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Studs Terkel

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Studs Terkel

ペンネーム: Studs Terkel（Pen name/commonly used name in radio and publications）

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性別
男性
生誕
1912-05-16 （New York City, New York, U.S.）
死没
2008-10-31 （Chicago, Illinois, U.S.） 96歳
国籍
United States
言語
English
宗教
Agnostic (self-described)
居住地歴
New York City (birth) → Chicago (primary residence and career)

経歴

職業
Author, Historian (oral history), Radio personality, Actor
活動期間
1934年〜2008年
所属
Chicago History Museum, WFMT (Chicago radio station)
所属団体
The American Academy of Arts and Letters
影響を受けた人物
James T. Farrell (author of Studs Lonigan), Richard Durham (radio writer and collaborator)
影響を与えた人物
Oral historians and interviewers, Radio hosts and public-interest broadcasters

学歴

University of Chicago
Undergraduate studies
学位: PhB
期間: 1928–1932
卒業年: 1932
国: United States
Completed undergraduate degree; later earned a J.D.
University of Chicago (Law School)
Law / Law
学位: J.D.
期間: 1932–1934
卒業年: 1934
国: United States
Admitted to Illinois Bar in 1935 but chose theater and radio over practicing law

受賞歴

Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction
1985
対象作品: The Good War
主催: Pulitzer Prize committee
結果: 受賞
National Humanities Medal
1997
主催: U.S. government / National Humanities Council
結果: 受賞
Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
1997
主催: National Book Foundation
結果: 受賞
George Polk Career Award
1999
主催: Long Island University (George Polk Awards)
結果: 受賞
Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Lifetime Achievement Award)
2006
主催: Dayton Literary Peace Prize
結果: 受賞
Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award
2003
主催: National Book Critics Circle
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Good War

1984年 Non-fiction (oral history)

An oral history compiling accounts from ordinary people and veterans about World War II, presenting varied perspectives on wartime experience and memory.

WarMemoryOrdinary people's perspective

Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression

1970年 Non-fiction (oral history)

An oral history reconstructing life during the Great Depression through testimonies from people across social strata.

EconomyPovertyWork

Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do

1974年 Non-fiction (oral history / work studies)

Collects candid interviews with people in many occupations about their work and feelings toward it. Adapted for Broadway.

WorkOccupational identityEveryday life
映像化・舞台化
  • [Theatre] Working (stage adaptation) (1978)
  • [Television (broadcast)] PBS telecast of Working (1982)

Giants of Jazz

1957年 Non-fiction (music)

An early work containing interviews and records of prominent jazz musicians.

MusicJazzProfiles

全著作

  • Giants of Jazz (1957)
  • Division Street: America (1967)
  • Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression (1970)
  • Talking to Myself: A Memoir of My Times (1973)
  • Working (1974)
  • The Good War (1984)
  • Chicago (1986)
  • American Dreams: Lost and Found (1983)
  • Touch and Go (2007)
  • P.S. Further Thoughts from a Lifetime of Listening (2008)

翻案

  • Stage adaptation of Working (1978) and PBS telecast (1982)
  • Appeared in the film Eight Men Out (role: Hugh Fullerton)

作風・主題

文体
Oral history (interview-centric) formatNarrative built from collected conversations and testimonies
頻出モチーフ
Work and occupationsWar and memoryVoices of ordinary people

健康

  • Open-heart surgery (2005)
    2005
    Major surgery at an advanced age; doctors reported remarkable recovery. He had smoked two cigars daily until about 2004.
  • Fall leading to decline (2008)
    2008
    Suffered a fall at home in October 2008, followed by health decline and death on October 31, 2008.

評価・遺産

Studs Terkel made significant contributions to the preservation and popularization of oral history. Through his long-running radio program and extensive interviews he recorded diverse voices of the late 20th century; his archive is preserved by the Chicago History Museum, Library of Congress and WFMT.

記念館・博物館

  • Chicago History Museum (holds parts of the Studs Terkel Radio Archive) Chicago, Illinois, United States

関連学会

  • The American Academy of Arts and Letters
  • Chicago Literary Hall of Fame

資料所蔵先

  • Studs Terkel Radio Archive (jointly preserved by Chicago History Museum, Library of Congress and WFMT)

大衆文化への影響

  • Stage adaptation of Working (Broadway) and PBS telecast
  • Influenced later documentaries, podcasts and radio programmes via his archive and appearances

引用

  • Having been blacklisted from working in television during the McCarthy era, I know the harm of government using private corporations to intrude into the lives of innocent Americans. When the government uses the telephone companies to create massive databases of all our phone calls it has gone too far.
    出典: Comment in context of lawsuit challenging AT&T sharing records with NSA (2006) (2006年)

豆知識

  • The nickname 'Studs' came from the fictional character Studs Lonigan to distinguish him from another Louis while in a play.
  • Donated his radio program recordings; the Studs Terkel Radio Archive is preserved by the Chicago History Museum, Library of Congress and WFMT.
  • Reportedly smoked two cigars a day until about 2004.
  • Hosted a long-running radio program in Chicago from 1952 to 1997.