Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Liu Xiaobo
Chinese writer and human rights activist
Died on Thursday July 13th 2017
Augustin Buzura
Romanian writer and journalist
Died on Wednesday July 12th 2017
Kenneth Silverman
American biographer
Died on Tuesday July 11th 2017
Aleshia Brevard
American transgender actress and author
Died on Monday July 10th 2017
Irina Ratushinskaya
Russian poet
Died on Sunday July 9th 2017
Spencer Johnson
American author
Died on Saturday July 8th 2017
Claude Hall
American journalist and writer
Died on Friday July 7th 2017
John Wesley Hardt
American Methodist prelate and author
Died on Friday July 7th 2017
Miriam Marx
American author
Died on Friday July 7th 2017
Sheila Michaels
American writer and activist
Died on Friday July 7th 2017
David W. Vincent
American baseball author
Died on Tuesday July 4th 2017
Fay Zwicky
Australian poet
Died on Monday July 3rd 2017
F. Abiola Irele
Nigerian literary critic
Died on Monday July 3rd 2017
Barry Norman
British film critic and television presenter (Film...)
Died on Sunday July 2nd 2017
Heathcote Williams
British author and actor
Died on Sunday July 2nd 2017
Jake Tordesillas
Filipino screenwriter
Died on Friday June 30th 2017
Margaux Fragoso
American writer
Died on Friday June 30th 2017
Janet Lunn
Canadian children's writer (The Root Cellar
Died on Wednesday June 28th 2017
Pierre Combescot
French journalist and writer
Died on Wednesday June 28th 2017
Michael Bond
British author (Paddington Bear)
Died on Wednesday June 28th 2017
Bruce Stewart
New Zealand author and playwright
Died 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 author
Died on Monday June 26th 2017
Alan Campbell
Northern Irish Pentecostal pastor and author
Died on Saturday June 24th 2017
John E. Sarno
American physician and writer
Died on Saturday June 24th 2017
Fredrik Skagen
Norwegian writer
Died on Friday June 23rd 2017
John Dalmas
American science fiction writer
Died on Monday June 19th 2017
Ajmer Singh Aulakh
Indian playwright
Died on Friday June 16th 2017
James Vance
American comic book writer (Kings in Disguise
Died on Friday June 16th 2017
Michael Francis Gibson
Belgian-born French art critic and writer
Died 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 photographer
Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
C. Narayana Reddy
Indian writer and poet
Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Charles Simmons
American author
Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
S. Abdul Rahman
Indian poet
Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Juan Goytisolo
Spanish essayist
Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Helen Dunmore
British poet and writer (Zennor in Darkness)
Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Kathryn Stripling Byer
American poet
Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Era Sezhiyan
Indian writer and politician
Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Thierry Zéno
Belgian writer and filmmaker
Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Sarojini Shintri
Indian writer
Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Sean Michael Rice
American actor and playwright
Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Veerendra Simpi
Indian professor and essayist
Died on Thursday June 1st 2017
Tankred Dorst
German playwright.
Died on Thursday June 1st 2017
Lawrence Jenkins
American World War II veteran and memoirist
Died on Wednesday May 31st 2017
Ann Birstein
American writer
Died on Tuesday May 30th 2017
Frank Deford
American sportswriter and novelist
Died on Monday May 29th 2017
Brian Doyle
American author
Died on Sunday May 28th 2017
Na Kamarasan
Indian poet
Died on Friday May 26th 2017
Denis Johnson
American author (Jesus' Son)
Died on Friday May 26th 2017
Graeme Barrow
Australian author
Died on Wednesday May 24th 2017
Yang Yiyan
Chinese writer (Red Crag)
Died on Saturday May 20th 2017
Beatrice Trum Hunter
American cookbook author
Died on Thursday May 18th 2017
Jean Fritz
American children's writer
Died on Thursday May 18th 2017
Alain Defossé
French novelist and translator
Died on Wednesday May 17th 2017
Daniel Brewbaker
American composer and poet
Died on Tuesday May 16th 2017
Germán Yanke
Spanish journalist and writer
Died on Sunday May 14th 2017
Emmanuèle Bernheim
French author and screenwriter
Died on Sunday May 14th 2017
Jiří Kahoun
Czech artist and children’s writer
Died on Saturday May 13th 2017
Jean Mailland
French film director and author
Died on Saturday May 13th 2017
Manuel Pradal
French film director and screenwriter
Died on Saturday May 13th 2017
Antonio Candido
Brazilian literary critic and sociologist
Died on Friday May 12th 2017
Elisabet Hermodsson
Swedish artist and poet
Died on Thursday May 11th 2017
Armando Baptista-Bastos
Portuguese author and journalist.
Died on Wednesday May 10th 2017
C. Jackson Grayson
American businessman and writer
Died on Sunday May 7th 2017
Charles Hoffer
American music educator and author
Died on Saturday May 6th 2017
Karel Schoeman
South African novelist
Died on Wednesday May 3rd 2017
Marlys Millhiser
American writer
Died on Wednesday May 3rd 2017
Abelardo Castillo
Argentine writer
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Eduardo Portella
Brazilian essayist
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Pierre Gaspard-Huit
French film director and screenwriter
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Michael Gurr
Australian playwright (Departure)
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
William M. Hoffman
American playwright (As Is)
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Jean Stein
American author and editor (The Paris Review)
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Anatoly Aleksin
Russian writer and poet
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
