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John Steinbeck was born on the 27th of February 1902 in Salinas, California.
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He graduated from Salinas High School and enolled in Standford Unversity.
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After on and off schooling he leaves Standford for the last time wthout finishing his degree to pursue his writing career.
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In 1929 John published his frst novel, Cup of Gold.
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He wrote the short novel Of Mice and Men.
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Wrote The Grapes of Wrath and won the Pulitzer Prize for it.
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He marries his first wife and they move into a cottage in Pacific Grove, California.
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After finalizing the divorce with Carol he marries again.
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Gets nominated for an Oscar for Best Story for writing the story for Alfred Hitchcoks Life Boat.
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Has first born child, Thomas, with wife Qwyndolyn.
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Has second son, John the 4th with Gwydolyn.
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Divorces his second wife Gwyndolyn.
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Marries Elaine Anderson Scott, his third and last wife.
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He recieved the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962 for writing 27 boks throughout his career across many different genres.
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Gets awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his assistance in speech writing for politics.
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He died on the 20th of December 1968 in New Yok City of heart disease and congestive heart failure, at age 66.