Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
Over 8,000 obituaries of famous dead writers. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Patrick Corrigan
American psychologist and writer
Died on Sunday January 18th 2026
Vitalie Zagaievschi
Moldovan writer and journalist
Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Yury Yemelyanov
Russian historian and author
Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Robert Macklin
Australian journalist and author
Died on Saturday January 17th 2026
Mark Jones Filmmaker dead at age 72
Mark Robert Jones, an American screenwriter, film director and producer,
died on January 16, 2026. He wrote and directed the 1993 film Leprechaun, which launched the horror franchise of the…
Blanche Marvin
American-born British theatre critic
Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Kim Sin-yong
South Korean writer
Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Clay Iles English tennis player and coach dead at age 83
Clay Iles, an English tennis player and coach,
died on January 15, 2026, aged 83. A British player and LTA-licensed tennis coach, he also worked as a sports writer and…
Jan Mårtenson
Swedish author and diplomat
Died on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Aroha Awarau
New Zealand playwright
Died on Wednesday January 14th 2026
Scott Adams American cartoonist, prostate cancer dead at age 68
Scott Adams, the American cartoonist and writer best known for creating the Dilbert comic strip,
died on January 13, 2026, at age 68. He was also a conservative commentator and…
Ralph L. Thomas
Brazilian-born Canadian film director and screenwriter
Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Franz Herre
German journalist and biographer
Died on Monday January 12th 2026
Manoel Carlos
Brazilian television writer (Por Amor
Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Kjersti Scheen
Norwegian journalist and writer
Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Zeno Bianu
French writer
Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Robert K. Tanenbaum
American trial attorney and novelist
Died on Saturday January 10th 2026
Astrid Roemer
Surinamese-Dutch writer and teacher
Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Heloísa de Carvalho
Brazilian writer and left-wing activist
Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Chiara Valentini
Italian journalist and writer
Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Chiara Valentini
Italian Journalist and writer
Died on Thursday January 8th 2026
Zoraida Burgos i Matheu Spanish writer dead at age 92
Zoraida Burgos i Matheu, a Spanish Catalan writer, poet and librarian,
died on January 4, 2026, aged 92. Born in Tortosa on March 10, 1933, she studied Library and Information…
Andrey Khoroshev
Russian actor and screenwriter (Engineering Red
Died on Friday January 2nd 2026
Andrey Fyodorovich Khoroshev
Soviet actor and screenwriter (Engineering Red
Died on Friday January 2nd 2026
Sukumar Barua
Bangladeshi poet
Died on Friday January 2nd 2026
Brian Doyle Author dead at age 90
Brian Doyle, a Canadian writer of novels and short stories,
died on January 1, 2026. Born in Ottawa in 1935, he drew many of his stories from his experiences growing…
Gillian Wagner Writer and philanthropist dead at age 98
Dame Gillian Wagner, British writer and philanthropist and chair of Barnardo's,
died on December 31, 2025, aged 98. Born Gillian Mary Millicent Graham in London on October 25, 1927, she…
Jerry Bledsoe Author, journalist dead at age 84
Jerry Bledsoe, an American author and journalist,
died on December 31, 2025, at age 84. Born in Danville, Virginia, on July 14, 1941, he was known for several true crime…
Pierre Bordage
French science fiction author (L'Évangile du serpent)
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Michael J. Schumacher Writer, journalist, biographer dead at age 75
Michael J. Schumacher, an American journalist and author,
died on December 29, 2025, at age 75. Born in Topeka, Kansas, on May 22, 1950, he wrote biographies of Beat Generation…
Terence M. Green
Canadian science fiction writer
Died on Monday December 29th 2025
Daoud Abdel Sayed
Egyptian director and screenwriter
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Leonard Nolens
Belgian poet and diary writer
Died on Saturday December 27th 2025
Meredith Hooper Writer dead at age 86
Meredith Hooper, an Australian historian and writer,
died on December 27, 2025, aged 86. Born Meredith Jean Rooney in Adelaide on October 21, 1939, she was raised in the city…
Stephen Boyden British-Australian scientist and writer dead at age 100
