Possible Clues:

• Greek biographer who wrote "Parallel Lives"
• Place where Mormons can be found welcoming Roman Catholic writer
• Greek biographer who wrote 'Parallel Lives'
• Mostly playful dog with pre-eminent old biographer
• Animated dog with tail cut off by mischievous Greek writer
• 'Parallel Lives' biographer
• Clap Ruth Strange, writer
• Classical Greek essayist (Parallel Lives)
• Line requiring note in dry classical biographer
• Writer whose work was Shakespeare's primary source for 'Julius Caesar'