Sterling Lord (born 1921?) is an American literary agent who has represented some of the major names in American writing, including Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey and Howard Fast.Lord was born in Burlington, Iowa. His father was a bookbinder at the Leopold Desk Company in Burlington. Aldo Leopold, a scientist and writer, was his uncle.At high school, Lord was the school's newspaper editor. He became a tennis single champ in 1937 and 1938. Lord attended Grinnell College.After graduation, Lord joined the military and worked for a news organization of the military community. Wikipedia