Biodun Jeyifo Nigerian literary critic and scholar dead at age 80
Biodun Jeyifo, a Nigerian literary critic and scholar, died on February 11, 2026, at the age of 80. He was a Nigerian academic, critic, public intellectual and cultural theorist who…
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Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan Turkish writer dead at age 91
Mehmed Emîn Bozarslan, a Turkish-Swedish Kurdish writer and translator, died on February 10, 2026. Born in Diyarbakır in south-eastern Turkey on 15 September 1934, he moved to Sweden as a…
Des de Moor English writer and musician dead at age 64
Des de Moor, English writer, singer, musician and songwriter, died on February 10, 2026. In 1987, he formed The Irresistible Force with Morris Gould, also known as Mixmaster Morris. Among…
Lina Brockdorff Maltese author dead at age 95
Lina Brockdorff, a Maltese author, playwright and radio broadcaster, died on February 10, 2026. She was born in Senglea on May 21, 1930, to Patrick and Mary Mahoney. Her early…
Don Nigro Playwright dead at age 76
Don Nigro, an American playwright, died on February 9, 2026. Born on September 30, 1949, in Canton, Ohio, he wrote plays including Anima Mundi and The Dark Sonnets of the…
Teresa de Lauretis Italian activist dead at age 87
Teresa de Lauretis, an Italian activist, author and academic, died on February 9, 2026. She was a Distinguished Professor Emerita of the History of Consciousness at the University of California,…
Enrico Benzing Italian journalist dead at age 93
Enrico Benzing, the Italian journalist and engineer, died on February 9, 2026. He was 93. Benzing wrote for La Gazzetta dello Sport as motoring editor and Formula One race reporter,…
Assad Ali Syrian literary critic and academic dead at age 88
Assad Ali, a Syrian literary critic and academic, died on February 9, 2026. He was a professor of Arabic literature at the University of Damascus, a prolific writer of contemporary…
Philippe Gaulier Clown, dramatic theorist, theatre professor, playwright, theatre practitioner, the…
Philippe Gaulier, the French clown, died on February 9, 2026. He was a professor of theatre, dramatic theorist, pedagogue and master clown, and founded École Philippe Gaulier, a theatre school…
Milon Kanti Dey Bangladeshi Jatra artist dead at age 78
Milon Kanti Dey, a Bangladeshi Jatra actor, director, writer and cultural activist, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 78. Born on July 15, 1947, in Chhanhara, Bengal…
Daniel Boyd American filmmaker and academic dead at age 69
Daniel Boyd, an American filmmaker and academic, died on February 7, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, on September 14, 1956, he was also an…
Sondra Gotlieb Canadian journalist and novelist dead at age 89
Sondra Gotlieb, a Canadian journalist and novelist, died on February 6, 2026. Born Sondra Kaufman in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on December 30, 1936, she lived in Toronto, Ontario. She married Allan…
Jeffrey Carver Novelist dead at age 76
Jeffrey Carver, an American science fiction author, died on February 6, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Cleveland on August 25, 1949, he graduated from Brown University and…
Dabirul Islam Choudhury
British-Bangladeshi community leader and poetDied on Thursday February 5th 2026
Alan Trustman Screenwriter dead at age 95
Alan Trustman, an American screenwriter best known for The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt and They Call Me Mister Tibbs!, died on February 5, 2026, at age 95. Born in Brookline,…
Jorge Ruffinelli Associate Professor at the University of Buenos Aires, Professor at the University…
Jorge Ruffinelli, a Uruguayan literary critic and academic, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Montevideo on December 16, 1943, he was an associate professor…
Mario Merlino Italian neo-fascist activist dead at age 81
Mario Merlino, an Italian neo-fascist activist, historian and writer associated with National Vanguard, died on February 4, 2026. Born Mario Michele Merlino in Rome on June 2, 1944, he was…
Lorenza Trucchi Journalist dead at age 104
Lorenza Trucchi, an Italian journalist, art critic and curator, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 104. Born in Monaco on January 11, 1922, she moved with her…
Thuraya Qabil Poet dead at age 85
Thuraya Qabil, a Saudi Arabian poet and journalist, died on February 4, 2026, aged 85. Born in Jeddah in 1940, she earned a degree from the National College in Beirut.…
Zohar Shavit Israeli scholar dead at age 74
Zohar Shavit, an Israeli scholar, author and translator, died on February 4, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Jaffa on April 14, 1951, she was a professor at…
Fernand Ouellette Canadian writer dead at age 95
Fernand Ouellette, a Canadian writer, died on February 4, 2026. He was a Quebecois writer who wrote in French and was born in Montreal, Quebec, on September 24, 1930. Ouellette…
Allan Massie Writer dead at age 87
