William Demby
American writer
Died on Thursday May 23rd 2013
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Greg Quill
Australian roots musician and entertainment critic (Toronto Star)
Died on Sunday May 5th 2013
Elizabeth Mavor
British writer
Died on Wednesday May 22nd 2013
Sarah Kirsch
German poet
Died on Sunday May 5th 2013
William Douglas Lansford
American writer
Died on Wednesday May 22nd 2013
Jürg Amann
Swiss author and dramatist
Died on Sunday May 5th 2013
Charley Reese
American newspaper columnist
Died on Tuesday May 21st 2013
Selma Urfer
Swiss author and actress
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Eddie Braben
British comedy writer (Morecambe and Wise
Died on Tuesday May 21st 2013
Patrick Henry Omlor
American traditionalist Catholic author
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Miguel Méndez
American author
Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Ernst Klee
German historian and writer
Died on Saturday May 18th 2013
Dvora Omer
Israeli author
Died on Thursday May 2nd 2013
Frederic Lindsay
Scottish novelist
Died on Friday May 31st 2013
Stuart Wilde
British writer and metaphysical teacher
Died on Wednesday May 1st 2013
Donald Bevan
American author
Died on Wednesday May 29th 2013
Bernard Waber
American children's author (Lyle
Died on Thursday May 16th 2013
Gregory Rogers
Australian children's book writer
Died on Wednesday May 1st 2013
Richard Ballantine
British cycling writer
Died on Wednesday May 29th 2013
Asghar Ali Engineer
Indian writer and activist
Died on Tuesday May 14th 2013
Henry Hope Reed, Jr.
American architecture critic
Died on Wednesday May 1st 2013
Muttanisseril Koyakutty
Indian Islamic scholar and writer
Died on Monday May 27th 2013
Marianne Ferber
Czech-born American feminist economist and author
Died on Saturday May 11th 2013
Martin Kevan
Kenyan-born Canadian film and voice actor (Far Cry 3) and author
Died on Wednesday May 1st 2013
Jack Vance
American science fiction author
Died on Sunday May 26th 2013
Lynne Duke
American journalist (Washington Post) and author
Died on Friday April 19th 2013
David Hunt
American Christian apologist and author
Died on Friday April 5th 2013
Viviane Forrester
French writer
Died on Tuesday April 30th 2013
Goran Švob
Croatian philosopher and author
Died on Thursday April 18th 2013
Noboru Yamaguchi
Japanese author (The Familiar of Zero)
Died on Thursday April 4th 2013
Bernie Wood
New Zealand sport author and journalist
Died on Sunday April 28th 2013
George Horse-Capture
American Gros Ventre author
Died on Tuesday April 16th 2013
Roger Ebert
American film critic (Chicago Sun-Times
Died on Thursday April 4th 2013
Fredrick McKissack
American children's book writer
Died on Sunday April 28th 2013
A. S. A. Harrison
Canadian writer and artist
Died on Sunday April 14th 2013
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
German-born British-American novelist and screenwriter (A Room with a View
Died on Wednesday April 3rd 2013
Jérôme Louis Heldring
Dutch journalist and columnist
Died on Saturday April 27th 2013
Nick Pollotta
American science fiction author
Died on Saturday April 13th 2013
Stan Isaacs
American sports columnist
Died on Wednesday April 3rd 2013
William Y. Thompson
American historian and author
Died on Friday April 12th 2013
George Gladir
American comic book writer (Archie
Died on Wednesday April 3rd 2013
Aída Bortnik
Argentine screenwriter (The Official Story)
Died on Saturday April 27th 2013
Basil Copper
British writer
Died on Wednesday April 3rd 2013
Eion Scarrow
New Zealand gardening television presenter and author
Died on Thursday April 25th 2013
Michael France
American screenwriter (GoldenEye
Died 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 News
Died on Wednesday April 24th 2013
Roger Dobson
British writer
Died on Friday April 12th 2013
Kildare Dobbs
Indian-born Canadian short-story and travel writer
Died on Monday April 1st 2013
Norbert Blei
American author and writer
Died on Tuesday April 23rd 2013
Robert Byrne
American chess grandmaster and columnist (The New York Times)
Died on Friday April 12th 2013
Clément Marchand
Canadian poet and journalist
Died on Monday April 22nd 2013
Edward de Grazia
American lawyer and writer (Girls Lean Back Everywhere)
Died on Thursday April 11th 2013
Norman Borisoff
American film producer and novelist
Died on Sunday April 21st 2013
José Luis Sampedro
Spanish writer and economist
Died on Monday April 8th 2013
Jocasta Innes
British non-fiction writer and businesswoman
Died on Saturday April 20th 2013
Abdul Hadi Al-Fadhli
Iraqi writer and academic
Died on Monday April 8th 2013
Peter Kane Dufault
American poet
Died on Saturday April 20th 2013
Mickey Rose
American film and television screenwriter (Bananas
Died on Sunday April 7th 2013
Cortright McMeel
American novelist
Died on Friday April 19th 2013
George Anania
Romanian science-fiction writer and translator
Died on Saturday April 6th 2013
Andrew J. Offutt
American science fiction author
Died on Tuesday April 30th 2013
E. L. Konigsburg
American children's novelist and illustrator(From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler)
Died on Friday April 19th 2013
Barbara Anderson
New Zealand author
Died on Sunday March 24th 2013
Robert Chrisman
American poet
Died 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 translator
Died on Thursday March 7th 2013
Rick Hautala
American horror author
Died on Thursday March 21st 2013
Shabnam Shakeel
Pakistani poet and author
Died on Saturday March 2nd 2013
Chinua Achebe
Nigerian poet
Died on Thursday March 21st 2013
Thomas McEvilley
American art critic and academic
Died on Saturday March 2nd 2013
James Herbert
English horror writer (The Rats)
Died on Wednesday March 20th 2013
Ric Menello
American writer (Two Lovers)
Died on Friday March 1st 2013
Lester Lewis
American television writer and producer (The Office
Died on Tuesday March 19th 2013
Khalid Ahmad
Pakistani poet and journalist
Died on Tuesday March 19th 2013
Henry Bromell
American screenwriter and producer (Homeland
Died on Monday March 18th 2013
A.B.C. Whipple
American journalist and author
Died on Sunday March 17th 2013
W. E. Butts
American poet
Died on Sunday March 31st 2013
Edith Schaeffer
American Christian leader and author
Died on Saturday March 30th 2013
Trond Brænne
Norwegian actor and author
Died on Saturday March 16th 2013
Daniel Hoffman
American poet
Died on Saturday March 30th 2013
Aramais Sahakyan
Armenian writer and politician
Died on Thursday March 14th 2013
Lawrence Auster
American traditionalist conservative author and blogger
Died on Friday March 29th 2013
Cartha DeLoach
American FBI agent and author
Died on Wednesday March 13th 2013
Richard Davey
Australian actor and playwright
Died on Wednesday March 13th 2013
Boris Vasilyev
Russian writer
Died on Monday March 11th 2013
Simón Alberto Consalvi
Venezuelan politician and author
Died on Monday March 11th 2013