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Alan Dundes(1934-2005)

Dr. Dundes studied fairy tales, riddles and proverbs. And also popular culture, including chain letters, light-bulb jokes, bathroom graffiti, the folklore of wishing wells, and Choctaw tongue-twisters. "Folklore furnishes a socially sanctioned outlet for cultural pressure points and individual anxieties." In 2001, he became the first folklorist elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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The God Who Wasn't There

6.8

Self - Professor of Folklore, UC Berkeley

2005

Mysteries of the Bible

7.6

TV Series

Self - Univ. of California - Berkeley, CA(as Dr. Alan Dundes)

Sightings

8.2

TV Series

Self - Professor of Anthropology & Folklore, UC Berkeley

The History of Christmas

7.3

TV Movie

Self - Folklore Department, UC Berkeley)

1997

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Grim Fandango
9.1
Video Game
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- 1998

Self

The God Who Wasn't There
6.8
- Self - Professor of Folklore, UC Berkeley
- 2005
The History of Christmas
7.3
TV Movie
- Self - Folklore Department, UC Berkeley)
- 1997
The Haunted History of Halloween
7.5
TV Movie
- Self
- 1997
Mysteries of the Bible
7.6
TV Series
- Self - Univ. of California - Berkeley, CA (as Dr. Alan Dundes)
- 1994
Sightings
8.2
TV Series
- Self - Professor of Anthropology & Folklore, UC Berkeley
- 1992

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Alternative name
- Dr. Alan Dundes
Born
- September 8, 1934
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- March 30, 2005
- Berkeley, California, USA(heart attack)
Spouse
- Carolyn M. BrowneSeptember 8, 1958 - March 30, 2005 (his death, 3 children)

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