| 单词 | autobiography |
| 例句 | Worse yet, every Englishman who hammered This illustration showing the tools used to punish and torture slaves appeared in Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “How is it possible to write one’s autobiography in a world so fast-changing as this?” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt ashamed about all of this and confessed these incidents in his autobiography, which he wrote as an old man. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex Haley and I had discussed the possibility of my writing his autobiography to acknowledge our literary circle, our family of writers—my father to him and him to me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The canon of black autobiography sensibly includes scores of books about resistance to the American system. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z "It's an autobiography. The story of my life, so far. There's lots still happening every day, so I'm just trying to keep up with...well, myself." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z In his autobiography, Charles told his children that their mother was his greatest blessing. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “All the journals from Maine to Texas seemed to strive with each other to see which could make our movement appear the most ridiculous,” Elizabeth Cady Stanton wrote in her autobiography. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Her favorite book is an autobiography of a woman who was a character in Reds. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z It is true that in high school I read Augustine’s Confessions, but that extraordinary autobiography did not prompt my imitation. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I soon noticed that, after losing a few games of chess, my opponent talked less of masculine superiority,” she wrote in her autobiography. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z In her enormously self-serving and revisionist autobiography, she asserted that she agreed to make the film only after Hitler promised to keep Goebbels at bay. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A child of a miner, Z.K. had been influenced by Booker Washington’s autobiography, Up from Slavery, which preached success through hard work and moderation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Stanton wrote in her autobiography, “but continued to use my ‘mother’s instinct,’ if ‘reason’ is too dignified a term to apply to woman’s thoughts.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “I would be fooling myself to think that I was meant to be a fearless fighter,” she said in her autobiography. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “Ta-da! Another chapter for my amazingly awesome autobiography—if I ever write one.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z In his autobiography he talked about going to the Woolworth’s in Columbus, Georgia, and being able to shop but not eat there. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “I look at the itinerary, see that I am scheduled to stay at a certain hotel in a certain city, and sense that an exception has been made,” she wrote in her autobiography in 1956. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z It was a sort of themed autobiography—an account of Newman’s own loss of faith and the quest for a new one. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z This autobiography, moreover, is a book about language. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In her autobiography, Elizabeth described the discussions of abolition and women’s rights at Peterboro as “white hot.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “To succeed in those days, you had to fight for everything you got,” Arcaro wrote in his autobiography, I Ride to Win! Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A few months ago, in an airport bookstore, I picked up the autobiography of a notorious thrill killer and was disheartened to find it entirely bereft of lurid detail. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They asked me lots of questions, trying to see if they could catch me saying something that conflicted with my written autobiography. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was better to announce my engagement by letter than to wait until I returned home, as thus I might draw the hottest fire while still in safe harbor,” she wrote in her autobiography. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The Discourse is a strange work because it is both autobiography and philosophy; Descartes teaches us how to think by telling us the steps he went through in learning how to think. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It is not enough to say that my mother and father do not want to write their autobiographies. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z From Florida to Maine his pamphlets, and later his autobiography, were burned in bonfires along with his effigy. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z In his autobiography, Morrow wrote that she was the “quintessential geek girl,” unabashedly obsessed with Monty Python, comic books, fantasy novels, and videogames. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z When I decided to compose this intellectual autobiography, a New York editor told me that I would embark on a lonely journey. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z That early autobiography didn’t begin: “I was born twice.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Frank was working to publish his father’s letters, as well as reminiscences he culled from the autobiography Charles had written. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Considered by many to be one of the best military autobiographies in history, Grant’s life story was a bestseller. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “The autobiography of a black American called Frederick Douglass.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z As testimony to the power of redemption and the force of human personality, the autobiography of Malcolm X is a revelation. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Frank helped his father with a collection of letters that he wanted to publish, and with an autobiography that Charles was preparing for his children and grandchildren. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyone truly familiar with my father’s ideology, autobiography, and speeches sincerely understands the significance of the now- famous phrase. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not exactly censor Charles’s autobiography, but she did clean it up as much as she could so that nothing would be misunderstood, and nothing, she hoped, would give offense. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby was at first going to title his book My Life in Chess, but he changed his mind, possibly deciding to reserve that title for his future autobiography. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They never will call me cheap for publishing an autobiography. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In their autobiographies, they recounted great races in intimate detail, but falls and injuries were glossed over with the most perfunctory language. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pixie-haired gorgeous girl dislikes authority and can’t help but fall for a boy she knows is trouble. It’s your autobiography, so far as I can tell.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z After hearing one of Lander’s orations, she arranged for the distribution of his autobiography; the printer had previously put out a line of Shakespeare’s tragedies. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She left behind an autobiography, which Michel Foucault discovered in the archives of the French Department of Public Hygiene. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z As you read my father’s autobiography, whether for the first time or after a long absence, it is my hope that you will come to know him foremost as a man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben Franklin’s autobiography was punched up after his death to underscore his rise from obscurity. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z In her autobiography, Elizabeth described Bayard as “a tall, fully developed man, remarkably fine looking, with cultivated literary taste and a profound knowledge of human nature.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z My godfather, Alex Haley, bequeathed me the opportunity to write this foreword to my father’s autobiography. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But Sullivan laced his 1924 autobiography with hyperbolic attacks on Burnham and the fair’s impact on the masses who came through its gates. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z All his major published works on political philosophy, including his Defence of the Constitution of the United States of America and Discourses on Davila, along with his unpublished autobiography, lacked coherent form. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I write this autobiography as the history of my schooling. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only did he answer my letter, but he included his response in his autobiography, sandwiched between letters to Nehru, Khrushchev, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and other luminaries. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In literature, we read a Tsonga translation of Booker T. Washington’s autobiography, Up from Slavery. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She wrote a full-length autobiography, Notes of a Navigator. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Then East fetched the manuscript of his autobiography, The Magnolia Jungle, which Simon & Schuster is publishing. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In her autobiography, Stanton wrote that her father beamed with pride and was “moved to tears” when he read about her speech. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He did learn to write, and recounted his life story in an autobiography. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z But the studio of the jewelry designer Gabriella Kiss is, by comparison, an autobiography in three dimensions. T Magazine: Small World 2012-10-19T18:45:43Z Mr. Lee, in his autobiography, asserted that the company’s new head, Michael Deeley, called it one of the 10 worst films he had ever seen. Robin Hardy, Who Set ‘The Wicker Man’ Cult Alight, Dies at 86 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z "It's not an autobiography, but I tell anecdotes about my life from when I was a kid to now," she said. Janet Jackson performs at Essence in New Orleans 2010-07-02T15:30:00Z Occasionally his recent reviews contained glimpses of autobiography. Stanley Kauffmann: The Old Master of Movie Criticism 2013-10-09T23:03:45Z In this autobiography, the author grapples with her complicated and often painful upbringing in 1970s New York. 13 New Books Coming in February 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z As in much of her work, autobiography opens out onto larger themes, and humor encompasses sadness. What if a Dance Piece Was Actually Funny? Or Super Sad? 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z Moore also wrote two books about his time as Bond as well as two autobiographies, the most recent of which was 2014’s Last Man Standing. Roger Moore – Saint, Persuader and the suavest James Bond – dies aged 89 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Randolph Street in Freehold, N.J., where he knew “every crack, bone and crevice in the crumbling sidewalk,” is where Springsteen launches “Born to Run,” his new autobiography, which will be released Tuesday. Why would Bruce Springsteen need to write an autobiography? Everyone has secrets. 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z But his autobiography cannot stand alone; it needs company. Review | ‘The Trouble With Men’ offers an intimate look at its subject 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z The 43-year-old actor, writer, director and comedian is talking about his new autobiography – now, it turns out, there’s plenty to tell. Shane Jacobson: 'I feel I’ve got to constantly prove myself' 2013-07-26T04:43:04Z “There wasn’t a need for big prizes,” Barris wrote about “The Newlywed Game” in the first of his two autobiographies. “Gonged at Last”: game show impressario and author Chuck Barris dead at 87 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z I read part of Keith Richards’ autobiography, and it was totally parallel with me, learning from American records. Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page on playing live and Los Angeles 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z In his 1994 autobiography, “Songs My Mother Taught Me,” he wrote, “My mind is always soothed when I imagine myself sitting on my South Sea island at night.” Kirkland lawyer guards the brand of Marlon Brando 2013-12-29T02:06:30Z Nicole, to what degree do you think your work reflects your life, your autobiography? A Conversation With Nicole Eisenman and Grace Dunham 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z This slender volume, part of Melville House's The Art of the Novella series, is an exercise in loosely fictional autobiography. Fanfarlo by Charles Baudelaire – review 2013-05-26T13:30:01Z The subtitle was “An autobiography by the private couturier to Diana, princess of Wales.” Catherine Walker, 65, Creator of Dresses for Princess Diana, Dies 2010-09-27T05:25:00Z The Oscar-nominated actor, famed for his starring roles in Sharpe, The Usual Suspects and Inception wrote the autobiography a few months before he passed away. VIDEO: Postlethwaite 'best actor in world' 2011-07-08T14:02:27Z In his autobiography the creator of Sherlock Holmes is revealed as primarily a man of action who incidentally won fame as a writer. Notes from the Book Review Archive: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Thought Sherlock Holmes Was ‘a Lower Stratum of Literary Achievement’ 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z The first volume of her bestselling autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, reflected her difficult experiences in an era defined by racial segregation. Looking back at Maya Angelou's life 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Ms. Kirkland, who shook up the ballet world with her 1986 autobiography, “Dancing on My Grave,” which detailed her rise to stardom and battle with drugs, was always a rebel. A Special ‘Nutcracker’ Bond 2013-12-10T22:13:32Z Al Michaels, who works at NBC Sports with Mr. Costas, last year wrote a best-selling autobiography, “You Can’t Make This Up.” Bob Costas Signs With HarperCollins to Write Autobiography 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z “It’s an intellectual autobiography — a starchy, ardent and, on occasion, surprisingly personal account of what it means to be the custodian of one’s conscience in a world saturated with orthodoxies,” our critic Parul Sehgal writes. 7 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z In her earlier autobiography, “Negroland,” Jefferson reflected on her upbringing in an upper middle-class Black family. 12 New Books Coming in April 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z He dedicated his autobiography, “Tomorrow Will Be a Good Day,’’ to “all those who serve on the front line of any battle – be it military, psychological or medical.’ Capt. Tom Moore, UK veteran who walked for NHS, dies at 100 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z So when I read his autobiography, I was floored. Why "Big George Forman" star Khris Davis refused to wear a fat suit 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z A few years earlier Dickens had begun working on an autobiography, but when he got to the part about his first romantic disappointment it depressed him, and he burned the manuscript. Counting Down Dickens' Greatest Novels. Number 4: David Copperfield 2012-02-02T23:24:54Z Gathered under the umbrella of creative nonfiction, memoir can utilize some of the tools of narrative while avoiding the huge canvas of autobiography. The anticipation around Prince Harry's "Spare," from its ghostwriter to the memoir genre 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z The prize recognizes English-language books from any country in the areas of current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, autobiography and the arts. Everest saga wins Samuel Johnson nonfiction prize 2012-11-12T22:13:47Z This autobiography links those efforts to her fight for equal rights as a trans woman, and reaches back to her childhood to tell her story. 15 New Books Coming in October 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Presented by the Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company, which Ms. Wolpe founded in 1993, it intercuts autobiography and observations on Shakespeare with long passages of dialogue from some of his characters, male and female. Review: Weaving Memoir With Shakespeare to Find Her Father 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z In her 23 years, Holiday had already seen plenty, although her notoriously unreliable autobiography Lady Sings the Blues obscures as much as it reveals. Strange Fruit: the first great protest song 2011-02-16T08:00:05Z Angelou's autobiographies, which are sold as her true life story, have always reproduced lengthy conversations verbatim, and in the case of this new memoir, from up to 70 years ago. Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou – review 2013-04-22T06:30:01Z By the dawn of the 60s, as he admitted in his autobiography, Zoo Quest was looking “increasingly antiquated”. The real David Attenborough 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z It seems uneven on the surface, but dig deeper and everything coalesces into an intricately constructed autobiography, covering Mason's political concerns, the roots of his depression, and his hopes for humanity. Steve Mason: Monkey Minds in the Devil's Time – review 2013-03-07T22:15:01Z So I read his autobiography and I found it wasn’t good. For these guys, it's about finding that rhythm 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Ms. Franklin, the incandescent Queen of Soul, happens to be another of Mr. Ritz’s former collaborators: They worked together on her 1999 autobiography, “From These Roots.” David Ritz Opens Up About Aretha Franklin and Others 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z The resulting book, “Where the Past Begins,” isn’t a conventional narrative autobiography. Amy Tan, the Reluctant Memoirist 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z “This is an autobiography unlike any you have ever read; you might call it a collective autobiography,” Edmund White wrote in The New York Times. Annie Ernaux’s Work Dissecting the Deeply Personal Is Awarded the Nobel 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z In her autobiography, she writes movingly about the philosophical prison that racism can create for whites, and sexism for men. Shirley Chisholm, the Democrats’ forgotten hero 2012-09-09T19:00:00Z On Sunday at 3 p.m., readings are planned from Twain’s uncensored autobiography and “Tom Sawyer” at Staten Island’s historic Killmeyer’s Old Bavarian Inn. Spare Times for March 23-29 2012-03-22T21:55:14Z Does it concern you at all that, because you lived in Switzerland, people may see the novel as a thinly veiled autobiography? Coming to the Festival of Books: Jill Alexander Essbaum and 'Hausfrau' 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z “It’s going to be one hell of a great — everlastingly great — book with humor, tears, fun emotions and love,” Garland said of her autobiography. Judy Garland on Judy Garland: New book culls lifetime of interviews 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z At a young age, she began the autobiography that chronicled the first 17 years of her life and covered the racism she faced in the 1930s and '40s. U.S. institutions honor late poet Maya Angelou with exhibits, film 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z “Looking back on my youthful addiction to tennis, I find it not much different from my fascination with the market,” Mr. Neuberger wrote in his autobiography. Roy R. Neuberger Dies at 107; Applied a Stock Trader?s Acumen to Art 2010-12-25T04:31:59Z Lucy, he wrote in his autobiography, “bore the operation with great heroism and bravery.” The statue of a doctor who experimented on enslaved women still stands in Alabama. But now there’s also a monument to his victims. 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z “This is an amazing and impossible story of magic and destiny,” Rickie Lee Jones declares in her new autobiography, “Last Chance Texaco: Chronicles of an American Troubadour.” Review | Rickie Lee Jones offers a raw and roving account of her life in ‘Last Chance Texaco’ 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z Staudinger uses these items to engage in wordplay, ponder the role of the artist and pen a fragmentary autobiography. Review | In the galleries: Breaching the border between art and furniture 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z "She wasn't originally in their plans for the show," said Daniels, who has just written his autobiography. In 'Girl Meets World,' William Daniels reprises Mr. Feeny 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z No, the game isn’t an autobiography or a documentary, or even nonfiction. Video Game Review: Papo & Yo 2012-09-25T12:45:11Z “People told me that there was something about my little walk that captured the hearts of those still in shock at the crisis,” Moore wrote in his autobiography. Capt. Tom Moore, UK veteran who walked for NHS, dies at 100 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z The loquacious raconteur is saving the gritty anecdotes for an autobiography that he will start writing in a month or two. Robbie Robertson's no-fuss career frustrates fans 2011-04-07T20:49:54Z "I guess it was therapy for me," she later wrote in her autobiography. Underneath all the makeup, who was the real Tammy Faye? 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z The trap in assessing “My Art” is to assume that it contains more autobiography than it does. Review: In ‘My Art,’ the Artist Laurie Simmons Plays an Artist 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z But he also frequently experimented with prose, and liked pushing genre boundaries, mixing autobiography with fiction. A Final Work by Sam Shepard Reveals His Struggle With Lou Gehrig’s Disease 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z AP: Where does this book fit into your cycle of autobiography? Maya Angelou honors mom, grandmother in new book 2013-05-02T17:43:09Z Russell recounted in her autobiography that before her marriage to Waterfield she had had a botched abortion, which she thought might have affected her ability to have children. Screen siren Jane Russell dies at 89 2011-03-01T04:30:00Z Judges chose an eclectic range of 31 books in six competitive categories, from fiction to criticism to autobiography, for which six finalists were picked. Rachel Kushner among finalists for book critics prizes 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Her autobiography, Infinity Net, translated for this show, traces, with suitably dreamlike intensity, the web of influences that shaped her and her art. Yayoi Kusama ? review 2012-02-12T00:05:58Z In her 1998 autobiography, "The Longest Trek: My Tour of the Galaxy," she wrote that her acting career largely ended and she became an alcoholic. Grace Lee Whitney, Yeoman Janice Rand on ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 85 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Second, there is Strauss’s fictionalized autobiography intersecting with Houdini’s life. ‘The Confabulist,’ a novel by Steven Galloway In 2008, Chico was even featured in the children's "autobiography" titled, "Joseph and Chico: The Life of Pope Benedict XVI as Told by a Cat," which was authorized by Pope Benedict and the Vatican Press. 5 Popes who formed a holy bond with their animal companions, from cats and dogs to even an elephant 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z My children’s book library is organized by color, everything else by subject and substance first — science, poetry, biographies and autobiographies, diaries and letters, etc. — then within each section, by color. Maria Popova: By the Book 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Springsteen was in town for a book signing to promote his new autobiography, "Born To Run." Springsteen signs Philadelphia fifth-grader's absence note 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z “Those things help,” he said, noting that last year’s publication of Twain’s unexpurgated autobiography brought a record number of visitors to his house. Poe Museum Is Threatened With ?Nevermore? 2011-08-07T16:21:11Z I skimmed it and it is an extraordinary and chillingly true autobiography. How Books Led a Young Jane Goodall to Live Among the Chimps 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z The decades reveal more than a poetic autobiography but also nothing less: the evolution of a poet in the pages of a magazine in a way that we are not likely to see again. When You Go Away: Remembering W. S. Merwin 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z "I am sometimes accused of gingering up the Bible with large and lavish infusions of sex and violence," wrote DeMille in his autobiography. Samson and Delilah: a good effort at biblical sex and violence 2013-06-20T09:00:02Z “I’d had this idea for a long time of writing an autobiography as though it was written by someone else,” Mr. Louis said. For the French Author Édouard Louis, His Books Are His Weapon 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z The disparate, sometimes repeated chunks of source material are both buttressed and interrupted by Mr. Gordon’s autobiography. Dance Review: ‘Beginning of the End of the ’ at Joyce SoHo 2012-06-07T21:56:16Z Lowe recently finished his autobiography and shared excerpts with the magazine. Rob Lowe dishes on early years with Charlie Sheen 2011-03-29T10:31:04Z “Frankly, it is very hard to remember things from the 1970s,” he wrote in his autobiography. Glen Campbell, Whose Hit Songs Bridged Country and Pop, Dies at 81 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z In his posthumously published autobiography, Something of Myself, Kipling wrote: "A tale from which pieces have been raked out is like a fire that has been poked." A brief survey of the short story part 41: Rudyard Kipling 2012-06-21T11:28:42Z This is an autobiography unlike any you have ever read; you might call it a collective autobiography. Reclaiming the Past in the Internet’s ‘Infinite Present’ 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Five previously unreleased tracks from The Boss will be released on Sept. 23 on a companion album to the icon's autobiography, "Born to Run," which will be released Sept. 27. Unreleased songs part of companion album to Springsteen book 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z The winners in the six literary categories — fiction, nonfiction, autobiography, biography, criticism and poetry — will be announced March 17 at the New School in New York. Ta-Nehisi Coates is among finalists for National Book Critics Circle Awards 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z “The first time I ever heard about Clark Terry was when Charlie Barnet told me about him,” Ellington wrote in his autobiography, “Music Is My Mistress.” Clark Terry, jazz virtuoso with Basie, Ellington and ‘Tonight Show,’ dies 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Their estrangement was at its worst when Tatum wrote about her father's alleged drug abuse and being a bad father in her autobiography "Paper Life" in 2004. O'Neals try to mend relationship on TV 2011-02-09T15:41:08Z The author and humorist worried enough about what he could say in public to withhold anti-religion essays and to forbid his autobiography from being published until 100 years after his death. Mark Twain remains censored, and uncensored 2011-01-07T19:08:15Z The beginning is a little bit of an autobiography. Michael Stipe on Working While He Sleeps and Savoring Mistakes 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z A new autobiography is about to hit the shelves, but if you were told it was by someone called Taboo, would that mean anything to you? Another autobiography no one's interested in 2011-02-06T20:00:01Z But when Colette left her husband in 1906, the autobiography in the novels was revealed. Colette's libretto: a fantasy of childhood for Ravel's opera of enchantment 2012-07-27T21:49:01Z The Path to Power Not for Turning Iron Lady Girl Power It's already a bestseller, but how does Tony Blair's publisher blurb the former prime minister's autobiography? Quiz: Political memoirs 2010-09-02T11:41:00Z Structurally it's a really weird one, with a standard Kingian third-person narrative voice interspersed with extracts from other media: newspaper reports, autobiographies of characters, transcripts of police interviews, that sort of thing. Rereading Stephen King: week one – Carrie 2012-05-24T12:02:53Z Tony Blair let a few titbits slip in his autobiography, and Jim Callaghan admitted that it was like confiding in a psychiatrist. Stephen Daldry 2013-02-10T07:00:19Z As Franklin put it in her autobiography, she “Aretha-ized” the music. 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin dies aged 76: AP 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Her 1976 autobiography, "The Lady and Her Tiger," served as both a memoir and a groundbreaking expose of Hollywood's treatment of animals. 'Flipper,' 'Lassie' trainer-turned-activist dies 2013-02-18T23:16:03Z The larger issues “Soft Power” seeks to amplify end up a bit muffled by the author’s need to apply autobiography and ultimately, a sentimental finish. Review | Ever wondered how China sees America? ‘Soft Power’ offers amusing ideas. 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z This “autobiography” joggles between her incarceration — teeming with the kinds of bodies and institutional food she wouldn’t have touched with a 10-foot fork in the outside world — and the glamorous life that led her there. Why Can’t Women Be Serial Killers, Too? 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Irving's con was simple: He offered editors an autobiography of Hughes, one he would secretly invent out of whole cloth, and bank on the fact that Hughes would never come forward to debunk it. 21 of the wildest cons in history 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z His writer's block was finally banished when the 68-year-old looked back over his life for his recent autobiography. Rod Stewart: Time – review 2013-05-09T21:30:02Z Publishers, meanwhile, often appear to want readers to see books as thinly veiled autobiography, and their publicity campaigns typically emphasize authors’ personal connections to their work. Our Autofiction Fixation 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z So is the film autobiography, documentary or fiction? Elia Suleiman: stories my father told me 2010-06-15T21:01:00Z "Chronicles set a new standard in what people expected from a rock'n'roll autobiography, and was a revelation," he said. Bob Dylan signs six-book deal 2011-01-19T15:21:59Z For true fans who've been devotedly listening to the songs for decades, an autobiography offers the opportunity to find out what those lyrics really meant. What do Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith, Elvis Costello and Keith Richards have in common? 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z "I couldn't sing. I couldn't dance. I wasn't particularly good-looking," he wrote in his autobiography, "Rubber Balls and Liquor." Gilbert Gottfried, defender of transgressive comedy and a throwback to the great joke-tellers 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z There are hints of autobiography throughout the film, particularly in young Aline’s drive to perform. A Filmmaker’s Journey to the Center of Celine Dion 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Pidgeon was gay, claims Bowers in his autobiography Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars, and that afternoon they became lovers. Hollywood's secret history: Scotty Bowers on sex and stars in the Golden Era 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z "If there were autobiographies of my contemporaries, I would always have a look to see what photographs were in there," he said. Jimmy Page finds there's still whole lotta love for Led Zeppelin 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Russell appeared in dozens of films and theatrical productions and wrote an autobiography in 1985 called My Path and Detours. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes star Jane Russell dies at 89 2011-03-01T01:31:04Z She won a MacArthur “genius” grant in 2017 and wrote an opera based on the autobiography of Omar Ibn Said, a Muslim man from Africa who was enslaved in South Carolina. Rhiannon Giddens to Lead Silkroad’s Musical Explorations 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Her larger project, which includes oral histories from these relatives, constitutes not simply a celebration of heritage but a fraught autobiography. A Daughter’s Ghostly Re-Creations of Her Late Mother’s Old Photographs 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Fifty years later, Cooper titled his autobiography, "Please Don't Shoot My Dog." Former child star, 'Superman' actor Cooper dies 2011-05-05T18:20:13Z We got to know Nina very well, and my filming partner, Steve Cleary, years later went to live with her in Lausanne and help write her autobiography, I Put a Spell on You. Jason Solomons's Trailer Trash 2010-12-12T00:07:00Z Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian When Frank Kermode's elegant, melancholy, often very funny autobiography, Not Entitled, was published in 1995, many reviewers commented on the irony of its title and its tone. Sir Frank Kermode obituary 2010-08-18T13:20:00Z Fenn said he hid the loot 10 years ago in the Rocky Mountains and dropped clues to its whereabouts in a poem published in his 2010 autobiography. Art dealer whose treasure sent hunters scouring US West dies 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z In his autobiography Zweig praised even music critics for “once more and for the last time” demonstrating “their inner resistance to the race theory” by praising his libretto. Review: 'A Silent Woman' With a Big Voice 2010-07-27T11:30:00Z “I Am Brian Wilson” will come at a busy time for the rock memoir, with autobiographies also expected soon from Bruce Springsteen and Prince. Brian Wilson Memoir Coming in October 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Only when I quoted this – from Ruskin – did she respond: 'Great nations write their autobiographies in three manuscripts: the book of their deeds, the book of their words and the book of their art. Richard Eyre: arts cuts will result in cultural apartheid 2011-02-15T12:53:26Z Advertisement Advertisement She and Mr. Reynolds divorced in 1965, and in her 1985 autobiography, “Laughing on the Outside, Crying on the Inside,” written with Bob Merrill, she wrote that Mr. Reynolds was abusive. Judy Carne, ‘Sock It to Me Girl’ on ‘Laugh-In,’ Dies at 76 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z Another autobiography, "Been There, Done That," published in 1999, was even more searing. Eddie Fisher, Pop Singer, Dies at 86 2010-09-24T04:18:00Z “Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade,” she wrote in her 2016 autobiography, “My Own Words.” Ninja Supreme Court Justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Fun With Fame 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Preparation is an inadequate word for the herculean effort that has gone into “The Fighter,” a passion project that has an air of autobiography. Summer Movies: Mark Wahlberg Joins Will Ferrell in ?The Other Guys? 2010-05-01T03:47:00Z In “Tender Fictions,” you start by saying that you read artists’ autobiographies to figure out how to be an artist. Barbara Hammer’s Exit Interview 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The book, he ponders – which is not so much an autobiography as a "semi autobiographical whimsy" – is loosely structured around a time in the 90s when he worked as a performing magician in a restaurant. Derren Brown: 'I'm being honest about my dishonesty' 2010-10-18T06:59:00Z The autobiography’s title and that of the new imprint were borrowed from Mr. Johnson’s Infamous Record label. Prodigy’s ‘H.N.I.C.,’ Street Lit From Infamous Books 2013-05-31T21:16:57Z He was also afraid any future political ambitions would be crushed by Crist's supporters, Rubio wrote in his autobiography to be released next week. APNewsBreak: Rubio book says he almost quit race 2012-06-14T21:42:07Z And its image, combining absolutist politics, divinity and autobiography, became a sort of logo for his reign. Art Review: Emerald Deities of Fervor and Flux 2010-08-26T22:33:00Z Later, in “My Lives,” an autobiography, I wrote about “my master,” the last man who broke my heart. The Bonds Between Sex and Books 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z She is also due to star as herself in a biopic based on the New York Times bestseller My Fight/Your Fight, the Olympic judo medallist’s recently published autobiography. Ronda Rousey grapples with Patrick Swayze's role in Road House remake 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Is there an element of autobiography in the writing of Malcolm? Philip Pullman on His New Trilogy and the upcoming 'His Dark Materials' TV Show 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z Next up is a tour in his native Australia and an autobiography, "Welcome to Paradise: My Journey," which will be published by HarperCollins in October. Pop star Cody Simpson returns to Australian roots with new album 2013-07-16T22:59:32Z Writing in her autobiography, Bellingham said she told doctors she wanted treatment to stop in November. Bellingham to stop cancer treatment 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z She lived for nearly a century, keeping a journal for much of that time and composing numerous letters and two autobiographies. ‘The Stargazer’s Sister’ review: What could a woman find in the sky? 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z This handsome book does not, despite its publisher’s assertion on the dust flap, “amount to a volume as penetrating as the autobiography he would never write.” Books of The Times: ‘Diaries,’ by George Orwell, Edited by Peter Davison 2012-08-16T17:23:53Z In her autobiography, Helen hinted that she contemplated fleeing, or something worse; “I will pass over the temptations which I had during the twenty four hours after my father introduced me to the principle.” Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z Fine literature is an excellent staple, incredibly nourishing and satisfying, but there's no harm indulging every now and again in a crime novel, an autobiography or a dissertation on pop culture. Bedside reading: the naked truth 2010-04-02T13:30:00Z “It’s just as well, because to write an autobiography as literature is just impossible,” Mr. Loomis said. Judy Feiffer, Who Helped Develop Two Top Memoirs, Dies at 87 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Something like the movies of Andy Warhol called Flesh and Trash, or the beatnik experimentalism from which David Niven famously recoiled in his 1972 autobiography The Moon's a Balloon? Spirit of the underground: Film 2011-01-30T22:00:01Z Photograph: Graeme Robertson Günter Grass, the Nobel prize-winning author of acclaimed memoirs Peeling the Onion and The Box, has revealed that his new book will be his last venture into autobiography. G?nter Grass writes final autobiography 2010-08-24T13:25:00Z The NME honours, voted for by music fans, covered other areas including best music autobiography, which went to Morrissey's memoir, and best TV show, which went to Breaking Bad. Arctic Monkeys dominate NME awards 2014-02-27T09:50:57Z He talks to James Reed about his revealing autobiography. Books: Talking to Michael Chabon about fatherhood, plus a deep dive into the Krampus 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z It’s the family reading from Sarah Palin’s autobiography while waiting in line at the National Civil Rights Museum, and it’s the B&B in Montana where I found a Quran on a bookshelf. A Muslim American’s Homecoming: Cowboys, Country Music, Chapatis 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z “Low Down” stumbles into the pitfalls of both addiction narratives and observer-style autobiography, even if Ms. Albany’s memoir suggests even rougher times. ‘Low Down,’ on Growing Up With Joe Albany 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z In "Coal Miner's Daughter," the autobiography that became an Academy Award-winning film, Lynn told a different story - that she was married at 13 and was a mother of four by 18. AP: Loretta Lynn married at just under 16, not 13 2012-05-18T18:28:51Z But there’s not a lot of autobiography in it because I’m neither a time-traveler nor a detective. ArtsBeat: A Conversation With Steven Moffat, a ‘Sherlock’ Co-Creator 2014-01-17T18:12:54Z She also wrote a collection of stories and short nonfiction pieces, “Sweetly Sings the Donkey,” which was published when she was 24 and received as a kind of autobiography. Shelagh Delaney, Playwright, Dies at 72 2011-11-25T02:20:01Z Now, I find myself reading more autobiography and history looking to understand the past and its role in the present. Chris Bosh’s Favorite Basketball Writers? Kobe Bryant Makes the List. 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z This year's celebrity autobiographies, generally agreed to be an improvement on the wretched class of 2011, fared respectably but not brilliantly, led by Miranda Hart's mixture of humour and memoir, Is It Just Me? Bestselling books of 2012 – commentary 2012-12-28T22:55:06Z But she has offered a few glimpses of autobiography. Joan Armatrading Is Still Searching for the Perfect Song 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z Simon died of natural causes on Wednesday at his home in New York surrounded by family, said Steve Saffel, who worked with him on autobiography "Joe Simon: My Life in Comics." Captain America co-creator Joe Simon dies at 98 2011-12-15T22:44:54Z His music, with its elements of autobiography, increasing preoccupation with death, and anticipations of an afterlife, has acquired a very special, almost sanctified aura since his murder in 1983. A$AP Rocky, Rokia Traoré, The Handsome Family: this week's new live music 2013-05-18T05:00:11Z She wrote 16 other books include two volumes of autobiography. Author of 'Miss Read' books dies at 98 2012-04-13T11:57:08Z Elegantly written and structured, the book is a riveting adventure story, an intellectual autobiography, and a restless, searching meditation on love, friendship and family. Notable nonfiction of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z These early chapters follow the general outlines of Hillary’s life, and sometimes it’s hard to remember we’re reading fiction, not autobiography. Review | In Curtis Sittenfeld’s ‘Rodham,’ Hillary doesn’t become a Clinton. And Donald Trump isn’t president. 