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Brown, Ned (1911-1996)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1911 - 1996

Biographical History

Ned Brown (1911-1996) was a literary agent in Los Angeles, California.

Ned Brown was born August 26, 1911. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Brown started his own literary agency, Ned Brown Associated. He married Myra Berry in 1942 while she was working as a writers' secretary at Hollywood motion picture studios. Shortly after they were married, Brown enlisted in the Navy and his wife took over his offices while he was gone. They had three children: Lorna, Betsy, and Jonathon. Ned ran MCA's literary division until it was dismantled in 1963 and then started his own business, the Ned Brown Agency. Over the years, Brown represented several authors and screenwriters including Sherwood Anderson, Carlos Castaneda, Jackie Collins, Robert Heinlein, Paul Callico, and John Michael Hayes. Brown died on August 9, 1996.

Citation:
Ancestry.com, December 7, 2011 (born August 14, 1911; died August 9, 1996)

Publishers Weekly, August 26, 1996: vol. 243 no. 35 p. 34 (started his own literary agency; ran MCA's literary division; represented Sherwood Anderson, Carlos Castaneda, Jackie Collins, Robert Heinlein, Paul Callico, and John Michael Hayes)

Library of Congress Manuscript Division for the Papers of MacKinlay Kantor, 1885-1977(Ned Brown; correspondent; literary agent)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Ned Brown client files and contracts, 1951-1992

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6098 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains contracts, legal papers, correspondence, client files, and other papers. These materials come from Ned Brown's work as a literary agent and cover his work with play, book, and screenplay writers.

Dates: 1951-1992
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6098, Ned Brown papers

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