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Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902, in Salinas, California. [8] He was of German, English, and Irish descent. [9] Johann Adolf Großsteinbeck (1828–1913), Steinbeck's paternal grandfather, was a founder of Mount Hope, a short-lived farming colony in Palestine that disbanded after Arab attackers killed his brother and raped his brother's wife and mother-in-law. [10]
Thomas ("Thom") Steinbeck was born in Manhattan, [1] New York City, to American novelist John Steinbeck and his second wife, singer-composer Gwyndolyn Conger on August 2, 1944. [2] His younger brother John Steinbeck IV was born two years later.
The Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies houses the largest collection of Steinbeck-related materials in the world at over 50,000 items. [2] [12] [13] The archives contain manuscripts, letters, photographs, rare books, and memorabilia related to Steinbeck's career and personal life. It also holds significant secondary materials ...
Elaine Anderson Steinbeck (born Mary Elaine Anderson; August 14, 1914 – April 27, 2003) was an American actress and stage manager. She was married to author John Steinbeck . Biography
Scott Pugh of Steinbeck Review wrote, "to my eye, the background descriptions of history, geography, and politics in Mad at the World are barely informative at best", [3] Sam Sacks of The Wall Street Journal wrote, "Mad at the World is condensed, clear and readable."
John Ernst Steinbeck IV (June 12, 1946 – February 7, 1991) was an American journalist and author. He was the second child of the Nobel Prize -winning author John Ernst Steinbeck . In 1965, he was drafted into the United States Army and served in Vietnam .
Steinbeck is a surname, which may refer to: Christoph Steinbeck (born 1966), German chemistry researcher; Elaine Anderson Steinbeck (1914–2003), American actress and stage manager; Janet Steinbeck (born 1951), Australian swimmer and olympic medalist; Muriel Steinbeck (1913–1982), Australian radio, television, theatre, and film actress
Mary Dickson was the great aunt of famous American novelist, John Steinbeck. Steinbeck was pained when he discovered what his family had suffered in the Outrages, and hinted to it in his novel East of Eden. [7] While on a trip to Israel in 1966, Steinbeck visited the site near Jaffa where the Dicksons and Steinbecks had lived.