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John Steinbeck (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... See full bio »

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2001 The Pearl (novel "The Pearl")
 
1992 Of Mice and Men (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 
1991 American Playhouse (TV series)
The Grapes of Wrath (1991) (novel "The Grapes of Wrath")
 
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)
Part Three (1981) (novel)
Part Two (1981) (novel)
Part One (1981) (novel)
 
1977 Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (TV movie) (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 
1977 Möss och människor (TV movie) (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 
1977 Anthropoi kai pontikia (TV movie) (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 
1975 Of Mice and Men (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 The Harness (TV movie) (story)
 
1971 Des souris et des hommes (TV movie) (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 
1968 Von Mäusen und Menschen (TV movie) (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 
1968 Of Mice and Men (TV movie) (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 
1953-1963 TV de Vanguarda (TV series)
Ratos e Homens (1963) (novel)
Noite Sem Lua (1954) (story)
De Ratos e Homens (1953) (novel)
 
1962 Helmi (TV movie) (novel)
 
1962 A World for You and Me (novel "Of Mice and Men")
 
1960 The Robert Herridge Theater (TV series)
The Chrysanthemums (1960) (story)
 
1959 Play of the Week (TV series)
Burning Bright (1959) (play "Burning Bright")
 
1957 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Molly Morgan (1957) (novel)
 
1957 The Wayward Bus (novel "The Wayward Bus")
 
1957 Livsflammen (TV movie)
 
1957 Grande Teatro Tupi (TV series)
Ratos e Homens (1957) (novel)
 
1956 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Flight (1956) (story)
 
1955 East of Eden (novel)
 
1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
A Medal for Benny (1954) (story)
 
1954 Light's Diamond Jubilee (TV documentary) (story)
 
1954 Omnibus (TV series)
Nothing So Monstrous (1954) (story)
Nobody's Fool (1954) (story)
 
1952 Curtain Call (TV series)
The Promise (1952) (story)
 
1952 Viva Zapata!
 
1950 Nash Airflyte Theatre (TV series)
Molly Morgan (1950) (story)
 
1949 The Red Pony (by / screenplay)
 
1947 La perla (novella "The Pearl" / screenplay)
 
1945 A Medal for Benny (story)
 
1944 Lifeboat (by)
 
1943 The Moon Is Down (novel "The Moon Is Down")
 
1942 Tortilla Flat (novel "Tortilla Flat")
 
1941 The Forgotten Village (documentary) (screenplay / story)
 
1940 The Grapes of Wrath (based on the novel by)
 
1939 Of Mice and Men (by)
 
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1952 Full House
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1968 World in Action (TV series documentary)
Himself
An Outbreak of Peace (1968) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2005 East of Eden: Art in Search of Life (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 

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The Forgotten Village -- Documentary examining the conflicts between the coming of modernization and the traditional culture of a small Mexican village. Biography: :  -- A short biography of John Steinbeck who gave voice to working class America. In 1939, he reported on migrant farm workers for the San Francisco Chronicle, providing the basis for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Grapes of Wrath."
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Novel: "The Grapes of Wrath" (filmed as The Grapes of Wrath, The Grapes of Wrath) See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 3 Print Biographies  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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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:

Born at 3:00pm-PST. See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces