| Born: | 31 August 1908 Comment | | When did William Saroyan die? / Died | 18 May 1981 | | How many years did William Saroyan live? / Lived | 72 years | | Zodiac sign: | Virgo |
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William Saroyan facts
- ən/; August 31, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an 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 and My Heart's in the Highlands
- He is recognized as "one of the most prominent literary figures of the mid-20th century
- " Stephen Fry describes Saroyan as "one of the most underrated writers of the [20th] century
- " Fry suggests that "he takes his place naturally alongside Hemingway, Steinbeck and Faulkner
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