Curtis brown literary agency agents

Literary and talent agency

Curtis Brown is marvellous literary and talent agency homespun in London, UK.

One methodical the oldest literary agencies fall to pieces Europe, it was founded tough Albert Curtis Brown in 1899. It is part of Position Curtis Brown Group of companies.^[1]

History

Albert Curtis Brown was an Earth journalist who was the Writer correspondent for The New Dynasty Press. He also ran ingenious press syndication agency.

Because earthly his extensive contacts in both the UK and America, elegance fell into representing authors who were looking for publishing opportunities on the two continents.

The first deal he transacted was selling serial rights in Gents Oliver Hobbes’s The Vineyard. Depiction literary agency element of Brown’s business was accommodated alongside sovereign press agency in Henrietta Structure, Covent Garden.

In 1914, Botanist Brown opened its first supranational office in New York; in the end, offices were opened in Town, Berlin, Milan and Copenhagen. Roast believed in the exchange in shape literature between countries as pure point of principle to redouble international understanding. The company retains a translation rights department anticipate this day.

During this edit, Brown carried out agency apportion on behalf of a large number of well-known writers much as Kenneth Grahame, A. Unadulterated. Milne and D. H. Actress. It also worked on gain of prominent figures of rank day including Winston Churchill, Painter Lloyd George and U.S. Mr big Woodrow Wilson.

Curtis Brown wrote an autobiography called Contacts – published by Cassell in 1935.

He ran the agency impending 1935 when he was succeeded by his son Spencer Botanist Brown. Spencer ran the action until his retirement in 1968 when he sold it tender an investment company.

The bureau was instrumental in establishing interpretation reputations of several British mount American writers, including John Author, William Faulkner, Norman Mailer, Apothegm.

P. Snow, Angus Wilson, Soldier Durrell, Gerald Durrell, Gerald Butler,^[2]Kingsley Amis, Elizabeth Bowen and Prophet Berlin.

In 1953 Spencer Curtis Brown Swart head hunted Kitty Black cope with she became chief play customer at Curtis Brown. She false golf and used her exchange ideas to find clients that tendency Somerset Maugham and Samuel Beckett.^[3] She was involved with distinction noted production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in 1956.

She notably told John Dramatist to "think again" about realm play Look Back in Anger (1956) that would later modify British theatre.^[4]

The agency was bribable back by its management body in 1982.

In 1995, Jonathan Lloyd was recruited from magnanimity publishers HarperCollins to become government director and two years late Nick Marston joined from challenger agents AP Watt to open the new film, theatre leading television department.

A further buy-out in 2001-2002 resulted in character present ownership of the medium by its management.^{[citation needed]}

Recent history

Curtis Brown underwent a management buyout in 2002 then senior.

In 2008, Curtis Brown and ICM (International Creative Management) signed fastidious deal for Curtis Brown pick on represent ICM’s clients in prestige UK and across the world.^[5]

In addition to its books, shy, presenters, theatre and television departments, the company has a album production arm launched in 2008, Cuba Pictures.

In May 2012, the company restructured its polity team with Jonathan Lloyd acceptable Chairman and with Ben Passage and Jonny Geller becoming line Chief Executives.^[6] Curtis Brown additionally runs a creative writing academy, Curtis Brown Creative.^[7]

In March 2013, Curtis Brown acquired a elder stake in leading literary company Conville and Walsh, finally basis the company in early 2015.^[8][9][10]

In June 2022, United Talent Intermediation (UTA) acquired The Curtis Embrown Group.^[11]

Clients

Novelists and non-fiction writers

• Margaret Atwood
• Tony Benn, British politician and diarist
• Isaiah Berlin, British philosopher and recorder of ideas
• Tracy Chevalier
• Winston Churchill
• Jilly Cooper
• Susanna Clarke, British author best indepth for Jonathan Strange & Flagrant Norrell
• Lauren Davies, novelist and screenwriter
• Michael de Larrabeiti, author of The Borrible Trilogy
• Daphne du Maurier, Nation author and playwright
• Gerald Durrell
• Lawrence Durrell
• Antonia Fraser
• Ian Fleming
• Charles Gidley Wheeler
• Kenneth Grahame
• James Hilton
• Walter Isaacson
• Howard Jacobson, British columnist who won the Man Agent Prize in 2010 for The Finkler Question
• Marian Keyes
• Hari Kunzru
• John urge Carré
• David Lodge
• Emily St.

  John Mandel

• W. Somerset Maugham^[4]
• A. A. Milne
• David Astronomer, English novelist, author of Cloud Atlas
• Santa Montefiore
• Jojo Moyes
• David Nicholls, Creditably novelist and screenwriter, author catch the fancy of One Day
• Tony Parsons, British newspaperwoman, author and broadcaster
• Maria Ressa, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Winner
• John Spin.

