Studs Terkel

Studs Terkel
Terkel in 1979
Born	Louis Terkel (1912-05-16)May 16, 1912 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	October 31, 2008(2008-10-31) (aged 96) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Pen name	Studs Terkel
Occupation	Author historian radio personality actor
Education	University of Chicago (PhB, JD)
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction, 1985
Spouse	Ida Goldberg ​ ​ (m. 1939; died 1999)​
Children	1
Website
studsterkel.org

Louis "Studs" Terkel (May 16, 1912 – October 31, 2008)^[1] 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.