John stienbeck timeline By morgan collins Feb 27, 1902 birth of john Period: Feb 27, 1902 to Dec 20, 1968 steinbecks life Jul 28, 1914 start of WWI Jan 16, 1916 started writng seriosly Jun 11, 1919 went to stanford university www.shmoop.com/john-steinbeck/timiline Jul 18, 1925 left stanford Jan 16, 1928 returns to califonia Jan 16, 1929 the great depresion Jan 16, 1929 cup of gold was published Jan 16, 1930 first marrige Jan 16, 1937 of mice and men Jan 9, 1939 grapes of wrath was published Jan 16, 1939 drama critics circle award Mar 16, 1940 steinbeck wins pulitzer prize Jan 16, 1941 sea of cortez Jan 16, 1941 the forgoten village Jan 16, 1943 first divorce Jan 16, 1943 new wife Jan 16, 1951 east of eaden was published Jan 16, 1961 the winter of our Jan 16, 1962 nobel prize Dec 20, 1968 death of john