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THIRD READING
Bill No: ACR 167
Author: Achadjian (R) and Nazarian (D), et al.
Amended: 8/19/14 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : Read and adopted, 8/19/14
SUBJECT : William Saroyan Day
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution recognizes August 31, 2014, as
William Saroyan Day.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1. William Stonehill Saroyan was born on August 31, 1908, in
Fresno, California and resided there for the majority of his
life before his death on May 18, 1981.
2. William Saroyan is recognized as one of the most prominent
literary figures of the mid-20th century with over 4,000
literary works to his credit, dating from the late 1920's to
the early 1980's; and he was awarded the New York Drama
Critics' Circle award in 1939 and the Pulitzer Prize for
Drama in 1940.
3. William Saroyan wrote the Human Comedy, which earned him an
Academy Award for Best Original Motion Picture Story in 1943;
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and, was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame in
1979.
4. William Saroyan promoted the Armenian culture, drawing
international attention to the Armenian culture at a time
when his people were continually met with prejudice and
oppression; and his works portrayed the immigrant experience
in America and depicted human values such as freedom and
universal benevolence and emphasized "basic goodness" of all
people.
This resolution recognizes August 31, 2014, as William Saroyan
Day.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
PQ:d 8/21/14 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: NONE RECEIVED
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