[PAR] [TLE] Al Smith [SEP] Alfred Emanuel "Al" Smith (December 30, 1873 – October 4, 1944) was an American politician who was elected Governor of New York four times and was the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928. [PAR] [TLE] Frank Graham (writer) [SEP] Frank Graham, Sr. (November 12, 1893 – March 9, 1965) was an American sportswriter and biographer.  He covered sports in New York for the "New York Sun" from 1915 to 1943 and for the "New York Journal-American" from 1945 to 1965.  He was also a successful author, writing biographies of politician Al Smith and athletes Lou Gehrig and John McGraw, as well as histories of the New York Yankees, New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers.  Graham's writing style was notable for his use of lengthy passages of "unrelieved dialogue" in developing portraits of the persons about whom he wrote.  Graham was posthumously inducted into the "writers wing" of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1972.  He was also posthumously honored in 1997 by the Boxing Writers Association of America with its highest honor, the A.J. Liebling Award.
[PAR] [TLE] Al Smith [ SEP ] Alfred Emanuel " Al " Smith ( December 30 , 1873 – October 4 , 1944 ) was an American politician who was elected Governor of New York four times and was the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928 . [PAR] [TLE] Frank Graham ( writer ) [ SEP ] Frank Graham , Sr . ( November 12 , 1893 – March 9 , 1965 ) was an American sportswriter and biographer . He covered sports in New York for the " New York Sun " from 1915 to 1943 and for the " New York Journal - American " from 1945 to 1965 . He was also a successful author , writing biographies of politician Al Smith and athletes Lou Gehrig and John McGraw , as well as histories of the New York Yankees , New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers . Graham 's writing style was notable for his use of lengthy passages of " unrelieved dialogue " in developing portraits of the persons about whom he wrote . Graham was posthumously inducted into the " writers wing " of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in 1972 . He was also posthumously honored in 1997 by the Boxing Writers Association of America with its highest honor , the A.J. Liebling Award .
What former New York governor had his biography written by sports writer Frank Graham, Sr?
What former New York governor had his biography written by sports writer Frank Graham , Sr ?
Alfred Emanuel "Al" Smith
Alfred Emanuel "Al" Smith