John Steinbeck Overview:

Actor, John Steinbeck, was born John Ernst Steinbeck on Feb 27, 1902 in Salinas, CA. Steinbeck died at the age of 66 on Dec 20, 1968 in New York City, NY .

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Although Steinbeck was nominated for two Oscars, he never won a competitive Academy Award.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1944Best WritingLifeboat (1944)N/ANominated
1952Best WritingViva Zapata! (1952)N/ANominated
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Gate of Hell, 1953 and (3)

By C. S. Williams on Feb 10, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

Originally posted on Classic Film Aficionados: Gate of Hell (original title Jigokumon) 1953, is a story of three people, Moritoh Enda, Wataru Watanabe and his wife Kesa and at its heart it is a morality tale, and reminds me greatly of ?s novella, The Pearl, published in 1947 contempora... Read full article


Gate of Hell, 1953 and (4)

By C. S. Williams on Feb 10, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

Gate of Hell (original title Jigokumon) 1953, is a story of three people, Moritoh Enda, Wataru Watanabe and his wife Kesa and at its heart it is a morality tale, and reminds me greatly of ?s novella, The Pearl, published in 1947 contemporaneously with the release of Film Asociados Mexi... Read full article


Gate of Hell, 1953 and (4)

By C. S. Williams on Feb 10, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

Gate of Hell (original title Jigokumon) 1953, is a story of three people, Moritoh Enda, Wataru Watanabe and his wife Kesa and at its heart it is a morality tale, and reminds me greatly of ?s novella, The Pearl, published in 1947 contemporaneously with the release of Film Asociados Mexi... Read full article


Gate of Hell, 1953 and (3)

By C. S. Williams on Feb 10, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

Classic Film Aficionados Gate of Hell (original title Jigokumon) 1953, is a story of three people, Moritoh Enda, Wataru Watanabe and his wife Kesa and at its heart it is a morality tale, and reminds me greatly of ?s novella, The Pearl, published in 1947 contemporaneously with the relea... Read full article


Gate of Hell, 1953 and (2)

By C. S. Williams on Feb 10, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

Gate of Hell (original title Jigokumon) 1953, is a story of three people, Moritoh Enda, Wataru Watanabe and his wife Kesa and at its heart it is a morality tale, and reminds me greatly of ?s novella, The Pearl, published in 1947 contemporaneously with the release of Film Asociados Mexi... Read full article


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Born at 3:00pm-PST.

Steinbeck, a noted liberal whom the government suspected was a member of the Communist Party, was outraged by what he regarded as director Alfred Hitchcock's racism as manifested in his condescension towards the George 'Joe' Spencer character played by Canada Lee.

Two sons with 2nd wife: Thom and John IV. Only Thom survives as of this writing (June 2005). He has recently published a book of short-stories, and is said to be working on a novel.

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