- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAlan A. Dundes
- 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.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Jim Dyer
- SpouseCarolyn M. Browne(September 8, 1958 - March 30, 2005) (his death, 3 children)
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