Deaths in April - 2022

Actress June Brown died April 3 at the age of 95. She wrote Before the Year Dot.

Former Dodgers’ baseball star Tommy Davis died April 3 at the age of 83. He wrote Tales from the Dodger Dugout.

Singer Bobby Rydell died April 5 at the age of 79. He wrote bobby Rydell: Teen Idol on the Rocks.

Russian politician vladimir Zhirinovsky died April 6 at the age of 75. He wrote My Struggle: The Explosive Views.

Restaurateur Tony May died April 3 at the age of 84. He wrote Italian Cuisine: An Essential Reference and Italian Cuisine: Basic Cooking Techniques.

Holocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein died April 3 at the age of 97. Her books include All But my Life and The Hours After.

David McKee, a children's author, died April 7th 2022 aged 87. His characters included Elmer the Elephant and Mr Benn

Art critic Eleanor Munro died April 1 at the age of 94. Her books include Originals: , Wedding Readings, and The Golden Encyclopedia of Art.

Adventure novelist who wrote under many pseudonyms Jack Higgins died April 9 at the age of 92. His many books include The Eagle Has Landed and The Eagle Has Flown.

Punk stylist Jordan Mooney died April 3 at the age of 66. She wrote No Smoking Pistol.

Comedian Gilbert Gottfried died April 12 at the age of 67. His books include Rubber Balls and Liquor and Can We Take a Joke?

Pro golfer Shirley Spork died April 11 at the age of 94. She wrote From Green to Tee and Golf Instructor’s Guide.

Photographer Jerry Uelsmann died April 4 at the age of 87. His work includes Jerry Uelsmann: Photo Synthesis and Jerry Uelsmann: Process and Perception.

Golfer Jack Newton died April 14 at the age of 72. His memoir was out of the Rough.

Hockey player Mike Bossy died April 14 at the age of 65. He wrote Boss: The Mike Bossy Story.

Expert on dance notation Ann Hutchinson Guest died on April 9 at the age of 103. Her books include Labanotation, Your move: A New Approach and Dance notation.

Actress Liz Sheridan died April 15 at the age of 93. Her memoir was Dizzy and Jimmy.

Taiwanese politician Peng Ming-Min died April 8 at the age of 98. He wrote A Taste of Freedom: Memoirs.

Photographer Letizia Battaglia died April 14 at the age of 87. Her books include Letizia Battaglia: Passion, Justice, Freedom, Photography as a Life Choice, and Just for Passion.

Management professor Arvind Phatak died April 3 at the age of 85. His books include International Management: Managing in a diverse global Environment and Intnl Dimensions Management.

Wife of evangelist Pat Robertson, Dede Robertson died April 19 at the age of 94. She wrote My God Will Supply and The New You.

Media academic Brian Winston died April 9 at the age of 80. His books include Misunderstanding Media and Technologies of Seeing.

Writer on the LDS Church Laura Harris Hales died April 13 at the age of 54. She wrote and edited A Reason for Faith and Joseph Smith’s Polygamy.

Austrian artist Hermann Nitsch died April 18 at the age of 83. His work can be seen in the self-titled Hermann Nitsch and The Fall of Jerusalem.

Author Rolando Hinojosa-Smith died April 19 at the age of 83. His work includes The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature, Dear Rafe, Klail City and Becky and her Friends.

Author Marion Steinmann died April 6 at the age of 92. She wrote Women at Work: Demolishing a Myth and Guide to Common Childhood Infections.

US politician Orrin Hatch died April 23 at the age of 88. His books include Square Peg and Higher Laws.

Television news host Jim Hartz died April 17 at the age of 82. He wrote Worlds Apart: How the Distance Between Science and Journalism Threatens America’s Future .

Western artist and pulp illustrator James Bama died April 24 a few days short of his 96th birthday. His books include James Bama: American Realist and The Western Art of James Bama.

Founder of Debra’s Natural Gourmet, Debra Stark died April 18 at the age of 75. Her books include If Kallimos had a Chef and Debra’s Natural Gourmet Cookbook.

Artist Donald Baechler died April 4 at the age of 65. His works include Donald Baechler: Early Works and Wasted Time & Money: A Month in india.

Investment guru Geraldine Weiss died April 25 at the age of 96. She wrote Dividends Don’t lie: Finding Value in Blue-Chip Stocks and The Dividend Connection.