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z This is not autobiography, but it’s close enough. Review: In Stoppard’s ‘Leopoldstadt,’ a Memorial to a Lost World 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z In fact, Davis, in his autobiography, admitted to hitting Taylor early in their relationship, before their marriage, and to having done so thereafter on several occasions. Kind of Clichéd: How the Miles Davis Movie Could Have Been Better 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z “I’m returning to the self and the limitations of my own body and my own autobiography,” Mr. Hancock said. Texas Monthly: Artist Trenton Doyle Hancock Changes Style for New York Show 2012-10-28T06:48:04Z “When I played I forgot where I was. The world seemed in order, the suffering of people around me disappeared—life was beautiful,” he wrote in his autobiography. The Jewish Trumpeter Who Entertained Nazis to Survive the Holocaust 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Lynn addresses the perils of disclosing her age in her autobiography. AP: Loretta Lynn married at just under 16, not 13 2012-05-18T18:28:51Z His wife then found the autobiography of Solomon Northup, who was rounded up in 1841 and sent to Louisiana plantations for 12 years. Hollywood reflects on race in year of black, civil rights films 2013-08-26T13:14:40Z Hyperion will release ”The Rolling Stones at Fifty,” a ”photographic autobiography” with images that have not been seen before and new text from the band. ArtsBeat: 'Photographic Autobiography' of Rolling Stones Will Mark Band's 50th Anniversary 2012-03-02T14:38:02Z Atkins, in her autobiography, writes with deep gratitude about Faith, whom she refers to as a “light in the darkness.” Keeping Faith with the Manson Women 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Publisher Random House said it had already reprinted the autobiography six times, and that if trade paperback and Irish sales were taken into account, A Journey had sold in excess of 100,000 copies. Tony Blair's A Journey breaks sales records 2010-09-08T11:45:00Z “I’m sure I don’t have all my experiences on tap,” Harry writes in her new autobiography, Face It. Debbie Harry on heroin, rape, robbery – and why she still feels lucky 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Hence, Locke contributed to the explosive growth of autobiography. The man who made America: Reason, religion and the brilliant mind of John Locke 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Even the process of making them amounts to a kind of autobiography. Noah Baumbach on Frances Ha: 'I wanted it to feel like a first film' 2013-07-18T18:00:00Z “The whole session was truly electric,” Baker wrote in his autobiography, “Hellraiser,” “and we were all convinced that Afrobeat was going to be a really big scene.” Ginger Baker’s Essential Songs: Listen to 15 Tracks 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z The pieces, subtitled “Classical Antiquity,” “Encountering Locale” and “Working With What Remains,” are a blend of archaeology, autobiography and theater. Around Town for Dec. 2-8 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z This is a man, let's not forget, who called his autobiography Poptastic! Radio head: Tony Blackburn 2010-10-06T07:00:00Z Maybe it’s true, maybe it’s a feint — all writing is autobiography, after all. Taylor Swift, a Pop Star Done With Pop 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z Like most of Schrader’s best work, there was a personal element to the film, the flame of autobiography that illuminated the rest of the story. Paul Schrader: ‘I’ve made some important films. Dog Eat Dog is not one of them’ 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Maybe so, but there’s a reason why books like this are not customarily marketed as “tell-half autobiographies.” ‘The Half That’s Never Been Told,’ by Doctor Dread 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z His autobiography, A Funny Way to Make a Living, was published in 1996 and Pertwee was the subject of This Is Your Life three years later. Bill Pertwee obituary 2013-05-27T16:13:38Z Blending biopic, autobiography drama and documentary to create a portrait of the first African to win an Olympic gold medal, the film features stunning canters through the Abyssinian plateau. Ten of the best running movies 2013-02-18T13:18:00Z Maslon conceived “Yes I Can” — the title of Davis’s 1965 autobiography, and of a song cut from “Golden Boy” — as a companion piece to the documentary. Sammy Davis Jr.’s Knotty Journey, on Film and in Song 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z More so than most previous Meltdowns, Hegarty's line-up is an aesthetic autobiography lived out in the flesh, a process that throws up issues of identity, the sublime, and the push-pull of masquerade and honesty. Antony's Meltdown – review 2012-08-11T23:06:00Z Funnily enough, as he would write, the direness of much of the prose helps to give this autobiography some of its authenticity. Tony Blair's A Journey: Andrew Rawnsley's review 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z The book is far from a typical autobiography. Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page comes up with a whole lotta book 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Muir survived, and his autobiography is essential work for me. Going Home with Wendell Berry 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z By then, he was married to Billie Burke, who survived him by nearly 40 years and memorialized their life together in two autobiographies. Book review: ‘Ziegfeld and His Follies’ 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Polanski’s autobiography was written seven years after his arrest, and his account of the crime does not smack of a man overly burdened with feelings of guilt. What does Hollywood's reverence for child rapist Roman Polanski tell us? 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Vasarhelyi: The script is based on Diana’s autobiography, “Find a Way.” "Nyad" star Annette Bening brought "sharp edges" to courageous swimmer and refused body touch-ups 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z He’s also written an autobiography and contributed to soundtracks for such movies as “American Beauty” and those of the “Shrek” franchise. Jacob Lawrence, Audra McDonald, and Rockaway Taco 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Stephen King, a horror novelist, in an entertaining rant against the passive in his autobiography, refers to it several times as the “passive tense”. Passive panic 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z This grab-bag of a book mixes poetry and sociology, and autobiography. The North (And Almost Everything In it) by Paul Morley – review 2013-06-13T09:01:01Z Elder Lee M. Harris, who co-wrote an autobiography of Phelps, said the singer died Tuesday at a Los Angeles hospital, apparently from complications of diabetes. Gospel and R&B singer Phelps dies at 78 2010-10-27T03:57:00Z As alcoholics are habitually in denial about their habits, you would think they'd be ill-equipped for the ruthless truth-telling required in autobiography. Why do writers drink? 2013-07-20T07:00:14Z In portraying herself to others, Ms. Weldon sometimes slipped between the first and third person, as she did in her autobiography, and in this loosely articulated summary of her writings on her website in 2015: Fay Weldon, British Novelist Who Challenged Feminist Orthodoxy, Dies at 91 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z And how much of the autobiography is a genuine portrait of Chapman's life? Graham Chapman's autobiography goes 3D -- with (most of) Monty Python 2011-06-27T17:54:14Z "I still get asked questions about it", he wrote in his 1994 autobiography. Sid and Nancy: an intriguing glimpse into a dysfunctional relationship 2013-03-06T17:50:00Z Ms. Becket’s autobiography, “To Dance on Sands,” was published in 2006. Marta Becket, dancer in the desert, dies at 92 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z He was a popular addition to the "American Idol" lineup this season, and used the show's high profile to promote his debut solo single and autobiography. Aerosmith returning to studio for long-delayed album 2011-06-08T00:35:23Z One of the most coveted books of the season is not a thriller or a celebrity tell-all but an oversize, 472-page annotated autobiography with hundreds of detailed notes and several appendixes. Laura Ingalls Wilder finds new stardom in an old-fashioned way 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z In these pages, Thomas L. Friedman called the former U.N. ambassador’s third book a “combination of autobiography, diplomatic history, moral argument and manual” on balancing human rights work with parenting. New in Paperback: ‘A Children’s Bible’ and ‘The Education of an Idealist’ 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z My interest in autobiography began quite late, relative to my interest in books. Greg Baxter's top 10 memento mori 2010-07-21T11:15:00Z I asked what that meant for Kate and Ms. Bening evaded elegantly, describing unrelated sections of Miller’s autobiography, segueing somehow into “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” How Annette Bening Puts It All Onstage. But Keeps Something for Herself. 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Also here is a peculiar late work, “The Genius of Castiglione,” that merges allegory and autobiography. Art in Review: GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE 2012-06-28T19:45:37Z Autofiction is a literary genre that describes fictionalized autobiography — essentially memoir with a license to invent. 8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z “This isn’t my autobiography, but I did clearly struggle to accept that I was gay in my 20s,” he said. Director Helps Put Peru on the Film Map 2010-09-28T11:41:00Z Just as Connors was renowned for having a short fuse on court, so he doesn't hold back in his autobiography. Book review roundup: The Outsider, Perfect and Bitter Experience Has Taught Me 2013-06-28T17:00:01Z The Yiddish journalist Abraham Cahan noted in his autobiography that when he arrived in the United States in 1881, Jews were still talking about the case. The Good Kind of Schmaltz 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z I've finished a new edition of Livingstone, I can't rule out writing about Africa again, but before that I hope to write another volume of autobiography to sit alongside my memoir Swimming with my Father. Paperback Q&A: Tim Jeal on Explorers of the Nile 2012-07-10T13:33:42Z I’m interested in the critical intelligence in the imaginative position, self-portraits in convex mirrors, autobiographies by any means necessary. Why David Shields Can’t Read the ‘Greatest Book Ever Written’ Anymore 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Ms. Fleming will play an opera diva at odds with her husband over the people they’ve hired to ghostwrite their autobiographies. ArtsBeat: Williamstown Theater Festival to Feature Renée Fleming and Chita Rivera 2014-01-30T22:27:58Z All understanding of her life, all autobiography gone. The raw horror of Alzheimer's 2010-06-01T20:00:00Z “I couldn’t believe my luck! She had been kind enough to respond to the sudden outburst of a lowly Japanese girl she’d never met or heard of before,” Kusama wrote in her autobiography, “Infinity Net.” How Yayoi Kusama, the ‘Infinity Mirrors’ visionary, channels mental illness into art 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z “I think I’m inclined toward autobiography because so much is based on passion,” Birbiglia, 44, said in a recent call from his home in Brooklyn. Mike Birbiglia Can’t Get ‘Hadestown’ Out of His Head 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Indeed, as Mandela wrote in his 1994 autobiography, “when a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.” The real US policy toward Nelson Mandela 2013-12-12T12:35:00Z Cilento, in her autobiography, My Nine Lives, painted an unflattering portrait of her ex-husband, claiming he beat her on several occasions. Sir Sean Connery obituary 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z Jagger's Jukebox sounded a lot like a first shot across the bows of his guitarist, which may yet culminate in a volume or two of autobiography of his own. Rewind radio: Jagger's Jukebox; Keith Richards at Home; Johnnie Walker With the Kinks 2011-01-02T00:05:26Z In response to the allegations, Cosby’s lawyer, Marty Singer, said Dickinson’s story was “a lie,” pointing out that it contradicted the account of the evening she included in her autobiography. “I want justice. I want Bill Cosby on the stand”: Janice Dickinson files civil suit against the comedian & alleged serial rapist 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z "I edited the two volumes of her autobiography and worked closely with her on those in the early 1990s," he said. Lady Thatcher's authorised biography sparks excitement and scepticism 2013-04-19T18:33:00Z Jones, 31, was intensely familiar with Hawking’s autobiography, which detailed her life with ex-husband Stephen Hawking. 'Theory of Everything': Felicity Jones on playing dress-up with Jane Hawking 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Writing your autobiography would seem to fall squarely in the category of the undelegatable; yet here we have an autobiography of Fidel Castro written by somebody else. The Autobiography of Fidel?Castro by Norberto Fuentes 2010-04-30T23:14:00Z Bethea offers a detailed account of Price’s rise and fall, made especially compelling by unreliably narrated passages from Price’s unpublished autobiography. Weekend Reading: Bomb Dogs; Conquering Age; 'Bernie Madoff of the South' 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z Malik and Penguin Random House announced Wednesday the pending release of “Zayn,” an autobiography of the pop star as told through photos. New Zayn Malik autobiography to reveal what makes him beautiful 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z This was not just a tonally glowing performance but a nod to the pianist's autobiography. Ahmad Jamal is still surprising at 84 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Of course, as the adult Kaepernick’s presence reminds you, this is autobiography, not an outside assessment. Review: ‘Colin in Black & White’ Finds Kaepernick Before He Took a Knee 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z He incorporated some of her material into his own later autobiography. Mark Twain manuscript reveals author's pain at losing his daughter 2010-04-21T21:43:00Z Especially with politicians, there are no good autobiographies. Five great published diaries 2012-07-16T11:00:00Z Bernie said in her autobiography Now & Forever, which was published in May this year. Singer Bernie Nolan dies aged 52 2013-07-04T14:26:11Z This same instinctive feel for language flows into the autobiography. Chuck Berry’s Memoir Grabs You Like a Song 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z “The Life of the Archpriest Avvakum by Himself” is the autobiography of a priest who opposed the reform of the Orthodox Church in the 17th century. Ian Frazier Wishes Somebody Would Write About the World’s Largest Beaver Dam 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z Was it around the time of a stardom-confirming nod from Spielberg and Jackson that he began scribbling down incidents and anecdotes for the autobiography? Simon Pegg: 'I measure life by my feelings for Star Wars' 2010-10-16T23:05:00Z In the process, as her publisher puts it, “a new kind of autobiography emerges, at once subjective and impersonal, private and collective.” Reclaiming the Past in the Internet’s ‘Infinite Present’ 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z The non-fiction sequel is described as “part philosophical reflection and part autobiography.” Unpublished "Clockwork Orange" sequel discovered — here are the first details 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Yet it wasn’t until the publication of his 2015 autobiography, “On the Move,” that Sacks wrote freely about himself. Review: ‘Insomniac City’ Recalls Life With Oliver Sacks 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z His autobiography, published in 2009, was completed in the face of his lifelong enjoyment of rambling diversions and tangents. Norman Collier obituary 2013-03-19T12:33:06Z Combining documentary, autobiography, poetry and politics, the film has Mr. Riggs in its center. Art of the AIDS Years: What Took Museums So Long? 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z The father in that story wrote an autobiography, titled “Access of Kings.” Jamie Lee Curtis Has Never Worked Hard a Day in Her Life 2019-12-01T05:00:00Z He released an autobiography in 2009, “Moon River and Me: A Memoir.” Legendary Singer Andy Williams Has Died at 84 2012-09-26T13:42:48Z This movie was adapted from his best-selling 1996 autobiography, and Ifans' portrayal of him as a charismatic pied piper with an insinuating leer is entirely persuasive. 'Mr. Nice': Reliving a drug dealer's halcyon days 2011-09-01T19:14:07Z Vidal wrote not just one but two autobiographies, ran twice for public office, and practically took up residence on television for a while, in settings both relaxed and fraught. Review: In ‘Empire of Self: A Life of Gore Vidal,’ Jay Parini Catalogs More Than Illuminates 2015-10-18T04:00:00Z These potentially inflammatory remarks shouldn't obscure the value of what is an honest, in many ways important and genuinely revelatory autobiography. 'My Song': Harry Belafonte speaks his mind 2011-11-22T21:05:04Z For the Fazilis, the ethics of autobiography remain fraught and unresolved, as does the family’s immigration status. Midnight Traveler: a powerful refugee documentary filmed on a phone 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Her doctoral thesis was on Puritan spiritual autobiography; given that she was a Puritan scholar turned Communist, her instincts for discipline and asceticism were deeply grounded. Oskar Eustis: The First Time I Burned Money (and Found My Calling) 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z It is actually his second book - following his autobiography, No Way Home, in 2007. Carlos Acosta on his debut novel 2013-01-15T09:10:37Z His show on Monday evening was a casually friendly career survey devoid of the preening grandiosity that often accompanies such autobiographies. Review: You Ain’t Never Heard a Baritone Like His 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z The only time I achieved a quicker speed was reading my autobiography, because I’d written it myself, which nowadays is seldom the case with autobiographies — a fact I was told by people who should know. John Cleese Intends to Have His Unread Books Buried With Him 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z "When I saw the 'dishy' kind of autobiographies selling in the '80s," Carson said, "I knew my simple book of my friendships would not be interesting." Joanne Carson's Capote-edited memoir chapter still in limbo 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Like Mr. Obama, who chronicled his multicultural upbringing in a best-selling autobiography, “Dreams From My Father,” Mr. Blanco has been on a quest for personal identity through the written word. Richard Blanco, 2013 Inaugural Poet 2013-01-09T04:13:30Z While promoting his autobiography in 1994, he discovered that much of his audience was unaware of this dark chapter in American history. Warp speed, Mr. Sulu! George Takei is a guest at Emerald City Comicon 2012-03-28T23:11:04Z Though Thomson was puckishly invoking militaristic imagery here, the cause was real, and he wrote about it vividly, especially in his 1966 autobiography. Copland, Thomson and Others in a Fantasy Music Festival 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z The subtitle of his autobiography characterises the arc of his life as being "from Shanghai to Shepperton". If we can't buy JG Ballard's former home, then we should at least erect a statue to him 2011-07-17T21:00:00Z Mr. Holbrooke always had more ambition than most, penning his autobiography when he was 14. ‘The Diplomat,’ a Son’s Documentary on Richard C. Holbrooke 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z “Open” is widely considered a paragon of sports autobiographies — a raw and honest excavation of a well-known life. When the Writing Demands Talent and Discretion, Call the Ghostwriter 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z He hates people who buy celebrity autobiographies and watch reality TV. Netflix’s You: Single White Female for vinyl-loving mansplainers 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z “Pop music today is rich with glorious gospel voices and women singers in the mold cast by Aretha,” the late Wexler said in his autobiography. 'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin dies aged 76: AP 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Two years ago they published a joint autobiography, Hound Dog. Jerry Leiber obituary 2011-08-23T17:58:52Z The days when Richie could write an autobiography, give it a name as hideous as Rags to Richie and watch it climb to the top of the bestsellers list, are apparently long gone. Kat's back! EastEnders celebrates the homecoming of Mr and Mrs Alfie Moon 2010-09-21T13:33:00Z The movie is based, in part, on Sayers’s 1970 autobiography, “I Am Third.” The Best Thanksgiving Movies to Stream 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z A highlight from those years: In 1948, before a Yale-Princeton game, Babe Ruth presented him with a copy of his autobiography, weeks before he died from cancer. George H. W. Bush's Sporting Life 2010-03-25T21:40:00Z Considered the most lethal sniper in American military history, Kyle served four tours of duty in Iraq and chronicled his experiences in a 2012 autobiography. 'American Sniper' trial: Chris Kyle killer sentenced to life in prison 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z My book isn’t a memoir or autobiography exactly, but it’s a good representation of many of the highs and lows in my life to date. Amy Schumer: By the Book 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z “I know what I am, what I have and haven’t done, how things really were and are,” he writes at the end of his autobiography. What does Hollywood's reverence for child rapist Roman Polanski tell us? 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z "He's in my mind almost every day," Ebert wrote in his autobiography. Sun-Times: Famed movie critic Roger Ebert dies 2013-04-04T20:06:14Z Throughout this autobiography by one of America’s most acclaimed designers of the 1990s, his innovation and confidence are evident, contrasting with an industry that, despite its superficial fickleness, can be deeply resistant to change. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z But for Strauss to venture into autobiography, to turn the music on himself, was still startling. Review: At the Philharmonic, a Strauss Humblebrag 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z “May Allah Bless France!” is the fictionalized autobiography of the rapper and spoken word artist Abd Al Malik, who directed it. César Winners Fill Roster at Rendez-Vous With French Cinema 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z The title of Leonard Nimoy’s autobiography was “I Am Not Spock,” and that so offended some fans that he followed it with a second, “I Am Spock.” For Leonard Nimoy, Spock’s Hold Made Reaching Escape Velocity Futile 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Such an project would dovetail with plans in the works for an autobiography and a film based on Beck’s life, all of which, the guitarist said, would incorporate heavy doses of humor. Jeff Beck, ZZ Top en route to Greek Theatre on Aug. 13 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z I remember Matt Damon was going to do his autobiography at one point years ago. Cooper 'up for Armstrong movie' 2013-01-22T11:49:49Z In this sense, at its best Deller's own autobiography becomes all our autobiographies. Jeremy Deller's visions of England 2013-06-01T22:00:01Z There are good enough rock autobiographies anyway – Keith Richards' Life, and Marc Almond's Tainted Life, to name two. Rock stars in fiction 2011-03-17T16:00:50Z In his autobiography, Taylor said he had asked Balanchine if there was any way it should be performed. Drop a Fly in a Glass of Milk. What Do You Get? A Knotty Dance. 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z No theme stuck for long, he confessed in a later-life autobiography. Superman: Forged by bullies! 2012-06-16T20:30:00Z I didn't judge it as straight autobiography, I judged it as a piece of literary writing. Q&A with Ann Powers on 'Best Music Writing 2010' 2010-12-23T20:15:10Z This retelling of his autobiography is compelling, in contrast to his recent solo form. Jay-Z & Kanye West: Watch the Throne ? review 2011-08-13T23:05:27Z One of 2016’s most eagerly anticipated autobiographies is getting an “audio companion.” Springsteen’s autobiography accompanied by an 18-track set 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Many of the songs on the album mingle autobiography with attempts to find comfort in faith. Critics? Choice: New From Etheridge, Roky Erickson and Jacky Terrasson 2010-04-25T22:18:00Z This is fictional autobiography or autobiographical fiction that refuses to name — and thereby limit — itself. In 'Transit,' Rachel Cusk continues to slyly blur the lines that surround fiction 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z The second autobiography told a different story: He was hiding under the scenery when he sneezed. Legendary film and TV star Mickey Rooney dead at 93 2014-04-07T05:38:50Z The biggest nonfiction genre is biography and autobiography. Who buys books? 40-year-old women and others 2010-09-03T20:05:00Z Photograph courtesy of the artist and Marc Jancou Contemporary, New York Shaw's frontier spirit leads him on, even into the nether regions of his own autobiography. Artist Jim Shaw stuffs American pop culture through the Rinse Cycle 2012-11-08T17:21:36Z Unlike Herr, always a reporter, it was a first-hand expression of combat, a veteran's autobiography that raised the bar for getting to grips with the graveyard called Nam. Vietnam road 2010-07-10T23:01:00Z As he wrote in his 2011 autobiography, “‘Kindness’ covers all of my political beliefs.” RIP Roger Ebert: Movie criticism’s Great Communicator 2013-04-05T01:10:00Z Anderson has written, publishing four novels, including "Star," a roman à clef, and three autobiographies — a much larger backlist than the average model/actor. In “Pamela, A Love Story,” Pamela Anderson proves the importance of receipts 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z And several years later, when he did write a second autobiography, it was titled I Am Spock. William Shatner: How Kirk and Spock's Relationship Held 'Star Trek' Together 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z The autobiography proved “too complicated,” and “The Sicilian” was only slightly easier. The Encyclopedia Reader 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z For its insights into American theater in the postwar era, Mr. Lahr’s biography has been compared to Kazan’s autobiography, “A Life,” but they are not in the same league. John Lahr’s ‘Tennessee Williams’ Fleshes Out the Playwright 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z “It will be part autobiography because I’ve got so many stories to tell.” Ex-Va. Intermont prof writing book about college 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z His father, Robert, was a hotel bellman who, according to Mr. Gardner’s autobiography, “Yakety Yak I Fought Back,” ran a side business in bootleg liquor. Carl Gardner, Singer With Coasters Pop Group, Dies at 83 2011-06-14T03:02:35Z “There is still a lot of work by feminist artists about creating new mythologies, alternative archives and histories, autobiography,” Ms. Smith-Stewart said. Revisiting a Groundbreaking Show of Feminist Art 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Ironically, there isn't a lot about Monty Python in his autobiography. It's 'So, Anyway' by John Cleese, not 'Monty Python' by John Cleese 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z The performance reflects the deep affinity for his subject that previously led to Marmo’s selection to narrate the audiobook version of Bruce’s serialized autobiography, “How to Talk Dirty and Influence People.” Lenny Bruce's fire and fury light up Theatre 68 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z Then, of course, there’s “Songs My Mother Taugh Me,” the sly, lurid autobiography that appeared just before Manso’s book in what appeared to be an attempt to steal that author’s thunder. Review: ‘Brando’s Smile: His Life, Thought, and Work,’ by Susan L. Mizruchi Brugman has, over the years, heard hundreds of O'Hanlon's hair-raising anecdotes, but began to despair that he would ever read the autobiography for which he had long hoped. Redmond O'Hanlon: A life in books 2011-03-28T06:59:01Z It's the name that counts, now that art is understood to be autobiography. Picasso was just a big show-off. Most of his work is inherently trivial 2010-12-12T22:00:00Z It fills in some of the gaps of Malcolm X’s autobiography, rounding out the years of his childhood and adolescence and exploring how his incarceration and conversion shaped his views. 17 New Books to Watch For in October 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z George H. W. Bush is unusual among modern American presidents in that after he left the White House in 1993 he never produced his own full-scale autobiography. Jon Meacham’s ‘Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush’ 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Glass’s 20 etudes represent an autobiography on the keyboard, written over the course of 20 years. Perspective | 81 and going strong, Philip Glass prepares for his Kennedy Center debut 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z They started a serial autobiography, published first in two issues of Dirty Laundry Comics, in 1974 and 1978, and later in various other publications over the years. Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Pioneering Comics Memoirist, Dies at 74 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z The second and final volume in this Thomson project, again edited by Tim Page, includes “The State of Music,” Thomson’s still-perceptive explanation of the entire field of music, and his winning 1966 autobiography. Gift Ideas for Classical Music Fans 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z "It is not for me to draw parallels between my own life and that of Christ," runs the opening line of Irish writer Fiachra MacFiach's new autobiography, The Autobiography of Ireland's Greatest Living Genius. Stewart Lee: If Damon Albarn is serious about the occult, shouldn't we call him Damien? 2011-07-09T23:06:00Z After intermission Ms. Alexander read excerpts from Benvenuto Cellini’s autobiography, said to be one of Frick’s favorite books. Music Review: What Henry (Could Have) Heard: Night at the Frick 2010-10-13T21:42:00Z In 1991, he privately published his autobiography, “From the Bottom Up.” Grand Ole Opry country singer Stonewall Jackson dies at 89 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z That was before she became addicted to heroin in the early 1970s: “At that point I entered one of the outer levels of hell,” she writes in her 1994 autobiography “Faithfull.” She’s Marianne Faithfull, Damn It. And She’s (Thankfully) Still Here. 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Her autobiography, The Varnished Untruth, is out now. Q&A: Pamela Stephenson Connolly 2012-11-09T22:59:00Z In his autobiography, "The Way I Was," Mr. Hamlisch admitted that he lived in fear of not meeting his father's expectations. Marvin Hamlisch, who composed 'Chorus Line,' dies at 68 2012-08-07T23:28:03Z Why do you think people are so eager to see it as an autobiography? Q&A: Pete Wentz on How Fall Out Boy Can Save Rock 2013-04-10T09:45:06Z The autobiography is described as a “candid and comprehensive personal account” by Allen of his life, career and “his relationships with family and friends.” Woody Allen memoir released as publishers cite freedom of speech 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z Alchemy isn’t much in evidence as the performance, presented by the Los Angeles Women’s Shakespeare Company, intercuts autobiography and observations on Shakespeare with passages of dialogue from “Hamlet” and other works. Theater Listings for Aug. 5-11 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z "If you guys had to write a one-word autobiography, which single word would tell your story?" The all of “y’all”: On finally embracing my voice, country twang and everything 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z In his 1989 autobiography, Miles Davis wrote about his relationship with the younger woman he married after divorcing his third wife, actress Cicely Tyson. ‘I didn’t just fade off the planet.’ Reconnecting with ’70s funk queen Betty Davis 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z Mining past art and autobiography helps navigate new terrain. 'UH-OH: Frances Stark, 1991-2015' at Hammer Museum is an enthralling midcareer survey 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Jazz trumpet and fluegelhorn master Clark Terry, whose puckish tone and merry humor percolate through his music, has written a disarmingly honest and thoroughly entertaining autobiography. What our writers love this week 2012-02-29T23:58:04Z Some of his novels are more autobiographical than the autobiography, he said. Patrick Modiano, an Author of Paris Mysteries, Keeps His Own 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z She helped him organize exhibitions and write his pictorial autobiography, “Edward Steichen: A Life in Photography.” Joanna T. Steichen, Managed Work by Edward Steichen, Dies at 77 2010-08-07T05:04:00Z He opened boxer Muhammed Ali’s autobiography,“The Greatest: My Story,” and couldn’t put it down. Kwame Alexander aims to win readers who are at the age he hated books 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z “If they read his autobiography and see his opinions, they can say: ‘It is still the same — America is still trying to dominate the world,’” he said. Germans can’t get enough Mark Twain 2013-01-10T22:39:00Z His father was an enthusiastic home-movie maker, and much of the footage he shot would reappear in “Trying to Kiss the Moon,” Stephen’s 1994 film constructed as fragments of autobiography. Stephen Dwoskin, Experimental Filmmaker, Dies at 73 2012-07-22T02:44:24Z “I adore space,” Davis wrote in her autobiography, The Lonely Life. Leading Ladies 2010-04-01T00:00:00Z He published a score of books: novels, short stories, poetry, nonfiction and an autobiography. Richard Adams, Author of ‘Watership Down,’ Dies at 96 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Consequently, he has been in a remarkable position to shepherd himself through a shadow life, and to write large a fantastical autobiography of the man he might wish to have been. A Unified Theory of the “Rocky” Movies 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z In his autobiography, Green remembers Mitchell coaching him: “Let them be gritty. You be smooth. Remember, Al. It’s silky on the top. Rough on the bottom.” Al Green, the soul legend and Kennedy Center honoree, is still tired of being alone President Barack Obama's half brother is publishing an autobiography that details the domestic abuse that served as the theme for his earlier semiautobiographical novel, which featured an abusive parent patterned on their late father. AP Interview: Obama's brother writes about abuse 2013-12-19T13:56:40Z In his autobiography, Mr. Barry described years of meeting stars and starlets. Julian Barry, Who Made Lenny Bruce Into ‘Lenny,’ Dies at 92 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z As Tweedy put it in his 2018 autobiography, Bennett “approached songs like an architect and I approached them like a wrecking ball.” Behind Wilco’s 2001 Masterpiece, a Band Breaking Its Heart 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z She “was third from the right in the chorus,” Vidor wrote in his autobiography. The Glory of Nina Mae McKinney, an Early Black Star in White Hollywood 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Her autobiography is to be published to coincide with Mothers' Day next year, Ebury Press has announced, and will reveal "what it is like to be a woman, wife and mother in somewhat exceptional circumstances". Sarah Brown to pen 'intimate' memoirs 2010-06-13T23:05:00Z Ms. O’Hara received an Irish Film and Television Awards lifetime achievement honor in 2004 and published an autobiography, “’Tis Herself,” the same year. Maureen O’Hara, Irish-Born Star Who Played Strong-Willed Beauties, Dies at 95 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z As Wells recalled in a suppressed section of his autobiography published only after his death, "a flash of passion" passed between the two and they spent the night together. Intimations of immortality 2011-01-08T00:05:59Z Published by independent Tin House Books, the memoir was also announced as a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in autobiography this week. Finalists for the 2015 Edgar Awards are announced 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z It was important enough to him that he vividly recalled it, and the “old shatter’d press” he used to create it, more than four decades later in his autobiography. For Ben Franklin’s Birthday, His First Piece of Printing Reappears 2017-01-16T05:00:00Z In 2009, Van Patten penned an autobiography, Eighty Is Not Enough, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 'Eight Is Enough' and 'The Love Boat' Actor Dick Van Patten Dies at 86 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Part autobiography, part journalism but largely fiction, the book is an impressionistic tour de force of Mr. Herr’s two years in Vietnam reporting for Esquire magazine at the height of the war. Vietnam War reporter Michael Herr, who helped write ‘Apocalypse Now’ and ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ dies at 76 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z This movie was adapted from his best-selling 1996 autobiography, and Mr. Ifans’s portrayal of him as a charismatic pied piper with an insinuating leer is entirely persuasive. | 'Mr. Nice': Reliving a Drug Dealer?s Halcyon Days 2011-06-02T21:47:04Z But he allowed that there was a little autobiography in the thought. Cass McCombs: Imagine Beckett as a Cranky Singer-Songwriter 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Fellini’s films amount to a strange and spectacular autobiography, magnifying their ostensible subjects—such as the city, or the provinces—while sometimes also reimagining them according to mysterious and personal dictates. Fellini’s “City of Women” 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z Technicolor executives disliked the result; they complained that the smoky look of the film was “not up to Technicolor standards,” Mr. Morris wrote in his 2006 autobiography, playfully titled “Huston, We Have a Problem.” Oswald Morris, Artful Cinematographer, Is Dead at 98 2014-03-27T07:11:58Z Here are three consecutive sentences from Simone’s autobiography, “I Put a Spell on You”: Nina Simone and the Clichés of the Musical Bio-Pic 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z But in writing this book — and I very much wanted to, as I understand, a lot of biographies, autobiographies are written from the point of view of the age of the people writing them. Robbie Robertson remembers: “People were screaming and booing and throwing sh*t” 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z The show does move along a general chronological curve in line with traditional autobiography. Critic’s Notebook: Christopher Plummer and John Hirsch Solo Shows at Stratford 2012-08-21T21:46:20Z Reiss's ear for dialogue is so sharp, and her scenes from domestic life so recognisable, that she's already had to explain that this isn't a piece of autobiography. Spur of the Moment; Pygmalion; The Ragged Trousered Philanthropist; The Magical Menagerie 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z Among Mitchell’s papers Mr Kunkel found drafts of three chapters of an unfinished autobiography, all of which have now been published in the New Yorker, most recently this past February. The grammar of hard facts 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Davis, that most parsimonious of flatterers, declared in his 1989 autobiography that Jamal had "knocked me out with his concept of space, his lightness of touch, his understatement". Ahmad Jamal: 'After a time you discover the Mozart in you' 2013-02-01T05:00:00Z Her epic autobiography project eventually resulted in seven books spanning more than 1,000 pages. Maya Angelou, a daughter of the South, a voice for us all 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Pepys’s writings came before a flood of English autobiographies. The man who made America: Reason, religion and the brilliant mind of John Locke 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z “He seemed like a child himself when he was choreographing,” wrote Maria Tallchief, the original Sugarplum in City Ballet’s production, in 1954, in her autobiography. What Does an Angel See in Her Future? Maybe a Sugarplum Fairy. 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z "Chanel's clothes are comfortable and easy to move in, and her suits are classics," he wrote in "Voices in the Mirror," his autobiography. Lens Blog: A Look at Gordon Parks's Fashion Photography 2012-11-30T10:00:13Z He published an autobiography, “A Life in Pursuit of Music and Beauty,” in 2011. Gunther Schuller, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer who bridged jazz and classical music, dies at 89 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z MODESTO, Calif. — Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic detailed his exploits as a Marine staff sergeant in his autobiography, "Born on the Fourth of July." 'Born on the Fourth of July' vet's account disputed by comrades 2012-07-04T05:01:56Z The legendary ballerina Gelsey Kirkland, who danced "The Nutcracker" many times, including opposite Mikhail Baryshnikov, titled her autobiography "Dancing on my Grave." Horror stories of that holiday favorite "The Nutcracker" 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z In his 2009 autobiography, Best in Hollywood: The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful, he addressed his feelings toward aging and death. 'The Dukes of Hazzard' Actor James Best Dies at 88 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Henson and his family eventually escaped and resettled in Canada; his autobiography inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe’s lead character in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Antiques: Discoveries in the Past Year’s Auctions 2013-12-26T18:37:39Z Her first autobiography in 2005, Being Jordan, sold more than a million copies and her 2007 novel Crystal, outsold the entire Booker Prize list that year. Katie Price ghostwriter dies at 49 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z The supervising architect even mentioned the elevators in his autobiography, as quoted by Koolhaas: The most important invention in the history of the modern city 2014-02-23T13:00:00Z “A diary tends to be proved upon the pulses; an autobiography tends, ultimately, to justify.” Michael Dirda reviews ‘The Immortal Evening’ by Stanley Plumly In his autobiography, I Am Jackie Chan, he addressed his multiple injuries, including the brain hemorrhage he suffered while filming Armor of God that almost killed him and left a hole in his skull. Jackie Chan Has (Not) Made His Last Action Film 2012-05-22T10:45:50Z In such passages of mingled frustration and determination, one senses an element of autobiography. Review | Yaa Gyasi’s ‘Transcendent Kingdom’ is a book of blazing brilliance 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z It's not an autobiography, even though it gives anecdotes throughout my life. Family Attorney: Jackson children just normal kids 2010-06-21T08:31:00Z Writing in his autobiography, the tennis player Andre Agassi described his hair loss as a young man as like losing “little pieces of my identity”. The new growth in hair loss research 2019-09-07T04:00:00Z In his new autobiography, "Jackie Chan: Never Grow Up, Only Get Older," published in April in Chinese, the Hong Kong actor discussed his vulnerabilities, struggles and dreams. Jackie Chan says he's 'numb' to beautiful women, admits beating son 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Even in “To the Stars,” his 1994 autobiography, there is no hint of its importance to him. George Takei Guides ‘Allegiance,’ a Musical, Not a Starship 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z In his autobiography, Kyle wrote: “I only wish I had killed more. Not for bragging rights but because I believe the world is a better place without savages out there taking American lives.” ‘Death to the infidels!’ Why it’s time to fix Hollywood’s problem with Muslims 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Her book “Inheriting the Revolution: The First Generation of Americans” looked at memoirs and autobiographies to reveal how Americans born between 1776 and 1830 reinvented themselves and their society. Joyce Appleby, Historian of Capitalism and American Identity, Is Dead at 87 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z As for the autobiography itself, nearly every chapter resonates in 2020. How I found solace in Nabokov’s Speak, Memory during the pandemic 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z The book publisher announced Thursday that it had acquired her autobiography, titled "Heart Like a Wheel," after her Grammy-winning, multiplatinum album. Linda Ronstadt to write memoir 2011-07-28T19:01:09Z The book would be Thoreau’s first attempt at the blend of field research, philosophy and autobiography that would become his signature mode. Lessons in Constructive Solitude From Thoreau 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z Instead, as Groucho explained in his autobiography, he “found 32 fellows playing gin rummy with marked cards . . . and four members in separate phone booths calling women who were other members’ wives.” The divine madness of Groucho Marx 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z At some point, pop songwriting became non-fiction by default, and even when an artist decries a song’s personal relevancy, we still hear it as autobiography. The authenticity trap 2011-07-25T10:59:00Z How conscious were you of working within certain frameworks - autobiography, period piece - that often present traps? ArtsBeat: Venice Film Festival: Olivier Assayas Returns to the 1970s 2012-09-06T18:10:37Z Make an autobiography with books from the library. ArtsBeat: Calling All Artists 2012-03-29T15:55:48Z It was autobiography — and the darkening of his palette — that renewed him. Neil Simon Drew Big Laughs, Then Came a Cultural Shift 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Murray wrote extensively: a 1956 memoir, an autobiography that was published posthumously, a book of poetry, a 700-page summary of racism in state law that Thurgood Marshall hailed as “the bible” of Brown v. Pauli Murray should have been a civil rights icon. Now Murray’s moment has finally come. 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z By the time she arrived at Pratt, she knew she wanted to make art — an awareness inspired in large part by reading Marguerite Yourcenar’s 1951 “Memoirs of Hadrian,” a fictionalized autobiography of the Roman emperor. Rochelle Feinstein Makes Work That Is Purposefully Hard to Define 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Edith Wharton’s 1934 autobiography, “A Backward Glance,” glances a bit more carefully at some things than others. After 122 Years, a Lost Edith Wharton Play Gets Its Debut 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The author said her book was autofiction, a form of fictionalized autobiography, but how much is true and how much is made up is left for the reader to guess. People Like Her Didn’t Exist in French Novels. Until She Wrote One. 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z In his autobiography Mr. Russell revealed that he was hired by Warner Brothers only after 26 other directors had passed on the project. Ken Russell, Controversial Director, Dies at 84 2011-11-28T11:22:23Z Marshall defended his body of TV work, which won more viewers than honors, in his 1995 autobiography, "Wake Me When It's Funny," written with his daughter, Lori Marshall. Garry Marshall Has Died 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Richards’s 2010 autobiography, “Life,” topped The New York Times’s best-seller list — and deserved to, with its frank and kaleidoscopic mingling of music lore, drug chronicles, romance, strife, loyalty, score-settling and improbable survival. Pop: The Rolling Stones at 50 Prepare to Tour 2012-11-08T16:00:00Z One thing to like about this book is that, as you proceed, an autobiography of this important biographer — the artist as young blues fanatic — presents itself. The Music Biographer Peter Guralnick’s New Book Covers Many Subjects — Including Himself 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z To understand what he was up against, Moby figures he read 30 autobiographies before he set to work on his own. Moby goes where Brian Eno, and his ancestor Herman Melville, went before 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z She conducted many hours of interviews with Aaron Copland; after he saw the transcripts, he realized they could form the basis for the book he always meant to write, which became a two-volume autobiography. 3,000 Interviews. 50 Years. Listen to the History of American Music. 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z The short autobiography he wrote on accepting the award is frank about his mental illness, but does not mention love. A Beautiful Mind hides ugly truths 2012-12-19T17:27:18Z He's now on a long book tour for his entertaining autobiography, "So, Anyway …." And he's calling from his latest stop in Naperville, Ill., just before a quick nap prior to an event that night. It's 'So, Anyway' by John Cleese, not 'Monty Python' by John Cleese 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Later he published his autobiography, My Word Is My Bond, in which his self-deprecating charm shone through. Roger Moore: the modest, self-deprecating 007 who brought some serious aplomb | Peter Bradshaw 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z "I have no memory of what kind of pieces I imagined would follow 'Harmonium,' " Adams writes in his autobiography. Dudamel, L.A. Phil scale down amid Andsnes' elegant Beethoven 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Angela Davis said that Morrison was quite persuasive in getting her to write her autobiography. Toni Morrison doc filmmaker on her banned books: "People are afraid ... of powerful black women" 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Meanwhile Captive, in which Arnie was to play a businessman kidnapped in São Paulo, appears to be on hold while he works on his autobiography, entitled – would you believe – Total Recall. Trailer trash 2012-08-11T23:05:50Z This blurred mixture of autobiography and fiction is a wickedly observant study of male insecurity, jealousy and vanity. Critic?s Notebook: Film Festival Gains Life From Reality 2010-09-28T23:03:00Z Variety's Scott Foundas praised Lohan's "raw conviction" and her "uncanny conflagration of drama and autobiography." Lindsay Lohan: primed for a comeback that could be her last 2013-08-13T13:14:00Z In his autobiography, “Bohemian Fifths,” Henze described himself as a Mahlerian, while also approvingly quoting a critic who called the opera “Strauss turned sour.” Is ‘The Bassarids’ an Operatic Masterpiece, or ‘Strauss Turned Sour’? 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z As her autobiography Happy Accidents tells it, she made a career out of getting her agent to ask: "Can you see a woman in that part?" Hollywood's latest craze: the over-40 female actor 2013-06-11T16:39:45Z He called his autobiography Memoirs of a Black Englishman, because “this has always been my country”, he says now. Paul Stephenson: the hero who refused to leave a pub – and helped desegregate Britain 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Photograph: Simon Walker / Rex Tony Blair has received a double insult from the Literary Review, with the nomination of his bestselling autobiography, A Journey, for its bad sex award. Tony Blair in running for bad sex award 2010-10-15T10:15:00Z People refer to this as my autobiography — walk by it, and you’ll see why. Arnold Lehman, Former Museum Chief, Finally Gets to Talk About Art 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Her newly published autobiography, "My Extraordinary Ordinary Life," will be available for sale; it's as direct, unpretentious and likable as Spacek's beloved screen persona. June 7 at SIFF: Sissy Spacek 2012-06-06T21:19:04Z “A tremendous sense of fulfillment that had eluded me all my life became the ‘sign’ I had asked God for,” he recounted in his autobiography, “Under Running Laughter.” Dean Jones, Star of Disney’s ‘The Love Bug,’ Dies at 84 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z On the copyright page, her publishers suggest stores file the book under “Biography and autobiography / Rich and famous.” Tiffany Haddish on Bar Mitzvahs, Pimping and Other Rites of Passage 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z His final novel, “Inside Story,” published in 2020, was a “novelized autobiography” that considered his friendship with Mr. Hitchens and his relationship with his father. Martin Amis, Acclaimed Author of Bleakly Comic Novels, Dies at 73 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Her first volume of autobiography includes a cache of letters and souvenirs from Grant. Cary Grant never proposed to me on set, says Sophia Loren 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z In her autobiography "Ordeal," Boreman revealed that she gave birth to a son out of wedlock when she was 20, and that her mother put him up for adoption. Producer: Lohan to star in movie about porn star 2010-05-05T11:19:00Z “The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant” — as the two volumes were titled when they first appeared in 1885-1886 — has long been regarded as a classic of American autobiography and history. Review | Ulysses S. Grant, perennially misunderstood, gets a thorough re-examination 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z "Each work by Picasso is a unique piece of autobiography," he said, which signifies that each work is, no matter how dazzling, inherently trivial. Picasso was just a big show-off. Most of his work is inherently trivial 2010-12-12T22:00:00Z And there is a film about her 2012 autobiography, “Grace,” in the works. Grace Coddington, Accidental Celebrity of ‘The September Issue,’ Steps Down at Vogue 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z Kline watched every movie and read books about Flynn, including his autobiography, "My Wicked, Wicked Ways." Kevin Kline takes on Errol Flynn and 'My Old Lady' 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z In the autobiographies, Rooney gave two versions of his debut in show business. Legendary film and TV star Mickey Rooney dead at 93 2014-04-07T05:38:50Z As Roger wrote in his eloquent and concise autobiography, “Life Itself,” he hoped he would stick around for a while but neither feared death nor expected a miraculous afterlife. RIP Roger Ebert: Movie criticism’s Great Communicator 2013-04-05T01:10:00Z Evidently, he overcame that reluctance, but, of course, the autobiography he’s releasing this month is entirely on his own terms. Review | Lawrence Ferlinghetti is about to turn 100, and he hasn’t mellowed. At all. 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Merman held a grudge against her ex for years: in her autobiography, the chapter titled “My Marriage to Ernest Borgnine” is blank. Ernest Borgnine: Farewell to Marty and McHale 2012-07-09T16:06:35Z Despite her return to autobiography, the authorial mask is not completely removed, and the essays are stronger for it. Rachel Cusk Said She Was Done With Autobiography. These Essays Suggest Otherwise. 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z She also produced an autobiography, wrote a screenplay and made several television and film appearances during her time at 30 Rock. 30 Rock enters sixth and final season: we don't want to go to there 2012-10-04T16:57:00Z In fact, the story Powell tells fits almost exactly the classic template of working-class autobiography, a genre stretching back at least 200 years. Maid in England 2011-08-19T21:55:04Z “It’s a step away from the autobiography of the previous work,” Ms. Suss said. Becky Suss’s Painted Memories Have a Solo Show in Chelsea 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Although he’s written two autobiographies, he hasn’t gone into much detail about his childhood. “Gonged at Last”: game show impressario and author Chuck Barris dead at 87 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z We were at a glamorous dinner thrown by Headline Books, which was then – in 2005 – publishing my nonfiction book Jane Austen’s Guide to Romance and Ms Bacall’s autobiography, By Myself and Then Some. The day Lauren Bacall admired my tights 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z In his autobiography, published in October, the songwriter criticised the way his album was marketed, saying the label signed him "against their will". Morrissey 'parts company' with label 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z Again, it tiptoes around the line between fiction and autobiography, and, finally, it is a trap for the unwary, for anyone expecting a glorious making up between all parties. A life in books: Janice Galloway 2011-08-05T21:55:05Z Morrissey's autobiography was published as an instant Penguin Classic The Smiths' record label Rough Trade, he said, had been "brutally drab". Morrissey opens up in autobiography 2013-10-17T12:09:33Z Your new book is a sort of autobiography constructed out of questions that interviewers have asked you, minus the answers. Why David Shields Can’t Read the ‘Greatest Book Ever Written’ Anymore 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Her autobiography, though not a work of great introspection, charts her interior life from her fearful childhood to the not-quite serenity of her present day. Grace Jones has been a star for 40 years, and there’s still no one quite like her 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z Smith said he was initially concerned that some readers might think some of the book’s more shocking scenes are just thinly veiled autobiography. Sex and Texas: Drew Nellins Smith on fiction, fact and his debut novel, 'Arcade' 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z Jones is collaborating with music journalist Ben Thompson on the autobiography, titled "Lonely Boy" after a Sex Pistols song from the album "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle." Never mind the bollocks, it's Sex Pistol Steve Jones' memoir 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Stefan Zweig, Roth's compatriot and uneasy friend, describes in his autobiography the unpleasant and stifling state of relations between men and women in Austria-Hungary at that time. The Emperor's Tomb by Joseph Roth – review 2013-01-25T20:00:01Z And in his style — this pastiche of poem, autobiography and fable — there is an integration of the self that the life never afforded. A Century Later, a Novel by an Enigma of the Harlem Renaissance Is Still Relevant 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z “That world of sameness ended abruptly when I drove up to Calder’s house,” Mr. Guerrero wrote in “Calder at Home,” one of several books he published, including an autobiography. Pedro Guerrero, 95, Dies; Captured Another Dimension of Art 2012-09-14T01:52:46Z Over breakfast, she said her memoirs, or “living autobiographies,” are a complicated view of female existence at the unfashionable ages of 40 and 50. With a Doppelgänger Novel, Deborah Levy Embodies Strangeness 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z This coming of age story of the socially conscious rap artist, Common, is an autobiography that reads like a novel, or perhaps an epic poem. Kathryn Erskine's top 10 first person narratives 2012-02-09T12:13:49Z As his autobiography revealed, Mr. Springsteen is as adept in prose as he is with lyrics, so expect plenty of stories to accompany the songs. What’s New in NYC Theater 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z “With a flash I realized I was no longer the sculptor alone,” he recalled years later, in his autobiography. The Japanese-American Artist Who Went to the Camps to Help 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Mr. Dawkins’s sequel to his memoir has arrived, and it isn’t that kind of autobiography either. Review: ‘Brief Candle in the Dark,’ by Richard Dawkins, Puts Intellect Over Intimacy 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z In the Postscript to his autobiography, Wells describes his third visit to Russia, undertaken primarily to interview Stalin, in 1934. David Lodge on HG Wells 2011-03-11T10:00:01Z At the core of the movie are two paradoxes: How does an artist whose work relies at least partly on self-erasure direct a self-baring autobiography? Review: ‘Narcissister Organ Player’ (Partly) Unveils an Artist 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z He published an autobiography, “The Man Who Gave the Beatles Away,” in 1975, and was involved in the release in 1977 of an album of informal live recordings of the band’s 1962 performances in Hamburg. Allan Williams, First Manager of the Beatles, Dies at 86 2016-12-31T05:00:00Z The yet to be titled autobiography will be published by Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Shania Twain's memoir to reveal hardships 2010-09-22T17:02:00Z Barnum’s autobiography sits on a shelf near a photo of the three sisters in full clown makeup as kids doing a circus routine. Ring Leaders: Meet the Women Behind Disney's Ice Empire 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z Indeed, some reviewers of her 2007 autobiography, My Life Behaving Badly, objected to the degree of responsibility she took for problems within their relationship. Leslie Ash: ‘You go through a grieving process when you've lost your career' 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Vita argues with another filmmaker, a black South African who questions why she hasn’t documented her family’s complicated history: “Because you’re black and I’m white. I’m on the wrong side of history for autobiography.” ‘In the Garden of the Fugitives’: A Literary Tale of Love and Obsession 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z The autobiography prize was given to Mira Bartok for "The Memory Palace: A Memoir," and Geoff Dyer's "Otherwise Known as the Human Condition: Selected Essays and Reviews" won for criticism. Pearlman, Gaddis win book critics prizes 2012-03-09T02:16:05Z “Tick, Tick … Boom!” is an autobiography of anxieties. ‘Tick, Tick … Boom!’ Review: A Bohemian’s Rhapsodies 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z This year Ant is planning to tour in the UK and return to the United States while also working on a screenplay of his autobiography, "Stand and Deliver" and planning a fashion line. Adam Ant delivers first new album in 18 years 2013-02-21T19:37:53Z Why, one might ask, would Bruce Springsteen need to write an autobiography? Why would Bruce Springsteen need to write an autobiography? Everyone has secrets. 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Seen amid these denuded ’grams, the hospital selfies are an especially poignant offering from an artist who has always eluded autobiography. Cindy Sherman Takes Selfies (as Only She Could) on Instagram 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z They worked for four years on Jones’s 1993 autobiography, “Voices and Silences,” and remained lifelong friends. Penelope Niven, who wrote about 20th-century cultural figures, dies at 75 It's an autobiography of me in the club days, and it's a dark story because it's like this movie I'm doing now. Vincent Pastore has made a career of playing wise guys, but is he tired of it? Fuhgeddaboudit! 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Her autobiography, Slipstream, was published in 2002, which , proved she was unlike most autobiographers. Novelist Elizabeth Jane Howard dies 2014-01-02T18:47:15Z “Every fifteen years, in fact, it seems, I made a big mistake,” he wrote in his autobiography. Remembering Chuck Berry, Who Died at Ninety 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z In this soulful and revealing autobiography, Andre Agassi recounts his 21-year career as a prodigious tennis player, including insight into how the sport ravaged his body, and why, despite his success, he wanted to escape. During Wimbledon, 3 Books Give Insight Into World of Tennis 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Pal Sarkozy, 81, suggested that his son is probably more at ease with his father's latest form of artistic expression than with an autobiography he released a month ago. Sarkozy's dad unveils exhibit of digital paintings 2010-04-23T13:56:00Z Photograph: Getty Images Edna O'Brien did not want to write an autobiography. Country Girl by Edna O'Brien – review 2012-09-29T23:05:14Z Bruce Springsteen details his long and ongoing struggle with depression in his upcoming autobiography, in which he reveals that the mood disorder recently left him “crushed.” Bruce Springsteen Says Depression Recently Left Him ‘Crushed’ 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The saxophonist, composer, and multidisciplinary artist Matana Roberts dips into U.S. history and autobiography in her ongoing cycle “Coin Coin,” a growing saga of arresting power. What to Do in N.Y.C. This Weekend: Raúl Esparza, “Seared,” and Yvonne Rainer 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Springsteen is celebrating Tuesday's release of his autobiography "Born to Run" at a bookstore in Freehold. My Hometown: Springsteen launches book tour in New Jersey 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z On “Folklore,” Swift decided she could set aside autobiography to tell stories that weren’t necessarily her own. ‘Evermore,’ Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ Sequel, Is a Journey Deeper Inward 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z According to her lengthy 2011 autobiography, “A Life in Motion,” Ms. Howe wasted no time on disappointment, instead pivoting to publish the series herself with her husband’s help. 50 Years On, the Feminist Press Is Radical and Relevant 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z In real life, according to Myra's autobiography, Lewis did at least ask her two days before, rather than when they were already on the road. Great Balls of Fire! Jerry Lee Lewis biopic strikes wrong note on scandal 2012-08-23T11:49:00Z In fact, at the moment he was busy revising his autobiography — to include himself. 'A Covert Affair': Julia Child and Paul Child in a true spy story 2011-03-23T23:02:03Z Verdi, responding to rumours that he was writing his autobiography, said, "I don't approve of this writing about one's life!" Verdi and/or Wagner: Two Men, Two Worlds, Two Centuries by Peter Conrad – review 2013-02-19T12:10:12Z Garrow argues that “Dreams From My Father” is neither memoir nor autobiography but “a work of historical fiction.” A Take-No-Prisoners Biography of Barack Obama Examines His Early Love Life 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z "Part autobiography, part mystery, the story is told by a man who was one of the architects of a radical vaccination scheme that became a key strategy" in ending smallpox, according to the publisher. Local books: fighting smallpox, losing memory and a return to doctoring 2011-06-14T00:47:03Z In that apostrophe to the Blessed Virgin, from his autobiography, Merton wrote of his departure from England: The Modern Monkhood of Thomas Merton 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z In her forthcoming autobiography, Hall claims that Jagger admitted to smoking the class A drug at the beginning of their courtship, only giving up at her request. Mick Jagger gave up smoking heroin for me, says Jerry Hall 2010-09-27T11:26:00Z She documented her struggle in her 1987 autobiography, Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke. Patty Duke, The Miracle Worker star, dies at 69 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Storey, who once described much of his writing as disguised autobiography, never did turn that memory into a play. David Storey, British Novelist and Playwright, Dies at 83 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z In his autobiography, he wrote that he changed a phrase in “Johnny B. Goode” from “little colored boy” to “little country boy” because he “thought it would seem biased to white fans.” Chuck Berry, Fiery and Flinty Rock ’n’ Roll Innovator 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z James's five volumes of autobiography have all been bestsellers. Clive James – a life in writing 2013-07-05T07:45:01Z Critics have been picking through old interviews and his autobiography "The Insider," in which Morgan makes clear he knew of phone hacking as long ago as 2001. CNN star Piers Morgan faces questions over past 2011-12-18T12:47:18Z The novel is supposedly the autobiography of the emperor Claudius, who survived to adulthood only by pretending to be an idiot. Top 10 books on the ancient world 2010-09-29T12:08:00Z At the time, Davis was looking for “a deep African-American grove, with a lot of emphasis on drums and rhythm,” as he put it in his autobiography. Pete Cosey, Guitarist With Miles Davis, Dies at 68 2012-06-06T17:54:46Z The book contains the fragments of Mr. Young’s own intellectual autobiography. Books of The Times: ?The Grey Album? by Kevin Young 2012-03-15T21:50:21Z His album and song titles read like a virtual autobiography. Kanye West to stop at KeyArena Wednesday with ‘Saint Pablo’ 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z “I’ve always thought he waived one or two credits to make my total come out right,” Mr. Zinsser said of the dean, Robert K. Root, in his autobiography. William Zinsser, Author of ‘On Writing Well,’ Dies at 92 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z The real autobiography, published posthumously by his widow in 1909, offers a remarkable account of this early life, written in a lucid and at times haunting style, unfortunately superior to the invented excerpts here. Posthumously published 'Twain & Stanley' a bit too presumptuous 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Despite his literary pretensions, his autobiography – written with the humourless braggadocio of Donald Trump – does little to flesh out those indecipherable stains. Hugh Hefner in six volumes 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z Toby Israel, an early expert in the field, says our feelings about design are rooted in our “environmental autobiography,” or our personal history of place. Stressed out? Here are 10 science-backed design tips for bringing serenity to your home. - The Washington Post 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z As an inspirational speaker, he travels frequently and his autobiography, “Opportunities,” was recently published in Sweden. Wheelchair Racer Aron Anderson Has Another Mountain to Climb 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Bossiness came naturally to him; reading his autobiography, his vanity astounds you. Frank Capra at the BFI - review 2010-12-18T00:07:26Z I discovered this when I found, at the bottom of a pile of books in a market stall, the 1980s autobiography of Stephen Barry. Why the monarchy needed Diana: "She had to be a front-rank aristocrat, and she had to be a virgin" 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z For Pop, the ongoing documentation of his life — including a new autobiography, “Total Chaos,” out this fall on Jack White’s Third Man Books imprint — made telling the Stooges’ story imperative. The brief and wild ride of the Stooges gets ‘fan film’ treatment in ‘Gimme Danger’ 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z Outside autobiography, travel literature is the only genre that invites the first person singular. 5 great books on world travel 2013-02-04T12:45:00Z The hard part was convincing herself that she should add another memoir to an already crowded market of confessional autobiographies. Texas Monthly: Shawn Colvin Releases ‘Diamond in the Rough,’ a Memoir 2012-06-10T00:54:23Z “I knew he was the only one who’d see how it could work,” Cash wrote in his autobiography. ‘Cowboy’ Jack Clement, country-music icon, dies at 82 2013-08-09T05:47:51Z Hyperion announced Friday that it will publish "The Rolling Stones: 50," an illustrated autobiography. Stones to release 50th-anniversary book 2012-03-02T17:26:08Z In Adams’s autobiography he recalled his introduction to a Polaroid when Mr. Land took a picture of him with a prototype camera. 2010-02-11T08:21:00Z By its very nature acting is a combination of artifice and autobiography, modulated by a set of strategies known as “technique.” “Boulevard”: In Robin Williams’ tormented final role, the beloved star still doesn’t know what he’s looking for 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Angelou was best known for her 1969 autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings," about growing up in the segregated South. First lady, Oprah to honor Maya Angelou at memorial service 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z Bolick’s reporting illuminates her autobiography, and her autobiography illuminates her reporting. Is The Atlantic making us stupid? 2012-09-10T16:26:00Z President, Mark Twain was still working on his autobiography, and sliced bread hadn’t been invented. The Movies' Grandest Oldest Man: Manoel de Oliveira Dies at 106 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z I wrote my autobiography in 1994, and then in 2015, we developed a musical on the internment of Japanese Americans and we played on Broadway. Takei discusses new book, Trump's "evil" 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z She relented after Mr. Dylan published his autobiography. Suze Rotolo, a Face, With Bob Dylan, of ?60s Music, Is Dead at 67 2011-03-01T06:01:28Z Wonderfully, we were able to recover interviews and tapes of a writer recording her for her autobiography — dozens of hours of Nina telling her own life and story in her own words. Director of Nina Simone documentary: “We were in our edit room when the events of Ferguson were unfolding. It reminds you that the struggle is ongoing” 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z “The autobiography of the emperor Nero’s mother, Agrippina,” Ms. Beard writes of the missing book, “must count as one of the saddest losses of classical literature.” Review: In ‘SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome,’ Mary Beard Tackles Myths and More 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Interwoven with the lecture is a fragmentary autobiography, which includes some painful early chapters about Dr. Suzuki’s relocation as a child to an internment camp during World War II. | 'Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie': ?Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie? - Review 2011-12-02T00:41:08Z In Mr. Miller’s 1987 autobiography, “Timebends,” he writes of being acutely aware of his Jewishness, and of struggling in adolescence “to identify myself with mankind rather than one small tribal fraction of it.” Avi Hoffman and Suzanne Toren on ‘Death of a Salesman’ and Yiddish 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z “He wrote a really great autobiography,” Marx said. Richard Marx reflects on fame with a healthy dose of self-deprecation 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z His books are also rarely connected, "although there are bound to be links which, paradoxically, might hint at autobiography". David Harsent: A life in writing 2011-02-21T08:00:00Z Still, as Miles would put it in his 1990 autobiography: "I wasn't prepared to be a memory yet." The muse who changed Miles 2010-09-04T23:05:00Z Gene Wilder's frank, charming memoir, "Kiss Me Like a Stranger," is refreshingly free from the two major sins of show-biz autobiographies: self-aggrandizement and score-settling. A charming, witty introduction to a 'Stranger' a la Gene Wilder 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z “There have been,” he continues, “memoirs, diaries, books about the Pythons, books by the Pythons about the other Pythons, articles about the books about the Pythons, countless interviews, autobiographies, documentaries … so many documentaries.” Nudge Nudge: New Books by Eric Idle and John Cleese 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z There’s an element of autobiography in the film; there’s also a strong critique of the Japanese imperial values that were exalted in wartime propaganda. Movie of the Week: “Utamaro and His Five Women” 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z She wrote of her triumphs and struggles in her 1994 autobiography, A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes the title taken from a Disney song. Mouseketeer Annette Funicello dies at 70 of complications from MS 2013-04-08T19:33:01Z At the time of his death, he was writing an autobiography that charted the intertwining paths of his art and life in the same open, ruthlessly honest manner as his films. Stephen Dwoskin 2012-07-12T15:55:13Z He is a mentor to a boy in juvenile detention and he’s working on his autobiography. | Steve-O: His Latest Trick? Staying Sober 2010-10-08T17:17:00Z “When things become peculiar, frustrating and strange,” he wrote in his autobiography, “I think it’s a good time to start painting.” James Rosenquist, painter of unnerving large-scale masterworks, dies at 83 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Harjo, the first Native poet laureate, draws on her family’s ancestral stories and artistic influences in her second autobiography, which she wrote in verse and prose. 7 New Memoirs to Read This Season 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z As Davis wrote in her autobiography, The Lonely Life: “To look back is to relax one’s vigil.” My week as Bette Davis: 'My fierce brows are begging to be raised' 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z In her 1988 autobiography, "As I Am," she wrote, "Frequently my life has been likened to a Greek tragedy, and the actress in me cannot deny that comparison." Oscar-winning actress Patricia Neal dies at age 84 2010-08-09T03:58:00Z If we accept that this isn't humanly possible, it begs the question, when does autobiography become autobiographical fiction? Mom & Me & Mom by Maya Angelou – review 2013-04-22T06:30:01Z Graham believes that the film makers’ use of his mother’s autobiography explains why they chose to focus on the Post rather than the Times. Spielberg’s The Post tells of Pentagon Papers and time when media was trusted 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z This autobiography by the Band’s guitarist and main songwriter is high-spirited, entertaining and generous. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z This was why she kept starting and abandoning an autobiography, finding it too fiendishly difficult to invent herself without the energy she derived from others. Janet Malcolm, a Writer Who Emphasized the Messiness of Life With Slyness and Precision 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z The closest anyone came in the ’90s was Xiao Lu, whose thinly veiled autobiography called “Dialogue,” after the name of her best-known work, was published recently, in English and Chinese through Hong Kong University Press. Female Factor: Bringing a Woman's Touch to Chinese Art Scene 2011-01-20T12:30:05Z Ms. Pike set up a rare-book store there, and Ms. Grumbach began a new burst of writing, producing her autobiographies and a collection of essays on growing old. Doris Grumbach, Author Who Explored Women’s Plight, Dies at 104 2022-11-05T04:00:00Z The first is a straightforward and accessible autobiography. Chris Hughes Made Millions at Facebook. Now He Has a Plan to End Poverty. 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Smith's book avoids much of the verbal excess of other rock autobiographies, but retains all the intensity of her music. Readers recommend their favourite books of 2010 2011-01-01T00:05:32Z I also like to read about baseball, having just finished Mariano Rivera’s autobiography. Bruce Springsteen: By the Book 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Still processing her brother’s death, she tried to avoid autobiography or rabbit holes of research. Director Sally Potter: 'I've seen the grief Covid-19 causes' 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z She wandered into the Douglasses’ lives in 1856, seeking permission to translate his second autobiography, “My Bondage and My Freedom,” into German. Frederick Douglass in Full 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z The title of her autobiography, By Myself , asserts that she wanted to be known for herself, not just as Bogie’s Baby. How Lauren Bacall Got to Dine with President Clinton at a TIME Gala 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z It's a story about how he made friends with a straight razor-toting gang leader nicknamed Corn Pop — which Twitter users found hilarious, by the way — and Biden has featured it in his autobiography. The Joe Biden wokeness paradox: Can black voters support him and also hold him accountable? 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Compounding the puzzle, as Bauer writes, is the fact that “within the period eventually obscured by childhood amnesia, children had remarkably rich autobiographies.” Perspective | What happens to our lost childhood memories? Motherhood sent me looking for answers. 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z This was often: the autobiography barely mentions her husband or daughter. Nonparelli 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z And now it can be revealed: This is NOT my real autobiography. Style Invitational Week 1415: The Year in Redo, Part 1 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Here, fragments of autobiography mix with impressionistic snapshots and deeper observations that peel away our anthropomorphic preconceptions and reveal the intelligence and mystery of birds and other creatures. Helen Macdonald Offers a Bird’s-Eye View of the Natural World 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z The seemingly overnight success story thrust him into the spotlight, but his autobiography emphasises a lifetime of performing and preparing for that moment. Shane Jacobson: 'I feel I’ve got to constantly prove myself' 2013-07-26T04:43:04Z This show’s title comes from the 1967 autobiography of the New York writer Piri Thomas, a community organizer of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent who grew up in what was then called Spanish Harlem. 24 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z I will be answering all pertinent questions – and revealing the names of my celebrity lovers – in my forthcoming autobiography. One last thing... The Black Smoke Monster 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z “She might have done an oral history or a memoir. Instead, she composed a work of poetic autobiography.” Olivia Harrison writes poems about late George Harrison 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z "When we acquired Rick's autobiography, it originally had a ghost writer attached," Falk said. Rick Springfield can rock a sci-fi novel too 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z She served as vice chairman of an institute founded by his wife — the group published Robinson’s autobiography in 1991 — and retired in 2009. Fifty years later, spotlight shines on civil rights icon Amelia Boynton Robinson 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z These students’ words stand in sharp contrast to those of their teachers as expressed in autobiographies and teaching philosophies. For white folks who teach in the hood: A lesson in campus colonialism 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z There are crunchy bits of autobiography, political laments, disquisitions on food and soccer and women and exile and keeping airplanes afloat with your mind. Books of The Times: Freewheeling Essays, to Be Consumed With a Cocktail 2011-06-07T14:01:39Z “Isak Dinesen: The Life of a Storyteller,” was published by St. Martin’s after Mr. Denneny moved there; it won the 1983 National Book Award for biography and autobiography. Michael Denneny, 80, Dies; Editor Created Outlets for Gay Literature 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z In summing up her film career, Russell wrote in her autobiography that she never got to make the kinds of movies she would have liked to. Screen siren Jane Russell dies at 89 2011-03-01T04:30:00Z And yet, oddly, in their characteristic mix of autobiography, of fiction and of fantasy, Fellini's films raise the very same question I wish to ask. Mere fact, mere fiction 2010-04-16T23:10:00Z Always formally clad in a three-piece suit with a stiff collared shirt and elegant shoes, he was, Fonteyn wrote in her autobiography, “diminutive, dapper and precise.” From the Music Hall to Ballet Royalty: A British Tale 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z The Unforgettable Bob Monkhouse A tribute to the joke powerhouse that will never be as interesting as reading his somewhat upfront autobiography, Crying With Laughter. BBC Proms 2010-08-07T05:45:00Z Clive Dunn was a talented artist and several portraits of his fellow actors appeared in his autobiography. Obituary: Clive Dunn 2012-11-07T16:22:33Z In his 1996 autobiography, "Blues All Around Me," King recalled being awed at first by the scene around Beale, where intermingling sounds of guitar, harmonica, brass, woodwind and string players awakened him. B.B. King built a bridge to the blues for the world 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z Winning the role of Laura Ingalls on the wholesome family drama "Little Prairie" at age 8, Melissa Gilbert later struggled with drug and alcohol dependence, according to her 2009 autobiography, "Prairie Tale." TV's Gilbert sisters endure week of breakups 2011-08-26T21:05:29Z This posthumously published autobiography — Thompson died in August at 78 — conveys his childhood, his iconic career and his potent political sensibilities. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Those who have read his autobiography will know the sentimental value behind each object; they will remember the author’s love stories, his changing emotions and how he put together his collection, piece by piece. T Magazine: Small Museums 2014-03-20T22:06:31Z And it's hard to believe, reading his newly published autobiography, co-written with respected motorcycle journalist Mitch Boehm, that he's alive at all. Good writing about great riding in racing star Malcolm Smith's autobiography, 'Malcolm!' 