A00023 - William Saroyan, Armenian American Writer Who Won a Pulitzer and an Oscar
88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 Saroyan, William 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 William Saroyan Saroyan in the 1970s Born August 31, 1908 Fresno, California , U.S. Died May 18, 1981 (aged 72) Fresno, California, U.S. Resting place Ararat Cemetery Komitas Pantheon [ 1 ] Occupation Novelist playwright short story writer Period 1934–1981 Notable works The Armenian and the Armenian (1935) My Heart's in the Highlands (1939) The Time of Your Life (1939) My Name Is Aram (1940) The Human Comedy (1943) Come On-a My House (1951) Notable awards Pulitzer Prize for Drama 1940 Academy Award for Best Story 1943 Spouse Carol Grace ( m. 1943; div. 1949) ( m. 1951; div. 1952) Children Aram Lucy Relatives Strawberry Saroyan (granddaughter) Ross Bagdasarian (cousin) Ross Bagdasarian Jr. (first cousin once removed...