Henry Morrison (1936-2022)

Literary agent Henry Morrison, 86, died November 2, 2022. Morrison’s past clients included Samuel R. Delany, Dean Koontz, Robert Ludlum, Eric van Lustbader, David Morrell, and Roger Zelazny.

Morrison was born in New York and grew up in New Jersey. He got his start at the Scott Meredith Literary Agency before leaving to launch his own agency in his late 20s. He was active in the business for more than 50 years, representing many important authors, especially in the crime and thriller fields, and was particularly adept at selling film and foreign rights.

Morrison retired in recent years when his poor eyesight made reading too difficult; he chose agent John Silbersack as his successor. He is survived by his wife, stepson, and grandchildren.

For more, see his obituary at Publishers Weekly.

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