Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Louis `` Studs '' Terkel ( May 16 , 1912 -- October 31 , 2008 ) was an American author , historian , actor , and broadcaster who lived in Chicago .
Simplified: Louis `` Studs '' Terkel ( May 16 , 1912 â `` October 31 , 2008 ) was an American author , historian , actor , and broadcaster .