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 adaptation of his novel The Human Comedy.
An Armenian American, Saroyan wrote extensively about the Armenian immigrant life in California. Many of his stories and plays are set in his native Fresno. Some of his best-known works are The Time of Your Life, My Name Is Aram, My Heart's in the Highlands, and The Human Comedy.
William Saroyan
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Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (1908-1981)
| Born | 1908-08-31 |
| Died | 1981-05-18 |
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William Saroyan
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Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (1908-1981)
| Born | 1908-08-31 |
| Died | 1981-05-18 |
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- OLID: OL151016A
- BookBrainz: a6ea46aa-ecc1-46a5-b485-d7cef9ebbca3
- GoodReads: 4095
- ISNI: 0000000121251480
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 118605569
- IMDb: nm0765490
- Library of Congress Names: n78095781
- MusicBrainz: a777c09f-7c60-42a4-bc32-cb89d4fb214c
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV073680
- VIAF: 27071357
- Wikidata: Q207356
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- W. Saroyan
- Вильям Сароян
- В. Сароян
- William S. Saroyan
- Uilyam Saroyan
- William Sarayan