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The [[Biopic]] is one of these in movie form.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* The ''[[Parallel Lives]]'' of [[Plutarch]] is generally considered to be the [[Ur Example]] of the biography as we understand it, as it focuses not on grand historical events but on the smaller ones that cast light on the subjects' personalities.
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* Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571), famous Italian goldsmith, sculptor and painter, wrote an autobiography (simply title ''Vita'', "Life", by him), in which he, among other things, describes three murders he committed.
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* The ''[[John Adams (TV series)|John Adams]]'' miniseries on HBO is a biography of [[John Adams|the title character]].
* A&E has a popular and long-running series called ''Biography'', which has even spawned its own channel (The Biography Network).
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* Subverted by [[Savatage]]'s ''[[Streets: A Rock Opera]]''. The story of DT Jesus and his struggle with drugs and fame bares a suspicious resemblance to lead singer Jon Oliva's life. It isn't supposed to be his story at all, ''Streets'' released in 1991 and the original story it was adapted from, ''Gutter Ballet'', being written in 1979 by their producer, Paul O'Neill, before his involvement with the band.
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* Significant biographical musicals include:
** ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', about the Trapp Family
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*** ''[[Antony and Cleopatra]]''
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* Most of the entries on real people on this wiki can be considered mini-biographies.
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