Allan Massie, a British journalist, died on February 3, 2026, aged 87. Massie was a Scottish journalist, columnist and sports writer who worked for several newspapers in England and Scotland.…
André Beteille Indian sociologist dead at age 91
André Beteille, an Indian sociologist, writer and academician, died on February 3, 2026, at the age of 91. He was known for his studies of the caste system in South…
Bud Moore American college football player and coach dead at age 86
Robert W. "Bud" Moore, an American college football player and coach, died on February 2, 2026, at age 86. Moore played at the University of Alabama under Bear Bryant from…
Myra MacPherson American journalist dead at age -1
Myra MacPherson, an American journalist, died on February 2, 2026, in Washington, D.C., at age 91. Born Myra Lea MacPherson in Marquette, Michigan, and raised in Belleville, Michigan, she graduated…
Daryl Hoole Author, homemaker dead at age 91
Daryl Hoole, an American author and public speaker, died on February 2, 2026, at age 91. Born Daryl Van Dam in Salt Lake City, Utah, she wrote on home management…
Gabor Boritt American historian dead at age 86
Gabor Boritt, an American historian and the Robert Fluhrer Professor of Civil War Studies and director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, died on February 2, 2026. Hungarian-born…
Josefina Castellví Spanish oceanographer dead at age 90
Josefina Castellví, a Spanish oceanographer, died on February 2, 2026. She was also a biologist and writer. Castellví received her bachelor's degree in 1957 and a PhD in biological sciences…
Maria Rita Parsi Italian psychotherapist dead at age 78
Maria Rita Parsi, an Italian psychotherapist, writer and television commentator, died on February 2, 2026. Born in Rome on August 5, 1947, she worked as a teacher, educational psychologist and…
Miroslav Košuta Slovenian poet dead at age 89
Miroslav Košuta, a Slovenian poet, playwright and translator, died on February 2, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on March 11, 1936, in Križ by Trieste, he was a…
Vicki Abt American sociologist dead at age 83
Vicki Abt, an American sociologist, died on February 1, 2026, at age 83. She was a professor of sociology and American studies at Pennsylvania State University’s Abington College. Born Isleen…
Nobuhiko Ochiai Japanese journalist and novelist dead at age 84
Nobuhiko Ochiai, a Japanese journalist and novelist, died on February 1, 2026. He was born in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, on January 8, 1942. Ochiai wrote works reporting on international affairs…
X. J. Kennedy
American poetDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Demond Wilson
American actor (Me and the Kid) and authorDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Paolo Cristoni Politician dead at age 81
Paolo Cristoni, an Italian socialist politician, public administrator and author, died on January 31, 2026. Born in Castelfranco Emilia, Italy, on September 9, 1945, he began his political career in…
Burt Wolf Travels and Traditions TV series dead at age 87
Burt Wolf, an American journalist and writer, died on January 31, 2026. Born Burton R. Wolf in New York City on September 28, 1938, he was also a businessman, chef…
Chet Raymo
American writerDied on Saturday January 31st 2026
Raimonds Staprans
Latvian-American artist and playwrightDied on Friday January 30th 2026
Diana Ferrus
South African writerDied on Friday January 30th 2026
James Sallis
American writerDied on Friday January 30th 2026
Chip Berlet Study of right-wing movements and conspiracy theories dead at age 76
Chip Berlet, an American investigative journalist and author, died on January 30, 2026, of leukemia. Born John Foster Berlet on November 22, 1949, he was known for his work as…
Christa Lang German actress
Christa Lang, the German-American actress and screenwriter known for films including What’s Up, Doc?, Alphaville and The Big Red One, died on January 30, 2026, at age 82. Born in…
Roland Huntford
British polar historian and biographerDied on Friday January 30th 2026
Gordon L. Rottman
American author and military historianDied on Friday January 30th 2026
Vénus Khoury-Ghata
French-Lebanese poet and writerDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Graham E. Fuller American political analyst dead at age 89
Graham E. Fuller, an American political analyst and author, died on January 29, 2026, at age 89. He specialized in Islamic extremism and formerly served as vice-chair of the National…
Peter Ransley British screenwriter, playwright and novelist, bronchopneumonia dead at age 94
Peter Ransley, the British screenwriter, playwright and novelist known for work on Tales of the Unexpected, died on January 29, 2026, of bronchopneumonia. Born in Yorkshire on December 10, 1931,…
Suzannah Lessard Writer dead at age 81
Suzannah Lessard, an American writer, died on January 29, 2026, of complications from endometrial cancer. She was 81. Lessard was a staff writer for The New Yorker and one of…
Eric Cameron Artist dead at age 90
Eric Cameron, a Canadian artist known for his conceptual art work, died on January 29, 2026. He lived in Calgary, Alberta, and was also a writer and educator. Born in…
