Terence M. Green
Canadian science fiction writer · 28 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 28 · Green
Deaths Famous Dead Writers
Daoud Abdel Sayed
Egyptian director and screenwriter · 26 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 26 · Sayed
Leonard Nolens
Belgian poet and diary writer · 26 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 26
Meredith Hooper Writer dead at age 86
an Australian historian and writer, died on December 27, 2025, aged 86. Born Meredith Jean Rooney in Adelaide on October 21, 1939, she was raised in the city and later graduated in history from the University of Adelaide. She went… · 27 December 2025 · December 2025
Stephen Boyden British-Australian scientist and writer dead at age 100
a British-Australian scientist and writer, died on December 26, 2025. He was a professor emeritus at the Australian National University and was widely recognised for pioneering work in immunology and human ecology. Born in Croydon, England, on February 8, 1925,… · 26 December 2025 · December 2025
Kazuo Ibaraki
Japanese haiku poet · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 24
Robert Lindsey
American author (The Falcon and the Snowman · 24 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 24
Vincent Lardo Novelist dead at age 94
an American novelist, died on December 24, 2025, at the age of 94. Vincent A. Lardo was born in the Bronx on February 17, 1931. He attended Evander Childs High School and the City College of New York, enlisted in… · 24 December 2025 · December 2025
Francesc Nel·lo
Catalan playwright and theatre director · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22
Rita Mensah-Amendah
Togolese teacher and writer · 22 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 22
Patricia Montandon
American author and socialite · 21 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 21
Walter Schultheiß Actor dead at age 101
the German actor, author and painter known for his role as Der Eugen, died on December 22, 2025, at the age of 101. Born in Tübingen in 1924, he began his career in 1947 as Pedro del Vegas in the… · 22 December 2025 · December 2025
David Pinner British actor and novelist dead at age 85
the British actor and novelist best known for Ritual, died on December 22, 2025, aged 85. Born in Peterborough, England, on October 6, 1940, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and appeared on stage and television in… · 22 December 2025 · December 2025
Lou Cannon
American journalist (The Washington Post) and biographer · 19 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 19
Kevin Arkadie
American television writer and producer (New York Undercover · 18 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 18
Christian de Chalonge
French film director and screenwriter (The Wedding Ring · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17 · Chalonge · French
Ahmed Abodehman
Saudi writer and journalist (Al Riyadh) · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
Harouna Coulibaly
Nigerien writer and film director · 17 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 17
John Antrobus
British playwright and screenwriter (The Goon Show) · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16
Victor Grossman
American publicist and author · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16
Marc Alyn
French poet and writer · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16 · French
Richard Meier (poet) Poet dead at age 55
an English poet, died on December 17, 2025, of lung cancer in East Finchley, London, at the age of 55. Born in Great Bookham, Surrey, in 1970, he won the 2010 Picador Poetry Prize. He authored two poetry collections, and… · 17 December 2025 · December 2025
Robert Heide American playwright and author dead at age 91
an American playwright and author, died on December 17, 2025. He was best known for his play "The Bed" and for working with artist Andy Warhol. His death was attributed to dementia-related complications, according to his surviving spouse, John Gilman · 17 December 2025 · December 2025
Norman Podhoretz
American magazine editor and writer (Commentary) · 16 December 2025 · December 2025 · December 16
Gerald Donaldson Canadian racing journalist dead at age 87
a Canadian racing journalist and biographer who specialized in covering Formula One, died on December 14, 2025, at age 87. Born in Almonte, Ontario, on July 18, 1938, he wrote more than 20 books, including biographies, and some of his… · 14 December 2025 · December 2025
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
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 death in… · 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
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 over a… · 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
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