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FILE - In this March 22, 1963, file photo, Nobel prize-winning author John Steinbeck, right, admires a prize-winning poster by his son, Thomas Steinbeck in Hartford, Conn. A three-judge panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will be in Alaska's largest city on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, to hear arguments in an appeal by the estate of Steinbeck's late son, Thomas Steinbeck, over a 2017 ruling in California. In that case, a federal jury awarded the author's stepdaughter Waverly Scott Kaffaga, more than $13 million in a lawsuit claiming Steinbeck's son and daughter-in-law impeded film adaptations of the iconic works. (AP Photo, File)

The Latest: Appeal in John Steinbeck lawsuit heard in court

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FILE - This Dec. 10, 1962 file photo shows American Author John Steinbeck, right, receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature from King Gustav during Award Ceremonies in Stockholm's Concert Hall in Sweden. In the mid-1950s, Steinbeck wrote a series of columns for the French-language newspaper Le Figaro, titled “One American In Paris.” One piece is coming out this week for the first time in English, appearing in the summer issue of The Strand Magazine, a literary quarterly. (AP Photo, File)

Rare Steinbeck story, set in Paris, published this week

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Boat that took Steinbeck to Sea of Cortez is being restored

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Steinbeck stepdaughter wins $13M in suit over movie rights

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FILE - This undated file photo shows American author John Steinbeck, winner of the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for his novel &quot;The Grapes of Wrath.&quot; Film remakes of &quot;The Grapes of Wrath&quot; and &quot;East of Eden&quot; fell apart because Steinbeck's late son and widow impeded the projects, the writer's stepdaughter told jurors in federal court Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (AP Photo, File)

Steinbeck film remakes stuck in dust bowl, stepdaughter says

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

Waverly Scott Kaffaga, stepdaughter of author John Steinbeck, leaves federal court in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. Kaffaga says that film remakes of &quot;The Grapes of Wrath&quot; and &quot;East of Eden&quot; fell apart because the author's late son and widow interfered with the projects. She told jurors in Los Angeles federal court that long-running litigation has prevented her from making the most of Steinbeck's copyright. (AP Photo/Brian Melley)

John Steinbeck’s relatives by marriage in copyright dispute

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 file photo, Britain's Education Secretary Michael Gove listens to applause after delivering a keynote speech at the Conservative party conference in Birmingham, England. Britain's education minister insists he has not killed a mockingbird, but many literature-lovers don't believe him. Education Secretary Michael Gove has sparked a furor with his campaign to put the basics - and Britishness - back into schools. The latest new rules introduced by his department mean that a major English Literature qualification must focus almost exclusively on writers from the British Isles. Longtime favorites like John Steinbeck's &quot;Of Mice and Men&quot; and Harper Lee's &quot;To Kill a Mockingbird&quot; are off the syllabus - and critics say that could lead to the narrowing of British minds. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

UK education revamp leaves US authors on the shelf

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Fire damages Korean barbecue restaurant in Vegas

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Pet store owner arrested in fire; puppies saved

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In this Jan. 10, 2014 photo, the Western Flyer, a vessel made famous by author John Steinbeck, sits at a Port Townsend, Wash., boat yard. Salinas, Calif., businessman Gerry Kehoe and owner of the vessel, says he plans to dissemble the derelict and move it to Salinas as a museum and tribute to Steinbeck. (AP Photo/The Peninsula Daily News, Charlie Bermant)

Steinbeck vessel sits at Port Townsend boat yard

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A Western Union telegram informing John Steinbeck about the death of longtime friend and collaborator Edward Ricketts, along with Ricketts' briefcase and other materials, is estimated to sell for $9,000 to $12,000. Ricketts was the inspiration of the character Doc in "Cannery Row" and "Sweet Thursday."

Writer’s block at auction house

By Ula Ilnytzky - The Washington Times