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autobiography

[aw-tuh-bahy-og-ruh-fee, -bee-, aw-toh-] / ˌɔ tə baɪˈɒg rə fi, -bi-, ˌɔ toʊ- /


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In 1971, at age 74, Frank Capra published his autobiography.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The pope gave Dylan a rosary and the singer gifted the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics his autobiography, the report said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Pat Cummins has spoken to Usman Khawaja about his former team-mate's upcoming autobiography, but the Australia captain said he has no concerns about potential sandpapergate revelations.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

He co-authored an autobiography, released in 2004, titled “Fred Claire: My 30 Years in Dodger Blue.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

While on the abolition speaking circuit, Douglass’s fame grew, and in 1845, he published his first of three works of autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Copeland said she also watched films, read books and autobiographies and listened to podcasts to make sure she knew the world she was portraying.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The book’s leading actors have been subjects of biographies and autobiographies, and most events have been exhaustively covered in scholarly and popular histories and articles as well as media reports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 16, 2025

“The projections mirror and amplify that as part of the visual vocabulary, whether that’s Douglass’ newspaper articles or autobiographies, or the text of the Emancipation Proclamation.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2025

Chapter 9 is about Frederick Douglass and identity-aware liberalism, as expressed through his autobiographies.

From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2024

Considered by many to be one of the best military autobiographies in history, Grant’s life story was a bestseller.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly


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