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John Steinbeck (1902–1968)

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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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John Ernst Steinbeck
in Salinas, California, USA

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(age 66) in New York City, New York, USA
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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")
 
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)
 
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)
 
1953-1954 TV de Vanguarda (TV series)
– Noite Sem Lua (1954) (story)
– De Ratos e Homens (1953) (novel)
 
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 (novel / 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)
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– An Outbreak of Peace (1968) … Himself
 
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2005 Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat: The Theater of War (video documentary short)
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2005 East of Eden: Art in Search of Life (video documentary short)
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1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 

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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 »

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6' (1.83 m)
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A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger than a man on foot. See more »

Trivia:

According to his biographer Jay Parini and the New York Times, Steinbeck in the mid-1990s was the most popular deceased American writer, with 750,00 copies of his works selling annually. His popularity has not diminished over the years but has rather increased, particularly after Oprah Winfrey made his "East of Eden" the first selection of her revived book club in 2003... See more »

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