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William Saroyan

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.

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Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (1908-1981)

Born 1908
Died 1981

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  • Cover of: A Subtreasury of American humor

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  • Cover of: My name is Aram

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  • Cover of: The human comedy

    First published in 1943 — 20 editions
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  • Cover of: Fifty best American short stories: 1915-1965

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  • Cover of: The time of your life

    First published in 1939 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The daring young man on the flying trapeze and other stories

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  • Cover of: Famous American plays of the 1930s

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  • Cover of: Little children

    First published in 1937 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Three plays: My heart's in the Highlands, The time of your life, Love's old sweet song.

    First published in 1940 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Hairenik, 1934-1939: an anthology of short stories and poems by young Armenian writers in the United States, and translations of selected short stories from the original Armenian, collected from issues of the Hairenik weekly, 1934-1938 inclusive.

    First published in 1939 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: My heart's in the Highlands: a play

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  • Cover of: The United States in Literature

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  • Cover of: Inhale & exhale.

    First published in 1936 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The cave dwellers: a play.

    First published in 1958 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices Timeless Themes: Bronze Level

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  • Cover of: All the world's a stage

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  • Cover of: The beautiful people: a play

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Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (1908-1981)

Born 1908
Died 1981

Subjects

Fiction, American Authors, Biography, American Short stories, Families, American drama, Drama, American fiction (fictional works by one author), American literature, Authors, American, Saroyan, william, 1908-1981, California, fiction, Friends and associates, Short stories, Social life and customs, Children's fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author), World War, 1914-1918, Armenian Americans, Armenians, Authors, american, Authorship, Classic Literature, Family, Fiction, general

Places

Fresno, United States, California, San Francisco, New York, Paris, San Joaquin Valley, Bitlis, Hollywood, Armenia, Boston, Los Angeles, Assyria, Brooklyn, China, Dublin, France, Germany, Las Vegas, London, Long Island, Missouri, Oakland, Portland, Russia

People

William Saroyan (1908-), William Saroyan (1908-1981), Amanda Wingfield, Jim O'Connor, Laura Wingfield, Tom Wingfield, Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), Al Devarine, Alfred Doolittle, Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Bernard, Biff, Billy Colman, Caddy, Calouste Gulbenkian, Carl Sandburg, Charley, Colonel Pickering, Colonel Sartoris, Dikran Saroyan, Dilsey, E. B. White (1899- ,), E. B. White (1899-), Eliza Doolittle, Emily Grierson

Time

20th century, 1861-65, 1912, 1945-, 20e siècle, 20th Century, Antebellum era

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Alternative names

  • Saroyan, William, 1908-
  • William SAROYAN
  • W. SAROYAN
  • William Saroyan
  • W. Saroyan
  • W SAROYAN
  • Bill Saroyan
  • Saroyan William
  • Вильям Сароян
  • В. Сароян
  • WILLIAM SAROYAN
  • william saroyan

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September 17, 2024 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
June 27, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
October 6, 2019 Edited by Tom Morris reverted to revision 8
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import