Biographer Christopher Sandford writes, " Over the years, most British rockers had tried, one way or another, to become black-by-extension.

Biographer David Buckley writes, " The essence of Bowie's contribution to popular music can be found in his outstanding ability to analyse and select ideas from outside the mainstream — from art, literature, theatre and film — and to bring them inside, so that the currency of pop is constantly being changed.

Biographer David Meyer characterized Coon Dog and Avis as loving parents: he writes in Twenty Thousand Roads that they are " remembered as affectionate parents and a loving couple ".

Biographer Lawrence Sutin quotes private diaries that fit this story, and writes that " if ever Crowley uttered the truth of his relation to the Book ," his public account accurately describes what he remembered on this point.

Biographer Jack Zipes writes that the brothers were happy and " clearly fond of country life ".

Biographer James Curtis writes: " Tracy was scarcely a blip on the box office barometer in 1935, a critics ' darling and little more ".

Biographer Robert M. Utley writes that the nickname arose because of McCarty's slight build and beardless countenance, his young years, and his appealing personality.

Biographer Bob Thomas writes that after three years at the studio, Thalberg continually proved his value.

Biographer Patrick McGilligan writes that " Hitchcock rarely managed to pull together a dream cast for any of his 1940s films, but Notorious was a glorious exception.

Biographer Z. James Varanini writes, " the completion of these pipelines represented a move towards a new type of interconnectivity of previously isolated states.

Biographer Susan Baker writes that Hofstadter, " was profoundly influenced by the political Left of the 1930's .... The philosophical impact of Marxism was so intense and direct during Hofstadter's formative years that it formed a major part of his identity crisis ....

Biographer Stephen Henderson writes that the war had made him " more serious and less self-confident ", but " struck by the willingness of so many to march to horrible deaths in the name of an abstract principle ".

Biographer John Hawkins writes she eventually helped her husband win election in a Halifax riding with a significant Irish Catholic population.

Biographer James M. Hutchisson writes that the plot both " soars to new heights of fictional ingenuity and descends to new lows of silliness and absurdity ".

Biographer Frank MacShane writes " The excessiveness of Julian's suicide is what makes Appointment in Samarra so much a part of its time.

Biographer Anne Edwards writes about the tone and tenor of Temple films under Zanuck, " This was mid-Depression, and schemes proliferated for the care of the needy and the regeneration of the fallen.

Biographer Richard Hough writes that " even from their infancy, it was plainly evident that the elder son took after his father, in character and appearance, while Albert strongly resembled his mother in most respects ".

Biographer Michael Reynolds writes that the piece, " ran for twenty magazine pages spread out over two issues ", with the first issue bearing a publication date of 26 January.

" Biographer Trefousse indicates that Johnson's drinking on the occasion was the result of ill health which began before his arrival in Washington, though the exact nature of the ailment is not specified.

Biographer David Crane reduces the missing period to eleven weeks, but is unable to clarify further.

Biographer Tim Pat Coogan sees his time in power as being characterised by economic and cultural stagnation, while Diarmaid Ferriter argues that the stereotype of De Valera as an austere, cold and even backward figure was largely manufactured in the 1960s and is misguided.

Respected film critic Leslie Halliwell said " probably the best Fields vehicle there is " and W. C. Fields Biographer Robert Lewis Taylor called it " One of the great classics of American comedy ".

Biographer Hillel Halkin hypothesizes that at least one of these poems may have been written in honor of one of Judah's own children that did not reach adulthood and who is lost to history.

Biographer Clark Hunter adds: " This is substantially enlarged from that which Ord wrote for vol.

Biographer Clarice Stasz states that it is " not autobiography ," but speaks of his " frank borrowing from his life with Charmian " and says it is " psychologically valid as a mirror of events during winter 1912 – 13.

Biographer Andrew Cook is sceptical about Reilly's involvement in the D ' Arcy Affair, for in February 1904, Reilly was purportedly still in Port Arthur, Manchuria.

Biographer Kenneth Silverman notes that the figure radiates ambivalence and it is not clear if it is a symbol of destruction or of protection.

Biographer and critic, D. J. Taylor described the latter as " horribly partial " and noted that " the supposedly sequestered, melancholic pattern of Gosse's London and Devonshire childhood is repeatedly proved to have contained great affection, friends, fun and even light reading.

