Carson Burton Morton Janklow, one of the nation’s most powerful literary agents who elevated the power of the profession in advocating for authors, died Wednesday morning of heart failure at his home in Water Mill, N.Y..
He was 91 years old.Janklow’s clients included the likes of Sidney Poitier, Sidney Sheldon, Danielle Steel, Jackie Collins, Nancy Reagan and Ted Turner.
His death was confirmed by publicist Paul Bogards to The New York Times.Janklow began his career as a literary agent in 1972 when his client and friend William Safire asked him to help with a book he was writing about President Richard Nixon.
The corporate attorney educated himself on the publishing industry and successfully negotiated a contract for Safire’s book.
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