Deaths
- January 7 - René Guénon, French philosophical writer (born 1886)
- January 29 - James Bridie, Scottish dramatist (born 1888)
- February 7 - Sinclair Lewis, American novelist (born 1885)
- February 13 - Lloyd C. Douglas, American author (born 1877)
- February 19 - André Gide, French author (born 1869)
- March 25 - Oscar Micheaux, African-American author & filmmaker (born 1884)
- April 29 - Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian philosopher (born 1889)
- June 11 - W. C. Sellar, Scottish humorist (born 1898)
- August 14 - William Randolph Hearst, American newspaper tycoon (born 1863)
- September 2 - Antoine Bibesco, Romanian dramatist (born 1878)
- December 4 - Pedro Salinas, Spanish poet (born 1891)
- December 10 - Algernon Blackwood, English writer (born 1869)
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