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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Miranda Bryant

In his own write: Prince Harry’s ghostwriter is so famous that George Clooney made a film of his life

In home with brick arches and mannequins in background
Pulitzer prize-winning writer JR Moehringer in 2013. Photograph: Leonardo Cendamo/Getty Images

When Prince Harry chose to work with ghostwriter JR Moehringer on his institution-shaking memoir, Spare, he was not taking half measures. The American writer and Pulitzer prize-winning journalist does not have a huge output, but he is known for his immersive approach to subjects, his preoccupation with the father-son relationship, and his capacity to “go deep”.

When he worked with Andre Agassi on ghostwriting his celebrated 2009 memoir Open, the tennis star said Moehringer moved to Las Vegas and bought a house a mile away, where he lived for two years. They would meet in the mornings over Whole Foods breakfast burritos, Agassi said.

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