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William Saroyan
Fresno, California, USA
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…
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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.
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2024
MOTHERLAND
Movie William Saroyan (voice)
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2017
The Pheasant Hunter
Movie Original Story
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2015
Ithaca
Movie Novel
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2014
Half Moon Bay
Movie Writer
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2008
The Banishment
Movie Novel
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1992
The Time of Your Life
Movie Theatre Play
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1990
Old Country Advice to the American Traveller
Movie Original Story
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1988
The Coldest Winter Since 1854
Movie Novel
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1980
Muž, ktorého srdce je na vysočine
Movie Short Story
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1976
The Time of Your Life
Movie Screenplay
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1972
Call Her Mom
Movie Songs
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1968
The Dick Cavett Show
TV show Self - Guest
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1967
My Heart Is in the Highlands
Movie Book
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1962
Hey, Somebody!
Movie Short Story
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1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV show Self
- 1960
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1956
Armchair Theatre
TV show Writer
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1955
A Midsummer Daydream
Movie Writer
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1952
Omnibus
TV show
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1949
Hello Out There
Movie Writer
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1948
The Time of Your Life
Movie Writer
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1943
The Human Comedy
Movie Theatre Play
