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Monday 13th February

Don Congdon, Literary Agent Dies At 91

Posted at 7:26AM Thursday 03 Dec 2009

Don Congdon, a literary agent who spotted the talent of Ray Bradbury early in both their careers and whose long list of celebrated authors also included William Styron, Jack Finney, Evan S. Connell, William L. Shirer and David Sedaris, died on Monday at his home in Brooklyn Heights. He was 91.

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