Ken Simpson, died aged 76
Australian ornithologist and writer (Field Guide to the Birds of Australia) Died on Wednesday July 9th 2014
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 9,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
L.A. Meyer dies at age 72
American young adult author (Bloody Jack) Died on Tuesday July 29th 2014
J. T. has died at age 86
English novelist Died on Thursday July 17th 2014
Ahmed Sheikh, died aged -1
Somali politician and poet Died on Wednesday July 9th 2014
María Antonia has died at age 69
Spanish writer and journalist Died on Tuesday July 29th 2014
Gerallt Lloyd, died aged 69
Welsh poet Died on Tuesday July 15th 2014
Sheila K. has died at age 93
English author Died on Monday July 7th 2014
Gerardo Cornejo obituary: died at age 77
Mexican writer and scholar Died on Monday July 28th 2014
Obituary: Abdukadir Osman, dead at age -1
Somali writer Died on Tuesday July 15th 2014
Duccia Camiciotti death at age 86
Italian poet Died on Monday July 7th 2014
Warren Dibble has died at age 83
New Zealand playwright and poet Died on Sunday July 27th 2014
Sulekha Hussain died at age 85
Indian Urdu novelist Died on Tuesday July 15th 2014
Vicenç Badalona died at age 85
Spanish figurative artist and author Died on Monday July 7th 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
Alfred de died at age 94
American political scientist and author Died on Sunday July 13th 2014
Giorgio Faletti has died at age 63
Italian author Died on Friday July 4th 2014
Death of Liv Holtskog at age 79
Norwegian poet and farmer Died on Monday July 21st 2014
Thomas Berger dead at age 89
American novelist (Little Big Man) Died on Sunday July 13th 2014
Val Biro has died at age 92
Hungarian-born English children's author Died on Friday July 4th 2014
Ana María passed away at age 88
Spanish writer Died on Wednesday June 25th 2014
Shaktipada Rajguru passes away at age 92
Indian Bengali language writer Died on Thursday June 12th 2014
Jay Lake death at age 49
American author (Mainspring) Died on Sunday June 1st 2014
Derek Fielding dies at age 84
Australian librarian and author Died on Wednesday June 25th 2014
Death of Gunnel Linde at age 89
Swedish author Died on Thursday June 12th 2014
Hasan Tawfiq passed away at age 70
Egyptian poet and journalist Died on Monday June 30th 2014
Nigel Calder passed away at age 82
British science writer (New Scientist) and television screenwriter Died on Wednesday June 25th 2014
Dan Jacobson dies at 85
South African writer and academic Died on Thursday June 12th 2014
Death of Maria Luisa at age 91
Italian poet Died on Monday June 30th 2014
Steve Viksten died at age 54
American television writer and voice actor (Hey Arnold!) Died on Monday June 23rd 2014
Ernest Tursunov, died aged 78
Kyrgyzstani poet and translator Died on Wednesday June 11th 2014
Frank M. dies at age 87
American science fiction writer (The Power) and speechwriter (Harvey Milk) Died on Monday June 30th 2014
Nancy Garden dead at age 76
American writer (Annie on My Mind) and LGBT activist Died on Monday June 23rd 2014
Death of Gilles Ségal at age 82
French actor and playwright Died on Wednesday June 11th 2014
Obituary: Jean-Pierre Renouard, dead at age 91
French writer Died on Monday June 30th 2014
Felix Dennis, died aged 67
British poet and publisher Died on Sunday June 22nd 2014
Keshav Malik has died at age 89
Indian poet and critic Died on Wednesday June 11th 2014
Paul Mazursky dies at age 84
American film director and screenwriter (An Unmarried Woman Died on Monday June 30th 2014
Fouad Ajami died at age 68
Lebanese-born American political scientist and author Died on Sunday June 22nd 2014
Robert Arthur obituary: died at age 56
Canadian Gwich'in politician and novelist Died on Tuesday June 10th 2014
Pierre Bec passed away at age 92
French Occitan language poet and linguist Died on Monday June 30th 2014
Roland Hill died at age 93
German-born British journalist and biographer Died on Saturday June 21st 2014
Gerd Zacher obituary: died at age 84
German composer and author Died on Monday June 9th 2014
Gerry Conlon has died at age 60
Northern Irish author and human rights activist Died on Saturday June 21st 2014
