Novelist
William Saroyan
The Time of Your Life, and he refused the Pulitzer for it.
William Saroyan was an American novelist, playwright, and short story writer of Armenian descent. 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.
- Born
- 1908-08-31, Fresno, USAA Monday
- Died
- 1981-05-18, Fresno, USAA Monday, aged 72
- At birth
- Sun in Virgo, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1908-08-31, Fresno, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
America/Los_AngelesThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Virgo | 7°58′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 2°06′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 18°15′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 22°51′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 4°48′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 27°30′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aries | 8°52′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 13°07′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 16°26′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 25°43′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1981-05-18, Fresno, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 27°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 25°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 18°16′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 8°34′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 17°23′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 0°33′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 3°14′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 28°07′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 24°10′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 22°02′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment William Saroyan was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.