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John Steinbeck was born on Feb. 27, 1902 in Salinas, California. Grew up as a great writer that wrote a total of 28 novels. He was awarded 20 awards including; The Nobel Prize, The Drama Critics Circle Award, and The Pultizer Prize. He is a popular author still to this day. He enrolled in Stanford Unitversity for six year and left without a degree. He has had three wives and had two kids. He died Dec. 20, 1968
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Author Biography: John Steinbeck 2005 Secondary Solutions Reuben, Paul P. "John Steinbeck (1902-1966): A Brief Literary Biography." PAL: Perspectives in American Literature - A Reaserch and Reference Guide
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While he was in school, he also worked at ranches, farms, shops and factories.
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He moved to New York to Enroll in Standford
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He was everything from a newspaper reporter to a construction worker.
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While he was there, he worked as a caretaker for an estate.
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Cup of Gold was his first published novel.
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The Depression was a time in American history when many Americans were left without a job and the Stock Market crashed.
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His wife's name was Carol.
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It was very successful.
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It was originally a play but Steinbeck but he re-wrote it into a novelette.
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Of Mice and Men was given the Drama Critics Cricle Award
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The Grapes of Wraiths was presented with The Pultizer Prizer.
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His new wife's name was Gwendolyn. He had two sons, Thomas and John.
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John served asa correspondentfor the New York Herald Tribone
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