John Steinbeck
Description
This program from the Famous Authors series offers an overview of John Steinbeck's life and work, beginning with his upbringing in Salinas, California and the fields surrounding the area. The film discusses the vegetable crops in California and the great need for labor which caused the influx of migrant workers during the depression of the 1930s. Steinbeck witnessed the working of this land throughout his life and the connection between man and nature conveyed in his novels like Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath came from these observations. He spent some time at Stanford, but resented academic culture and left with few friends and no degree, but a commitment to his writing. He struggled for some time and took on manual labor jobs, but eventually found success with his novels and in Hollywood with Tortilla Flat and lasting through his career.
Runtime
29 min
Series
Subjects
Date of Publication
2011
Database
Alexander Street
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