Mrs. Cozzens represented the leading authors of the time, from 1925 to 1957, as head of the book department at the Brandt & Brandt literary agency on Park Avenue. Among them were John Dos Passos, E. E. Cummings, Mary .McCarthy, Shirley Ann Grau, Edna St. Vincent Millay and Mr. Cozzens, who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for “Guard of Honor” in 1949. The Cozzens's were married in 1926.
Among the best‐selling books produced by her clients were, “The Egg and 1,” by Betty McDonald; “The Nun's Story,” by Kathryn Hulme; “The Lost Weekend,” by Charles Jackson and “The Silver Chalice,” by Thomas Costain.
Mrs. Cozzens was born in Washington and attended Hunter College. She was a founding member of the Society of Author's Representatives.
Contributor: Rusty Moe (48222686)
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Name: Sylvia Baumgarten Cozzens
Death Date: 30 Jan 1978
County of Death: Martin
State of Death: Florida
Age at Death: 75
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Dec 1902
Name: Sylvia Cozzens
Last Residence: 33494 Stuart, Martin, Florida
Born: 30 Dec 1902
Died: Jan 1978
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951
Mrs. Cozzens represented the leading authors of the time, from 1925 to 1957, as head of the book department at the Brandt & Brandt literary agency on Park Avenue. Among them were John Dos Passos, E. E. Cummings, Mary .McCarthy, Shirley Ann Grau, Edna St. Vincent Millay and Mr. Cozzens, who won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for “Guard of Honor” in 1949. The Cozzens's were married in 1926.
Among the best‐selling books produced by her clients were, “The Egg and 1,” by Betty McDonald; “The Nun's Story,” by Kathryn Hulme; “The Lost Weekend,” by Charles Jackson and “The Silver Chalice,” by Thomas Costain.
Mrs. Cozzens was born in Washington and attended Hunter College. She was a founding member of the Society of Author's Representatives.
Contributor: Rusty Moe (48222686)
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Name: Sylvia Baumgarten Cozzens
Death Date: 30 Jan 1978
County of Death: Martin
State of Death: Florida
Age at Death: 75
Race: White
Birth Date: 31 Dec 1902
Name: Sylvia Cozzens
Last Residence: 33494 Stuart, Martin, Florida
Born: 30 Dec 1902
Died: Jan 1978
State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951
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