Deaths Famous Dead Writers
Alex Tizon
Filipino-born American journalist and author (The Seattle Times) · 26 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 26 · Tizón
Donald Burgett
American writer and World War II veteran · 25 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 25
Denis McGrath
American-Canadian television writer (Continuum) · 25 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 25
Roy Fisher
British poet and jazz pianist · 23 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 23
Andy Coogan
Scottish author and World War II veteran · 23 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 23
Colin Dexter
English author (Inspector Morse series) · 21 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 21
Amri Rohayat
Malaysian screenwriter and producer · 20 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 20
Derek Walcott
Santa Lucia poet and playwright · 17 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 17
Gina Calleja
British-born Canadian author · 15 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 15 · Calléja
Vida Hajebi Tabrizi
Iranian political activist and writer · 13 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 13 · Tabrizi
Kurt Meyer
Swiss non-fiction writer and librarian · 13 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 13
Ante Perković
Croatian music critic · 13 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 13
Nguyễn Quang Thân
Vietnamese writer · 13 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 13 · Nguyen · Than
Gata Cattana
Spanish rapper and poet · 13 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 13
Vladimír Vašut
Czech theatre critic · 13 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 13 · Vladimir
Gianni Carlo Sciolla
Italian art critic · 13 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 13 · Sciolla
Bana Bihari Panda
Indian Odia language writer · 13 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 13 · Panda
Carol Field
American cookbook author · 11 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 11
Robert James Waller
American author (The Bridges of Madison County) · 10 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 10 · Waller
Scott Lew
American screenwriter (Sexy Evil Genius · 06 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 6
Paula Fox
American writer (The Slave Dancer) · 04 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 4
Jaroslava Blažková
Slovak writer · 02 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 2
Taarak Mehta
Indian playwright and humorist · 01 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 1
Amy Dawes
American entertainment journalist and screenwriter · 01 March 2017 · March 2017 · March 1
John Gay
American screenwriter (Run Silent · 24 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 24
Seijun Suzuki
Japanese film and television director and writer · 22 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 22
Richard Schickel
American film critic (Time) · 20 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 20
Witold Adamek
Polish screenwriter and director · 18 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 18
Teresa del Conde
Mexican art historian and critic · 18 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 18 · Conde
Jerome Tuccille
American writer and activist · 18 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 18 · Jérôme
Börge Hellström
Swedish writer (Roslund/Hellström) · 17 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 17 · Borge
Yitzhak Livni
Polish-born Israeli media executive and writer · 12 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 12
William Melvin Kelley
African-American novelist · 12 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 12 · Kelley
Kurt Marti
Swiss poet and theologian · 12 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 12 · Martí
Hal Moore
American lieutenant general and author (We Were Soldiers Once… And Young) · 11 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 11
Edward Bryant
American science fiction and horror writer · 11 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 11
Alan Simpson
British comedy scriptwriter (Hancock's Half Hour · 08 February 2017 · February 2017 · February 8