Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Ron Loewinsohn
American poetDied on Tuesday October 14th 2014
Konrad Boehmer
German-born Dutch composer and writerDied on Saturday October 4th 2014
Raleigh Trevelyan
British authorDied on Thursday October 23rd 2014
Leonard Liggio
American libertarian authorDied on Tuesday October 14th 2014
Christopher van Wyk
South African writerDied on Friday October 3rd 2014
John Postgate
British microbiologist and writerDied on Wednesday October 22nd 2014
Agnes Owens
Scottish authorDied on Monday October 13th 2014
Ward Ruyslinck
Belgian authorDied on Friday October 3rd 2014
Nikita Larionov
Russian writerDied on Monday September 22nd 2014
Yoko Yamaguchi
Japanese songwriter and novelistDied on Saturday September 6th 2014
Martin Harrison
British-born Australian poetDied on Saturday September 6th 2014
Linda Griffiths
Canadian actress and playwrightDied on Sunday September 21st 2014
Arnold Fine
American editor (The Jewish Press) and humor columnistDied on Friday September 5th 2014
Stan Monteith
American author and radio hostDied on Monday September 29th 2014
Kazusuke Ogawa
Japanese literary criticDied on Saturday September 20th 2014
Jacqueline Risset
French poetDied on Thursday September 4th 2014
Mary Cadogan
British writerDied on Monday September 29th 2014
Ashok Ramchandra Kelkar
Indian linguist and writerDied on Saturday September 20th 2014
Gerrit Kouwenaar
Dutch poetDied on Thursday September 4th 2014
J. California Cooper
American playwright and authorDied on Saturday September 20th 2014
Ayesha Foyez
Bangladeshi writerDied on Saturday September 27th 2014
Wayne Tefs
Canadian writerDied on Monday September 15th 2014
Eugie Foster
American science fiction authorDied on Saturday September 27th 2014
Jürg Schubiger
Swiss psychotherapist and children's authorDied on Monday September 15th 2014
Hugh C. Rae
Scottish authorDied on Wednesday September 24th 2014
Lonnie Lynn
American basketball player (Pittsburgh Pipers) and spoken word poetDied on Friday September 12th 2014
Madis Kõiv
Estonian authorDied on Wednesday September 24th 2014
Theodore J. Flicker
American writer and director (Barney MillerDied on Friday September 12th 2014
Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
British writer and socialiteDied on Wednesday September 24th 2014
Graham Joyce
British speculative fantasy authorDied on Tuesday September 9th 2014
Fred Branfman
American author and anti-war activistDied on Wednesday September 24th 2014
Montserrat Abelló i Soler
Spanish poet and translatorDied on Tuesday September 9th 2014
Shankar Vaidya
Indian Marathi poet and writerDied on Tuesday September 23rd 2014
Jane Baker
British television writer (Doctor WhoDied on Monday September 8th 2014
Alaviyya Babayeva
Azerbaijani writer and translatorDied on Tuesday September 23rd 2014
Frederic Mullally
British journalist and novelistDied on Sunday September 7th 2014
Al Carrell
American home improvement expert and columnistDied on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Elaine M. Alphin
American authorDied on Tuesday August 19th 2014
Elfriede Brüning
German writerDied on Tuesday August 5th 2014
Eduardo White
Mozambican writerDied on Sunday August 24th 2014
Samih al-Qasim
Palestinian Druze poet and journalistDied on Tuesday August 19th 2014
Diann Blakely
American poetDied on Tuesday August 5th 2014
Miodrag Pavlović
Serbian poetDied on Sunday August 17th 2014
Dorothy Salisbury Davis
American crime fiction writerDied on Sunday August 3rd 2014
Elsa Wiezell
Paraguayan poetDied on Saturday August 23rd 2014
Vsevolod Nestayko
Ukrainian children's writerDied on Saturday August 16th 2014
James Thompson
American-born Finnish crime writerDied on Saturday August 2nd 2014
Birgitta Stenberg
Swedish authorDied on Saturday August 23rd 2014
Jack Shallcrass
New Zealand authorDied on Wednesday August 13th 2014
Billie Letts
American novelist (Where the Heart Is)Died on Saturday August 2nd 2014
Peter Stursberg
Canadian writer and broadcasterDied on Sunday August 31st 2014
Peter Hopkirk
British journalist and author (The Great Game)Died on Friday August 22nd 2014
Dorothy Schwieder
American biographer and historianDied on Wednesday August 13th 2014
Jan Roar Leikvoll
Norwegian authorDied on Friday August 1st 2014
Ann Zwinger
American natural history authorDied on Saturday August 30th 2014
Bohumila Grögerová
Czech poetDied on Friday August 22nd 2014
Fanny Morweiser
German writerDied on Wednesday August 13th 2014
Joseph E. Persico
American writerDied on Saturday August 30th 2014
U. R. Ananthamurthy
Indian writerDied on Friday August 22nd 2014
Alan Landsburg
American screenwriterDied on Wednesday August 13th 2014
Shlomo Kalo
Israeli writerDied on Saturday August 30th 2014
Verna Vels
South African screenwriter and programme directorDied on Thursday August 21st 2014
Metakse
Armenian poetDied on Sunday August 10th 2014
Mayumi Inaba
Japanese writerDied on Saturday August 30th 2014
Peter Handrinos
American authorDied on Thursday August 21st 2014
Peter Chippindale
British newspaper journalist (The Guardian) and authorDied on Sunday August 10th 2014
Charles Bowden
American writerDied on Saturday August 30th 2014
Anton Buslov
Russian blogger and magazine columnist (The New Times)Died on Wednesday August 20th 2014
Macarthur Job
Australian aviation writer and air safety consultantDied on Wednesday August 6th 2014
Shamim Farooqui
Indian poetDied on Friday August 29th 2014
Maruxa Vilalta
Mexican playwright and theatre directorDied on Tuesday August 19th 2014
Clem Comly
American baseball researcher and authorDied on Wednesday August 6th 2014
Victor J. Stenger
American physicist and authorDied on Wednesday August 27th 2014
David St John Thomas
English publisher and writerDied on Tuesday August 19th 2014
Vladimir Orlov
Russian novelistDied on Tuesday August 5th 2014
Benno Pludra
German children's authorDied on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Candida Lycett Green
British authorDied on Tuesday August 19th 2014
Edward Leffingwell
American art critic and curatorDied on Tuesday August 5th 2014
Valeri Petrov
Bulgarian poetDied on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Richard Dauenhauer
American poetDied on Tuesday August 19th 2014
Scott Ciencin
American adaption novelist (GodzillaDied on Tuesday August 5th 2014
Herbert Lottman
American biographerDied on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Ruth Sacks Caplin
American screenwriter (Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont)Died on Tuesday August 5th 2014
Hans-Hermann Sprado
German journalist and authorDied on Thursday July 24th 2014
Hugh Davidson
Canadian music critic and arts administratorDied on Monday July 14th 2014
C. J. Henderson
American horror and crime authorDied on Friday July 4th 2014
Ariano Suassuna
Brazilian writerDied on Wednesday July 23rd 2014
Nadine Gordimer
South African writer (The ConservationistDied on Sunday July 13th 2014
Torill Thorstad Hauger
Norwegian authorDied on Friday July 4th 2014