John Steinbeck

Birth of John Steinbeck

Feb 27, 1902

First novel

Aug 13, 1929

First marriage

Jan 14, 1930

Steinbeck marries his first wife, Carol Henning.

Mice and Men

Feb 6, 1937

Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men is published.

Grapes of Wrath

Apr 13, 1939

The Grapes of Wrath is published.

Separation from First Wife

Jan 13, 1941

Steinbeck separates from his first wife Carol,

The Moon is Down

Mar 13, 1942

Steinbeck publishes The Moon is Down in March.

Marriage to Gwyndolyn Conger

Mar 29, 1943

His divorce from Carol Henning final, Steinbeck marries Gwyndolyn Conger.

Birth of First Son

Aug 2, 1944

Steinbeck's first child, son Thomas Steinbeck, is born.

Cannery Row

Jan 2, 1945

The novel Cannery Row is published

Birth of Second Son

Jan 12, 1946

Steinbeck's second child, John Steinbeck IV, is born.

Second divorce

Jan 13, 1948

Gwyndolyn Conger divorces Steinbeck.

Marriage to Elaine Anderson Scott

Dec 28, 1950

Steinbeck marries his third and last wife, Elaine Anderson Scott.

East of Eden

Jan 13, 1952

East of Eden is published.

The Winter of Our Discontent

Apr 13, 1961

The Winter of Our Discontent, Steinbeck's final novel, is published.

Nobel Prize

Oct 25, 1962

John Steinbeck is awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

America and Americans

Oct 12, 1966

America and Americans is published.

Death of John Steinbeck

Dec 20, 1968

John Steinbeck dies of a heart attack.