Writer Graves & Memorials

Harold Thornton Stearns

1900–1986 (age 86)

Cloudledge Cemetery

Harold Thornton Stearns was an American writer and cultural critic.

Sholem Aleichem

1859–1916 (age 57)

Mount Carmel Cemetery

Sholem Aleichem (1859–1916), the celebrated Yiddish writer, was laid to rest in Mount Carmel Cemetery after dying in P...

George Wyatt Cable

1831–1911 (age 80)

Oakdale Memorial Gardens

George Wyatt Cable (1831–1911), born in Athens County, was an influential writer who was buried at Oakdale Memorial Ga...

Kate Douglas Wiggin

1856–1923 (age 67)

South Buxton Cemetery

Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856–1923) was an American writer of beloved children’s books who is buried in South Buxton Cem...

Alice French

1850–1934 (age 84)

Oakdale Memorial Gardens

Alice French (1850–1934), better known by her pen name Octave Thanet, was an American writer famed for her regional no...

Mary Theresa McKee Waggaman

1846–1931 (age 85)

Mount Olivet Cemetery

Mary Theresa McKee Waggaman (1846-1931) was a Baltimore writer of Catholic fiction buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery.

H. P. Lovecraft

1890–1937 (age 47)

Swan Point Cemetery

H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937) was the influential writer whose grave lies at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence.

Ellinor Dale Runcie

1871–1935 (age 64)

Maple Hill Cemetery

Ellinor Dale Runcie (1871-1935) was an American writer whose work reflected the sensibilities of her era.

Ring Lardner

1885–1933 (age 48)

Fresh Pond Crematory and Columbarium

Ring Lardner (1885-1933) was a Niles-born American sports columnist and short story writer celebrated for his satirical ...

Elizabeth Robins Pennell

1855–1936 (age 81)

Germantown Preparatory Meeting of Friends Cemetery

Elizabeth Robins Pennell (1855–1936) was a Philadelphia-born writer and culinary critic celebrated for her travel and ...

Epes W. Sargent

1872–1938 (age 66)

German Valley Rural Cemetery

Epes W. Sargent, born in 1872 in Nassau, died in 1938 and was buried at German Valley Rural Cemetery.

Anna Olsson

1866–1946 (age 80)

Riverside Cemetery

Anna Olsson (1866–1946) of Värmland was a Swedish-American writer whose work reflected immigrant life, and she is bur...

Fanny Noailles Dickinson Murfree

1846–1941 (age 95)

Evergreen Cemetery

Fanny Noailles Dickinson Murfree (1846-1941) is laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery.

John Taintor Foote

1881–1950 (age 69)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

John Taintor Foote (1881-1950) was a novelist, playwright, and screenwriter whose stories were adapted into Hollywood fi...

Arthur Stringer

1874–1950 (age 76)

Greenwood Cemetery

Arthur Stringer (1874–1950) was a Canadian novelist, poet, and screenwriter interred at Greenwood Cemetery.

Angelina Weld Grimké

1880–1958 (age 78)

National Harmony Memorial Park

Angelina Weld Grimké (1880-1958) of Boston, the writer and civil rights advocate, is buried at National Harmony Memoria...

Edwin Corle

1906–1956 (age 50)

Santa Barbara Cemetery

Edwin Corle (1906–1956) was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer known for his evocative portrayals ...

Charmian London

1871–1955 (age 84)

Jack London State Historic Park Cemetery

Charmian London (1871–1955) was an American writer and memoirist best known as the wife of Jack London and is buried a...

Hazel Heald

1896–1961 (age 65)

Monmouth

Hazel Heald (1896–1961) was laid to rest in Monmouth.

John O'Hara

1905–1970 (age 65)

Princeton Cemetery

John O'Hara (1905–1970) was a Pottsville-born writer best known for novels and stories dissecting American social clas...

Kay Boyle

1902–1992 (age 90)

Golden Gate National Cemetery

Kay Boyle (1902-1992) was an American novelist, short story writer, and activist whose remains rest at Golden Gate Natio...

Irving Wallace

1916–1990 (age 74)

Hillside Memorial Park

Irving Wallace (1916-1990) was a Chicago-born novelist and journalist best known for thrillers such as The Chapman Repor...

Willard R. Espy

1910–1999 (age 89)

Oysterville Cemetery

Willard R. Espy (1910-1999) was an American writer and wordsmith known for his books on etymology and trivia, who died i...

Helene Hanff

1916–1997 (age 81)

Mount Lebanon Cemetery

Helene Hanff (1916–1997) was a Philadelphia-born writer best known for her book ‘84, Charing Cross Road’ and is bu...

Willie Morris

1934–1999 (age 65)

Glenwood Cemetery

Willie Morris (1934–1999) was a Mississippi-born writer celebrated for memoirs such as "My Dog Skip" and his reflectio...

