Deaths Famous Dead Writers
Eti Saaga
Samoan-born American Samoan poet and writer. (Death reported on this date) · 29 December 2017 · December 2017 · December 29
Sue Grafton
American myster writer · 29 December 2017 · December 2017 · December 29
Ronit Matalon
Israeli fiction writer · 28 December 2017 · December 2017 · December 28
Asa Lanova
Swiss dancer (Danseuse Étoile) and author · 27 December 2017 · December 2017 · December 27
Marcus Raskin
American author and idealist · 27 December 2017 · December 2017 · December 27
Lawrence J. Cohen
American film and TV writer and producer (Start The Revolution Without Me · 21 December 2017 · December 2017 · December 21 · Cohen
Jane Galletly
British and New Zealand TV scriptwriter and editor · 20 December 2017 · December 2017 · December 20
Ana Enriqueta Terán
Venezuelan poet · 19 December 2017 · December 2017 · December 19 · Terán
Z’EV
American percussionist and poet · 17 December 2017 · December 2017 · December 17 · Zev
Tu An
Chinese poet and translator · 16 December 2017 · December 2017 · December 16
Masood Ahmed Barkati
Pakistani Renowned author of literature for children and editor of Hamdard Naunihal · 12 December 2017 · December 2017 · December 12 · Barkati
Marianne Means
American political journalist and columnist · 03 December 2017 · December 2017 · December 3 · Marianne, · Writers
Verena Stefan
Swiss-born Canadian writer · 01 December 2017 · December 2017 · December 1 · Štefan
Patrícia Gabancho
Argentine born Spainish writer and journalist · 28 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 28 · Patricia
Ken Shapiro
Jewish-American writer · 26 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 26
Jean Anglade
Francis writer · 22 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 22
Peter Berling
German actor and writer (Aguirre · 22 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 22
John Gordon
English author (The Giant Under The Snow) · 21 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 21
Amir Hamed
Uruguayan writer and translator · 21 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 21
Jill Barklem
British writer and illustrator (Brambly Hedge) · 16 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 16
Jeffrey T. Richelson
American author and national security researcher · 14 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 14 · Richelson
Nancy Zieman
American writer and television host (Sewing with Nancy) · 14 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 14
Sarah Maguire
English poet and translator · 14 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 14
Gilbert Rogin
American magazine editor (Sports Illustrated) and writer (The New Yorker) · 10 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 10
Kasëm Trebeshina
Albanian writer · 10 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 10
Mikhail Zadornov
Latvian-born Russian stand-up comedian and writer · 10 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 10
Pat Hutchins
English illustrator and writer of children's books and actress (Rosie and Jim) · 09 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 9
Regina Yaou
Ivorian writer · 06 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 6
Nancy Friday
American author (My Secret Garden · 06 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 6
Jansug Charkviani
Georgian poet and politician · 06 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 6
Josaphat-Robert Large
Haitian-American poet · 30 October 2017 · October 2017 · October 30
Ali Ashraf Darvishian
Iranian writer and democracy activits · 27 October 2017 · October 2017 · Darvishian · October 27
Inga Borg
Swedish writer (Plupp) · 25 October 2017 · October 2017 · October 25
Julian May
American science fiction writer · 22 October 2017 · October 2017 · October 22
Rosaura Barahona
Mexican journalist and feminist writer · 22 October 2017 · October 2017 · October 22
Thuravoor Viswambharan
Indian Vedic scholar and writer · 22 October 2017 · October 2017 · October 22
Brent Briscoe
American actor (Twin Peaks: The Return) and screenwriter · 20 October 2017 · October 2017 · October 20
Richard Wilbur
American poet and literary translator · 15 October 2017 · October 2017 · October 15
Erwin Moser
Austrian children and young people book author · 13 October 2017 · October 2017 · October 13