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William Saroyan

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

  • Fame58.5
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia12.9K
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Lived 1908–1981, aged 73United States
United StatesUnited StatesWritersWriter / Author
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    53 languages
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  • Era
    1908–1981
    Aged 73
  • Known for
    The Banishment
    2008
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Updated 2026-06-18

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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Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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