Who did William Saroyan marry?

Who did William Saroyan marry?

Carol Gracem. 1951–1952
Carol Gracem. 1943–1949
William Saroyan/Spouse
In February 1943, 35 year old William Saroyan and 18 year old New York debutante, Carol Marcus, married in Dayton, Ohio.

Who was Walter Matthau married to?

Carol Gracem. 1959–2000
Grace Geraldine Johnsonm. 1948–1958
Walter Matthau/Spouse

Why did William Saroyan turn down the Pulitzer Prize?

Saroyan turned out “The Time of Your Life,” a play which won both the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Drama Critics Circle award. The author turned down the Pulitzer because he said he resented “wealth patronizing art.” The play was made into a 1948 movie starring James Cagney.

Where did William Saroyan live?

Fresno
William Saroyan/Places lived

Did William Saroyan have kids?

Lucy Saroyan
Aram Saroyan
William Saroyan/Children

In 1943, Saroyan married actress Carol Grace (1924–2003; also known as Carol Marcus), with whom he had two children: Aram, who became an author and published a book about his father, and Lucy, who became an actress.

What nationality is William Saroyan?

American
Armenian
William Saroyan/Nationality

How long was Walter Matthau married?

Marriages. Matthau was married twice; first to Grace Geraldine Johnson from 1948 to 1958, and then to Carol Marcus from 1959 until his death in 2000. He had two children, Jenny and David, by his first wife, and a son, Charlie Matthau, with his second wife.

Did William Saroyan go to college?

It is not surprising that young William Saroyan, who was destined to be a writer strongly in the American unschooled tradition, had an undistinguished academic career. He was urged to go to college, but college was not in his plans.

Is Don Saroyan related to William?

When the studio rejected his original 240-page treatment, he turned it into a novel, The Human Comedy. Saroyan wrote extensively about the Armenian immigrant life in California. Many of his stories and plays are set in his native Fresno….

William Saroyan
Relatives Ross Bagdasarian (cousin)
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Where was William Saroyan born?

Fresno, CA
William Saroyan/Place of birth