić
Croatian writerDied on Wednesday June 6th 2018
Eunice Lam
Hong Kong writerDied on Tuesday June 5th 2018
Abhimanyu Unnuth
Mauritian writerDied on Monday June 4th 2018
Tony Morphett
Australian screenwriter (Blue HeelersDied on Monday June 4th 2018
Jerry Hopkins
American journalist and biographerDied on Sunday June 3rd 2018
Irving Sandler
American art criticDied on Sunday June 3rd 2018
Jill Ker Conway
Australian-American authorDied on Saturday June 2nd 2018
Poldy Bird
Argentine writerDied on Saturday June 2nd 2018
Barbara Nawrocka-Dońska
Polish journalist and feminist essayistDied on Friday June 1st 2018
Fredric Arnold
American actor and writer (The Seventh SignDied on Thursday May 31st 2018
Eddy C. Bertin
American authorDied on Tuesday May 29th 2018
Gardner Dozois
American science fiction author and editorDied on Monday May 28th 2018
Julio Ribera
Spanish comics artist and screenwriterDied on Sunday May 27th 2018
Robin Miller
American journalist and authorDied on Saturday May 26th 2018
Mazhar Kaleem
Pakistani lawyer and novelist (Imran Series)Died on Saturday May 26th 2018
Liam Ó Muirthile
Irish poetDied on Saturday May 26th 2018
Roblimo
American journalist and authorDied on Friday May 25th 2018
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British video game criticDied on Thursday May 24th 2018
Richard Peck
American novelistDied on Thursday May 24th 2018
Vinod Bhatt
Indian humorist and biographerDied on Thursday May 24th 2018
Rolande Allard-Lacerte
Canadian journalist and writerDied on Tuesday May 22nd 2018
Aleksandr Ivankin
Russian documentary film director and writerDied on Tuesday May 22nd 2018
Alexander Ivankin
Russian documentary director and writerDied on Tuesday May 22nd 2018
Inger Brattström
Swedish children's writerDied on Monday May 21st 2018
Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani
Indian novelistDied on Monday May 21st 2018
Richard N. Goodwin
American political writerDied on Monday May 21st 2018
Ramón Chao
Spanish journalist and writerDied on Monday May 21st 2018
Mumin Kanoat
Soviet and Tajik poetDied on Saturday May 19th 2018
Stephanie Adams
American model and authorDied on Friday May 18th 2018
François Bréda
Romanian writer and literary criticDied on Thursday May 17th 2018
Josh Greenfeld
American author and screenwriter (Harry and Tonto)Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Elena Gremina
Russian scriptwriterDied on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Elena Gremin
Russian scriptwriterDied on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Tom Murphy
Irish playwright (A Whistle in the DarkDied on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Balakumaran
Tamil writerDied on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Tom Wolfe
American author and journalist (The Bonfire of the Vanities)Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Andreas Findig
Austrian authorDied on Monday May 14th 2018
Beth Chatto
British gardener and writerDied on Monday May 14th 2018
Rosemarie Schuder
German writerDied on Sunday May 13th 2018
Bob Woffinden
British journalist and authorDied on Friday May 11th 2018
Adam Parfrey
American writerDied on Friday May 11th 2018
Reg Gadney
British artist and screenwriterDied on Thursday May 10th 2018
Murai Shimako
Japanese playwrightDied on Thursday May 10th 2018
Jamal Naji
Jordanian novelistDied on Thursday May 10th 2018
Salih Mirzabeyoğlu
Turkish writer and Islamist leader (Great Eastern Islamic Raiders' Front)Died on Thursday May 10th 2018
Poldine Carlo
American writer and Native American elderDied on Thursday May 10th 2018
Daniel Cohen
American writerDied on Wednesday May 9th 2018
Brad Steiger
American UFO writerDied on Wednesday May 9th 2018
Mikhail German
Russian writerDied on Monday May 7th 2018
Ludwig Harig
German writerDied on Monday May 7th 2018
Ermanno Olmi
Italian film director and screenwriterDied on Monday May 7th 2018
Elisabeth Pfluger
Swiss writerDied on Saturday May 5th 2018
Luiz Antonio Gasparetto
Brazilian writerDied on Friday May 4th 2018
Bozor Sobir
People's poet of TajikistanDied on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Eugenio de Nora
Spanish poetDied on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Chuck Missler
American-New Zealand authorDied on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Kottayam Pushpanath
Indian authorDied on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Rose Laurens
French singer song-writer (I Dreamed a DreamDied on Monday April 30th 2018
Alice Provensen
American children's illustrator and writerDied on Monday April 30th 2018
Yevgeny Titarenko
Russian writerDied on Sunday April 29th 2018
Art Shay
American photographer and writerDied on Saturday April 28th 2018
Elvira Orphée
Argentine writerDied on Saturday April 28th 2018
Steven Marcus
American literary critic and scholarDied on Saturday April 28th 2018
Paul Junger Witt
American film and television producer (Dead Poets SocietyDied on Friday April 27th 2018
Charles Bohl
American screenwriter (Swimfan)Died on Wednesday April 25th 2018
Emma Smith
English novelistDied on Tuesday April 24th 2018
Belal Chowdhury
Bangladeshi poetDied on Tuesday April 24th 2018
Shiva Kumar Pradhan
Nepalese writerDied on Monday April 23rd 2018
Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao
Indian writerDied on Sunday April 22nd 2018
Firmin Le Bourhis
French detective novelistDied on Saturday April 21st 2018