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At age 14, John became inspired to become a writer. He spent hours in his bedroom writing stories and poems.
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John went to Stanford University in Stanford, CA. He enrolled to become a writer.
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John left college without ever receiving his degree.
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While working as a caretaker, John wrote his first novel Cup of Gold.
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John married his first wife, Carol.
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John's novel Of Mice and Men was published.
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Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men received the Drama Critics Circle Award.
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John Steinbeck won the Nobel Peace Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
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After his marriage fell apart, Steinbeck travelled with a friend.
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John divorced his wife Carol, and remarried his second wife Gwendolyn, with whom he had 2 sons.