Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Habibollah Chaichian passed away at age 94
Iranian poet Died on Friday December 1st 2017
Alain Jessua obituary: died at age 85
French film director and screenwriter Died on Thursday November 30th 2017
Death of Jerry Fodor 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 obituary: died at age 65
Argentine born Spainish writer and journalist Died on Tuesday November 28th 2017
Peggy Vining dies at age 88
American poet Died on Tuesday November 28th 2017
Louis Verbeeck obituary: died at age 84
Belgian writer Died on Monday November 27th 2017
Ken Shapiro died at age 75
Jewish-American writer Died on Sunday November 26th 2017
Obituary: Bobi Jones, dead at age 88
Welsh author and academic Died on Thursday November 23rd 2017
Jean Anglade obituary: died at age 102
Francis writer Died on Wednesday November 22nd 2017
Peter Berling has died at age 83
German actor and writer (Aguirre Died on Wednesday November 22nd 2017
John Gordon obituary: died at age 92
English author (The Giant Under The Snow) Died on Tuesday November 21st 2017
Amir Hamed passed away at age 55
Uruguayan writer and translator Died on Tuesday November 21st 2017
Death of Peter Trower at age 87
Canadian poet and novelist Died on Friday November 17th 2017
Jill Barklem died at age 66
British writer and illustrator (Brambly Hedge) Died on Thursday November 16th 2017
Kunwar Narayan obituary: died at age 90
Indian poet Died on Thursday November 16th 2017
Wolfgang Schreyer dies at 89
German writer Died on Thursday November 16th 2017
Kunwar Narain death at age 90
Indian poet Died on Thursday November 16th 2017
Jeffrey T., died aged 67
American author and national security researcher Died on Tuesday November 14th 2017
Nancy Zieman dies at 64
American writer and television host (Sewing with Nancy) Died on Tuesday November 14th 2017
Sarah Maguire dies at age 60
English poet and translator Died on Tuesday November 14th 2017
Costas Vergopoulos death at age 76
Greek economist and author Died on Saturday November 11th 2017
Gilbert Rogin has died at age 87
American magazine editor (Sports Illustrated) and writer (The New Yorker) Died on Friday November 10th 2017
Doug Moseley has died at age 89
American author and politician Died on Friday November 10th 2017
George Edward has died at age -1
American poet Died on Friday November 10th 2017
Obituary: Kasëm Trebeshina, dead at age 92
Albanian writer Died on Friday November 10th 2017
Obituary: Mikhail Zadornov, dead at age 69
Latvian-born Russian stand-up comedian and writer Died on Friday November 10th 2017
Obituary: Dolores Kendrick, dead at age 90
American poet Died on Friday November 10th 2017
Pat Hutchins dead at age 75
English illustrator and writer of children's books and actress (Rosie and Jim) Died on Thursday November 9th 2017
Muhammad Ibrahim dies at age 102
Indian writer and scholar Died on Thursday November 9th 2017
Roger Grenier passed away at age 98
French writer and journalist Died on Wednesday November 8th 2017
Cho Chung-kwon, died aged 68
South Korean poet and critic Died on Wednesday November 8th 2017
Vladimir Makanin has died at age 80
Russian writer Died on Monday November 6th 2017
Regina Yaou died at age 62
Ivorian writer Died on Monday November 6th 2017
Cheng Ch’ing-wen died at age 85
Taiwanese writer Died on Monday November 6th 2017
Nancy Friday death at age 84
American author (My Secret Garden Died on Monday November 6th 2017
Jansug Charkviani passed away at age 86
Georgian poet and politician Died on Monday November 6th 2017
Ben Shephard obituary: died at age 69
English historian and writer Died on Tuesday October 31st 2017
Melanmai Ponnusamy passed away at age 66
Indian writer Died on Monday October 30th 2017
Jane Juska, died aged 84
American writer Died on Sunday October 29th 2017
Obituary: Fay Chiang, dead at age 65
American poet Died on Saturday October 28th 2017
Ali Ashraf dies at 76
Iranian writer and democracy activits Died on Friday October 27th 2017
Obituary: Punathil Kunjabdulla, dead at age 75
Indian writer Died on Friday October 27th 2017
Donald Bain dies at age 82
American writer Died on Thursday October 26th 2017
Inga Borg death at age 92
Swedish writer (Plupp) Died on Wednesday October 25th 2017
Gordon Ogilvie has died at age 83
New Zealand historian and biographer Died on Tuesday October 24th 2017
Mustapha Tlili passed away at age 80
Tunisian novelist Died on Sunday October 22nd 2017
Julian May passes away at age 86
American science fiction writer Died on Sunday October 22nd 2017
Rosaura Barahona has died at age 75
Mexican journalist and feminist writer Died on Sunday October 22nd 2017
