As his longtime friend and, indeed, literary executor, I was clearly the person to turn to.

After the death of Rhees in 1989 he took over his position as literary executor.

The position of literary executor has more to it than the simple monetary aspect, though.

How did you come to be Frame's literary executor?

She also collaborated with him on at least two stories, and served as his literary executor.

He served as the literary executor for the works of Rebecca West.

The cause was cancer, said his literary executor, Christopher Kelly.

She was also close to Michael Oakeshott and later became his literary executor.

Donna Anderson (see below) is his current literary executor.

On the death of her husband in May 1956 Jungmann became his literary executor.

But it's not the nepotism that got me the job; I'm the only family member she ever appointed as literary executor.

It was chiefly that he wanted a literary executor."

After Williams' death in 2003 Moore was appointed as one of his literary executors.

Hooper's work has been that of a literary executor and advocate rather than independent scholar.

Green was to be his literary executor, and he was so named in Coleridge's will.

The cause was complications of heart surgery, Bill Hughes, his literary executor, said.

To his Literary Executor he was always a warmly-attached and sympathetic friend.

I think I shall appoint you my literary executor.

He served as one of Conrad's literary executors.

A literary executor is a person with decision-making power in respect of a literary estate.

He remained on intimate terms with Burke until his death, and was his literary executor.

The radical surgery performed by his literary executor may have removed Ellison's vision from the work.

He acted as literary executor to the poet David Jones, a lifelong friend.

But few cases are that clear-cut, and literary executors are likely to be criticized no matter what decisions they make.

The burdens of conscientious literary executors are great.