Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
W R Mitchell
British writer and editor {Dalesman)Died on Wednesday October 7th 2015
Sennur Sezer
Turkish writerDied on Wednesday October 7th 2015
William Taylor
New Zealand children's writer and politicianDied on Saturday October 3rd 2015
Muhammad Nawaz Khan
Pakistani historian and writerDied on Saturday October 3rd 2015
Harold Drasdo
English rock climber and writerDied on Thursday September 3rd 2015
Ana Diosdado
Argentinian-Spanish playwright and actress. Died on Monday October 5th 2015
Árpád Göncz
Hungarian writer and politicianDied on Tuesday October 6th 2015
Jos Vandeloo
Belgian authorDied on Monday October 5th 2015
Henning Mankell
Swedish authorDied on Monday October 5th 2015
José Vilhena
Portuguese writerDied on Saturday October 3rd 2015
Eduardo Pavlovsky
Argentine actor and playwrightDied on Sunday October 4th 2015
Frans Pointl
Dutch writerDied on Thursday October 1st 2015
Göran Hägg
Swedish writer and literary criticDied on Wednesday September 30th 2015
Brian Friel
Irish dramatistDied on Friday October 2nd 2015
Robert Curvin
American writer and social activistDied on Tuesday September 29th 2015
Burton Raffel
American translator and writerDied on Wednesday September 30th 2015
Jean-Marie Drot
French writer and documentary filmmakerDied on Wednesday September 23rd 2015
Hellmuth Karasek
German literary critic and journalistDied on Tuesday September 29th 2015
Frank Martinus Arion
Dutch-Antilian authorDied on Monday September 28th 2015
Kallen Pokkudan
Indian environmental activist and writerDied on Sunday September 27th 2015
W. H. Oliver
New Zealand historian and poetDied on Wednesday September 16th 2015
David Cregan
British playwrightDied on Monday September 7th 2015
David Cook
British broadcaster and writerDied on Wednesday September 16th 2015
Phyllis Tickle
American religious authorDied on Tuesday September 22nd 2015
Carlo Schäfer
German authorDied on Tuesday September 8th 2015
D. M. Marshman, Jr.
American screenwriterDied on Thursday September 17th 2015
Eraclio Zepeda
Mexican author and politicianDied on Thursday September 17th 2015
Jack Larson
American playwright and actor (Adventures of Superman}Died on Sunday September 20th 2015
C. K. Williams
American poetDied on Sunday September 20th 2015
C.K. Williams
American poetDied on Sunday September 20th 2015
Herschel Silverman
American poetDied on Saturday September 19th 2015
Dorothy Butler
New Zealand children's authorDied on Sunday September 20th 2015
Jackie Collins
English novelistDied on Saturday September 19th 2015
Jørgen Sonne
Danish writerDied on Wednesday September 16th 2015
Brian Sewell
British art criticDied on Saturday September 19th 2015
Frederick Winship
American theater criticDied on Thursday September 3rd 2015
Corneliu Vadim Tudor
Romanian politician and writerDied on Monday September 14th 2015
Miroslav Josić Višnjić
Serbian writerDied on Tuesday September 8th 2015
Annemarie Bostroem
German writerDied on Wednesday September 9th 2015
Rezo Cheishvili
Georgian writerDied on Friday September 11th 2015
William J. Becker
American theater critic and film studio executive (Janus Films)Died on Sunday September 13th 2015
Arthur J. Becker
American theater critic and film studio executive (Janus Films)Died on Sunday September 13th 2015
Arthur Becker
American theater criticDied on Sunday September 13th 2015
Arthur William John Becker III
American theater criticDied on Sunday September 13th 2015
Frank D. Gilroy
American playwright and screenwriterDied on Saturday September 12th 2015
Nelson Peery
American political activist and authorDied on Sunday September 6th 2015
Basil H. Johnston
Canadian writerDied on Tuesday September 8th 2015
Basil Johnston
Canadian writerDied on Tuesday September 8th 2015
Gabrielle Burton
American novelistDied on Thursday September 3rd 2015
William H. Grier
American psychologist and author (Black Rage)Died on Thursday September 3rd 2015
John Perreault
American art critic and poetDied on Sunday September 6th 2015
Joost Zwagerman
Dutch authorDied on Tuesday September 8th 2015
Harald Norbelie
Swedish writer and journalistDied on Sunday September 6th 2015
Warren Murphy
American authorDied on Friday September 4th 2015
Rhoda Lerman
American novelistDied on Sunday August 30th 2015
Tessa Ransford
British poet and founder of the Scottish Poetry LibraryDied on Wednesday September 2nd 2015
Charlie Carlson
American novelistDied on Sunday August 30th 2015
P. J. Kavanagh
English poetDied on Wednesday August 26th 2015
Wayne Dyer
author and speakerDied on Saturday August 29th 2015
Jean Louvet
Belgian playwrightDied on Saturday August 29th 2015
Utta Danella
German authorDied on Tuesday August 11th 2015
Oliver Sacks
British-born American neurologist and author (The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat)Died on Sunday August 30th 2015
Endre Fejes
Hungarian writerDied on Tuesday August 25th 2015
Zuzana Brabcová
Czech authorDied on Thursday August 20th 2015
Yosef Goldman
American book dealer and authorDied on Tuesday August 4th 2015
Cynthia Macdonald
American poetDied on Monday August 3rd 2015
Charles Tomlinson
English poetDied on Saturday August 22nd 2015
Stephen Rodefer
American poetDied on Saturday August 22nd 2015
Ibtihal Salem
Egyptian authorDied on Saturday August 15th 2015
Antonio Larreta
Uruguayan writer and actorDied on Wednesday August 19th 2015
William Jay Smith
American poetDied on Tuesday August 18th 2015
Eriek Verpale
Belgian writerDied on Monday August 10th 2015
Ken Barnes
British writer and record producerDied on Tuesday August 4th 2015
Hamida Salim
Indian Urdu authorDied on Sunday August 16th 2015
Rafael Chirbes
Spanish writerDied on Saturday August 15th 2015
Gordon Vette
New Zealand pilot and authorDied on Sunday August 9th 2015
Ann McGovern
American authorDied on Saturday August 8th 2015
Phyllis Grosskurth
Canadian biographerDied on Sunday August 2nd 2015
David Nobbs
British comedy writer (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin). (death announced on this date)Died on Sunday August 9th 2015
Svetlana Boym
Soviet-born American scholar and authorDied on Wednesday August 5th 2015
Hiroyuki Agawa
Japanese writer (The Reluctant Admiral: Yamamoto and the Imperial NavyDied on Wednesday August 5th 2015
Jerzy Płażewski
Polish film historian and criticDied on Wednesday August 5th 2015
Ray Jessel
American television writerDied on Friday July 17th 2015