Biography
Biography noun - A history of a person's life.
Usage example: an unauthorized biography of the actor gave him some serious headaches
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Obituary and biography are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obituary" instead a noun "Biography".
Obituary
Obituary noun - A notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account.
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This is retconned by Bond's obituary (and official biography) in You Only Live Twice, according to which Bond enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1941 as a teenager, and only joined the Service after the war.
Source: Literature / James Bond
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