Author Graves & Memorials

P. G. Wodehouse

1881–1975 (age 94)

Remsenburg Cemetery

P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975) was a legendary British author and humorist.

Albert W. Atwood

1879–1975 (age 96)

Union Cemetery

Albert W. Atwood was a Jersey City resident and author who lived from 1879 to 1975.

Gertrude Chandler Warner

1890–1979 (age 89)

Grove Street Cemetery

Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979) was an American author best known for creating the Boxcar Children book series.

Philip Wylie

1902–1971 (age 69)

First Burying Ground Cemetery

Philip Wylie was a Beverly resident and author who lived from 1902 to 1971.

Charles Willeford

1919–1988 (age 69)

Arlington National Cemetery

Charles Willeford was an American novelist and crime fiction writer known for his noir detective stories.

Maud Hart Lovelace

1892–1980 (age 88)

Mankato

Maud Hart Lovelace was an American author best known for her Betsy-Tacy children's book series.

Truman Capote

1924–1984 (age 60)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Truman Capote was an acclaimed American author and socialite known for his literary works including 'Breakfast at Tiffan...

Louis L'Amour

1908–1988 (age 80)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Louis L'Amour was an acclaimed Western novelist and author born in Jamestown in 1908.

John Collier

1901–1980 (age 79)

Inglewood Park Cemetery

John Collier was a British author and screenwriter known for his short stories and film work.

Borghild Dahl

1890–1984 (age 94)

Lakewood Cemetery

Borghild Dahl was a Minneapolis-born author who lived from 1890 to 1984.

Elizabeth Seifert

1897–1983 (age 86)

Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery

Elizabeth Seifert was an American novelist known for her romance and medical fiction novels.

Lella Warren

1899–1982 (age 83)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Lella Warren was an American author and writer known for her novels and literary works.

William Edmund Barrett

1900–1986 (age 86)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

William Edmund Barrett was an American author and resident of New York City who lived from 1900 to 1986.

Catherine Marshall

1914–1983 (age 69)

Fort Lincoln Cemetery

Catherine Marshall was an American author and wife of chaplain Peter Marshall, known for inspirational and religious wri...

Nelson Algren

1909–1981 (age 72)

Oakland Cemetery

Nelson Algren was an American writer known for his novels about urban life and crime in Chicago.

Marguerite Yourcenar

1903–1987 (age 84)

Brookside Cemetery

Marguerite Yourcenar was a Belgian-born French author and the first woman elected to the Académie française.

William Bramley

1928–1985 (age 57)

Lewisburg Cemetery

William Bramley (1928-1985) was a New York City resident and author.

Philip K. Dick

1928–1982 (age 54)

Riverside Cemetery

Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was a prolific science fiction author known for his imaginative and philosophical novels.

V. C. Andrews

1923–1986 (age 63)

Olive Branch Cemetery

V. C. Andrews was a Portsmouth-based author who lived from 1923 to 1986.

Tim Powers

1945–1988 (age 43)

Calvary Cemetery

Tim Powers is an American science fiction and fantasy author known for works blending historical fiction with supernatur...

Elswyth Thane

1900–1984 (age 84)

Riverview Cemetery

Elswyth Thane was an American novelist and playwright who wrote historical fiction and romance novels.

Peggy Parish

1927–1988 (age 61)

Manning Cemetery

Peggy Parish (1927-1988) was a Manning resident and author known for children's books.

Mildred F. Taylor

1905–1981 (age 76)

South Lyons Cemetery

Mildred F. Taylor was an American author known for her novels about African American life in the South.

Ursula Curtiss

1923–1984 (age 61)

Mount Calvary Cemetery

Ursula Curtiss (1923-1984) was a New York City-based author and writer.

Grace Steele Woodward

1899–1987 (age 88)

Rose Hill Memorial Park

Grace Steele Woodward was an American author and historian from Joplin who lived from 1899 to 1987.

Anna Katharine Green

1846–1935 (age 89)

Forest Lawn Cemetery

Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935) was a pioneering American mystery novelist buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery.

Maud Howe Elliott

1854–1948 (age 94)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Maud Howe Elliott (1854-1948) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and social reformer buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.