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Having presented a sweeping autobiography of sorts in “The Beatles Anthology,” nearly 20 years ago, Apple, the Beatles’ company, is returning to its archives. Ron Howard to Direct Documentary on Beatles' Performing History 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z It is less an autobiography than a series of maps inside his head. Nowhere man 2013-02-23T08:00:16Z “I was never concerned with logos or brand names or movie stars, like Andy, for instance,” he wrote in a 2009 autobiography, “Painting Below Zero.” James Rosenquist, painter of unnerving large-scale masterworks, dies at 83 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Many authors whose books are nominated for literary achievement will read from their works on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Tishman Auditorium; categories include fiction, nonfiction, autobiography, biography, criticism and poetry. Spare Times for March 2-8 2012-03-01T22:33:12Z Nor will a conversation with Casablancas go far without a reference to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., whose autobiography has become his ideological north star. ‘The essence of life is kind of a nostalgia anticipation sandwich’: Philosophy 101 with Julian Casablancas 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z In fact, if your books are just thinly disguised autobiography, maybe they weren't as interesting as we thought they were? Jonathan Franzen: the path to Freedom 2012-05-25T21:55:12Z Crystal, who hosted the Oscars for the ninth time last February, published his first autobiography, "Absolutely Mahvelous," in 1986 as well as several children's books. Billy Crystal to write comedic memoir on life, old age 2012-08-09T16:35:25Z Two periods of distinct joy — each shimmering with idealism, each lasting about two years — leap out of his autobiography. David Axelrod’s ‘Believer: My Forty Years in Politics’ 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Indeed, if not for Jones' autobiography providing the foundation for "Pistol," one wonders if Boyle and Pearce may have been better served by focusing on McLaren instead of relegating him to secondary status. Hulu's new Sex Pistols series is a rock 'n' roll swindle that plays like edgy karaoke 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z She said she sent Pope Francis an Italian translation of Day’s autobiography with the hope he would soon canonize her. A Tourist’s Guide to Catholic New York 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Five previously unreleased tracks from The Boss will be released on Sept. 23 on a companion album to the icon’s autobiography, “Born to Run,” which will be released Sept. 27. Unreleased songs part of companion album to Springsteen book 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z But even more essential is the revelation that autobiography will not preserve us, that the self is as constructed as any fiction, especially after the recollections on which it depends begin to disappear. Patrick Modiano's 'Suspended Sentences': Mysteries of existential sort 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z He has signed a contract for his autobiography. On Deck,The Met?s Pinch-Hitter 2011-04-21T13:39:32Z Reed said he bought the unseen autobiography chapters, as well as the manuscript of the published book, to ensure their conservation. Lawyer airs unpublished intro to Malcolm X classic 2010-05-20T21:11:00Z But his attempts to finally set the record straight in an autobiography chronicling years of sex, drugs, plastic surgery and numerous arrests, have already landed him back in trouble. Motley Crue's Vince Neil rails at foes, bandmates in book 2010-09-20T17:54:00Z As she writes in her autobiography, she still had to do media appearances with him, including an "Arsenio Hall Show" appearance where he pulled down the strap of her dress on camera. Hollywood's "list of excuses is endless": Enabling bad behavior, from Bill Murray to Jeff Garlin 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z To translate the consciousness of modern man in every form of literary art — poetry, fiction, autobiography, criticism, drama — is what Aiken attempted. Is it time to rediscover Conrad Aiken? 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z One of Harrison's last projects was to write his autobiography. Sci-fi author Harry Harrison dies 2012-08-15T16:40:07Z In the 1970s she wrote a remarkably frank autobiography called Lauren Bacall, By Myself, which went on to become a bestseller in several countries. Obituary: Lauren Bacall 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Flowers’s graphic novel consists of eight stories that mix autobiography and fiction with sly humor and an ethnographer’s eye. 11 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z She received a high school diploma from the jail’s charter school, enrolled in college courses and wrote poetry and an autobiography. She was a crack addict. He was a rising political star. Then their worlds collided 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z It was through an intense study of autobiography – beginning with The Art of the Personal Essay, edited by Philip Lopate – that I learned how to write without ambition, and for myself. Greg Baxter's top 10 memento mori 2010-07-21T11:15:00Z Balanchine, who adored America, loved her Osage heritage, she wrote in her 1997 autobiography. Oklahoma’s Gift to Ballet: The Five Moons Ballerinas 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z According to his autobiography, Young considers himself to be an ordinary runner with an extraordinary ability to endure pain. Runner's lie? Cheating rumors didn’t stop Robert Young – but something else did 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Balding's new autobiography lovingly depicts her family's contagious love affair with boxers, in particular, Candy, a dog so loyal it jumped out of the top window of a country house to protect its mistress. Why we're barking about TV dog shows 2012-10-10T14:17:00Z “It is because of her that I am cursed with optimism,” he said in his autobiography. William Zinsser, Author of ‘On Writing Well,’ Dies at 92 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Adapted from Child's autobiography and a cooking memoir by Julie Powell, the film took in nearly $95 million at the U.S. box office. Writer, filmmaker Nora Ephron of Sleepless in Seattle' dies at 71 2012-06-27T12:48:22Z He’s also just published a candid autobiography, “Learning to Listen.” ArtsBeat: Popcast: Gary Burton, Resurgent Jazz Outsider 2013-08-23T17:39:25Z I probably won't be the only reviewer of Janice Galloway's second volume of autobiography to fall back on Tolstoy's line from Anna Karenina, even though I'm not sure I believe it. All Made Up by Janice Galloway ? review 2011-08-12T09:00:01Z Writing in her autobiography, Bellingham said she told doctors she wanted treatment to stop in November 2014. 'Nobody decides when they can die' 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z The Richmond artist’s intriguing if clinical Culture House show, “A Group of Related Things,” is the autobiography of a new mother, written in the language of minimalism. Review | In the galleries: Celebrating the art of the game with unexpected delights 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Mr. Kakehashi marked his 30th year at Roland with an autobiography, “I Believe in Music,” in 2002; his second book, “An Age Without Samples: Originality and Creativity in the Digital World,” was published this year. Ikutaro Kakehashi, Engineer Behind Revolutionary Drum Machine, Dies at 87 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Like many celebrity autobiographies, "Anger Is an Energy" is less a book than it is a rant, arranged more or less chronologically. John Lydon recalls life as a punk (and beyond) in 'Anger Is an Energy' 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z “I’m horrified at the notion of autobiography,” he once said, “because I’m already constructing the lies I’m going to tell.” John le Carré, Best-Selling Author of Cold War Thrillers, Dies at 89 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z His abbot encouraged him to write, and when his autobiography, “The Seven Storey Mountain,” appeared in 1948 and quickly became a best-seller, the abbot’s wisdom was surely confirmed. The Modern Monkhood of Thomas Merton 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z The book is an unusual beast: pieced together interviews, an oral history as autobiography. The remarkable curator Walter Hopps and the less than perfect book about him, 'The Dream Colony' 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z His first autobiography, published in 1975, was titled I Am Not Spock. William Shatner: How Kirk and Spock's Relationship Held 'Star Trek' Together 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Many of her works are thinly veiled autobiographies that draw on her family’s glamorous, turbulent life. Chinese Writer Cements a Legacy 2010-10-01T12:30:00Z Edmund White is the author of many novels, autobiographies, plays, travel books, biographies – and six poems. How Stonewall felt – to someone who was there | Edmund White 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z Her new autobiography, Memoir, will be published by Coronet on 9 October. Lynda Bellingham says she plans to die after one more family Christmas 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z This is one of the few autobiographies written by comfort station survivors. A guide to the literature of Japan’s “comfort women”: Comfort station survivors tell their stories 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z I’ve been approached to do an autobiography, but I thought that was the least attractive way of doing a book. Few Words and a Whole Lotta Pictures 2010-09-07T22:46:00Z Some autobiographies double as acts of self-assertion, opportunities for the author not only to express her side of the story but also to display forgiveness, resilience, strength. “Small Fry,” Reviewed: Lisa Brennan-Jobs’s Mesmerizing, Discomfiting Memoir 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z “Years later, I admit it, I was simply afraid of meeting Stalin’s gaze,” she wrote in her autobiography, saying she avoided looking the Soviet dictator’s way during her bows. Maya Plisetskaya, Ballerina Who Embodied Bolshoi, Dies at 89 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z "A Family Sketch" will not be included in the three-volume set because it is not part of what Twain designed as his autobiography, Hirst said. Mark Twain tribute fetches $242,000 at NYC auction 2010-06-17T21:49:00Z At the front of his Dante translation, the list of his works is arranged in an imposing menu of fiction, verse, criticism, travel and autobiography. Clive James – a life in writing 2013-07-05T07:45:01Z She said she wrote about the attack in her 2002 autobiography but that she and her publisher were pressured by Cosby and his attorney to withdraw the account. Netflix postpones Bill Cosby special as rape allegations escalate 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z Keys and Richards shared the same birth date, Dec. 18, 1943, and the two became close, sharing late nights and drugs, according to their autobiographies. Bobby Keys, longtime saxophonist for Rolling Stones, dies 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z My current subway book, which I’m just about to finish, is “The Long Loneliness,” the autobiography of Dorothy Day, who co-founded the Catholic Worker movement. What We’re Reading This Fall 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Jenner unabashedly accepted every offer: sports commentating gigs, a clothing line, an autobiography, motivational speeches. The forgotten history of Bruce Jenner: How the all-American hero of the 1970s ended up here 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z In parallel to his autobiography, Hughes tells a wonkier tale of the education of a young philanthropist. Chris Hughes Made Millions at Facebook. Now He Has a Plan to End Poverty. 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z In a 1982 autobiography, he wrote that “the picture must be seen.” ‘The Day the Clown Cried’: Why Jerry Lewis’s Lost Holocaust Film Is Still Lost 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z She admitted in her autobiography, “The Downing Street Years,” published in 1993, “I was anxious about getting the details of procedure and protocol right.” How to Survive a Royal Weekend on ‘The Crown’ 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Ann and Nancy Wilson are on a roll, after their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the publication of their as-told-to autobiography, “Kicking and Dreaming.” Bumbershoot daily highlights 2013-08-29T20:39:56Z When Clark announced the title of her sixth solo album, “Daddy’s Home,” it appeared at first like it might be another “Happy Birthday, Johnny” moment — a sudden, uncharacteristic pivot to straightforward autobiography. St. Vincent Flirts With Autobiography and the Sounds of the ’70s 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z In her later novels, Ms. Schaeffer pursued what she liked to call “the autobiography of the imagination.” Susan Fromberg Schaeffer, Novelist, Dies at 71 2011-08-31T04:27:07Z "If I had one book in the world that I would recommend, it would be Theresa's autobiography," she says. A life in writing: Nicola Barker 2010-04-30T23:13:00Z As well as publicity deals, Price has turned her celebrity into cash in other ways, endorsing lingerie and perfume and writing novels, children's books and autobiographies. 2010-02-03T13:48:00Z He also has plans to work on his autobiography and eventually sees himself teaching music on the college level. The Richard Smallwood you know: 4 Doves, 10 Stellars, 8 Grammy noms 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Yet she also undermines her creations, so that the line between autobiography and fiction remains ambiguous. Theater Review: ‘A Living Documentary,’ a Solo Show at New York Live Arts 2014-03-07T23:19:35Z In his autobiography Renoir writes of being fired by Zanuck one morning and rehired by him that same evening. DVD: Dana Andrews in Jean Renoir?s ?Swamp Water? on Blu-ray 2012-03-16T17:49:47Z In his autobiography, A Spectacle of Dust, he cheerfully recalls various attempts to describe his distinctive face. Michael Sheen, Passengers and why Hollywood's hottest leads need a quirky Brit 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z “There’s always a sense of autobiography in our work, but I always find it much more fun and interesting to write about the things that I’m obsessed with at that point,” said Smith. Bastille invites listeners to escape in ‘Give Me The Future’ 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z This has been a strong autumn for the celebrity autobiography genre. Jamie Oliver tops Christmas book charts 2012-12-18T16:27:20Z The film is centered on an event from Lanzmann’s past, one that he already unfolded in detail in his autobiography, “The Patagonian Hare.” “Napalm,” Reviewed: Claude Lanzmann’s Visit to North Korea 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Norman provides a conscientiously credible account of the 1967 Redlands drug bust, though in some ways I prefer the more ebullient and ramshackle version of this famous episode given in Richards's recent autobiography, Life. Mick Jagger by Philip Norman – review 2012-10-04T07:00:01Z Wonderfully dark mix of autobiography and subconscious surrealism from Carlos Reygadas. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2013-07-20T05:00:00Z In this political autobiography, he recounts his origins and explains his centrist philosophy. New & Noteworthy 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z He also looks knackered, having been on a promotional blitzkrieg for his new autobiography, Who I Am, which he has found somewhat gruelling. Pete Townshend: 'I can get a bit self-righteous now' 2012-10-09T16:58:10Z Marco Polo eventually recorded his grand recollections of his Oriental sojourn in a jailhouse autobiography, "A Description of the World." 'Marco Polo' brings the court of Kublai Khan to Netflix 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z “The fact is a man can be difficult and people applaud him for trying to do a superior job,” Dunaway wrote in her autobiography, Looking for Gatsby. Faye Dunaway fired from Broadway-bound play Tea at Five 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z Think of it as an autobiography with amendments. Thirty Years Later, Heidi Schreck Has Some Amendments 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Graham’s autobiography, “Personal History,” won her a Pulitzer. How a writer defied ‘one in a million’ odds to get her first movie made by Steven Spielberg 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Still giggling over Morrissey insisting his autobiography is published under the Penguin Classics imprint. Morrissey's 'Autobiography' a classic before it's even been read 2013-10-16T17:11:33Z When Onoda returned to Japan, he became a celebrity, his story of perseverance eventually inspiring feature films, documentaries and his autobiography. Werner Herzog’s Fever Dreams 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Penguin Random House announced Tuesday that it will publish the 23-year-old's "first autobiography." Penguin Random House to release Zayn Malik autobiography 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z And is on their third autobiography not written by them. Ricky Gervais 2010-07-17T23:08:00Z “All of a sudden everybody seemed to want anger, coolness, hipness, and a real clean, mean sophistication,” Davis recalled in “Miles,” his 1990 autobiography. Here’s how Miles Davis and Nina Simone were alike and different 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z In other words, all philosophy is, to an extent, autobiography. A Life of Nietzsche Turns the Spotlight on an Idol Long Misunderstood 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Already highly acclaimed in India, Curfewed Night is an extraordinary book, a minor masterpiece of autobiography and reportage that will surely become the classic account of the conflict. Curfewed Night 2010-06-19T23:10:00Z “Violence was this generation’s sacrilege,” Waters wrote in his 1985 autobiography, “so I wanted to make a film that would glorify carnage and mayhem for laughs.” John Waters, revolutionary: “Multiple Maniacs” is much more than camp 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis” is the latest and one of the most delectable examples of a booming postmodern genre: autobiography by comic book. Review: ‘Persepolis,’ by Marjane Satrapi 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z According to her 2002 autobiography, Hold the Roses, during rehearsals for the film she received unwelcome sexual advances from one of the film’s producers, which she firmly rejected with a wisecrack. Rose Marie obituary 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Isadora Duncan wrote in her autobiography: “I am an enemy to the ballet, which I consider a false and preposterous art, in fact, outside the pale of all art.” Review: An Incandescent Journey Through 20th-Century Dance 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z "I began to realize how few friends everyone has," he wrote in his second autobiography. Legendary film and TV star Mickey Rooney dead at 93 2014-04-07T05:38:50Z We are thrilled to receive the first draft of your proposed autobiography, "Fortunate Son: My Life, My Music," and are looking forward with great anticipation of preparing it for publication. Dear John Fogerty: Here's why your new autobiography needs more music tales and less score settling 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z You can't be sure how to extract conventional autobiography from this. Cannes 2013: La Danza de la Realidad (The Dance Of Reality) - first look review 2013-05-18T13:58:59Z With “The Sick Bag Song,” Mr. Cave is experimenting with a new literary form — a mash-up of prose, poetry, song lyrics and autobiography — and testing a fairly new marketing strategy. Nick Cave’s ‘The Sick Bag Song,’ an Epic Poem Composed on Tour 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z A Haitian bootblack recounts his autobiography as he shines Julius’s shoes. Books of The Times: Roaming the Streets, Taking Surreal Turns 2011-05-18T21:30:05Z Anti-war activists say they plan to hold a protest when Tony Blair arrives to sign copies of his autobiography, "A Journey," in central London next month. Activists plan anti-war rally at Blair booksigning 2010-08-11T21:39:00Z Her autobiography will be released next month, but makes no mention of Parkinson’s or the loss of her voice, according to AARP. Linda Ronstadt Tells AARP She has Parkinson’s 2013-08-26T16:50:27Z For a rapper who has blended fantasy and autobiography in thrilling ways, this might be her most blunt transcription of reality. What we talk about when we talk about Nicki Minaj, ‘The Pinkprint’ and pop music as conversation fuel 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z In addition to the Disney movie, Davis has a line of shoes and a new autobiography — “Mo’ne Davis: Remember My Name” — and is the subject of magazine covers and interviews on ESPN. Lonnae O’Neal: A black girl, a white guy and an inexplicable tweet 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z The subject is particularly dangerous for Johns, and not just because of his personal dislike of using autobiography to give context to the work. Review | Seeing Jasper Johns: Blockbuster exhibition reveals a brilliant but bleak legacy 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z In an autobiography published last year, Loewenstein wrote: "To many outsiders, it must seem extraordinary that I was never a fan of the Stones' music, or indeed of rock and roll in general. " Stones manager Loewenstein dies 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z In 2009, he released a book detailing his upbringing and move from Tennessee to California for acting roles and later a 2021 autobiography. The secret ingredient that elevated Leslie Jordan's family cornbread recipe 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z "I heard sounds that other children didn't hear," he wrote in his autobiography. Marvin Hamlisch, who composed 'Chorus Line,' dies at 68 2012-08-07T23:28:03Z “I don’t see Thatcher as a mother,” says Anderson, who read the late politician’s autobiography and several books about her to prepare for the role. Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher are central to ‘The Crown’ Season 4 — and so are their roles as mothers 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z And on Tuesday he offers a lecture, “Product of Circumstances,” in which he describes his professional trajectory from scientist to artist: autobiography as performance. The Week Ahead: Sept. 18 ? Sept. 24 2011-09-16T17:55:53Z His parents were a little disappointed when the house on Hennepin Avenue was designated the childhood home, but that was the one mentioned in Reagan’s autobiography. Reagan’s boyhood home is falling apart. And its director is begging for money to fix it. 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Osbourne’s mammoth drug and alcohol consumption apparently dwarfed even that of Keith Richards, at least as Mr. Richards remembers it in his autobiography, “Life.” Critic?s Notebook: Tribeca Turns 10: Films on Rebels, Rock and Real Life 2011-04-14T12:00:00Z Though branded as an autobiography, it’s initially unclear how revealing the book will be, beyond serving as a collection of ephemera from Malik’s days in the quintet. New Zayn Malik autobiography to reveal what makes him beautiful 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Adapted from the autobiography of the food writer Nigel Slater, “Toast,” directed by S. J. Clarkson from a screenplay by Lee Hall, follows a boy’s difficult passage into adulthood after his mother’s death. The Week Ahead: June 5 ? 11 2011-06-03T18:16:25Z Everything fell into place, after years of struggling both with novels and autobiography in poetry. A life in writing: Gerard Woodward 2012-11-23T22:55:10Z The film is based on his autobiography, which Mesrine wrote in prison in the 1970s and distributed clandestinely. 'Mesrine: Killer Instinct': An engaging tale of a notorious French gangster 2010-08-26T22:25:00Z Let’s move on to Albert Schweitzer’s autobiography Out of My Life and Thought. How to live well: A handy reading list 2012-12-10T12:45:00Z In a recent interview in the New York Times to promote her new autobiography, Ms. Smith’s friend and colleague Ms. Dench underscored the necessity of continuing to work to keep the actorly juices flowing. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Missing Maggie Smith 2011-02-17T18:40:33Z Stored under lock and key since his death 100 years ago, the first volume of Mark Twain's autobiography will be published later this year by the University of California Press. Twain's smoking diaries 2010-07-06T21:15:00Z Gotta do you, man: “I’d been going to bed with an itchy butt, waking up with a stinky finger for long enough,” he writes, probably not plagiarizing Sir Laurence Olivier’s autobiography. Review | Matthew McConaughey is ‘alright, alright, alright’ — and thinks you will be too 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z Growing up, Mr. Fields preferred stickball to the piano, he recalled in an autobiography written with Tony Sachs, “The Pianos I Have Known.” Irving Fields, bandleader who fed postwar mania for Yiddish mambo, dies at 101 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Bridges titled his autobiography "Killing Willis," a reference to his character's name in "Diff'rent Strokes." Troubled lives for child stars of Coleman's sitcom 2010-05-28T23:09:00Z Over the past couple of years, Tartarus Press has reissued, in a uniform format, all seven volumes of Robert Aickman’s “strange stories,” as well as his comparably strange two-book autobiography. Summer’s hidden gems, selected by Michael Dirda 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Usually preferring autobiography and true crime stories, he's now reading all three "Fifty Shades" books for a second time. Men are fans, too, of `Fifty Shades of Grey' 2012-04-26T12:49:08Z So there's the autobiography, and then Clare took a different path than me, and so it's both deep autobiography and deep fiction. "Most of us are broken": Author Cheryl Strayed embraces the imperfection of "Tiny Beautiful Things" 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z Kuki Gallmann, the environmentalist and author of the bestselling autobiography “I Dreamed of Africa,” was shot and severely injured in an attack at the conservation park she owns in Kenya. 'I Dreamed of Africa' author Kuki Gallmann shot and wounded in attack in Kenya 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z I could, and I have, created coherent lists of early Angeleno entertainer autobiographies. The guilty pleasure of reading Hollywood memoirs 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z As it was, it was Micky's writing – journalism, polemics, criticism, poetry, fiction, autobiography, social history, manifestos and much, much more – that became his voice. Goodbye, Mick Farren, activist, rabble-rousing rocker and NME journalist 2013-07-29T16:32:50Z The cause was stomach and heart ailments, said Raymond Strait, a friend of 70 years who had been working with Mr. Jeffries on his autobiography. Herb Jeffries, jazz balladeer and star of all-black cowboy movies, dies "I'm a Negro before I'm an entertainer," he explains in his autobiography. How late-night political comedy needs to evolve: Be more subversive 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z This was on shiny display last week — like a showroom Corvette — as The Onion released its e-book autobiography of Mr. Biden. A Biden Moment 2013-01-26T01:36:39Z You start with autobiography, you use elements from your perception of the world, your own memory, but obviously it's a film, so it takes you elsewhere. ArtsBeat: Venice Film Festival: Olivier Assayas Returns to the 1970s 2012-09-06T18:10:37Z As with the other entries in the trilogy, "Wedding Album" features what Lennon described as a kind of “Unfinished Music,” a highly personalized sort of confessional autobiography. John Lennon and Yoko Ono's confessional, unapologetic "Wedding Album" 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z In her autobiography, Ms. Plisetskaya recalls breaking into dance, and gathering an admiring crowd, while walking with her nanny along a Moscow boulevard. Maya Plisetskaya, Ballerina Who Embodied Bolshoi, Dies at 89 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z Much though this rise-to-fame story sounds too good to be true, it is what Chaplin described in his autobiography. Chaplin: a little tramp through Charlie's love affairs 2012-11-22T10:03:41Z By the mid-1970s she was a full-time writer, not only producing her autobiography but also writing episodes of Crossroads and Emmerdale Farm. Anne Valery obituary 2013-05-16T15:36:43Z Photograph: image net While it’s certainly a situation that strikes a chord, this should not be mistaken for autobiography. The Guardian profile: Lilly Wachowski 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z In his 2010 autobiography, “Life,” Richards called Mr. Keys “my closest pal. A soul of rock ’n’ roll, a solid man, also a depraved maniac.” Bobby Keys, longtime saxophonist with the Rolling Stones, dies at 70 In a volume of autobiography, he recalled: ‘In the early days I liked Bret Harte . . . but by and by I got over it.’ Tom Wolfe vs. John Updike, Norman Mailer and John Irving — and other timeless literary feuds 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z Below are highlights from Kakutani’s tenure at The Times — her reviews of major novels and autobiographies, her obituaries and appreciations, her profiles and essays. 38 Years on Books: The Essential Michiko Kakutani Reader 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z “Music is as old as the shepherd with his panpipes,” he wrote in his autobiography, “but now it also is as new as the space age.” Ikutaro Kakehashi, Engineer Behind Revolutionary Drum Machine, Dies at 87 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z In addition to acting, Mr. Nyqvist wrote several books, including “Just After Dreaming,” an autobiography published in 2010 in which he described his search for his biological parents. Michael Nyqvist, Swedish Actor Who Played Villain in ‘John Wick,’ Dies at 56 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z She wrote about their relationship in an autobiography, “It Might as Well Be Spring,” saying it was based on similar interests and mutual respect, not sex. Margaret Whiting, Fresh-Faced Singer of Jazz and Pop Standards, Dies at 86 2011-01-12T05:09:19Z His highly amusing autobiography of sorts, “Unreliable Memoirs,” has five volumes in it. Clive James Translates Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’ 2012-10-07T20:07:16Z The chemistry between the two spawned years of rumors on the pair's relationship, culminating in Flynn's declaration of his love for de Havilland in his autobiography. Olivia de Havilland, "Gone With the Wind" star, dies at 104 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z In snippets from Bergman films skillfully used to illustrate the shadowy line between art and autobiography in many of them, Ms. Ullmann’s face registers an astounding emotional transparency. Movie Review: ‘Liv and Ingmar’ Documents a Relationship’s Highs and Lows 2013-12-12T23:47:55Z It’s based on his autobiography with the same title. Mandela Film Breaks Box Office Records in South Africa 2013-12-05T18:57:56Z Other Scott projects in the pipeline include an adaptation of Hell's Angel Sonny Barger's autobiography, and a sequel to Top Gun. Tony Scott in talks to direct Wild Bunch remake 2011-08-19T11:52:06Z T-shirts from the nightclub Area and a complete collection of Smiths records are, in their own way, elements of an autobiography. The Gimlet Eye: Getting Set to Spin 2010-09-22T20:43:00Z I'm addicted to biography and autobiography, and history. Richard E. Grant on sex, power and playing an entitled man similar to the "Teflon-coated" Trump 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z So it is with Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard, who, in the fifth and penultimate installment of his circuitous autobiography, tackles the success and failure — mostly failure — of his early career. Review: Book 5 of Karl Ove Knausgaard’s monumental memoir 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Books: An autobiography by any other name 3. Books redux 2008-02-10T10:28:54Z As Ms. LuPone reveals with refreshing candor in her new autobiography, the line was actually written by a friend. Books of The Times: Glory and Misery on the Way to Stardom 2010-10-07T22:52:00Z Like some of his other books, which inhabit a certain literary in-between, "My Avant-Garde Education" is not a standard autobiography. 'My Avant-Garde Education': Bernard Cooper's sketches of a life in art 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z The character of Patty came fairly early on, from a fragment of a suburban woman's autobiography that hadn't made it into The Corrections, and from there the book began to take shape. Jonathan Franzen: 'I must be near the end of my career ? people are starting to approve' 2010-09-24T23:03:00Z He combined fiction, travel writing, thinly veiled autobiography and cryptic uncaptioned photographs in works that tried to rescue the constantly vanishing traces of human experience. Books of The Times: ‘A Place in the Country,’ Essays by W. G. Sebald 2014-02-09T22:17:26Z She is also set to direct a film adaption of Trevor Noah’s autobiography. Aretha Franklin biopic moves ahead with director and writer 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z A room dedicated to Mr. Spiegelman’s first book, “Breakdowns,” lays the groundwork for his recurrent themes of autobiography, family history and memory. In Transit Blog: In Paris, an Art Spiegelman Retrospective 2012-05-03T17:50:21Z Two years later, they married in what Frank Zappa described in his autobiography as “a severely ridiculous civil ceremony” in New York. Gail Zappa, widow of Frank Zappa and protector of his iconoclastic rock legacy, dies at 70 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z A volume of her autobiography, First Generation, was published in 2009, and Tamm was working on a second volume at the time of her death. Mary Tamm obituary 2012-07-26T17:10:33Z And he hadn’t read the Malcolm X autobiography. My search for Mr Woke: a dating diary 2018-08-11T04:00:00Z Like so many of the women who hosted salons – and it was mostly women who hosted salons – she found, she said in her autobiography, that "the things that females talked about" triggered "an insurmountable distaste". Let's seek inspiration from Dorothy Parker – and revive the salon 2013-07-24T04:00:00Z Bright's book is structured around five somewhat hazy, often overlapping, themes: autobiography, body, masquerade, studio and album, performance. Self-portraits 2010-08-07T23:02:00Z You might be forgiven for hearing a tinge of autobiography when the character sings, “I’m not the woman that I used to be/There’s no denying that there’s less of me.” The Indomitable Chita Rivera, Back on Broadway in ‘The Visit’ 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z As aggrieved as he sometimes appears in the autobiography, the reliable funnyman is in evidence too. Mark Twain?s Unexpurgated Autobiography 2010-07-10T01:43:00Z When I finished these two excellent books, I thought of something Virginia Woolf wrote in a letter to a friend: “Very few women yet have written truthful autobiographies. It is my favorite form of reading.” Two Memoirists Explore Abuse and Survival 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Still, there are dozens more musicians with intriguing backstories and histories that are begging for the autobiography treatment. 13 music memoirs we’d like to read in 2017 by women and artists of color 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z The 13 tracks on the record each correspond to one month of his diary, which he kept from 1986 to 1987 and formed the basis for the autobiography. Sixx memoir headed for Broadway 2012-11-21T11:19:03Z The veteran rock star, now in his fifth decade of vibrant songwriting and live performances, will publish an autobiography, “Born to Run,” with Simon & Schuster worldwide on Sept. 27, the publisher announced on Thursday. Bruce Springsteen Autobiography 'Born to Run' Set for September 1455-09-23T05:00:00Z A hushed, intent Sufjan Stevens contemplates death, grief, family and memory on his quietly moving new album, “Carrie & Lowell,” in songs that entwine autobiography and archetype. Review: Sufjan Stevens’s Quietly Moving ‘Carrie & Lowell’ 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z It’s autobiography as archetype, a paean to the electric guitar as both a tool and a rescuer. The Playlist: A Punk Response to Violence and Neil Young’s Return to Love 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z That same year she published an autobiography, "Hiding My Candy." Lady Chablis, transgender 'Midnight' star, dies in Savannah 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z He frequently eulogised suicide, writing in his autobiography: "I have decided to stop living on account of the cost." Sebastian Horsley obituary 2010-06-18T14:40:00Z Part documentary, part fantasy and part autobiography, this black-and-white film by Guy Maddin weaves archival footage of his hometown with re-enactments of his childhood memories. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Adventure Time’ and ‘RBG’ 2018-09-03T04:00:00Z Paul also was reading Neil Young's autobiography, and there was a book out about the musicians in Laurel Canyon in the late '60s. 'Inherent Vice' costume designer Mark Bridges on Pynchon's world 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z “Collecting is my autobiography,” he recently said, on the cusp of a museum exhibition celebrating his 80th birthday, which took place on Sept. 30. A Panorama of Design 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z “My journey has been that of a character actor,” he wrote in his autobiography. Harry Carey Jr., Boyish Sidekick to John Wayne, Dies at 91 2013-01-02T00:53:22Z Following his 1992 experimental documentary, “Rock Hudson’s Home Movies,” “From the Journals” offers a mock subjective account of Seberg’s film career, blending onscreen performance with imagined autobiography and a soupçon of film theory. The Passion of Saint Jean 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Because he’s closer to autobiography than anything else in the play — everyone else is pieces, figments, fragments. Sam Shepard Takes Stock of ‘Buried Child’ and the Writer’s Life 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z The exhibition title comes from the best-selling 1967 autobiography of Piri Thomas, a community organizer of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent who grew up in what was then called Spanish Harlem. Finding Common Ground at El Museo del Barrio 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z Kaplan admirably lets the three women often speak for themselves, through interviews, diaries or autobiography. 'Dreaming in French': the transformative power of Paris 2012-04-25T20:12:09Z The former model sponsors the family of the girl from Djibouti who played the young Dirie in the 2009 film based on her best-selling autobiography "Desert Flower". Ex-supermodel Waris Dirie says FGM can end in her lifetime 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Mrs. Nixon had a stroke several years ago but was able to complete an autobiography shortly before her death. Agnes Nixon, writer who created ‘One Life to Live’ and ‘All My Children,’ dies at 93 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z First published in 1970, this autobiography by the English-born author and biographer, who grew up between Ireland, America and Italy, insightfully captures a vanished time and a fading upper-class milieu. New in Paperback: ‘The Browns of California’ and ‘The Far Field.’ 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z “Good Vibrations” is the inevitable feel-good title for an autobiography by Mike Love, who has spent 55 of his 75 years as the frontman of the Beach Boys. In ‘Good Vibrations,’ Summer Fun Soured by Mike Love’s Score Settling 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z In his autobiography, Miles complained she was "too young and wild" and suspected her of having an affair with the raffish Hendrix, something she flatly denies. The muse who changed Miles 2010-09-04T23:05:00Z But for all Chabon’s delightful inventiveness, there have always been hints — sometimes more than hints — that he was performing a cunning dance with autobiography. Michael Chabon’s ‘Moonglow’ is a cunning dance with autobiography 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z On March 12, the National Book Critics Circle will award its annual prizes in fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography, criticism and poetry. The best in poetry: National Book Critics Circle Award finalists 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Now, thanks to “Life” and, to a lesser extent, the punk rocker Patti Smith’s memoir “Just Kids,” which won a 2010 National Book Award, the market is being deluged with pop memoirs and autobiographies. Pop: Gregg Allman and Other Pop Memoirists 2012-07-27T16:00:00Z Hitchens wants to make it clear that he has not written an autobiography, but the clarification is unnecessary given the book's striking omissions. The boor's head 2010-05-21T23:03:00Z The plot might not be autobiography, but Ginger's activist roots, social conscience, poetic heart, and parts of that barnet, are all Potter. Sally Potter: 'I dreamed about the nuclear threat most nights' 2012-10-04T19:30:02Z This pay-it-forward strain will, he says, be a major theme in his autobiography, another of his lockdown projects. Tony Todd on Candyman, Black Lives Matter and seeing stars cry on the set of Platoon 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z I first encountered the work of Maya Angelou when I read her first autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” in the library at my high school. The voice of Maya Angelou gave rise to others They “were tossing us aside with less emotion than getting rid of old clothes,” Valentine writes in her vibrant new autobiography, “All I Ever Wanted: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Memoir.” Review | The Go-Go’s had a reputation as America’s wholesome sweethearts. Bassist Kathy Valentine tells a different story. 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z “I was a little nervous,” Linklater says, particularly given the autobiography running through the film. Richard Linklater’s career has all been leading up to his ‘Boyhood’ masterpiece There are many writers who I wish would declare, as Barbara Ehrenreich does at the start of her new book, “I will never write an autobiography.” Books of The Times: Barbara Ehrenreich’s ‘Living With a Wild God’ 2014-04-15T13:00:01Z But why would microscopic fry like Sue and me end up in someone's autobiography? Confessions of a celebrity biographer 2010-08-03T23:27:00Z He celebrates the essay as a form born of contradictions between tradition and innovation, fragmentation and wholeness, autobiography and artifice. A Witty and Original Writer Shares His Love for the Essay 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z The Who's guitarist and songwriter, known for such classics as "My Generation," "I Can See for Miles" and the "Tommy" rock opera, is writing his autobiography. The Who's Pete Townshend writing memoir 2011-05-18T01:16:06Z The famous Siegfried “Ziggy” Heidl, a con man set to be sentenced for defrauding the banks of 700 million dollars while running the Australian Safety Organization, needs a ghostwriter for his autobiography. A Novel Based on the True Story of a Con Man and His Ghostwriter 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Only that morning I had been reading the autobiography of the Louvre curator and Resistance hero Rose Valland. Cultured Traveler: Hunting for Looted Art in Paris 2010-11-20T06:30:00Z He only found this out recently, while interviewing his mother for his autobiography, which he's just completed. Nile Rodgers: 'Your music is your soul' 2011-04-08T08:51:32Z “Had I known of the actual horrors of the German concentration camps, I could not have made ‘The Great Dictator,’ ” he wrote in his autobiography, in 1964. Pete Davidson’s Congressional Visitor and Earnest Address on “Saturday Night Live” 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z He did not write an autobiography, but all of his dramatic works were, in one way or another, a reflection of his memories and experiences. Brian Friel, playwright who wrote about his native Ireland, dies at 86 2015-10-03T04:00:00Z Mandela wrote in his autobiography, “Long Walk to Freedom,” that his interest in politics was first kindled listening to tribal elders holding community meetings in Mqhekezweni. Tracing Nelson Mandela’s footsteps 100 years after his birth 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z Though Loy noted in her autobiography that Skippy "bit me once, so our relationship was hardly idyllic," his character was enormously popular, causing the breed's popularity to surge. Legendary film dogs 2012-02-24T10:55:58Z “I watched a lot of interviews. I listened to him on countless interviews. There’s an autobiography that he narrates. Then I had my dialect coach break it down.” Sam Rockwell, Screendom’s Slinkiest Rogue 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z The title of Carole King's autobiography is a good fit for the humble, glamour-free portrait she paints of her seven decades. Carole King autobiography is an enjoyable amble that dishes no dirt 2012-05-16T22:03:04Z The piece, a comedy with spoken dialogue, is set in Seville in Spain, but as far as Sheridan was concerned it was thinly disguised autobiography. This week's new live music 2010-10-01T23:06:00Z So I thought “autobiography of a trial” seemed a truer description. Sasha Frere-Jones and Maggie Nelson discuss writing and form 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z It's tempting to assume a note of autobiography. Peter Strickland: 'I'm glad British film produces mainstream crowd-pleasers, but I don't want to make one' 2012-08-23T20:00:02Z She brings in autobiography, even some science fiction. The artists' artist: graphic novelists 2011-07-13T20:59:02Z Unterweger became a cause celebre of the Austrian literary scene in the mid-1980s as the author of short stories, poems, plays, and an autobiography, later made into a film. Michael Fassbender to play Austrian serial killer 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Although Blair cancelled a signing event at Waterstone's in central London scheduled for today, fearing protests, the bookseller nonetheless said A Journey had become its fastest selling autobiography ever, based on first-day sales. Tony Blair's A Journey breaks sales records 2010-09-08T11:45:00Z His autobiography was published in 1993, and in the mid-90s he suffered personal trauma as he underwent heart surgery and his son Nicholas died of a heroin overdose. Tony Curtis obituary 2010-09-30T13:06:00Z Partridge discusses his inspirations and reads extracts from recent autobiography I, Partridge, covering much the same ground as the recent audiobook version of the tome. TV highlights: 02/07/12 2012-07-01T19:00:03Z Before Maynard’s visit each spring, the professor assigns eleven chapters of “At Home in the World,” alongside a portion of H. G. Wells’s autobiography that considers his extramarital affair with a younger university student. Joyce Maynard’s Second Chances 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Hirst said "A Family Sketch" will not be included in the three-volume set because it is not part of what Twain designed as his autobiography. Unpublished Twain family sketch set for NY auction 2010-04-21T07:04:00Z In his autobiography "Chronicles," Bob Dylan recalled Dalton in the early '60s New York scene as his favorite singer. 