Scott Meredith, (born Arthur Scott Feldman; November 24, 1923,

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, NY) was a prominent American literary agent, and founder of the Scott Meredith Literary Agency. His clients included famous and successful writers such as Richard S. Prather,

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, J. G. Ballard, Arthur C. Clarke,

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, Ann Rule, Philip K. Dick and

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Early life and career

The youngest of three children born to

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immigrants Harry and Esther Feldman, Scott attended Thomas Jefferson High School in

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. While still in his teens, he began working as assistant editorial director under

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at MLJ Magazines, for whom—as Scott Feldman—he also wrote a number of short fiction pieces, published in '' Pep Comics'', '' Zip Comics'', '' Jackpot Comics'' and '' Top Notch Laugh Comics''. In 1946 he founded the Scott Meredith Literary Agency with his brother, Sidney Meredith. Their first client was P.G. Wodehouse. During Scott Meredith's career, he innovated many of the basic practices of his field. Such innovations included attention to foreign rights, tie-ins with movies, and auctioning rights to publishers. In the early 1950s, he employed Milton Lesser and then

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. Each in turn left in order to become full-time writers. Other employees included Barry N. Malzberg and Lawrence Block. His book ''Writing to Sell'' was praised by Richard S. Prather.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meredith, Scott 1923 births 1993 deaths American literary agents 20th-century American short story writers Thomas Jefferson High School (Brooklyn) alumni

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