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Gwendolyn Louise “Gwyndolyn” <I>Conger</I> Steinbeck

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Gwendolyn Louise “Gwyndolyn” Conger Steinbeck

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
30 Dec 1975 (aged 59)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
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Gwyndolyn Conger Steinbeck, married 1943 and divorced 1948 died on December 30,1975, Colorado

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Second wife of famous author John Steinbeck.

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Author John Steinbeck had three wives:

1) Carol Henning Steinbeck Brown, married 1930 and divorced 1942; lived in Carmel Valley, CA, died February 8, 1983, Monterey, CA

2) Gwyndolyn Conger Steinbeck, married 1943 and divorced 1948 died on December 30,1975, Colorado

3) Elaine Anderson Scott Steinbeck, married 1950, died April 27, 2003 in New York. Her ashes are interred, next to John Steinbeck's in the Garden of Memories in Salinas in the Hamilton Family plot.

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John Steinbeck met Carol Henning (d. 1983) at Tahoe City in 1928 and followed her to San Francisco. Before moving to Pacific Grove, in 1930 they lived for a short time in Eagle Rock where they were married. In 1936 they built their first home in Los Gatos. In addition to her strong support of Steinbeck's writing career, Carol is credited with important intellectual and editorial contributions to his best work, including suggesting the title for The Grapes of Wrath. They divorced in 1942. Her collection of letters and memorabilia is housed at the Center for Steinbeck Studies. The biography Carol and John Steinbeck: Portrait of a Marriage describes their relationship during the formative years of the writer's career.

Steinbeck met Gwyndolyn Conger (d. 1975), a professional singer nearly 20 years his junior, in Hollywood while still married to Carol. They married in 1943, had two children Thomas (Thom) Steinbeck and John Steinbeck IV , and divorced in 1948. They moved to Monterey for a few months in 1944 but lived in New York for most of their marriage. Cathy, the evil force of East of Eden, is based on his sense of betrayal over Gwyn's infidelity.

Actress and stage manager Elaine Anderson Scott (1914-2003) was married to movie actor Zachary Scott when she met Steinbeck in Carmel in 1949. They married in 1950 and remained together, living in Manhattan and Sag Harbor, until his death. As executor of the Steinbeck estate, Elaine worked to keep his books in print and edited a volume of his letters. She is buried with other members of the Steinbeck family in the Garden of Memories, Salinas.


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Gwyndolyn Conger Steinbeck, married 1943 and divorced 1948 died on December 30,1975, Colorado

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Second wife of famous author John Steinbeck.

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Author John Steinbeck had three wives:

1) Carol Henning Steinbeck Brown, married 1930 and divorced 1942; lived in Carmel Valley, CA, died February 8, 1983, Monterey, CA

2) Gwyndolyn Conger Steinbeck, married 1943 and divorced 1948 died on December 30,1975, Colorado

3) Elaine Anderson Scott Steinbeck, married 1950, died April 27, 2003 in New York. Her ashes are interred, next to John Steinbeck's in the Garden of Memories in Salinas in the Hamilton Family plot.

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John Steinbeck met Carol Henning (d. 1983) at Tahoe City in 1928 and followed her to San Francisco. Before moving to Pacific Grove, in 1930 they lived for a short time in Eagle Rock where they were married. In 1936 they built their first home in Los Gatos. In addition to her strong support of Steinbeck's writing career, Carol is credited with important intellectual and editorial contributions to his best work, including suggesting the title for The Grapes of Wrath. They divorced in 1942. Her collection of letters and memorabilia is housed at the Center for Steinbeck Studies. The biography Carol and John Steinbeck: Portrait of a Marriage describes their relationship during the formative years of the writer's career.

Steinbeck met Gwyndolyn Conger (d. 1975), a professional singer nearly 20 years his junior, in Hollywood while still married to Carol. They married in 1943, had two children Thomas (Thom) Steinbeck and John Steinbeck IV , and divorced in 1948. They moved to Monterey for a few months in 1944 but lived in New York for most of their marriage. Cathy, the evil force of East of Eden, is based on his sense of betrayal over Gwyn's infidelity.

Actress and stage manager Elaine Anderson Scott (1914-2003) was married to movie actor Zachary Scott when she met Steinbeck in Carmel in 1949. They married in 1950 and remained together, living in Manhattan and Sag Harbor, until his death. As executor of the Steinbeck estate, Elaine worked to keep his books in print and edited a volume of his letters. She is buried with other members of the Steinbeck family in the Garden of Memories, Salinas.


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