Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Judith St. George
American author (So You Want to Be President?)
Died on Wednesday June 10th 2015
Nicola Badalucco
Italian screenwriter and journalist
Died on Wednesday June 17th 2015
Jill Hyem
British scriptwriter and actress
Died on Friday June 5th 2015
Alan Caruba
American writer and public relations counselor
Died on Monday June 15th 2015
Graham Lord
British biographer and novelist
Died on Saturday June 13th 2015
Wolfgang Jeschke
German science-fiction author (The Last Day of Creation)
Died on Wednesday June 10th 2015
Seth Winston
American screenwriter and director (She's Out of Control
Died on Friday June 5th 2015
Vincent Musetto
American film critic (New York Post)
Died on Tuesday June 9th 2015
Dasaradhi Rangacharya
Indian writer and politician
Died on Monday June 8th 2015
Jean Gruault
French screenwriter and actor.
Died on Tuesday June 9th 2015
Vincent Bugliosi
American attorney and author (Helter Skelter)
Died on Saturday June 6th 2015
Ludvík Vaculík
Czech writer and journalist
Died on Saturday June 6th 2015
Paolo Tullio
Michelin Star-winning chef and resident food critic on The Restaurant
Died on Friday June 5th 2015
Will Holt
American songwriter and playwright
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Zhang Jieqing
Chinese politician and writer
Died on Wednesday May 27th 2015
Morris Beckman
English writer and anti-fascist activist (43 Group)
Died on Sunday May 24th 2015
Marbeth Schon
American picture book author and jeweler
Died on Tuesday June 2nd 2015
Christina Reid
Irish playwright
Died on Sunday May 31st 2015
Wallace Sampson
American critic of alternative medicine
Died on Monday May 25th 2015
Carole Seymour-Jones
Welsh biographer
Died on Saturday May 23rd 2015
Jean Pliya
Beninese playwright and short story writer
Died on Thursday May 14th 2015
Claudio Caligari
Italian screenwriter and director (Toxic Love
Died on Tuesday May 26th 2015
Ebba Hentze
Faroese writer
Died on Wednesday May 20th 2015
Óscar Collazos
Columbian writer
Died on Sunday May 17th 2015
Georges Blin
French literary critic and academic
Died on Thursday May 14th 2015
Carlos Maggi
Uruguayan writer (Generación del 45)
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Gill Dennis
American screenwriter (Walk the Line)
Died on Friday May 15th 2015
Donald Neff
American journalist and author
Died on Sunday May 10th 2015
Jim Morrison
American singer, songwriter and poet best remembered as the lead singer of The Doors
Died on Saturday July 3rd 1971
Alexis Márquez Rodríguez
Venezuelan writer
Died on Sunday May 10th 2015
William Bast
American screenwriter and author
Died on Monday May 4th 2015
Peter Dobkin Hall
American author and historian
Died on Thursday April 30th 2015
Norman Thaddeus Vane
American screenwriter and film director (Frightmare)
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Nan Inger Östman
Swedish children's book author
Died on Wednesday April 8th 2015
Michael Blake
American screenwriter
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
Ruth Rendell
English author of thrillers and psychological murder mysteries
Died on Saturday May 2nd 2015
William Pfaff
American author and columnist
Died on Thursday April 30th 2015
R. A. Foakes
British author and Shakespearean scholar
Died on Sunday December 22nd 2013
Lloyd Pye
American author and paranormal researcher
Died on Monday December 9th 2013
Sigrid Kahle
French-born Swedish journalist and writer
Died on Tuesday December 31st 2013
Kobus Van Rensburg
South African televangelist and author
Died on Saturday December 21st 2013
Gerald Mortimer
British author and sports journalist (Derby Telegraph)
Died on Monday December 30th 2013
Michael Vetter
German composer and novelist
Died on Saturday December 7th 2013
W. Harrison Daniel
American author and history professor
Died on Monday December 30th 2013
Jeff Shannon
American film critic and writer
Died on Friday December 20th 2013
Édouard Molinaro
French film director and screenwriter (La Cage aux Folles)
Died on Saturday December 7th 2013
Jagadish Mohanty
Indian Oriya language writer
Died on Sunday December 29th 2013
Ned Vizzini
American novelist (It's Kind of a Funny Story)
Died on Thursday December 19th 2013
C. T. Hsia
Chinese literary critic and academic
Died on Sunday December 29th 2013
Rollo Gebhard
German circumnavigator and author
Died on Friday December 27th 2013
Marta Russell
American writer and disability rights activist
Died on Monday December 16th 2013