literary executor
noun
: a person entrusted with the management of the papers and unpublished works of a deceased author
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Cooke had similar discussions about Wilder’s play text with Tappan Wilder, the playwright’s nephew, who was then literary executor of his uncle’s estate.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 July 2024
His death was confirmed by poet Greg Miller, one of his literary executors.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
And though Robert Nemiroff, her ex-husband and literary executor, did make revisions later, and the creative team of this revival has made additional ones as well, a satisfactory solution has not yet been found.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023
Two new and heavily annotated volumes, edited by his literary executor Edward Mendelson, represent the complete poetry.
—Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 10 July 2024
His death was confirmed by poet Greg Miller, one of his literary executors.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
And though Robert Nemiroff, her ex-husband and literary executor, did make revisions later, and the creative team of this revival has made additional ones as well, a satisfactory solution has not yet been found.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023
Two new and heavily annotated volumes, edited by his literary executor Edward Mendelson, represent the complete poetry.
—Brad Leithauser, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022
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“Literary executor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literary%20executor. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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