Maggie Van Ostrand
American writer and columnistDied on Thursday January 29th 2026
Richard Larn
British businessman and maritime history writerDied on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Hudson Talbott
American children’s author and illustrator (We're Back! A Dinosaur Story)Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Antoine Bangui
Chadian political figure and authorDied on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Parviz Nouri
Iranian movie criticDied on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Souâd Guellouz
Tunisian novelist and poetDied on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Josef Dvorak public figure dead at age 91
Josef Dvorak, an Austrian therapist, Catholic theologian and author, died on January 28, 2026. Born in Vienna on January 28, 1934, he was also a scholar of Karl Rahner and…
Dan McQuade Journalist dead at age 43
Dan McQuade, an American journalist and writer, died on January 28, 2026. He was 43. A Philadelphia-based writer and community figure, McQuade was best known for recording and reporting on…
Peter Hargitai Poet, novelist, translator dead at age 79
Peter Hargitai, a Hungarian-born American poet, novelist and translator of Hungarian literature, died on January 28, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in Budapest, Hungary, on January 28, 1947,…
Gloria Wade-Gayles
American educator and authorDied on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Iain Sharp
British-born New Zealand poetDied on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Frederick King Keller American filmmaker
Frederick King Keller, an American film and television director, producer and screenwriter, died on January 26, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. He was 75. Born in Buffalo, New York, on…
Aniceto Núñez
Spanish politician and writerDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Sia Figiel
Samoan writerDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Mark Tully
British journalist and writerDied on Sunday January 25th 2026
Joël Schmidt
French novelistDied on Saturday January 24th 2026
Kalin Terziyski
Bulgarian writerDied on Friday January 23rd 2026
Paul Larivaille
French literary critic and academicDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Maria Alzira Seixo
Portuguese writer and literary criticDied on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Halina Filek-Marszałek
Polish film director and screenwriterDied on Monday January 19th 2026
Patrick Corrigan
American psychologist and writerDied on Sunday January 18th 2026
Vitalie Zagaievschi
Moldovan writer and journalistDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Yury Yemelyanov
Russian historian and authorDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Robert Macklin
Australian journalist and authorDied on Saturday January 17th 2026
Hermann Peter Piwitt
German writerDied on Friday January 16th 2026
Mark Jones Filmmaker dead at age 72
Mark Robert Jones, an American screenwriter, film director and producer, died on January 16, 2026. He wrote and directed the 1993 film Leprechaun, which launched the horror franchise of the…
Blanche Marvin
American-born British theatre criticDied on Thursday January 15th 2026
Kim Sin-yong
South Korean writerDied on Thursday January 15th 2026
Clay Iles English tennis player and coach dead at age 83
Clay Iles, an English tennis player and coach, died on January 15, 2026, aged 83. A British player and LTA-licensed tennis coach, he also worked as a sports writer and…
Jan Mårtenson
Swedish author and diplomatDied on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Aroha Awarau
New Zealand playwrightDied on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Scott Adams American cartoonist, prostate cancer dead at age 68
Scott Adams, the American cartoonist and writer best known for creating the Dilbert comic strip, died on January 13, 2026, at age 68. He was also a conservative commentator and…
Nellie Wong
American poetDied on Tuesday January 13th 2026
Ralph L. Thomas
Brazilian-born Canadian film director and screenwriterDied on Monday January 12th 2026
Franz Herre
German journalist and biographerDied on Monday January 12th 2026
Dolores Ashcroft-Nowicki
British occult writerDied on Monday January 12th 2026
Manoel Carlos
Brazilian television writer (Por AmorDied on Saturday January 10th 2026
Robert Wolgemuth
American authorDied on Saturday January 10th 2026
Kjersti Scheen
Norwegian journalist and writerDied on Saturday January 10th 2026
Zeno Bianu
French writerDied on Saturday January 10th 2026
Robert K. Tanenbaum
American trial attorney and novelistDied on Saturday January 10th 2026
Astrid Roemer
Surinamese-Dutch writer and teacherDied on Friday January 9th 2026
Heloísa de Carvalho
Brazilian writer and left-wing activistDied on Friday January 9th 2026
Chiara Valentini
Italian journalist and writerDied on Thursday January 8th 2026
Chiara Valentini
Italian Journalist and writerDied on Thursday January 8th 2026