Stephen Boyden, a British-Australian scientist and writer,
died on December 26, 2025. He was a professor emeritus at the Australian National University and was widely recognised for pioneering work in…
Radu F. Alexandru
Romanian playwright
Died on Friday December 26th 2025
Robert Lindsey
American author (The Falcon and the Snowman
Died on Thursday December 25th 2025
Tarek Al-Amir
Egyptian actor and screenwriter
Died on Wednesday December 24th 2025
Vincent Lardo Novelist dead at age 94
Vincent Lardo, an American novelist,
died on December 24, 2025, at the age of 94. Vincent A. Lardo was born in the Bronx on February 17, 1931. He attended Evander…
Francesc Nel·lo
Catalan playwright and theatre director
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Rita Mensah-Amendah
Togolese teacher and writer
Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
Patricia Montandon
American author and socialite
Died on Monday December 22nd 2025
Walter Schultheiß Actor dead at age 101
Walter Schultheiß, the German actor, author and painter known for his role as Der Eugen,
died on December 22, 2025, at the age of 101. Born in Tübingen in 1924,…
David Pinner British actor and novelist dead at age 85
David Pinner, the British actor and novelist best known for Ritual,
died on December 22, 2025, aged 85. Born in Peterborough, England, on October 6, 1940, he trained at the…
Jean Bedford
English-born Australian writer
Died on Sunday December 21st 2025
Lou Cannon
American journalist (The Washington Post) and biographer
Died on Saturday December 20th 2025
Kevin Arkadie
American television writer and producer (New York Undercover
Died on Friday December 19th 2025
Chris Wallace-Crabbe
Australian poet and academic
Died on Friday December 19th 2025
Christian de Chalonge
French film director and screenwriter (The Wedding Ring
Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Ahmed Abodehman
Saudi writer and journalist (Al Riyadh)
Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
Harouna Coulibaly
Nigerien writer and film director
Died on Thursday December 18th 2025
John Antrobus
British playwright and screenwriter (The Goon Show)
Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Victor Grossman
American publicist and author
Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Robert Heide American playwright and author dead at age 91
Robert Heide, an American playwright and author,
died on December 17, 2025. He was best known for his play "The Bed" and for working with artist Andy Warhol. His death…
Richard Meier Poet dead at age 55
Richard Meier, an English poet,
died on December 17, 2025, of lung cancer in East Finchley, London, at the age of 55. Born in Great Bookham, Surrey, in 1970, he…
Norman Podhoretz
American magazine editor and writer (Commentary)
Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Gerald Donaldson Canadian racing journalist dead at age 87
Gerald Donaldson, a Canadian racing journalist and biographer who specialized in covering Formula One,
died on December 14, 2025, at age 87. Born in Almonte, Ontario, on July 18, 1938,…
John Carey
British literary critic
Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Magda Umer
Polish singer and author
Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Joanna Trollope
English novelist (A Village Affair)
Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Nermin Abadan Unat
Turkish academics and author
Died on Friday December 12th 2025
Kenneth W. Ford
American theoretical physicist and writer
Died on Thursday December 11th 2025
D. L. Coburn
American playwright (The Gin Game)
Died on Thursday December 11th 2025
Ernest McCarty American bass player dead at age 84
Ernest McCarty, an American bass player, composer and playwright,
died on December 11, 2025, at age 84. Born in Chicago on March 26, 1941, he was an upright bass player…
Mark Jay Mirsky
American writer and professor
Died on Wednesday December 10th 2025
Sophie Kinsella
English novelist (Shopaholic)
Died on Wednesday December 10th 2025
Josh Becker
American director (Xena: Warrior Princess) and screenwriter
Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Jean-Pierre Winter
French psychoanalyst and writer
Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Tito Topin
French writer and illustrator
Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Clara Pinto-Correia
Portuguese novelist and journalist
Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Baba Adhav
Indian socialist leader and marathi writer
Died on Tuesday December 9th 2025
John Noble Wilford
American journalist and author
Died on Monday December 8th 2025