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Studs Terkel
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American author, historian and broadcaster (1912-2008)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1912
- Died
- 2008
- Works
- 60
Top works
- My American century
- Noah's Ark of Recurring Celebration : San Francisco Annual Event History
- Studs Terkel's Chicago
- Giants of jazz ; sketches by Robert Galster
- the good war
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Film & TV
New York, New York, U.S
Known for
- Algren — Self2021
- Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...2015
- Prohibition — Self - Writer2011
- Studs Terkel: Listening to America — Self2009
- Soul of a People: Writing America's Story — Self2009
- Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago — Self2007
- Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street — self2006
- A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin2005
- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson — Other Voices (voice)2004
- The Culture Show — Self2004
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1912
- Active to
- 2008
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 924
- Total plays
- 5,025
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Louis "Studs" Terkel (16 May 1912 – 31 October 2008)[1] was an American author, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction in 1985, and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show in Chicago. Terkel was born to a Russian Jewish tailor, Samuel Terkel, and Anna Finkelin in New York City, New York. At the age of eight he moved with his family to Chicago, Illinois, where he spent most of his
Key facts
- Born
- Louis Terkel , ( 1912-05-16 ) May 16, 1912, New York City , New York , U.S.
- Died
- October 31, 2008 (2008-10-31) (aged 96), Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
- Pen name
- Studs Terkel
- Occupation
- Author historian radio personality actor
- Education
- University of Chicago ( PhB , JD )
- Years active
- 1934–2008
- Notable awards
- Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction , 1985
- Spouse
- Ida Goldberg ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1939 ; died 1999 )
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Official website
The WFMT Studs Terkel Radio Archive | A Living Celebration
5,000+ discussions, over 46 years, with movers, shakers, intellectuals, artists, celebrities, and working folks.
studsterkel.org →Link to the official site · 8,015 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Field of work
- jazz
- Official website
- www.studsterkel.org
- Image
- Studs Terkel - 1979-1.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1912-05-16
- date of death
- 2008-10-31
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- Studs Terkel
- manner of death
- accidental death
- pseudonym
- Studs Terkel
- archives at
- Chicago History Museum
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Studs Terkel
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Encyclopedic overview
Louis "Studs" Terkel (May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008) was an American writer, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1985 for The Good War and is best remembered for his oral histories of common Americans, and for hosting a long-running radio show in Chicago.
Early life
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