Frieda Fishbein (March 7, 1886 - September 6, 1981) was a Romanian American theatrical, film, television and literary agent for writers including Elmer Rice, George S. Kaufman, Moss Hart, Jean-Paul Sartre, Jean Anouilh,[1] and Colleen McCullough.

In the same year, the playwright, director and producer Dore Schary described her as having "a stable of young writers, none of whom she could support, except with praise and enthusiasm."

He credited Fishbein with helping to get him his first job in Hollywood as a "$100-a-week writer"[6] by introducing him to Harry Cohn, "the maharajah of Columbia [studio]".

[45] She represented authors Peter Kenna,[46] Sherwood Anderson,[47] Katherine Hoskins,[48] Donald Burgett[49] and Alice White.

According to McCullough, she was making her sister a tuna fish casserole for her birthday and while looking through a list of agents she found Fishbein's name, which she took to be a sign.

"[55] The Teacher Resource Guide for the play adds Fishbein is "a highly respected literary agent who connects Hart with the producer Sam Harris, and his colleague, Max Siegel.