biography
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He previously served as the deputy director of the Arizona Department of Corrections and spent 30 years with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, according to his biography.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
Backpack's biography says his "quiet toughness has allowed him to find his niche alongside the biggest bears at Brooks River".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Born on July 9, 1935, in Grand Roy, Grenada, Slinger moved with his family to Trinidad when he was 1 year old, according to his official biography.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
And I know there’s no James Boswell coming to write my biography.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
“Lord,” Mrs. Reilly said, overcome by old lady Lopez’s biography, “I think I’ll send a mass, too, for the repose of that poor woman’s soul.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
As well as "Succession", the five-times married tycoon has been the subject of a spate of biographies, as well as a new Netflix documentary, "Dynasty: The Murdochs" which was released in March this year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Readers who skip ahead in biographies to when the life “gets interesting” would be making a mistake here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He published a number of autobiographical books, as well as biographies of John Wesley and William and Catherine Booth, the founders of the Salvation Army.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Mr. Wilson is a journalist who has written biographies of Patricia Highsmith, Alexander McQueen and Sylvia Plath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Irene Reilly’s relatives always had gory biographies that were worth hearing.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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Words to Live By: Bio
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