My Own Story may refer to:

Autobiographies and memoirs

"My Own Story" is frequently the title of an

autobiography An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life, providing a personal narrative that reflects on the author's experiences, memories, and insights. This genre allows individuals to share thei ...

or a

memoir A memoir (; , ) is any nonfiction narrative writing based on the author's personal memories. The assertions made in the work are thus understood to be factual. While memoir has historically been defined as a subcategory of biography or autob ...

: * ''My Own Story: An Account of the Conditions in Kentucky Leading to the Assassination of William Goebel, who was Declared Governor of the State, and My Indictment and Conviction on the Charge of Complicity in His Murder'', a 1905 memoir by American politician Caleb Powers * ''My Own Story: With Recollections of Noted Persons'', a 1903 memoir by American author

John Townsend Trowbridge John Townsend Trowbridge (September 18, 1827 – February 12, 1916) was an American author. Early life Trowbridge was born in Ogden, New York, to Windsor Stone Trowbridge and Rebecca Willey. His birthplace was a log cabin his father constructe ...

* ''My Own Story: An Episode in the Life of a New Zealand Settler of 50 Years Back'', a 1904 memoir by Emilie Monson Malcolm * ''My Own Story by Louisa of Tuscany Ex-Crown Princess of Saxony'', a 1911 memoir of

Archduchess Louise of Austria Archduchess Louise of Austria (2 September 1870, in Salzburg – 23 March 1947, in Brussels) was by marriage Crown Princess of Saxony as the wife of the future King Frederick Augustus III. Louise was born in Salzburg to the exiled Grand Duke of ...

* ''My Own Story'' (also released as ''Suffragette: My Own Story''), a 1914 autobiography of British suffragette

Emmeline Pankhurst Emmeline Pankhurst (; Goulden; 15 July 1858 – 14 June 1928) was a British political activist who organised the British suffragette movement and helped women to win in 1918 the women's suffrage, right to vote in United Kingdom of Great Brita ...

* ''Mo Sgéal Féin'' (), a 1915 autobiography by Irish writer

Peadar Ua Laoghaire Father Peadar Ua Laoghaire or Peadar Ó Laoghaire (, first name locally ; 30 April 1839 – 21 March 1920), also anglicized as Peter O'Leary, was an Irish writer and Catholic priest, who is regarded today as one of the founders of modern literat ...

* ''My Own Story'', a 1919 autobiography by American newspaperman

Fremont Older Fremont Older (August 30, 1856 – March 3, 1935) was a newspaperman and editor in San Francisco, California for nearly 50 years and an important activist in the progressive social and political life of the era and area. He is best known for ...

* ''My Own Story, as told to Mildred Harrington'', a 1934 memoir by Canadian actress

Marie Dressler Leila Marie Koerber (November 9, 1868 – July 28, 1934), known professionally as Marie Dressler, was a Canadian-born stage- and screen-actress and comedian, popular in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood in early silent film, silent an ...

* ''Clearing in the West: My Own Story'', a 1935 autobiography by Canadian political activist

Nellie McClung Nellie Letitia McClung (; 20 October 18731 September 1951) was a Canadian author, politician, and social activist, who is regarded as one of Canada's most prominent suffragists. She began her career in writing with the 1908 book ''Sowing Seed ...

* ''The Bridge: My Own Story'', a 1940 memoir by American writer

Ernest Poole Ernest Cook Poole (January 23, 1880 – January 10, 1950) was an American journalist, novelist, and playwright. Poole is best remembered for his sympathetic first-hand reportage of revolutionary Russia during and immediately after the Revolution ...

* ''The Stream Runs Fast: My Own Story'', a 1945 autobiography by Canadian political activist

* ''My Own Story'' (also released as ''Jackie Robinson: My Own Story''), an autobiography by African American baseball player, Brooklyn Dodgers #42, Jackie Robinson, the basis of the 1950 film ''

The Jackie Robinson Story ''The Jackie Robinson Story'' is a 1950 biographical film directed by Alfred E. Green (who had directed ''The Jolson Story'', "one of the biggest hits of the 40s") and starring Jackie Robinson as himself. The film focuses on Robinson's struggle ...

'' * '' Baruch: My Own Story'', a 1957 memoir by American financier Bernard Mannes Baruch * ''My Own Story: The Truth About Modelling'', a 1964 autobiography by British model

Jean Shrimpton Jean Rosemary Shrimpton (born 7 November 1942) is an English model and actress. She was an icon of Swinging London and is considered to be one of the world's first supermodels. She appeared on numerous magazine covers including '' Vogue,'' ''H ...

* '' The Happy Hooker: My Own Story'', a 1971 memoir by Dutch call girl Xaviera Hollander * '' The Greatest: My Own Story'', a 1975 autobiography by African American boxer Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) * ''The Eternal Male: My Own Story'', a 1977 autobiography by actor

Omar Sharif Omar Sharif (, ; born Michel Yusef Dimitri Chalhoub ; 10 April 1932 – 10 July 2015) was an Egyptian actor, generally regarded as one of his country's greatest male film stars. He began his career in his native country in the 1950s. He is bes ...

