William Saroyan
August 31, 1908 - May 18, 1981
Born in Fresno, California at 621 Broadway
Son of Armenian immigrants
Writer - Playwright
First American playwright to win both the
Pulitzer Prize and
Drama Critics' Circle Award
in the same year:
"The Time of Your Life", 1940
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Oscar for Writing: (Best Original Story),
"The Human Comedy", 1943
..."I came to see from the perspective of far away cities, some of the charm and some of the depth, dimension, and potential of Fresno..."
William Saroyan
Dedicated May 1, 1988
Marker is at the intersection of Van Ness Avenue and Tulare Street, on the right when traveling west on Van Ness Avenue.
Courtesy hmdb.org
