Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Luis Villoro
Spanish-born Mexican philosopher and writer
Died on Wednesday March 5th 2014
Noel Sheppard
American media critic and blogger (NewsBusters)
Died on Friday March 28th 2014
Hennie Aucamp
South African poet
Died on Thursday March 20th 2014
Joe McGinniss
American author and political journalist
Died on Monday March 10th 2014
Lorenzo Semple, Jr.
American screenwriter (Batman
Died on Friday March 28th 2014
Hank Utley
American author and historian
Died on Wednesday March 19th 2014
Juan Balboa Boneke
Equatorial Guinean politician and writer
Died on Monday March 10th 2014
Nigel Groom
British author and perfume connoisseur
Died on Wednesday March 5th 2014
Sam McAughtry
Northern Irish writer and broadcaster
Died on Friday March 28th 2014
Heather Robertson
Canadian journalist (Winnipeg Free Press) and author
Died on Wednesday March 19th 2014
Justus Pfaue
German author and screenwriter
Died on Sunday March 9th 2014
Barbara Halloran Gibbons
American cookbook author and columnist
Died on Wednesday March 26th 2014
Lucius Shepard
American science fiction author
Died on Tuesday March 18th 2014
Sherwin B. Nuland
American National Book Award-winning author and surgeon
Died on Monday March 3rd 2014
Warren Forma
American documentary filmmaker and author
Died on Wednesday March 26th 2014
Donald Michael Kraig
American occultist author and practitioner
Died on Monday March 17th 2014
Justin Kaplan
American biographer
Died on Sunday March 2nd 2014
Thi. Ka. Sivasankaran
Indian Sahitya Akademi Award-winning author and literary critic
Died on Tuesday March 25th 2014
Gene Feist
American playwright and theatre director
Died on Monday March 17th 2014
Alan Rodgers
American author and poet
Died on Saturday March 8th 2014
Ryhor Baradulin
Belarusian poet
Died on Sunday March 2nd 2014
Steve Moore
British cartoonist and writer
Died on Sunday March 16th 2014
William Guarnere
American World War II non-commissioned officer and author
Died on Saturday March 8th 2014
Werner Uebelmann
Swiss entrepreneur and writer
Died on Saturday March 1st 2014
Yulisa Pat Amadu Maddy
Sierra Leonean poet
Died on Sunday March 16th 2014
Philippe Ebly
Belgian science fiction and fantasy writer
Died on Saturday March 1st 2014
James Tague
American writer
Died on Friday February 28th 2014
Mavis Gallant
Canadian writer
Died on Tuesday February 18th 2014
Joseph Harb
Lebanese writer and poet
Died on Sunday February 9th 2014
Eric Bercovici
American screenwriter and producer (Shōgun)
Died on Sunday February 9th 2014
Don Safran
American screenwriter (Happy Days) and producer
Died on Monday February 17th 2014
Peter Philipp
German writer and comedian
Died on Thursday February 6th 2014
Alison Jolly
American primatologist and author
Died on Thursday February 6th 2014
Michael Shea
American science fiction author (Polyphemus)
Died on Sunday February 16th 2014
Mirkka Rekola
Finnish writer
Died on Wednesday February 5th 2014
Aaron Allston
American game designer (Dungeons & Dragons) and sci-fi author (X-Wing)
Died on Thursday February 27th 2014
Mbulelo Mzamane
South African writer and academic
Died on Sunday February 16th 2014
Eugenio Corti
Italian writer (The Red Horse)
Died on Tuesday February 4th 2014
Phyllis Krasilovsky
American children's author
Died on Wednesday February 26th 2014
Barry Rubin
American-born Israeli academic and writer
Died on Monday February 3rd 2014
David McKinney
New Zealand author and journalist
Died on Tuesday February 25th 2014
Bhob Stewart
American cartoonist and writer
Died on Monday February 24th 2014
Marshall Browne
Australian banking executive and crime novelist
Died on Friday February 14th 2014
Rene Ricard
American poet
Died on Saturday February 1st 2014
Harold Ramis
American writer
Died on Monday February 24th 2014
Uanhenga Xitu
Angolan writer and politician
Died on Thursday February 13th 2014
Orlanda Amarílis
Cape Verdean author
Died on Saturday February 1st 2014
Maggie Estep
American poet and writer (Love is a Dog From Hell)
Died on Wednesday February 12th 2014
Margarita Stāraste-Bordevīka
Russian-born Latvian author of children's books
Died on Tuesday February 18th 2014
Gregory Kane
American newspaper columnist (Baltimore Sun)
Died on Tuesday February 18th 2014
Fazal Shahabuddin
Bangladeshi poet and journalist
Died on Sunday February 9th 2014
Kenneth Rose
British journalist and author
Died on Tuesday January 28th 2014
Annamária Kinde
Romanian poet
Died on Sunday January 5th 2014
Tor Milde
Norwegian journalist and writer (Verdens Gang)
Died on Wednesday January 15th 2014
M’hamed Benguettaf
Algerian actor and playwright
Died on Sunday January 5th 2014
Stepan Chapman
American author (The Troika)
Died on Monday January 27th 2014
Jean Metellus
Haitian poet and writer
Died on Saturday January 4th 2014
Juan Gelman
Argentine poet
Died on Tuesday January 14th 2014
Patrick D. Smith
American author (A Land Remembered)
Died on Sunday January 26th 2014
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y García-Menocal
Cuban theologian and writer
Died on Friday January 3rd 2014
Paula Gruden
Australian poet and translator
Died on Sunday January 26th 2014
Boyd Oxlade
Australian author and screenwriter (Death in Brunswick)
Died on Friday January 24th 2014