About William Saroyan

William Saroyan was an American novelist, playwright, and short story writer of Armenian descent. 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.

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William Saroyan

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

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About William Saroyan

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Occupation: writer, playwright, screenwriter, novelist

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August 31, 1908

Died

May 18, 1981

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