Cyril C. death at age 93
Sri Lankan author Died on Sunday September 4th 2016
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Isidore Okpewho has died at age 74
Nigerian novelist and critic Died on Sunday September 4th 2016
Richard Neville dead at age 74
Australian writer and editor (Oz) Died on Sunday September 4th 2016
Tommaso Labranca dies at age 54
Italian writer Died on Monday August 29th 2016
Maria Isabel has died at age 77
Portuguese writer Died on Saturday September 3rd 2016
Eileen Younghusband obituary: died at age 95
British WW2 officer and author Died on Friday September 2nd 2016
Kalthoum Bornaz death at age 71
Tunisian screenwriter Died on Saturday September 3rd 2016
Zenzo Matsuyama, died aged 91
Japanese screenwriter and director Died on Saturday August 27th 2016
Nalinidhar Bhattacharya dead at age 94
Indian poet and literary critic Died on Friday September 2nd 2016
Vedat Türkali passes away at age 97
Turkish author Died on Monday August 29th 2016
Kashmiri Lal died at age 97
Indian poet and novelist Died on Wednesday August 31st 2016
Nabile Farès, died aged 75
Algerian-born French novelist Died on Tuesday August 30th 2016
Liane Aukin, died aged 80
British writer Died on Thursday August 18th 2016
Shahid Qadri death at age 74
Bangladeshi poet Died on Sunday August 28th 2016
Max Ritvo died at age 25
American poet Died on Tuesday August 23rd 2016
Henri de dies at age 94
French journalist and screenwriter Died on Thursday August 25th 2016
Michel Butor obituary: died at age 89
French writer Died on Wednesday August 24th 2016
Geneton Moraes has died at age 60
Brazilian writer and journalist Died on Monday August 22nd 2016
Vagn Lundbye passed away at age 82
Danish author Died on Saturday August 20th 2016
Don Welch passes away at age 84
American poet and academic Died on Saturday August 6th 2016
David Attwooll has died at age 67
British poet and publisher Died on Friday August 5th 2016
Death of Jean-Guy Allard at age 68
Canadian journalist and author Died on Tuesday August 16th 2016
Joyce Carol dead at age 78
African-American poet Died on Saturday August 13th 2016
Ignacio Padilla obituary: died at age 48
Mexican writer Died on Saturday August 20th 2016
Scott Williams death at age 49
American writer and wrestling historian Died on Wednesday August 17th 2016
Víctor Mora death at age 85
Spanish comic book writer Died on Wednesday August 17th 2016
Solange Fasquelle dies at age 83
French writer Died on Monday August 15th 2016
Obituary: Gurdial Singh, dead at age 83
Indian writer Died on Tuesday August 16th 2016
Obituary: T. A., dead at age 58
Indian screenwriter (Perumazhakkalam) Died on Monday August 15th 2016
Hermann Kant passed away at age 90
German writer Died on Sunday August 14th 2016
Françoise Mallet-Joris passes away at age 86
Belgian writer Died on Saturday August 13th 2016
Alison Piepmeier has died at age 43
American writer Died on Friday August 12th 2016
Thomas Steinbeck death at age 72
American writer and war photographer Died on Thursday August 11th 2016
Vicente Quirarte, died aged 72
Vicente Quirarte, a Mexican writer and academic, died on August 11, 2026, aged 72. Born Vicente Quirarte Castañeda in Mexico City on July 19, 1954, he wrote poetry, theatre and…
Ali Baba dead at age 76
Pakistani writer Died on Monday August 8th 2016
Wang Tuoh dies at 72
Taiwanese writer Died on Tuesday August 9th 2016
Panchu Arunachalam death at age 75
Indian film writer and director Died on Tuesday August 9th 2016
Death of Vijaya Nandasiri at age 72
Sri Lankan actor and dramatist Died on Monday August 8th 2016
Vietnam Veedu dies at 76
Indian scriptwriter and film director Died on Friday August 5th 2016
Mahim Bora passes away at age 93
Indian writer Died on Saturday August 6th 2016
William Bell dead at age 70
Canadian writer Died on Saturday July 30th 2016
Obituary: Elliot Tiber, dead at age 81
American artist and writer (Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot Died on Wednesday August 3rd 2016
Obituary: Jouko Turkka, dead at age 74
Finnish theatre director and writer Died on Friday July 22nd 2016
Obituary: Peter Gossage, dead at age 69
New Zealand Maori author Died on Saturday July 30th 2016
Jim Northrup dies at 73
American Ojibwe writer Died on Monday August 1st 2016
Angelika Schrobsdorff death at age 88
German writer Died on Monday August 1st 2016
Obituary: Eric Bergren, dead at age 62
American screenwriter (The Elephant Man Died on Thursday July 14th 2016
Gwynn ap death at age 61