'Remembering Mountains' a remarkable tribute to Karen Dalton 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z Her autobiography was admirably candid about her insecurities and how she overcame them. Perspective | The Washington Post will soon have a woman as its top editor. And yes, that matters. 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z The poet Cathy Park Hong won the prize in autobiography for “Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning,” an essay collection that explores race, culture and her experiences as a Korean American woman and writer. National Book Critics Circle Names 2020 Award Winners 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Now he's broken into the big time, with regular panel show bookings, a bestselling DVD, a forthcoming autobiography, and a huge tour; basically, everything that a young stand-up dreams of. This week's new live comedy 2013-03-16T06:00:12Z In my role as a teacher-educator, I often give an assignment to aspiring teachers that includes writing an autobiography and teaching statement to explore what brought them to the field of education. For white folks who teach in the hood: A lesson in campus colonialism 2016-03-26T04:00:00Z I'm a published poet, I'm a published author, I have a novel out, I did my autobiography. Rock legend Suzi Quatro on the secret to her success: "I never, ever did gender" 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Too filled with portraits, and obsessed with incidental details about premiere arrangements and musicians’ fees, the autobiography tends to feel like an annotated social calendar. ‘Virgil Thomson: The State of Music & Other Writings’ Paints a Troubling Portrait 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z For years, when sharing with them my single-word autobiography, I said "anxious." The all of “y’all”: On finally embracing my voice, country twang and everything 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z “And in the end, his ‘awakening’ didn’t come until the autobiography, which was very freeing for him.” An Oliver Sacks Book Becomes an Opera, With Help From Friends 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z “The Dirt”, based on the band’s best-selling autobiography, charts the rise of four Californian youngsters who channel the punk rage of the 1970s into the big-haired rock genre that, for many people, defined the 1980s. Motley Crue rock biopic: a tale of success, excess and ants 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z As I have written elsewhere, there is a sexist double standard that prohibits women from identifying as artists, and instead minimizes and marginalizes their creativity as autobiography, autobiographical musings and diary doodles. Reading Amy Schumer: The powerful missed message in “The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo” 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z A clerical job on Wall Street piqued his interest in finance, as did reading Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography. Roger Hertog, Reviver of the New-York Historical Society 2012-11-09T03:40:12Z As he writes in his autobiography, “Waco: A Survivor’s Story,” Thibodeau was 21 years old when he walked into the Guitar Center on Sunset Boulevard to buy a new pair of drumsticks. An Audiobook Gives New Life to the Haunting Memoir of a Waco Survivor 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z When I first started I used to read autobiographies and watch other comedians on stage and watch how they were doing things. Top 10 tips for being a comedian 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Nine year's after the group's collective autobiography The Dirt, Neil has come out with Tattoos & Tequila, a memoir that details what he says is his side of the story. MÖtley CrÜe's Vince Neil on Sex, Drugs and Rock' N' Roll 2010-10-04T08:30:00Z Newman, who died in 2008, left behind recorded conversations about his life, which have been turned into a posthumous autobiography of sorts. 15 New Books Coming in October 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z Variety reports that Rousey will star in a film adaptation of My Fight/Your Fight, her bestselling autobiography released earlier this year. Ronda Rousey Will Play Herself in a Movie Adaptation of Her Autobiography 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z I also found a signed copy of Gordon Parks’s autobiography, “Voices in the Mirror,” and that is also on the list. Anderson Cooper Wishes His Parents and Truman Capote Could Reconcile Over Dinner 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Among them are surely An Angel at my Table, the first volume of Janet Frame's autobiography, and the early scenes of director Jane Campion's The Piano. Glass Wings by Fleur Adcock – review 2013-06-28T17:10:01Z Harper completed a tour promoting her new autobiography "I, Rhoda" shortly before going public with her illness. Actress Valerie Harper's brain cancer nearing remission: doctor 2013-08-30T00:36:45Z Like many men she describes in her autobiography, Mayer could chase Williams but not catch her. Bathing Beauty: The Wet and Wild Life of Esther Williams 2013-06-13T15:28:43Z He did, however, caution that “Significant Other” isn’t “autobiography, not even a little.” With ‘Significant Other,’ Joshua Harmon Happily Writes About the Unhappy 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Now 74, he describes his personal journey in a new autobiography, “Possibilities.” Book review: Herbie Hancock’s ‘Possibilities’ It's impossible to tell where autobiography ends and invention begins, but it's safe to say that the more absurd and incredible the anecdote the more likely it is to derive from Story's own life. The great books giveaway 2011-03-04T11:19:03Z It’s an intellectual autobiography — a starchy, ardent and, on occasion, surprisingly personal account of what it means to be the custodian of one’s conscience in a world saturated with orthodoxies. Marilynne Robinson’s Essays Reflect an Eccentric, Exasperating, Profound and Generous Mind 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z My autobiography, where I talk about my childhood in the camp in Arkansas, is in that library. Q&A: George Takei Reflects on Travel, Both Painful and Pleasurable 2014-03-07T16:29:48Z Wiesenthal, himself a Holocaust survivor, was driven by an unslakable yearning for — as he titled one of his autobiographies — “Justice Not Vengeance.” Books of The Times: The Man Who Refused to Forget 2010-09-02T21:30:00Z Some explicitly embrace the formulation; “The Education of Henry Adams” is the second most influential memoir in American letters, after Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography. Annette Gordon-Reed’s Surprising Recollections of Texas 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z In his later years, Mr. de Waal said, Mr. Brink turned to autobiography, but he also translated many foreign writers into Afrikaans and wrote works of criticism. André Brink, South African Literary Figure Who Ran Afoul of Censors, Dies at 79 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z So when the idea of writing a book was presented, he knew what he would not be writing: an autobiography. Q&A: T-Pain talks new book, embracing his musical legacy 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z "The bad girls ... had the look that I liked," she wrote in her 1995 autobiography, "Rage to Survive." Legendary blues singer Etta James dies in Calif. 2012-01-20T16:40:14Z It’s possible Barrymore figured that readers already knew the details of her life from profiles and from an autobiography she published as a teenager in 1990. In ‘Wildflower,’ Drew Barrymore is determined to find the silver lining 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Hitchhiker seems of a piece with two earlier slices of ponderous and troubled autobiography, 1970's Helpless and 1973's Don't Be Denied. Neil Young: Le Noise 2010-09-23T14:30:00Z Charlie Chaplin famously declared in his autobiography that if he had had a fuller notion of the inhumanity playing out in the concentration camps, he’d have never made 1940’s The Great Dictator. From Charlie Chaplin to Jojo Rabbit: an unlikely history of Nazi comedies 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z She also won fans as an author with an autobiography, Life's a Scream, and three volumes of horror trivia, including 2000's The Ingrid Pitt Book of Murder, Torture and Depravity. Hammer horror favourite Ingrid Pitt dies aged 73 2010-11-23T20:06:00Z A Liar's Autobiography: watch an exclusive clip from the Graham Chapman biopic - video The animated adaptation of Graham Chapman's autobiography traces the Python's progress from birth to worldwide fame. A Liar's Autobiography: watch an exclusive clip from the Graham Chapman biopic - video 2012-10-12T08:52:00Z Lynn had been working on an autobiography before her death, which is now expected to be released posthumously, the museum stated. Betty Lynn, Thelma Lou on ‘The Andy Griffith Show,’ has died 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z He cited the autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant as a model, praising Grant's self-effacement and ability to capture a vital experience in a sentence or two. Former Afghan commander McChrystal writing memoir 2010-12-21T22:03:47Z Bush’s English springer spaniel Millie, whose as-told-to book outsold her master’s autobiography, our commanders in chief have often found their most ardent supporters in the canine world. This museum curator is an expert on dogs — and their presidential partners 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Today she teaches at Temple University in Philadelphia; the text for “Of Pigs and Pianos” comes from an autobiography she has written and hopes to have published. Two Pianists, Two Recitals, Two Deeply Personal Statements 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z His own self-serving autobiography, we are told, "gratefully acknowledges the assistance of mediocrity's holy trinity: the Canada Council, the Ontario Arts Council, and the City of Toronto Arts Council". Good book, great film 2011-04-01T10:08:52Z As his forthcoming autobiography explains, he got tired of getting his leg over with strange women. Rod Stewart – pass notes No 3,260 2012-10-07T19:45:01Z The secret child of the title is, in a sense, the film itself, one in which, according to Mr. Garrel, he “returned to autobiography” after a series of experimental features. Review: The Crushed Romanticism of Philippe Garrel’s ‘L’Enfant Secret’ 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z While the work is an autobiography, it is an artful, stylized one. Salzburg Festival’s ‘Charlotte Salomon’ Falls Short on Drama 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z There is another line being blurred here, too: as Ralph Waldo Emerson claimed: “All biography is autobiography.” Two sides to every story: Whitney, Tupac, Assange and the trouble with making biopics 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The autobiographies represent, however, two extremes of the genre. Tammy Duckworth Was a Survivor Long Before Her Helicopter Was Shot Down 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z “Dancers, good ones, know how to make the most of their short shining times,” Taylor wrote in “Private Domain,” his autobiography. Dancing at Paul Taylor, a New Generation Finds Its Footing 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z She tries to get him to sign her copy of Bieber's autobiography, but by now he's whisked away, off into the cinema. Justin Bieber's Never Say Never: now I'm a Belieber (nearly) 2011-02-17T15:08:13Z The pint-sized engine of the band’s shimmering sound was guitarist Johnny Marr, who tells his story in this breezy, often scattered autobiography “Set the Boy Free.” Johnny Marr recalls the Smiths’ early days 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z I especially enjoy reading biographies and autobiographies, but I welcome all of the genres. Chris Bosh’s Favorite Basketball Writers? Kobe Bryant Makes the List. 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z I found her very old, battered autobiography in a bookshop in the north of England one day. Why the monarchy needed Diana: "She had to be a front-rank aristocrat, and she had to be a virgin" 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z In her autobiography, she described it as "awful - he was witty and charming but we were too much alike". Emmanuelle actress Kristel dies 2012-10-18T11:15:54Z The subsequent revisions suggest that autobiography is a highly mutable art form. Review: Waltzing With Love and Death in ‘Hundred Days’ 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z That you'll fill afternoons reading reviews aloud with your out-of-town visitors, giddied by Gold's signature second-person and gusts of autobiography and hyperdelic allusions and descriptors as much, if not more, than the prospect of dinner. When nobody else could, Jonathan Gold helped me understand & then love LA, one restaurant at a time 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z In Smith’s new autobiography, “Will,” penned with personal-growth author Mark Manson, Smith describes his father lovingly but also as a hard-drinking, militaristic man with a temper. For Will Smith, a break point leads to ‘King Richard’ 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Paul Hodge said his inspiration was Mr. Clinton’s 2004 autobiography, “My Life,” in which the former president explored his “outside life” and his “internal life.” Hillary and Bill Clinton Inspire Musical Theater 2014-07-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Pride’s 1994 autobiography paints a more fraught picture of his early years in the music business. Charley Pride, Country Music’s First Black Superstar, Dies at 86 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z His down-home epic "If That Ain't Country" served as autobiography, a remembrance of hard times that was recited as much as sung. All outlaw all the time, David Allan Coe is the real deal 2011-06-04T13:14:00Z In 1989, Davis published an unvarnished autobiography, “Miles,” written with Quincy Troupe, that has become a classic memoir of jazz, full of musical insights, gossip and the raspy voice of truth. Book review: Herbie Hancock’s ‘Possibilities’ “The stuff I do is a type of long-form autobiography,” he said, with his usual attention to paradox, “but the starting place is not me.” Kehinde Wiley Puts a Classical Spin on His Contemporary Subjects 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Nick Flynn had written the source material, “a potent, distinctive autobiography,” according to The New York Times Book Review, though it called the book “Another Bull Night ...“ rather than use the actual, profanity-laced title. Paul Weitz Directs ?Being Flynn,? Starring Robert DeNiro 2012-02-24T19:34:17Z Plus her own autobiography was a good example of her live and let live attitude. Liz Smith, Longtime Queen of Tabloid Gossip Columns, Dies at 94 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z When Lessing left her children in Southern Rhodesia, she told them, as she writes in her autobiography, that it was to build them a “beautiful and perfect world,” presumably through the Communist promise of liberation. Doris Lessing’s “The Fifth Child” and the Spectre of the Ambivalent Mother 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Philbin recently published an autobiography, “How I Got This Way,” and he proudly told viewers earlier this week that he was a guest on NPR. The TV Watch: Regis Philbin Says Goodbye on ?Live!? 2011-11-18T22:00:56Z He also used used his autobiography to criticise the UK legal system and the music business. Morrissey biopic in development 2014-05-09T08:10:25Z Since this is an "autobiography", Castro can only condemn himself out of his own mouth. The Autobiography of Fidel?Castro by Norberto Fuentes 2010-04-30T23:14:00Z One quoted a line from her 2008 autobiography, Wishful Drinking: “One year ago today, Carrie Fisher, age 60, drowned in moonlight, strangled by her own bra.” Mark Hamill pays tribute to Carrie Fisher one year after her death 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z However, Burt has only lately, in his 80s, decided to assume his rightful place in the spotlight with some high-profile releases: this tour promotes a box set and an autobiography. Burt Bacharach, Leo Blanco, the Congos: this week's new live music 2013-06-22T05:00:17Z Common wisdom has it that a work of autobiography is by nature doomed to insularity. Politics Drove Rebecca Mead From Her Adopted Home and Into Her Next Book 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z The musical is set in his hometown of Wallsend in the north east of England; it is not an autobiography but bears some resemblance to his life. Sting's Broadway musical debut 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z But in his 2001 autobiography Unwrapped, Starr said the incident never took place. Freddie Starr found dead at home in Spain aged 76 – reports 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z We spoke about the new autobiography of his late mother, civil rights pioneer Florence Tate, and the possibility of my interviewing him for my forthcoming biography of Tupac Shakur. Perspective | Greg Tate showed me what being a writer in America could mean 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z His autobiography traces an incredible firsthand journey of the invention of early rock and its divergent influences. Doug Aitken Has an Eye for Dystopia 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z In a 1981 interview, he said that “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” about an alien who lands in Kentucky and can’t adjust to life on this planet, was “disguised autobiography.” Walter Tevis Was a Novelist. You Might Know His Books (Much) Better as Movies. 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z One of his last projects was to write his autobiography. Harry Harrison 1925 - 2012 2012-08-15T12:28:38Z The film version of his autobiography, "A Tale of Love and Darkness," was directed by Natalie Portman and is expected to be released this year. Amos Oz makes his words count in Israel 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z As Keith Richards says in his autobiography: "it's not like writing poetry … it's got to fit what has already been created." Rivers of babble on: how word became the servant to music 2013-06-28T17:59:00Z He is a mentor to a boy in juvenile detention and he's working on his autobiography. Steve-O's next trick: Sobriety 2010-10-11T23:25:00Z “I love watching old movies, and I read a lot of autobiographies,” Ms. Ryder said. Winona Ryder, an Emblem of ’90s Cool, Grows Up 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z The film, written by ’71 scribe Gregory Burke, will be based on McCullin’s autobiography, Unreasonable Behavior, according to Deadline. Tom Hardy to play famed British war photographer Don McCullin 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z The special features film clips, readings from Kazan's autobiography and commentary from Martin Scorsese. TV Picks: An 'American Masters' special on director Elia Kazan 2010-10-01T19:38:00Z Mr. Li would dance with the company for 16 years, before moving to Australia and writing a best-selling autobiography, which would become the basis of the film. Heading West: A Ballet Dancer From China Looks Back 2010-08-20T22:01:00Z Despite Assayas's efforts to steer our discussion away from autobiography, other points of overlap between his own early adulthood and Gilles's experiences are too striking to ignore. Olivier Assayas on Something in the Air: 'A rock concert, a party, a riot – these are the rites of passage' 2013-05-16T16:02:00Z “My work is based on my autobiography,” she told me. Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s Intimate Universes 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z In this posthumous autobiography, the legendary Georgetown basketball coach corrects misunderstandings about his career and opens up about racism in college sports. New in Paperback: ‘Klara and the Sun’ and ‘The Committed’ 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z “None of us had any idea, when we recorded it, that it would be spun off as a single,” Belafonte admits, in his 2011 autobiography, “My Song.” Harry Belafonte and the Social Power of Song 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z He describes his 1982 dance “Jr. High” as “an autobiography of queer humiliation, martyrdom and triumph.” Review | Mark Morris bares his soul in a refreshingly raw and inspiring memoir 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Readers wondered about the vestiges of autobiography, and were sometimes right to do so. The Hours by Michael Cunningham 2011-07-08T21:55:21Z A statement issued on behalf Ron Burgundy said he was "too close to the work" to tell if it is "the greatest autobiography ever written". Anchorman Ron Burgundy writes memoir 2013-08-14T10:08:21Z And yet Knausgaard went ahead and borrowed the title of Hitler’s autobiography for his own. Why Name Your Book After Hitler's? 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Named in honor of the 18th-century essayist and lexicographer, the Samuel Johnson Prize is open to English-language books in the areas of current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, autobiography and the arts. Book about secretive NKorea wins UK literary prize 2010-07-01T20:09:00Z Returning to Britain, Mr. Marks capitalized on his notoriety, writing his autobiography, the first of several books he would publish, including a novel. Howard Marks, Drug Smuggler Turned Author, Dies at 70 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z Her autobiography, "The Lady and Her Tiger" in 1976, was an expose on the harsh treatment of animals in the entertainment industry, according to PAWS. Pat Derby, animal trainer for "Flipper" and "Lassie", dies at 69 2013-02-19T00:08:01Z In the wake of “Aftermath,” Cusk announced she was finished with autobiography. Rachel Cusk Said She Was Done With Autobiography. These Essays Suggest Otherwise. 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z Or the manuscript of his autobiography, which may have been wildly different from the printed version? The making of the White City Devil: How H.H. Holmes became a serial killer legend 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z If Mr. Considine is sensitive over what he considers misinterpretations, it might be because this first feature is a deeply personal film, with elements of autobiography. Paddy Considine Directs ?Tyrannosaur,? Starring Peter Mullan 2011-11-12T22:00:05Z My favorite children’s book was Dr. Seuss’ “My Book About Me,” which is a kind of guided workbook that lets you write your own autobiography. Questlove: By the Book 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Her autobiography will change the way you view your environment. New & Noteworthy, From Abraham Lincoln to Dogs and Their People 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z In his autobiography, “Confessions of a Happy Man,” Mr. Linkletter recalled his adoptive father, a one-legged cobbler and itinerant evangelist, as “a strange, uncompromising man whose main interest in life was the Bible.” Art Linkletter, TV Host, Dies at 97 2010-05-26T21:10:00Z It's Graham reading his autobiography, and then they animated it. Python's Eric Idle back with 'What About Dick?'(wink-wink) 2012-11-12T21:43:39Z Bachmann, who is lagging in presidential polls, has spent the week promoting her new autobiography in national television interviews. NBC apologizes to Bachmann for Fallon song choice 2011-11-24T12:36:16Z But by calling it a visual autobiography, it created — for me, anyway — all sorts of raised expectations. Is Rihanna’s ‘Visual Autobiography’ a Triumph or a Tease? 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z “That chunk of my life, I’m keeping notes on a second, fuller autobiography,” he said, and laughed. George Takei Guides ‘Allegiance,’ a Musical, Not a Starship 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z I was worried that people would recognize details and then read my fiction as autobiography. Mimi Lipson on her debut collection, 'The Cloud of Unknowing' 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Turner's Rocket 88 was a No. 1 smash but Turner later claimed in his autobiography, Takin' Back My Name, that he was only paid $20 for his contributions. Elvis Rocks. But He's Not the First 2010-03-12T14:25:00Z He rarely gave interviews about his writing, and there are few clues in his autobiography, This is Me, Jack Vance! Jack Vance dies aged 96: master of bold and bizarre science fiction 2013-05-29T23:13:06Z It’s a chatty and warm overview, featuring copious clips from her films and insights from various public talks and Q. and A.s, amounting to a combination of autobiography, TED Talk and much-earned victory lap. ‘Goat,’ ‘Dope’ and More Streaming Gems 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z A previous autobiography bearing his name, “Wouldn’t It Be Nice: My Own Story,” was released in 1991, but Mr. Wilson has since disowned that book, saying he has never read it in full. Brian Wilson Memoir Coming in October 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Fox is a writer of some reputation, which set me wondering what would happen if all celebrity autobiographies were penned by "proper" authors. Keith Richards's literary life is the way forward for biography 2010-12-17T11:33:26Z The result is, roughly speaking, a marriage of Ballet Shoes, The Magic Faraway Tree and Mr Benn, with, one suspects, a hint of autobiography. Arlene Phillips: Why I'm still haunted by Strictly 2010-10-04T07:00:00Z Joel, for example, breaks down the writing of some of his songs chord by chord in a way that is fascinating and instructive, talking not only about autobiography but musicality and music history. We watched CNN+. Here's what we found 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z According to the BBC, Penguin plans to market the book in what called the same radical fashion as it did Morrissey’s autobiography, which was published under the Penguin’s Classics imprint. ArtsBeat: Damien Hirst to Tell His Story 2014-04-08T20:12:58Z They reconciled a decade later, and Mr. Davis obliged his friend by publishing his all-too-candid autobiography only after Senator Franken was elected. Tom Davis, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Comedy Writer, Dies at 59 2012-07-19T21:41:39Z "Except for comedy, I went nowhere in the acting department," Russell said in her autobiography. Actress Jane Russell dead at 89 2011-03-01T00:36:50Z She also wrote two autobiographies: "Early Havoc" and "More Havoc." Actress June Havoc dies at 97 2010-03-30T02:37:00Z In her 1984 autobiography, “My China Years,” Ms. Snow wrote: “Peking is the last stronghold of the good old tradition of entertaining on the least provocation.” Pursuits: A Mystery Endures in Beijing’s Old Legation Quarter 2014-05-02T18:00:05Z Blight makes a similar case against Douglass, who shrouded his domestic life in secrecy even as he wrote and rewrote his personal story in three widely read autobiographies that totaled more than 1,200 pages. Frederick Douglass in Full 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z “I would sit quietly and wonder, ‘What am I doing here?’” she wrote in her 1959 autobiography, “My Story.” Really Seeing Marmee: Oh, How ‘Little Women’s’ Matriarch Has Changed 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z A second autobiography, The Fat Lady Sang, was published in 2013. Robert Evans, celebrated Hollywood producer of Chinatown, dies aged 89 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Also, I would like to write some books that would be non-fictions—not documentary, not fiction, but autobiography, just about this war. The Russian Tom Clancy Is on the Front Lines for Real 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z And that’s what makes “The Hard Stuff” stand out; it isn’t your typical autobiography of a rocker eager to get it all down before he gets out of this world. With new book and new tour, MC5’s Wayne Kramer is kickin’ out the jams with new joy 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z “No one understands me more than he does, and we’ve become as close as brothers,” Bennett wrote in “The Good Life,” his 1998 autobiography. Ralph Sharon, longtime accompanist to singer Tony Bennett, dies at 91 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z “When it comes to Bergman, the relationship between autobiography and fiction is extremely complicated,” said Jan Holmberg, the chief executive of the Ingmar Bergman Foundation. Shooting ‘Scenes From a Marriage’: ‘I Cried Every Day’ 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z My last thoughts before I lost consciousness were, "this will make a good intro for my autobiography". Digested read: When One Door Closes by Peter Sissons 2011-02-07T21:29:00Z Given that he's written 44 plays – as well as fiction, poetry, essays and an autobiography – what exactly did he mean? Arnold Wesker: food for thought 2012-05-21T18:30:02Z Marshall, 68, has sold the rights to her autobiography, called "My Mother Was Nuts," directly to Amazon.com Inc, her agent Dan Strone said. Actress, director Penny Marshall to write memoir 2011-10-11T18:11:58Z Her autobiography begins innocently enough, with Jones born in Charleroi, Penn., and moving as a toddler to Smithton, Penn., where her father helped run the family-owned brewery, the Jones Brewing Co. Shirley Jones offers naked truth in new book 2013-07-22T16:48:08Z Where does autobiography end and art take over? Clare Barron on ‘Shhhh’ and How Playwriting Is Her ‘Kink of Exhibitionism’ 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Lauper, busier than ever on the cusp of age 60 with the musical, an autobiography and a reality TV show all overlapping in recent years, was undaunted entering what for her was a new realm. Fierstein, Lauper forge "kinky" show that's safe for Broadway 2013-04-05T10:33:46Z Mr. Kiel revealed in a 2002 autobiography, “Making It Big in the Movies,” that he suffered from a fear of heights. Richard Kiel Dies at 74; Played Jaws in Bond Films 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z She would chatter away, whatever was on her mind, and usually it was pertinent, part of the emerging autobiography. ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’: Bringing Loretta Lynn’s Story to Life 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z I decided to reread Jonathan Spence’s “Emperor of China,” a constructed “autobiography” of K’ang-hsi, who ruled China in the late 17th and early 18th century C.E. Mary Beard Would Like a Moratorium on Churchill Biographies, Thank You 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z And she wrote a number of books, including “Phyllis Diller’s Housekeeping Hints,” “The Joys of Aging and How to Avoid Them” and, most recently, her autobiography. Phyllis Diller, Sassy Comedian, Dies at 95 2012-08-20T20:28:37Z As a child, she haunted the library, read about a book a day, mostly the autobiographies of writers, and dreamed of the Algonquin Round Table. Caitlin Moran: ‘Congratulations, You’re a Feminist!’ 2012-07-12T11:00:00Z The Scroll of Esther is thus allegory as national autobiography: the story of a Diaspora Jewry regularly threatened with rapacious assaults by hostile neighbors and historic foes. Biblical birth control: The surprisingly contraception-friendly Old Testament 2014-01-05T19:00:00Z At the risk of impugning Mr. Presson, this may not be strict autobiography. Review: Welcome to Prom. Try Not to Die. 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z For the rest of Miller’s life, he never acknowledged his son publicly, not even mentioning him in his 1987 autobiography. Review: Putting Arthur Miller on Trial in ‘Fall’ 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Another book that deals with race in America won for best autobiography: Negroland, by Margo Jefferson, who has previously won a Pulitzer Prize for criticism. 'The Sellout' Wins National Book Critics Circle Award 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z This November the complete version of Mark Twain's autobiography is to be published: he made us wait 100 years for unexpurgated truth. Alastair Campbell's diaries: What the spin doctor saw 2010-05-28T23:07:00Z Writers my age tend to write autobiographies or memoirs, but quite a while ago I decided that I would never do this. This Week in Fiction: Paul Theroux on the Fascination of Large Families 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z The Judds’ life was “a wonderful duet,” Naomi wrote in her autobiography, “the two of us against a frightening and unknown world.” Wynonna Judd, on Her Own 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z In fact, reading as a way of becoming is a feature of African-American autobiography, as it is of so many outsider-memoirists of any ethnicity: Malcolm X, for one, provides an extended account of his self-education. The invention of Obama 2010-04-23T23:06:00Z Bruce Springsteen didn’t read from his new autobiography at an appearance at the Elliott Bay Book Company on Saturday — and he didn’t perform. ‘Bruce kissed me!’: Springsteen fans get a moment with the Boss at Seattle bookstore 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Why did you decide to do this book, as opposed to a more traditional autobiography? Few Words and a Whole Lotta Pictures 2010-09-07T22:46:00Z For instance, science fiction’s longtime gadfly Charles Platt sent me the first two volumes of his autobiography, “An Accidental Life.” Review | One critic’s summer reading list: From a scandalous memoir to obscure literary journalism 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Her forensic assault on the past is multipronged, shifting restlessly between genres — autobiography, fiction, essay, reportage, poetry. When a Nation’s Torturous Past Resembles ‘The Twilight Zone’ 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z "I wasn't comfortable being a rabbi," he wrote in his autobiography. Jackie Mason's thorny career: Once a beacon for Jewish pride, the comedian later turned to bigotry 2021-07-27T04:00:00Z Perhaps, too, spoofing the Chinese struck Hudson as a relatively safe masquerade, likely to provoke less generalized rage than, say, the fake autobiography of a purported ex-gangster or a Holocaust survivor. When White Poets Pretend to Be Asian 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z “About my own life, I have no complaints,” he wrote in his autobiography. Harry Belafonte, 96, Dies; Barrier-Breaking Singer, Actor and Activist 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Hussey represented that generational change, though her autobiography is too modest to say it. Olivia Hussey, star of Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet: 'I was wild' 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z Curiouser and curiouser, this weird melodrama that was dismissed by most critics but surely worth a look for its willful mixture of dream fragments with aspects of the director's own nightmare autobiography. Francis Ford Coppola's 3-D Twixt in Toronto: The Third D Is for Dementia 2011-09-16T17:10:00Z Alice survived Gertrude by 21 years, writing three books, including “The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book” and her own autobiography, “What Is Remembered.” The Autobiography of Maira Kalman 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z Between the politics, the autobiography, and the therapy-speak, men in hotpants and women in fishnets gyrate and thrust for our pleasure. Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore! – review 2012-07-04T17:07:34Z “Give the people what they want,” he said in the autobiography. Sirio Maccioni, Whose Le Cirque Drew Manhattan’s Elite, Dies at 88 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Just one senator, Paul Simon of Illinois, made amends; before he died, he sent Ms. Hill his autobiography with a nice inscription. Anita Hill Is Celebrated in the Documentary ‘Anita’ 2014-03-12T11:00:02Z In her autobiography, she reported that she and the Gilberts savored the “Golden Bible” until late at night. Blood vows: Joseph Smith, Mormonism and the invention of American polygamy 2014-04-20T17:00:00Z So “The Lucky Ones” is wounded autobiography veiled in fiction. A Childhood Eden Seared by Violence. Set to Music? 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z To capture a rhythm that mirrored Twain’s natural speaking voice, Mr. Stead read the first and second volume of Twain’s autobiography, which Twain had dictated. A Rediscovered Mark Twain Fairy Tale Is Coming Soon 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z In the run-up to the release of his blockbuster autobiography earlier this year, Prince Harry sat down with “60 Minutes” — and “CBS Mornings,” “ABC News Live,” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and others. A Britney Spears Book Tour: No TV, No Podcasts, Lots of Instagram 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Yet he also acknowledged ambivalence about being tethered to the character, expressing it most plainly in the titles of two autobiographies: “I Am Not Spock,” published in 1977, and “I Am Spock,” published in 1995. Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z This is a guy who made literature out of talk, and the autobiography is the culmination, the pinnacle of that impulse.” Mark Twain?s Unexpurgated Autobiography 2010-07-10T01:43:00Z In his autobiography My Wicked, Wicked Ways, Flynn described her as an "attractive, warm and wholesome" woman. Errol Flynn widow Wymore dies at 87 2014-03-25T08:38:21Z A performer at heart, she knew, as she wrote her publisher in 1948, that her “erotic autobiography” would help her sell books. In Edna St. Vincent Millay’s Diaries, the Private Life of a Celebrity Poet 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Photograph: Topham Picturepoint Perhaps politics is always to one extent or another autobiography, but in feminism the personal is a place of special potency. The Female Eunuch, 40 years on 2010-11-20T00:06:00Z Jagger decried the publication of Lowenstein's autobiography A Prince Among Stones last year. Stones manager Loewenstein dies 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z So we got some great publicity because of that, and a book deal from that for our first book – the unauthorized autobiography of George W. Bush, “Destined for Destiny.” Imagining Dubya on Jeb feels so real now it hurts: “He thinks he’s a dweeb, he thinks he’s a knucklehead, he think he’s a dope” 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z In his 2007 best-selling autobiography he wrote of drug addiction, alcoholism, infidelity and the death of his 4-year-old son after a fall from a high-rise. Eric Clapton to rock KeyArena Saturday 2011-02-24T22:49:50Z Though overly fawning and about 20 minutes too long, "Lemmy" is a testament to rock 'n' roll endurance akin to Keith Richards' recent autobiography. 'Lemmy': Bowing down to the rock-god force behind Mot?rhead 2011-02-03T20:19:12Z The titles of the books form the autobiography.” ArtsBeat: Calling All Artists 2012-03-29T15:55:48Z He does this by fabricating a minutely detailed, fictionalized autobiography that documents every record he ever made, every band he ever belonged to, and that charts the entire arc of his might-have-been career. Books of The Times: A Rock-Star Life Imagined, but Never Actually Achieved 2011-07-11T22:00:32Z Stoppard doesn’t mine his autobiography for stories, though he certainly has enough material. With his first new play in nearly a decade, Tom Stoppard aims to 'stretch your mind just a little bit' 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z They’re accosted by one of her authors, a glittering young literary star from Brooklyn who only writes autobiography. A Novel Based on the True Story of a Con Man and His Ghostwriter 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z I recently got a modest taste of the experience myself when my book Outside of a Dog: A Bibliomemoir was shortlisted for the 2010 PEN/Ackerley prize for best memoir or autobiography. Rick Gekoski 2010-08-24T14:48:00Z Besides his autobiographies, he published “A Lifetime of Love: Poems on the Passages of Life” in 2002. Leonard Nimoy, Spock of ‘Star Trek,’ Dies at 83 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Given the man’s penchant for autobiography, writers of historical fiction would seem to be stuck between creating a pale version of Roosevelt’s own work or a counterfactual burlesque. Review | Teddy Roosevelt and his pet cougar leap into action 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z The primary writers are gay men, and in the course of two seasons the hint of autobiography begins to express itself: an improbable, impregnable loneliness. “Looking,” Marriage, and the New Gay Sadness 2015-03-22T04:00:00Z Our built environment, in other words, is a kind of societal autobiography, writ large. Hidden in Plain Sight: The Ghosts of Segregation 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z Now, in the third part of his autobiography, he deals with his dependency on drink and drugs. Fry on missing tea with Al Pacino 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Riley quotes a passage from the manuscript for Astaire’s autobiography, “Steps in Time,” in which he describes himself as “a small boy who went through the motions conscientiously, afraid he would forget his lines.” ‘The Astaires,’ by Kathleen Riley 2012-06-01T22:36:06Z But Preminger was the film’s producer as well as its director, and, as he explains in his autobiography, he played an integral role in the script’s composition: Movie of the Week: “Laura” 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z He titled his 2005 autobiography The Good, the Bad and Me — an apt summary for an actor who was so good at playing bad. Remembering Eli Wallach: The Good, the Bad and the Gifted 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z His other books include an autobiography, “I Alone Have Escaped to Tell You,” published in 2006. 