William Saroyan

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Author
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Hollywood
Theatre
Armenian_culture
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama
Academy Award for Best Story
gptkbp:birthDate August 31, 1908
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Fresno,_California
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Fresno,_California
gptkbp:children gptkb:Lucy_Saroyan
gptkb:William_Saroyan_Jr.
gptkb:Aram_Saroyan
gptkbp:deathDate May 18, 1981
gptkbp:education gptkb:Fresno_High_School
gptkbp:famousFor Autobiographical elements
Use of humor
Humanistic themes
Depiction_of_American_life
gptkbp:genre Autobiography
Drama
Fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Saroyan
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Armenian_literature
Contemporary_American_literature
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Mark_Twain
gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Armenian-American
American
gptkbp:notableWork The Time of Your Life
My Name Is Aram
The Human Comedy
gptkbp:occupation Novelist
Playwright
Short story writer
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:The_Great_Depression
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:American_Dream
gptkb:Armenian_Genocide
gptkb:American_theater
Human rights
Social issues
Literary awards
Cultural identity
Family dynamics
Immigrant experience
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Carol_Saroyan
gptkbp:website www.williamsaroyan.com