Christopher van passes away at age 57
South African writer Died on Friday October 3rd 2014
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Shankar Vaidya dies at age 86
Indian Marathi poet and writer Died on Tuesday September 23rd 2014
Jane Baker dead at age -1
British television writer (Doctor Who Died on Monday September 8th 2014
Alaviyya Babayeva dies at age 93
Azerbaijani writer and translator Died on Tuesday September 23rd 2014
Frederic Mullally passed away at age 96
British journalist and novelist Died on Sunday September 7th 2014
Nikita Larionov death at age 82
Russian writer Died on Monday September 22nd 2014
Yoko Yamaguchi has died at age 77
Japanese songwriter and novelist Died on Saturday September 6th 2014
Death of Xu Lizhi at age 24
Chinese poet and factory worker Died on Tuesday September 30th 2014
Alastair Reid, died aged 88
Scottish poet and scholar Died on Sunday September 21st 2014
Martin Harrison dead at age 65
British-born Australian poet Died on Saturday September 6th 2014
Stan Monteith died at age 85
American author and radio host Died on Monday September 29th 2014
Death of Linda Griffiths at age 60
Canadian actress and playwright Died on Sunday September 21st 2014
Arnold Fine, died aged 90
American editor (The Jewish Press) and humor columnist Died on Friday September 5th 2014
Mary Cadogan death at age 86
British writer Died on Monday September 29th 2014
Death of Kazusuke Ogawa at age 84
Japanese literary critic Died on Saturday September 20th 2014
Jacqueline Risset passed away at age 78
French poet Died on Thursday September 4th 2014
Death of Dannie Abse at age 91
British doctor and poet Died on Sunday September 28th 2014
Ashok Ramchandra passes away at age 85
Indian linguist and writer Died on Saturday September 20th 2014
Gerrit Kouwenaar passes away at age 91
Dutch poet Died on Thursday September 4th 2014
Zhang Xianliang died at age 77
Chinese author and poet Died on Saturday September 27th 2014
J. California death at age 82
American playwright and author Died on Saturday September 20th 2014
Ayesha Foyez died at age 84
Bangladeshi writer Died on Saturday September 27th 2014
John Moat passed away at age 78
British poet Died on Tuesday September 16th 2014
Obituary: Eugie Foster, dead at age 42
American science fiction author Died on Saturday September 27th 2014
Wayne Tefs dies at 67
Canadian writer Died on Monday September 15th 2014
Takamaro Shigaraki dies at 87
Takamaro Shigaraki, a Japanese Buddhist philosopher, died on September 26, 2014, at age 87. Born in Hiroshima Prefecture in 1926, he studied at Ryukoku University and went on to spend…
Jürg Schubiger died at age 77
Swiss psychotherapist and children's author Died on Monday September 15th 2014
Hugh C. obituary: died at age 78
Scottish author Died on Wednesday September 24th 2014
Lonnie Lynn obituary: died at age 71
American basketball player (Pittsburgh Pipers) and spoken word poet Died on Friday September 12th 2014
Madis Kõiv, died aged 84
Estonian author Died on Wednesday September 24th 2014
Henrik Have dies at age 68
Danish artist and writer Died on Friday September 12th 2014
Ailo Gaup passed away at age 70
Norwegian Sami author Died on Wednesday September 24th 2014
Theodore J. dies at 84
American writer and director (Barney Miller Died on Friday September 12th 2014
Death of Deborah Cavendish, at age 94
British writer and socialite Died on Wednesday September 24th 2014
Death of Graham Joyce at age 59
British speculative fantasy author Died on Tuesday September 9th 2014
Fred Branfman obituary: died at age 72
American author and anti-war activist Died on Wednesday September 24th 2014
Montserrat Abelló death at age 96
Spanish poet and translator Died on Tuesday September 9th 2014
Death of Valeri Petrov at age 94
Bulgarian poet Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Richard Dauenhauer passes away at age 72
American poet Died on Tuesday August 19th 2014
Death of Scott Ciencin at age 51
American adaption novelist (Godzilla Died on Tuesday August 5th 2014
Herbert Lottman died at age 87
American biographer Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Simin Behbahani, died aged 87
Iranian writer and poet Died on Tuesday August 19th 2014
Ruth Sacks dies at 85
American screenwriter (Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont) Died on Tuesday August 5th 2014
Al Carrell dead at age 88
American home improvement expert and columnist Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Elaine M. has died at age 58
American author Died on Tuesday August 19th 2014
Elfriede Brüning, died aged 103
German writer Died on Tuesday August 5th 2014
Eduardo White dies at 50
Mozambican writer Died on Sunday August 24th 2014
Samih al-Qasim dies at 75
Palestinian Druze poet and journalist Died on Tuesday August 19th 2014
