John Steinbeck movie ephemera, 1939-1982.

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John Steinbeck movie ephemera, 1939-1982.

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Movie stills (East of Eden, Of Mice and Men, & Tortilla Flat), movie posters (Cannery Row, 1982; The Red Pony, 1957; The Pearl, 1948; and Grapes of Wrath, an undated reproduction), original lobby cards (1 Tortilla Flat, and 8 Red Pony), color copies of lobby cards (2 Grapes of Wrath, 2 East of Eden, and 2 Of Mice and Men), cigarette cards (Grapes of Wrath), and four LIFE magazine issues, each featuring an article (or two, in the case of Grapes of Wrath) on a movie. The issues are: 1939 June 5 (with some of Horace Bristol's photographs captioned by John Steinbeck), 1940 Feb 19 (more Horace Bristol photographs), 1940 Jan. 8 (photos from play and movie Of Mice and Men), and 1942 June 1 (photos from film Tortilla Flat).

1 linear foot (1 print box and 2 map folders)

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 7562372

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968

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Margaret Gemmell, later van Judah, was a friend of Steinbeck's during their stay at Stanford University, 1925-26. Included with the papers is a manuscript in her own hand describing her friendship with Steinbeck. From the description of John Steinbeck papers, 1925-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866392 This is the producer's copy, property of Oscar Serlin; the play ran from 7 Apr. to 6 June, 1942. From the description of The moon is down, a play in 3 acts...

Bristol, Horace.

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In 1938 Bristol was a young LIFE photographer who had planned to do a photographic book on migratory labor in California. Steinbeck had agreed to collaborate by writing the captions and limited text. From the description of Typescripts relating to Bristol's collaboration with John Steinbeck during the 1930s, 1993-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122398225 ...