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Louis "Studs" Terkel (May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008) was an American writer, historian, actor, and broadcaster. He received the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction 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.
- University of Chicago (Ph.B., 1932; J.D., 1934)
May 12, 2024 · Studs Terkel (born May 16, 1912, New York City, New York, U.S.—died October 31, 2008, Chicago, Illinois) was an American author and oral historian who chronicled the lives of Americans from the Great Depression to the early 21st century. After spending his early childhood in New York City, Terkel moved with his family to Chicago at age nine.
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Explore over 2,000 programs of Studs Terkel, the legendary radio host who talked to the 20th century’s most interesting people. Browse by topics, collections, reuse projects, and news and events related to Studs Terkel.
Aug 11, 2020 · Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression turned 50 this year. A bestseller in 1970, the book was one of nearly two dozen written by the cheerfully empathetic historian and journalist ...
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Learn about the life and work of Studs Terkel, a journalist, radio host, author and activist who became a Chicago icon. Explore his books, interviews, causes and legacy through the WFMT Studs Terkel Radio Archive.
Nov 1, 2008 · Studs Terkel, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose searching interviews with ordinary Americans helped establish oral history as a serious genre, and who for decades was the voluble host of a...
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Oct 31, 2008 · Legendary oral historian, author and radio personality Studs Terkel has died at his home in Chicago. He was 96. Terkel's health had been declining for some time and he was very frail; his son,...
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