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This is a list of San Francisco Bay Area writers, ... (1838–1921), president, Pacific Coast Women's Press Association; Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914?) Terry Bisson ...
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Hovhannes Shiraz was one of the most notable Armenian writers of the late Soviet period. Soviet era. Gevorg Abajian (1920–2002) Vahram Alazan (1903–1966) Levon Ananyan (1946–2013) Vakhtang Ananyan (1905–1980) Zhirayr Ananyan (1934–2004) Axel Bakunts (1899–1937) Zori Balayan (born 1935) Gurgen Boryan (1915–1971) Arpenik Charents ...
William Saroyan [2] (/ s ə ˈ r ɔɪ ə n /; 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.
Outside of city proper, there are ethnic Armenian communities in San Mateo County such as in San Bruno and South San Francisco, 0.4-0.5% of said cities' populations. Redwood City also has a community of several hundred (300), about half a percent of its population, and Campbell, near San Jose, is nearly one percent ethnic Armenian.
George Magar Mardikian (Armenian: Ջորջ Մարտիկյան) (November 7, 1903 – October 23, 1977) was a Turkish-born American restaurateur, chef, author and philanthropist of Armenian heritage. In 1938, he opened Omar Khayyam's restaurant in San Francisco, California, which was open for more than 40 years. [1]
Writers from San Francisco (3 C, 543 P) Pages in category "Writers from the San Francisco Bay Area" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 254 total.
This is a list of notable Armenian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.Armenian Americans are people born or raised in the United States, or who reside there, with origins in the country known as Armenia, which ranges from the Caucasian mountain range to the Armenian plateau.