Studs Terkel
Author of Working, and many other books.
Studs Terkel bio
Studs Terkel, prize-winning author and radio broadcast personality, was a graduate of University of Chicago law school. Rather than use his law degree, but rather found his way into a radio career. In 1944, he landed his own show on WENR. This was called the Wax Museum show that allowed him to express his own personality and play recordings he liked from folk music, opera, jazz, or blues. Later he had his own television show called Stud's Place and started asking people the kind of questions that marked his work as an interviewer....
His book Working is part of a succession of oral history books. Terkel continues to interview people, work on his books, and make public appearances. He is Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at the Chicago Historical Society.
In 1974, Stephen Schwartz flew to Chicago to ask Mr. Terkel to grant him stage rights for making Working into a Broadway musical. Read all about the musical Working
Studs Terkel Books
Working-related publications
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Working by Studs Terkel (paperback)
The original work used by Stephen Schwartz and his collaborators in creating the musical Working.
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A related item to Working: Studs Terkel's Working: A Teaching Guide
Other Studs Terkel Writings
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And They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey by Studs Terkel (Hardcover)
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Hope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Difficult Times by Studs Terkel (Hardcover)
Working DVD
- Working
- Broadway Archives created a DVD from the tape from American Playhouse, WNET and KCET, 1982
Buy Studs Terkel's Working (Broadway Theatre... [new browser window]
Studs Terkel introduces the musical in the fashion of someone introducing a made-for-TV documentary. This version was adapted for television and does not include the Broadway staging. However it is the only video recording available for the musical.
Studs Terkel Recordings
Voices of Our Time : Five Decades of Studs Terkel Interviews [ABRIDGED] (Audio CD)
More about Studs Terkel
From the webmasters Carol and Terry de Giere: At age 94, Studs Terkel came to New York on a book tour and gave a talk at the CUNY Graduate Center. His bright red sweater and red socks represented his cheery spirit. He kept the audience smiling with his nearly-non stop talk about how much of a talker he is, and other subjects. Photo by Terry de Giere. What's on the cane that he is holding? A painted wooden fish head.
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