The Collection of Forever Saroyan

Episode Notes Primary sources are The Daring Young Man by John Leggett, Saroyan's journals and letters in the William Saroyan papers at Stanford's Green Library_,_ You Must Remember This podcast by Karina Longworth, and letters in the collection of Forever Saroyan from Peter Howorth. This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

The Opera Club, Paris 1949

The Human Comedy (1943) – Show Notes & Research Links Directed by: Clarence BrownScreenplay: Howard EstabrookStory by: William SaroyanStarring: Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig, Marsha Hunt, Fay BainterStudio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)Release Year: 1943 🔗 Primary Film References IMDbhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036000/ TCM (Turner Classic Movies)https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/78965/the-human-comedy AFI Catalog Entryhttps://catalog.afi.com/Film/613-THE-HUMAN-COMEDY Rotten Tomatoeshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/human_comedy_1943 AllMoviehttps://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-human-comedy-v23823 📚 Literary Source – William Saroyan Original Novel: The Human Comedy (1943)Author: William Saroyan Library of Congress Recordhttps://lccn.loc.gov/43011845 Open Libraryhttps://openlibrary.org/works/OL45809W/The_Human_Comedy Goodreadshttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/143284.The_Human_Comedy William Saroyan Biography – Poetry Foundationhttps://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/william-saroyan William Saroyan – Encyclopaedia Britannicahttps://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Saroyan Forever Saroyan - http://www.foreversaroyan.com 🎭 Cast & Key Figures Mickey RooneyIMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001683/ Frank MorganIMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0604607/ Spencer Tracy (Uncredited cameo)IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001805/ Clarence Brown (Director)IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113673/ 📰 Contemporary & Historical Context World War II Homefront Overview – National WWII Museumhttps://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/home-front-during-world-war-ii MGM Studio History – Encyclopaedia Britannicahttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-Inc Academy Awards (1943–44 Ceremony)https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1944 🏆 Awards & Recognition Academy Award for Best Story (William Saroyan)Oscar Database Entryhttps://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ National Board of Review – 1943 Winnershttps://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1943/ 📖 Themes for Discussion Small-town America during WWII The emotional toll of wartime telegrams The American postal system as narrative device Idealism vs. realism in Saroyan’s writing MGM wartime sentimentality Spencer Tracy’s surprise appearance Saroyan’s complicated relationship with Hollywood 🎧 Suggested Companion Viewing / Reading The Time of Your Life (Saroyan play)https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Time-of-Your-Life The Saroyan Prize – Stanford Universityhttps://english.stanford.edu/creative-writing/william-saroyan-international-prize-writing Fresno County Historical Societyhttps://valleyhistory.org/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

A look at Saroyan's only cinematic directorial effort.

Episode Notes This is the fifth installment of Place of Places, a chapter by chapter analysis contextualizing William Saroyan's 1972 memoir, Places Where I've Done Time. Borrow the book from the Internet Archive's Open Library here: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1442119W/Places_Where_I%27ve_Done_Time?edition=placeswhereivedo00saro Brought to you by Forever Saroyan, an archive in San Jose, CA. www.foreversaroyan.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

A look at San Francisco by Dori Myer

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From Dori Myers' 2020-2022 series.

Saroyan's cousin tells stories of his time with Saroyan

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A look at his 1978 trip to Russia, Armenia, and more!

A look at one of the masters last plays

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Performed by Hasmik Harutyunyan and Aleksan Harutyunyan

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