2010-02-16T05:29:00Z In his autobiography, he boasts of how, as a shoeshine boy in Boston’s Roseland State Ballroom, he shined the shoes of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton, and other greats. The Music of Malcolm X 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Is it any wonder, then, that as soon as I saw Bette Davis’s 1962 autobiography, “The Lonely Life,” in a bookstore at our local mall, I shoplifted it? His correspondence with Bette Davis gave him strength, until it didn’t 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z “The ugly jokes would remain a part of my act because my image was already so well established,” she wrote in her autobiography. Phyllis Diller, Sassy Comedian, Dies at 95 2012-08-20T20:28:37Z Bush said the book is less autobiography and more an analysis of key decisions in his life, both before and after he was elected president. Bush: Book begins with decision to quit drinking 2010-05-25T17:57:00Z Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards include 31 books across six categories: autobiography, biography, criticism, fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Bollingen Prize in American Poetry and Nominees for the National Book Critics Circle and Edgar Allan Poe Awards Are Announced 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Her autobiography, This is Living, contained a candid account of her life, including her battle with bulimia. Lynn Redgrave ? Georgy Girl of the 60s ? dies of cancer 2010-05-03T20:30:00Z The university is editing and publishing Twain's uncensored autobiography in its entirety for the first time. Mark Twain tribute fetches $242,000 at NYC auction 2010-06-17T21:49:00Z And then there is Alice, defined by her nearly 40-year relationship to Stein, not even the author of her own autobiography. The Autobiography of Maira Kalman 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z The mogul’s riveting new autobiography, “They Call Me Supermensch,” certainly touches on these musical adventures. Shep Gordon managed Alice Cooper, George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, Blondie, and Luther Vandross and then he wrote a book 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z Helen Fielding's latest Bridget Jones novel, David Jason's autobiography and books by comedians French and Saunders are all up for National Book Awards. Bridget Jones up for book award 2013-11-18T17:43:12Z His autobiography, Manhattan Memories, also came out this year. Frugal Traveler: A Budget Travel Pioneer on a Time When $5 a Day Was Real (Frugal) Money 2010-10-27T15:23:00Z He wrote two autobiographies, one of them using a racial slur as its title. 'Scandal' actor Joe Morton on Charlottesville, bigotry and reviving the activism of Dick Gregory 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z She celebrates the recent releases of two major projects: an album, “Eve,” and her autobiography, “Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music.” Pop & Rock Listings for Feb. 14-20 2014-02-13T23:22:48Z Blair's nomination is not the first time that his autobiography has been classified as fiction, as bookshops have reported customers with anti-war sympathies repeatedly reshelving the book into the crime section, following a Facebook-led campaign. Tony Blair in running for bad sex award 2010-10-15T10:15:00Z Yet the acceptability of drawing bystanders into one’s own art is one of the great ethical debates in any kind of autobiography. A Childhood Eden Seared by Violence. Set to Music? 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The truth, as Robinson told it in his affecting and candid autobiography, is vastly more complicated, and the book repays attention as the nation grapples anew with race. Jackie Robinson’s Inner Struggle 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z The novel, titled “Little Boy,” fuses elements of autobiography, literary criticism, poetry and philosophy, in a headlong, often stream-of-consciousness style. At 99, the Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti Has a New Novel 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z This autobiography does not venture into any of that ground. 'The Mayor' by Richard Riordan short on revelations, insight 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z In 1986, he wrote his autobiography Permission To Speak, another of his Dad's Army catchphrases. Dad's Army actor Clive Dunn dies 2012-11-07T16:39:49Z The set opened, as does the new album, with “Big Change,” which is both autobiography and manifesto: “No art degree, no conservatory / Just Katie and me,” Crutchfield sang. Review | Swearin’ is back together, but their songs stay falling apart — in the best ways 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z In his autobiography, The Way I Was, Hamlisch admitted that he lived in fear of not meeting his father's expectations. Marvin Hamlisch, composer for Broadway and cinema, dies 2012-08-07T15:25:25Z As eye-opening as it is as a chronicle of the rural sanitation crisis, “Waste” is at least as much the autobiography of an environmental justice advocate. How the Problem of ‘Waste’ Affects the Rural Poor 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z She wrote of her triumphs and struggles in her 1994 autobiography, "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" - the title taken from a Disney song. Annette Funicello, Mouseketeer and film star, dies 2013-04-08T17:35:09Z I had learned my lines, I read the two main books on Roy, “Citizen Cohn” by Nicholas von Hoffman and the autobiography he wrote with Sidney Zion. ‘Tell Torvald to Grow Up’: Laurie Metcalf and Nathan Lane Trade Emails on Their Celebrated Roles 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z Throughout his career, Garcia found that fun in outside projects, including “Harrington Street,” an autobiography in words and pictures, published posthumously, that I admire for its offhand grace. The Grateful Dead and the old, weird America 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z In her autobiography, “The Long Loneliness,” Dorothy Day writes about moving from her family’s middle-class home in Chicago to a boardinghouse on Cherry Street under the Manhattan Bridge. A Tourist’s Guide to Catholic New York 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Instead of making a third album with Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard went solo on “Jaime,” creating a candid autobiography in funk. Best Albums of 2019 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z But, following the chronological convention of autobiography, she buries the lede; it takes fifty-eight pages to get to the heart of the matter, a description of her first tour of duty in Hell’s Kitchen: The Real “Knick” 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z "The excitement in the sixties over each new Dickens can be understood only by people who experienced it at that time," Terry wrote in her autobiography. Charles Dickens bicentenary: Call for online editors to save forgotten journal 2011-08-06T21:28:35Z This enchanting exhibition features 80 original drawings for two chapters from an autobiography called “Nothing Lasts.” Museum & Gallery Listings for Dec. 18-24 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z “A lot of people when they get older they write autobiographies or memoirs,” he said. Oliver Stone Rewrites History — Again 2012-11-25T03:37:22Z “Emotionally, the book is an autobiography,” Ms. Cliff told the reference work Contemporary Authors in 1986. Michele Cliff, Who Wrote of Colonialism and Racism, Dies at 69 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z We know that autobiographies, like novels, slant and select. The Autobiography of Fidel?Castro by Norberto Fuentes 2010-04-30T23:14:00Z Photograph: Rex Features Nigella, Jamie and Hugh will be facing competition from an unexpected corner next month when the late Colonel Sanders – of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame – releases his recently unearthed cookbook/autobiography. KFC dishes up Colonel Sanders' autobiography for free 2012-05-31T12:56:15Z The show follows the publication of an autobiography, “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music.” Music Review: Judy Collins at Café Carlyle 2012-09-13T22:28:23Z When Lloyd first meets his young charge, he says, "Speak, Mnemosyne," alluding both to the mythological figure and Vladimir Nabokov's autobiography, "Speak, Memory." Petina Gappah's 'The Book of Memory' is a vivid and powerful debut novel 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z A measure of the women’s ownership of their legacies can be seen in the title of Ms. Romano’s forthcoming autobiography. Groupies, From Sex Symbols to Style Icons 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z In his autobiography, he recalls feeling that both his fellow prisoners and his German guards were victims. Obituary: Clive Dunn 2012-11-07T16:22:33Z Age of Extremes – the volume on the 20th century suffers by comparison; what it really tells is the story that emerges more openly in his autobiography, and his political sympathies get in the way. The history man 2012-10-01T14:14:01Z “You see me helpless before the confusing picture of the last century,” he wrote near the end of his autobiography. His Conducting Wasn’t Always Pleasant. But It Was the Truth. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z The other sections — biography, autobiography, theater, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, history, classical literature, literary criticism, art, photography, books by friends — are not alphabetized. ‘Why Have a Large Library and Not Use It?’ Janet Malcolm: By the Book 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z As he brought the friend, Frank Smith, to the holiday meal in the white servicemen’s mess hall, an officer intercepted them in a rage, Bennett recalled in his 1998 autobiography. Tony Bennett Used His Celebrity to Promote Civil Rights 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z In his autobiography, “Working From Memory,” published in 2008, Mr. Christenberry quoted her as complaining, “Son, everyone is going to think Alabama is a rusted, worn-out, old, bullet-ridden place, based on your work.” William A. Christenberry, Photographer of Rural South, Dies at 80 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z A London film in the tradition of so many second features and exploitation quickies – but with, in the spirit of my project, a strong whiff of refracted autobiography. Iain Sinclair: 70x70 – an autobiographical journey in film 2013-07-16T15:23:41Z Joyce Kozloff’s “Girlhood” at D. C. Moore is a wonderful show and a fascinating example of autobiography in art. What to See in New York City Art Galleries This Week 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z In his colorful autobiography, “Really the Blues,” published in 1946, Mezzrow recalled his early ambition to “be a musician, a Negro musician, hipping the world about the blues the way only Negroes can.” Mezzrow Seeks to Fill a Jazz Niche in the Village 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z "She was lovely in both of them," Powell wrote of Simmons in his autobiography, "I don't think that she was ever quite so good again." 2010-01-24T20:25:00Z Last week, the BBC confirmed it was trying to put the brakes on the Stig's planned autobiography, saying it breached "agreed contractual and confidentiality obligations" relating to the programme. Top Gear driver unmasked as Sunday Times lifts helmet on Stig's identity 2010-08-22T19:50:00Z Philbin recently published an autobiography, "How I Got This Way," and he proudly told viewers earlier this week that he was a guest on NPR. Regis Philbin says goodbye on 'Live' 2011-11-19T03:52:04Z Lincoln Center's other productions for next season include 'Domesticated' by Bruce Norris, 'Act One', an adaptation of Moss Hart's autobiography, and 'The City of Conversation' by Anthony Giardina. Ethan Hawke to take on Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' on Broadway 2013-06-14T15:47:38Z This is autobiography as revenge, naming names and sparing few, certainly not the author. What It Is Actually Like to Be in the Engine Room of the Start-Up Economy 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z You were married before high school and never received a formal education, but you went on to write iconic country songs and several autobiographies. For Loretta Lynn, Books Are ‘Friends That Keep Me Company’ 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z In the second volume of Rupert's autobiography there's the same heroic cheerfulness in the face of disaster. David Hare: 'Working in theatre, you're less at the whim of stupid people' 2013-01-20T00:06:22Z "I did one with The Oak Ridge Boys as well as the three albums" with his sons, he said — "plus I did my autobiography, something I'd never done before." Oak Ridge Boys' William Lee Golden on family, music and America: 'I'm thankful' 2022-03-13T05:00:00Z The photographic autobiography, which also features words from the band, includes images taken by Philip Townsend, the photographer for the band's first ever shoot. Rolling Stones celebrate 50th, hint about tour 2012-07-12T10:43:06Z The Intercept notes that Kyle’s official separation document, known as a DD214, lists two Silver Stars and six Bronze Stars with Valour, a tally higher than the sniper cited in his autobiography. American Sniper hero Chris Kyle 'lied about medal tally' 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z That year he published his autobiography, Thirty Years of Sausage, Fifty Years of Ham. Jimmy Dean obituary 2010-06-16T17:22:00Z A sneak preview of his autobiography is already provided on Facebook, where hungry fans are eagerly anticipating its arrival. KFC dishes up Colonel Sanders' autobiography for free 2012-05-31T12:56:15Z Giovanni, who sang Italian folk songs to his children — “My father inspired my love for music,” Mr. Bennett wrote in his autobiography — died when Anthony was 10. Tony Bennett, Champion of the Great American Songbook, Is Dead at 96 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z “By writing it as an autobiography, Ms. Tindall seems to be saying that everything that went wrong in her life is the fault of the classical music world.” Blair Tindall, Whose Music Memoir Scandalized, Dies at 63 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z In an introductory note to readers, Akhtar claims, “This is not a work of autobiography. . . . This is a novel.” Review | Ayad Akhtar’s play ‘Disgraced’ won a Pulitzer Prize. Now ‘Homeland Elegies’ shows what that success cost him. 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z "The blues are a simple music, and I'm a simple man," he told the biographer David Ritz, who collaborated on King's autobiography. B.B. King built a bridge to the blues for the world 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z But the Axelrod we meet in his autobiography, "Believer," is a different creature altogether. Political consultant David Axelrod delivers in revealing 'Believer' 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z In his autobiography, Sykes observed, " ... nothing angers me more than when some people today not only defend the Hitler regime but also deny that the death camps ever existed". Where does all the best comedy come from? Death and war 2012-07-06T21:30:01Z "Lick for lick, there's no comparison between the Presley version and the Big Mama original," Leiber said in the pair's dual autobiography, "Hound Dog," published in 2009. Jerry Leiber, Rock ?n? Roll Songwriter, Dies at 78 2011-08-22T23:15:06Z His many books, most notably his acclaimed autobiography, “The Seven Storey Mountain,” continue to be read today. Review: ‘The Glory of the World,’ About Thomas Merton 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z I think he admits that in his own autobiography. Stan Lee has departed our universe, having “surpassed his wildest dreams” 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z When she discovered the Marlburian archives about four years ago, she was researching Siegfried Sassoon, a World War I poet, after reading “Good-Bye to All That,” an autobiography by Robert Graves published in 1929. A Debut Novel Creates a World From Pages Taken From the Past 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Taylor’s autobiography, “Private Domain,” is the finest dance memoir I’ve ever read. ArtsBeat: A Critics Conversation: Modern Dance Madness 2012-04-03T14:14:19Z It turns out Springsteen fans did need an autobiography after all. Why would Bruce Springsteen need to write an autobiography? Everyone has secrets. 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z The Journey Our Journey My Journey Halfway there He has yet to announce plans for an autobiography, but what subject will Gordon Brown be tackling in a book due out in November? Quiz: Political memoirs 2010-09-02T11:41:00Z But that Sweet Tooth also has a frisson of autobiography will add an unexpected gossipy buzz. The big novels of 2012 2012-07-13T15:00:07Z But I fear books like Ransome's autobiography wouldn't get much attention unless we pushed for the reportage category. Where will the reading group revolution take us? 2011-08-16T08:41:20Z "Critics have knocked me for targeting society's lowest common denominator," he said in his 1995 autobiography, "Wake Me When It's Funny," written with his daughter, Lori Marshall. Writer-director Garry Marshall dies at age 81 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Her autobiography Memoir will be published on 9 October. Bellingham to stop cancer treatment 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z "I trusted my instincts completely when I was acting," she wrote in her autobiography As I Am. Patricia Neal (1926-2010): A Life of Tragedy and Triumph 2010-08-11T08:40:00Z The third of these autobiographies takes us into the early years of his writing career. Review: A Look Into the Life of Henry James, in His Own Unsimple Words 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z Heller wrote in his autobiography "Then and Now" about acquiring the typewriter, which he bought at Macy's in New York. SC library shows 'Catch-22' author's writing tools 2012-06-17T17:01:04Z The sisters, along with two brothers, also become the latest famous names to launch a fashion line, called "Long Walk to Freedom" in honor of their grandfather's autobiography. 'Being Mandela:' Granddaughters dish on show 2013-02-08T12:32:10Z This purports to be a frank autobiography, but much of the book is coldly impersonal. The Third Man by Peter Mandelson 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z “I had imagined a sour-faced pious old lady,” he wrote in his autobiography. The French Alps Sans Skis 2011-02-25T21:55:11Z The display included a St. Louis Blues Stanley Cup mug, the book “Caste,” and Bruce Springsteen’s autobiography. Date Lab: It was her first date in 25 years. It made quite the impression on him. 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Now that poem, rendered in its creator’s arcane handwriting, appears at the start of his autobiography, “Greenlights,” which Crown will publish on Tuesday. Matthew McConaughey Wrote the Book on Matthew McConaughey 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z I don’t read the thinly fictionalized tell-alls of exploited au pairs, or the thinly veiled autobiographies of the rich but derailed. Michael Cunningham Thinks Most People Misunderstand ‘Lolita’ 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z Fortunately for my purposes, he wrote a secret "Postscript" to his 1934 autobiography, about his sexual life, to be published after he and the women mentioned in it were dead. David Lodge on HG Wells 2011-03-11T10:00:01Z But as the title of her beguiling autobiography — “No One Tells You This” — suggests, MacNicol struggles with the many unknowns that lie ahead. Review | Single, 40 and childless: Why is that still a problem? 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z In a 1988 preface to a new edition of her autobiography, Professor Davis recalls her suspicion of the mainstream feminist credo “The personal is political.” A New Home for Angela Davis’s Papers (and Her ‘Wanted’ Poster) 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z If you transferred that into autobiography, it would be tedious. Five great published diaries 2012-07-16T11:00:00Z She has recently published an autobiography, which shares the title of Mr. Campbell’s play, and her sons find it all too revealing that it does not include a single mention of them. Review: Stockard Channing Is a Mother to Remember in ‘Apologia’ 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Owing to the script’s sexual content, Ms. Okpokwasili declined to say just how much “Bronx Gothic” depends on autobiography. January Stages: In Your Seat but on Your Toes 2014-01-02T23:10:17Z It includes children's books by Carly Simon, and Michael Jackson's autobiography, "Moonwalk." New books explore Jackie's other life _ as editor 2010-12-16T21:32:09Z In his autobiography, Parks describes his determination to master the camera as his “choice of weapons,” weapons he would use to fight segregation, bigotry and poverty. ‘Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early Work 1940-1950’ Review: Young Talent in Black and White 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z According to Politifact, Sanger did speak to a women's group affiliated with the KKK, which she wrote about in her autobiography, "Margaret Sanger: An autobiography," published in 1939. Why one crew member quit the anti-abortion “Roe V. Wade” film, featuring Jon Voight and Stace... 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z The legendary rock star spoke to a sold-out crowd in San Francisco on Wednesday night in a one-hour, 20-minute on-stage interview as part of a nationwide tour for his best-selling new autobiography "Born To Run." Bruce Springsteen talks depression, family and new memoir 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z To this end, we shall play out with Lost in Showbiz's favourite passage from his autobiography, which finds him recalling his days as a club cricketer for Barnsley. 'Russell Brand is pointless,' says Michael Parkinson 2010-10-14T19:00:00Z Reviews at the time talked about a fine line between history and autobiography -- Oksanen too suffered from eating disorders. Sofi Oksanen bats for the Baltics at Frankfurt book fair 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z There’s autobiography, or at least a travel diary, in the songs. Behind the Cartoon Gorillaz, Damon Albarn Is a Man Alone 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z In his autobiography, Mr. Castro ridiculed the plan. What James Donovan Did After the Bridge of Spies 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Reading, too, became a refuge: Alex Haley’s “Roots,” Stephen King novels, Malcolm X’s autobiography, the Bible, the Quran, revolutionary works by George Jackson and Assata Shakur, and books on African history. Review: Memoirs From Two Eras Testify to Prison’s Corrosive Effect 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Inspired, she often said, by literature and art and by details of her own autobiography, she translated those elements into elliptical, impressionistic tableaus. Sally Gross, Choreographer of Minimalist Dances, Dies at 81 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z But it is also a visual essay in autobiography and, as such, a modest, rigorous and moving work of art. Movie Review: ‘5 Broken Cameras’ Shows Life in One Palestinian Village 2012-05-29T22:04:37Z Then she had lunch with a male friend and mentioned she was thinking about an autobiography. Hillaryland celebrated Huma Abedin’s new memoir — and relived the haunting question of ‘What if?’ 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z B. B. King’s autobiography, “Blues All Around Me,” a co-production with the redoubtable David Ritz, is a moving story and overlaps with Guy’s. A Buddy Guy Soundtrack 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z It is also, he said, “in many ways, a straightforward autobiography rippling with humor.” Jan Morris, Celebrated Writer of Place and History, Is Dead at 94 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Meltdown works best when the curator approaches it as a kind of musical autobiography, and certainly that is Hegarty's intention this year. Antony Hegarty: 'We need more oestrogen-based thinking' 2012-05-19T23:04:35Z Thankfully his legacy lives on today in an official autobiography which pays a fitting tribute to what, for my money, was TV's top dog. Six to watch ... TV dogs 2011-04-06T12:58:00Z I also recommend her own autobiography of sorts in the liner notes of the compilation set "Love Has Many Faces" where she shares her own creative journey. ‘Reckless Daughter’: A Protective Biography of Joni Mitchell 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Among their treasures are Thomas Jefferson’s handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence; an original Gutenberg Bible from 1455; an unpublished chapter from Malcolm X’s autobiography and an extensive James Baldwin archive. A Music Historian Takes a Top Job at the New York Public Library 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z In 2008, in collaboration with his longstanding associate Diana Hawkins, he published an autobiography, “Entirely Up to You, Darling.” Richard Attenborough, Actor, Director and Giant of British Cinema, Dies at 90 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z The director Jane Campion used autobiographies by the 20th century New Zealand author Janet Frame as the basis for this highly regarded film, which depicts Frame at different stages of her life. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Black Narcissus’ and ‘My Psychedelic Love Story’ 2020-11-23T05:00:00Z In recent years she collaborated with Charles Waring on an autobiography, “God, the Devil & James Brown: Memoirs of a Funky Diva,” which is to be published this year. Marva Whitney, 68, Singer in the James Brown Revue 2013-01-01T02:02:15Z His four autobiographies professed to find divine grace everywhere in the human experience. Frederick Buechner, Novelist With a Religious Slant, Dies at 96 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z “The American Jewish response to Israel is woefully monolithic,” he wrote in his autobiography. Theodore Bikel, Master of Versatility in Songs, Roles and Activism, Dies at 91 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z He continued drinking in rehab and afterwards, until in 1978 he had an epiphany, described in his autobiography: "I knew with utter certainty that my problem was not quadriplegia, it was alcoholism." John Callahan obituary 2010-08-17T17:15:00Z McQueen's film is an adaptation of Northup's autobiography, in which he described the 12 years he worked on plantations in Louisiana, before his eventual release. Ejiofor 'hesitant' on 12 Years role 2014-01-03T06:56:56Z The massive hardcover “Rihanna” is billed as an autobiography, but really it’s another one of her luxury offerings. Instead of a New Album, Rihanna Drops a Book 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Cleese has just released his first autobiography and joined BBC Breakfast to talk about the Python reunion and why he was so close to his mother. Cleese: 'Python shows didn't excite me' 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z I was looking at my old elementary school journals and we got asked to do an autobiography in fourth grade. 20 questions with Mary Lambert 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z It’s fiction inspired by autobiography, to be precise. Drama Meets Tedium and a British Sitcom is Born 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z She’s also set to star in the upcoming film adaptation of her autobiography My Fight/Your Fight, the action-thriller Mile 22, and The Athena Project, which tells the story of an all-female counterterrorism team. Ronda Rousey Will Star in 'Road House' Reboot 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Be true to yourself, is the lesson drawn from these fragments of autobiography – and sure enough, a sharper sense of who Darby really is might yet turn his good act into a great one. Rhys Darby – Edinburgh festival review 2012-08-05T13:54:42Z He wakes up to find them gone and screams: "Where's the rest of me?" – a line that Reagan cheerfully used as the title of his autobiography. The strange screen life of Ronald Reagan 2011-02-09T14:26:55Z This is not mere autobiography, but autobiography transcended and shaped into art. Poem of the week: Tichborne's Elegy by Chidiock Tichborne 2012-11-26T10:26:31Z It was a shock to me therefore on coming to Zik's autobiography to discover that he had been quite despondent and had come close to suicide in his student days in America. EC Osondu's top 10 immigrants' tales 2011-01-26T15:26:49Z He wrote 14 manuscripts, the most prominent of which is this, his autobiography. 8 books about Muslim life for a nation that knows little about Islam 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Among the contests is a showdown in the best biography or autobiography category between former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for her memoir, “Extraordinary, Ordinary People,” and Jay-Z for his, “Decoded.” ArtsBeat: Tyler Perry's Awards Extravaganza: Nominations Galore From N.A.A.C.P. 2011-01-13T15:57:37Z He recently self-published his fourth book, the autobiography "Safe at Home." Orson Bean, a sage on the Geffen stage 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Five great published diaries Topics: , , , , You’ve picked five diaries and autobiographies, from five characters who all feature in your own book One on . Five great published diaries 2012-07-16T11:00:00Z In 2008, Ted Sorensen, Kennedy’s longtime aide and speechwriter, set the record straight in his autobiography, “Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History.” Who wrote that political memoir? No, who actually wrote it? Over the years, he’s written three books about his time with the beloved rock band, including a 2014 autobiography, “Play On: Now, Then, and Fleetwood Mac.” Mick Fleetwood only just discovered the secret reason he wound up in Fleetwood Mac 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Drawing on his manuscripts and letters, she has fashioned, as chronologically as possible, an autobiography in the form of the diary that Aubrey never wrote. A man for all seasons 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Certainly, there are elements of autobiography; Modiano did lose his younger brother, and his father flickers through these stories like a ghost. Patrick Modiano's 'Suspended Sentences': Mysteries of existential sort 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z In her autobiography, she speaks of “deifying” Goethe in boarding school; after her father’s early death, she looked to Goethe as a father figure. Marlene Dietrich’s Marginalia 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z He released his autobiography, "Not So Quiet on the Set," in 2008. 'Bullitt' producer Robert E. Relyea dies 2013-03-15T21:17:13Z If this “autobiography through letters” is not quite memoir, maybe it will nevertheless inspire a film. Freeman Dyson’s Life, Through His Letters 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z It's well documented in Patricia's own autobiography and indeed books about the Dahls, about how Roald did or didn't cope with the loss of his daughter. Hugh Bonneville on the enduring charm of "Downton Abbey" and why he was nervous to film "Paddington" 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z Actor Khris Davis, who plays Foreman in the biopic "Big George Foreman," in theaters now, recalled how his understanding of his character was initially skewed as well — until he read the fighter's autobiography. Why "Big George Forman" star Khris Davis refused to wear a fat suit 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z This follows the usual scheme of Merton’s career, in which the autobiography parts the waters, dividing the life into before and after. Thomas Merton and the Eternal Search 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z It takes a robust lack of vanity to include that sentence in your own autobiography. Who’s Next? Roger Daltrey 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z But in his autobiography, race is nearly always front and center, and there are powerful and awful scenes. Chuck Berry’s Memoir Grabs You Like a Song 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z As his career advanced, he gravitated toward writing biographies and helping celebrities write their autobiographies. David Dalton, Rock Writer Who Lived the Scene, Dies at 80 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z A memoir might only focus on a small portion of a life, as opposed to an autobiography, which covers an entire life. The anticipation around Prince Harry's "Spare," from its ghostwriter to the memoir genre 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Her 1977 autobiography, "Coal Miner's Daughter," was made into a film. Loretta Lynn recovering at home from dehydration 2011-07-15T20:03:46Z Your first book choice is Alec Guinness’s autobiography. Five great published diaries 2012-07-16T11:00:00Z Because the autobiography is so scant on details, I knew immediately that having a conventional narrative was not going to work. Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels Win the Pulitzer Prize for Music 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Evans became a cult figure to a new generation in 1994 with the publication of his autobiography, The Kid Stays in the Picture. Robert Evans, celebrated Hollywood producer of Chinatown, dies aged 89 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z There are layers here that raise complicated questions about the tension between autobiography and fiction, confession and art. ‘Tender’ review: a love story of misaligned affections 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z In the first case, autobiography is a largely fraudulent exercise. Jeffrey Eugenides reveals details of Middlesex follow-up 2010-07-16T10:34:00Z Trying to match up every event in a story to the author’s life is a swell way of reducing a great work of fiction to a flawed autobiography. Perspective | On Hemingway and the ideal of masculinity 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Factual or not, Million Dollar Mermaid is an almost perfect Hollywood autobiography. Bathing Beauty: The Wet and Wild Life of Esther Williams 2013-06-13T15:28:43Z He’s the credited ghostwriter behind popular memoirs by Ray Charles, Etta James, Smokey Robinson and Buddy Guy, among many others; his current work in progress, the autobiography of Willie Nelson, is due out next year. David Ritz Opens Up About Aretha Franklin and Others 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z In Margot Fonteyn’s autobiography, she tells of a moment during a Royal Ballet visit to Russia, when she was struck in the chest “by a remarkably solid and heavy water lily” after performing “Ondine.” The Rules and Hazards of Presenting Flowers in Ballet 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z As he wrote in “Private Domain,” his autobiography, “The whole dance was the loveliest, most impressive, most magical thing I’d ever seen.” Review: Exploring Nature and Nightlife at Martha Graham 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Root told his story in an autobiography, “Ivory, Apes and Peacocks: Animals, Adventure and Discovery in the Wild Places of Africa,” published in 2012. Alan Root, Oft-Bitten Wildlife Filmmaker, Dies at 80 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z Although Coetzee has said "all autobiography is storytelling, all writing is autobiography", and has published three volumes of fictionalised memoir, this is the first time he has given his full cooperation to a biographer. JM Coetzee's official biography to hit shelves this summer 2013-03-21T16:05:07Z If there's one thing rappers have repeatedly excelled at, it is autobiography, or rather self-mythology. It's a rap: hip-hop and Hollywood 2012-07-19T19:00:00Z He tells his own story, a little autobiography beginning with an expression of humility and collectivism: "There are many like me." Poem of the week: Puppet by Gillian Allnutt 2012-11-19T10:39:07Z The awards, determined by a jury of critics and book review editors, honor excellence in six categories – autobiography, biography, criticism, fiction, nonfiction and poetry. National Book Critics Circle Announces Award Nominees 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z "To write an autobiography is to etch the words on your own gravestone." Mexican novelist, essayist Carlos Fuentes dies 2012-05-15T19:31:10Z David Mitchell's autobiography, Back Story, is out now. Just when Lady Edith thought her luck couldn't get any worse… 2012-11-11T00:06:14Z In "A Few Selected Exits", the book he later referred to as "an autobiography of sorts," Thomas said of Wales: "It was and is the land of my emotions." Writer's centenary is celebrated 2013-07-06T10:35:47Z What is impressive is how Mr. Lanigan-Schmidt’s dedication to his materials and hobbylike processes has yielded an oeuvre of transcending beauty, eroticized religiosity and poignant autobiography. Art Review: Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, at MoMA PS1 2012-12-06T21:51:50Z In her wonderful autobiography, I Put a Spell on You, she emphasises that taking a stand is not just the business of men: "It was always Marx, Lenin and revolution – real girls' talk." Hadley Freeman's 10 awesome women: from Katharine Hepburn to Miss Piggy 2013-04-22T15:38:00Z Browse the biographies, autobiographies, newspapers and magazines at the library. Top tips for writing a strong female hero: Moira Young 2012-08-15T10:15:25Z Much of Kelley's work was not just informed by autobiography, but made overt use of it. Mike Kelley: the nonconformist's whole life is here 2012-12-18T18:00:31Z I hope that he keeps on making films, nonetheless, and also that he writes his autobiography. Movie of the Week: “Fingers” 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z “It was only an old frame cottage, such as a rural carpenter might build when left to his own devices,” he wrote in “A Daughter of the Middle Border,” the second book of his autobiography. In southwestern Wisconsin, the bucolic Driftless Area is an overlooked gem 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z The winner — along with the winners in the fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography and poetry categories, will be announced Thursday at a ceremony open to the public at the New School in New York. Review | ‘You Play the Girl,’ by Carina Chocano, up for big book award this week 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z I finished his autobiography still thinking of Tony Blair as a kaleidoscope. Tony Blair's A Journey: Andrew Rawnsley's review 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z Even the version of himself that Pride offers in his autobiography sometimes seems to possess a bottomless capacity for resisting offense. What Country Music Owes to Charley Pride 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z With Michelle Obama publishing her autobiography, Becoming, next week, it is clear that a new generation of women want to redefine the term. In praise of loud women – the joy and power of being noisy and female 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z And work like Kafka's, which seems to proceed directly from dream, is therefore an exceptionally pure form of autobiography. Jonathan Franzen: the path to Freedom 2012-05-25T21:55:12Z Ms. Halliday declined to say much about her relationship with Mr. Roth, beyond acknowledging that they were once romantically involved and remain friends, and she cautioned against reading Alice’s story as autobiography. Lisa Halliday’s Debut Novel Is Drawing Comparisons to Philip Roth. Though Not for the Reasons You Might Think. 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z He traversed several decades of his role in music history in “When I Left Home: My Story,” an autobiography released two years ago. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Nov. 7-13 2014-11-06T05:00:00Z Now 90 and a national treasure in her own right, she has finally written a soup-to-nuts autobiography, “Wait for Me!” Books of The Times: Life Among the Upper Crust, Seen From Two Generations 2010-12-12T23:24:00Z The singer published his autobiography last year and is currently working on his debut novel. Morrissey scraps Iceland gig plans 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z If anyone threatened to make it permanent it was Richards, always the most protective and romantic about the band, because of his best-selling autobiography that took some shots at his songwriting partner Jagger. 50 and counting for Rolling Stones 2012-11-13T20:40:38Z My Secret Diary is an extremely interesting and exciting autobiography of Jacqueline Wilson's teenage years in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, the place that she lived for most of her childhood. My Secret Diary by Jacqueline Wilson - review 2011-08-22T08:00:00Z For the 1963 work “Scudorama,” the earliest on the Lincoln Center programs, Katz wanted to “make Paul look like he was straight from the barbecue pit,” he wrote in his autobiography, “Invented Symbols.” ‘Oh, I’ll Show You’: Paul Taylor and Alex Katz’s Long Collaboration 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z In his 2007 autobiography, he declared Pivot’s questionnaire a “verbal Rorschach test that told the viewer more about the respondent than an hour of questioning.” How the Proust Questionnaire Went from Literary Curio to Prestige Personality Quiz 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z In your autobiography “Be My Baby: How I Survived Mascara, Miniskirts and Madness,” you wrote about singing “Jingle Bells” on the subway as a baby and passengers looking on in disbelief. | Ronnie Spector 2010-12-21T21:38:54Z “Reflections” is indeed the “autobiography in essays” the subtitle promises, vividly conveying the people and places that shaped Messud as a writer and a woman. Review | Claire Messud has an antidote to our current polarized isolation 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Everything is interactive these days, thanks to video games and the Internet, even Neil Patrick Harris’s forthcoming autobiography, which is being written in the style of a 1980s Choose Your Own Adventure book. In Escape Rooms, Video Games Meet Real Life 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Springsteen could easily have turned his autobiography over to Broadway hacks, who would have jumped at the chance at adapting his life story into a jukebox musical. 'Springsteen on Broadway': A rock-star confessional with heart 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z This song — which has spawned a thousand memes — is among her best, an optimal use of autobiography that feels neither forced nor resentful. The Playlist: Kane Brown Confronts Gun Violence, and 12 More New Songs 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Now, after publishing his autobiography last year, Mr. Stewart has written his first new songs in more than a decade. New Music: New Music by Rod Stewart (‘Time’) and the Uncluded 2013-05-06T21:55:51Z In his first section, Szwed seeks to correct public perceptions of Holiday, created largely through her often inaccurate 1956 autobiography, “Lady Sings the Blues.” ‘Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth’ by John Szwed 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z "Spread" screenwriter Jason Hall wrote the script based on the autobiography of Kyle, who was killed along with a friend earlier this year while at a North Texas gun range. Steven Spielberg to direct 'American Sniper' 2013-05-02T22:37:12Z Henson went on to become a minister and to write an autobiography, “The Life of Josiah Henson,” that was a major influence on Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” Graves and Garbage: The Hard Life of an Archeologist 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z I expected the show to be a sort of potted version of Mr. Plummer’s rollicking autobiography, “In Spite of Myself.” Critic’s Notebook: Christopher Plummer and John Hirsch Solo Shows at Stratford 2012-08-21T21:46:20Z A chief example early on is Alexander’s unpublished autobiography, cited at least 25 times in the first chapter alone. War — What Is It Good For? Chemotherapy, Apparently 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z She follows the recent releases of two major projects — an album, “Eve,” and her autobiography, “Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music” — with this tribute to Miriam Makeba, the South African singer and political activist. