Brown, Ned
Ned Brown was a literary agent starting in the 1930s/1940s. He married Myra Berry in 1942 while she was working as a writers’ secretary at Hollywood motion picture studios. Shortly after they were married Ned 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 its dismantle in 1963 and then started his own business, the Ned Brown Agency.
From the guide to the Ned Brown papers, circa 1896-1992, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)
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| referencedIn | MacKinlay Kantor Papers, 1885-1977, (bulk 1920-1970) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Ford, J. mss., 1906-1976 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| creatorOf | Ned Brown papers, circa 1896-1992 | L. Tom Perry Special Collections |
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