Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Vinod Bhatt
Indian humorist and biographer
Died on Thursday May 24th 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
Ramón Chao
Spanish journalist and writer
Died on Monday May 21st 2018
Mumin Kanoat
Soviet and Tajik poet
Died on Saturday May 19th 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
Tom Wolfe
American author and journalist (The Bonfire of the Vanities)
Died on Tuesday May 15th 2018
Bob Woffinden
British journalist and author
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
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
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
Bozor Sobir
People's poet of Tajikistan
Died on Wednesday May 2nd 2018
Chuck Missler
American-New Zealand 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
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
Belal Chowdhury
Bangladeshi poet
Died on Tuesday April 24th 2018
Beverley Farmer
Australian novelist and short story writer
Died on Thursday April 19th 2018
Alan Lloyd
British writer and journalist
Died on Tuesday April 17th 2018
Ronald Chesney
British comedy screenwriter
Died on Monday April 16th 2018
Gerald Nachman
American journalist and author
Died on Monday April 16th 2018
Guy Lyon Playfair
British author and paranormal researcher
Died on Sunday April 15th 2018
Jon Michelet
Norwegian author (Orion's Belt)
Died on Sunday April 15th 2018
Danarto
Indonesian writer and artist
Died on Thursday April 12th 2018
Karen Dawisha
American political scientist and writer
Died on Thursday April 12th 2018
Sergio Pitol
Mexican novelist and translator
Died on Thursday April 12th 2018
Guy Playfair
British author and paranormal researcher
Died on Wednesday April 11th 2018
Efraín Jara Idrovo
Ecuadorian writer and existencialist poet
Died on Tuesday April 10th 2018
Gerd Honsik
Austrian writer and Holocaust denier
Died on Monday April 9th 2018
Ira Philip
Bermudian writer and politician
Died on Monday April 9th 2018
Arrigo Petacco
Italian journalist and writer
Died on Tuesday April 3rd 2018
Anita Shreve
American author (The Pilot's Wife)
Died on Friday March 30th 2018
Clément Rosset
French philosopher and writer
Died on Thursday March 29th 2018
David Bischoff
American novelist and television writer (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Died on Wednesday March 28th 2018