January 21, 2026 Writers Maria Alzira Seixo Portuguese writer and literary critic Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026 Other writersDavid Kendall American television writer and producer and film director dead at age 68Volker Hage German journalist, author and literary critic dead at age 76Gordon Snell public figure dead at age 93Yair Garbuz Israeli visual artist, writer, and opinion journalist dead at age 80Zelda F. Gamson American sociologist, pancreatic cancer dead at age 90Len Strazewski American comic book writer dead at age 71Edith Eger Hungarian-American psychologist and author dead at age 98Gerry Conway American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer dead at age 73Alfred Slote American author dead at age 99Marcos Petrillo Brazilian promoter, author, and music researcher dead at age 67More from PortugalCândido Mota Portuguese radio announcer, television presenter, and actor dead at age 82Joaquim Granger Portuguese Olympic gymnast dead at age 97Vicente Lucas Portuguese footballer dead at age 90Álvaro Cassuto Portuguese composer and conductor dead at age 87José Maria Ricciardi Portuguese banker dead at age 71More from January 20, 2026Deborah Cameron (linguist) British linguist and feminist, pancreatic cancer dead at age 67Peter Cousens (cricketer) South African-born English cricketer dead at age 93Ronald Joseph American figure skater, Olympic bronze medallist, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis dead at age 81Toshikatsu Yamamoto Japanese physician dead at age 96Vicki L. Hanson Human-Computer InteractionAccessibility dead at age -1Bruce BilsonSara Jane PaezBobby DuncumBarbara Aronstein BlackAleksandr Shavlokhov Tags 20 January 2026 2026-01-20 January 20 January 2026 Maria Portugal Seixo Writers ←Arvo Siikamäki René V. Dawis→