life story
noun
: the things that have happened to someone in life
a life story that includes a childhood of extreme poverty
She told us her life story.
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On the next episode of Mythical Kitchen’s Last Meals web series, premiering Tuesday at 6 a.m. ET, Swims sits down with host Josh Scherer to eat their way through some of the musician’s all-time favorite foods and talk about his life story.
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Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2025
His incredible talent and the enduring myth that sprung out of it uniquely position his life story for a compelling biopic.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
O’Shaughnessy herself provides some of the film’s voiceover narration, as does Ride, by way of old interviews re-contextualized in service to the relatively standard approach to telling a full life story.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
The musical, which brings Parton’s life story to the stage, will launch a four-week limited engagement at Belmont University’s Fisher Center For the Performing Arts this summer.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2025
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Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2025
His incredible talent and the enduring myth that sprung out of it uniquely position his life story for a compelling biopic.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
O’Shaughnessy herself provides some of the film’s voiceover narration, as does Ride, by way of old interviews re-contextualized in service to the relatively standard approach to telling a full life story.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
The musical, which brings Parton’s life story to the stage, will launch a four-week limited engagement at Belmont University’s Fisher Center For the Performing Arts this summer.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Life story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20story. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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