Birth Name: Studs Terkel
Occupation: Non-Fiction Author
Place Of Birth: New York City
Date Of Birth: May 16, 1912
Date Of Death: October 31, 2008
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Studs Terkel was born on the 16th of May, 1912. He was famous for being a Non-Fiction Author. Author, historian, and radio personality who won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1985 non-fiction work, The Good War. He is also remembered for his oral histories of ordinary Americans.
Studs Terkel was born in New York City. He began his career as a voice actor and radio news announcer. He subsequently starred in a 1950s television program called Studs’ Place and went on to publish his first book, Giants of Jazz, in 1956. He hosted The Studs Terkel Program on Chicago radio from 1952 to 1997.
Studs Terkel was a Taurus and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Studs Terkel was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
Studs Terkel is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Studs Terkel was born in the Year of the Rat.
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| REAL NAME: | Studs Terkel |
| NICKNAME: | Studs |
| RELIGION: | Agnostic |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Taurus |
| BIRTH DAY: | Thursday |
| DEATH DAY: | Friday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Studs Terkel was a Taurus. People of this zodiac sign like cooking, romance, working with hands and dislike sudden changes, complications, and insecurity. The strengths of this sign are being reliable, patient, practical, devoted, responsible, stable, while weaknesses can be stubborn, possessive and uncompromising. The greatest overall compatibility with Taurus is Scorpio and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Studs Terkel was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are clever and charming. They're curious, but sometimes too motivated by money.
Ruling Planet: Studs Terkel had a ruling planet of Venus and has a ruling planet of Venus and by astrological associations Friday is ruled by Venus. Venus is the planet of love, harmony, money and possessions. Venus is graceful, charming, sensual and social. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have beauty, charm and sensuality.
Studs Terkel’s birth sign is Taurus and he had a ruling planet of Venus.
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