Джон Стейнбектің ұлы – Томас Стейнбек: өмір және шығармашылық жолы

American writer and son of John Steinbeck
Thomas Myles Steinbeck (August 2, 1944 – August 11, 2016) was a screenwriter, photographer, and journalist. He published numerous works of fiction, including short stories and novels. He was the elder son of American novelist John Steinbeck.

Thomas ("Thom") Steinbeck was born in Manhattan, New York City, to American novelist John Steinbeck and his second wife, singer composer Gwyndolyn Conger on August 2, 1944. His younger brother John Steinbeck IV was born two years later. His parents' marriage dissolved four years after he was born, He had a good relationship with his famous father, saying that he would rate him "an eight and a half or a nine" on a ten point scale. Thom was educated at a number of East Coast boarding schools. When not in school or on holiday, Thom and his brother traveled widely with their father to Europe, Greece, and North Africa. McNally later gained acclaim as a playwright and won four Tony Awards and an Emmy. After high school, Thom Steinbeck studied animation at the California Institute of the Arts, then went on to study film at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. and returned to his original posting with AFVN as a television production specialist. After his service, he returned to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia as a journalist and photographer. The latter included screenplays based on In Dubious Battle, The Pearl, and Travels With Charley. Steinbeck was an advocate for authors' rights. In 2009, he and his friend folk singer Arlo Guthrie brought a copyright infringement lawsuit against Google that was eventually settled. At the time of his death, Steinbeck lived with his wife Gail in Santa Barbara, California. According to his family, he died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, nine days after his 72nd birthday.