Author

Notable author recorded in the archive.

I

Irene H. Butter

economist, university teacher, author

Died Oct 2, 2026
Age 95 years
I

Irene Butter

economist, university teacher, author

Died Oct 2, 2026
Age 95 years
Dame Esther Rantzen

Dame Esther Rantzen

journalist, television presenter, presenter, author

Died Sep 30, 2026
Age 86 years
David Arnason

David Arnason

novelist, poet, writer, author

Died Sep 14, 2026
Age 86 years
Marion Chesney

Marion Chesney

novelist, writer, theatre critic, journalist, author

Died Dec 31, 2019
Age 83 years
M

Muiris Mac Conghail

author, journalist, television producer

Died Nov 25, 2019
Age 78 years
Mark Hurd

Mark Hurd

entrepreneur, businessperson, business executive, chief executive officer, author

Died Oct 18, 2019
Age 62 years
A

Ali Nakhjavani

religious person, teacher, author

Died Oct 11, 2019
Age 100 years
S

Sam Bobrick

screenwriter, songwriter, playwright, lyricist, author

Died Oct 11, 2019
Age 87 years
Yusuf Motala

Yusuf Motala

muhaddith, author

Died Sep 8, 2019
Age 72 years
Richard Booth

Richard Booth

bookseller, politician, author, antiquarian bookseller

Died Aug 20, 2019
Age 80 years
John W. Harbaugh

John W. Harbaugh

geologist, university teacher, author

Died Jul 28, 2019
Age 92 years
W

Walter Fiers

molecular biologist, author, microbiologist, biologist

Died Jul 28, 2019
Age 88 years
Bryan Magee

Bryan Magee

politician, writer, author

Died Jul 26, 2019
Age 89 years
D

Douglas Crimp

journalist, author

Died Jul 5, 2019
Age 74 years
Robert F. Marx

Robert F. Marx

archaeologist, anthropologist, historian, non-fiction writer, writer, competitive diver, author

Died Jul 4, 2019
Age 85 years
Yehuda Levi

Yehuda Levi

physicist, rabbi, electrical engineer, author

Died Jun 17, 2019
Age 93 years
H

Harry C. Triandis

psychologist, author

Died Jun 1, 2019
Age 92 years
T

Teva Harrison

writer, cartoonist, author, artist, illustrator

Died Apr 27, 2019
Age 42 years
Robert F. Inger

Robert F. Inger

zoologist, herpetologist, ichthyologist, author, zoological collector

Died Apr 12, 2019
Age 98 years
N

Nadja Regin

actor, author

Died Apr 6, 2019
Age 87 years
Davey Williams

Davey Williams

jazz musician, author

Died Apr 5, 2019
Age 66 years
H

Herb Goldberg

writer, psychologist, author

Died Apr 5, 2019
Age 81 years
H

Haku Shah

anthropologist, author, painter, children's writer

Died Mar 21, 2019
Age 85 years
Teotónio de Souza

Teotónio de Souza

author, historian, university teacher

Died Feb 20, 2019
Age 72 years
K

Kemal Karpat

regional historian, historian, university teacher, author

Died Feb 20, 2019
Age 96 years
Lee Radziwill

Lee Radziwill

writer, author

Died Feb 15, 2019
Age 85 years
B

Barthélémy Kotchy

writer, author

Died Jan 19, 2019
Age 84 years
Etienne Vermeersch

Etienne Vermeersch

philosopher, university teacher, author, euthanasia activist

Died Jan 18, 2019
Age 84 years
John C. Bogle

John C. Bogle

businessperson, author

Died Jan 16, 2019
Age 89 years
S

Susanne Neumann

non-fiction writer, trade unionist, cleaner, author

Died Jan 13, 2019
Age 59 years
A

Aline Kiner

novelist, journalist, editor, author

Died Jan 7, 2019
Age 59 years
Wendy Beckett

Wendy Beckett

author, university teacher

Died Dec 26, 2018
Age 88 years
N

Nancy B. Olson

cataloger, publisher, author

Died Dec 24, 2018
Age 82 years
Klaus Hagerup

Klaus Hagerup

writer, film director, actor, screenwriter, translator, stage actor, film actor, poet, director, author

Died Dec 20, 2018
Age 72 years
M

Mushirul Hasan

author, historian, university teacher, archivist

Died Dec 10, 2018
Age 69 years
H

Harry Leslie Smith

political writer, merchant, soldier, human rights defender, pundit, author

Died Nov 28, 2018
Age 95 years
J

Janet Paisley

playwright, writer, author

Died Nov 9, 2018
Age 70 years
S

Sue Hubbell

writer, librarian, biologist, author

Died Oct 13, 2018
Age 83 years
R

Ronald Bye

politician, author

Died Sep 24, 2018
Age 80 years
Kalpana Lajmi

Kalpana Lajmi

author, film director, screenwriter

Died Sep 23, 2018
Age 64 years
D

Denis Norden

comedian, screenwriter, television presenter, television staff, presenter, author