Welsh author Died on Sunday July 31st 2016
Fazil Iskander passed away at age 87
Abkhaz writer Died on Sunday July 31st 2016
Obituary: Chris Costner, dead at age 89
American writer Died on Sunday July 24th 2016
Iwo Cyprian dies at 94
Polish-born writer and inventor Died on Thursday July 21st 2016
Obituary: Mahasweta Devi, dead at age 90
Indian writer (Hajar Churashir Maa) Died on Thursday July 28th 2016
Pia Pera passed away at age 60
Italian novelist (Lo's Diary) Died on Tuesday July 26th 2016
James Alan passes away at age 72
American writer (Elbow Room) Died on Wednesday July 27th 2016
Tim LaHaye dies at age 90
American Christian faith author Died on Monday July 25th 2016
Neelabh Ashk died at age 70
70 Indian Hindi poet Died on Saturday July 23rd 2016
Jean Ricardou passed away at age 84
French writer Died on Monday July 25th 2016
Obituary: Jürg Frischknecht, dead at age 69
Swiss journalist and author Died on Monday July 18th 2016
Death of Francis M. at age 95
American biographer Died on Saturday July 16th 2016
John Pidgeon, died aged 69
69 British broadcaster and writer Died on Tuesday July 19th 2016
Robert Mason dead at age 99
American screenwriter (Dynasty Died on Monday July 11th 2016
Carlos Gorostiza died at age 96
Argentine playwright Died on Tuesday July 19th 2016
Bommi Baumann dies at 68
German author and political activist Died on Tuesday July 19th 2016
William H. obituary: died at age 98
Canadian-American historian and author Died on Friday July 8th 2016
Paul Wühr, died aged 89
German author (Das falsche Buch) Died on Tuesday July 12th 2016
Miriam Pielhau, died aged 41
German television presenter and author Died on Tuesday July 12th 2016
Lorenzo Amurri died at age 45
Italian author Died on Tuesday July 12th 2016
Carolyn See died at age 82
American author Died on Wednesday July 13th 2016
Péter Esterházy, died aged 66
Hungarian author Died on Thursday July 14th 2016
Billy Marshall obituary: died at age 68
Australian poet Died on Friday July 15th 2016
Helen Bailey death at age 51
British author Died on Friday July 15th 2016
Rokusuke Ei, died aged 83
Japanese author and lyricist ("Sukiyaki") Died on Monday July 11th 2016
Death of Sally Beauman at age 71
British writer Died on Monday July 11th 2016
Wolfram Siebeck, died aged 87
German journalist and food critic Died on Thursday July 7th 2016
Jacques Rouffio passed away at age 87
French film director and screenwriter Died on Friday July 8th 2016
Valentino Zeichen death at age 78
Italian poet and author Died on Tuesday July 5th 2016
Obituary: Cory Taylor, dead at age 61
Australian writer Died on Tuesday July 5th 2016
William Hawkins dies at age 76
Canadian poet Died on Monday July 4th 2016
Abbas Kiarostami dies at 76
Iranian film director and screenwriter (Close-Up Died on Monday July 4th 2016
Markus Werner died at age 71
Swiss writer Died on Sunday July 3rd 2016
Joe Jares died at age 78
American sports journalist and author Died on Saturday July 2nd 2016
Death of Shirley Fenton at age 91
Australian author Died on Thursday June 23rd 2016
Robert F., died aged 76
American writer and diplomat Died on Sunday June 12th 2016
Death of Robert Nye at age 77
British poet Died on Saturday July 2nd 2016
Michael Cimino death at age 77
American screenwriter and director (The Deer Hunter) Died on Saturday July 2nd 2016
Elie Wiesel, died aged 87
American writer Died on Saturday July 2nd 2016
Death of Margaret Bakkes at age 84
South African author Died on Wednesday June 29th 2016
Ion Ianoși passed away at age 88
Romanian-born Israeli writer and essayist Died on Friday July 1st 2016
Yves Bonnefoy obituary: died at age 93
French poet Died on Friday July 1st 2016
Ramchandra Chintaman passed away at age 86
Indian writer Died on Friday July 1st 2016
Obituary: Geoffrey Hill, dead at age 84
British poet Died on Thursday June 30th 2016
Silvia Tennenbaum has died at age 88
American author Died on Monday June 27th 2016
Elechi Amadi passed away at age 82
Nigerian writer Died on Wednesday June 29th 2016
Alvin Toffler passed away at age 87
American writer and futurist (Future Shock Died on Monday June 27th 2016
Barbara Goldsmith has died at age 85
American author Died on Sunday June 26th 2016
Leland Bardwell obituary: died at age 94
Irish poet Died on Tuesday June 28th 2016
Gopal Gurung has died at age 80
Nepali politician and author Died on Friday June 10th 2016
Maurice G. passed away at age 57
French science fiction writer and musician Died on Saturday June 25th 2016