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When writing a biography research paper, what important info should I include in the paper?

I am writing a biography research paper on Mark Rothko and I was wondering what info about his biography I should include in the paper? Is there some general info, like birth date, that I could put into a general outline?

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1. Some questions you might want to think about include: * What makes this person special or interesting? * What kind of effect did he or she have on the world? other people? * What are the adjectives you would most use to describe the person? * What examples from their life illustrate those qualities? * What events shaped or changed this person's life? * Did he or she overcome obstacles? Take risks? Get lucky? * Would the world be better or worse if this person hadn't lived? How and why?
2. Include his birth date/place, the day he died, field, art movement, childhood, emmigration to US, Early Career, Maturity, Late period, suicide and aftermath, legacy, paintings, quotations and resources/references. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rothko http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/rothko_mark.html http://www.nga.gov/feature/rothko/