About Knox Burger
Lived 1922 – 2010 (aged 87). Knox Burger was an editor.
Knox Breckenridge Burger (November 1, 1922 – January 4, 2010) was an editor, writer, and literary agent. He published Kurt Vonnegut's first short story and with his wife he founded Knox Burger & Associates, a literary agency.
Early life Burger was born in New York City and lived in early life in Westchester County. Carl Burger, his father, was an illustrator.
Burger worked with writers including Andrew Bergman, Max Allan Collins, John Wyndham, Kurt Vonnegut, John D. MacDonald, John Steinbeck, Ray Bradbury, Lawrence Block, Jack Finney, Horace McCoy, Walter Tevis, MacKinlay Kantor, Morris West, Donald McCaig, Donald Westlake, William Caunitz, Martin Cruz Smith, and Louis L'Amour. In 1980 he sold Cruz Smith's "Gorky Park" to Random House for $1 million.
In 2000, Knox Burger donated his archive to the Fales Library of New York University.
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Who was Knox Burger?
American book editor (1922-2010)
When was Knox Burger born?
Knox Burger was born on 1 November 1922.
When did Knox Burger die?
Knox Burger died on 4 January 2010.
What was Knox Burger's occupation?
Knox Burger was an editor.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Knox Burger. https://biography.guide/knox-burger/
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