Deaths Famous Dead Writers
Joanna Trollope
English novelist (A Village Affair) · 11 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 11
John Varley
American author (Titan · 11 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 11
Kenneth W. Ford
American theoretical physicist and writer · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10 · Ford
D. L. Coburn
American playwright (The Gin Game) · 10 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 10 · Coburn
Ernest McCarty American bass player dead at age 84
Ernest McCarty, an American bass player, composer and playwright, died on December 11, 2025, at age 84. Born in Chicago on March 26, 1941, he was an upright bass player known for performing with Erroll Garner from 1970 until Garner’s… · 11 December 2025 · December 2025
Sophie Kinsella
English novelist (Shopaholic) · 09 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 9
Josh Becker
American director (Xena: Warrior Princess) and screenwriter · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
Jean-Pierre Winter
French psychoanalyst and writer · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8 · French
Baba Adhav
Indian socialist leader and marathi writer · 08 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 8
Oľga Feldeková
Slovak writer · 05 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 5 · Olga
Naĭden Vŭlchev
Bulgarian poet and translator · 03 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 3
Nihal Fernando Sri Lankan actor dead at age 71
Nihal Fernando, a Sri Lankan actor known for Kalpanthe Sihinayak, Maya 3D and Aloko Udapadi, died on December 4, 2025, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, aged 71. Born in Colombo on 29 July 1954, he worked in cinema, television and theatre… · 04 December 2025 · December 2025
Pamela Kola
Kenyan children’s author and educator · 01 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 1
Daniel Woodrell
American novelist (Winter's Bone) · 29 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 29
Dave Hewitt
Scottish writer (The Angry Corrie) · 29 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 29
Gondoo U Thein Naing
Burmese writer and educator · 29 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 29 · Naing
Ko Lay Inwa Gonyi
Burmese poet · 29 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 29 · Gonyi
DeWitt S. Williams
American temperance lobbyist and author · 29 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 29 · Williams
Sir Tom Stoppard
Czech-born British playwright (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead) and screenwriter (Shakespeare in Love · 28 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 28 · Stoppard · Czech
Stephen Downing
American screenwriter (MacGyver · 22 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 22
David Hanly
Irish writer and radio broadcaster (Morning Ireland) · 20 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 20
Gavin Petrie
British writer and producer · 19 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 19
Jean-Louis Trudel
Canadian science-fiction author · 18 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 18
Sören Sommelius
Swedish writer and journalist (Helsingborgs Dagblad) · 16 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 16 · Soren
Keiichirō Nakano
Japanese screenwriter · 16 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 16
Yasuhiko Nishizawa
Japanese novelist · 15 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 15
Dan McGrath
American television writer (The Simpsons · 14 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 14
Rachel Cooke
British journalist (The Observer) and writer · 14 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 14
Anka Ptaszkowska
Polish art critic and art historian · 12 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 12
Bill Ivey
American folklorist and author · 11 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 11
Eric Preven
American television writer and producer ("Santa Barbara" · 11 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 11 · Éric
Dejan Ristanović
Serbian writer and computer publicist · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10
Daya Prakash Sinha
Indian director and writer · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10 · Sinha
Manuel Pérez
Cuban film director and screenwriter (The Man from Maisinicu) · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10
James Stevens Curl
British architectural historian and author · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10 · Curl
Francine Christophe
French writer and Holocaust survivor · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10 · French
Anna Sandor
Hungarian-born Canadian-American television writer (Hangin' In) · 10 November 2025 · November 2025 · November 10 · Sándor
Sara Banerji British author and artist dead at age 93
Sara Banerji, the British author, artist and sculptor, died on November 2, 2025, aged 93. Born Sara Ann Mostyn in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England, on June 6, 1932, she lived in Southern Rhodesia and later in India for many years… · 02 November 2025 · November 2025
Karomatullohi Mirzo
Tajik writer · 20 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 20
Alison Rose
American model and writer (The New Yorker) · 19 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 19
Sakineh (Simin) M. Redjali
Iranian-American psychologist and author · 16 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 16 · Redjali
Baek Se-hee
South Korean author (I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki) · 16 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 16
Yolonda Lawrence
American television producer and writer (Empire · 15 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 15
Kyriakos D. Kassis
Greek poet and painter · 13 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 13 · Kassis · Greek
Zoë Wicomb
South African writer (You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town) · 13 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 13
Nasser Taghvai
Iranian film director and screenwriter · 13 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 13
Gurney Norman
American writer and poet laureate · 12 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 12
Desire Moyo
Zimbabwean politician and poet · 10 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 10
Eve Zaremba
Canadian mystery writer · 08 October 2025 · October 2025 · October 8