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Humorist and author, Abe Burrows discusses his career

BROADCAST: Aug. 1980 | DURATION: 00:40:16

Synopsis

As previously presented in Studs Terkel's weekly Almanac program, Abe Burrows, talks about how he got into writing. After the Depression, Burrows explained he had no true goal in mind other than that of simply surviving. Typing out material on a typewriter was when Burrows realized he was good at both writing and comedy.

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Broadcast Date
Aug. 1980

Duration
40 minutes, 16 seconds

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Burrows, Abe Burrows, Abe - Interviews Playwrights Lyricists Loesser, Frank, 1910-1969 "Guys and Dolls" WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Audiotapes. | Radio programs | WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.)

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