Poetic Obituaries: Through the 1970s, he worked at

Harper & Row, Doubleday and E. P. Dutton, where he served as Editor-in- Chief.

While at Doubleday, [Thomas] Congdon's first significant success came in the form of Peter Benchley's 1974 hit novel "Jaws." A shark sighting Congdon once had along the coast at Squam catalyzed his early enthusiasm for the book.

At Dutton in 1978, Congdon edited A. Scott Berg's "Maxwell Perkins: Editor of Genius," which won a National Book Award in 1980.

from The Nantucket Independent: "Jaws" editor Thomas Congdon dead at 77

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