Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Rolf Sagen
Norwegian author
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Armand Gatti
Monégasque-born French playwright
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Nigel Sitwell
British conservationist and writer
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Arthur Bisguier
American chess grandmaster and writer
Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Michel Arrivé
French linguist and novelist
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Makoto Ōoka
Japanese poet and literary critic
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Parv Bancil
British Asian playwright
Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Elizabeth Wagele
American writer and musician
Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Teresia Teaiwa
I-Kiribati-American poet and academic
Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Gary Austin
American theatre writer and director (The Groundlings)
Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Richard Nelson Bolles
American writer (What Color Is Your Parachute?)
Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Kim Jong-gil
South Korean poet
Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Richard Bolles
American writer (What Color Is Your Parachute?)
Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Allan Weiss
American screenwriter (Blue Hawaii
Died on Friday March 31st 2017
Blue Hawaii
American screenwriter (Blue Hawaii
Died on Friday March 31st 2017
João Gilberto Noll
Brazilian writer
Died on Wednesday March 29th 2017
Enn Vetemaa
Estonian writer
Died on Tuesday March 28th 2017
William McPherson
Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic at Washington Post
Died on Tuesday March 28th 2017
Christina Vella
American writer and historian
Died on Tuesday March 28th 2017
David Storey
English writer
Died on Monday March 27th 2017
Arun Sarma
Indian playwright
Died on Monday March 27th 2017
Alex Tizon
Filipino-born American journalist and author (The Seattle Times)
Died on Sunday March 26th 2017
Ivan Landsmann
Czech writer
Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Alexandr Kliment
Czech writer
Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Paloma Gómez Borrero
Spanish journalist and writer
Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Jean Rouverol
American author and actress
Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Donald Burgett
American writer and World War II veteran
Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Joanne Kyger
American poet
Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Denis McGrath
American-Canadian television writer (Continuum)
Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Serge Doubrovsky
French author
Died on Friday March 24th 2017
Ashokamitran
Indian writer
Died on Friday March 24th 2017
Roy Fisher
British poet and jazz pianist
Died on Thursday March 23rd 2017
Andy Coogan
Scottish author and World War II veteran
Died on Thursday March 23rd 2017
Colin Dexter
English author (Inspector Morse series)
Died on Tuesday March 21st 2017
Amri Rohayat
Malaysian screenwriter and producer
Died on Monday March 20th 2017
Chinu Modi
Indian poet
Died on Monday March 20th 2017
Jimmy Breslin
American journalist and author
Died on Sunday March 19th 2017
Derek Walcott
Santa Lucia poet and playwright
Died on Friday March 17th 2017
Torgny Lindgren
Swedish writer
Died on Thursday March 16th 2017
Wojciech Młynarski
Polish poet
Died on Thursday March 16th 2017
Gina Calleja
British-born Canadian author
Died on Wednesday March 15th 2017
Henning Kramer Dahl
Norwegian poet
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Vida Hajebi Tabrizi
Iranian political activist and writer
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Adib Boroumand
Iranian poet and politician
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
André Vinas
French writer
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Georgi Danailow
Bulgarian screenwriter
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Kurt Meyer
Swiss non-fiction writer and librarian
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Amy Krouse Rosenthal
American author
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Michael H. Buchholz
German author
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Sergeĭ Bočarov
Russian writer
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Anatoly Chernyaev
Russian historian and writer
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Ante Perković
Croatian music critic
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Vusik Alexey Sergeevich
Ukrainian writer
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Nguyễn Quang Thân
Vietnamese writer
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Guus Verstraete jr.
Dutch television director and screenwriter
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Fusao Shimizu
Chinese poet
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Bernardo Cortés
Spanish writer
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Vladimír Vašut
Czech theatre critic
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Gianni Carlo Sciolla
Italian art critic
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Bana Bihari Panda
Indian Odia language writer
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Gata Cattana
Spanish rapper and poet
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Alicia Morel
Chilean writer
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Irmela Brender
German writer
Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Mari Evans
American poet
Died on Sunday March 12th 2017
Richard Wagamese
Canadian writer
Died on Saturday March 11th 2017
Carol Field
American cookbook author
Died on Saturday March 11th 2017
Robert James Waller
American author (The Bridges of Madison County)
Died on Friday March 10th 2017
Bonnie Burnard
Canadian novelist
Died on Monday March 6th 2017
Miriam Tlali
South African author
Died on Thursday March 2nd 2017
Jaroslava Blažková
Slovak writer
Died on Thursday March 2nd 2017
David Wedgwood Benn
British broadcaster and author
Died on Wednesday March 1st 2017
Nicholas Mosley
British novelist and biographer
Died on Wednesday March 1st 2017
Taarak Mehta
Indian playwright and humorist
Died on Wednesday March 1st 2017
David Seals
American author
Died on Tuesday February 28th 2017
Jay Cronley
American writer
Died on Monday February 27th 2017
Ruth L. Ratny
American journalist and screenwriter
Died on Monday February 27th 2017
Graciela Paraskevaidis
Argentine writer and composer
Died on Monday February 27th 2017
Gerson Poyk
Indonesian author and journalist
Died on Saturday February 25th 2017
James Stevenson
American illustrator and author
Died on Friday February 24th 2017
Frank Delaney
Irish author and journalist
Died on Wednesday February 22nd 2017
Gary Cartwright
American journalist and writer
Died on Wednesday February 22nd 2017
Nancy Willard
American writer
Died on Wednesday February 22nd 2017
Seijun Suzuki
Japanese film and television director and writer
Died on Wednesday February 22nd 2017
José Fernandes Fafe
Portuguese diplomat and writer
Died on Monday February 20th 2017
Salma Siddiqui
Indian novelist
Died on Monday February 20th 2017
Gopalkrishna P. Nayak
Indian writer
Died on Monday February 20th 2017
Richard Schickel
American film critic (Time)
Died on Monday February 20th 2017
Witold Adamek
Polish screenwriter and director
Died on Saturday February 18th 2017
Ved Prakash Sharma
Indian writer
Died on Saturday February 18th 2017
Teresa del Conde
Mexican art historian and critic
Died on Saturday February 18th 2017
Pasquale Squitieri
Italian film director and screenwriter
Died on Saturday February 18th 2017