--- title: George R. R. Martin Wants You to Know He's Not Dead description: Many fans were confused when news of the death of acclaimed Beatles producer Sir George Martin broke on Tuesday night. canonical: https://time.com/4253109/george-r-r-martin-game-of-thrones-author-not-dead/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-09T22:04:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:30:49.974Z og:title: George R. R. Martin Wants You to Know He's Not Dead og:description: "I expect to hang around for quite a while yet, thank you very much" og:url: https://time.com/4253109/george-r-r-martin-game-of-thrones-author-not-dead/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt635b932e38ed1829/69888a64428a9e1daccd1bb3/george-rr-martin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: George RR Martin og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: George R. R. Martin Wants You to Know He's Not Dead twitter:description: "I expect to hang around for quite a while yet, thank you very much" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt635b932e38ed1829/69888a64428a9e1daccd1bb3/george-rr-martin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # George R. R. Martin Wants You to Know He's Not Dead  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 9, 2016 10:04 PM UTC  Novelist George R. R. Martin attends HBO's Official 2015 Emmy After Party at The Plaza at the Pacific Design Center on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Novelist George R. R. Martin attends HBO's Official 2015 Emmy After Party at The Plaza at the Pacific Design Center on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.David Livingston/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 9, 2016 10:04 PM UTC After news of the death of [acclaimed Beatles producer](http://time.com/4252421/george-martin-beatles-producer-died-life-in-songs/) [Sir George Martin](http://time.com/4252140/george-martin-producer-beatles-dies/) broke on Tuesday night, many people came under the mistaken impression that _Game of Thrones_ author [George R.R. Martin](http://time.com/4237552/game-of-thrones-george-rr-martin-plot-twist/) had been the one to pass away. Several confused fans even shared posts on social media mourning the loss of the novelist. **Read More:** [Watch the New _Game of Thrones_ Season 6 Trailer](http://time.com/4251517/game-of-thrones-season-6-trailer/) > [](https://twitter.com/savagedturtles/status/707546816666017792) > [](https://twitter.com/aspIoded/status/707464906031894528) > [](https://twitter.com/GeekFurious/status/707434651061764097) So when R.R. Martin caught wind of the confusion on Wednesday, he shared a post on his [LiveJournal](http://grrm.livejournal.com/477607.html) explaining that he is still very much alive. “While it is strangely moving to realize that so many people around the world care so deeply about my life and death, I have to go with Mark Twain and insist that the rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated,” he wrote. “I expect to hang around for quite a while yet, thank you very much. But thank you all for caring.” George R. R. Martin Wants You to Know He's Not Dead ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4253109/george-r-r-martin-game-of-thrones-author-not-dead/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4253109/george-r-r-martin-game-of-thrones-author-not-dead/"},"headline":"George R. R. 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