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Oct. 31-Nov. 6 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z “Twenty-Five” also includes this famously irritating opening salvo: “Twenty-five seems to me the latest age at which anyone should write an autobiography.’ | Beverley Nichols 2011-01-12T14:00:17Z None of these is as clever and appealing as the title of Clare Balding's bestselling autobiography, My Animals and Other Family. Fiction in a flash 2012-10-08T15:17:42Z When I began to sift the residue of autobiography, I found that there wasn't much left in my memory-bank beyond books, written and published. Iain Sinclair: 70x70 – an autobiographical journey in film 2013-07-16T15:23:41Z Holiday was working with a myth that already existed when in 1956 she released her autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues. Billie Holiday's Story Was Even More Complicated Than You Think 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z “All the Way,” Robert Schenkkan’s drama about the first year of Lyndon B. Johnson’s presidency, and “Act One,” James Lapine’s adaptation of Moss Hart’s autobiography, tied with the most votes among the 40 people surveyed. Shoo-Ins Are Few in Heated Tony Race 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z The Valley, Wright wrote in his 1932 autobiography, was “lovable,” “lying fertile between two ranges of diversified soft hills, with a third ridge intruding and dividing it in two smaller valleys at the upper end.” How Frank Lloyd Wright Tried to Solve the City 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Among those taking part was Mr. Wyman, who departed the band in 1992 with an acrimonious blast at Mr. Jagger and Mr. Richards that was amplified in his autobiography, “Stone Alone.” ArtsBeat: Rolling Stones Heading to Studio to 'Get the Feel Again' 2012-04-10T16:09:52Z The reference to the Judeo-Christian origin story is plain, as is the bodily autobiography. In the galleries: Artist’s glass has life of its own 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z But the songs shouldn’t be reduced to autobiography. Review: In Radiohead’s ‘A Moon Shaped Pool,’ Patient Perfectionism 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z This is autobiography disguised as séance, masquerading as eulogy, camouflaged as performance. Review: Recalling an Electric New York in ‘Radicals in Miniature’ 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z “When I have a period of free time and the choice of activity, I am most discontent,” Barlow wrote in a fragmentary, unpublished autobiography. The Complicated Friendship of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Barlow, One of His Biggest Fans 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z But of course we all do, especially artists: Lyric is poetry as autobiography and the battlefield is life. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z Here, too, is where Flanagan’s thinly veiled autobiography ends, for instead of growing into a Booker Prize-winning novelist, Kif finds success creating reality TV shows, where fiction and reality are indistinguishable. A Novel Based on the True Story of a Con Man and His Ghostwriter 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z She was working on a third autobiography at the time of her death about her work as the U.S. Meditation teacher Nancy Cooke de Herrera dies 2013-03-05T01:16:04Z “The deep depression that comes with living under a cloud of suspicion, which we Nisei experienced, lifted, and was followed by tranquility,” he writes in his autobiography. The Japanese-American Artist Who Went to the Camps to Help 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z The University of California at Berkeley is set to release the first of three volumes of Mark Twain's autobiography later this year to coincide with the centennial year of his death. Mark Twain's tribute to daughter sells for $242,500 2010-06-18T04:12:00Z "He traveled. He spoke seven languages. He wrote this very large autobiography." It's about time world-famous painter Marcia Hafif gets a SoCal solo museum show 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Malala brings her story of courage and hope to young readers in this engaging and beautifully illustrated picture book autobiography. These books can help build strong girls — and boys — for today’s world 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z “I am the world’s greatest listener,” Duke Ellington wrote in his autobiography, “Music Is My Mistress.” Listen up: ‘How to Listen to Jazz’ 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Thin iron supports around wide windows allowed for a “maximum of daylight,” Sullivan wrote in his autobiography. Antiques: A Decades-Long Study Is Finally Published 2010-12-30T22:05:55Z Having complete ownership of his works means a sufficient income, he said, and his mind is always reeling with new projects anyway, like an autobiography that he has never gotten around to completing. 2010-01-22T22:43:00Z “They never paid attention to us at all. They weren’t even listening,” she recalled in her autobiography, “Voice of the River.” At the March for Our Lives, you’ll see her name again. But who was Marjory Stoneman Douglas? 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Yet where that autobiography was rich in detail, this collection tells it “slant,” to borrow from Emily Dickinson — using indirection and layered imagery to address difficult moments. The three best poetry books for June 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z "It's like therapy for me, and it keeps my mind occupied with something when I'm not playing music," Davis explained in his autobiography. Art ? Miles Davis's last addiction 2010-12-09T22:28:00Z Lovette, who has read Taylor’s autobiography, “Private Domain,” said she related to him in some ways. A Ballerina Finds Her Modern Dance Home: It ‘Feels Limitless’ 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z It's a book of religious relics rather than some form of autobiography. The John Lennon Letters, edited by Hunter Davies - review 2012-10-10T12:16:01Z Some of the stories will be familiar to readers of his autobiography, and he even reads from it. Bruce Springsteen plans Broadway return of his one-man show 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z He tried disciplining his sons with tough love — “I laid in a big leather belt,” he said in his autobiography — but they rebelled by getting in trouble. Bing Christmas: 'Tis the Season to Be Crosby 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z You rarely see autobiographies of people who took risks that then didn't work out. Happiness is a glass half empty 2012-06-15T22:00:43Z “The nurse brought her into my room and I cradled her in my arms,” Priscilla Presley wrote in her autobiography. Another Public, Painful Loss for Priscilla Presley 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z The show is a lighthearted autobiography in which Mr. Tune, accompanied on piano by Michael Biagi, breezes through 20 songs stitched together by amusing anecdotes and brief tap routines. Music Review: Tommy Tune at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency 2012-11-22T21:31:29Z "They'd have to ban Nelson Mandela's autobiography, Oscar Wilde's poetry, half the Bible," he muses, an unhurried 67-year-old with an air of permanent amusement. 'Prison isn't high on my list of tragedies' 2013-05-27T17:30:00Z I actually just finished my autobiography, which is just stories. James Patterson says pushing a narrative of stolen election results is "the game that Trump plays" 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z Wagner recounted the events leading to her death in his autobiography "Pieces of My Heart: A Life." Book Talk: Actor Robert Wagner on his long career in Hollywood 2014-04-10T09:05:27Z Crying isn't the first reaction you would expect to have after reading Martin Short's autobiography, "I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend." Martin Short writes a book about keeping a smile through hard times 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z Wright released both her autobiography, "Like Me," and most recent album, "Lifted Off the Ground," in May 2010. Chely Wright joins Seattle country concert 2011-09-30T19:25:04Z If you only read one autobiography from a sensitive 16th-century warlord this year, make it this one. A Warlord’s Memoir Is Surprisingly Modern and Charming, When It’s Not Gruesome 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z It's not that classic third-person, past-tense account that you get in novels, or particularly biographies or autobiographies, with hindsight shaping everything. Any Human Heart: William Boyd on telling the story of the 20th century 2010-11-21T08:00:00Z He carefully assembled a set list spanning his career; he illuminated the songs with spoken stories and memories echoing “Born to Run,” the autobiography he published in 2016. The Boss on Broadway: Bruce Springsteen on His ‘First Real Job’ 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z Her rather fanciful autobiography, inevitably titled The Million Dollar Mermaid, appeared in 1999. Esther Williams dies aged 91: swimmer who starred in MGM musicals 2013-06-06T22:14:09Z That story made her autobiography, “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” a best seller and the grist for an Oscar-winning movie adaptation of the same name. Loretta Lynn, Country Music Star and Symbol of Rural Resilience, Dies at 90 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z Drawing from her autobiography, Bel explores Duncan’s art, politics and persona. 11 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z A decade later, in writing the autobiography that would make him famous, he discerned many signs of incipient religion that, in the upheavals of late adolescence, had been invisible to him. The Modern Monkhood of Thomas Merton 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z At the 2011 launch of his autobiography "Odd Man Out: The Last Straw", Biggs said he would be remembered as a lovable rogue. 'Great Train Robber' Ronnie Biggs dies aged 84 2013-12-18T12:40:29Z Exercises in stand-up autobiography are epidemic in experimental theater. Review: ‘Now I’m Fine,’ Ahamefule J. Oluo’s Take on Himself 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z This is how "literary memoir" should be defined - not as a fake autobiography, but as a personal account of reading books that matter. Review: Author tells of reading Jane Austen 2011-05-03T12:10:21Z Zweig's autobiography, The World of Yesterday, is a long lament for a vanished world, tantamount to a suicide note. Rereading: Beware of Pity by Stefan Zweig 2011-07-15T21:55:08Z “I got this from the library,” Finn tells Will, showing him a copy of Walter Payton’s autobiography, “Never Die Easy.” Television: In Fox?s ?Glee,? It?s the Attitude That?s the Showstopper 2010-04-09T18:08:00Z Today, Ant is an optimistic survivor; as he writes in his autobiography, “I fully intend to live happily ever after.” Roguish outlaw Adam Ant to rock Seattle’s Neptune Theatre 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z “The only way I knew how to keep going,” Mr. Terry wrote in his autobiography, “Clark,” published in 2011, “was to keep going.” Clark Terry, Influential Jazz Trumpeter, Dies at 94 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z There’s a certain amount of fictionalized autobiography here. ‘Crudo’ Is a Novel With a Real-Life Novelist in Thin Disguise 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z As he wrote in his 1995 autobiography, “Lettin It All Hang Out”: “When I did my show at Chameleon — on Sixth and A — I only made $18. It was slim pickings for me, very slim.” For RuPaul, A Second Act with ‘Drag Race’ 2014-02-21T22:38:50Z “Simple Dreams” is less an autobiography than an artist’s bildungsroman. Linda Ronstadt Discusses Her Memoir and Parkinson’s 2013-08-28T15:53:56Z His autobiography details his misdemeanours in what close observers suggest was a wise strategy for getting all the bad stuff out into the open before it could be hauled up and used against him. Russell Brand: messiah or very naughty boy? 2013-06-15T23:05:40Z The autobiography, "An American Son," details Rubio's parents' life in Cuba and their early struggles in the United States. APNewsBreak: Rubio book says he almost quit race 2012-06-14T21:42:07Z Neither in a written autobiography, which I’ve never done, or on film. Steven Spielberg Gets Personal 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z When the two-volume Copland autobiography was published, it was criticized for being too discreet: It omitted any mention of the composer’s sexual orientation, because Copland didn’t talk about it in the interviews. 3,000 Interviews. 50 Years. Listen to the History of American Music. 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Mr. O'Toole was at Waterstones bookstore in Boston, Massachusetts to sign copies of his first volume of autobiography. Tributes paid to actor Peter O'Toole 2013-12-16T17:25:16Z Some nights when she was drunk, she would dictate her autobiography for him to take down, he said. How ‘Shuggie Bain’ Became This Year’s Breakout Debut 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z In “Boyhood” and the subsequent autobiographies, Mr. Coetzee refers to himself only by the pronoun he. J.M. Coetzee’s Boyhood, in Black and White 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z “An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful,” George Orwell, one of Mr. Hitchens’s literary touchstones, wrote. Books of The Times: ?Hitch-22: A Memoir? by Christopher Hitchens 2010-06-01T22:25:00Z "In most other areas of my life, I am slightly behind the curve, retiring, sometimes unsure," he recounts in his autobiography, "Stories I Only Tell My Friends." Rob Lowe's memoir reveals his love of acting 2011-04-28T11:21:08Z You can read his autobiography with Quincy Troupe, you can read an article with Alex Hayes. Don Cheadle on playing the drug-addled Miles Davis in “Miles Ahead,” and the toxic costs of Hollywood racism 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z She did just a handful of interviews, wrote an autobiography, only made a few ABBA-related appearances and was so reclusive, she developed a reputation as being the new Greta Garbo. Faltskog reflects on ABBA, releases new solo album 2013-05-15T13:20:12Z An inspiration for that book was, Andrews said, Moss Hart's autobiography "Act One." Julie Andrews on writing, acting and 'anxiety dreams' 2012-05-02T22:06:05Z He came out publicly in his 2005 autobiography, Tab Hunter Confidential. The Hollywood superlawyer whose death went unnoticed 2011-03-29T00:52:57Z She accurately described him in her autobiography as “small, dark and electric with his own sort of vitality. Crackling. Sparks seem to fly out of him. He flashes his fingers like tiny rapid moths.” Richard Avedon, a Photographer Who Wanted to Outrun the Glitz Factor 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z When you first start off, I know singers who have only been in the business just a short amount of time, and they’ve already written their autobiography. What’s new, Tom Jones? The hitmaker is still finding more things to sing about. 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z It was in this house that Trotsky wrote his lauded autobiography, My Life, and his three-volume History of the Russian Revolution. Leon Trotsky’s Istanbul Home Is Up for Sale 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z It was around this time that her friend, the writer James Baldwin, helped persuade her to write her first volume of autobiography. Obituary: Maya Angelou 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Judges said it "broke a mould, rethinking the autobiography category as it presented the life of a body, reflecting on Shapton's experience as a champion swimmer and subsequent experiences as an artist". National Book Critics Circle award goes to Ben Fountain 2013-03-01T11:05:41Z "It will be unparalleled in the history of literature," predicted the Times in 1899 of Mark Twain's autobiography. Twain's memoirs 2010-05-24T13:33:00Z Photograph: Paul Hackett/Reuters Reviews have been lukewarm and his fellow politicians have hardly been complimentary, but 's autobiography The Third Man has nonetheless become one of the fastest selling political memoirs ever. Mandelson memoirs a hit with bookbuyers, if not colleagues 2010-07-21T09:28:00Z In her 2002 autobiography, Slipstream, she described how he turned to drink, and how his bullying frightened her. Obituary: Elizabeth Jane Howard 2014-01-02T19:26:16Z “I wanted it to be like an autobiography, with not only the successes but also the dead ends,” he said, “the things I don’t know if I’ve understood yet.” Joel Meyerowitz in New Book and at Howard Greenberg Gallery 2012-11-18T03:49:04Z The award recognizes English-language books in current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, autobiography and the arts. Book about Jack the Ripper’s victims wins nonfiction prize 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z His lurid autobiography of drug addiction and sex called "Dandy in the Underworld" was variously described as amusing and revolting. British dandy, author Horsley dies: report 2010-06-18T16:41:00Z Mr. Greenhalgh’s privately printed autobiography, “A Forger’s Tale,” was reissued by a mainstream publisher in June and has so far sold 5,000 copies in hardback. A Green Light for Art Criminals? 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z After a traumatizing auto accident in 1979, the work turned figurative, intensely focused on autobiography and African-American politics. A West Coast Spotlight on Latino Artists Leads the Fall Art Season 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z Grant then managed the Statler Brothers until their retirement in 2002 and later wrote the autobiography "I Was There When It Happened." Johnny Cash's sideman Marshall Grant dies in Ark. 2011-08-08T17:39:11Z These early forays into social realism are, consequently a number of things all at once – disguised autobiographies, economic clarion calls, successful attempts to extend the English novel's social range. David Lodge on HG Wells 2011-03-11T10:00:01Z Her autobiography, Now and Forever, was published earlier this year. Bernie Nolan dies aged 52 2013-07-04T13:17:32Z “The Fall are about the present, and that’s it,” he declared in his own recent autobiography, “Renegade.” Mark E. Smith Shows His Staying Power 2010-04-30T19:55:00Z He’s also working on an autobiography, told in part through his photographs. Trey McIntyre Project’s last dance: Success kills a thriving company In 2011 he was the subject of a documentary film, “Sing Your Song,” and published his autobiography, “My Song.” Harry Belafonte, 96, Dies; Barrier-Breaking Singer, Actor and Activist 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Heretofore, mostly snippets of the story were available, in biographies and autobiographies of the principals, diaries, interviews, magazine articles and the like. 'Something's Coming, Something Good': the story behind 'West Side Story' 2011-07-07T19:22:03Z Her songs mingle autobiography with openly political exhortations: remembering Chile’s dictatorship, warning against quiescence and corporate control, welcoming the activism of younger generations. Critic’s Notebook: Calle 13 at the Latin Alternative Music Conference 2012-07-15T22:22:21Z But as autobiography or diary, his work is pretty impersonal. Art Review: What the Peripatetic Picasso Kept in His Closets 2011-03-10T23:11:06Z It is as if Lenin had written an autobiography without mentioning Marx. Peter Wilby: 'Anybody who studies Blair is forced to the conclusion that what is really at the core of him is Christianity' 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z A frail Biggs on Thursday launched an updated edition of his autobiography, "Odd Man Out." 'Great Train Robber' Ronnie Biggs launches memoir 2011-11-17T17:20:14Z In interviews and in his 2000 autobiography, “The Measure of a Man,” Poitier spoke and wrote about the hardships, responsibilities and importance of his historic ascent in Hollywood. Sidney Poitier: A trailblazing life in his own words 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z Within the country lilt of On the Ropes, meanwhile, are an individual character's tribulations, veiled autobiography and a heartfelt metaphor for the struggle to survive. Eels: Wonderful, Glorious – review 2013-01-31T21:00:04Z Mr. Hallman said it was impossible to tell yet whether the autobiography is complete enough to publish. Archivists Find Fragments of an Unfinished Orson Welles Autobiography 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z “We are going to do the movie sort of like a third-person autobiography, as if Kurt was around and making a film about his life.” HBO Lands Brett Morgen's Kurt Cobain Documentary 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Photograph: David Levene for the Guardian When it was published in 1995 it sold more than half a million copies, but what did Margaret Thatcher call her autobiography? Quiz: Political memoirs 2010-09-02T11:41:00Z Harper recently completed a tour promoting her new autobiography "I, Rhoda" and starred on Broadway as Tallulah Bankhead in "Looped," for which she won a Tony Award nomination. Actress Harper says she's living remaining days to the fullest 2013-03-11T15:48:53Z “The Years” interests me because it is an autobiography that is not written in the first person. Deborah Levy Would Like to Drink With Virginia Woolf 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z He traversed several decades of his role in music history in “When I Left Home: My Story,” an autobiography released in 2012, and remains a vivacious stage presence with his six strings. Pop, Rock & Cabaret for June 5-11 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Instead, as Tammy wrote in her second autobiography, the "happiest time" in her life was when she got to spend time with her two children, Tammy Sue and Jamie, and just "be a Mom." Underneath all the makeup, who was the real Tammy Faye? 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z When promoting her first autobiography on an episode of "The PTL Club," Tammy said that if she could not be herself, she would be Sophia Loren or Dolly Parton. Underneath all the makeup, who was the real Tammy Faye? 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Stiles for “Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America,” while William Finnegan’s memoir “Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life” won in the biography/autobiography category. Pulitzers: Broadway’s ‘Hamilton,’ novel ‘The Sympathizer’ among arts winners 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Ms. Dench refused to label “And Furthermore” an autobiography or memoir. Taking Her Art Seriously, Not Herself 2011-02-14T20:07:15Z So I thought it would be quite interesting to do a photographic autobiography. Few Words and a Whole Lotta Pictures 2010-09-07T22:46:00Z Unlike traditional dating sites where members spend hours on computers writing autobiographies and scrutinizing photographs, a raft of newfangled dating tools are striving to better bridge the gap between online and real-world romance. The New Dating Tools: A Card and a Wink 2010-07-21T23:51:00Z Similarly, Sinclair's dense webs of prose, history and autobiography are researched via epic walks, even runs, around his home borough of Hackney and London's "edgelands". Swandown: two men in a pedalo 2012-07-18T17:17:15Z Jessie J agreed a further series despite announcing in her autobiography that she would not return. Voice to get more blind auditions 2012-11-30T16:14:17Z Drinking heavily, smoking four packs a day, treating potential investors with haughty disdain, Sturges even botched his own autobiography, delivering what Smedley and Tom Sturges call “an interminable volume of schoolboy memories and rambling yarns.” Review | What happened to the film career of Preston Sturges? His son investigates. 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z "He was using his own life and this — his autobiography — to help understand the life of black people in United States." Malcolm X’s writings are “coming home to Harlem,” says Schomburg Center director Kevin Young 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z Your first book was an autobiography, and your ballet Tocororo was loosely based on your story. Carlos Acosta on his debut novel 2013-01-15T09:10:37Z Though Dylan claimed in his autobiography, Chronicles Vol 1, that the songs on Blood on the Tracks were inspired by the stories of Chekhov, I'm not altogether sure we should believe him. Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll 2011-01-20T22:28:01Z The film features footage from Grant’s own collection of home movies and excerpts from the actor’s unpublished autobiography. TV highlights: ‘Orange Is the New Black’ returns to Netflix 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The first of the film's many mistakes was the decision that Kevin Lewis was the right man to adapt his autobiography. The Kid 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z You’ve said autobiography is where writing starts, but autobiography is not enough. Talking with Jill Bialosky about writing, editing and her new novel, 'The Prize' 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z Midler told me that she considers “Baby Divine” to be autobiography. Bette Midler Looks Back on Her Autobiographical, Fantastical Children’s Book, “The Saga of Baby Divine” 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z “And that movie is a wonderful tribute to Nelson Mandela since it’s based on his autobiography.” The Carpetbagger: Whisper Campaigns and Out-Loud Tweets 2013-12-06T19:12:16Z His next film as director will be American Sniper, based on the autobiography of Navy Seal Chris Kyle, with Bradley Cooper as the lead. Steven Spielberg eyes Grapes of Wrath 2013-07-04T12:35:37Z He later wrote in his 2013 autobiography, “Waging Heavy Peace”: “J. J.’s guitar playing is a huge influence on me. Eric Clapton Gathers Stars for a J. J. Cale Tribute Album 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Burn's autobiography deals with important events and famous people, but at its heart, it is the author's own personality – intelligent, modest, painfully honest, drily witty, courageous, highly principled and unfailingly urbane – that shines through. Michael Burn obituary 2010-09-23T16:57:00Z In addition to his music, the show will feature Mr. Springsteen, 67, reading excerpts from his 2016 autobiography, “Born to Run,” and performing other spoken reminiscences written for the show. Bruce Springsteen Is Bringing His Music and His Memories to Broadway 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z The reason Burton – unlike Bogarde, with his novels, his autobiographies, his reviews – never fulfils his dreams of writing is that it would involve sustained work. The Richard Burton Diaries edited by Chris Williams – review 2012-11-29T08:00:03Z And if, as in the case of certain autobiography photos, I was using myself as the model, I would ask the fashion photographer Jean-Baptiste Mondino to take the pictures. Sophie Calle: 'I asked for the moon and I got it' 2011-01-09T21:31:00Z The index to Bill Clinton's mammoth autobiography, "My Life," ran 42 pages. CAPITAL CULTURE: DC readers detour to book index 2010-09-28T11:46:00Z Although it’s perhaps too early for Apple to pen her autobiography, there’s no doubt her take on the music industry, career pressures and the creative process would be a must-read. 13 music memoirs we’d like to read in 2017 by women and artists of color 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Penguin Random House announced Tuesday, Sept. 13, that it will publish Malik’s “first autobiography.” Penguin Random House to release Zayn Malik autobiography 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z Ashbery’s writing has always been suffused with nostalgia for the world of his childhood, meditations on the experience of growing up and moments of disguised autobiography. A Fascinating Deep Dive Into John Ashbery’s Early Years 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z She addressed those issues in her 2000 autobiography, denying behind-the-scenes arguments, but admitting: "The grain of truth is this: Who doesn't want to win an Emmy?" Cybill Shepherd's back, and on the 'List' 2012-04-20T11:31:04Z Her posthumously published autobiography mentions, reluctantly, the divorce, but nothing more. Learning to love Agatha Christie 2010-10-01T07:16:00Z Such is the messy reality of life, and art; and so it proved at his debut London gig, where B.o.B.'s set served as a kind of autobiography. B.o.B 2010-05-30T21:01:00Z Her 1976 autobiography, The Lady and Her Tiger, served as both a memoir and a groundbreaking expose of Hollywood’s treatment of animals. Flipper, Lassie Trainer-Turned-Activist Dies 2013-02-19T15:29:38Z Hedwig's performance is a musical autobiography, and through anecdote and song, her life story is grippingly revealed. 'Annie' with a bad attitude: 'Hedwig' rocks the Pantages 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z So much for the conventional wisdom about fiction masquerading as autobiography. Bill Cheng’s Novel is ‘Southern Cross the Dog’ 2013-05-08T20:26:13Z Poe’s fantastic fiction reads like fevered autobiography — screams written in blood on torn bed sheets thrown from the high, barred window of an institution for the brilliantly deranged. The Raven: Edgar Allen Poe Solves a Serial-Killer Mystery 2012-04-27T10:30:18Z Despite his later unstinting work for the World Wildlife Federation, as well as winning a Pulitzer Prize for his autobiography "The Spirit of St. Louis," his reputation never fully recovered. Charles Lindbergh's unapologetic bigotry: How he became the face of the America First Committee 2020-03-29T04:00:00Z And the second half of this volume is filled with the sort of spin and canned platitudes common in political autobiographies. Books of The Times: Lonely Texas Girl: Laura Bush?s ?Spoken From the Heart? 2010-04-28T21:57:00Z Despite all this, she still managed to produce a vast autobiography which, said Bartlett, weighs in at 6kg. Edinburgh international book festival diary 2011-08-19T17:57:03Z Throughout his autobiography, My Life in Art, however, he frets about not having been a great actor. Simon Callow: Stanislavski was racked by self-doubt 2013-03-16T08:00:09Z “I read his autobiography, and I knew I wanted to grow up to be a grumpy old man.” Music Review: Evan Christopher Celebrates Sidney Bechet 2010-05-19T21:45:00Z “Le Corbusier waited impatiently for me to bring the furniture to life,” she wrote in 1991 for her autobiography. Charlotte Perriand, Stepping Out of Corbusier’s Shadow 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z He goes on, “The true autobiography of this egotist is exposed in all its intimate foliage in his work.” This Week in Fiction: Paul Theroux on the Fascination of Large Families 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z But beyond the autobiography and the crafted prose, the book is also a plea for us to remember the beauty and wonder of the wild things around us. A Book About Nature That Is So Much More 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z My listlessness ended after I pulled Vladimir Nabokov’s autobiography Speak, Memory from my bookshelf, more or less at random. How I found solace in Nabokov’s Speak, Memory during the pandemic 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z In his profane and profound 1989 autobiography, written with Quincy Troupe, he credited his mother for his fashion sense. The Ensembles of Miles Davis Epitomized Cool 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z I was very inspired by Steve Martin’s autobiography and Tina Fey’s autobiography. Neil Patrick Harris chats about his choose-your-own-adventure memoir 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Last year he wrote an autobiography, and later this month the high school that kicked him out more than seven decades ago has invited him to visit and read from the book. ‘Great Freedom’ and the Long Shadow of an Anti-Gay Law in Germany 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z He eventually got home to India, where he wrote a touching autobiography that recounted in wonder how King George had shaken his hand and praised him. Royal treatment 2010-04-18T19:00:00Z There, Zweig set to furious work on his autobiography—laboring like “seven devils without a single walk,” as he put it. When It’s Too Late to Stop Fascism, According to Stefan Zweig 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z He is also writing an autobiography after agreeing to a $1m deal in December – in part to offset his mounting legal costs. WikiLeaks: the Movie to blow whistle on 'most dangerous man in the world' 2011-01-21T12:27:31Z He said it on a number of chat shows, in his diaries and in the autobiography. Five great published diaries 2012-07-16T11:00:00Z From the beginning, Ms. Williams wrote in her autobiography, “I sensed the water was my natural element.” Esther Williams, Who Swam to Movie Fame, Dies at 91 2013-06-06T17:42:45Z Vaughters’s autobiography adds to a literature born of professional cycling’s glasnost period. Tales on Two Wheels: Cycling in Fact and Fiction 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z “I was a dilettante and knew nothing,” he later wrote in his autobiography. The Story of ‘the Most Underrated Composer in History’ 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z The lyrical result is an imagery-rich, haunted, occasionally bitter tapestry presented as autobiography. Algiers is a political band in a political time. But don’t try to box them in. 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z She said that collecting can be “an exercise in autobiography” — a way of seeing facets of their own experience refracted through the looking-glass of another’s life. Meet the New Old Book Collectors 2022-05-07T04:00:00Z “First there were seductive steps, then an hour’s exercises in that garb that clung to my torso!” she writes in her autobiography. Poetry in motion: Mariinsky Ballet brings Russian fairy tale to the stage 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The band was re-creating a game show—doing the bit where each player delivers a burst of canned autobiography. Cats Meet Hip-Hop 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z “This plan worked well,” the African-American abolitionist Frederick Douglass wrote in his autobiography, adding, “the slaves became as fearful of tar as of the lash.” Theaster Gates Turns the Stain of the Past Into Art 2020-11-25T05:00:00Z There are pithy quips and a little more autobiography revealed along the way — a “dream ballet” to “I Fall in Love Too Easily” is, Mr. Parker tells us, “a précis of my 20s.” Dance Review: A Partnership Forged by a Mutual Love of Music 2011-06-09T00:08:19Z Jump-starting her nonmusical endeavors was her best-selling 2008 autobiography, "Keep the Faith." Singer Faith Evans busy with music, TV ventures 2010-10-02T00:42:00Z He's releasing an autobiography, "Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?" next month. Steven Tyler says he did drugs with Perry in 2008 2011-04-27T12:02:15Z Looking for a mood-elevating dose of the master at his best, I dipped into his maligned autobiography, which, like so much of Sturges’s late work, has occasional flashes of the old brilliance. Review | What happened to the film career of Preston Sturges? His son investigates. 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z For someone who worked in the intelligence community, the very idea of an autobiography feels uncomfortable. In Edward Snowden’s New Memoir, the Disclosures This Time Are Personal 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z In her autobiography, she seemed surprised by the postwar hostility towards Harlan, astonished that their children were taunted as Nazis at school in Sweden. The 'Nazi Marilyn Monroe': Goebbels had very nice eyes – but he was a devil! 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Its finalists in six categories — fiction, nonfiction, poetry, biography, criticism and autobiography — are selected by an elected 24-member board, which also selects the winners. National Book Critics Circle announces finalists, but misses one of the biggest novels of 2016 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Yes, Lowe is a lover of women, family and politics, his autobiography reveals, but most of all, "Stories I Only Tell My Friends" reveals his love of acting. Rob Lowe's memoir reveals his love of acting 2011-04-28T11:21:08Z We didn’t want to do the thing where these autobiographies are just like a bunch of stuff, and then a few pictures, and more stuff, and more pictures. The Beastie Boys Put Down the Mic and Pick Up the Pen 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Fear of death expresses itself most commonly as self-pity, and self-pity does not lead to illuminating or fierce autobiography; it leads to therapy. Greg Baxter's top 10 memento mori 2010-07-21T11:15:00Z When she published her autobiography in 1999, she titled it “The Million Dollar Mermaid.” Technicolor Star Esther Williams Dies at Age 91 2013-06-06T18:07:18Z He told the Sunday Times that he was forced to sign a deal worth more than £1m for his autobiography due to financial difficulties. Julian Assange to use ?1m book deals for legal fight 2010-12-26T18:17:49Z His 1995 autobiography, Take It Like a Man, remains one of the most compelling celebrity memoirs of the era. Acceptable in 80s 2010-05-14T15:14:00Z She sang backup vocals in a band, published an autobiography called “Whatever Happened to Peggy Sue?” and used her shortwave radio license to talk to people around the world. Peggy Sue, namesake of Buddy Holly rock classic, dies in Texas 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z And now that Katherine Kenton has sadly passed away from cyanide poisoning, I can publish Paragon, her autobiography that begins: "I owe everything to ." Tell-All by Chuck Palahniuk 2010-07-26T21:30:00Z “I encouraged beautiful people, interesting people, people of different races and colors,” he said in the autobiography. Sirio Maccioni, Whose Le Cirque Drew Manhattan’s Elite, Dies at 88 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z While reading scholarly books and the autobiography of Frederick Douglass, he stumbled upon a casual reference to the fact that in 1865 the Passover observance began the day after Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. Writing the Play His Curiosity Led Him To 2011-01-27T23:00:09Z When Julie Andrews began writing her 2008 autobiography, "Home," her husband Blake Edwards had just one piece of advice: "Characters make your story." Master of farce and slapstick, Blake Edwards, dies 2010-12-16T22:02:10Z A 1933 “autobiography” by a malnourished fifth grader, Bebe Epstein, describes how her parents forced her to eat by telling her beguiling stories. A Trove of Yiddish Artifacts Rescued From the Nazis, and Oblivion 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z By the end of the 1960s, Leonard Nimoy’s name was so synonymous with his wildly popular Star Trek character that he titled his first autobiography I Am Not Spock. Leonard Nimoy Was So Much More Than Mr. Spock 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Ms. Angelou initially resisted the suggestion that she write her story, giving in only after an editor goaded her by suggesting that writing autobiography as literature was too difficult for anyone to do well. Maya Angelou, writer and poet, dies at age 86 And her autobiography makes that abundantly clear, although she says it took the passing of years for to bring such candor. Shirley Jones offers naked truth in new book 2013-07-22T16:48:08Z Davies, one-third of sketch group We Are Klang and most recently seen on TV as Mr Gilbert in The Inbetweeners, offers an autobiography made up entirely of moments "free of consequence and devoid of meaning". Edinburgh fringe comedy round-up 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z Most rock autobiographies seem tossed off and phoned in: tour souvenirs. Review: Elvis Costello’s ‘Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink,’ a Memoir 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z More than just autobiography, “Nothing Lasts” is a meditation on memory itself. Seth, Poet of the Ordinary, in ‘Nothing Lasts’ 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z His new autobiography shows him to be a decent writer, too. Works of Glass 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z These difficulties, and erratic mental health, stalled his career in the late 60s, but a Guggenheim fellowship and the success of his no-prisoners autobiography, Beneath the Underdog, brought him back. Great moments in jazz: Charles Mingus's The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady 2010-09-06T15:46:00Z The publisher Ben Dunn, who acquired Jason's memoir for Century, is equally convinced that the right autobiography can still make a mark. John Cleese and David Jason reap Fifty Shades bonanza 2012-10-05T12:40:16Z It was the first of seven volumes of autobiography that traced her life from a childhood of abuse and oppression in the Deep South in the 1930s. Author Maya Angelou dies aged 86 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z In 2009, the actor said she was writing an autobiography titled Happy Days, Depressing Nights. Erin Moran obituary 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z She began singing with church and radio choirs but dropped out of school at 13 — partly out of boredom, she said in her 1986 autobiography — and took on odd jobs. Maureen Forrester, Canadian Contralto, Dies at 79 2010-06-18T03:55:00Z But his career was sidetracked due to his struggles with bipolar disorder, which he talks about frankly in his autobiography. Roguish outlaw Adam Ant to rock Seattle’s Neptune Theatre 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Perrey’s short online autobiography, written in 1993, expressed an abiding faith in the power of optimism, even as he acknowledged the stresses facing the human race. Jean-Jacques Perrey, Electronic Music Pioneer, Dies at 87 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z In his autobiography, “Aznavour by Aznavour”, he recalls that after a period trying to play the role of a tough guy, he was goaded one evening into climbing on the bandstand to sing. Charles Aznavour, beloved French crooner, dies at 94 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Alex remains reluctant to ascribe any meaning — least of all autobiography — to anything he writes. Alex G and the Art of Interesting Choices 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z “Custer’s Trials” was submitted in the biography/autobiography category, but was moved by the Pulitzer board to the history category. Pulitzers: Broadway’s ‘Hamilton,’ novel ‘The Sympathizer’ among arts winners 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Richardson said he had read Blair's autobiography, A Journey, and lifted some lines wholesale for the screenplay. Comic Strip returns with Tony Blair on the run in Channel 4 film noir comedy 2011-08-26T18:40:01Z I love to read the autobiographies of comics and athletes. Amy Schumer: By the Book 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z “God Save Texas” is his most personal work yet, an elegant mixture of autobiography and long-form journalism, remarkably free of elitist bias on the one hand, and pithy guidebook pronouncements on the other. The State That Foreshadows America’s Future 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The brothers earned Coogan's admiration working on the online Partridge show, Mid Morning Matters, and the Partridge autobiography. The Alan Partridge film gamble 2013-08-07T07:24:12Z The play, like most of Ms. Thurber’s work, melds fiction and polemic with biography and autobiography. From Three Troubled Lives, a Play and a New Family 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, The Blair Years has sold 230,000 copies to date according to its publisher, Hutchinson, an imprint of Random House, which is also publishing Tony Blair's autobiography, The Journey, in September. Campbell uncut 2010-05-12T13:55:00Z Mr. Lee recalled that lifestyle in his 2003 memoir “Lord of Misrule,” an adaptation of his earlier autobiography. Christopher Lee, British Actor Who Breathed Life Into Nightmarish Villains, Dies at 93 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Grant and Cash later reconciled their friendship, with Cash admitting in his 1997 autobiography that sacking him was a huge regret. Marshall Grant obituary 2011-08-08T17:31:59Z So while this melancholy and affecting work is by no means autobiography dressed up as fiction, it helps to understand what lies beneath. Review: Colum McCann’s ‘Thirteen Ways of Looking,’ Stories Linked by Unease 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Pitt also wrote an autobiography, Life's a Scream, and several books of horror trivia, and remained active on the fan circuit. Ingrid Pitt: a career in bitesize clips 2010-11-24T16:02:00Z Those and other adventures will be told an autobiography by the venerable music executive Clive Davis, to be published by Simon & Schuster in February. ArtsBeat: Clive Davis to Publish a New Autobiography 2012-09-12T18:23:57Z Daniels said this was the result of a specific autobiography. Opposites Lee Daniels, Danny Strong unite to create 'Empire' 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Peart, unused to the tedium of touring, would read obsessively and soon the science fiction and autobiography and "junior philosophy" he was consuming turned into lyrics for his new band. Rush: 'Our fans feel vindicated' 2011-03-24T21:29:01Z Barack Obama’s new memoir “A Promised Land” is unlike any other presidential autobiography from the past — or, likely, future. Obama, the Best-Selling Author, on Reading, Writing and Radical Empathy 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z His autobiography, Totally Frank, begins with a graphic example of what kind of failure he means: his penalty miss in the 2006 World Cup. Frank Lampard interview: 'It was very difficult for me to write a kids' book' 2013-06-01T07:00:18Z Still, Rai - a former Miss World - stated that the film, which enters production in June, is "not an autobiography, for sure." Aishwarya Rai to play fictional Bollywood heroine 2011-05-13T10:14:09Z Her complex scenes often combine fantasy and autobiography. Nellie Mae Rowe Breaks Down the Wall Between Insider and Outsider Art 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The salty comedian and reality TV star Kathy Griffin has two Emmy Awards, a best-selling autobiography and a Grammy Award nomination. ArtsBeat: Kathy Griffin Coming to Broadway 2011-02-10T14:46:28Z The restaurant is named after Vonnegut’s 1987 book written as a fictional autobiography of a painter. Where to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in Indianapolis 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z In her autobiography, she said she had claimed to be ill, but Goebbels pointed out that she had already made herself available for other roles. The 'Nazi Marilyn Monroe': Goebbels had very nice eyes – but he was a devil! 