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Can you name the subjects of these biographies?

By ACL
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  • Includes full title of each biography. The subject is best known for their work in each given field, even though there might be overlap.
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With Malice Towards None: A Biography of [Name] 
The Spy Who Never Was: Life and Loves of [Name] 
The Years of [Name]: Master of the Senate 
[Name]: Life in Hiding 
Black Star: A View of the Life and Times of [Name] 
Literature
[Name]: Una Vida 
Duchess of Death: The Unauthorized Biography of [Name] 
[Literary Name] and Mr. Geisel: A Biography 
[Name]: Sentenced to Death 
[Name]: Her Life, Her Fiction, Her Monsters 
Movies
Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of [Name] 
Rainbow: The Stormy Life of [Name] 
The Animated Man: A Life of [Name] 
Blue Angel: The Life and Films of [Name] 
[Name]: The Beauty of Silence 
Music
I Fall to Pieces: The Music and the Life of [Name] 
[Name]: Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind 
[Name]: Like An Icon 
His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of [Name] 
Crossroads: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend [Name] 
Religion
[Name]: Biography of a Reformer 
[Name]: The Sage on the Road 
The Healer: The Healing Work of [Name] 
[Name]: Saint of Calcutta 
Escape From the Land of the Snows: The Young [Name]'s Harrowing Flight to Freedom and the Making of a Spiritual Hero 
Science
[Name]: His Life and Universe 
The Earth Moves: [Name] and the Roman Inquisition 
Splendid Solution: [Name] and the Conquest of Polio 
Something out of Nothing: [Name] and Radium 
Cogito, Ergo Sum: The Life of [Name] 
Sports
King of the World: [Name] and the Rise of an American Hero 
Hustle: The Myth, Lies and Life of [Name] 
[Name]: The Man Who Outran Hitler 
The Horse God Built: The Untold Story of [Name], The World's Greatest Racehorse 
Pride of Puerto Rico: The Life of [Name] 
Television
Get a Life! 
Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of [Name] 
Watching [Name]: Reflections on Growing Up in the 1950s and 1960s 
I'm [Name]... And You're Not 
King of the Night: The Life of [Name] 
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