A simple bronze plaque (at top) marks the grave of famous American author John Steinbeck (1902-1968) who is buried in the town where he was born, Salinas, in Monterey County, California, USA. His cremated remains lie in the IOOF Garden of Memories Cemetery in the family plot of his mother, Olive Hamilton Steinbeck (1867-1934), who is buried there with his father John Ernest Steinbeck (1862-1935) and his sister Mary Steinbeck Dekker (1905-1965). Named after his father, the prolific author's full name was John Ernst Steinbeck, Jr.
A simple bronze plaque (at top) marks the grave of famous American author John Steinbeck (1902-1968) who is buried in the town where he was born, Salinas, in Monterey County, California, USA. His cremated remains lie in the IOOF Garden of Memories Cemetery in the family plot of his mother, Olive Hamilton Steinbeck (1867-1934), who is buried there with his father John Ernest Steinbeck (1862-1935) and his sister Mary Steinbeck Dekker (1905-1965). Named after his father, the prolific author's full name was John Ernest Steinbeck, Jr. He wrote 27 books during his lifetime and won many awards for his work, including a Pulitzer Prize for "The Grapes of Wrath" and the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Location: Garden of Memories Cemetery, 768 Abbott Street, Salinas, California, USA
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
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