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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Read Doug’s full biography and fun facts from ABC below.
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2026
Easier, maybe, to imagine Blume rejecting the general proposition of an author biography, which seeks to root a subject’s work in their specific experiences, dislodging them from a supposedly neutral or unmarked position.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
After graduating from the Air Force Academy with a degree in astronautical engineering, McCasland was commissioned to serve in 1979, according to his military biography.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Audience composition varied by genre as well: White moviegoers dominated the audience for biographies, documentaries, and dramas, which coincidentally had the lowest median box office receipts.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2026
Easier, maybe, to imagine Blume rejecting the general proposition of an author biography, which seeks to root a subject’s work in their specific experiences, dislodging them from a supposedly neutral or unmarked position.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
After graduating from the Air Force Academy with a degree in astronautical engineering, McCasland was commissioned to serve in 1979, according to his military biography.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Audience composition varied by genre as well: White moviegoers dominated the audience for biographies, documentaries, and dramas, which coincidentally had the lowest median box office receipts.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
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Look out for talks by Sarah Wynn-Williams on her bestselling memoir lifting the lid on her time at Facebook; Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall discussing his campaign to get people to eat more fibre; and Anthony Horowitz talking about his latest gripping thriller with author Joe Haddow.—
Irenie Forshaw,
TheWeek,
26 Mar. 2026
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In her memoir, Steinem delves into a childhood spent cycling through books, going on road trips with her traveling salesman father, and caring for her journalist mother amid ongoing mental health struggles.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
25 Mar. 2026
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This incredible catalogue was discovered only in 1972 when the ailing 80-year-old was moved into a care home, leaving behind, among other things, a 5,000-page autobiography and a 15,145-page novel called In the Realms of the Unreal.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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For forty years, Ross McElwee has made documentaries which blend autobiography and cultural observation.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Biography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biography. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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