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Louis „Studs“ Terkel (* 16. Mai 1912 in New York City, New York; † 31. Oktober 2008 in Chicago, Illinois) war ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Radiomoderator. Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch seine Radio- Interviews – er nannte sie Gespräche –, als Pionier der Oral History und Jazz kenner.
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.
"The Good War": An Oral History of World War II (1984) is an oral history of World War II compiled by Studs Terkel. The work received the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.
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12. Mai 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.
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31. Okt. 2023 · Wie Terkel mit dreifachen Martinis versucht, FBI-Agenten milde zu stimmen. Welchen später weltberühmten Folk-Musiker Studs Terkel in seiner Talkshow begrüßt.
Louis "Studs" Terkel (May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008) was an American author, historian, actor, and broadcaster who lived in Chicago. He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1985 for his work The Good War. This book collected stories from average people about their memory of World War Two.
Louis Terkel arrived in Chicago as a child from New York and here found not only a new name, Studs, but a place that perfectly matched--in its energy, in its swagger, in its charms, and in its heart--his own personality.
