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William Saroyan
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
William Saroyan
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

William Saroyan

Armenian-American, 1908 - 1981
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Place ActiveFresno, California, United States
William Saroyan was an award winning and celebrated Armenian-American author known for his novels, plays, and short stories. In 1940 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and in 1943, he won an Academy Award.