William Saroyan

from Fresno, California, USA

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.

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Timeline

2024Aged 116

  • Poster for MOTHERLAND

    William Saroyan (voice)

2017Aged 109

2015Aged 107

  • Poster for Ithaca

    Novel

2014Aged 106

  • Poster for Half Moon Bay

    Writer

2008Aged 100

  • Poster for The Banishment

    Novel

1992Aged 84

  • Poster for The Time of Your Life

    Theatre Play

1990Aged 82

  • Poster for Old Country Advice to the American Traveller

    Original Story

1988Aged 80

  • Poster for The Coldest Winter Since 1854

    Novel

1980Aged 72

1976Aged 68

  • Poster for The Time of Your Life

    Screenplay

1972Aged 64

  • Poster for Call Her Mom

    Songs

1967Aged 59

  • Poster for My Heart Is in the Highlands

    Book

1962Aged 54

1960Aged 52

  • Poster for Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'

    Writer

1955Aged 47

1949Aged 41

  • Poster for Hello Out There

    Writer

1948Aged 40

  • Poster for The Time of Your Life

    Writer

1943Aged 35

  • Poster for The Human Comedy

    Story

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