Biographical films

This heading is used as a topical heading for works about films that depict lives of real people. When used as a topical heading it is subdivided by the appropriate geographic, topical, and/or form subdivisions.
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85014151
- info:lc/authorities/sh85014151
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85014151#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Bio-pics
- Biographical videos
- Biopics
- Film biographies
- Screen biographies
Use For
- Biographical videos
Broader Terms
- Biography
- Motion pictures
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb119532810
Earlier Established Forms
- Biographical videos
Sources
- found: Custen, G.F. Biographical movies, 1992 (biopics)
- found: Yee, M.M. Moving image materials, 1988: p. 31 (Biographies, UF Bio-pics)
- found: Lopez, D. Films by genre, c1993 (Biographical film (Film biography, Screen biography))
General Notes
- This heading is used as a topical heading for works about films that depict lives of real people. When used as a topical heading it is subdivided by the appropriate geographic, topical, and/or form subdivisions.
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2010-01-07: revised

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