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ThenovelistwhowroteTheGrapesofWrathandthedirectorwhoproducedCrisisandLightsOutinEuropecombinedtheirsuperbtalentstotellthestoryofthecomingofmodernmedicinetothenativesofMexico.Therehavebeenseveralnotableexamplesofthispen-cameramethodofnarration,butTheForgottenVillageisuniqueamongtheminthatthetextwaswrittenbeforeasinglepicturewasshot.Thebookandthemoviefromwhichitwasmadehave,thus,acontinuityandadramaticgrowthnottobefoundintheso-called"documentary"films.Thecameracrewthat,headedbyKlineandwithSteinbeck'sscriptathand,recordedthisnarrativeofbirthanddeath,ofwitchdoctorsandvaccines,oftheoldMexicoandthenew,spentninemonthsoffthetrailsofMexico.Theytraveledthousandsofmilestofindjustthevillagetheyneeded;theyborrowedchildrenfromthegovernmentschool,tookmenfromthefields,theirwivesfromthemarkets,andoldmedicinewomanfromherhutbythesideofthetrail.Themotionpicturetheymade(forreleasein1941)is8000feetlong.Fromthiswealthofpictures136photographswereselectedfortheirintrinsicbeautyandforthegracefulharmonywithwhichtheyaccompanySteinbeck'stext.Thisnewscript-photographtechniqueofnarrationconveysitsideaswithunexcelledbrillianceandimmediacy.Inthehandsofsuchmasterstory-tellersasSteinbeckandKline,itmakesthereadercatchhisbreathforthebeautyandthetruthofthetale.
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JohnSteinbeckChroniclingAmericandreamsdestroyedbyeitherinjusticeorthesimpledifficultyoftheworld,JohnSteinbeckleftlastingtestamentstothestrugglesofworkingpeopleinTheGrapesofWrathandCanneryRow.Hisrefusaltowaterdownhisrealisticworkgotsomeofhisbooksbanned–andearnedhimaNobelPrize.BiographyJohnErnstSteinbeck,NobelandPulitzerPrizewinner,wasborninSalinas,CaliforniaFebruary27,1902.Hisfather,JohnSteinbeck,servedasMontereyCountyTreasurerformanyyears.Hismother,OliveHamilton,wasaformerschoolteacherwhodevelopedinhimaloveofliterature.YoungSteinbeckcametoknowtheSalinasValleywell,workingasahiredhandonnearbyranchesinMontereyCounty.In1919,hegraduatedfromSalinasHighSchoolaspresidentofhisclassandenteredStanfordUniversitymajoringinEnglish.Stanforddidnotclaimhisundividedattention.DuringthistimeheattendedonlysporadicallywhileworkingatavarietyjobsincludingonwiththeBigSurhighwayproject,andoneatSpreckelsSugarCompanynearSalinas.SteinbeckleftStanfordpermanentlyin1925topursueacareerinwritinginNewYorkCity.Hewasunsuccessfulandreturned,disappointed,toCaliforniathefollowingyear.Thoughhisfirstnovel,CupofGold,waspublishedin1929,itattractedlittleliteraryattention.Twosubsequentnovels,ThePasturesofHeavenandToAGodUnknown,metthesamefate.AftermovingtotheMontereyPeninsulain1930,Steinbeckandhisnewwife,CarolHenning,madetheirhomeinPacificGrove.Here,notfarfromfamedCanneryRow,heartoftheCaliforniasardineindustry,Steinbeckfoundmaterialhewouldlaterusefortwomoreworks,TortillaFlatandCanneryRow.WithTortillaFlat(1935),Steinbeck'scareertookadecidedlypositiveturn,receivingtheCaliforniaCommonwealthClub'sGoldMedal.Hefeltencouragedtocontinuewriting,relyingonextensiveresearchandpersonalobservationofthehumandramaforhisstories.In1937,OfMiceandMenwaspublished.Twoyearslater,thenovelwasproducedonBroadwayandmadeintoamovie.In1940,SteinbeckwonthePulitzerPrizeforfictionforGrapesofWrath,bringingtopublicattentiontheplightofdispossessedfarmers.AfterSteinbeckandHenningdivorcedin1942,hemarriedGwyndolynConger.ThecouplemovedtoNewYorkCityandhadtwosons,Thomasandtwoyearslater,John.Duringthewaryears,SteinbeckservedasawarcorrespondentfortheNewYorkHeraldTribune.SomeofhisdispatchesreappearedinOnceThereWasAWar.In1945,SteinbeckpublishedCanneryRowandcontinuedtowriteprolifically,producingplays,shortstoriesandfilmscripts.In1950,hemarriedElaineAndersonScottandtheyremainedtogetheruntilhisdeath.SteinbeckreceivedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1962"...forhisrealisticaswellasimaginativewritings,distinguishedbyasympathetichumorandkeensocialperception.."Inhisacceptancespeech,Steinbecksummarizedwhathesoughttoachievethroughhisworks:"...Literatureisasoldasspeech.Itgrewoutofhumanneedforitandithasnotchangedexcepttobecomemoreneeded.Theskalds,thebards,thewritersarenotseparateandexclusive.Fromthebeginning,theirfunctions,theirduties,theirresponsibilitieshavebeendecreedbyourspecies...Furthermore,thewriterisdelegatedtodeclareandtocelebrateman'sprovencapacityofgreatnessofheartandspirit—gallantryindefeat,forcourage,compassionandlove.Intheendlesswaragainstweaknessanddespair,thesearethebrightrallyflagsofhopeandemulation.Iholdthatawriterwhodoesnotpassionatelybelieveintheperfectibilityofmanhasnodedicationnoranymembershipinliterature..."Steinbeckremainedaprivateperson,shunningpublicityandmovingfrequentlyinhissearchforprivacy.HediedonDecember20,1968inNewYorkCity,whereheandhisfamilymadeahome.Buthisfinalrestingplacewasthevalleyhehadwrittenaboutwithsuchpassion.Athisrequest,hisasheswereinterredintheGardenofMemoriescemeteryinSalinas.Heissurvivedbyhisson,Thomas.AuthorbiographycourtesyoftheNationalSteinbeckCenter.AlsoKnownAs:AmnesiaGlasscockJohnErnstSteinbeck,Jr.(fullname);AmnesiaGlasscockDateofBirth:二月27,1902PlaceofBirth:Salinas,CaliforniaDateofDeath:十二月20,1968PlaceofDeath:NewYork,NewYork
