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William Saroyan
William Saroyan is an Armenian American novelist, playwright and short story writer. He received the Pulitzer Prize for television in 1940, and in 1943 won the Oscar for best story for the film The Human Comedy. When the studio refused its original 240-page approach, it turned it into a novel, The Human Comedy. Saroyan has written extensively on the life of Armenian immigrants in California. Many of his stories and plays take place in Fresno, his hometown. Some of his most famous works are The Time of Your Life, My Name Is Aram and My Heart's in the Highlands. He was described in a Dickinson University newsletter as "one of the most important literary figures of the mid-twentieth century" and Stephen Fry as "one of the most underrated writers of the century. 20]" . Fry suggested that "he will naturally take his place with Hemingway, Steinbeck and Faulkner". Kurt Vonnegut said Saroyan was “the first and still the greatest of American minimalists.
BornAugust 31, 1908, Fresno, California, U.S.
DiedMay 18, 1981, Fresno, California, U.S.
Resting placeArarat Cemetery, Fresno, Komitas Pantheon, Yerevan, Armenia
OccupationNovelist, playwright, short story writer
NationalityArmenian American
Period1934–1980
Notable worksThe Armenian and the Armenian (1935), My Heart's in the Highlands (1939), The Time of Your Life (1939), My Name Is Aram (1940), The Human Comedy (1943)
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for Drama (1940), Academy Award for Best Story (1943)
ChildrenAram, Lucy
RelativesRoss Bagdasarian (cousin)

About William Saroyan

Novelist William Saroyan was born in Fresno, California, United States on August 31, 1908. He dies at the age of 72, on May 18, 1981.

Author of The Human Comedy and The Time of Your Life, an Armenian-American novelist. In his stories, he incorporated Greek mythology.

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William Saroyan before becoming famous

William Saroyan was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1908 is also the year of Monkey (猴) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He did a number of odd jobs, including working as an office manager.

Achievement of William Saroyan

He was born in Fresno, California, to Armenian parents.

William Saroyan's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Novelist Carol Grace was his second wife, who he married in 1943 and 1951.

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William Saroyan Collabed with

When he traveled to Europe, he met Movie Actor Charlie Chaplin.

William Saroyan Income & Net worth

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Latest information about William Saroyan updated on March 21 2023.