Los Angeles Times3d
L.J. Smith, whose ‘Vampire Diaries’ books inspired CW series, dies at 66
Author L.J. Smith, who created the “Vampire Diaries” book series that inspired the CW drama of the same name and contributed to pop culture’s obsession with vampires, has died. Smith died ...
Variety3d
L.J. Smith, ‘The Vampire Diaries’ Author, Dies at 66
L.J. Smith, the writer of “The Vampire Diaries” books that were adapted into a television series on The CW, died March 8 at the age of 66. Smith’s partner, Julie Divola, and sister ...
New York Post2d
Zach Roerig reveals if there is a ‘Vampire Diaries’ group chat
When it comes to the “Vampire Diaries” cast, this family will forever be bound by blood. Although fans said goodbye to Mystic Falls in 2017 after eight seasons of the hit supernatural drama ...
Indiatimes2d
LJ Smith, creator of 'The Vampire Diaries,' passes away at 66
Lisa Jane Smith, acclaimed for 'The Vampire Diaries,' has died at 66. Renowned for her supernatural fiction, Smith lost creative control of her series but later reclaimed it through fan fiction.
Us Weekly5d
‘Vampire Diaries’ Author L.J. Smith Dead at Age 66 Following ‘Long Bout With Illness’
Author L.J. Smith has died at age 66. “Lisa Jane Smith of Danville, California passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 8, 2025, after a long bout with illness,” an obituary on the writer’s ...
BBC3d
The Vampire Diaries author LJ Smith dies at 66
Author LJ Smith, whose best-selling Vampire Diaries novels were turned into a hit TV show, has died at the age of 66. Lisa Jane Smith published the original four-book series, about a love triangle ...
The New York Times5d
L.J. Smith, Author of ‘Vampire Diaries’ Book Series, Dies at 66
By Jeré Longman L.J. Smith, an author of young adult novels best known for “The Vampire Diaries” series, which became a hit television drama, and for repossessing her characters by writing ...
NBC New York3d
L.J. Smith, author of ‘Vampire Diaries' novels, dead at 66
Fans are mourning the loss of a legendary author. L.J. Smith, who wrote "The Vampire Diaries" novels, died on March 8 after a decade-long battle with a rare autoimmune disease, her partner Julie ...
Metro4d
Lisa Jane Smith, author behind hit TV show The Vampire Diaries, dies aged 66
Lisa Jane Smith – also known by her readers as L. J. Smith – has died at the age of 66 Author of The Vampire Diaries Lisa Jane Smith – best known as L. J. Smith – has died at the age of 66.
The Independent4d
LJ Smith death: Vampire Diaries author dies aged 66
That same year, Alloy Entertainment editor Elise Donner commissioned her to begin writingThe Vampire Diaries. The first three books in the series were published in 1991 by HarperCollins ...
London Evening Standard2d
Vampire Diaries author Lisa Jane Smith dies aged 66
Ian Somerhalder, left, Nina Dobrev and Paul Wesley, pictured in London in 2010, starred in The Vampire Diaries (Yui Mok/PA) PA Archive “She will be remembered for her imaginative spirit ...