Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Earl Hamner, Jr.
American television writer and producer (Falcon CrestDied on Thursday March 24th 2016
D. G. Jones
Canadian poetDied on Sunday March 6th 2016
Morton Hunt
American psychologist and science writerDied on Thursday March 10th 2016
Magsud Ibrahimbeyov
Azerbaijani writer and member of the National Assembly of AzerbaijanDied on Tuesday March 22nd 2016
Jan-Öjvind Swahn
Swedish etnologist and writer. Died on Tuesday March 22nd 2016
Tomas de Mattos
Uruguayan authorDied on Monday March 21st 2016
Shizuko Natsuki
Japanese authorDied on Monday March 21st 2016
Geoffrey Hartman
German-born American literary criticDied on Monday March 14th 2016
Barry Hines
English author (A Kestrel for a Knave)Died on Sunday March 20th 2016
José Carlos Avellar
Brazilian film criticDied on Friday March 18th 2016
Tita Kovač Artemis
Slovene-born Greek chemist and writerDied on Friday March 11th 2016
Georges Tarabichi
Syrian writer and translatorDied on Wednesday March 16th 2016
Alexander Esenin-Volpin
Soviet-born American poet and mathematicianDied on Wednesday March 16th 2016
Marion Patrick Jones
Trinidadian writerDied on Wednesday March 2nd 2016
Anita Brookner
British novelist and art historianDied on Monday March 14th 2016
Nicolau Breyner
Portuguese playwrightDied on Monday March 14th 2016
Rafiq Azad
Bangladeshi poetDied on Saturday March 12th 2016
Kostas Koutsomytis
Greek film director and screenwriterDied on Thursday March 10th 2016
Rafael Squirru
Argentine authorDied on Saturday March 5th 2016
Jerry Bridges
an evangelical Christian authorDied on Sunday March 6th 2016
Ramón Palomares
Venezuelan poetDied on Friday March 4th 2016
Pat Conroy
American author (The Prince of TidesDied on Friday March 4th 2016
Taka Chiba
Japanese manga writerDied on Saturday February 27th 2016
Tony Warren
English television scriptwriter (Coronation Street)Died on Wednesday March 2nd 2016
Sonia Borg
Austrian-born Australian screenwriter (Women of the SunDied on Thursday February 4th 2016
Vid Pečjak
Slovene psychologist and writerDied on Tuesday March 1st 2016
Sengai Aaliyan
Sri Lankan authorDied on Sunday February 28th 2016
Alice Arlen
American screenwriter (Silkwood)Died on Monday February 29th 2016
Liliane Wouters
Belgian authorDied on Sunday February 28th 2016
Zdeněk Marat
Czech music composer (How the World Is Losing Poets) and conductorDied on Sunday February 21st 2016
Salman Natour
Israeli Palestinian authorDied on Monday February 15th 2016
François Dupeyron
French film director and screenwriter (The Officers' Ward)Died on Thursday February 25th 2016
John Chilton
British jazz musician and writerDied on Thursday February 25th 2016
Peter Lustig
German television presenter and authorDied on Tuesday February 23rd 2016
Chiaki Morosawa
Japanese anime screenwriter (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED)Died on Friday February 19th 2016
Miroslav Nemirov
Russian poetDied on Sunday February 21st 2016
Bergljot Hobæk Haff
Norwegian novelistDied on Friday February 12th 2016
Umberto Eco
Italian philosopher and novelist (The Name of the Rose)Died on Friday February 19th 2016
Rosario Ferré
Puerto Rican writerDied on Thursday February 18th 2016
Sohrab Rahimi
Iranian-born Swedish poetDied on Thursday February 11th 2016
Harper Lee
American author (To Kill a Mockingbird) (death reported on this date)Died on Friday February 19th 2016
Mildred Shapley Matthews
American science writerDied on Thursday February 11th 2016
Eduardo Chirinos
Peruvian poetDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Claude Jeancolas
French authorDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Yūko Tsushima
Japanese authorDied on Thursday February 18th 2016
Andrzej Żuławski
