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Early Years Born in Salinas, California Spent summers working on ranches Went to Stanford University but left early before he could get his degree /groups/hydrogeology/gfx/stanford.j pg 4c9.jpg
First novel: Cup of Gold His novel Tortilla Flat won the California Commonwealth Club’s gold medal Wrote a series of “California Novels” which became a big success and included: In Dubious Battle, Of Mice and Men, and the Grapes of Wrath Grapes of Wrath won Pulitzer Prize in 1940, also resulted in Steinbeck being heavily criticised for communist like views. rnesandnoble.co m/images/ / JP G brary/pages/links/steinb eck/tortilla%20flatsmall.j pg BeckertM/images/E70DE2DEA9FE4D0 D8D3D77A14254F5C2.jpg
With buddy Ed Ricketts, Steinbeck went on a voyage around the Gulf of California During the trip he collected biological specimens After, he published a book called The Log from the Sea of Cortez /edrickettsinbeard.jpg amazon.com/images/I/41TF032MR1L.jpg
1902: Born February : Graduated from Salinas High School 1943: Divorced his wife of thirteen years, Carol Henning and married Gwen Conger 1948:Divorced Gwen and buddy Ed Ricketts died 1950: Married Elaine (Anderson) Scott 1960: Took a road trip around the U.S. with his dog Charley 1968: Died December 20 /assets/images/salinas_high jpg
During World War ll, Steinbeck served as a war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribute During the war he worked on writing Alfred Hitchcock's movie, Lifeboat After, he wrote The Pearl content/m-4266.jpg JPG
Won the Nobel Prize in literature for his realistic and imaginative writing He was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon B. Johnson wspaper/prize.jpg
All together, Steinbeck wrote 30 books Twelve of his books become films Steinbeck was 66 years old when he died of either heart disease or of a heart attack _and_men_ver2.jpg posters.jpg
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