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Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American comedian, actress, and singer. Her comedy-variety show The Carol Burnett Show, which originally aired on CBS, was one of the first to be hosted by a woman. [1] [2] She has performed on Broadway, on television, and in film of varying genres, including dramatic and comedic roles.
William Saroyan [2] ( / səˈrɔɪən /; August 31, 1908 – May 18, 1981) was an Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer. 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 ...
Shoot the Piano Player ( French: Tirez sur le pianiste; UK title: Shoot the Pianist) is a 1960 French New Wave crime drama film directed by François Truffaut that stars Charles Aznavour as the titular pianist with Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, and Michèle Mercier as the three women in his life. It is based on the novel Down There by David ...
Comedic legend Carol Burnett has been married to her husband, Brian Miller, for over 20 years now. Previously, Burnett was wed to actor Don Saroyan from 1955 to 1962, and then to TV producer Joe ...
Saroyan’s monument stands in the downtown of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia; his image exists on Armenia’s 5,000 currency banknotes; and his plays are often staged in Armenia. More so ...
Letters from 74 Rue Taitbout or Don't Go But If You Must Say Hello To Everybody is a book of short stories in the form of letters by William Saroyan. The stories often recollect meetings, relationships, observations, ask questions and wonder what happened to some of the people from Saroyan's past.
274. Followed by. Inhale and Exhale (1936) The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze and Other Stories is the first collection of 26 short stories by William Saroyan published in 1934 ( Random House ). The author was recognized as a "the most widely discussed discovery of 1934" and the book became an immediate bestseller.
Screen Directors Playhouse (sometimes written as Screen Directors' Playhouse) is an American radio and television anthology series which brought leading Hollywood actors to the NBC microphones beginning in 1949. The radio program broadcast adaptations of films, with original directors of the films sometimes involved in the productions, although ...