Diann Blakely passed away at age 57
American poet Died on Tuesday August 5th 2014
Bekir Sıtkı, died aged 88
Turkish poet and songwriter Died on Sunday August 24th 2014
Miodrag Pavlović passes away at age 85
Serbian poet Died on Sunday August 17th 2014
Dorothy Salisbury has died at age 98
American crime fiction writer Died on Sunday August 3rd 2014
Death of Elsa Wiezell at age 87
Paraguayan poet Died on Saturday August 23rd 2014
Obituary: Vsevolod Nestayko, dead at age 84
Ukrainian children's writer Died on Saturday August 16th 2014
James Thompson dead at age 49
American-born Finnish crime writer Died on Saturday August 2nd 2014
Birgitta Stenberg death at age 82
Swedish author Died on Saturday August 23rd 2014
Death of Jack Shallcrass at age 91
New Zealand author Died on Wednesday August 13th 2014
Obituary: Billie Letts, dead at age 76
American novelist (Where the Heart Is) Died on Saturday August 2nd 2014
Peter Stursberg passed away at age 101
Canadian writer and broadcaster Died on Sunday August 31st 2014
Death of Peter Hopkirk at age 83
British journalist and author (The Great Game) Died on Friday August 22nd 2014
Dorothy Schwieder passed away at age 80
American biographer and historian Died on Wednesday August 13th 2014
Jan Roar died at age 40
Norwegian author Died on Friday August 1st 2014
Ann Zwinger dies at 89
American natural history author Died on Saturday August 30th 2014
Bohumila Grögerová passes away at age 93
Czech poet Died on Friday August 22nd 2014
Fanny Morweiser has died at age 74
German writer Died on Wednesday August 13th 2014
Obituary: Joseph E., dead at age 84
American writer Died on Saturday August 30th 2014
U. R. dies at 81
Indian writer Died on Friday August 22nd 2014
Alan Landsburg dies at age 81
American screenwriter Died on Wednesday August 13th 2014
Shlomo Kalo passes away at age 86
Israeli writer Died on Saturday August 30th 2014
Verna Vels obituary: died at age 81
South African screenwriter and programme director Died on Thursday August 21st 2014
Metakse, died aged 88
Armenian poet Died on Sunday August 10th 2014
Mayumi Inaba dies at 64
Japanese writer Died on Saturday August 30th 2014
Peter Handrinos dies at age 42
American author Died on Thursday August 21st 2014
Peter Chippindale passes away at age 69
British newspaper journalist (The Guardian) and author Died on Sunday August 10th 2014
Charles Bowden, died aged 69
American writer Died on Saturday August 30th 2014
Anton Buslov dies at age 30
Russian blogger and magazine columnist (The New Times) Died on Wednesday August 20th 2014
Macarthur Job dead at age 88
Australian aviation writer and air safety consultant Died on Wednesday August 6th 2014
Shamim Farooqui dead at age 70
Indian poet Died on Friday August 29th 2014
Maruxa Vilalta dead at age 81
Mexican playwright and theatre director Died on Tuesday August 19th 2014
Clem Comly died at age 59
American baseball researcher and author Died on Wednesday August 6th 2014
Victor J. death at age 79
American physicist and author Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
David St dead at age 84
English publisher and writer Died on Tuesday August 19th 2014
Vladimir Orlov death at age 77
Russian novelist Died on Tuesday August 5th 2014
Benno Pludra passed away at age 88
German children's author Died on Wednesday August 27th 2014
Candida Lycett passed away at age 71
British author Died on Tuesday August 19th 2014
Edward Leffingwell obituary: died at age 72
American art critic and curator Died on Tuesday August 5th 2014
Louise Shivers obituary: died at age 84
American novelist Died on Saturday July 26th 2014
Óscar Acosta, died aged 81
Honduran author Died on Tuesday July 15th 2014
Tô Hoài dies at 93
Vietnamese writer Died on Sunday July 6th 2014
Bel Kaufman passes away at age 103
German-born American teacher and author (Up the Down Staircase) Died on Friday July 25th 2014
Pia Gyger died at age 73
Swiss religious author Died on Monday July 14th 2014
Andrew Mango died at age 88
Turkish-born British journalist (BBC) and biographer (Mustafa Kemal Atatürk) Died on Sunday July 6th 2014
Hans-Hermann Sprado dies at 58
German journalist and author Died on Thursday July 24th 2014
Hugh Davidson dies at age 84
Canadian music critic and arts administrator Died on Monday July 14th 2014
C. J. death at age 62
American horror and crime author Died on Friday July 4th 2014
Ariano Suassuna has died at age 87
Brazilian writer Died on Wednesday July 23rd 2014
Nadine Gordimer dead at age 90
South African writer (The Conservationist Died on Sunday July 13th 2014
Torill Thorstad obituary: died at age 71
Norwegian author Died on Friday July 4th 2014
Gilad Margalit obituary: died at age 55
Israeli historian and writer Died on Wednesday July 23rd 2014