Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
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
Jake Tordesillas
Filipino screenwriter
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
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
Helen Dunmore
British poet and writer (Zennor in Darkness)
Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Era Sezhiyan
Indian writer and politician
Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Sean Michael Rice
American actor and playwright
Died on Tuesday June 13th 2017
Frank A. Jenssen
Norwegian writer and photographer
Died on Tuesday June 13th 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
Frank Deford
American sportswriter and novelist
Died on Monday May 29th 2017
Graeme Barrow
Australian author
Died on Wednesday May 24th 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
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
Armando Baptista-Bastos
Portuguese author and journalist.
Died on Wednesday May 10th 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
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
Jean Stein
American author and editor (The Paris Review)
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
William M. Hoffman
American playwright (As Is)
Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Pere Tàpias
Spanish food writer and radio presenter
Died on Wednesday April 26th 2017
Elena Rzhevskaya
Belarusian-born Russian writer
Died on Tuesday April 25th 2017
Benjamin Barber
American political theorist and author (Jihad vs. McWorld)
Died on Tuesday April 25th 2017
Charles Foster
English-born Canadian writer and publicist
Died on Tuesday April 25th 2017
Robert M. Pirsig
American writer and philosopher (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance)
Died on Monday April 24th 2017
Chris Bearde
Australian-born Canadian-American comedy writer (Laugh-In) and producer (The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour
Died on Monday April 24th 2017
William Hjortsberg
American novelist and screenwriter (Legend
Died on Monday April 24th 2017
Yameen Rasheed
Maldivian writer
Died on Monday April 24th 2017
Jana Dudková
Czech screenwriter and dramaturge
Died on Sunday April 23rd 2017
Enrico Medioli
Italian screenwriter
Died on Saturday April 22nd 2017