William Saroyan
| William Saroyan | |
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William Saroyan in the 1970s
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| Born |
August 31, 1908 Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 18, 1981 (aged 72) Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Resting place |
Ararat Cemetery, Fresno Komitas Pantheon, Yerevan, Armenia |
| Occupation | Novelist, playwright, short story writer |
| Nationality | Armenian American |
| Period | 1934–1980 |
| Notable works |
The 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 awards |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1940) Academy Award for Best Story (1943) |
| Spouse | Carol Grace (1943–49, 1951–52) |
| Children |
Aram Saroyan (b. 1943) Lucy Saroyan (1946–2003) |
| Relatives | Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. (cousin) |
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William Saroyan (/səˈrɔɪ.ən/; August 31, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an 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 and My Heart's in the Highlands.
He has been described in a Dickinson College news release as "one of the most prominent literary figures of the mid-20th century" and by Stephen Fry as "one of the most underrated writers of the [20th] century." Fry suggests that "he takes his place naturally alongside Hemingway, Steinbeck and Faulkner."
William Saroyan was born on August 31, 1908 in Fresno, California, to Armenak and Taguhi Saroyan, Armenian immigrants from Bitlis, Ottoman Empire. His father came to New York in 1905 and started preaching in Armenian Apostolic churches.
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