I am seaching for a specific quote I heard years ago about the role of
biographers; something like "A biographer must write about Lord Jones
Dead for people who never knew Lord Jones was alive."  I also need the
name of the person who wrote the quote.

Hi rickjh,

The quote you are thinking of is:

?Journalism largely consists of saying ?Lord Jones is dead? to people
who never knew Lord Jones was alive.? ?G. K. Chesterton, 1847-1936,
English author
 

You can read all about the author, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, at the website below:
American Chesterton Society
http://www.chesterton.org/discover/who.html

More quotes by G. K. Chesterton:
http://www.chesterton.org/discover/quotations.html


Search criteria:
"who never knew Lord Jones was alive"
Journalism largely consists in saying "Lord Jones is dead"
"G. K. Chesterton" quotes 


I hope this is helpful. If you have any questions regarding my answer
please don't hesitate to ask before rating it.

Best wishes,
Rainbow

Perfectly responded to what I needed and did so in only a few hours -
also gave me additional information about the quote's source. Thank
you!

Hi rickjh,
I'm glad I could help. Thank you for the rating and tip.
Best wishes,
Rainbow