biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1923–93)
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| biography:
| Literary agent, born in New York City, New York, USA. He tried his hand at writing short stories before founding the Scott Meredith Literary Agency with his brother in 1946. P G Wodehouse was his first prominent client, and he later represented many best-selling writers, including Norman Mailer. He introduced the concept of auctioning a book to the highest bidding publisher. His Writing to Sell, a how-to guide for aspiring authors, was still in print at the time of his death. |
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