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 Plutarch is an international award which recognizes the best biography published in the previous calendar year.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
The biography notes that Wooden also served previously as president of the National Association of State Treasurers.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Rather than approaching Lane’s story as a traditional cradle-to-present biography, the film uses his life and work as a way into the continuing importance of theater itself.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 May 2026
The book for discussion this week will be James Boswell’s [The] Life of Samuel Johnson, a classic of English biography and English literature.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
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Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
The biography notes that Wooden also served previously as president of the National Association of State Treasurers.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
Rather than approaching Lane’s story as a traditional cradle-to-present biography, the film uses his life and work as a way into the continuing importance of theater itself.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 May 2026
The book for discussion this week will be James Boswell’s [The] Life of Samuel Johnson, a classic of English biography and English literature.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biography
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Near the end of the play, Majok’s script becomes, like Mann’s score, flatter and broader in its messaging, losing some of its sharpness of observation, and the humor that characterizes Kaysen’s memoir fades.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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The debate, now revisited in a new memoir and recent interviews by former first lady Jill Biden, continues to shape the public narrative around Biden's final year in office.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Published more than a decade after her death, this unfinished autobiography was shepherded to publication by playwright Ben Hecht.—
Pat Saperstein,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Daniel Sikkema, born Daniel García Carrera in Cuba, is a onetime escort and the author of the 2006 autobiography Ticket to Paradise.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
26 May 2026
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