Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Philippe Ebly
Belgian science fiction and fantasy writer
Died on Saturday March 1st 2014
Lorna Arnold
British nuclear historian and author
Died on Tuesday March 25th 2014
Bob Thomas
American journalist (Associated Press) and biographer
Died on Friday March 14th 2014
John Rowe Townsend
British children's author (The Intruder)
Died on Monday March 24th 2014
Icchokas Meras
Lithuanian-born Israeli writer
Died on Thursday March 13th 2014
Sir Thomas Hinde
British novelist
Died on Friday March 7th 2014
Roy Peter Martin
British author
Died on Sunday March 23rd 2014
Musa Geshaev
Chechen poet
Died on Friday March 7th 2014
Yashwant Vithoba Chittal
Indian Sahitya Akademi Award-winning author (The Boy who Talked to Trees)
Died on Saturday March 22nd 2014
David Yeagley
American Comanche political writer
Died on Tuesday March 11th 2014
Manlio Sgalambro
Italian philosopher and writer
Died on Thursday March 6th 2014
Nenad Petrović
Serbian writer
Died on Friday March 21st 2014
John PiRoman
American screenwriter and playwright
Died on Tuesday March 11th 2014
Khushwant Singh
Indian journalist and author (Train to Pakistan)
Died on Thursday March 20th 2014
Marilyn Butler
British literary critic and academic
Died on Tuesday March 11th 2014
Martin Gottfried
American drama critic and biographer
Died on Thursday March 6th 2014
Bob Larbey
British comedy scriptwriter (Please Sir!
Died on Monday March 31st 2014
Judy Harrow
American author and Wiccan priestess
Died on Thursday March 20th 2014
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
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
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
Katsuyo Kobayashi
Japanese food critic (Iron Chef)
Died on Thursday January 23rd 2014
Bill Conlin
American sports columnist (Philadelphia Daily News)
Died on Thursday January 9th 2014
Miklós Jancsó
Hungarian director and screenwriter
Died on Friday January 31st 2014
Gordon Hessler
British film director (Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park) and screen writer
Died on Sunday January 19th 2014
Rynn Berry
American vegetarian activist and author
Died on Thursday January 9th 2014
Aslan Gahramanly
Azerbaijani playwright
Died on Sunday January 19th 2014
François Cavanna
French author and satirical newspaper editor
Died on Wednesday January 29th 2014
Douglas Davis
American art critic and artist
Died on Thursday January 16th 2014
Gary Arlington
American author
Died on Thursday January 16th 2014
Alvin Aubert
American poet
Died on Tuesday January 7th 2014
Kenneth Rose
British journalist and author
Died on Tuesday January 28th 2014
Annamária Kinde
Romanian poet
Died on Sunday January 5th 2014