Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
German-born British-American novelist and screenwriter (A Room with a ViewDied on Wednesday April 3rd 2013
Jérôme Louis Heldring
Dutch journalist and columnistDied on Saturday April 27th 2013
Nick Pollotta
American science fiction authorDied on Saturday April 13th 2013
Stan Isaacs
American sports columnistDied on Wednesday April 3rd 2013
Dhoodaan
Ethiopian Somali language writerDied on Saturday April 27th 2013
George Gladir
American comic book writer (ArchieDied on Wednesday April 3rd 2013
Aída Bortnik
Argentine screenwriter (The Official Story)Died on Saturday April 27th 2013
Brennan Manning
American priest and authorDied on Friday April 12th 2013
Basil Copper
British writerDied on Wednesday April 3rd 2013
Eion Scarrow
New Zealand gardening television presenter and authorDied on Thursday April 25th 2013
Michael France
American screenwriter (GoldenEyeDied on Friday April 12th 2013
Jesús Franco
Spanish film director and screenwriter (Count Dracula)Died on Tuesday April 2nd 2013
Larry Felser
American sports journalist and columnist (Sporting NewsDied on Wednesday April 24th 2013
Roger Dobson
British writerDied on Friday April 12th 2013
Kildare Dobbs
Indian-born Canadian short-story and travel writerDied on Monday April 1st 2013
Robert Byrne
American chess grandmaster and columnist (The New York Times)Died on Friday April 12th 2013
Edward de Grazia
American lawyer and writer (Girls Lean Back Everywhere)Died on Thursday April 11th 2013
Daniel Hoffman
American poetDied on Saturday March 30th 2013
Aramais Sahakyan
Armenian writer and politicianDied on Thursday March 14th 2013
Lawrence Auster
American traditionalist conservative author and bloggerDied on Friday March 29th 2013
Cartha DeLoach
American FBI agent and authorDied on Wednesday March 13th 2013
Richard Davey
Australian actor and playwrightDied on Wednesday March 13th 2013
Don Payne
American television writer (The Simpsons) and screenwriter (ThorDied on Tuesday March 26th 2013
Boris Vasilyev
Russian writerDied on Monday March 11th 2013
Ellen Einan
Norwegian poetDied on Monday March 25th 2013
Simón Alberto Consalvi
Venezuelan politician and authorDied on Monday March 11th 2013
Barbara Anderson
New Zealand authorDied on Sunday March 24th 2013
Robert Chrisman
American poetDied on Sunday March 10th 2013
Giancarlo Zagni
Italian director and screenwriter (La bellezza di Ippolita)Died on Thursday March 21st 2013
Freda Linde
South African children's writer and translatorDied on Thursday March 7th 2013
Rick Hautala
American horror authorDied on Thursday March 21st 2013
Chinua Achebe
Nigerian poetDied on Thursday March 21st 2013
Thomas McEvilley
American art critic and academicDied on Saturday March 2nd 2013
James Herbert
English horror writer (The Rats)Died on Wednesday March 20th 2013
Lester Lewis
American television writer and producer (The OfficeDied on Tuesday March 19th 2013
Margaret Johansen
Norwegian novelistDied on Friday March 1st 2013
Khalid Ahmad
Pakistani poet and journalistDied on Tuesday March 19th 2013
Campbell Armstrong
Scottish authorDied on Friday March 1st 2013
Henry Bromell
American screenwriter and producer (HomelandDied on Monday March 18th 2013
A.B.C. Whipple
American journalist and authorDied on Sunday March 17th 2013
W. E. Butts
American poetDied on Sunday March 31st 2013
Edith Schaeffer
American Christian leader and authorDied on Saturday March 30th 2013
Stéphane Hessel
German-born French author and diplomatDied on Tuesday February 26th 2013
Oswald LeWinter
Austrian-born American writerDied on Wednesday February 13th 2013
Richard E. Geis
American science fiction writerDied on Monday February 4th 2013
Jan Howard Finder
American science fiction writerDied on Tuesday February 26th 2013
Margaret Frazer
American historical novelistDied on Monday February 4th 2013
Mahmoud Salem
Egyptian authorDied on Sunday February 24th 2013
Barnaby Conrad
American authorDied on Tuesday February 12th 2013
Sylvia Smith
British writerDied on Saturday February 23rd 2013
D. Vinayachandran
Indian Malayalam poetDied on Monday February 11th 2013
Sirajul Haq Memon
Pakistani authorDied on Saturday February 2nd 2013
Maurice Rosy
Belgian comics writerDied on Saturday February 23rd 2013
W. Watts Biggers
American novelistDied on Sunday February 10th 2013
Chris Kyle
American author and Navy SEAL sniperDied on Saturday February 2nd 2013
Donald Richie
American-born Japanese film critic and cinematic authorDied on Tuesday February 19th 2013
Richard Twiss
American educator and authorDied on Saturday February 9th 2013
Otfried Preußler
German children's book author (The Robber Hotzenplotz)Died on Monday February 18th 2013
Aki Orr
German–born Israeli politician and writerDied on Saturday February 9th 2013
Debbie Ford
American authorDied on Sunday February 17th 2013
Alan Sharp
Scottish screenwriter (Rob RoyDied on Friday February 8th 2013
Manoranjan Das
Indian playwrightDied on Sunday February 17th 2013
Renato Olivieri
Italian giallo novelistDied on Friday February 8th 2013
William Bridges
American author and business consultantDied on Sunday February 17th 2013
Marjorie Housepian Dobkin
American academic and authorDied on Friday February 8th 2013
Glenn Snyder
88. American author and political scientistDied on Thursday February 14th 2013
Maureen Dragone
American journalist and authorDied on Friday February 8th 2013
T. L. Osborn
American televangelist and authorDied on Thursday February 14th 2013
Krsto Papić
Croatian screenwriter and film director (My Uncle's Legacy)Died on Thursday February 7th 2013
Nancy Cooke de Herrera
American socialite and authorDied on Thursday February 28th 2013
Friedrich Neznansky
Russian writerDied on Thursday February 14th 2013
Niki Marangou
Cypriot writer and painterDied on Thursday February 7th 2013
Imants Ziedonis
Latvian poetDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Richard J. Collins
American screenwriter (BonanzaDied on Thursday February 14th 2013
Shelby Whitfield
American sports announcer and authorDied on Tuesday February 5th 2013
Molly Lefebure
British writerDied on Wednesday February 27th 2013
Mary Brave Bird
American Lakota writer and activistDied on Thursday February 14th 2013
Leda Mileva
Bulgarian writerDied on Tuesday February 5th 2013
Sung Chan-gyeong
South Korean poetDied on Tuesday February 26th 2013
Glenn Boyer
American author and Wyatt Earp historianDied on Thursday February 14th 2013
Marshall Miles
American bridge player and authorDied on Tuesday February 5th 2013
Richard G. Stern
American writerDied on Thursday January 24th 2013
Jennings Michael Burch
American writerDied on Tuesday January 15th 2013
T. S. Cook
American screenwriter (The China Syndrome)Died on Saturday January 5th 2013
Yemi Ajibade
Nigerian–born British playwright and actorDied on Thursday January 24th 2013
Gwendoline Butler
British authorDied on Saturday January 5th 2013
Jonathan Rendall
English authorDied on Wednesday January 23rd 2013