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- Sterling Lord was born on September 3, 1920 in Burlington, Iowa, USA. He was a talent agent. He died on September 3, 2022 in Ocala, Florida, USA.
- Famous literary agent.
- Died on his 102nd birthday.
- Was a failed magazine publisher (co-owned New York-based magazine Weekend after being discharged from the United States Military).
- Declined to represent President Lyndon Johnson's memoir "The Vantage Point" because his representatives demanded $1 million for the book and requested that he receive less than his usual commission for the honor of working with him. Lord instead found a deal for "Quotations from Chairman LBJ," a bestselling parody.
- Worked for years to find a publisher for Jack Kerouac's "On the Road".
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