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William Saroyan
Writer 1908 - 1981

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 1943 won the Academy Award for Best Story for the film The Human Comedy. When the studio rejected... Read full bio →

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2 titles
The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life

H. C. Potter 1948 1h 49m 5.0

A wide variety of persons come into Nick's Pacific Street Saloon, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time.

The Human Comedy

The Human Comedy

Clarence Brown 1943 1h 58m

Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.

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