A biography is an account of a person's life written by somebody else. They come in two forms: authorised and unauthorised. An authorised biography is written with the permission, the cooperation, and occasionally with the input of a subject or a subject's heirs. An unauthorised biography is done without the subject’s consent. These are often opposed, as in the case of Tom Cruise whose lawyers described his unauthorised biography as:
"A bigoted, defamatory assault replete with lies."
Even if you don't know the answer then you might well guess the subject of Pamela Stephenson's biography called Billy. Not so easy is the pop group written about by Hunter Davies or the historical character featured in a biography by Lady Antonia Fraser. Have a go at this quiz on biographies and see how well you do!
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As well as being a biographer, Boswell also wrote poetry, essays and accounts of his travels
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He also wrote a biography of William Wilberforce, the independent politician and campaigner in the movement to abolish the slave trade
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Terrill also wrote a biography of Elvis Presley
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As well as biographies, of which she has done many, Lady Antonia also writes historical fiction and the Jemima Shore crime novels
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The pair had been having an affair since 1975 when both were already married. Fraser divorced her first husband in 1977 and Pinter divorced his wife in 1980, allowing their own marriage to take place
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They were married in 1989
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He sat in on several of the Sergeant Pepper recording sessions
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Ochs, a contemporary of Bob Dylan, hanged himself in 1976
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The book contains the biographies of 59,665 men and women who have shaped British history, from the time of the Romans to the present day
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Most of Bate's books have been about the works of William Shakespeare
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