WRITER

Studs Terkel

1912 - 2008

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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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Studs Terkel is the 6,542nd most popular writer (down from 6,256th in 2024), the 12,803rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,012th in 2019) and the 914th most popular American Writer.

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Among people born in 1912, Studs Terkel ranks 410. Before him are Kamil Tolon, Harry Hay, Roger Verey, Les Brown, Kathleen Ollerenshaw, and Erland Herkenrath. After him are Gerald Emmett Carter, Byron Nelson, Danny Thomas, Dale Evans, Frances Drake, and June Havoc. Among people deceased in 2008, Studs Terkel ranks 373. Before him are Ruslana Korshunova, Chicão, Nirmala Deshpande, George MacDonald Fraser, Vlado Taneski, and Choi Yo-sam. After him are Alexander Courage, Mahendra Kapoor, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, John S. Bull, Phyllis A. Whitney, and Joseph Pevney.

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Studs Terkel ranks 914. Before him are Anna Todd (1989), Emanuel Pastreich (1964), Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872), Amy Sherman-Palladino (1966), Zona Gale (1874), and Joe Paterno (1926). After him are Gertrude Atherton (1857), Jodi Picoult (1966), John P. Marquand (1893), Norman Podhoretz (1930), William Kennedy (1928), and Annie Dillard (1945).

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