Pierre Gaspard-Huit dies at 99
French film director and screenwriter Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
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Michael Gurr passes away at age 55
Australian playwright (Departure) Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
William M. death at age 78
American playwright (As Is) Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Jean Stein obituary: died at age 83
American author and editor (The Paris Review) Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Anatoly Aleksin passes away at age 92
Russian writer and poet Died on Tuesday May 2nd 2017
Death of Boris Oleynik at age 82
Ukrainian author Died on Sunday April 30th 2017
Ion Degen dead at age 91
Ukrainian-born Israeli writer Died on Friday April 28th 2017
Lin Yi-han passed away at age 26
Taiwanese writer Died on Friday April 28th 2017
Pere Tàpias dies at age 70
Spanish food writer and radio presenter Died on Wednesday April 26th 2017
Death of Elena Rzhevskaya at age 97
Belarusian-born Russian writer Died on Tuesday April 25th 2017
Kojo Laing passes away at age 70
Ghanaian novelist Died on Tuesday April 25th 2017
Benjamin Barber has died at age 77
American political theorist and author (Jihad vs. McWorld) Died on Tuesday April 25th 2017
Charles Foster dies at age 94
English-born Canadian writer and publicist Died on Tuesday April 25th 2017
Robert M. death at age 88
American writer and philosopher (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance) Died on Monday April 24th 2017
Death of Chris Bearde at age 80
Australian-born Canadian-American comedy writer (Laugh-In) and producer (The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour Died on Monday April 24th 2017
William Hjortsberg dies at age 76
American novelist and screenwriter (Legend Died on Monday April 24th 2017
Yameen Rasheed passed away at age 29
Maldivian writer Died on Monday April 24th 2017
Kate O’Beirne dies at age 67
American political columnist Died on Sunday April 23rd 2017
Jana Dudková passes away at age 85
Czech screenwriter and dramaturge Died on Sunday April 23rd 2017
Elizabeth Sargent dies at age 96
American poet Died on Sunday April 23rd 2017
Enrico Medioli dies at 92
Italian screenwriter Died on Saturday April 22nd 2017
Onuora Nzekwu obituary: died at age 89
Nigerian writer Died on Saturday April 22nd 2017
John Freely has died at age 90
American author and physics professor Died on Friday April 21st 2017
Obituary: Alicia Appleman-Jurman, dead at age 86
Polish-born Israeli-American memoirist Died on Thursday April 20th 2017
George William dies at age 79
British political scientist and author Died on Thursday April 20th 2017
Walter de death at age 70
Finnish writer Died on Thursday April 20th 2017
George Bălăiță death at age 81
Romanian author Died on Thursday April 20th 2017
Blossom Elfman passes away at age 91
American novelist Died on Tuesday April 18th 2017
Death of Trish Vradenburg at age 70
American screenwriter (Designing Women Died on Tuesday April 18th 2017
Death of Giorgio Bàrberi at age 87
Italian literary critic Died on Monday April 17th 2017
Jean Bernabé death at age 75
French writer Died on Monday April 17th 2017
William Norman died at age 54
American author Died on Thursday April 13th 2017
Kirill Kovaldzhi death at age 87
Russian author Died on Wednesday April 12th 2017
Mohammad Khoramshahi passed away at age 105
Iranian writer and poet Died on Wednesday April 12th 2017
Patricia McKissack has died at age 72
American children's writer Died on Monday April 10th 2017
Obituary: David Parry-Jones, dead at age 83
Welsh sports commentator and writer Died on Monday April 10th 2017
Louis Sarno dies at 62
American musicologist and author Died on Sunday April 9th 2017
Hwang Keum-Chan died at age 98
South Korean poet Died on Sunday April 9th 2017
Death of Anri Volokhonsky at age 81
Russian poet Died on Saturday April 8th 2017
Ahmad Dahbour, died aged 71
Palestinian poet Died on Saturday April 8th 2017
Aleksandr Garros passes away at age 41
Russian writer Died on Friday April 7th 2017
Huang Yi dies at 65
Hong Kong writer of wuxia and science fiction novels Died on Friday April 7th 2017
Rolf Sagen died at age 76
Norwegian author Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Armand Gatti passes away at age 93
Monégasque-born French playwright Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Nigel Sitwell dead at age 81
British conservationist and writer Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Arthur Bisguier passes away at age 87
American chess grandmaster and writer Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Hate Man died at age 80
American writer Died on Thursday April 6th 2017
Michel Arrivé has died at age 80
French linguist and novelist Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Makoto Ōoka passes away at age 86
Japanese poet and literary critic Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Parv Bancil passed away at age 50
British Asian playwright Died on Wednesday April 5th 2017
