Skip to main content

The Literary Cemetery

If you want to know where your favourite author ended up after their death then The Literary Cemetery should provide you with all the information you need. The writers listed on The Literary Cemetery cover all genres, eras, nationalities and styles – the only thing that they all have in common is that they are no longer with us physically, but they live on through their work.

Search This Blog

HOME
LOCATION MAP
PHOTOS WANTED
UNKNOWN LOCATION

Showing posts with the label Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia

Posts

David Foster Wallace (1962-2008)

Authors - W Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Essay Genre - Fiction Genre - Short Stories Location - Chile Nationality - American Year of Death - 2000-2009

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Robert E. Howard (Ervin) (1906-1936)

Authors - H Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Fantasy Genre - Horror Location - U.S.A Nationality - American Year of Death - 1930-1939

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Paul Celan (1920-1970)

Authors - C Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Poetry Location - France Nationality - French Nationality - Romanian Year of Death - 1970-1979

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Vladimir Mayakovsky (Влади́мир Маяко́вский) (1893-1930)

Authors - M Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Poetry Location - Russia Nationality - Russian Year of Death - 1930-1939

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Primo Levi (1919-1987)

Authors - L Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Autobiography Genre - Literature Location - Italy Year of Death - 1980-1989

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Sādegh Hedāyat (صادق هدایت) (1903-1951)

Authors - H Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Literature Genre - Short Stories Location - France Nationality - Iranian Year of Death - 1950-1959

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Anna Wickham (Edith Alice Mary Hepburn) (1884 -1947)

Authors - W Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Poetry Location - England Nationality - British Year of Death - 1940-1949

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Hunter S. Thompson (1937-2005)

Authors - T Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Fiction Genre - Journalism Location - U.S.A Nationality - American Year of Death - 2000-2009

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)

Authors - T Awards - Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Poetry Location - U.S.A Nationality - American Year of Death - 1930-1939

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Spalding Gray (1941-2004)

Authors - G Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Drama Location - U.S.A Nationality - American Year of Death - 2000-2009

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Attila József (1905-1937)

Authors - J Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Poetry Location - Hungary Nationality - Hungarian Year of Death - 1930-1939

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Yukio Mishima (1925-1970)

Authors - M Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Literature Location - Japan Nationality - Japanese Year of Death - 1970-1979

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Heinrich von Kleist (1777-1811)

Authors - K Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Drama Genre - Fiction Genre - Poetry Location - Germany Nationality - German Year of Death - 1810-1819

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Louis Verneuil (1893-1952)

Authors - V Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Drama Location - France Nationality - French Year of Death - 1950-1959

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Robert Fergusson (1750-1774)

Authors - F Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Poetry Location - Scotland Nationality - Scottish Year of Death - pre-1800

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Anne Sexton (1928-1974)

Authors - S Awards - Pulitzer Prize for Poetry Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Poetry Location - U.S.A Nationality - American Year of Death - 1970-1979

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Walter Benjamin (1892-1940)

Authors - B Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Essay Genre - Literary Criticism Genre - Philosophy Location - Spain Nationality - German Year of Death - 1940-1949

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Alexander Radishchev (Алекса́ндр Ради́щев) (1749-1802)

Authors - R Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Fiction Location - Russia Nationality - Russian Year of Death - 1800-1809

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874-1938)

Authors - B Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Children's Location - Croatia Nationality - Croatian Year of Death - 1930-1939

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

John Polidori (1795-1821)

Authors - P Cause of Death - Suicide / Euthanasia Genre - Horror Location - England Nationality - English Year of Death - 1820-1829

+

Get link
Facebook
X
Pinterest
Email
Other Apps

Labels

Authors - A
Authors - B
Authors - C
Authors - D
Authors - E
Authors - F
Authors - G
Authors - H
Authors - I
Authors - J

Show more Show less

Popular Posts

Arthur and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies

Death: Arthur - 19th April 1907; Sylvia - 27 August 1910 Cause of death: Cancer Location: St. John at Hampstead, London, England. Plot: Churchyard extension (J2) Photo taken by : DeadGoodBooks Arthur and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies are best remembered for being the parents of the boys who served as the inspiration for Peter Pan and the other children of J.M. Barrie 's stories of Neverland . Arthur met Sylvia du Maurier at a dinner party in 1889 and they became engaged shortly after. Sylvia was the daughter of George du Maurier , sister of actor Gerald du Maurier, and the aunt of novelists Angela and Daphne du Maurier . The couple married in 1892, and they had five children, all boys: George (1893–1915), Jack (1894–1959), Peter (1897–1960), Michael (1900–1921), and Nicholas (1903–1980). In 1897, George and Jack became friends with the dramatist J. M. Barrie, whom they met during outings in Kensington Gardens. Arthur did not encourage the ongoing friendsh...

