literary executor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of literary executor
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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This pursuit of this truth makes him not only a liberating literary executor but also a worthy moral educator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
Strange as it seems, Griswold was also Poe's literary executor, and he expanded the obituary into a biographical essay that accompanied Poe's collected works.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2023
His son-in-law and literary executor, David Altshuler, confirmed the death.
From New York Times ● Aug. 15, 2022
Neville also told GQ magazine that he got the approval of Bourdain’s widow and literary executor.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2021
Despite this, when Poe unexpectedly passed away in 1849, Rufus GriswoId was named literary executor of his estate, to the surprise of many.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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