as-told-to

[az-tohld-too]Informal.

adjective

(of a biographical account) written by a professional author using information from personal conversations with the subject.

noun

an as-told-to biography.

Origin of as-told-to

First recorded in 1925–30

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Examples from the Web for as-told-to

Contemporary Examples of as-told-to

Over the years, Crawford has been largely silent, speaking out only for an as-told-to obituary to Houston published in Esquire.
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Kevin Fallon
December 16, 2014
But she did leave an “as-told-to” biography, written in 1797, when she was in her late-30s.
The Cross-Dressing Revolutionary: Alex Myers’ New Novel
Eric Herschthal
February 4, 2014