O. Henry (William Sydney Porter) (1862-1910)

Death: 5th June 1910 Location: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA Cause of death: Cirrhosis of the liver Photo taken by: Jẹr Buy books by O.Henry American author of short stories which have surprise endings; the best known of which is The Gift of the Magi . The O. Henry Awards are given annually to outstanding short stories. He was born William Sydney Porter in North Carolina and after leaving school he worked as a bookkeeper in his uncle’s drugstore. In 1882 he moved to Texas where he held several different jobs including, ranch hand and pharmacist. In 1887 he eloped with Athol Estes, a seventeen year old from a wealthy family; the couple had two children. In 1894 he left his job at the First National Bank of Austin after he was accused of embezzlement. He moved to Houston and started writing for the Houston Post , but in 1895 he was arrested for embezzlement from the First National Bank . He was granted bail, but absconded to New O...

Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)

Death: 14th January 1898 Buried: Mount Cemetery, Guildford, Surrey, England Cause of death: Pneumonia Photo taken by: Clive and Chris Buy books by Lewis Carroll English author, poet and photographer, best remembered for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass . He was born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in Warrington, Cheshire and was the third of eleven children. Throughout his life he suffered with a stammer, but this not stop him from singing or telling stories to audiences. He was educated at home until he reached the age of twelve when he was sent away to school in Richmond and then to Rugby. In January 1851 he went to Christ Church College, Oxford. He excelled academically, without having to apply himself, and he gained the Lectureship in mathematics at Christ Church and remained there until he died. He never gave up teaching even when he could afford to live on his income from his writing. In 1856 he took up photography became well ...

Wolfgang Borchert (1921-1947)

Death: 20th November 1947 Location: Friedhof Ohlsdorf , Hamburg, Germany Plot: AC 5,6 Cause of death: Hepatitis Photo taken by: Abubiju Buy books by Wolfgang Borchert German author and playwright whose work was influenced buy his experience during the Second World War. His most famous work is the drama Draußen vor der Tür / The Man Outside , which he wrote in the first days after World War II. Borchert served on the Eastern front where he experienced the full horror of the eastern conflict. In February 1942 he lost a finger whilst on sentry duty which he claimed happened during hand-to-hand conflict, but his superior officer accused him of self mutilation and had him arrested. He was found not guilty at his trial but he was rearrested for making statements endangering the country and sent back to the Eastern front. He suffered frostbite and several bouts of hepatitis and was granted medical leave. Following the war he continued writing but his health worsened and he ...

Edogawa Ranpo (江戸川乱歩) (1894-1965)

Death: 28th July 1965 Location: Tama Reien (多磨霊園), Fuchu, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan Plot: 26-1-17-6 Cause of death: Cerebral Haemorrhage Photo taken by: Honeydance Buy books by Edogawa Rampo Japanese author and critic who played a major role in the development of Japanese mystery fiction. Many of his novels involve the detective hero Kogorō Akechi , who in later books, for juvenile readers, was the leader of the Boy Detective's Gang (少年探偵団). Rampo was an admirer of western mystery writers, and especially of Edgar Allan Poe (his pen name is a rendering of Poe's name). He was also influenced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle , whom he attempted to translate into Japanese. In 1923 he made his literary debut by publishing the mystery story The Two-Sen Copper Coin (二銭銅貨). Over the course of the next several years, Edogawa went on to write a number of other stories that focus on crimes and the processes involved in solving them. Among these stories are a number of...

Report Abuse

Powered by Blogger

© 2009-2019 The Literary Cemetery