Awards & Winners

William Saroyan

Date of Birth 31-August-1908
Place of Birth Fresno
(California, United States of America, Area code 559)
Nationality United States of America, Armenia
Also know as Sirak Garoyan, Ուիլյամ Սարոեան
Profession Writer, Novelist, Author, Playwright
William Saroyan was an American dramatist and author. 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."

Awards by William Saroyan

Check all the awards nominated and won by William Saroyan.

1980


Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Award for Autobiography (Hardcover) Obituaries

1943


Academy Award for Best Story
Honored for : The Human Comedy

Nominations 1943 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Story The Human Comedy

1940


Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Honored for : The Time of Your Life