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John Steinbeck (I) (1902–1968)


John Steinbeck was the third of four children and the only son born to John Ernst and Olive Hamilton Steinbeck. His father was County Treasurer and his mother, a former schoolteacher. John graduated from Salinas High School in 1919 and attended classes at Stanford University, leaving in 1925 without a degree. He was variously employed as a sales ... See full bio »

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Lifeboat Writer
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(1940)
East of Eden Writer
(1955)
Viva Zapata! Writer
(1952)

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 2021/II Breakfast (Short) (based on the short story by)
 2020 A Scene from 'Of Mice and Men' (Short) (Based on the novel "Of Mice and Men")
 2018 I riassuntini (TV Series short) (based on the novel by - 2020)
 2017/II Immortals (Documentary short) (Excerpt of "The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights")
 2017/II Grapes (Short) (Based on the novel by)
 2016 In Dubious Battle (based on the book by)
 2015 The Grapes of Wrath: We Shall Overcome (Documentary) (novel)
 2015 Teatr Polskiego Radia (Podcast Series) (author - 1 episode)
- Myszy i ludzie (2015) ... (author)
 2014 Of Mice and Men (novella)
 2001 The Pearl (novel "The Pearl")
 1992 Of Mice and Men (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 1991 American Playhouse (TV Series) (novel "The Grapes of Wrath" - 1 episode)
- The Grapes of Wrath (1991) ... (novel "The Grapes of Wrath")
 1987 Ondu Muthina Kathe (story - The Pearl)
 1983 The Winter of Our Discontent (TV Movie) (novel "The Winter of Our Discontent")
 1982 Cannery Row (novels "Cannery Row" and "Sweet Thursday")
 1981 Of Mice and Men (TV Movie) (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 1981 East of Eden (TV Mini Series) (novel - 3 episodes)
- Part Three (1981) ... (novel)
- Part Two (1981) ... (novel)
- Part One (1981) ... (novel)
 1977 Anthropoi kai pontikia (TV Movie) (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 1977 Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (TV Movie) (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 1977 Möss och människor (TV Movie) (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 1977 To theatro tis Defteras (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Anthropoi kai pontikia (1977) ... (writer)
 1976 Des souris et des hommes (TV Movie) (novel)
 1975 Fareler ve insanlar (TV Movie) (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 1973 The Red Pony (TV Movie) (novel "The Red Pony")
 1972 Topoli (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 1971 Des souris et des hommes (TV Movie) (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 1971 The Harness (TV Movie) (story)
 1968 Von Mäusen und Menschen (TV Movie) (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 1968 Of Mice and Men (TV Movie) (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 1967 A Pérola (TV Movie)
  TV de Vanguarda (TV Series) (novel - 2 episodes, 1953 - 1963) (story - 1 episode, 1954)
- Ratos e Homens (1963) ... (novel)
- Noite Sem Lua (1954) ... (story)
- De Ratos e Homens (1953) ... (novel)
 1962 Helmi (TV Movie) (novel)
 1962 Ikimize bir dünya (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 1961 Mahalle arkadaslari (novel)
 1960 The Robert Herridge Theater (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- The Chrysanthemums (1960) ... (story)
 1959 Play of the Week (TV Series) (play "Burning Bright" - 1 episode)
- Burning Bright (1959) ... (play "Burning Bright")
 1957 Matinee Theatre (TV Series) (novel - 1 episode)
- Molly Morgan (1957) ... (novel)
 1957 The Wayward Bus (novel "The Wayward Bus")
 1957 Livsflammen (TV Movie)
 1957 Television Theater (TV Series) (author - 1 episode)
- Grona gniewu (1957) ... (author)
 1957 Grande Teatro Tupi (TV Series) (novel - 1 episode)
- Ratos e Homens (1957) ... (novel)
 1956 Studio One (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- Flight (1956) ... (story)
 1955 East of Eden (novel)
 1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- A Medal for Benny (1954) ... (story)
 1954 Light's Diamond Jubilee (TV Movie documentary) (story)
 1954 Omnibus (TV Series) (story - 3 episodes)
- The House (1954) ... (story - segment "The House")
- Nothing So Monstrous (1954) ... (story - segment "Nothing So Monstrous")
- Nobody's Fool (1954) ... (story - segment "Nobody's Fool")
 1952 Curtain Call (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- The Promise (1952) ... (story)
 1952 Viva Zapata! (written by)
 1950 Nash Airflyte Theatre (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
- Molly Morgan (1950) ... (story)
 1949 The Red Pony (by) / (screen play)
 1948 The Pearl (original story)
 1947 The Pearl (original story) / (screenplay)
 1945 A Medal for Benny (story)
 1944 Lifeboat (by)
 1943 The Moon Is Down (novel "The Moon Is Down")
 1942 Tortilla Flat (based on the book by)
 1941 The Forgotten Village (Documentary) (screenplay) / (story)
 1940 The Grapes of Wrath (based on the novel by)
 1939 Of Mice and Men (by) / (play - uncredited)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel: "To a God Unknown". See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies | 5 Print Biographies | 6 Articles | See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)

Spouse:

Elaine Anderson  (his death) | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of thought or action, we should remember our dying and try so to live that our death brings no pleasure on the world. See more »

Trivia:

Steinbeck, one of the seminal American authors of the 20th century, was humiliated when the N.Y. Times excoriated the Swedish Academy for naming him the winner of the Nobel Prize Literature for 1962, saying there were more deserving writers to honor. Humble and blunt, when asked whether he deserved it at his press conference after receiving the news of the prize, he answered, "No." The criticism ... See more »

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