William Saroyan
William Saroyan was an 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 his original 240-page treatment, he turned it into a novel, The Human Comedy.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Fresno
- Educated at
- Fresno High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Pulitzer Prize for Drama🏆 Academy Award for Best Story
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"What is a street? It is where the living weep, where the dead go off in silence to their peace."
"In the tradition of popular oratory, Trash started a talk at random, moved confidently ahead in no particular direction, and, although he spoke very clearly, said nothing."
"Love of the streets is the love out of which I see deeply I love God, how near I come to the truth."
"In the time of your life, live — so that in that good time there shall be no ugliness or death for yourself or for any life your life touches. Seek goodness everywhere, and when it is found, bring it …"
Works & Publications
No works or publications documented yet.
Timeline
1908
Born
Birth1981
Died
Death
Influenced By
Thinkers whose ideas shaped William's philosophy
Influenced
Thinkers whose work was shaped by William's ideas
Source Attribution
Information about William Saroyan is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.
Related Thinkers
See all →
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"For this was the other thing that Elric knew; that to compromise with Tyranny is always to be destroyed by …"
— Michael Moorcock"the Eternal turned his attention to the three shades who stood humbly and yet hopefully before him. The qui…"
— W. Somerset Maugham"Movie actors are just ordinary mixed-up people—with agents."
— Jean Kerr"Our ship of fate, which recent storms have threatened to destroy, has come safely to harbor at last."
— Sophocles"They may fight against greatness in us who are the children of men, but can they conquer? Even if they shou…"
— H. G. Wells"Not everyone who wants to make a film is crazy, but almost everyone who is crazy wants to make a film. It i…"
— Clive James