Jan Kerouac

1952–1996 (age 44)

Old Saint Louis de Gonzague Cemetery

Jan Kerouac (1952–1996) was an American writer and daughter of Beat novelist Jack Kerouac, interred at Old Saint Louis...

Robert Laxalt

1923–2001 (age 78)

Carson City

Robert Laxalt (1923–2001) was a Basque-American writer who chronicled the experiences of immigrant families in the Ame...

Sidney Sheldon

1917–2007 (age 90)

Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery

Sidney Sheldon (1917–2007), the novelist and television producer, was buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemeter...

Lowell S. Hawley

1908–2003 (age 95)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Lowell S. Hawley (1908-2003) was a Lynden-born writer whose stories found homes on film and television, and he is buried...

Caroline Knapp

1959–2002 (age 43)

Mount Auburn Cemetery

Caroline Knapp (1959–2002) was an American writer and columnist who chronicled her struggles with addiction and relati...

Bud Shrake

1931–2009 (age 78)

Texas State Cemetery

Bud Shrake was an American journalist and novelist celebrated for his sports writing and satirical takes on Texas life.

Enrique Laguerre

1905–2005 (age 100)

Moca

Enrique Laguerre (1905-2005) was a Moca-born Puerto Rican novelist and educator whose writings explored island life.

Melanie von Nagel

1908–2006 (age 98)

Abbey of Regina Laudis Cemetery

Melanie von Nagel (1908-2006) was a German-born writer and member of the Abbey of Regina Laudis community who is buried ...

Isidore Okpewho

1941–2016 (age 75)

East Hanover

Isidore Okpewho (1941–2016) was a Nigerian novelist and scholar from Agbor whose work is remembered alongside his buri...

Jerry Pournelle

1933–2017 (age 84)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Jerry Pournelle (1933-2017) was a Shreveport-born science fiction writer and journalist noted for his collaborations wit...

Philip Coppens

1971–2012 (age 41)

Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Philip Coppens (1971–2012) was a Belgian-born author and commentator on alternative history who died in Sint-Niklaas a...

Charles E. Fritch

1927–2012 (age 85)

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Charles E. Fritch (1927–2012) was an American editor and writer whose horror, suspense, and science fiction short stor...

Lee Sandlin

1956–2014 (age 58)

Graceland Cemetery

Lee Sandlin, whose Highland Park roots led to a career as a writer and chronicler of American stories, was buried at Gra...

Arthur Marx

1921–2011 (age 90)

Eden Memorial Park

Arthur Marx (1921–2011) was a writer and humorist who chronicled his father Groucho Marx's life and co-wrote televisio...

Gore Vidal

1925–2012 (age 87)

Rock Creek Cemetery

Gore Vidal (1925-2012) of West Point was the prolific novelist and essayist known for his sharp political commentary, bu...

James Alan McPherson

1943–2016 (age 73)

Oakland Cemetery

James Alan McPherson (1943–2016) of Savannah was a Pulitzer Prize-winning short story writer.

George Clayton Johnson

1929–2015 (age 86)

Riverside National Cemetery

George Clayton Johnson was an American science fiction writer and television pioneer, co-creating The Twilight Zone pilo...

Elizabeth Wurtzel

1967–2020 (age 53)

New Montefiore Cemetery

Elizabeth Wurtzel (1967–2020) was the New York City writer best known for _Prozac Nation_ and is buried at New Montefi...

Paul West

1930–2015 (age 85)

Pleasant Grove Cemetery

Paul West (1930-2015) was a British-born writer who spent much of his career in Eckington and is buried at Pleasant Grov...

Henry S. F. Cooper Jr.

1933–2016 (age 83)

Christ Churchyard

Henry S. F. Cooper Jr. (1933–2016) was a Manhattan-based writer and journalist known for his long-form nonfiction abou...

Eli N. Evans

1936–2022 (age 86)

Durham Hebrew Cemetery

Eli N. Evans (1936–2022) of Durham chronicled Jewish life in the American South and is buried at Durham Hebrew Cemeter...

Robert J. Serling

1918–2010 (age 92)

Lake View Cemetery

Robert J. Serling (1918-2010) was an American aviation writer from Cortland whose work celebrated flight history and who...

Davlet Sheikh-Ali

1931–2024 (age 93)

Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery

Davlet Sheikh-Ali was a Kazakh writer and intellectual noted for his contributions to literature.

Yekaterina Avdeyeva

1788–1865 (age 77)

Raadi cemetery

Yekaterina Avdeyeva (1788-1865) was a Russian writer and ethnographer from Kursk who was buried at Raadi cemetery in Est...

Eduard Bornhöhe

1862–1923 (age 61)

Metsakalmistu

Eduard Bornhöhe (1862-1923) was an Estonian writer from Lääne-Viru County known for his historical novels and contrib...