William Saroyan
Writer, Actor
August 31, 1908 — May 18, 1981 (72 years)
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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Filmography
| 2015 | Ithaca · as Novel |
| 2007 | The Banishment · as Novel |
| 1976 | The Time of Your Life · as Screenplay |
| 1956 | |
| 1948 | The Time of Your LifeOn Plex |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show · as Self - GuestOn Plex |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson · as Self |
| 1952 |
| 1972 | Call Her Mom · as Songs |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy · as Theatre Play |