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John Steinbeck
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John Steinbeck

Creator · born February 27, 1902 · died 1968

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John Ernst Steinbeck was an American writer and novelist. He won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social perception". He has been called "a giant of American letters".

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  1. ~35Notable work: Of Mice and Men1937
  2. 37Notable work: The Grapes of WrathApril 14, 1939
  3. 50Notable work: East of EdenSeptember 1, 1952
  4. ~60Received the Nobel Prize in Literature1962
  5. 62Received the Presidential Medal of FreedomSeptember 1, 1964

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Kate Mara

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1983 · United States

Kate Rooney Mara is an American actress.

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James A. Robinson

Scientist

1960 · United Kingdom

James Alan Robinson is a British-American economist and political scientist. He is a university professor at the Harris School of Public Policy of the University of Chicago, where he led the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts.

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