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William Saroyan

William Saroyan

Known For Writing
Birthday Aug 31, 1908
Died May 18, 1981 (72)
Birthplace Fresno, California, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 16, 2025
Entry Date Aug 16, 2025
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Biography

William Saroyan (August 31, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1940, and in 1943 won the Academy Award for Best Story for the film The Human Comedy. When the studio rejected his original 240-page ... treatment, he turned it into a novel, The Human Comedy. Saroyan is regarded as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Saroyan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Ithaca

Ithaca

2015

Novel

The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life

1976

Screenplay

Call Her Mom

Call Her Mom

1972

Songs

Hello Out There

Hello Out There

1949

Writer

The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life

1948

Writer

The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

1943

Theatre Play, Story

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