Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Yu Guangzhong
Taiwanese poetDied on Thursday December 14th 2017
Anthony Scaduto
American journalist and biographerDied on Thursday December 14th 2017
Kathleen Karr
American novelistDied on Wednesday December 13th 2017
Masood Ahmed Barkati
Pakistani Renowned author of literature for children and editor of Hamdard NaunihalDied on Tuesday December 12th 2017
Jean-François Coatmeur
French writerDied on Monday December 11th 2017
René Cruse
French writerDied on Monday December 11th 2017
Gábor Albert
Hungarian writerDied on Saturday December 9th 2017
Albert Gábor
Hungarian writerDied on Saturday December 9th 2017
Ivan Korsak
Ukrainian writer and journalistDied on Thursday December 7th 2017
Ivan Feodosiyovych Korsak
Ukrainian writer and journalistDied on Thursday December 7th 2017
William H. Gass
American novelistDied on Thursday December 7th 2017
Meic Povey
Welsh actor and playwrightDied on Wednesday December 6th 2017
Jean d’Ormesson
French novelistDied on Tuesday December 5th 2017
Marianne Means
American political journalist and columnistDied on Sunday December 3rd 2017
Mekkawi Said
Egyptian novelist and short story writerDied on Sunday December 3rd 2017
Nava Semel
Israeli author and playwrightDied on Saturday December 2nd 2017
Habibollah Chaichian
Iranian poetDied on Friday December 1st 2017
Alain Jessua
French film director and screenwriterDied on Thursday November 30th 2017
Jerry Fodor dead at age 82, American philosopher and cognitive scientist
Jerry Fodor, the American philosopher and cognitive scientist whose work helped shape modern debates in philosophy of mind, died on November 29, 2017. Born in New York City on April…
Patrícia Gabancho
Argentine born Spainish writer and journalistDied on Tuesday November 28th 2017
Peggy Vining
American poetDied on Tuesday November 28th 2017
Louis Verbeeck
Belgian writerDied on Monday November 27th 2017
Ken Shapiro
Jewish-American writerDied on Sunday November 26th 2017
Bobi Jones
Welsh author and academicDied on Thursday November 23rd 2017
Jean Anglade
Francis writerDied on Wednesday November 22nd 2017
Peter Berling
German actor and writer (AguirreDied on Wednesday November 22nd 2017
John Gordon
English author (The Giant Under The Snow)Died on Tuesday November 21st 2017
Amir Hamed
Uruguayan writer and translatorDied on Tuesday November 21st 2017
Jill Barklem
British writer and illustrator (Brambly Hedge)Died on Thursday November 16th 2017
Kunwar Narayan
Indian poetDied on Thursday November 16th 2017
Wolfgang Schreyer
German writerDied on Thursday November 16th 2017
Kunwar Narain
Indian poetDied on Thursday November 16th 2017
Jeffrey T. Richelson
American author and national security researcherDied on Tuesday November 14th 2017
Nancy Zieman
American writer and television host (Sewing with Nancy)Died on Tuesday November 14th 2017
Sarah Maguire
English poet and translatorDied on Tuesday November 14th 2017
Costas Vergopoulos
Greek economist and authorDied on Saturday November 11th 2017
Gilbert Rogin
American magazine editor (Sports Illustrated) and writer (The New Yorker)Died on Friday November 10th 2017
Doug Moseley
American author and politicianDied on Friday November 10th 2017
George Edward Tait
American poetDied on Friday November 10th 2017
Kasëm Trebeshina
Albanian writerDied on Friday November 10th 2017
Mikhail Zadornov
Latvian-born Russian stand-up comedian and writerDied on Friday November 10th 2017
Dolores Kendrick
American poetDied on Friday November 10th 2017
Pat Hutchins
