2. • John Steinbeck was born February 27th 1902 in Salinas
Valley, California.
• Steinbeck graduated from Salinas High School in 1919.
• He attended Stanford University in 1920 and graduated in 1925.
• After graduating he moved to New York to further his writing career.
3. • He spent a few years in New York but he couldn’t get any of his
writing published so he moved back to California.
• Soon after he moved back to California he had his first book
published.
• In 1930 Steinbeck married Carol Henning.
• He continued writing until he died on December 20th 1968.
4. John Steinbecks first book (Cup of Gold) was published in 1929.
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In 1937 Of Mice and Men was published
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In 1939 The Grapes of Wrath was published
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In 1943 The Pearl was published.
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5. • 1940 - Pulitzer Prize Fiction Award (The Grapes of Wrath)
• 1962 - Nobel Prize for Literature
6. • In his life John Steinbeck had 25 books published.
• 17 of his books went on to become movies including, The Grapes of
Wrath, Canary Row, Of Mice and Men, The Pearl, and East of Eden.
• In September 1964, Steinbeck was awarded the United States Medal
of Freedom
• In 1979, the United States Postal Service issued a stamp featuring
Steinbeck.
7. • Today John Steinbeck’s books can
be found around the world.
• On December 5th 2007 John
Steinbeck was inducted into the
California Hall of Fame.
• John Steinbeck is still regarded as
one of the best American writers
who ever lived.
