Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Dieter Wellershoff
German writer
Died on Friday June 15th 2018
Stephen Reid
Canadian bank robber and author
Died on Wednesday June 13th 2018
Christopher Stasheff
American Science Fiction & Fantasy novelist. 74
Died on Monday June 11th 2018
Somaweera Senanayake
Sri Lankan teledrama and film screenwriter
Died on Monday June 11th 2018
Abdullah Haselhoef
Dutch writer
Died on Monday June 11th 2018
Mateja Matevski
Macedonian poet
Died on Monday June 11th 2018
Zhang Junzhao
Chinese film director and screenwriter (One and Eight
Died on Saturday June 9th 2018
Per Ahlmark
Swedish politician and writer
Died on Friday June 8th 2018
Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx
British poet and Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1964–1970
Died on Wednesday June 6th 2018
David McFadden
Canadian poet
Died on Wednesday June 6th 2018
Eunice Lam
Hong Kong writer
Died on Tuesday June 5th 2018
Abhimanyu Unnuth
Mauritian writer
Died on Monday June 4th 2018
Tony Morphett
Australian screenwriter (Blue Heelers
Died on Monday June 4th 2018
Jerry Hopkins
American journalist and biographer
Died on Sunday June 3rd 2018
Alessandra Appiano
Italian writer and journalist
Died on Sunday June 3rd 2018
Jill Ker Conway
Australian-American author
Died on Saturday June 2nd 2018
Barbara Nawrocka-Dońska
Polish journalist and feminist essayist
Died on Friday June 1st 2018
Fredric Arnold
American actor and writer (The Seventh Sign
Died on Thursday May 31st 2018
Eddy C. Bertin
American author
Died on Tuesday May 29th 2018
Gardner Dozois
American science fiction author and editor
Died on Monday May 28th 2018
Julio Ribera
Spanish comics artist and screenwriter
Died on Sunday May 27th 2018
Robin Miller
American journalist and author
Died on Saturday May 26th 2018
Mazhar Kaleem
Pakistani lawyer and novelist (Imran Series)
Died on Saturday May 26th 2018
Balkavi Bairagi
Indian poet and politician
Died on Saturday May 26th 2018
Liam Ó Muirthile
Irish poet
Died on Saturday May 26th 2018
TotalBiscuit
British video game critic
Died on Thursday May 24th 2018
Jean-François Parot
French diplomat and writer
Died on Thursday May 24th 2018
Vinod Bhatt
Indian humorist and biographer
Died on Thursday May 24th 2018
Philip Roth
American writer (Goodbye
Died on Wednesday May 23rd 2018
Rolande Allard-Lacerte
Canadian journalist and writer
Died on Tuesday May 22nd 2018
Aleksandr Ivankin
Russian documentary film director and writer
Died on Tuesday May 22nd 2018
Alexander Ivankin
Russian documentary director and writer
Died on Tuesday May 22nd 2018
Inger Brattström
Swedish children's writer
Died on Monday May 21st 2018
Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani
Indian novelist
Died on Monday May 21st 2018
Richard N. Goodwin
American political writer
Died on Monday May 21st 2018
Ramón Chao
Spanish journalist and writer
Died on Monday May 21st 2018
Mumin Kanoat
Soviet and Tajik poet
Died on Saturday May 19th 2018
Stephanie Adams
American model and author
Died on Friday May 18th 2018
Bobbie Louise Hawkins
American poet and author
Died on Friday May 18th 2018
François Bréda
Romanian writer and literary critic
Died on Thursday May 17th 2018
Josh Greenfeld
American author and screenwriter (Harry and Tonto)
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Elena Gremina
Russian scriptwriter
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Elena Gremin
Russian scriptwriter
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Tom Murphy
Irish playwright (A Whistle in the Dark
Died on Wednesday May 16th 2018
Balakumaran
Tamil writer
Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Beth Chatto
British gardener and writer
Died on Monday May 14th 2018
Rosemarie Schuder
German writer
Died on Sunday May 13th 2018
Bob Woffinden
British journalist and author
Died on Friday May 11th 2018
Giraddi Govindraj
Indian professor and poet
Died on Friday May 11th 2018
Adam Parfrey
American writer
Died on Friday May 11th 2018
Reg Gadney
British artist and screenwriter
Died on Thursday May 10th 2018
Murai Shimako
Japanese playwright
Died on Thursday May 10th 2018
Jamal Naji
Jordanian novelist
Died 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 elder
Died on Thursday May 10th 2018
Daniel Cohen
American writer
Died on Wednesday May 9th 2018
Brad Steiger
American UFO writer
Died on Wednesday May 9th 2018
Klaus Dede
German writer and journalist
Died on Tuesday May 8th 2018
Ermanno Olmi
Italian film director and screenwriter
Died on Monday May 7th 2018
Renate Dorrestein
Dutch writer and journalist
Died on Sunday May 6th 2018
Cirilo Bautista
Filipino writer and poet
Died on Sunday May 6th 2018
Elisabeth Pfluger
Swiss writer
Died on Saturday May 5th 2018
Bozor Sobir
People's poet of Tajikistan
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Eugenio de Nora
Spanish poet
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Chuck Missler
American-New Zealand author
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Kottayam Pushpanath
Indian author
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Rose Laurens
French singer song-writer (I Dreamed a Dream
Died on Monday April 30th 2018
Alice Provensen
American children's illustrator and writer
Died on Monday April 30th 2018
Yevgeny Titarenko
Russian writer
Died on Sunday April 29th 2018
Art Shay
American photographer and writer
Died on Saturday April 28th 2018
Steven Marcus
American literary critic and scholar
Died on Saturday April 28th 2018
Paul Junger Witt
American film and television producer (Dead Poets Society
Died on Friday April 27th 2018
Charles Bohl
American screenwriter (Swimfan)
Died on Wednesday April 25th 2018
Emma Smith
English novelist
Died on Tuesday April 24th 2018
Belal Chowdhury
Bangladeshi poet
Died on Tuesday April 24th 2018
Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao
Indian writer
Died on Sunday April 22nd 2018
Firmin Le Bourhis
French detective novelist
Died on Saturday April 21st 2018
Pavel Šrut
Czech poet
Died on Friday April 20th 2018
Arnold Eidslott
Norwegian poet
Died on Friday April 20th 2018
Beverley Farmer
Australian novelist and short story writer
Died on Thursday April 19th 2018
Anjum Jaunpuri
Indian poet
Died on Wednesday April 18th 2018
Alan Lloyd
British writer and journalist
Died on Tuesday April 17th 2018