Oral history of Sidney Offit
General
Abstract
Sidney Offit was born in 1928 in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from Johns Hopkins with a B.A. in English literature in 1950 and went on to have a robust and successful career as an author. He is best known for his work as a children's author, including works such as The Adventures of Homer Fink and Soupbone. He is also known for his work on televised debates with Martin Abend on WNEW-TV. In this history, Offit discusses his time at Hopkins as well as his writing. This oral history is a part of the Mame Warren oral histories series.
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Dates
Date Published
1999-11-03
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Digital Publisher
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Collection Number
MS.0404
DSpace Item ID
788ef0f3-4643-4793-8b7f-fc4d83fc70ae
Resources
Resource Type
Sound
Extent
02:15:47 hh:mm:ss
Subject
Contributor
Interviewer (ivr): Warren, Mame, 1950-
Interviewee (ive): Offit, Sidney
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Public digital access
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Audio
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979f4362-856f-45f7-8ae8-8f9f1555ad4f