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William Saroyan

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

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Occupation

Writer

Born in

Fresno

Born

August 31, 1908

Zodiac

Virgo

26,559

days lived

72

age at death

Born
August 31, 1908 in 🇺🇸Fresno
Died
May 18, 1981 (aged 72)
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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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1981
Day 26,558
Age 72

Death of William Saroyan

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96%
May 18, 1981

William Saroyan dies in Fresno, California.

1979
Day 25,690
Age 70

Saroyan's final play published

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1979

Plays, a collection of Saroyan's final plays, is published.

1967
Day 21,307
Age 58

Saroyan remarries Carol Marcus

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1967

Saroyan remarries Carol Marcus; they divorce again in 1967.

1964
Day 20,211
Age 55

Saroyan publishes 'One Day in the Afternoon'

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96%
Jan 1, 1964

Publishes the novel 'One Day in the Afternoon'.

1963
Day 19,846
Age 54

Saroyan publishes 'Not Dying'

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96%
Jan 1, 1963

Publishes the memoir 'Not Dying'.

1959
Day 18,385
Age 50

Saroyan divorces Carol Marcus

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1959

Saroyan divorces Carol Marcus for the first time.

1946
Day 13,653
Age 37

Lucy Saroyan is born

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96%
Jan 17, 1946

His daughter, Lucy Saroyan, is born.

1943
Day 12,808
Age 35

Aram Saroyan is born

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96%
Sep 25, 1943

His son, Aram Saroyan, is born.

Day 12,541
Age 34

Marries Carol Marcus

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96%
Jan 1, 1943

Saroyan marries actress Carol Marcus.

1940
Day 11,445
Age 31

Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama

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96%
Jan 1, 1940

Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for 'The Time of Your Life' but refuses it.

Day 11,445
Age 31

Publishes 'My Name Is Aram'

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96%
Jan 1, 1940

Publishes the collection of stories 'My Name Is Aram'.

1939
Day 11,080
Age 30

Saroyan's 'The Time of Your Life' premieres

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96%
Jan 1, 1939

His play 'The Time of Your Life' premieres.

1934
Day 9,254
Age 25

Publishes 'The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze'

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1934

Publishes 'The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze, and Other Stories'.

1933
Day 8,889
Age 24

First short story published

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1933

Saroyan's first short story is published.

1926
Day 6,332
Age 17

Moves to New York City

Confidence
89%
Jan 1, 1926
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1911
Day 853
Age 2

Father dies

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1911

Saroyan's father dies; he and his siblings are placed in an orphanage.

1908
Day 0
Age 0

William Saroyan's Birth

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Aug 31, 1908

William Saroyan is born in Fresno, California.