Cast & creator
William Saroyan
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Dick Cavett Show, Omnibus
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 his original 240-page treatment, he turned it into a novel, The Human Comedy. Saroyan is regarded as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century. Description above from the Wikipedia article William Saroyan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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film credits
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1943–2024 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (23)
Showing 23 of 23 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Omnibus
1952
Armchair Theatre
Writer
1956
Ithaca
Novel
2015
The Human Comedy
Theatre Play
1943The Human Comedy
Story
1943
The Banishment
Novel
2008
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
Writer
1960
Call Her Mom
Songs
1972
The Time of Your Life
Writer
1948
The Time of Your Life
Screenplay
1976
Hello Out There
Writer
1949
Half Moon Bay
Writer
2014
My Heart Is in the Highlands
Book
1967The Pheasant Hunter
Original Story
2017Muž, ktorého srdce je na vysočine
Short Story
1980A Midsummer Daydream
Writer
1955
The Coldest Winter Since 1854
Novel
1988
MOTHERLAND
William Saroyan (voice)
2024
The Time of Your Life
Theatre Play
1992
Old Country Advice to the American Traveller
Original Story
1990Hey, Somebody!
Short Story
1962