Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Steinbeck, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- California Hall of Fame · 2007
- Presidential Medal of Freedom · 1964
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1962
- Bancarella Selection Prize · 1955
- Pulitzer Prize — the Novel · 1940
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- National Book Award — Fiction · 1939
- King Haakon VII Freedom Cross
- World Fantasy Award — Best Novel · 1977 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1962 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1961 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1960 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1959 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1958 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1953 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1949 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Story · 1946 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Story · 1945 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1945 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1944 · nominated
- Nobel Prize in Literature · 1943 · nominated
Filmography13 titles
The Grapes of Wrath
East of Eden
Lifeboat
Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men
Viva Zapata!
O. Henry's Full House
The Red Pony
Cannery Row
In Dubious Battle
Tortilla Flat
The Wayward Bus
Adventures on the New Frontier