Studs Terkel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Studs Terkel

American author, historian and broadcaster

Date of Birth: 16-May-1912

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 31-Oct-2008

Profession: actor, writer, historian, poet lawyer, journalist, radio personality, music journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Louis "Studs" Terkel (May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008) was an American author, 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.