Elizabeth Wagele obituary: died at age 77
American writer and musician Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Teresia Teaiwa death at age 48
I-Kiribati-American poet and academic Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Obituary: Gary Austin, dead at age 75
American theatre writer and director (The Groundlings) Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Richard Nelson died at age 90
American writer (What Color Is Your Parachute?) Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Kim Jong-gil passes away at age 90
South Korean poet Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Richard Bolles obituary: died at age 90
American writer (What Color Is Your Parachute?) Died on Sunday April 2nd 2017
Allan Weiss passed away at age 90
American screenwriter (Blue Hawaii Died on Friday March 31st 2017
Obituary: Blue Hawaii, dead at age -1
American screenwriter (Blue Hawaii Died on Friday March 31st 2017
João Gilberto, died aged 70
Brazilian writer Died on Wednesday March 29th 2017
Enn Vetemaa has died at age 80
Estonian writer Died on Tuesday March 28th 2017
William McPherson death at age 84
Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic at Washington Post Died on Tuesday March 28th 2017
Christina Vella death at age 75
American writer and historian Died on Tuesday March 28th 2017
David Storey obituary: died at age 83
English writer Died on Monday March 27th 2017
Arun Sarma passes away at age 85
Indian playwright Died on Monday March 27th 2017
Alex Tizon has died at age 57
Filipino-born American journalist and author (The Seattle Times) Died on Sunday March 26th 2017
Ivan Landsmann passes away at age 68
Czech writer Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Alexandr Kliment has died at age 88
Czech writer Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Paloma Gómez died at age 82
Spanish journalist and writer Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Death of Jean Rouverol at age 100
American author and actress Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Donald Burgett dies at age 91
American writer and World War II veteran Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Obituary: Joanne Kyger, dead at age 82
American poet Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Denis McGrath dies at age 48
American-Canadian television writer (Continuum) Died on Saturday March 25th 2017
Serge Doubrovsky passed away at age 88
French author Died on Friday March 24th 2017
Death of Ashokamitran at age 85
Indian writer Died on Friday March 24th 2017
Roy Fisher death at age 86
British poet and jazz pianist Died on Thursday March 23rd 2017
Andy Coogan passed away at age 99
Scottish author and World War II veteran Died on Thursday March 23rd 2017
Colin Dexter has died at age 86
English author (Inspector Morse series) Died on Tuesday March 21st 2017
Amri Rohayat obituary: died at age 49
Malaysian screenwriter and producer Died on Monday March 20th 2017
Chinu Modi has died at age 78
Indian poet Died on Monday March 20th 2017
Jimmy Breslin obituary: died at age 88
American journalist and author Died on Sunday March 19th 2017
Derek Walcott dead at age 87
Santa Lucia poet and playwright Died on Friday March 17th 2017
Torgny Lindgren died at age 78
Swedish writer Died on Thursday March 16th 2017
Wojciech Młynarski dies at 75
Polish poet Died on Thursday March 16th 2017
Gina Calleja death at age 88
British-born Canadian author Died on Wednesday March 15th 2017
Dan Lucas passed away at age 31
English writer Died on Tuesday March 14th 2017
Obituary: Pál Bodor, dead at age 86
Hungarian writer Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Death of Vida Hajebi at age 81
Iranian political activist and writer Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Henning Kramer has died at age 54
Norwegian poet Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Obituary: Adib Boroumand, dead at age 92
Iranian poet and politician Died on Monday March 13th 2017
André Vinas died at age 91
French writer Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Georgi Danailow died at age 81
Bulgarian screenwriter Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Kurt Meyer death at age 95
Swiss non-fiction writer and librarian Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Michael H. passed away at age 59
German author Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Obituary: Sergeĭ Bočarov, dead at age 87
Russian writer Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Amy Krouse has died at age 51
American author Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Obituary: Anatoly Chernyaev, dead at age 95
Russian historian and writer Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Ante Perković dies at age 42
Croatian music critic Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Vusik Alexey death at age 79
Ukrainian writer Died on Monday March 13th 2017
Nguyễn Quang has died at age 80
Vietnamese writer Died on Monday March 13th 2017