James McNair passed away at age 63
American writer and comedian Died on Saturday June 7th 2014
Abul Hussain died at age 91
Bangladeshi poet Died on Sunday June 29th 2014
Charlotte Greig dies at 59
British novelist and singer Died on Thursday June 19th 2014
Jónas Kristjánsson passed away at age 90
Icelandic academic and novelist Died on Saturday June 7th 2014
Dermot Healy dies at age 66
Irish poet Died on Sunday June 29th 2014
Claire Martin dead at age 100
Canadian author Died on Wednesday June 18th 2014
Jurij Gustinčič dies at 92
Slovene journalist and writer Died on Saturday June 7th 2014
Obituary: Petter Schramm, dead at age 58
Norwegian poet Died on Friday June 27th 2014
Maria Perosino dies at 52
Italian author and art historian Died on Monday June 16th 2014
Kevin Elyot died at age 62
British scriptwriter (Clapham Junction) and playwright (My Night with Reg) Died on Saturday June 7th 2014
Allen Grossman dies at age 82
American poet (Bollingen Prize) Died on Friday June 27th 2014
Daniel Keyes died at age 86
American author (Flowers for Algernon) Died on Sunday June 15th 2014
Eric Hill obituary: died at age 86
British children's writer and illustrator (Spot the Dog) Died on Friday June 6th 2014
P. N. died at age 94
British writer and literary critic Died on Friday June 27th 2014
Death of Alberto Cañas at age 94
Costa Rican writer Died on Saturday June 14th 2014
Edward Sövik obituary: died at age 95
American architect and author Died on Wednesday June 4th 2014
Mary Rodgers passed away at age 83
American composer (Once Upon a Mattress) and children's author (Freaky Friday) Died on Thursday June 26th 2014
Robert Peters has died at age 89
American poet Died on Friday June 13th 2014
Death of Svyatoslav Belza at age 72
Russian music and literary critic Died on Tuesday June 3rd 2014
Barry Cole dies at age 77
British poet Died on Thursday June 26th 2014
Pat Rosier passes away at age 72
New Zealand writer Died on Thursday June 12th 2014
Tarō Naka dead at age 92
Japanese poet Died on Sunday June 1st 2014
Dobrica Ćosić passes away at age 92
Serbian writer and politician Died on Sunday May 18th 2014
Helga Königsdorf dies at age 75
East German physicist and author Died on Sunday May 4th 2014
Steven H. dies at age 88
American film and television historian and critic Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Matt Kailey died at age 59
American author and transgender activist Died on Saturday May 17th 2014
William Bender died at age 83
American entertainment critic and magazine editor (Time) Died on Sunday May 4th 2014
Death of Brajanath Ratha at age 78
Indian Oriya poet Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Allan Folsom, died aged 72
American novelist (The Day After Tomorrow) Died on Friday May 16th 2014
Death of John Hartley at age 72
British poet Died on Saturday May 3rd 2014
Marilyn Beck dies at 85
American syndicated entertainment journalist and columnist Died on Saturday May 31st 2014
Hans Breidbach-Bernau dead at age 93
Austrian Olympic writer 1948 Died on Thursday May 15th 2014
Francisco Icaza has died at age 83
Mexican modernist artist and writer Died on Saturday May 3rd 2014
Michael Szameit death at age 64
German science fiction writer Died on Friday May 30th 2014
Emanuel Raymond dies at 85
American librarian and author Died on Wednesday May 14th 2014
Pom dies at 94
Belgian comic writer and artist Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Hienadz Buraukin passed away at age 77
Belarusian poet Died on Friday May 30th 2014
Miguel Brascó obituary: died at age 87
Argentine writer Died on Saturday May 10th 2014
Žarko Petan dies at 85
Slovene writer Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Christine Daure-Serfaty died at age 87
French human rights activist and writer Died on Wednesday May 28th 2014
Carmen Alardín passed away at age 80
Mexican poet Died on Saturday May 10th 2014
Charles Marowitz passed away at age 80
American playwright Died on Friday May 2nd 2014
Maya Angelou dead at age 86
American author (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) Died on Wednesday May 28th 2014