John Steinbeck



First NameJohn
Last NameSteinbeck
Full Name at BirthJohn Ernst Steinbeck
Age66 (age at death)
Date of BirthFebruary 27, 1902
BirthplaceSalinas, California, USA
Date of DeathDecember 20, 1968
Location of DeathNew York City, New York, USA
Cause of DeathHeart Disease
Height6' (183 cm)
Star SignPisces
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
Occupation CategoryWriter
Claim to FameOne of the greatest American writers of the 20th Century
FatherJohn Steinbeck Sr
MotherOlive Hamilton
FriendsZachary Scott, Charlie Chaplin, Burgess Meredith, Spencer Tracy, Joseph Henry Jackson, Ed Ricketts, Pare Lorentz, Henry Fonda, Joan Bennett, Robert Capa
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John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr. (February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer. He is widely known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Grapes of Wrath (1939) and East of Eden (1952) and the novella Of Mice and Men (1937). Author of twenty-seven books, including sixteen novels, six non-fiction books and five collections of short stories, Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962.


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Filmography

Selected John Steinbeck film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

1952
Full House
Narrator

Writer Credits

2001
The Pearl
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1992
Of Mice and Men
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1991
The Grapes of Wrath
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1982
Cannery Row
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1981
East of Eden
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1981
Of Mice and Men
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1977
Möss och människor
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1977
Hiiriä ja ihmisiä
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1977
Anthropoi kai pontikia
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1975
Of Mice and Men
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1973
The Red Pony
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1972
Topoli
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1971
Des souris et des hommes
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1971
The Harness
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1968
Of Mice and Men
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1968
Von Mäusen und Menschen
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1962
Ikimize bir dĂĽnya
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1962
Helmi
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1960
The Robert Herridge Theater
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1959
Play of the Week
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1957
The Wayward Bus
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1957
Livsflammen
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1955
East of Eden
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1955
Matinee Theatre
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1954
Light's Diamond Jubilee
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1952
Viva Zapata!
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1952
Omnibus
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1952
Curtain Call
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1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
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1950
Lux Video Theatre
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1950
Nash Airflyte Theatre
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1949
The Red Pony
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1948
Studio One in Hollywood
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1947
La perla
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1945
A Medal for Benny
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1944
Lifeboat
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1943
The Moon Is Down
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1942
Tortilla Flat
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1941
The Forgotten Village
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1940
The Grapes of Wrath
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1939
Of Mice and Men
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TV de Vanguarda
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