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The Time of Your Life (1948) -- A wide variety of persons come into Nick's Pacific Street Saloon, some to ask for work and others just to pass the time.
Izgnanie (2007) -- Sinematurk - Trailer (Flash)
Izgnanie (2007) -- MyMovies.Net - Trailer (WMV)

Overview

Date of Birth:
31 August 1908, Fresno, California, USA more
Date of Death:
18 May 1981, Fresno, California, USA more
Contact:
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Mini Biography:
Oscar winner and prestigious Pulitzer Prize recipient, William Saroyan... more
Trivia:
Once brought a greasy bag of fried prawns into a high class bar in San Francisco... more
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Awards:
Won Oscar. more
NewsDesk:
Oberon Theater Ensemble Announces American Rapture Series
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 21 January 2009, 1:59 PM, PST)

Filmography

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Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Izgnanie (2007)   (book "The Laughing Matter") 2007 - 7.6 (1,502)
AKAs:
  • Изгнание (Russia)
  • The Banishment (International: English title)
- 2. "ABC Weekend Specials" (1977)   (1 episode, 1993) 1993 - 8.1 (43)
- 3. Vremya vashey zhizni (1992)   (play) 1992 - -
AKAs:
  • The Time of Your Life
- 4. Im sirte lernerum e (1976) (TV)   (play "My Heart is in the Highlands") (story "White Horse Summer") 1976 - -
AKAs:
  • My Heart Is in the Highlands (International: English title)
  • V gorakh moyo serdtse (Soviet Union: Russian title)
- 5. The Time of Your Life (1976) (TV) (play) 1976 - 6.8 (25)
- 6. Moje je srce visoko u brdima (1968) (TV) (novel) 1968 - -
- 7. V gorakh moyo serdtse (1967)   (book) 1967 - 8.2 (16)
AKAs:
  • Improvizatsiya na temu rasskaza Saroyana 'V gorakh moe serdtse' (Soviet Union: Russian title: complete title)
  • My Heart Is in the Highlands
- 8. "Estudio 1" (1965)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 6.8 (10)
- 9. Hei siellä! (1965) (TV) (play "Hello Out There") 1965 - -
- 10. Osteri ja helmi (1965) (TV) (play "The Oyster And The Pearl) 1965 - -
- 11. "Summer Playhouse" (1954)   (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - -
1 TV episode:
- 12. L'huitre et la perle (1964) (TV) (play) 1964 - -
- 13. Ein Leben lang (1964) (TV) (writer) 1964 - 10.0 (6)
- 14. Hello, jij daar! (1964) (TV) (play "Hello-out there!") 1964 - -
- 15. De vackra människorna (1962) (TV)   (play "The Beautiful People") 1962 - -
AKAs:
  • The Beautiful People (USA: literal English title)
- 16. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
- 17. Le massacre des innocents (1961) (TV) (play) 1961 - 6.6 (9)
- 18. Die Pariser Komödie (1961) (TV) (play) 1961 - -
- 19. "Play of the Week" (1959)   (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 5.3 (14)
1 TV episode:
- 20. Mijn hart is het Hoogland (1960) (TV) (play "My Heart's in the Highlands") 1960 - -
- 21. "Ragazza mia" (1960) (novel) 1960 - -
- 22. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.3 (11)
- 23. "Armchair Theatre" (1956)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 7.4 (22)
- 24. "Playhouse 90" (1956)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.5 (67)
- 25. "ITV Television Playhouse" (1955)   (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 4.5 (7)
- 26. "Omnibus" (1952)   (5 episodes, 1953-1956) 1956 - 8.8 (40)
- 27. "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1955)   (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 6.5 (14)
- 28. Die bösen Männer (1955) (TV) (writer) 1955 - -
- 29. Østersen og Perlen (1955) (TV) (play) 1955 - -
- 30. A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 (1955) (TV) (play "The Christmas Tie") 1955 - -
- 31. Hallo, derude (1953) (TV) (play) 1953 - -
- 32. "Hollywood Opening Night" (1951)   (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 5.8 (6)
- 33. Mon coeur est dans les Highlands (1953) (TV) (play) 1953 - -
- 34. "Cameo Theatre" (1950)   (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - -
- 35. "The Bigelow Theatre" (1950)   (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - 3.4 (5)
AKAs:
  • Bigelow-Sanford Theater (USA: second season title)
  • Hollywood Half Hour (USA: syndication title)
  • Marquee Theater (USA: syndication title)
- 36. "The Silver Theatre" (1949)   (1 episode, 1950) 1950 - -
- 37. "Actor's Studio" (1948)   (1 episode, 1949) 1949 - 7.0 (23)
AKAs:
  • The Play's the Thing (USA: last season title)
- 38. Hello Out There (1949) (play) 1949 - 7.0 (5)
- 39. The Time of Your Life (1948) (play) 1948 - 6.2 (439)
- 40. The Human Comedy (1943) (story) 1943 - 7.1 (592)
Soundtrack
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- 1. That's Amore!: Italian-American Favorites (2008) (TV) (writer: "Come On-a My House" (uncredited)) 2008 - -
- 2. "The Girls Next Door" (2005)   (unknown episodes) 2005 - 8.5 (16)
AKAs:
  • The Girls of the Playboy Mansion (UK)
- 3. "Gilmore Girls" (2000)   (1 episode, 2004) 2004 - 8.3 (13,994)
AKAs:
  • Gilmore Girls: Beginnings (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 4. Swept Away (2002)   ("Come-On-A-My-House" (1951)) 2002 - 3.6 (6,812)
AKAs:
  • Travolti dal destino (Italy)
- 5. Intimate Relations (1996) (writer: "Come On-a My House") 1996 - 6.3 (415)
- 6. The Chipmunk Adventure (1987) (writer: "Come On-A My House") 1987 - 7.1 (1,604)
- 7. Life Story (1987) (TV)   (writer: "Come On-a My House") 1987 - 6.7 (444)
AKAs:
  • Double Helix
  • The Race for the Double Helix (USA)
- 8. Things We Did Last Summer (1978) (TV)   (lyrics: "Come-On-A-My-House") 1978 - 6.6 (47)
AKAs:
  • Saturday Night Live: Things We Did Last Summer (Australia)
- 9. "The Lux Show" (1957)   (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - -
AKAs:
  • The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney (USA: complete title)
1 TV episode:
- 10. The Stars Are Singing (1953) (writer: "Come On-A My House") 1953 - 4.9 (18)
- 11. Ikiru (1952)   (music: "Come On-A My House" (1951)) 1952 - 8.1 (14,336)
AKAs:
  • Doomed
  • Living (International: English title: informal English title)
  • To Live (International: English title: informal English title)
- 12. "The Liberace Show" (1952)   (1 episode) 1952 - -
1 TV episode:
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Time of Your Life (1976) (TV) (voice) Narrator 1976 - 6.8 (25)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. William Saroyan: I Saw the Mighty Armenia (1977) Himself 1977 - 7.3 (11)
- 2. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)   Himself (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 8.3 (462)
AKAs:
  • The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- 3. "The Merv Griffin Show" (1962)   Himself (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 7.3 (95)
- 4. "Today" (1952)   Himself (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 4.6 (318)
AKAs:
  • NBC News Today (USA: promotional title)
  • The Today Show (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:

Additional Details

Other Works:
Won the Pulitzer Prize for "The Time Of Your Life". more
Publicity Listings:
1 Biographical Movie | 2 Print Biographies | 2 Articles more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Music | Romance more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Play | Anthology | Character Name In Title | Beautiful Woman more

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