Joan Blos dies at age 89
American author Died on Sunday October 22nd 2017
Thuravoor Viswambharan dead at age 74
Indian Vedic scholar and writer Died on Sunday October 22nd 2017
Kassim Ahmad, died aged 84
Malaysian writer and politician Died on Saturday October 21st 2017
Brent Briscoe obituary: died at age 56
American actor (Twin Peaks: The Return) and screenwriter Died on Friday October 20th 2017
Anton Quintana dies at 80
Dutch writer Died on Thursday October 19th 2017
Yoji Kondo death at age 84
Japanese astrophysicist and author Died on Wednesday October 18th 2017
Cathy Elliott death at age 60
Canadian playwright and actress Died on Tuesday October 17th 2017
Punyaslok Dasgupta dies at 66
Indian poet Died on Monday October 16th 2017
Richard Wilbur dead at age 96
American poet and literary translator Died on Sunday October 15th 2017
Erwin Moser passed away at age 63
Austrian children and young people book author Died on Friday October 13th 2017
Obituary: Pentti Holappa, dead at age 90
Finnish poet and writer Died on Thursday October 12th 2017
ElizaBeth Gilligan obituary: died at age 55
American fantasy author Died on Wednesday October 11th 2017
Loula Anagnostaki dies at age 88
Greek writer Died on Wednesday October 11th 2017
Bob Schiller, died aged 98
American screenwriter (I Love Lucy Died on Tuesday October 10th 2017
Nora Johnson dead at age 84
American author Died on Tuesday October 10th 2017
M. V. passes away at age 70
Indian playwright and actor Died on Tuesday October 10th 2017
Death of M.V.S. Haranatha at age 70
Indian playwright and actor Died on Tuesday October 10th 2017
Dimitris Varos passes away at age 68
Greek journalist and poet Died on Saturday October 7th 2017
Jean-Pierre Jeancolas has died at age 79
French film historian and critic Died on Friday October 6th 2017
Judy Stone, died aged 93
American film critic (San Francisco Chronicle) Died on Friday October 6th 2017
Sylke Tempel passes away at age 54
German journalist and writer Died on Friday October 6th 2017
Death of Giorgio Pressburger at age 80
Hungarian-born Italian writer Died on Thursday October 5th 2017
Anne Wiazemsky died at age 70
French actress and writer (Au Hasard Balthazar Died on Thursday October 5th 2017
Hanumant Moreshwar death at age 77
Indian writer and journalist Died on Tuesday October 3rd 2017
Digby Diehl obituary: died at age 76
American journalist and biographer Died on Tuesday October 3rd 2017
Philippe Rahmy, died aged 52
Swiss poet and writer Died on Tuesday October 3rd 2017
František Listopad dead at age 95
Czech-Portuguese poet Died on Tuesday October 3rd 2017
Matthew Labine passed away at age -1
American soap opera writer Died on Sunday October 1st 2017
Pierluigi Cappello passed away at age 50
Italian poet Died on Sunday October 1st 2017
Fernand Bonneure dies at age 94
Belgian writer Died on Saturday September 30th 2017
Magdalena Ribbing died at age 77
Swedish writer Died on Friday September 29th 2017
Raymond Buckland dead at age 83
English writer and Wicca historian Died on Friday September 29th 2017
Grant H. passed away at age 77
American educator and writer (An Insider's View of Mormon Origins) Died on Thursday September 28th 2017
Seamus Kelters death at age 54
British journalist (BBC) and author Died on Thursday September 28th 2017
Kito Lorenc, died aged 79
German writer Died on Thursday September 28th 2017
Albert Innaurato died at age 70
American playwright Died on Thursday September 28th 2017
Yoshitomo Tokugawa passed away at age 67
Japanese writer Died on Wednesday September 27th 2017
Nora Marks obituary: died at age 90
Tlingit author Died on Tuesday September 26th 2017
Paul Horner passes away at age 38
American fake news writer and comedian Died on Tuesday September 26th 2017
Arun Sadhu dead at age 76
Indian writer Died on Monday September 25th 2017
Washington Benavides passed away at age 87
Uruguayan poet Died on Monday September 25th 2017
Kit Reed death at age 85
American author Died on Monday September 25th 2017
Obituary: Leo Seligsohn, dead at age 91
American entertainment critic (Newsday) Died on Sunday September 24th 2017
Obituary: Shmuel Moreh, dead at age 84
Iraqi-born Israeli writer Died on Saturday September 23rd 2017
Death of Myrna Lamb at age 87
American playwright Died on Friday September 22nd 2017
Lee Yung-ping dies at age 70
British-born Malaysian-Taiwanese novelist Died on Friday September 22nd 2017
Jane Porter died at age 85
British writer Died on Thursday September 21st 2017
Ivo Vodseďálek dies at 86
Czech poet and artist Died on Wednesday September 20th 2017
Ene Mihkelson passed away at age 72
Estonian writer Died on Wednesday September 20th 2017