Marcel Dubé dies at age 86
Canadian Playwright Died on Thursday April 7th 2016
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
E. M. obituary: died at age 87
American author of the 1965 novel The Dirty Dozen Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Obituary: Barbara Turner, dead at age 79
American actress (Soldier Blue) and screenwriter (Georgia Died on Tuesday April 5th 2016
Rowley Habib dies at age 83
New Zealand writer Died on Sunday April 3rd 2016
Obituary: Erik Bauersfeld, dead at age 93
American radio dramatist (KPFA) and voice actor (Return of the Jedi Died on Monday April 4th 2016
William Rice dies at 77
American food editor and critic in Washington Died on Sunday April 3rd 2016
Lars Gustafsson death at age 79
Swedish writer and scholar. Died on Sunday April 3rd 2016
Death of Bob Ellis at age 72
Australian writer and journalist Died on Sunday April 3rd 2016
Death of Frank De at age 94
American author and screenwriter (Audrey Rose) Died on Tuesday March 29th 2016
Denise Robertson dead at age 83
British writer and television broadcaster (This Morning) Died on Friday April 1st 2016
Jean-Pierre Coffe passed away at age 78
French television presenter and food critic Died on Tuesday March 29th 2016
Nil Hilevich has died at age 84
Belarusian poet Died on Tuesday March 29th 2016
Howard Berk dead at age 91
American novelist Died on Sunday March 27th 2016
Death of Jim Harrison at age 78
American writer Died on Saturday March 26th 2016
Theodor Cazaban obituary: died at age 95
French writer Died on Friday March 4th 2016
Tom Whedon dies at age 83
American television writer (The Golden Girls Died on Wednesday March 23rd 2016
Obituary: Aharon Megged, dead at age 95
Polish-born Israeli author Died on Wednesday March 23rd 2016
Earl Hamner, passes away at age 92
American television writer and producer (Falcon Crest Died on Thursday March 24th 2016
D. G. dead at age 87
Canadian poet Died on Sunday March 6th 2016
Morton Hunt death at age 96
American psychologist and science writer Died on Thursday March 10th 2016
Magsud Ibrahimbeyov passes away at age 80
Azerbaijani writer and member of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Died on Tuesday March 22nd 2016
Jan-Öjvind Swahn obituary: died at age 90
Swedish etnologist and writer. Died on Tuesday March 22nd 2016
Tomas de obituary: died at age 68
Uruguayan author Died on Monday March 21st 2016
Shizuko Natsuki dies at 77
Japanese author Died on Monday March 21st 2016
Geoffrey Hartman dead at age 86
German-born American literary critic Died on Monday March 14th 2016
Obituary: Barry Hines, dead at age 76
English author (A Kestrel for a Knave) Died on Sunday March 20th 2016
José Carlos, died aged 79
Brazilian film critic Died on Friday March 18th 2016
Tita Kovač dies at age 85
Slovene-born Greek chemist and writer Died on Friday March 11th 2016
Death of Georges Tarabichi at age 77
Syrian writer and translator Died on Wednesday March 16th 2016
Alexander Esenin-Volpin obituary: died at age 91
Soviet-born American poet and mathematician Died on Wednesday March 16th 2016
Marion Patrick passed away at age 85
Trinidadian writer Died on Wednesday March 2nd 2016
Anita Brookner dies at 87
British novelist and art historian Died on Monday March 14th 2016
Nicolau Breyner dies at 75
Portuguese playwright Died on Monday March 14th 2016
Rafiq Azad passed away at age 74
Bangladeshi poet Died on Saturday March 12th 2016
Kostas Koutsomytis dies at age 77
Greek film director and screenwriter Died on Thursday March 10th 2016
Rafael Squirru dies at age 90
Argentine author Died on Saturday March 5th 2016
Jerry Bridges obituary: died at age 86
an evangelical Christian author Died on Sunday March 6th 2016
Ramón Palomares, died aged 80
Venezuelan poet Died on Friday March 4th 2016
Pat Conroy dies at 70
American author (The Prince of Tides Died on Friday March 4th 2016
Taka Chiba death at age 56
Japanese manga writer Died on Saturday February 27th 2016
Tony Warren passes away at age 79
English television scriptwriter (Coronation Street) Died on Wednesday March 2nd 2016
Sonia Borg, died aged 85
Austrian-born Australian screenwriter (Women of the Sun Died on Thursday February 4th 2016
Vid Pečjak passes away at age 87
Slovene psychologist and writer Died on Tuesday March 1st 2016
Alice Arlen has died at age 75
American screenwriter (Silkwood) Died on Monday February 29th 2016
Louise Rennison dead at age 64
British author (Angus Died on Monday February 29th 2016
Liliane Wouters passed away at age 86
Belgian author Died on Sunday February 28th 2016
Sengai Aaliyan, died aged 75
Sengai Aaliyan, a Sri Lankan Tamil author, died on February 28, 2016, aged 75. Born in Jaffna in 1941, he was also known as Kanthaiya Kunarasa and Senkaiahliyan. He wrote…
Death of Zdeněk Marat at age 85
Czech music composer (How the World Is Losing Poets) and conductor Died on Sunday February 21st 2016
Salman Natour passes away at age 67
Israeli Palestinian author Died on Monday February 15th 2016
