Edward Victor was an American-born British literary agent, based, for most of his career, in London, England.
14 Facts About Ed Victor
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Ed Victor was born on 9 September 1939, in Bronx, New York City.
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Ed Victor married Michelene Samuels, the writer, in 1963; the couple made their home in London and had two children.
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Ed Victor worked for the Oborne Press, a publishing house, then part of Lord Beaverbrook's Express Newspapers group.
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In 1971, Ed Victor co-founded the countercultural newspaper Ink with Oz founders Felix Dennis and Richard Neville.
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Ed Victor married his second wife, American lawyer Carol Ryan, and, after a year travelling, made their main home in London to be close to Ed Victor's children.
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Rather than take "blind" scripts sent to him, Ed Victor instead began to gain clients through personal reference.
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Ed Victor negotiated deals for his authors that few could match.
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In September 2016, it was reported that David Cameron had signed with Ed Victor to write his memoirs.
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Ed Victor celebrated the 40th anniversary of his literary agency, Ed Victor Ltd, in November 2016.
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The couple had a son, Ryan, while Ed Victor had sons, Adam and Ivan, from his first marriage to Michelene Wandor.
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In 2002, Ed Victor suffered an attack of viral pneumonia, but fully recovered.
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Ed Victor was vice chairman of the board of directors of the Almeida Theatre, a Trustee of the Arts Foundation and of the Hay Festival, as well as a founding director of the Groucho Club.
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On 7 June 2017, while suffering from chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Ed Victor died from a heart attack.