Deaths Famous Dead Writers
Charlotte Greig
British novelist and singer · 19 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 19
Jónas Kristjánsson
Icelandic academic and novelist · 07 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 7 · Jonáš
Jurij Gustinčič
Slovene journalist and writer · 07 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 7
Maria Perosino
Italian author and art historian · 16 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 16
Kevin Elyot
British scriptwriter (Clapham Junction) and playwright (My Night with Reg) · 07 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 7
Allen Grossman
American poet (Bollingen Prize) · 27 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 27
Daniel Keyes
American author (Flowers for Algernon) · 15 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 15
Eric Hill
British children's writer and illustrator (Spot the Dog) · 06 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 6 · Éric
P. N. Furbank
British writer and literary critic · 27 June 2014 · June 2014 · Furbank · June 27
Edward Sövik
American architect and author · 04 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 4
Mary Rodgers
American composer (Once Upon a Mattress) and children's author (Freaky Friday) · 26 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 26
Svyatoslav Belza
Russian music and literary critic · 03 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 3
Shaktipada Rajguru
Indian Bengali language writer · 12 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 12
Derek Fielding
Australian librarian and author · 25 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 25
Hasan Tawfiq
Egyptian poet and journalist · 30 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 30
Nigel Calder
British science writer (New Scientist) and television screenwriter · 25 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 25
Steve Viksten
American television writer and voice actor (Hey Arnold!) · 23 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 23
Ernest Tursunov
Kyrgyzstani poet and translator · 11 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 11
Frank M. Robinson
American science fiction writer (The Power) and speechwriter (Harvey Milk) · 30 June 2014 · June 2014 · Robinson · June 30
Nancy Garden
American writer (Annie on My Mind) and LGBT activist · 23 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 23
Gilles Ségal
French actor and playwright · 11 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 11 · Segal
Felix Dennis
British poet and publisher · 22 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 22
Paul Mazursky
American film director and screenwriter (An Unmarried Woman · 30 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 30
Fouad Ajami
Lebanese-born American political scientist and author · 22 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 22
Robert Arthur Alexie
Canadian Gwich'in politician and novelist · 10 June 2014 · June 2014 · June 10 · Alexie
Maya Angelou
American author (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) · 28 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 28
Mary Stewart
British novelist (Merlin series) · 09 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 9
Howard Smith
American columnist (The Village Voice) and filmmaker (Marjoe) · 01 May 2014 · May 2014 · Writers · May 1
Malcolm MacDonald
Scottish music critic · 27 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 27
Donald Kirkpatrick
American academic and author · 09 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 9
Peggy O’Shea
American Daytime Emmy Award-winning screenwriter (One Life to Live) · 01 May 2014 · May 2014 · O’Shea · May 1
John Maginnis
American political writer · 25 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 25
Leslie Thomas
Welsh author (The Virgin Soldiers) · 06 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 6
Mark Elvins
British priest and author · 01 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 1
Michael Gottlieb
American director and screenwriter (Mannequin · 23 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 23
Học Phi
Vietnamese dramatist and scriptwriter · 06 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 6
Matthew Cowles
American actor and playwright (All My Children · 22 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 22
Bud Osborn
Canadian poet and activist · 06 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 6
Arthur Gelb
American newspaper editor and critic (The New York Times) · 20 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 20
Farley Mowat
Canadian author (People of the Deer · 06 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 6
Gabriel Kolko
American historian and author · 19 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 19
Amik Kasoruho
Albanian author and publicist · 05 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 5
Sam Greenlee
American writer and filmmaker (The Spook Who Sat by the Door) · 19 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 19
Bohdan Skaradziński
Polish writer and social activist · 04 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 4
Dobrica Ćosić
Serbian writer and politician · 18 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 18
Helga Königsdorf
East German physicist and author · 04 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 4
Steven H. Scheuer
American film and television historian and critic · 31 May 2014 · May 2014 · Scheuer · May 31
Matt Kailey
American author and transgender activist · 17 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 17
William Bender
American entertainment critic and magazine editor (Time) · 04 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 4
Brajanath Ratha
Indian Oriya poet · 31 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 31
Allan Folsom
American novelist (The Day After Tomorrow) · 16 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 16
Marilyn Beck
American syndicated entertainment journalist and columnist · 31 May 2014 · May 2014 · Writers · May 31
Hans Breidbach-Bernau
Austrian Olympic writer 1948 · 15 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 15
Francisco Icaza
Mexican modernist artist and writer · 03 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 3
Michael Szameit
German science fiction writer · 30 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 30
Emanuel Raymond Lewis
American librarian and author · 14 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 14 · Lewis
Žarko Petan
Slovene writer · 02 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 2
Christine Daure-Serfaty
French human rights activist and writer · 28 May 2014 · May 2014 · May 28
William Ash
American-born British Marxist writer · 26 April 2014 · April 2014 · April 26
Stefanie Zweig
German writer (Nowhere in Africa) · 25 April 2014 · April 2014 · April 25
Mahjoub Sharif
Sudanese poet and activist · 02 April 2014 · April 2014 · April 2
Mark Shand
British travel writer and conservationist · 23 April 2014 · April 2014 · April 23
Vern Rutsala
American author and poet · 02 April 2014 · April 2014 · April 2
Eliza T. Dresang
American academic and author · 21 April 2014 · April 2014 · April 21 · Dresang
Sue Townsend
British novelist and playwright (Adrian Mole series) · 10 April 2014 · April 2014 · April 10