John Steinbeck

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Henry Fonda, who played Tom Joad on film, read some poetry at the funeral of this author in 1968 John Steinbeck $400 DJ FAREWELL TO THE AUTHOR 2021-03-26 #8365
Of this author's dogs, Charley was a good boy, & Toby, who ate the first draft for "Of Mice & Men", was definitely a bad boy John Steinbeck DD $1,000 J AUTHORS & THEIR PETS 2020-12-17 #8304
His story began in Salinas, California in 1902 & ended in New York in 1968 (John) Steinbeck $800 J AUTHORS: BORN & DIED 2017-10-04 #7603
The actual camper he used in "Travels with Charley" is on display at his National Center in California John Steinbeck $1,000 J AUTHORS' MUSEUMS 2014-10-06 #6911
His ashes were buried in his mother's family plot in Salinas, California Steinbeck $400 J AUTHORS' PLOTS 2014-04-07 #6811
His previous jobs included apprentice painter, surveyor in Big Sur & fruit picker, like his Joads (John) Steinbeck $400 J AUTHORS' FORMER JOBS 2012-12-20 #6504
After scripting "The Pearl" & "The Red Pony", he wrote "Viva Zapata" for Brando (John) Steinbeck $1,200 DJ AUTHORS IN HOLLYWOOD 2011-04-15 #6130
Salinas, California (east of... Frisco) was the birthplace of this author, who often referred to it in his work Steinbeck $1,200 DJ AUTHORS' BIRTHPLACES 2010-11-22 #6026
Before writing his classic novel, he spent 2 years with a group of Oklahoma farmers journeying to California Steinbeck $400 DJ AUTHORS 2007-05-23 #5238
He led a marine biology expedition to Baja California & later wrote about it in "The Sea of Cortez" John Steinbeck $2,000 DJ AUTHORS 2003-01-28 #4242
In June 1998 a museum dedicated to this author opened in Salinas, California John Steinbeck FJ AUTHORS 1999-03-05 #3345
Shortly after "The Grapes of Wrath" was published, he embarked on an expedition to Mexico John Steinbeck $200 DJ AUTHORS 1996-12-16 #2831
Before making it as a writer, he worked as a chemist, a surveyor, & a fruit-picker like his Joads Steinbeck $400 DJ AUTHORS 1995-06-15 #2499
This "Grapes of Wrath" author took classes in marine science at Stanford John Steinbeck $200 DJ AUTHORS 1995-06-06 #2492
In the 1930s this novelist wrote poems for the Monterey Beacon under the name Amnesia Glasscock John Steinbeck DD $1,200 DJ PEN NAMES 1994-03-17 #2204
This author had worked with migrant laborers, so he could empathize with the Joad family he invented Steinbeck $800 DJ AUTHORS & THEIR CHARACTERS 1993-03-10 #1968
This novelist's father, also named John, served as county treasurer of Monterey, California Steinbeck $600 DJ AUTHORS 1993-03-03 #1963
"The Moon Is Down" John Steinbeck $800 DJ NAME THE AUTHOR 1990-12-24 #1456
"The Wayward Bus" John Steinbeck $1,000 DJ NAME THE AUTHOR 1990-10-01 #1396
On December 24, 1968, some of his ashes were scattered into Whalers Bay from Point Lobos, California John Steinbeck DD $2,700 DJ AUTHORS' RESTING PLACES 1990-09-14 #1385
The Charley in his "Travels with Charley" was his dog John Steinbeck $1,000 DJ AUTHORS 1990-06-30 #3
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