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A biography, or simply bio, is a detailed description of a person's

life. It involves more than just the basic facts like education, work,
relationships, and death; it portrays a person's experience of these
life events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a
biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects
of their life, including intimate details of experience, and may
include an analysis of the subject's personality.

Biographical works are usually non-fiction, but fiction can also be

used to portray a person's life. One in-depth form of biographical
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literature to film, form the genre known as biography.

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Sir Thomas Playford GCMG (5 July 1896 – 16 June 1981) was an Australian politician
from the state of South Australia. He served continuously as Premier of South Australia
and leader of the Liberal and Country League (LCL) from 5 November 1938 to 10 March
1965. Though controversial, it was the longest term of any elected government leader in
Australian history. His tenure as premier was marked by a period of population and
economic growth unmatched by any other Australian state. He was known for his
parochial style in pushing South Australia's interests, and was known for his ability to
secure a disproportionate share of federal funding for the state as well as his shameless
haranguing of federal leaders. His string of election wins was enabled by a system of
malapportionment and gerrymander later dubbed the 'Playmander'.

Born into an old political family, Playford was the fifth Thomas Playford and the fourth to
have lived in South Australia; his grandfather Thomas Playford II had served as premier
in the 19th century. He grew up on the family farm in Norton Summit before enlisting in
the Australian Imperial Force in World War I, fighting in Gallipoli and Western Europe.
After serving, he continued farming until his election as a representative for Murray at the
1933 state election. In his early years in politics, Playford was an outspoken

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