John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, CaliforniaHis first novel was called Cup of Gold in 1929Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men which became into a major play and 3 movies.Steinbeck also wrote The Grapes of Wrath which became a major motion picture, but caused a lot of controversy.John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath won the Pulitzer Prize in 1940.Steinbeck won the 7th Medal of Freedom for writing the book The Moon Is Down which also became a major motion picture.In 1935 Steinbeck won the California Commonwealth Club's Gold Medal from the book Tortilla Flat which also received critical acclaim.Steinbeck wrote the script for two movies, in 1944 the movie Life Boat, And in 1945, A Medal for a Bunny.In 1947 he wrote a book called The Pearl.In 1947 he also wrote a film script based on the li