Studs Terkel

Born: 1912-05-16


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Eight Men Out

as Hugh Fullerton
Released: 1988-09-02

Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a...

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The Dollmaker

as Taxi Driver
Released: 1984-05-13

During World War II, hard-luck farmer Colvis Nevels leaves his rural Kentucky home to take a...

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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

as Other Voices (voice)
Released: 2004-09-04

The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.

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The Big One

as Himself - Author / Radio Host
Released: 1997-09-06

The Big One is an investigative documentary from director Michael Moore who goes around the...

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A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

as uncredited
Released: 2005-08-19

On May 8th, 1945, writer, director Norman Corwin broadcast ON A NOTE OF TRIUMPH, an...

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The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time

as Self
Released: 1982-03-07

Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their...

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Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...

as uncredited
Released: 2015-05-09

An in-depth feature length documentary of one of America's greatest and least understood...

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Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

as uncredited
Released: 1997-01-01

Documentary narrated by Paul Winfield, this documentary follows the course of Mahalia Jackson's...

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Studs Terkel: Listening to America

as Himself
Released: 2009-05-15

For over 60 years, Studs Terkel elevated the voices and experiences of everyday Americans...

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The Good Fight: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War

as Himself
Released: 1984-03-28

This documentary examines the experiences of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, using interviews with...

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Soul of a People: Writing America's Story

as Self
Released: 2009-09-06

In the grip of the Great Depression, unemployed men and women joined an unlikely WPA program to...

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Studs Terkel's Chicago

as Self
Released: 1985-06-07

This documentary features acclaimed Chicagoan broadcaster and Pulitzer Prize winner Studs Terkel...

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Algren

as Self
Released: 2021-10-21

Algren will spotlight the hard-knock life and authentic creative legacy of one of the most...

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Anthem

as Self
Released: 1997-07-25

When twenty-six-year-olds Shainee Gabel and Kristin Hahn quit their Hollywood jobs, packed up a...

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Working

as Self - Host
Released: 1982-04-13

This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's...

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Harry Bridges: A Man and His Union

as Self (voice)
Released: 1992-12-05

Harry Bridges: A Man and his Union chronicles the life of one of America's most important and...

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Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago

as Self
Released: 2007-11-01

Quearborn & Perversion: An Early History of Lesbian & Gay Chicago (2009, 109 min) is a...

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Ridin' the Dog

as Narrator
Released: 1989-01-01

The world-famous Greyhound bus is almost as old as the Wild West. It is a symbol of North...

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To Write and Keep Kind

as Poetry Reader
Released: 1992-12-31

A PBS documentary on the life and work of writer Raymond Carver. It features interviews with his...

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Chicago Blues

as uncredited
Released: 1972-01-01

Harley Cokeliss's Chicago Blues filmed in 1972 was a remarkable film; remarkable in that it was...

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The Daily Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-07-22

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

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Baseball

as Self
First aired: 1994-09-18

The history of the sport of baseball in America, told through archival photos, film footage, and...

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The Civil War

as Benjamin Butler / Various
First aired: 1990-09-23

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the...

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Prohibition

as Self - Writer
First aired: 2011-10-02

The history of the rise, rule and fall of the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States...

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The Culture Show

as Self
First aired: 2004-11-11

A weekly BBC Two magazine programme focusing on the best of the week's arts and culture news,...

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