Polish film director and writerDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Akbar Kakkattil
Indian writerDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Bud Webster
American science fiction and fantasy writer. Died on Saturday February 13th 2016
Warren Manzi
American playwright (Perfect Crime)Died on Thursday February 11th 2016
O. N. V. Kurup
Indian poetDied on Saturday February 13th 2016
Bayard Johnson
American screenwriter (Tarzan and the Lost City)Died on Wednesday February 10th 2016
Tom Singer
American newspaper columnist and baseball beat writerDied on Monday February 8th 2016
Fatima Surayya Bajia
Pakistani novelistDied on Wednesday February 10th 2016
Norman Hudis
English screenwriter (Carry On)Died on Monday February 8th 2016
Edith Skom
American novelistDied on Wednesday February 3rd 2016
Andrew Glaze
American poetDied on Sunday February 7th 2016
Juliette Benzoni
French novelistDied on Monday February 8th 2016
Nida Fazli
Indian poetDied on Monday February 8th 2016
Dan Gerson
American screenwriter (MonstersDied on Saturday February 6th 2016
Margaret Forster
English novelist (Georgy Girl) and biographerDied on Monday February 8th 2016
Roger Willemsen
German authorDied on Monday February 8th 2016
David St Vincent
British writer and LGBT activist (body found on this date)Died on Tuesday January 12th 2016
Tayeb Saddiki
Moroccan playwrightDied on Friday February 5th 2016
Ruth Rehmann
German writerDied on Friday January 29th 2016
Intizar Hussain
Pakistani writerDied on Tuesday February 2nd 2016
Dov Yermiya
Israeli army officer and authorDied on Saturday January 30th 2016
Laurence Lerner
South African born British literary criticDied on Tuesday January 19th 2016
Anthony Simmons
British screenwriter and film director (The Optimists of Nine ElmsDied on Friday January 22nd 2016
Nayani Krishnakumari
Indian writer and folkloristDied on Friday January 29th 2016
Aleš Debeljak
Slovenian writerDied on Friday January 29th 2016
Jacques Rivette
French film director and film criticDied on Friday January 29th 2016
Peggy Anderson
American authorDied on Sunday January 17th 2016
Carles Hac Mor
Spanish Catalan writerDied on Wednesday January 27th 2016
Zaw Zaw Aung (writer)
Burmese author and public intellectualDied on Tuesday January 26th 2016
Constance Beresford-Howe
Canadian novelistDied on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Richard Klinkhamer
Dutch writerDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Joseph Ritz
American author and playwrightDied on Monday January 4th 2016
Nikolay Abramov
Russian Vepsian writer and translatorDied on Saturday January 23rd 2016
Tahsin Yücel
Turkish writerDied on Friday January 22nd 2016
Aristide von Bienefeldt
Dutch writerDied on Saturday January 16th 2016
Ludovic Janvier
French writerDied on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Stanley Mann
Canadian scriptwriter (The Collector)Died on Monday January 11th 2016
Abolhassan Najafi
Iranian writer and translatorDied on Friday January 22nd 2016
Stephen Levine
American poetDied on Sunday January 17th 2016
Francis Seow
Singapore-born American writer and political refugeeDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Edmonde Charles-Roux
French writerDied on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Alexander Giese
Austrian authorDied on Tuesday January 19th 2016
Pierre DesRuisseaux
Canadian poetDied on Monday January 18th 2016
Michel Tournier
French writerDied on Monday January 18th 2016
Francisco X. Alarcón
American poetDied on Friday January 15th 2016
Vladimír Binar
Czech authorDied on Wednesday January 13th 2016
Robert Banks Stewart
Scottish television writer (BergeracDied on Thursday January 14th 2016
Carolyn D. Wright
American poetDied on Tuesday January 12th 2016
Sylvan Barnet
American literary criticDied on Monday January 11th 2016