Peter B. Kyne

1880–1957 (age 77)

Golden Gate National Cemetery

Peter B. Kyne (1880-1957) of San Francisco was an American author whose remains lie at Golden Gate National Cemetery.

George Samuel Clason

1874–1957 (age 83)

Golden Gate National Cemetery

George Samuel Clason (1874-1957) of Louisiana wrote financial parables and is buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery.

Sidney McCall

1865–1954 (age 89)

Magnolia Cemetery

Sidney McCall (1865-1954) was the pen name of Mary McNeil Fenollosa, an American author known for her historical romance...

Zephine Humphrey

1874–1956 (age 82)

Oakwood Cemetery

Zephine Humphrey, the American author born in 1874, died in 1956 and was laid to rest at Oakwood Cemetery.

James H. Street

1903–1954 (age 51)

Old Chapel Hill Cemetery

James H. Street (1903-1954), the Lumberton-born author, is buried at Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.

Olive Roberts Barton

1880–1957 (age 77)

Union Dale Cemetery

Olive Roberts Barton (1880–1957), born in Pittsburgh, wrote extensively on home economics and is buried in Union Dale ...

Louise Lamprey

1869–1951 (age 82)

Blossom Hill Cemetery

Louise Lamprey (1869–1951) was an American author known for writing richly detailed children’s books about New Engla...

Dorothy Canfield Fisher

1879–1958 (age 79)

Saint James Episcopal Church Cemetery

Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879-1958) was an American author and education advocate whose novels and essays championed soc...

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

1896–1953 (age 57)

Antioch Cemetery

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896–1953), who died in Washington, D.C., is buried at Antioch Cemetery.

Harriette Simpson Arnow

1908–1986 (age 78)

William Casada Cemetery

Harriette Simpson Arnow (1908–1986) hailed from Wayne County and was buried at William Casada Cemetery.

Abelardo Díaz Alfaro

1916–1999 (age 83)

Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery

Abelardo Díaz Alfaro (1916-1999) from Caguas was a Puerto Rican author whose novels depicted rural life on the island.

Maggie Culver Fry

1900–1998 (age 98)

Claremore

Maggie Culver Fry (1900–1998) was an Oklahoma author who chronicled regional history and lies buried in Claremore.

Anya Seton

1904–1990 (age 86)

Putnam Cemetery

Anya Seton (1904-1990) spent her early years in New York City and is buried in Putnam Cemetery.

Martha Dodd

1908–1990 (age 82)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Martha Dodd (1908–1990) of Ashland, remembered as an American writer, is interred at Rock Creek Cemetery.

Margaret Landon

1903–1993 (age 90)

Wheaton Cemetery

Margaret Landon (1903–1993) was an American author best known for 'Anna and the King of Siam' and is buried at Wheaton...

Olive Ann Burns

1924–1990 (age 66)

Grey Hill Cemetery

Olive Ann Burns (1924–1990) penned the beloved novel Cold Sassy Tree and now rests at Grey Hill Cemetery.

J. F. Powers

1917–1999 (age 82)

Saint John the Baptist Parish Cemetery

J. F. Powers (1917–1999) was an American novelist celebrated for his portrayals of Catholic clergy in the rural Midwes...

Harold Keith

1903–1998 (age 95)

IOOF Cemetery

Harold Keith (1903-1998) was an Oklahoma author and sports journalist best known for his historical novel 'Rifles for Wa...

Catherine Crook de Camp

1907–2000 (age 93)

Arlington National Cemetery

New York City-born Catherine Crook de Camp co-authored science fiction and fantasy stories alongside her husband L. Spra...

Grant Michaels

1947–2009 (age 62)

West Roxbury

Grant Michaels (1947-2009) was an American mystery novelist known for featuring gay detective Stan Kraychik in his crime...

William Charles Anderson

1920–2003 (age 83)

National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific

William Charles Anderson was a U.S. Air Force officer turned author whose military novels inspired film adaptations.

Tony Hillerman

1925–2008 (age 83)

Santa Fe National Cemetery

Tony Hillerman (1925–2008) was an author celebrated for his Navajo Tribal Police mysteries and is buried at Santa Fe N...

Edward D. Hoch

1930–2008 (age 78)

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Edward D. Hoch (1930-2008) was a prolific Rochester mystery writer known for his long-running Ellery Queen stories.