Biographer Jan Swafford describes the Handel Variations as " perhaps the finest set of piano variations since Beethoven ", adding, " Besides a masterful unfolding of ideas concluding with an exuberant fugue with a finish designed to bring down the house, the work is quintessentially Brahms in other ways: the filler of traditional forms with fresh energy and imagination ; the historical eclectic able to start off with a gallant little tune of Handel's, Baroque ornaments and all, and integrate it seamlessly into his own voice, in a work of massive scope and dazzling variety.

Biographer Tad Mosel states, " To show her affection for her hometown, she always walked slowly when she left her hotel, turning her head to smile on everyone on the street, missing no one, so they could feel close to her and be able to say when they got home that night, ' Katharine Cornell smiled directly at me.

" Biographer Ian McIntyre discusses the possibility of Reynolds having enjoyed sexual rendezvous with certain clients, such as Nelly O ' Brien ( or " My Lady O ' Brien ", as he playfully dubbed her ) and Kitty Fisher, who visited his house for more sittings than were strictly necessary.

Biographer Anne Chambers points out that despite hints at these facts in certain state documents, allegations such as these were frequently made against women who acted in a manner contrary to the social norms of the day.

Biographer Carolly Erickson wrote, “ In choosing her lovers Rose followed her head first, then her heart ”, meaning that she was adept in terms of identifying the men who were most capable of fulfilling her financial and social needs.

Biographer John Schutz speculates that the underlying reason for Pownall's request were related to frustration with his exclusion from the major military actions of the later war years, and possibly his desire to acquire a more significant post, such as a governor-generalship of conquered New France.

Biographer Stephen Henderson points out that the " ministers were fresh, motivated and knowledgeable about their portfolios ", although Macdonald himself had no experience in finance.

Biographer Andrew Morton noted that most of Madonna's admirers were females, who were born-and-brought-up with an image of old-fashioned stereotypes of women as virginal brides, or as whores, or with feminist values that rejected the use of a woman's looks for her self-advancement.

Biographer Andrew Walmsley observes that Hutchinson at this stage seriously underestimated the impact of these attacks in building a coherent opposition to crown control, and in the damage it was doing to his own reputation.

Biographer Blanche Weisen Cook suggests that this period served as " the political education of General Eisenhower ", as he had to prioritize wide-ranging educational, administrative, and financial demands for the university.

Biographer Stephen Ambrose opined that this was the best speech of Eisenhower's presidency.

" The bar was our altar " Biographer Andrew Lycett ascribed the demise of Thomas ' health to an alcoholic co-dependent relationship with his wife, who deeply resented his affairs.

Biographer Alan Howard conducted extensive interviews for this, the only book-length biography of the often reclusive McLean to date.

Biographer Joseph McBride argues that Capra's disillusionment was more related to the negative effect that the House Un-American Activities Committee ( HUAC ) had on the film industry in general.

Biographer Allan Nevins wrote: " in Grover Cleveland the greatness lies in typical rather than unusual qualities.

Biographer Philip Heselton suggested that through the nudist scene Gardner may have also met Dion Byngham ( 1896 – 1990 ), a senior member of the Order of Woodcraft Chivalry who propounded a Contemporary Pagan religion known as Dionysianism.

Biographer James S. Williams describes Cocteau's politics as " naturally Right-leaning.

Biographer Stuart Schram would later comment that during the period between 1925 and 1927, Mao was closer to the Kuomintang than he was to the Communist Party, something he attributed to Mao's belief that the good of China was more important than the cause of socialism.

Biographer Daniel Jaffé argued that Prokofiev, " having forced himself to compose a cheerful evocation of the nirvana Stalin wanted everyone to believe he had created " ( i. e. in Zdravitsa ) then subsequently, in these three sonatas, " expressed his true feelings ".

Biographer of Samuel Johnson, helped established the norms for writing biography in general.

Biographer Smith, however, maintains that evidence against Babcock was circumstantial.

Biographer Andrew Sinclair asserts that, like many contemporaries during the days of Ohio Republican Party boss Mark Hanna, Harding was involved with graft and excessive patronage.

( Biographer Peskin speculated this may have been infectious hepatitis.

" Biographer Robert V. Remini said that Jefferson " had no great love for Jackson.