Died Sep 19, 2018
Age 96 years
Kuldip Nayar

Kuldip Nayar

author, politician, journalist, diplomat, writer

Died Aug 23, 2018
Age 95 years
Ingrid Espelid Hovig

Ingrid Espelid Hovig

chef, cook, television presenter, culinary writer, presenter, author

Died Aug 3, 2018
Age 94 years
M

Maurice Lemaître

film director, poet, painter, writer, author, artist

Died Jul 2, 2018
Age 92 years
J

Jens Kristian Thune

jurist, author, lawyer, businessperson

Died Jun 23, 2018
Age 82 years
Per Ahlmark

Per Ahlmark

politician, poet, writer, author

Died Jun 8, 2018
Age 79 years
Getulio Alviani

Getulio Alviani

sculptor, painter, printmaker, jewelry designer, university teacher, author, kinetic artist, designer, collagist, graphic artist

Died Feb 24, 2018
Age 78 years
Valentin Falin

Valentin Falin

diplomat, politician, historian, expert, author

Died Feb 22, 2018
Age 91 years
Nicholas von Hoffman

Nicholas von Hoffman

journalist, author, librettist, writer, community organizer, correspondent

Died Feb 1, 2018
Age 88 years
Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula K. Le Guin

writer, screenwriter, translator, novelist, poet, author

Died Jan 22, 2018
Age 88 years
Paul Bocuse

Paul Bocuse

chef, businessperson, author, cook

Died Jan 20, 2018
Age 91 years
Marina Ripa di Meana

Marina Ripa di Meana

autobiographer, socialite, writer, actor, film director, fashion designer, environmentalist, screenwriter, author

Died Jan 4, 2018
Age 76 years
Sue Grafton

Sue Grafton

writer, screenwriter, novelist, author, journalist, university teacher

Died Dec 28, 2017
Age 77 years
J

Jeff Guy

historian, university teacher, author

Died Dec 15, 2014
Age 74 years
R

Rachael Low

historian, film scholar, author

Died Dec 14, 2014
Age 91 years
N

Naoki Tanemura

author

Died Nov 6, 2014
Age 78 years
Iuri Akobia

Iuri Akobia

chess player, author, chess composer

Died Nov 5, 2014
Age 77 years
H

Hayden Howard

author, science fiction writer

Died Oct 23, 2014
Age 88 years
S

Stan Monteith

television presenter, author, radio personality, surgeon

Died Sep 29, 2014
Age 85 years
J

Jewel Prestage

dean, activist, author, political scientist

Died Aug 1, 2014
Age 82 years
Axel Stoll

Axel Stoll

author

Died Jul 28, 2014
Age 65 years
Margot Adler

Margot Adler

author, journalist

Died Jul 28, 2014
Age 68 years
D

Dan Markel

lawyer, university teacher, author

Died Jul 19, 2014
Age 41 years
C

Charlotte Greig

journalist, novelist, writer, lyricist, singer, playwright, author, musician, songwriter

Died Jun 19, 2014
Age 59 years
G

Gabriel Kolko

historian, author

Died May 19, 2014
Age 81 years
Radu Florescu

Radu Florescu

historian, author, university teacher

Died May 18, 2014
Age 88 years
R

Raymond S. Brandes

historian, archaeologist, author

Died Apr 16, 2014
Age 90 years
P

Phil Hardy

author, journalist, film critic

Died Apr 8, 2014
Age 69 years
G

Glyn Jones

film director, screenwriter, actor, theatre director, author

Died Apr 2, 2014
Age 82 years
Uwe Timm

Uwe Timm

writer, anarchist, mechanical engineer, works council, author

Died Mar 7, 2014
Age 82 years
Heiko Bellmann

Heiko Bellmann

author

Died Mar 7, 2014
Age 63 years
G

Gottfried Fischer

psychologist, psychotherapist, author, university teacher, psychoanalyst

Died Oct 2, 2013
Age 69 years
M

Marcella Hazan

writer, biologist, cookbook writer, cook, author

Died Sep 29, 2013
Age 89 years
Seamus Heaney

Seamus Heaney

playwright, translator, linguist, poet, writer, university teacher, actor, author

Died Aug 30, 2013
Age 74 years
Arun Nehru

Arun Nehru

author, politician, journalist

Died Jul 25, 2013
Age 69 years
D

David Fisher

painter, author

Died Mar 21, 2013
Age 66 years
Phạm Duy

Phạm Duy

composer, songwriter, singer, author

Died Jan 27, 2013
Age 91 years
T

Toktamış Ateş

author, economist, political scientist

Died Jan 19, 2013
Age 68 years
Thomas Locker

Thomas Locker

painter, author

Died Mar 9, 2012
Age 74 years
S

Siddika Kabir

author, television presenter, nutritionist

Died Jan 31, 2012
Age 80 years
Kazimierz Smoleń

Kazimierz Smoleń

author, jurist, resistance fighter

Died Jan 27, 2012
Age 91 years
Sukumar Azhikode

Sukumar Azhikode

author

Died Jan 24, 2012
Age 85 years
A

Arthur Evans

writer, LGBTQ rights activist, author

Died Sep 11, 2011
Age 68 years
Pétur Sigurgeirsson

Pétur Sigurgeirsson

author

Died Jun 3, 2010
Age 91 years
Edoardo Sanguineti

Edoardo Sanguineti

poet, screenwriter, politician, writer, translator, literary critic, playwright, critic, author

