Overview
- Her husband, David Hutchins, confirmed her death after a brief illness and asked for the family's privacy to be respected.
- Reports have not disclosed a specific medical cause for her death and some outlets give slightly different dates for when she died.
- Greer built a four-decade career in Britain as a playwright, novelist and outspoken cultural commentator who frequently appeared on programmes such as Newsnight and Question Time.
- She held governance roles at major institutions including the British Museum, the Royal Opera House and the London Film School and was made an OBE in 2010 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2022.
- Tributes have appeared on social media and in the press, and her work — from the opera Yes inspired by a 2009 Question Time appearance to plays and books exploring race and history — leaves a visible gap in public cultural debate.