
Person
William Saroyan
Writing · 1908–1981 · 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Saroyan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self

The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest

Omnibus
1952

Armchair Theatre
Writer
The Pheasant Hunter
Original Story

Ithaca
Novel

My Heart Is in the Highlands
Book

The Human Comedy
Theatre Play

The Banishment
Novel

Hello Out There
Writer
Filmography
- 2024MOTHERLANDWilliam Saroyan (voice)
- 2017The Pheasant HunterOriginal Story
- 2015IthacaNovel
- 2008The BanishmentNovel
- 1992Время вашей жизниTheatre Play
- 1990Old Country Advice to the American TravellerOriginal Story
- 1988The Coldest Winter Since 1854Novel
- 1980Muž, ktorého srdce je na vysočineShort Story
- 1976The Time of Your LifeScreenplay
- 1972Call Her MomSongs
- 1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
- 1967My Heart Is in the HighlandsBook
- 1962Hey, Somebody!Short Story
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1960Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'Writer
- 1956Armchair TheatreWriter
- 1955A Midsummer DaydreamWriter
- 1952Omnibus
- 1949Hello Out ThereWriter
- 1948The Time of Your LifeWriter
- 1943The Human ComedyTheatre Play
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