Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
Magdalena Ribbing
Swedish writerDied on Friday September 29th 2017
Raymond Buckland
English writer and Wicca historianDied on Friday September 29th 2017
Grant H. Palmer
American educator and writer (An Insider's View of Mormon Origins)Died on Thursday September 28th 2017
Seamus Kelters
British journalist (BBC) and authorDied on Thursday September 28th 2017
Kito Lorenc
German writerDied on Thursday September 28th 2017
Albert Innaurato
American playwrightDied on Thursday September 28th 2017
Yoshitomo Tokugawa
Japanese writerDied on Wednesday September 27th 2017
Nora Marks Dauenhauer
Tlingit authorDied on Tuesday September 26th 2017
Paul Horner
American fake news writer and comedianDied on Tuesday September 26th 2017
Arun Sadhu
Indian writerDied on Monday September 25th 2017
Washington Benavides
Uruguayan poetDied on Monday September 25th 2017
Leo Seligsohn
American entertainment critic (Newsday)Died on Sunday September 24th 2017
Shmuel Moreh
Iraqi-born Israeli writerDied on Saturday September 23rd 2017
Myrna Lamb
American playwrightDied on Friday September 22nd 2017
Lee Yung-ping
British-born Malaysian-Taiwanese novelistDied on Friday September 22nd 2017
Jane Porter
British writerDied on Thursday September 21st 2017
Ene Mihkelson
Estonian writerDied on Wednesday September 20th 2017
Lillian Ross
American journalist and authorDied on Wednesday September 20th 2017
Sigurður Pálsson
Icelandic authorDied on Wednesday September 20th 2017
Afzal Ahsan Randhawa
Pakistani writerDied on Wednesday September 20th 2017
Petr Šabach
Czech writerDied on Sunday September 17th 2017
Nabeel Qureshi
American Christian apologist and writerDied on Saturday September 16th 2017
Frode Granhus
Norwegian authorDied on Friday September 15th 2017
Shirish Atre-Pai
Indian poetDied on Friday September 15th 2017
Xohana Torres
Spanish writerDied on Thursday September 14th 2017
J. P. Donleavy
Irish-American novelist and playwright (The Ginger ManDied on Wednesday September 13th 2017
J.P. Donleavy
Irish-American novelist and playwright. Died on Wednesday September 13th 2017
J.P. Dunleavy
Irish-American novelist and playwright. Died on Wednesday September 13th 2017
Slavko Goldstein
Croatian writerDied on Wednesday September 13th 2017
Duncan Watt
Zambian-born Singaporean broadcaster and authorDied on Monday September 11th 2017
Solomon Efimovich Shulman
Belarusian writer and film directorDied on Sunday September 10th 2017
Jerry Pournelle
American science fiction authorDied on Saturday September 9th 2017
Ma Kwang-soo
South Korean authorDied on Thursday September 7th 2017
Kate Millett
American feminist writer (Sexual Politics)Died on Wednesday September 6th 2017
Emer Prevost
American web based film criticDied on Wednesday September 6th 2017
Mario Hernando
Filipino film critic and entertainment columnistDied on Wednesday September 6th 2017
Simeon Wright
American author (Simeon's Story: An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till)Died on Tuesday September 5th 2017
John Byrne Cooke
American author and musicianDied on Monday September 4th 2017
John Ashbery
American poetDied on Sunday September 3rd 2017
Shirish Pai
Indian poetDied on Saturday September 2nd 2017
Richard F. Miniter
American journalist and authorDied on Friday September 1st 2017
Ann Jellicoe
British dramatistDied on Friday September 1st 2017
Susan Vreeland
American authorDied on Friday September 1st 2017
Elaine Ford
American authorDied on Friday September 1st 2017
Egon Günther
German film director and writerDied on Thursday August 31st 2017
Richard Miniter
American journalist and authorDied on Wednesday August 30th 2017
Louise Hay
American motivational authorDied on Wednesday August 30th 2017
Károly Makk
Hungarian film director and screenwriterDied on Wednesday August 30th 2017
Bernard Pomerance
American playwright (The Elephant Man)Died on Tuesday August 29th 2017
Muzaffer İzgü
Turkish children's writer and teacherDied on Monday August 28th 2017
Robert B. Stobaugh
American economics writerDied on Sunday August 27th 2017
Grzegorz Miecugow
Polish journalist and columnistDied on Saturday August 26th 2017
Mark Merlis
American writerDied on Thursday August 24th 2017
Alain Berbérian
French film director and writerDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Arturo Corcuera
Peruvian poetDied on Wednesday August 23rd 2017
Dianne de Las Casas
Filipino-born American authorDied on Tuesday August 22nd 2017
Thomas Meehan
American playwright (Annie)Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2017
Réjean Ducharme
Quebec novelist and playwright. Died on Tuesday August 22nd 2017
Tui Flower
New Zealand food writerDied on Tuesday August 22nd 2017
Patrick O’Flaherty
Canadian historian and authorDied on Monday August 21st 2017
Perch Zeytuntsyan
Egyptian-born Armenian playwrightDied on Monday August 21st 2017
Karin Bang
Norwegian writerDied on Monday August 21st 2017
Gordon Williams
Scottish writer (The Siege of Trencher's Farm)Died on Monday August 21st 2017
Brian Aldiss
British science fiction writer and editorDied on Monday August 21st 2017
Arthur Boyars
British poet and musicologistDied on Thursday August 17th 2017
Noni Lichtveld
Dutch writer and illustratorDied on Wednesday August 16th 2017
Diane Pearson
British book editor and authorDied on Tuesday August 15th 2017
Abdelkrim Ghallab
Moroccon politician and writerDied on Monday August 14th 2017
Victor Pemberton
British writer and television producer (Doctor WhoDied on Monday August 14th 2017
Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim
Sudanese writer and feministDied on Sunday August 13th 2017
Abdulhussain Abdulredha
Kuwaiti actor and writerDied on Friday August 11th 2017
Ted Corbett
English cricket writerDied on Friday August 11th 2017
Jean-Marie Berthier
French poetDied on Friday August 11th 2017
Jiří Kuběna
Czech poet and art historianDied on Thursday August 10th 2017
Vijay Nambisan
Indian poetDied on Thursday August 10th 2017
Heinz F. Dressel
German theologian and writerDied on Wednesday August 9th 2017
Gonzague Saint Bris
award-winning French novelist and biographerDied on Tuesday August 8th 2017
Gregorio Martínez Navarro
Peruvian writerDied on Tuesday August 8th 2017
Reuven Moskovitz
Israeli author and peace activistDied on Monday August 7th 2017
H. G. Rasool
Indian writerDied on Monday August 7th 2017
Víctor Manuel Cárdenas Morales
Mexican poetDied on Sunday August 6th 2017
H.G. Rasool
Indian writerDied on Sunday August 6th 2017
Marcelino Perelló Valls
Mexican activist and writer (Mexico 68)Died on Saturday August 5th 2017
Miroslava Besserová
Czech writerDied on Saturday August 5th 2017