Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
Wanda Chotomska
Polish children book's authorDied on Wednesday August 2nd 2017
Abiola Irele
Nigerian literary criticDied on Wednesday August 2nd 2017
Rosemary Anne Sisson
British author and scriptwriterDied on Tuesday August 1st 2017
Sam Shepard
American playwright and actorDied on Monday July 31st 2017
Stein Mehren
Norwegian poetDied on Saturday July 29th 2017
Enzo Bettiza
Dalmatian-born Italian novelistDied on Saturday July 29th 2017
Hervé Le Roux
French film critic and directorDied on Friday July 28th 2017
Ramón Xirau
Mexican poetDied on Thursday July 27th 2017
Ida Rodríguez Prampolini
Mexican writerDied on Wednesday July 26th 2017
Peter Sears
American poetDied on Wednesday July 26th 2017
Haddon Robinson
Christian author and former interim President at Gordon-Conwell Theological SeminaryDied on Monday July 24th 2017
Michiko Inukai
Japanese writer and philanthropistDied on Monday July 24th 2017
Elliott Castro
Puerto Rican sports commentator and authorDied on Sunday July 23rd 2017
Miep Diekmann
Dutch writerDied on Friday July 21st 2017
Josef Hrubý
Czech poetDied on Friday July 21st 2017
Clancy Sigal
American writerDied on Thursday July 20th 2017
Tony Bianchi
British authorDied on Monday July 17th 2017
Anne Golon
French authorDied on Sunday July 16th 2017
Jean-Claude Fignolé
Haitian authorDied on Friday July 14th 2017
Liu Xiaobo
Chinese writer and human rights activistDied on Thursday July 13th 2017
Augustin Buzura
Romanian writer and journalistDied on Wednesday July 12th 2017
Elvira Vigna
Brazilian writerDied on Wednesday July 12th 2017
Kenneth Silverman
American biographerDied on Tuesday July 11th 2017
Jack Shaheen
American media criticDied on Monday July 10th 2017
Aleshia Brevard
American transgender actress and authorDied on Monday July 10th 2017
Irina Ratushinskaya
Russian poetDied on Sunday July 9th 2017
Spencer Johnson
American authorDied on Saturday July 8th 2017
Claude Hall
American journalist and writerDied on Friday July 7th 2017
John Wesley Hardt
American Methodist prelate and authorDied on Friday July 7th 2017
Miriam Marx
American authorDied on Friday July 7th 2017
Daniil Granin
Soviet-Russian authorDied on Tuesday July 4th 2017
Jack Collom
American authorDied on Tuesday July 4th 2017
Barrie Pettman
British authorDied on Tuesday July 4th 2017
David W. Vincent
American baseball authorDied on Tuesday July 4th 2017
Fay Zwicky
Australian poetDied on Monday July 3rd 2017
F. Abiola Irele
Nigerian literary criticDied on Monday July 3rd 2017
Barry Norman
British film critic and television presenter (Film...)Died on Sunday July 2nd 2017
Jake Tordesillas
Filipino screenwriterDied on Friday June 30th 2017
Margaux Fragoso
American writerDied on Friday June 30th 2017
Janet Lunn
Canadian children's writer (The Root CellarDied on Wednesday June 28th 2017
Pierre Combescot
French journalist and writerDied on Wednesday June 28th 2017
Michael Bond
British author (Paddington Bear)Died on Wednesday June 28th 2017
Bruce Stewart
New Zealand author and playwrightDied on Wednesday June 28th 2017
Jimmy Chi
Australian playwright and composer (Bran Nue Dae)Died on Monday June 26th 2017
Lorna McDonald
Australian historian and authorDied on Monday June 26th 2017
Alan Campbell
Northern Irish Pentecostal pastor and authorDied on Saturday June 24th 2017
John E. Sarno
American physician and writerDied on Saturday June 24th 2017
James Berry
Jamaican-born British poetDied on Saturday June 24th 2017
Fredrik Skagen
Norwegian writerDied on Friday June 23rd 2017
John Dalmas
American science fiction writerDied on Monday June 19th 2017
Ajmer Singh Aulakh
Indian playwrightDied on Friday June 16th 2017
James Vance
American comic book writer (Kings in DisguiseDied on Friday June 16th 2017
Michael Francis Gibson
Belgian-born French art critic and writerDied on Friday June 16th 2017
A. R. Gurney
American playwright (The Dining Room)Died on Wednesday June 14th 2017
Frank A. Jenssen
Norwegian writer and photographerDied on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Charles Simmons
American authorDied on Tuesday June 13th 2017
S. Abdul Rahman
Indian poetDied on Tuesday June 13th 2017