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Ms. Emin, who grew up there, described it in her 2005 autobiography as a place with “nothing to do but blend in with the general decay.” Museums: Contemporary Art and Question Marks in Britain 2011-11-01T13:00:08Z That year, Ms. Laurer left the company and released an autobiography, “If They Only Knew.” Chyna, Pro Wrestler Turned Reality TV Star, Is Dead at 45 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z That makes Hugo not only an act of devotion from a modern movie artist to the wizards who inspired him; it is also the director’s imaginary autobiography. Hugo: Scorsese's Magnificent Dream Machine 2011-11-22T20:39:54Z We learn that the "Detroit Red" image of Malcolm as a street hoodlum was exaggerated in the autobiography, the better to dramatise his conversion to the law-abiding but society-rejecting doctrine of Muhammad's NOI. Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable ? review 2011-04-10T05:00:01Z Three years later, Fisher’s Wishful Drinking autobiography was turned into a one-woman stage show and eventually an HBO documentary. Carrie Fisher, Celebrated 'Star Wars' Actor, Dies at 60 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Seattle is one of only eight cities Springsteen is visiting to promote the autobiography, titled “Born to Run.” ‘Bruce kissed me!’: Springsteen fans get a moment with the Boss at Seattle bookstore 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z Direct or oblique autobiography is the mode, neurosis and alienation the dominant tone. When it comes to comics, you just can't beat a drunken, violent aardvark 2010-07-18T21:31:00Z The result is “All God’s Dangers,” which deserves a place in the front rank of American autobiographies. Critic’s Notebook: ‘All God’s Dangers,’ a Forgotten Autobiography 2014-04-18T21:44:48Z I throw another of Vittorio's historic quotes back at him: "In every film you make there is always a page or two of autobiography." Paolo and Vittorio Taviani: 'For us it was cinema or death' 2013-03-01T08:00:05Z Her claim is detailed in an autobiography due to be published in German next week. Daughter claims Klaus Kinski abused her as child 2013-01-10T14:14:13Z My autobiography, which was originally called "Relish," was never published in the States. Ageism, affairs and Mexico Week: Getting personal with Prue Leith of "Bake Off" 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z "I find the whole rule-by-fear mentality that he used to drive the Raiders really sad," Allen wrote in his autobiography. Raiders owner Al Davis dies at 82 2011-10-08T16:27:00Z Was it peculiar to short-story writers – "and women short-story writers in particular" – that everybody seemed to think that what was written was some form of autobiography? Guardian book club: The Collected Stories by Lorrie Moore 2010-04-23T23:07:00Z And it certainly is appealing to think that any of us could write a great play if we just dressed up our autobiographies with buccaneer paraphernalia. In 'Finding Neverland' at the Pantages, pirates and pixie dust obscure the show's secret weapon: Sorrow 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z The 24 directors of the National Book Critics Circle typically name five finalists per category, but they cited an especially strong year for autobiography in naming six to that category this year. Bollingen Prize in American Poetry and Nominees for the National Book Critics Circle and Edgar Allan Poe Awards Are Announced 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Oscar Wilde said that criticism is the record of one’s own soul, the only civilized form of autobiography, with which, I take it, you would agree. Interview: Gore Vidal 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Photograph: AP 's last foray into the publishing world ended in an acrimonious and highly costly dispute, after he withdrew from his million-pound contract and his publishers released a draft autobiography manuscript against his wishes. Julian Assange to publish book about freedom and the future of the internet 2012-10-08T15:14:04Z In this autobiography, the French writer anchors her particular 20th-century memories within the daunting flux of 21st-century consumerism and media domination, turning her experiences into a kind of chorus reflecting on politics and lifestyle changes. 8 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z "How Tracy Austin Broke My Heart" has Wallace, a junior tennis prodigy himself, pondering the complex nature of sporting genius, having just read Austin's insipid, cliché-ridden autobiography. Sue Arnold's audiobook choice – reviews 2012-09-28T21:45:04Z An autobiography of a retired cricketer was balanced on one arm of his chair. Fancy dress by Kate Horsley 2010-12-26T00:05:12Z He has also penned an autobiography, which he assures me is "almost concluded". Big mouth strikes (once) again 2010-09-03T20:30:00Z So begins the autobiography of a feral child who was raised by huge and lurid puppets.” Grab Life By The Sugar Frosted Nutsack 2012-04-11T16:53:05Z Hurston's work is for sale in the gift shop; I bought a copy of her autobiography, "Dust Tracks on a Road" -- which would have been perfect to read before my visit. Frugal Traveler Blog: Going Beyond Disney in Orlando 2012-12-27T14:16:48Z “I thought that one might do better than these demonstration films,” she wrote in her witty autobiography, “The Memoirs of Alice Guy Blaché.” A Century Late, a Giant of Early Cinema Gets Her Closeup 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z In this autobiography, Barack Obama’s adviser and United Nations ambassador wrestles with the need to balance her youthful idealism against the sober realism of her responsibilities as a policymaker. 9 New Books We Recommend This Week 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z “I would walk by it and look at it,” Davis wrote in his autobiography, “then think about trying to play. But after that I didn’t even do that.” Review: ‘Miles Ahead,’ an Impressionistic Take on Miles Davis 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Photograph: Murdo Macleod Celebrated for his plays, novels and journalism, Michael Frayn's first work of memoir, My Father's Fortune, has been rewarded with the PEN/Ackerley prize, the UK's only dedicated award for autobiography. Michael Frayn's memoir of his father wins autobiography prize 2011-07-22T09:30:52Z In 2014, Wilder's autobiography, "Pioneer Girl," was published by South Dakota State Historical Society Press, almost 85 years after it was written. 'Little House on the Prairie' is coming to the big screen 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z In his autobiography Feklisov says that a modified version was used to shoot down Powers. Bad Cheer: The Holiday Exchange Precipitating ‘Bridge of Spies’ 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z This collection of her fiction and nonfiction mixes her most controversial writing with autobiography, like “My Suicide,” an essay discovered after her death in 2005. New & Noteworthy 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Act One, the autobiography of Moss Hart, will make it onstage at Lincoln Center. New Broadway Season Has Something for Everyone 2013-08-28T15:15:27Z It’s Ms. Mailer’s own plucky and sometimes sentimental autobiography, written in the lemony sweet-tea mode of Southern novelists like Lee Smith. Books of The Times: Norris Church Mailer?s New Memoir, ?Ticket to the Circus? 2010-04-06T23:29:00Z Whether these epiphanies are central to our understanding of Jane Austen seems at least questionable, but Deresiewicz's tales are certainly an entertaining and original version of literary criticism — as autobiography. New books on Jane Austen: lessons for the ages from the author of 'Pride and Prejudice' 2011-05-04T19:28:04Z The National Book Critics Circle presents awards in six categories — fiction, nonfiction, poetry, biography, autobiography and criticism. Louise Erdrich and Matthew Desmond win National Book Critics Circle Awards 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Both former President George W. Bush's autobiography, "Decision Points," and Jeff Kinney's "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth," sold more than 400,000 copies in their first week last November. Steve Jobs book jumps to top of bestseller lists 2011-11-03T21:56:58Z Dickinson claimed she had written about the alleged assault in a 2002 autobiography but had been pressured by Cosby's lawyer and her publisher to remove the details. Bill Cosby Netflix special postponed 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z The film itself is rather haphazard; the group’s keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, accurately described it in his autobiography as “a jumble ... It pinballed from one thing to another.” ‘Feast of Friends,’ ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2,’ ‘Tammy’ 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z The autobiography and self-help book will include stories about Carter's teenage years in the multiplatinum Backstreet Boys, his struggles with substance and alcohol abuse and the hardships of his family. Singer Nick Carter to release memoir Sept. 24 2013-05-23T14:18:12Z Since his stroke, which left him with the use of only one hand, Mr. Raban had worked on an autobiography, “Father and Son.” Jonathan Raban, Adventurous Literary Traveler, Dies at 80 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z He also wrote on autobiography, “Even Big Guys Cry.” Alex Karras, N.F.L. Lineman and Actor, Dies at 77 2012-10-10T17:24:05Z No. The only thing is I did sit down and write the autobiography. James Patterson says pushing a narrative of stolen election results is "the game that Trump plays" 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z The actor's autobiography, "Making It Big in the Movies," was published in 2002. Richard Kiel, who played James Bond villain Jaws, dies at 74 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z His turn toward nonfiction and autobiography nearly 40 years into his career has surprised many longtime readers — and even Robinson himself. A Sci-Fi Writer Returns to Earth: ‘The Real Story Is the One Facing Us’ 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z An act of self-nourishing hero worship, smuggled autobiography, and half-time pep talk, the article seemed to be Hawke's way of rallying himself before returning to the fight. Ethan Hawke: 'Nothing went the way I thought it would' 2012-02-08T19:00:00Z So are each of the books on this list, which range from a much anticipated autobiography to an unsettling diary. 10 books to read in November 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z The play that developed from those readings became a patchwork of autobiography and fiction, organized around an idea based on a local news story from the 1990s. The Riverside Drive Apartment Where a Broadway Play Was Born 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z I was reading the autobiography of Miles Davis when it was popular to change your name to something iconic while giving it a new spin. Questions for a Wedding D.J. 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z The first was an autobiography, "Sorry I Kept You Waiting, Madam," published in 1968. Hairstyling Pioneer Vidal Sassoon Dies at 84 in LA 2012-05-09T20:18:46Z And finally, a very battered paperback of a shameless autobiography, Thanks for Coming! by cultural entrepreneur Jim Haynes, who is back in the news in Scotland. The library of one's past 2011-02-15T11:08:16Z It is tempting to wonder if we have a present-day equivalent – whether such a thing is even possible in an age of the blogging hospital receptionist, the dusk-to-dawn ITV2 reality show, the biannually updated autobiography. Simon Pegg: 'I measure life by my feelings for Star Wars' 2010-10-16T23:05:00Z Nice to meet you is Jessie's official autobiography and it's BRILLIANT! Nice to Meet You: My Story by Jessie J - review 2013-04-25T11:00:00Z Based on an early autobiography by Churchill, the “young Winston” of this movie is seen in several eras, from him days at school to his time as a war correspondent and his election to Parliament. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ and ‘Superfly’ 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z He wrote several books, including an autobiography called "Kiss Me Like a Stranger," which was published in 2005. Gene Wilder, Star of 'Willy Wonka,' Is Dead at 83 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Among the more than 160 boxes and filing cabinets of material are family photographs, business correspondence, recordings of interviews, notebooks and early manuscripts for his novels and his autobiography. ArtsBeat Blog: University of Texas Acquires Coetzee's Papers 2011-10-10T16:38:07Z Documentary as autobiography, the movie shows a man who is always cultivating his appearance for an audience. ‘Mike Wallace Is Here’ Review: A Ticktock of a Newsman’s Life 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z And there's some autobiography: she grew up expected, as not all women were then, to have a proper career. Crazy Age: Thoughts on Being?Old by Jane Miller 2010-08-29T11:21:00Z Earlier this year the rapper published an autobiography, The Story of an American Jihadi. US 'jihadist rapper' claims to have survived attempt on life by al-Shabaab 2013-04-26T16:53:38Z A little man solving big problems - it's hard not to glimpse a veiled autobiography in this whimsical portrait of private enterprise going right. The 10 best video-game characters 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z That marriage lasted less than a year; when Ms. White wrote an autobiography, “Here We Go Again,” in 1995, she mentioned the marriage but did not mention his name. Betty White, a Television Golden Girl From the Start, Is Dead at 99 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z He had been thinking about Burns at that time, he said, prompted in part by writing an autobiography and revealing dark aspects of his own past. Alan Cumming Uses Dance to Get at the Truth of Robert Burns 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z “With Shakespeare and poetry,” he wrote in “Tell Freedom,” a 1954 autobiography, “a new world was born.” Peter Abrahams, whose novels detailed South Africa’s racial injustice, dies at 97 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Ritz attempted to sell the autobiography he was writing on Gaye, but with the artist not turning out any more hits, no publishers were interested. When Marvin got that feeling: The coke-addled, heartbreak-fueled story behind “Sexual Healing” 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z In 1987 she wrote her autobiography, Prime Mimicker, chronicling her childhood and career as impressionist. Actress Janet Brown dies aged 87 2011-05-27T14:57:18Z “Each character represented a different aspect of Schulz, making Peanuts perhaps the most richly layered autobiography of all time.” Why I loved Charlie Brown and the Peanuts cartoons 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z The feat is documented in his popular autobiography, Marathon Man, and his fans regard him as something of an endurance savant. Runner's lie? Cheating rumors didn’t stop Robert Young – but something else did 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z Prince Harry, in his recent autobiography “Spare,” recalled accompanying his father to see the Royal Shakespeare Company on several occasions. A King Who Actually Likes the Arts 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Strange too the elision of the questions Roth asked of himself, or rather, put in the mouth of his character Zuckerman in his autobiography “Facts.” In ‘Philip Roth,’ a Life of the Literary Master as Aggrieved Playboy 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z In her first autobiography, Davis described ruling her Girl Scout troupe like a martinet: “I had to be the best. Nothing ever satisfied me.” ‘Feud: Bette and Joan’ Episode 5: Taking the Stage 2017-04-02T04:00:00Z In a typewritten draft of his best-selling 1948 autobiography, he scribbled a description of his war-torn hometown in southern France: “I was born into a world which was the image of hell.” A Monk’s Interests Captured on Camera 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z A: I'm writing my own autobiography, which is becoming too thick. A Minute With: Martin Landau on Marilyn Monroe to Anna Nicole 2013-06-26T13:11:40Z I did read Charlie Chaplin's autobiography and agree with everyone else that the first 200 pages are excellent. Forget Pippa Middleton's party pooper. Not all celebrity books are a bum deal 2012-11-15T11:45:50Z Part autobiography and part novel, the book follows a girl named Zomorod who, like Dumas, moves from Iran to California in the late 1970s and struggles to adapt to her new home. Firoozeh Dumas sees the humor amid middle-school stress 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z In that regard, "Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink" is less a memoir as we've come to expect it than a kind of creative autobiography, a portrait of the artist from the inside out. Elvis Costello's aim is truth in memoir 'Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink' 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z “It’s going to be a history and an autobiography. I was at VI longer than anyone,” Smith said. Ex-Va. Intermont prof writing book about college 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z In terms of more formal autobiographies, Michael Reynold's five-part biography, 25 years in the writing, is the one most often called definitive. Reading group: Take your Ernest Hemingway reading further 2012-05-23T15:04:55Z “Hitchhiker” itself, an autobiography using drugs as milestones, didn’t emerge until Mr. Young released a solo electric version in 2010. Blasts From the Past From the Rolling Stones, D’Angelo, Neil Young and Can 2017-09-15T04:00:00Z His autobiography, “Living From Hand to Mouth,” was published in 2005. Jerry Adler, Harmonica Virtuoso, Dies at 91 2010-03-21T23:58:00Z As he noted later in his autobiography Rock, Roll & Remember: “A record company could give a disc jockey $100,000, a list of records with how often to play each one, and it wasn’t illegal.” Remembering Dick Clark: The Bandstand Years 2012-04-18T22:50:00Z In his autobiography, Miracles of Life, JG Ballard suggested that illustrated versions of The Arabian Nights helped prepare him for surrealism. The Arabian Nights: a thousand and one illustrations 2011-03-12T00:06:32Z For part of “To Float,” the alibi of “biography” helps Hayes avoid autobiography. In a (Prose) Tribute to Fathers and Father Figures, a Fast-Paced Poet Slows Down 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z And Brown has said, at least, that he wants to introduce Dante's Divine Comedy to readers, though I worry it's simply because Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that Dante wrote his autobiography "in colossal cipher". Dan Brown still can't write, but he deserves some respect 2013-05-16T11:45:00Z The document also reminisced about his own childhood and was described as the missing chapter of his autobiography. Mark Twain's tribute to daughter sells for $242,500 2010-06-18T04:12:00Z I had a rare lie in, and I read a quick chapter of Charlie Chaplin’s autobiography. Laura Donnelly’s Week: ‘Dora the Explorer’ and a Poetry Prescription 2021-04-06T04:00:00Z “The Postal Service used her widely recognized quote to help build an immediate connection between her image and her 1969 nationally recognized autobiography, ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,’ ” the statement said. Book author Joan Walsh Anglund says of Angelou stamp: ‘That’s my quote’ 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z It leads to an interest in autobiography for the first time in the case of the Dutch; they put stress on what we call the psychology of the inner life. The war on female sexuality: Is globalization to blame? 2013-01-05T23:00:00Z Believe me, I read four biographies, I read his autobiography; it’s a beautiful book. Why the Movie ‘Neruda’ Is an ‘Anti-Bio’ 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z He is the author of "The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language" as well as many less scholarly books such as "Txtng: the Gr8 Db8" and "Just a Phrase I'm Going Through," an autobiography. 'A Little Book of Language': How we say what we say, and why 2010-06-02T22:42:00Z Davis, in his autobiography, called Mr. Shorter “the conceptualizer of a whole lot of musical ideas we did.” Wayne Shorter, Intrepid Saxophonist and Composer, Dies at 89 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The next-best thing after the autobiography are the comics Simon created, and Titan has collected one of the oddest and funniest titles he and Kirby ever did. Comics: Excellent new books about Captain America's creators 2011-08-02T20:34:04Z Dunn's autobiography, Permission to Speak, was titled after one of Jonesy's catchphrases "But he was a wonderful person to work with - great sense of humour, always fun, a great joy really." Dad's Army star Clive Dunn dies 2012-11-08T09:55:45Z Alec Guinness wrote three lots of diaries, and then there is the autobiography, which is diary in disguise. Five great published diaries 2012-07-16T11:00:00Z The Samuel Johnson Prize recognizes English-language books from any country in the areas of current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, autobiography and the arts. ‘The Pike’ Wins Samuel Johnson Nonfiction Prize 2013-11-04T22:10:22Z My first writing commission was at age seven, as a ghostwriter for my mother’s autobiography. Douglas Stuart on Growing Up Queer Before the Internet 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z But that was non-fiction, and so I ought to be able to answer the perennial autobiography question with a resounding, unashamed NO. Jonathan Franzen: the path to Freedom 2012-05-25T21:55:12Z Now he is splitting the literary world after Penguin agreed to publish his autobiography marked a "classic". Morrissey's 'Autobiography' a classic before it's even been read 2013-10-16T17:11:33Z Heather, who became a model and the second wife of Paul McCartney, later referred to Stapley as "evil" and claimed in her 1995 autobiography Out On a Limb that she ended up homeless. Charles Stapley obituary 2011-04-03T17:16:55Z Mr. Wodiczko described himself as a refugee, but autobiography is not a part of his work. A Monument Man Gives Memorials New Stories to Tell 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The deals come despite a considerable fall in sales for the celebrity autobiography genre over the last four years, as the market has been swamped with books from anyone with the smallest claim to fame. John Cleese and David Jason reap Fifty Shades bonanza 2012-10-05T12:40:16Z In his autobiography, “To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown,” Mr. Gordy recalled that he had first heard of the Jackson 5 through his creative assistant, Suzanne de Passe. Bobby Taylor, Soul Singer Who Helped the Jackson 5, Dies 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z For a while his misdeeds were on the mild side, the sort of antics that Chuck Berry referred to in his autobiography as “hubcap ripping and parked-car creeping, dime-store clipping and window peeping.” ‘Solitary’ Is an Uncommonly Powerful Memoir About Four Decades in Confinement 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z The most recent actor to take on the role is British star Idris Elba, who plays the lead in a film adaptation of Mandela's autobiography Long Walk To Freedom. Nelson Mandela's life on screen 2013-12-06T12:31:26Z “By now I had forgotten the tire,” she wrote in her autobiography, “To Dance on Sands: The Life and Art of Death Valley’s Marta Becket,” published in 2006. Marta Becket, Dancer in the Desert, Dies at 92 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Not coincidentally, Ms. Gravano recently published an autobiography, “Mob Daughter,” which is given a number of plugs in the series, and she is introducing a skin-care line. With ?Mob Wives?: Silent Partners No Longer 2012-03-28T21:24:05Z Her book, “Becoming,” has become one of the best-selling autobiographies of all time. Greetings from the alternate universe where Oprah and Michelle Obama are running for president 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z His autobiography “A Long Way From Home” devotes a good section to his experiences in Morocco. Read Your Way Through Tangier 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Ali returned the compliment by calling his autobiography Street Fighting Years. A life in writing: Tariq Ali 2010-05-07T23:18:00Z This novel is, in short, far closer to its author's life than many so-called autobiographies. Reading group: Art and autobiography in The Bell Jar 2013-01-09T13:29:56Z In this book’s section about working with Malcolm X on his autobiography, the pages seem to turn themselves. Review: In ‘Alex Haley: And the Books That Changed a Nation,’ a Reputation Made and Lost 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z People often describe interior design as an exercise in autobiography. Caitlyn Jenner Invites AD into Her Malibu California Home 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z It’s the third novel from Lerner, the “10:04” author noted for blurring the line between fiction and autobiography. The 18 books to read this fall - The Washington Post 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z She was appointed CBE for services to drama in 2005 and, in the following year, published an autobiography, Telling Some Tales. Anna Massey 2011-07-04T18:30:00Z I heard that Rob Lowe's autobiography is better than you might expect, but obviously I'm not going to pay for it. Forget Pippa Middleton's party pooper. Not all celebrity books are a bum deal 2012-11-15T11:45:50Z This is not the first sentence of Tiger Woods’s autobiography. Catching Up With Denis Johnson’s Star-Crossed Drifters 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z As Jones described in his autobiography, “I Lived to Tell It All,” people who owed him money sometimes settled their debts with the drug. Drugs, Planes, Bail: The Wild Story of George Jones’s Lost Recordings 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z “There’s a trail of bread crumbs for generations of other writers to add to,” she said of her living autobiography trilogy. With a Doppelgänger Novel, Deborah Levy Embodies Strangeness 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z They bonded over their shared love of poetry, and over a connection with Columbia University, where Cardenal had come to study in 1947, just as Merton was completing his autobiography. The Modern Monkhood of Thomas Merton 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z The production inevitably brings to mind another memoir of a show, the current hit “Springsteen on Broadway,” in which the rock star Bruce Springsteen alternates recitations from his autobiography with introspective performances of his songs. Review: An Autumnal Patti Smith Remembers Summer in ‘Words and Music’ 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z “Now, in his autobiography, generations of fans will finally get the answer they’ve been waiting for.” ArtsBeat: See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Read Me: HarperCollins Lands Pete Townshend Memoir 2011-05-17T16:58:00Z I think her most compelling work now is her autobiography, “The Dark and the Bright,” which has been beautifully translated into English by her daughter Christine Shuttleworth. ArtsBeat: Life During Wartime: Lara Feigel Talks About ‘The Love-charm of Bombs’ 2013-07-10T17:56:38Z “More often than I can count, I’ve been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right,” McCartney said in a statement. Dear Sir or Madam: Paul McCartney memoir due out in November 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z Much has been written about him over the years, including his 1991 autobiography, “Wouldn’t It Be Nice: My Own Story,” now disavowed as having been ghostwritten by Landy. Finding Beach Boy Brian Wilson 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z The two-year lecture tour to Ireland and Britain had been arranged to help promote the abolitionist cause abroad and to help Douglass — who had just published his autobiography — avoid recapture by his former owner. Books of The Times: Colum McCann’s ‘TransAtlantic’ Explores Ireland and U.S. 2013-06-27T20:27:10Z “You read the autobiographies of the top players, the tropes are exactly the same: alcohol, gambling, fast cars, women trouble, dystopian families,” he said. He Knows His Way Around a Half-Butt (That’s Snooker Talk) 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Next week the British literary magazine Granta will publish an excerpt from the autobiography, called “The Farm.” Mark Twain?s Unexpurgated Autobiography 2010-07-10T01:43:00Z Now each runway show is also a chapter in a new book, which, she says, is an autobiography in pictures. New book highlights Sui's career of cool catwalks 2011-01-06T21:21:10Z “It’s that autobiography, biography, history category, a certain kind of guy gift book.” Mark Twain?s Autobiography Flying Off the Shelves 2010-11-19T22:37:00Z She recites from her autobiography with a Jamaican lilt and a disciplinarian’s glare that dares you not to pay attention. Review: ‘Marys Seacole’ Puts Biodrama Through a Kaleidoscope 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z What makes “On Bowie” unique—what makes it something other than redundant—is its mix of biography and autobiography. Rob Sheffield: “What I love most about David Bowie is that he celebrated the romance of being a fan.” 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z For some ersatz Twains, the popularity of the autobiography is motivation enough to kick-start a comeback tour. Mark Twain, Now a Career for the Mustachioed 2011-01-23T23:08:20Z “I never wanted to write autobiography,” said Ogawa, who grew up in Japan and the United States and graduated from Columbia University. What to Do With an Absent Father? Cast Him as a Character Onstage. 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z He worked in various Broadway productions as an actor in small roles and as a stage manager before directing staged readings of two dramatizations of the playwright Sean O’Casey’s autobiography. Stuart Vaughan, Director and Shakespeare Expert, Dies at 88 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z In his later years, Forbes turned to writing novels, including his latest, The Soldier's Story, published last year and two volumes of autobiography. Bryan Forbes, acclaimed film director, dies aged 86 2013-05-08T22:04:26Z Kane, who later co-authored celebrity autobiographies under her married name Chris Chase, played a dancer who falls for a boxer in Kubrick's crime drama. Kubrick actress Irene Kane dies 2013-11-04T12:41:37Z In his 1968 autobiography, “A Sculptor’s World,” Noguchi attributes that remark to the Romanian artist Constantin Brancusi, who also said: “When we are no longer children, we are already dead.” Portraits of Three Artists as Young Children 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Green was a vice president and senior editor of Knopf, where he edited fiction, biography, autobiography, history, current affairs and public policy. Ashbel Green, Longtime Editor at Knopf, Dies at 84 2012-09-20T01:55:13Z In his autobiography, “Private Domain,” Mr. Taylor described the dance as “old Miss America’s wrinkles, patriotism past its prime.” Paul Taylor Alumni Return for 60th Anniversary Celebration 2014-03-21T21:23:57Z This reliance on types rather than characters and signals over information — Boston’s intellect is established by a glimpse of him reading Booker T. Washington’s autobiography — is only one of the movie’s difficulties. ‘The 24th’ Review: The Story Behind a Mutiny 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Condoleezza Rice’s autobiography is really good — it talks about how her parents in Birmingham wanted no part of the movement. Bakari Sellers wanted his memoir to spark tough talks about race. We’re already in the middle of a conflagration. 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z “I was country music’s national drunk and drug addict,” Mr. Jones wrote in his autobiography. George Jones, Country Singer, Dies at 81 2013-04-26T14:38:56Z He finds the frames “improvised like visual music” in what Mr. Culhane acknowledged in his autobiography, “Talking Animals and Other People,” was an Eisenstein-inspired moment. That Noisy Woodpecker Had an Animated Secret 2011-04-10T22:05:14Z In the film, McGregor's unnamed character is portrayed as a jaded but successful hack whose last job was the best-selling autobiography of a magician entitled: I Came, I Sawed, I Conquered. You review: The Ghost 2010-04-19T13:02:00Z Packed with miscellaneous delights — phrases, jokes, anecdotes, lovely sentences — they read like secret autobiographies, back catalogs of joy and heartbreak. Review: J. D. McClatchy’s Secret Autobiography, in Quotations 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z She writes her autobiography and becomes a symbol for British abolitionists. BET’s ‘Book of Negroes’: Slavery story rushes past its best moments 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z She was active in the animal rights group Peta, and in 2007 published an autobiography, My First Five Husbands ... and the Ones Who Got Away. Rue McClanahan obituary 2010-06-04T17:24:00Z Some authors will respond with fiction, others with autobiography or philosophical reflections. A bounty of literary riches this week in D.C. 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z We learn all this in a 160-page tranche of confessional autobiography composed by Patty at her therapist's suggestion. Does Freedom reign? 2010-09-17T23:05:00Z More grating to her, though, is the accusation of autobiography, which she finds not only more trying, but also more sexist. Siri Hustvedt 2011-03-25T07:00:00Z There’s an echo of this in Davis’s autobiography when she writes: “I have always been driven by some distant music – a battle hymn no doubt – for I have been at war since the beginning.” My week as Bette Davis: 'My fierce brows are begging to be raised' 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Plagens brings two distinct advantages to his project, which combines critical analysis with biography and even autobiography. What is an artist? Peter Plagens' 'Bruce Nauman' illuminates 2014-06-07T04:00:00Z I don’t have shelves currently, but the autobiography of Donald Trump. Charlie Kaufman Is Sorry, He’s a Bit Distracted 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Instead, the book invites questions about why he decided to assemble "an impressionistic autobiography told through jokes" instead of a genuine autobiography. Seinfeld's bland new book "Is This Anything?" is $35 dollars' worth of ambivalence and old jokes 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z The material in Volume 1 that was omitted from previous editions amounts to “maybe as little as 5 percent of the dictations,” said Harriet E. Smith, chief editor of the autobiography. Mark Twain?s Unexpurgated Autobiography 2010-07-10T01:43:00Z Similarly funny was Reagan's remark, when asked, what he had on his reading list, replied, his own autobiography. Christmas reading for the rich and famous: what do you recommend? 2012-12-21T15:09:13Z When Lear’s autobiography, “Even This I Get to Experience,” was published last year, critics noted that he seemed to give little credit to Mr. Yorkin. Bud Yorkin, innovative TV producer and director, dies at 89 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Head a few blocks over to 57th Street Books, a cellar bookstore that the Obama family once frequented, and you’ll find a dusty audio copy of the president’s autobiography “Dreams From My Father” on display. For Obamas and Chicago, a long Windy City goodbye 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z And although Bourgeois maintained that her autobiography was not necessary to an understanding of her art, after the huge success of her MoMa show she talked often about her childhood and its effect on her. Louise Bourgeois obituary 2010-05-31T21:50:00Z The effervescent Ebert doesn’t realize, though, that for an autobiography, he doesn’t need to include the names of every childhood friend, parish priest, funeral attendee, and even his phone number when he was a boy. Life Itself - A Memoir - By Roger Ebert - Book Review 2011-09-25T04:13:02Z Yet despite such rich material, the autobiography is somewhat disappointing. At 75, Tom Jones has a new book, a new album — and a new take on life 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z Johnson’s “Reaching for the Moon” is an autobiography for middle graders that will be published next fall, Atheneum Books for Young Readers announced Thursday. Katherine Johnson, at age 100, is telling her life story 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z “The Pigeon Tunnel” is not an autobiography — and certainly doesn’t add many factual details to Mr. Sisman’s thoughtful portrait. Le Carré, the Con Man’s Son: Writer, Liar, Survivor, Spy 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z The book is a “novelized autobiography” — an unstable and charismatic compound of fact and fiction. Martin Amis Offers the ‘Inside Story’ of His Relationships With Three Famous Writers 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Not for nothing, his autobiography is called “My Lives.” Living With Edmund White 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z I’d call it self-serving except that in a play that isn’t autobiography the question of “self” has been fudged. Review: Playwriting and Bug-Hunting Wed in ‘The Catastrophist’ 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Look, he made an autobiography after all: an unorthodox but frank, eloquent and ultimately moving one. Books of The Times: ?Look, I Made a Hat,? Stephen Sondheim Lyrics - Review 2011-12-08T23:09:14Z In the eight stories of “Hot Comb,” a mix of autobiography and fiction, the thread throughout is black women’s hair — as a source of intimacy, community and tension. Graphic Novels With Fresh Voices From the Margins 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z In his 1985 autobiography, Lewis swore he would one day finish the film, in which he plays a concentration-camp clown charged with amusing children on their way to the gas chamber. The 10 greatest "missing movies" 2011-07-20T00:30:00Z Hitchcock would “find some way to express his obsession with me, as if I owed it to him to reciprocate somehow,” Hedren writes in the new autobiography, and even expressed his love for her directly. Tippi Hedren: Alfred Hitchcock sexually assaulted me 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Now Rob Lowe's published his autobiography, Stories I Only Tell My Friends, which tells of his remarkable career. VIDEO: Rob Lowe on 21 years of sobriety 2011-05-31T09:13:53Z He has written Santa’s autobiography, North Pole cookbook, Christmas Chronicles and a book about Mrs. Claus, too. Books Of the Times: A New Look at Charles Manson, by Jeff Guinn 2013-08-06T21:46:25Z By using her autobiography to tell the world what she wanted to the world to know, she was able to respond to the prevailing idea that her story was one of sadness alone. Billie Holiday's Story Was Even More Complicated Than You Think 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z The most illuminating parts of this muddled book are those in which Secrest quotes Schiaparelli's autobiography directly. 'Elsa Schiaparelli': Fashion designer too elusive for words 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z A little insight to the kind of teen I was…I read Debbie Reynolds's autobiography when I was in 7th grade. 'A Trailblazer and a Hero': Read Tributes to Debbie Reynolds 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z The usage infantilizes both the reader and the book’s subject, adding to a centuries-long history of disrespectful misnaming — a history that White himself contested by entitling his autobiography “A Man Called White.” Antagonist, Activist, Operator, Survivor 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z And then also, autobiography creeps in against your will. "Keep Breathing" creators talk survival, not Googling solutions and that controversial ending 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z Hanging next to a portrait of tennis great Althea Gibson, for example, is an excerpt from her autobiography. Exhibitions celebrate the opening of the Smithsonian’s African American Museum 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z |
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