as in biography
an account of a person's life written by the person it is about
I read her autobiography last year and it was surprisingly honest retelling of her rise to fame.
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Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
This new show is inspired by Lynn’s autobiography, Coal Miner’s Daughter, first published in 1976 and the 1980 film that followed.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
Indeed, a visit to the center is filled with many lessons and artifacts, from the papers of giants Maya Angelou and James Baldwin to the unpublished last chapter of Malcolm X’s consequential autobiography.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
The producers behind a biopic on legendary Ibiza figure Tony Pike have been hit with a cease-and-desist letter by the publisher of the late hotelier’s autobiography.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
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Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
This new show is inspired by Lynn’s autobiography, Coal Miner’s Daughter, first published in 1976 and the 1980 film that followed.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2025
Indeed, a visit to the center is filled with many lessons and artifacts, from the papers of giants Maya Angelou and James Baldwin to the unpublished last chapter of Malcolm X’s consequential autobiography.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2025
The producers behind a biopic on legendary Ibiza figure Tony Pike have been hit with a cease-and-desist letter by the publisher of the late hotelier’s autobiography.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Autobiography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autobiography. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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