Obituary: François Dupeyron, dead at age 65
French film director and screenwriter (The Officers' Ward) Died on Thursday February 25th 2016
John Chilton obituary: died at age 83
British jazz musician and writer Died on Thursday February 25th 2016
Peter Lustig dies at 78
German television presenter and author Died on Tuesday February 23rd 2016
Death of Chiaki Morosawa at age 56
Japanese anime screenwriter (Mobile Suit Gundam SEED) Died on Friday February 19th 2016
Akbar Ali, died aged 91
Indian Kannada poet Died on Sunday February 21st 2016
Miroslav Nemirov died at age 54
Russian poet Died on Sunday February 21st 2016
Bergljot Hobæk dies at age 90
Norwegian novelist Died on Friday February 12th 2016
Umberto Eco passed away at age 84
Italian philosopher and novelist (The Name of the Rose) Died on Friday February 19th 2016
Rosario Ferré, died aged 77
Puerto Rican writer Died on Thursday February 18th 2016
Sohrab Rahimi passes away at age 53
Iranian-born Swedish poet Died on Thursday February 11th 2016
Harper Lee dies at 89
American author (To Kill a Mockingbird) (death reported on this date) Died on Friday February 19th 2016
Death of Mildred Shapley at age 100
American science writer Died on Thursday February 11th 2016
Eduardo Chirinos dies at age 55
Peruvian poet Died on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Claude Jeancolas, died aged 66
French author Died on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Death of Yūko Tsushima at age 68
Japanese author Died on Thursday February 18th 2016
Andrzej Żuławski dies at 75
Polish film director and writer Died on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Obituary: Akbar Kakkattil, dead at age 62
Indian writer Died on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Bud Webster, died aged 63
American science fiction and fantasy writer. Died on Saturday February 13th 2016
Warren Manzi died at age 60
American playwright (Perfect Crime) Died on Thursday February 11th 2016
O. N. dies at 84
Indian poet Died on Saturday February 13th 2016
Bayard Johnson dead at age 63
American screenwriter (Tarzan and the Lost City) Died on Wednesday February 10th 2016
Tom Singer passes away at age 67
American newspaper columnist and baseball beat writer Died on Monday February 8th 2016
Fatima Surayya death at age 85
Pakistani novelist Died on Wednesday February 10th 2016
Norman Hudis obituary: died at age 93
English screenwriter (Carry On) Died on Monday February 8th 2016
Edith Skom death at age -1
American novelist Died on Wednesday February 3rd 2016
Andrew Glaze dies at 95
American poet Died on Sunday February 7th 2016
Juliette Benzoni has died at age 95
French novelist Died on Monday February 8th 2016
Nida Fazli obituary: died at age 78
Indian poet Died on Monday February 8th 2016
Death of Dan Gerson at age 49
American screenwriter (Monsters Died on Saturday February 6th 2016
Margaret Forster obituary: died at age 77
English novelist (Georgy Girl) and biographer Died on Monday February 8th 2016
Roger Willemsen died at age 60
German author Died on Monday February 8th 2016
Bodil Malmsten passes away at age 71
Swedish poet and novelist Died on Friday February 5th 2016
David St obituary: died at age 48
British writer and LGBT activist (body found on this date) Died on Tuesday January 12th 2016
Tayeb Saddiki death at age 77
Moroccan playwright Died on Friday February 5th 2016
Ruth Rehmann passed away at age 93
German writer Died on Friday January 29th 2016
Death of Intizar Hussain at age 92
Pakistani writer Died on Tuesday February 2nd 2016
Dov Yermiya died at age 101
Israeli army officer and author Died on Saturday January 30th 2016
Obituary: Laurence Lerner, dead at age 90
South African born British literary critic Died on Tuesday January 19th 2016
Anthony Simmons passes away at age 93
British screenwriter and film director (The Optimists of Nine Elms Died on Friday January 22nd 2016
Don Marks dies at age 62
Canadian writer and indigenous rights advocate Died on Saturday January 30th 2016
Nayani Krishnakumari dies at 86
Indian writer and folklorist Died on Friday January 29th 2016
Aleš Debeljak obituary: died at age 54
Slovenian writer Died on Friday January 29th 2016
Jacques Rivette has died at age 87
French film director and film critic Died on Friday January 29th 2016
Peggy Anderson, died aged 77
American author Died on Sunday January 17th 2016
Carles Hac dies at 75
Spanish Catalan writer Died on Wednesday January 27th 2016
Zaw Zaw dead at age 79
Burmese author and public intellectual Died on Tuesday January 26th 2016
Constance Beresford-Howe has died at age 93
Canadian novelist Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Richard Klinkhamer, died aged 78
Dutch writer Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Joseph Ritz dead at age 86
American author and playwright Died on Monday January 4th 2016
Nikolay Abramov died at age 54
Russian Vepsian writer and translator Died on Saturday January 23rd 2016