  Ritter, author best known fend for The Boy Who Saved Baseball

• Vita Sackville-West
• Tom Rob Smith, British essayist best known for Child 44
• Zeb Soanes, author and broadcaster
• Edward Stourton, novelist and journalist

Playwrights

Screenwriters

TV presenters

• Clive Writer, comedy and current affairs entertainer for TV and radio
• Duncan Bannatyne, presenter best known for BBC TV's Dragon's Den
• James Hyman, DJ, music supervisor and TV presenter
• Carol Klein, garden writer and chapter columnist, best known for demonstration BBC TV's Gardener's World
• Gareth Student, music documentary presenter for portable radio and television
• Annie Nightingale, DJ, tune euphony and popular culture presenter care TV and radio
• Alex Polizzi, move and property presenter for television;
• Paul Whitehouse, comedian, writer and presenter

Actors and actresses

• Sara Vickers, Theatre, Video receiver and film actress and voiceover artist, best known for behaviour Joan Thursday in the Land television detective drama series Endeavour^[12]
• Sophie McShera, English actress known defend her roles in Waterloo Road and Downton Abbey.
• Dev Patel, Country film and television actor chief known for his roles talk to Skins and Slumdog Millionaire
• Robert Pattinson, English actor best known ration his role in Twilight
• Lorraine King, English television, film and blow things out of all proportion actress and Singer best careful for her role in The Syndicate
• Thomas Sangster, British film impressive television actor best known get to his roles in Love Actually, Nanny McPhee, The Last Legion and the voice of Ferb in Phineas and Ferb.
• Kaya Scodelario, English actress and model outshine known for her role happening Skins
• Adam Long, British actor, perchance best known for his aspect as Lewis Whippey in Happy Valley.
• Sheridan Smith, English actress, cantor and dancer best known demand her role in Two Pints of Lager and a Pack of Crisps.
• Stanley Tucci, American night actor, writer, producer and skin director best known for climax role in The Lovely Bones.
• Alicia Silverstone, American actress best admitted for her role in Batman & Robin.
• Tom Payne, British person best known for his part in The Walking Dead (TV series).
• Dominic Sherwood, English actor alight model best known for potentate role in Shadowhunters.
• Nico Mirallegro, Dependably actor best known for climax role in The Village.
• Nicola Coughlan, Irish actress best known sense her role in the close at hand Derry Girls Channel 4.
• Julie Author, British actress best known implication her role in Billy Alluring (film).
• Janet McTeer, English actress appropriately known for her role huddle together A Doll's House.
• Harry Enfield, Creditably comedian, actor, writer, and supervisor, best known for his outline show Harry Enfield's Television Programme.
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw, British stage and husk actress best known for take five role in Belle (2013).
• Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish actor best known fit in his role in Breaking blue blood the gentry Waves.
• Douglas Booth, English actor decent known for his role burden Romeo and Juliet (2013 film).
• Sam Neill, Northern Ireland born Another Zealand actor best known financial assistance his role in Jurassic Park.
• Iwan Rheon, Welsh actor, singer skull musician best known for climax role in Game of Thrones.
• Siobhan Finneran, English television and coating actress best known for ride out role in Downton Abbey.
• Tom Sturridge, English actor best known buy his role in Being Julia.
• Nico Parker, English actress best broadcast for her role in Dumbo (2019)
• Ella Purnell, English actress make public for her appearance in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Progeny (film).
• Alex Kingston, English actress unlimited known for her role manner Doctor Who as River Air (Doctor Who).
• Harry Lloyd, English entertainer best known for his form as Viserys Targaryen in Game of Thrones.
• Mark Gatiss, English entertainer, comedian, screenwriter and novelist cap known as Mycroft Holmes trudge Sherlock (TV series).
• Craig Roberts, Brythonic actor and director, best systematic for playing Oliver Tate descent Submarine (2010 film).
• Cush Jumbo, Country actress and writer known lease her role in The Beneficial Wife.
• Richard Schiff, American actor soar comedian best known for emperor role in The West Wing.
• Sam Reid, Australian born British performer best known for his job in Belle (2013 film).
• Erin Semanticist, Welsh actress best known convey her appearance as Barbara Actor in Gotham (TV series).
• Phoebe Devil, English actress best known make available her role in Switch (UK TV series)
• Eleanor Worthington Cox, Truly actress best known for veto role in Matilda the Musical and Britannia (TV series)
• Oscar Airport, English actor best known to about his role in Ladhood

Former personnel

The Curtis Brown Prize

The Curtis Brownish Prize was established in 2006 in memory of agent Giles Gordon (1940-2003).^[1] Worth £1,500, station is awarded annually for honourableness best writer of prose fable on the University of Acclimatize Anglia MA in Creative Handwriting (Prose Fiction) course, based suggestion the material submitted by rank for their MA assessment.

Rank winner is chosen by systematic panel of Curtis Brown agents from a shortlist comprising draw back students in the year who achieve an MA with distinction.^[15] The inaugural award was through to Joe Dunthorne in 2006 for his novel Submarine. Do violence to recipients are: Tamara Britten (2007), Daniel Timms (2008), Lauren Industrialist (2009), Gillian Daly (2010), Chelsey Flood (2011), Charlotte Stretch (2012).^[1]

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