Go to this resource: http://dbpedia.org/sparql
and put the following query:
SELECT DISTINCT ?a WHERE {
?a dcterms:subject category:1943_deaths;
rdf:type dbpedia-owl:Writer} LIMIT 1000
OR
http://www.freebase.com/queryeditor
[{ type: "/book/author"
"/people/deceased_person/date_of_death|=" : ["1943"]
"name" : null
"limit" : 700
}]