Clifford Irving
American author
Died on Thursday December 21st 2017
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Jane Galletly
British and New Zealand TV scriptwriter and editor
Died on Wednesday December 20th 2017
Ana Enriqueta Terán
Venezuelan poet
Died on Tuesday December 19th 2017
Bette Howland
American writer
Died on Sunday December 17th 2017
Francesco Leonetti
Italian writer and poet
Died on Sunday December 17th 2017
Juan de Loxa
Spanish poet
Died on Saturday December 16th 2017
Michiru Shimada
Japanese anime screenwriter
Died on Friday December 15th 2017
Yu Guangzhong
Taiwanese poet
Died on Thursday December 14th 2017
Anthony Scaduto
American journalist and biographer
Died on Thursday December 14th 2017
Kathleen Karr
American novelist
Died on Wednesday December 13th 2017
Masood Ahmed Barkati
Pakistani Renowned author of literature for children and editor of Hamdard Naunihal
Died on Tuesday December 12th 2017
Jean-François Coatmeur
French writer
Died on Monday December 11th 2017
René Cruse
French writer
Died on Monday December 11th 2017
Gábor Albert
Hungarian writer
Died on Saturday December 9th 2017
Albert Gábor
Hungarian writer
Died on Saturday December 9th 2017
Jaap Harten
Dutch writer and poet
Died on Friday December 8th 2017
Ivan Korsak
Ukrainian writer and journalist
Died on Thursday December 7th 2017
Ivan Feodosiyovych Korsak
Ukrainian writer and journalist
Died on Thursday December 7th 2017
William H. Gass
American novelist
Died on Thursday December 7th 2017
Meic Povey
Welsh actor and playwright
Died on Wednesday December 6th 2017
Jean d’Ormesson
French novelist
Died on Tuesday December 5th 2017
Marianne Means
American political journalist and columnist
Died on Sunday December 3rd 2017
Mekkawi Said
Egyptian novelist and short story writer
Died on Sunday December 3rd 2017
Nava Semel
Israeli author and playwright
Died on Saturday December 2nd 2017
Habibollah Chaichian
Iranian poet
Died on Friday December 1st 2017
Alain Jessua
French film director and screenwriter
Died on Thursday November 30th 2017
Jerry Fodor dead at age 82
Jerry Fodor, the American philosopher and cognitive scientist,
died on November 29, 2017, aged 82. Born in New York City, he became one of the most influential figures in philosophy…
Patrícia Gabancho
Argentine born Spainish writer and journalist
Died on Tuesday November 28th 2017
Peggy Vining
American poet
Died on Tuesday November 28th 2017
Louis Verbeeck
Belgian writer
Died on Monday November 27th 2017
Ken Shapiro
Jewish-American writer
Died on Sunday November 26th 2017
Bobi Jones
Welsh author and academic
Died on Thursday November 23rd 2017
Jean Anglade
Francis writer
Died on Wednesday November 22nd 2017
Peter Berling
German actor and writer (Aguirre
Died 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 translator
Died on Tuesday November 21st 2017
Peter Trower
Canadian poet and novelist
Died on Friday November 17th 2017
Jill Barklem
British writer and illustrator (Brambly Hedge)
Died on Thursday November 16th 2017
Kunwar Narayan
Indian poet
Died on Thursday November 16th 2017
Wolfgang Schreyer
German writer
Died on Thursday November 16th 2017
Kunwar Narain
Indian poet
Died on Thursday November 16th 2017
Jeffrey T. Richelson
American author and national security researcher
Died 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 translator
Died on Tuesday November 14th 2017
Costas Vergopoulos
Greek economist and author
Died 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 politician
Died on Friday November 10th 2017
George Edward Tait
American poet
Died on Friday November 10th 2017
Kasëm Trebeshina
Albanian writer
Died on Friday November 10th 2017
Mikhail Zadornov
Latvian-born Russian stand-up comedian and writer
Died on Friday November 10th 2017
Dolores Kendrick
American poet
Died 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
Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo
Indian writer and scholar
Died on Thursday November 9th 2017
Roger Grenier
French writer and journalist
Died on Wednesday November 8th 2017
Cho Chung-kwon
South Korean poet and critic
Died on Wednesday November 8th 2017
Vladimir Makanin
Russian writer
Died on Monday November 6th 2017
Regina Yaou
Ivorian writer
Died on Monday November 6th 2017
Cheng Ch’ing-wen
Taiwanese writer
Died on Monday November 6th 2017
Nancy Friday
American author (My Secret Garden
Died on Monday November 6th 2017
Jansug Charkviani
Georgian poet and politician
Died on Monday November 6th 2017
Ben Shephard
English historian and writer
Died on Tuesday October 31st 2017
Melanmai Ponnusamy
Indian writer
Died on Monday October 30th 2017
Jane Juska
American writer
Died on Sunday October 29th 2017
Fay Chiang
American poet
Died on Saturday October 28th 2017
Ali Ashraf Darvishian
Iranian writer and democracy activits
Died on Friday October 27th 2017
Punathil Kunjabdulla
Indian writer
Died on Friday October 27th 2017
Donald Bain
American writer
Died on Thursday October 26th 2017
Gordon Ogilvie
New Zealand historian and biographer
Died on Tuesday October 24th 2017
Mustapha Tlili
Tunisian novelist
Died on Sunday October 22nd 2017
Julian May
American science fiction writer
Died on Sunday October 22nd 2017
Rosaura Barahona
Mexican journalist and feminist writer
Died on Sunday October 22nd 2017
Thuravoor Viswambharan
Indian Vedic scholar and writer
Died on Sunday October 22nd 2017
Kassim Ahmad
Malaysian writer and politician
Died on Saturday October 21st 2017
Brent Briscoe
American actor (Twin Peaks: The Return) and screenwriter
Died on Friday October 20th 2017
Anton Quintana
Dutch writer
Died on Thursday October 19th 2017
Yoji Kondo
Japanese astrophysicist and author
Died on Wednesday October 18th 2017
Cathy Elliott
Canadian playwright and actress
Died on Tuesday October 17th 2017
Punyaslok Dasgupta
Indian poet
Died on Monday October 16th 2017
Richard Wilbur
American poet and literary translator
Died on Sunday October 15th 2017
Erwin Moser
Austrian children and young people book author
Died on Friday October 13th 2017
Pentti Holappa
Finnish poet and writer
Died on Thursday October 12th 2017
ElizaBeth Gilligan
American fantasy author
Died on Wednesday October 11th 2017
Loula Anagnostaki
Greek writer
Died on Wednesday October 11th 2017
Bob Schiller
American screenwriter (I Love Lucy
Died on Tuesday October 10th 2017
Nora Johnson
American author
Died on Tuesday October 10th 2017
M. V. S. Haranatha Rao
Indian playwright and actor
Died on Tuesday October 10th 2017
M.V.S. Haranatha Rao
Indian playwright and actor
Died on Tuesday October 10th 2017
Dimitris Varos
Greek journalist and poet
Died on Saturday October 7th 2017
Jean-Pierre Jeancolas
French film historian and critic
Died on Friday October 6th 2017
Judy Stone
American film critic (San Francisco Chronicle)
Died on Friday October 6th 2017
Sylke Tempel
German journalist and writer
Died on Friday October 6th 2017