English illustrator and writer of children's books and actress (Rosie and Jim)Died on Thursday November 9th 2017
Roger Grenier
French writer and journalistDied on Wednesday November 8th 2017
Cho Chung-kwon
South Korean poet and criticDied on Wednesday November 8th 2017
Vladimir Makanin
Russian writerDied on Monday November 6th 2017
Regina Yaou
Ivorian writerDied on Monday November 6th 2017
Cheng Ch’ing-wen
Taiwanese writerDied on Monday November 6th 2017
Nancy Friday
American author (My Secret GardenDied on Monday November 6th 2017
Jansug Charkviani
Georgian poet and politicianDied on Monday November 6th 2017
Ben Shephard
English historian and writerDied on Tuesday October 31st 2017
Melanmai Ponnusamy
Indian writerDied on Monday October 30th 2017
Josaphat-Robert Large
Haitian-American poetDied on Monday October 30th 2017
Jane Juska
American writerDied on Sunday October 29th 2017
Fay Chiang
American poetDied on Saturday October 28th 2017
Ali Ashraf Darvishian
Iranian writer and democracy activitsDied on Friday October 27th 2017
Punathil Kunjabdulla
Indian writerDied on Friday October 27th 2017
Donald Bain
American writerDied on Thursday October 26th 2017
Gordon Ogilvie
New Zealand historian and biographerDied on Tuesday October 24th 2017
Mustapha Tlili
Tunisian novelistDied on Sunday October 22nd 2017
Julian May
American science fiction writerDied on Sunday October 22nd 2017
Rosaura Barahona
Mexican journalist and feminist writerDied on Sunday October 22nd 2017
Thuravoor Viswambharan
Indian Vedic scholar and writerDied on Sunday October 22nd 2017
Kassim Ahmad
Malaysian writer and politicianDied on Saturday October 21st 2017
Brent Briscoe
American actor (Twin Peaks: The Return) and screenwriterDied on Friday October 20th 2017
Anton Quintana
Dutch writerDied on Thursday October 19th 2017
Yoji Kondo
Japanese astrophysicist and authorDied on Wednesday October 18th 2017
Cathy Elliott
Canadian playwright and actressDied on Tuesday October 17th 2017
Punyaslok Dasgupta
Indian poetDied on Monday October 16th 2017
Richard Wilbur
American poet and literary translatorDied on Sunday October 15th 2017
Erwin Moser
Austrian children and young people book authorDied on Friday October 13th 2017
ElizaBeth Gilligan
American fantasy authorDied on Wednesday October 11th 2017
Loula Anagnostaki
Greek writerDied on Wednesday October 11th 2017
Bob Schiller
American screenwriter (I Love LucyDied on Tuesday October 10th 2017
Nora Johnson
American authorDied on Tuesday October 10th 2017
M. V. S. Haranatha Rao
Indian playwright and actorDied on Tuesday October 10th 2017
M.V.S. Haranatha Rao
Indian playwright and actorDied on Tuesday October 10th 2017
Dimitris Varos
Greek journalist and poetDied on Saturday October 7th 2017
Jean-Pierre Jeancolas
French film historian and criticDied on Friday October 6th 2017
Judy Stone
American film critic (San Francisco Chronicle)Died on Friday October 6th 2017
Sylke Tempel
German journalist and writerDied on Friday October 6th 2017
Giorgio Pressburger
Hungarian-born Italian writerDied on Thursday October 5th 2017
Anne Wiazemsky
French actress and writer (Au Hasard BalthazarDied on Thursday October 5th 2017
Hanumant Moreshwar Marathe
Indian writer and journalistDied on Tuesday October 3rd 2017
Digby Diehl
American journalist and biographerDied on Tuesday October 3rd 2017
František Listopad
Czech-Portuguese poetDied on Tuesday October 3rd 2017
Matthew Labine
American soap opera writerDied on Sunday October 1st 2017
Pierluigi Cappello
Italian poetDied on Sunday October 1st 2017
Fernand Bonneure
Belgian writerDied on Saturday September 30th 2017