Died May 18, 2010
Age 79 years
Wilma Mankiller

Wilma Mankiller

writer, traditional leader or chief, autobiographer, poet, author

Died Apr 6, 2010
Age 64 years
Robert Culp

Robert Culp

writer, author

Died Mar 24, 2010
Age 79 years
W

William Mayne

writer, novelist, author, children's writer

Died Mar 24, 2010
Age 82 years
D

Dick Sudhalter

author, jazz musician, journalist, biographer, music critic, trumpeter

Died Sep 19, 2008
Age 69 years
Bob Fosse

Bob Fosse

film director, film actor, choreographer, screenwriter, actor, theatre director, author, librettist, dancer, ballet dancer, director

Died Sep 23, 1987
Age 60 years
R

Rajendra Krishan

author, lyricist, songwriter, screenwriter

Died Sep 23, 1987
Age 68 years
J. Rives Childs

J. Rives Childs

diplomat, author

Died Jul 15, 1987
Age 94 years
C

Cemil Meriç

author

Died Jun 13, 1987
Age 70 years
V

Vettam Mani

author

Died May 29, 1987
Age 65 years
Margit Söderholm

Margit Söderholm

author

Died Nov 23, 1986
Age 81 years
G

Gauriprasanna Mazumder

author, lyricist, songwriter

Died Aug 20, 1986
Age 60 years
Lillian Rosanoff Lieber

Lillian Rosanoff Lieber

mathematician, university teacher, author

Died Jul 11, 1986
Age 99 years
F

Fazle Lohani

author, journalist

Died Oct 30, 1985
Age 56 years
P

Paul A. Zahl

photographer, author, zoologist

Died Oct 16, 1985
Age 75 years
Rudi Blesh

Rudi Blesh

journalist, author, music critic

Died Aug 25, 1985
Age 86 years
Ewen Montagu

Ewen Montagu

intelligence officer, author, screenwriter, judge, jurist

Died Jul 19, 1985
Age 84 years
Natalie Hays Hammond

Natalie Hays Hammond

costume designer, author, painter, inventor

Died Jun 30, 1985
Age 81 years
F

F. E. Halliday

poet, literary critic, historian, academic, university teacher, painter, scholar of English, literary scholar, docent, author

Died Mar 26, 1982
Age 79 years
F

Felix Morley

author

Died Mar 13, 1982
Age 88 years
Robin Maugham

Robin Maugham

playwright, politician, author, screenwriter, writer

Died Mar 13, 1981
Age 64 years
S

Saul K. Padover

journalist, author

Died Feb 22, 1981
Age 75 years
A. J. Cronin

A. J. Cronin

physician, physician writer, novelist, surgeon, screenwriter, essayist, playwright, autobiographer, prose writer, author, writer

Died Jan 6, 1981
Age 84 years
John Lennon

John Lennon

writer, actor, singer-songwriter, guitarist, film producer, poet, composer, film actor, pianist, singer, film director, public figure, prose writer, peace activist, political activist, recording artist, performance artist, draftsperson, author, pop singer, musician, songwriter

Died Dec 8, 1980
Age 40 years
T

T. P. Meenakshisundaram

linguist, translator, author, philologist

Died Aug 27, 1980
Age 79 years
F

Finn Halse

translator, author, writer

Died Apr 9, 1980
Age 69 years
John Barrie

John Barrie

actor, author, television actor

Died Mar 24, 1980
Age 62 years
John Jacob Niles

John Jacob Niles

composer, musicologist, author

Died Mar 1, 1980
Age 87 years
W

Werner Keller

writer, essayist, journalist, resistance fighter, author, local government officer

Died Feb 29, 1980
Age 70 years
Robert Ardrey

Robert Ardrey

writer, author

Died Jan 14, 1980
Age 71 years
L

Lon Tinkle

historian, journalist, author

Died Jan 11, 1980
Age 73 years
Tryggve Gran

Tryggve Gran

explorer, association football player, writer, aircraft pilot, polar explorer, discoverer, author, military officer

Died Jan 8, 1980
Age 91 years
D

Donald Creighton

historian, biographer, university teacher, author

Died Dec 19, 1979
Age 77 years
Jed Harris

Jed Harris

film producer, screenwriter, theatre director, author

Died Nov 15, 1979
Age 79 years
G

Georg Schaltenbrand

author, university teacher, neurologist

Died Oct 24, 1979
Age 81 years
Sir Felix Aylmer

Sir Felix Aylmer

stage actor, film actor, actor, author

Died Sep 2, 1979
Age 90 years
P

Phil Boutelje

songwriter, author

Died Jul 29, 1979
Age 83 years

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