Novelist

John Steinbeck – Cause of Death, Age, Date, and Facts

The novelist John Steinbeck passed away at age 66, this age of death has to be considered respectable. What was the cause of death? Below is all you want to know regarding the death of John Steinbeck and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

American author well-known for his novels The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, and Of Mice and Men. He won both the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes for his work.

He grew up in central California and attended Stanford University for several years. He later returned to California following failed attempts at writing jobs in New York and worked as a tour guide and caretaker at a fish hatchery in Tahoe City.

He wrote many books about American life, including Of Mice and Men, East of Eden, and Cannery Row.

How did John Steinbeck die?

John Steinbeck's death was caused by congestive heart failure.

John Steinbeck died of heart failure on 20 December 1968, in New York, N.Y, United States. On 4 March 1969, his ashes were buried in the Garden of Memories cemetery in Salinas in the Hamilton Family plot.

Information about the death of John Steinbeck
Cause of deathCongestive Heart Failure
Age of death66 years
ProfessionNovelist
BirthdayFebruary 27, 1902
Death dateDecember 20, 1968
Place of deathNew York, New York, United States
Place of burialGarden of Memories Memorial Park, Salinas, California, United States

Quotes by John Steinbeck

"One can find so many pains when the rain is falling."

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"If you're in trouble, or hurt or need - go to the poor people. They're the only ones that'll help - the only ones."

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"Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen."

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"I have owed you this letter for a very long time-but my fingers have avoided the pencil as though it were an old and poisoned tool."

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"These words dropped into my childish mind as if you should accidentally drop a ring into a deep well. I did not think of them much at the time, but there came a day in my life when the ring was fished up out of the well, good as new."

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