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Studs Terkel

American author, historian and broadcaster (1912-2008) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 96

Louis "Studs" Terkel 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.

Studs Terkel is read about 218 times a day, in 32 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.

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2008Died31 October 20082004Elijah Parish Lovejoy AwardAwardOrder of LincolnAward2003Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement AwardAward1999George Polk AwardAward1998Thomas Merton AwardAward1997National Book AwardAwardNational Humanities MedalAward1985Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionAward1983Eugene V. Debs AwardAward1981Paul Robeson AwardAward1980Peabody AwardsAward1912Born16 May 1912

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Awards

Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award2004
Order of Lincoln2004
Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award2003
George Polk Award1999
Thomas Merton Award1998
National Humanities Medal1997
National Book Award1997
Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction1985
Eugene V. Debs Award1983
Paul Robeson Award1981
Peabody Awards1980
Four Freedoms Award - Freedom of Speech
Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1912 to 2008 · aged 96

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