Publishing rep and executive Lou Satz died April 9 at the age of 94. He wrote Occupation Europe 1945-46.

J. Leeds Barroll, a giant in the world of Shakespeare and early drama studies, died April 22 at the age of 94. He founded the key journals Shakespeare Studies and Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England, and edited the Revels History of Drama in England as well as writing his own books: Politics, Plague, and Shakespeare's Theater: The Stuart Years, Anna of Denmark, Queen of England: a cultural biography, and Artificial Persons: Formation of Character in the Tragedies of Shakespeare.

Journalist Philip J. Hilts died April 23 at the age of 75. His books include Memory’s Ghost and Protecting America’s Health.

Country singer Naomi Judd died April 30 at the age of 76. Her books include Naomi’s Guide to Aging Gratefully, Naomi’s Breakthrough Guide, and Naomi’s home Companion.

Cartoonist Justin Green died April 23 at the age of 76. His books include Binky Brown Meets the Holy Virgin Mary and Binky Brown Sampler.

Comics illustrator Neal Adams died April 28 at the age of 80 his work can be seen in The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told and Batman Tales of the Demon.

Friend to the Beat poets Irving Rosenthal died April 22 at the age of 91. His books include Sheeper, Big Table 1, and The Art of Writing Made Simple.

Photographer Marcus Leatherdale died April 22 at the age of 69. His work includes Out of the Shadows - Marcus Leatherdale and New York City 1983.

Bioethicist Sheldon Krimsky died April 23 at the age of 80. His books include Science in the Private Interest and Genetic Explanations.

Author Elspeth Barker died April 22 at the age of 81. Her books include O Caledonia and Loss: An Anthology.

Screenwriter and daring pilot Harold Livingston died April 28 at the age of 96. His books include The Climacticon, Ride a Tiger, and To Die in Babylon.

Helen Oppenheimer (Lady Oppenheimer) died 6th April 2022 aged 95. She wrote several books on philosophy and Christian ethics.

Playwright Susan Nussbaum died April 28 at the age of 68. She wrote Good Kings, Bad Kings and Sex Resource Guide for People with Disabilities.

Actress Joanna Barnes died April 29 at the age of 87. Her books include Silverwood and Pastora.

Journalist Henry Scott Stokes died April 19 at the age of 83. His books include The Life and Death of Yukio Mishima and The Kwangju Uprising.

Novelist Robert Goolrick died April 29 at the age of 72. His books include A Reliable Wife and Heading out to Wonderful.

Academic specializing on Italy Percy Allum died April 28 at the age of 88. His books include Italy-Republic without government? and Democrazia Reale.

Author Larry Woiwode died April 28 at the age of 80. His books include Beyond the Bedroom Wall and Words Made Fresh.

Historian Professor Sir Laurence Martin died 24th April 2022 aged 93.

Beauty consultant Elaine Brumberg died April 17 at the age of 81. Her books include Save your Money, Save your Face and Take Care of Your Skin.

Environmentalist Alexander Peckham has died at the age of 59. His books include Global Warming (Issues) and Changing Landscapes (Green Issues).

Illustrator Marshall Arisman died April 22 at the age of 83. His books include The Cat who invented BeBop, Sacred Monkey Man, and Inside the Business of Illustration.

Film historian Denis Meikle has died at the age of 74. His books include Johnny Depp: A Kind of Illusion and A History of Horrors.

Crossword compiler for the Sunday Times (London) Barbara Hall died April 14 at the age of 99. Her books include Sunday Times Cryptic Crosswords, Sunday Times Concise Crosswords, and The Twelfth Book of the Sunday Times Crosswords.

Communications professor Herbert W. Simons died April 17 at the age of 86. His books include Persuasion in Society and Rhetorical Turn.

Historian and lawyer Liza Picard died April 8 at the age of 94. Her books include Restoration London and Dr. Johnson’s London.

Historian Laurence W. Martin died April 24 at the age of 93. His books include The Two Edged Sword and The Changing Face of Nuclear Warfare.

Anthropologist Elizabeth Carmichael died April 19 at the age of 84. Her books include Skeleton at the Feast, The Hidden Peoples of the Amazon, and Turquoise Mosaics from Mexico.

Lecturer Jude Howell died April 29 at the age of 67. Her books include China Opens Its doors and Global Matters for Non-Governmental Action.

Journalist Anthony Arblaster died April 15 at the age of 84. His books include Democracy and The Rise and Decline of Western Liberalism.