* ''Donahue: My Own Story'', a 1979 memoir by American TV personality

Phil Donahue Phillip John Donahue (December 21, 1935 – August 18, 2024) was an American media personality, writer, film producer, and the creator and host of '' The Phil Donahue Show''. The television program, later known simply as ''Donahue'', was the fir ...

* ''Pavarotti: My Own Story'', a 1981 autobiography by

Luciano Pavarotti Luciano Pavarotti (, , ; 12 October 19356 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who during the late part of his career crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most acclaimed tenors of all time. He made numerou ...

* ''Chrissie: My Own Story'', a 1982 autobiography by American tennis player

Chris Evert Christine Marie Evert (born December 21, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player. One of the most successful players of all time, she was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 2 ...

* ''Homesick: My Own Story'', a 1982 award-winning autobiography by American writer

Jean Fritz Jean Guttery Fritz (November 16, 1915 – May 14, 2017) was an American children's writer best known for American biography and history. She won the Children's Legacy Literature Award for her career contribution to American children's literature ...

* ''Laughter in the Rain: My Own Story'', a 1982 autobiography by American singer-songwriter

Neil Sedaka Neil Sedaka (; born March 13, 1939) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collabo ...

* ''Frame by Frame: My Own Story'', a 1985 autobiography by British snooker player

Dennis Taylor Dennis Taylor (born 19 January 1949) is a Northern Irish retired professional snooker player and current commentator. He turned professional in 1972 and won the 1985 World Snooker Championship, in which he lost the first eight frames of 1985 W ...

* ''Ryan White: My Own Story'', a 1991 autobiography by American hemophiliac AIDS victim

Ryan White Ryan Wayne White (December 6, 1971 – April 8, 1990) was an American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States after his school barred him from attending classes following a diagn ...

* '' Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story'', a 1991 memoir by American musician Brian Wilson * ''Shane Warne: My Own Story: As Told to Mark Ray'', a 1997 memoir by

Mark Ray Mark Ray (born 2 October 1952 in Surry Hills, New South Wales) is a former Australian first-class cricket player. Cricket career Mark Ray played for New South Wales in the 1981–82 season, before moving to Tasmania, where he played for Tasma ...

and

Shane Warne Shane Keith Warne (13 September 1969 – 4 March 2022) was an Australian international cricketer whose career ran from 1992 to 2007. Warne played as a right-arm leg spin bowler and a lower-order right-handed batter for Victoria, Hampshire ...

* ''Oksana: My Own Story'', a 1997 memoir by Ukrainian figure skater

Oksana Baiul Oksana Serhiyivna Baiul-Farina (; born November 16, 1977) is a Ukrainian retired competitive figure skater. She is the 1993 world champion and the 1994 Olympic champion in ladies' singles. Baiul is the first Olympic Champion from Ukraine t ...

* ''Little Goes a Long Way: My Own Story'', a 1999 autobiography by British comedian

Syd Little Syd Little (born Cyril John Mead; 19 December 1942) is an English comedian who was the straight man in the double act Little and Large, with Eddie Large. Life and career Born in Blackpool, Little was raised in Manchester. After leaving Yew ...

* ''Backstage You Can Have: My Own Story'', a 2009 post-humous autobiography by American actress

Betty Hutton Betty Hutton (born Elizabeth June Thornburg; February 26, 1921 – March 12, 2007) was an American stage, film, and television actress, comedian, dancer, and singer. She rose to fame in the 1940s as a contract player for Paramount Pictures, appea ...

Other uses

* ''My Own Story; Or, The Autobiography of a Child'', a 1845 novel by British author

Mary Howitt Mary Howitt (12 March 1799 – 30 January 1888) was an English poet, the author of the famous poem '' The Spider and the Fly''. She translated several tales by Hans Christian Andersen. Some of her works were written in conjunction with her husba ...

* ''My Own Story'', a 1919 op-ed editorial column in ''Green Book Magazine'' by

Dema Harshbarger Dema Harshbarger (September 8, 1884 — February 20, 1964) was an American businesswoman, concert promoter, and talent manager. Early life Dema E. Harshbarger was born in Abingdon, Illinois, one of the seven children of Richard Henry Harshbarger ...

* ''Zimbabwean Woman: My Own Story'', a 1988 semiautobiographical work by Zimbabwean writer

Sekai Nzenza Sekai Irene Nzenza Kanhutu is a Zimbabwean writer, cultural critic and politician. Biography She was born in rural Zimbabwe, where she trained as a nurse, before doing additional nursing studies in England and subsequently going to live in Austr ...

* ''From Innovation to Deconstruction: My Own Story'', an op-ed column by British-Pakistani artist

Rasheed Araeen Rasheed Araeen (; born 15 June 1935) is a Karachi-born, London-based conceptual artist, sculptor, painter, writer, and curator. He graduated in civil engineering from the NED University of Engineering and Technology in 1962, and has been working ...

Autobiographies and memoirs

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