Definition of BIOGRAPHER

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Part of Trump’s attraction to John stems from his pure admiration of the singer’s success, said Michael D’Antonio, a biographer of the president. — Amanda Svachula, BostonGlobe.com, "What’s the deal with President Trump and Elton John?," 7 July 2018 According to biographer Nat Segaloff, who wrote A Lit Fuse: The Provocative Life of Harlan Ellison, Ellison made more than a few enemies in the entertainment business and once sent a dead gopher to a publishing house to get them to return his calls. — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, "Harlan Ellison Turned Star Trek Into Something More. Could It Happen Again?," 29 June 2018 Gilded Age’’ in 1873), says David Nasaw, a biographer of Gilded Age industrialist Andrew Carnegie. — Rick Hampson, USA TODAY, "In the second Gilded Age, the mansions get bigger, and the homeless get closer," 16 May 2018 Includes interviews with Markle’s half-sister, Samantha Markle, Royal Correspondent and Harry’s biographer, Katie Nicholl; and Paul Burrell, Princess Diana’s former butler. — Jill Vejnoska, ajc, "How to watch and stream the Royal Wedding (plus everything else on TV about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle)," 10 May 2018 Timothy O’Brien, a Trump biographer, says in the film that his 2005 book, TrumpNation: The Art of Being The Donald, claimed that Trump was worth between $150 million to $250 million, far from being a billionaire. — Diane Herbst, PEOPLE.com, "'What We Did Was a Scam': The Apprentice Creators Give Behind the Scenes Reveal of Trump's Show," 6 Feb. 2018 Little Richard told biographer Charles White that that episode is what inspired him to launch a career in music. — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2018: Sister Rosetta Tharpe is at the head of the class: Inductee profile," 8 Apr. 2018 In See What Can Be Done, Moore frequently bristles at the arguments of biographers and readers who plunder a writer’s work for clues about their life, and vice versa. — Sarah Marshall, The New Republic, "Why Lorrie Moore Writes," 5 June 2018 Robin by Dave Itzkoff; Henry Holt, 544 pp.; non-fiction Few biographers can get away with a title that is but a single word. — Jocelyn Mcclurg, USA TODAY, "Weekend picks for book lovers, including Robin Williams bio, David Duchovny novel," 19 May 2018

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