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biographer

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Recent Examples of biographer From an early age, Forster was in a hurry, and as his biographer, Wulf must dash along, too. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2026 So finding a subject might start, for the literary biographer, with something like an intuition. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 According to biographer William Shawcross, author of The Queen Mother, Elizabeth finally said yes in 1923. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026 Madonna never set out to become a classic British lady of the manor, however, until fate intervened when she was introduced to Hugo Vickers, Cecil Beaton's suave biographer, through a mutual friend in 1998. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for biographer

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This was true for autobiographers and for belletristic authors.

— Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
Still, for Beyoncé the filmmaker and autobiographer, one narrative-building feat seems to remain out of reach.

— Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2023

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Elle Shushan, a miniaturist paintings expert and art historian Graham Boettcher, who serves as director of the Birmingham Museum of Art, are two of the experts that have helped guide and exhibit their collection.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
The 365-page book, which includes a foreword from author and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley, is written in both prose and poem form.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026

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