Literature
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- Herbert C. Lust1926–2026American art collector and scholar known for his close friendship with Alberto Giacometti and extensive collection of modern art.
- John Loring1939–2026John Loring was an American fashion design director and art historian, known for his influential role at Tiffany & Co. and his numerous publications on art and design.
- Jill Smokler1977–2026Jill Smokler was the founder of the parenting blog Scary Mommy and a prominent voice on motherhood.
- James Bradley1954–2026James Bradley co-authored the bestselling book 'Flags Of Our Fathers', detailing the WWII Iwo Jima flag-raising that inspired a Clint Eastwood film.
- Danny Simmons1953–2026Danny Simmons (1953–2026) was an expressionist painter, poet, author, and philanthropist who co‑founded the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation and helped launch HBO’s Def Poetry Jam.
- Carlo Ginzburg1939–2026Carlo Ginzburg was an Italian historian renowned for pioneering microhistory, best known for his book The Cheese and the Worms.
- Jane Yolen1939–2026Jane Yolen (1939–2026) was an American author of fantasy, science fiction and children's books, known for works such as The Devil's Arithmetic and Owl Moon.
- Orlando Senna1939–2026Orlando Senna was a Brazilian filmmaker, playwright, writer and cultural activist best known for co-directing the landmark 1974 film ‘Iracema’.
- John Basinger1934–2026John Basinger, an American literary scholar and memory expert, was renowned for memorizing all twelve books of Milton’s “Paradise Lost.”
- Gordon S. Wood1933–2026Eminent historian of the American Revolution dies at 92
- Alan Gribben1941–2026Alan Gribben was an American literary scholar known for his controversial expurgated edition of Mark Twain's *Adventures of Huckleberry Finn*.
- Marjane Satrapi1969–2026Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi died of sadness at the age of 56.
- David Henderson1942–2026David Henderson was an American poet, co‑founder of the Black Arts Movement, and acclaimed biographer of Jimi Hendrix.
- Judith Barnard1932–2026Judith Barnard (1932–2026) was an American novelist best known for her bestselling Judith Michael mystery series.
- Koji Suzuki1957–2026Koji Suzuki was a Japanese novelist best known for creating the Ring horror series, which inspired numerous films and international adaptations.
- Edith Eva Eger1927–2026Edith Eva Eger (1927–2026) was a Hungarian‑American psychologist, Holocaust survivor, and bestselling author known for her memoir The Choice.
- Jeremy Halvard Prynne1936–2026Jeremy Halvard Prynne (1936–2026) was a British poet associated with the British Poetry Revival, known for his erudite and experimental work.
- Philip Caputo1941–2026Philip Caputo (1941–2026) was an American author and journalist best known for his Vietnam War memoir A Rumor of War.
- Nicole Hollander1939–2026Nicole Hollander (1939–2026) was an American cartoonist and writer best known for her syndicated feminist comic strip Sylvia.
- David Fantle1959–2026David Fantle (1959–2026) was an American author and Hollywood historian who chronicled the Golden Age of cinema and helped create Milwaukee’s “Bronze Fonz” monument.
