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- 0 SORE ERNST STEIVBECE - ~ 46 vu IRE A Joha Ernest~<teinbeck, author, playwright and war correspondent, wae bora at Salinas, California, on february 27, 1302. { He graduated from Salinas digh school ta 1319 and was @ ( Student at Stanford Oniversity for five yeers but did not He zarried Caro] Jeaning {a 1330 and waa divorced BIOGEAPHICAL LATA: : greduate. i; from ker tn March, 1943. He narried Gwyn Coager on March 29, 37949 aud Infane santo am Reneshew 2-2 19580. ze has heen the ivtv, Vau BiGine Vue UM AUER milly G@uthor of a number of beoks and wos a.arded the Pultiszer prize im 1240. <Anong the books for which he ta ‘moat noted are “Torttlia Plat,” 21335; “of Mice And Men," 139973 “Grapes of Brata,* 1933; rn e Meon Is Down,” 13942; “Cannery cow," 1945p | "The :a,eard Pus, * 19477 and "4 Russian Journc],” 1348. de | wae alse enployed Gas uar correspondent aad aaa «uriter for the ‘Kew York “erald Tribune'curing 1343, 1944, 1347, and 1348) Steindeck cas Fice rresident of Norid Fidee, Ineo., Ga organizat chartered in Few Yerk State om December 18, 1347, for the purpo. RUUEAD IPVESPIOATION: ay fhe Burean hae conducted no investigation concernin. John Steinbeck. KHouever, under date of Yay 11, 1342, attorne General Bidcle ferwarded to the Zureau a latter received by hin from Steinbect which stated ta part "Do you suppoes you could ask Edgar's boys te stop stepping on ay heels? They think I onan enemy slien. Ite getting ttresene.* After checking the Bureau files the Attorney Cencral ae aluvised . & EYt, 1 Bp a - = P J rs that Steinbeck was not being and never had beer paverssgat se: =88: (100-lv6224- a: INVESTISATIONW BY 8-8: | . 7S t mo, Tot Stetabsck’ was taveatizeted by G-2 during 1343 $0 NOT R= =SORDEC fa x | a. re 138 MAR wv 1954 — S| Tris _ iwre Ladd nee Seterninge Ais auitabdiltty te hold @ commission ta the B. 3s, Clee ATRYs After tnveatigetion the Chief, Couater Iatelli,ence * Hato Brenck, G-2, recennended he not de aie ed faverenty fe) hr Ble ‘a ‘a ed re, fv. we of preparing roms, (Whe's xho In dnertca, * L353-E yi 10001681 88-2 1CO-3d0922-111, pe lp & ‘s3 > : ) bid CLASSIFIED BY : noe. aa we fa Sree ian teh ee Ae Ce acy ‘ ts re . ae . .