as in memoir
a history of a person's life
an unauthorized biography of the actor gave him some serious headaches
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The fact that the watch has surfaced this year—the 95th anniversary of the opening of the Empire State Building and the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding—adds historical gravitas to the sale and serves as the perfect footnote to Starrett’s biography, says Boutros.
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 10 June 2026
The Douglass biography is being adapted into a Netflix feature film by the Obamas’ Higher Ground production company.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Per the 1988 Harkness biography Blue Blood, by Craig Unger, Rebekah became deeply involved in the arts, transforming Holiday House into a gathering place for creative talent (Salvador Dalí, Andy Warhol and Gene Kelly were among the artists and entertainers who spent time in her orbit).
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Among the most delightful episodes of English-language biography is Boswell’s account of an improbable dinner party in the fateful year of 1776 that was attended by the hyper-radical Wilkes and the reactionary Samuel Johnson, who became and stayed friends.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 10 June 2026
The Douglass biography is being adapted into a Netflix feature film by the Obamas’ Higher Ground production company.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Per the 1988 Harkness biography Blue Blood, by Craig Unger, Rebekah became deeply involved in the arts, transforming Holiday House into a gathering place for creative talent (Salvador Dalí, Andy Warhol and Gene Kelly were among the artists and entertainers who spent time in her orbit).
—Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
Among the most delightful episodes of English-language biography is Boswell’s account of an improbable dinner party in the fateful year of 1776 that was attended by the hyper-radical Wilkes and the reactionary Samuel Johnson, who became and stayed friends.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biography
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The 2025 memoir garnered high praise from bestseller-inducing trifecta Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Jenna Bush Hager.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Miranda teams with Ferrera on the adaptation of her memoir after working alongside her as a board member at her nonprofit, Poderistas.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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His 1923 autobiography, From Immigrant to Inventor, won a Pulitzer Prize.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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O’Brien the benchmark There is a passage in former Everton midfielder Leon Osman’s autobiography that offers a telling insight into Moyes’ tactical thinking.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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