1997 Death Joey Faye, comic (Fruit of the Loom grapes) 1990 Event "Grapes of Wrath" closes at Cort Theater New York City after 188 performances 1990 Event 44th Tony Awards: Grapes of Wrath and City of Angels win 1990 Event "Grapes of Wrath" opens at Cort Theater New York City for 188 performances 1989 Event 2 cyanide-contaminated Chilean grapes found in Philadelphia 1968 Death John Steinbeck, author (Grapes of Wrath, Nobel 1940, 62), dies at 66 1940 Event Pulitzer prize awarded to John Steinbeck (Grapes of Wrath) 1939 Event John Steinbeck novel "The Grapes of Wrath" published 1906 Birthday John Carradine, Greenwich Village, New York, actor, Grapes of Wrath, Howling 1902 Birthday John Steinbeck, born in Salinas, California, author, Grapes of Wrath-Nobel 1962 1899 Birthday John Qualen, Vancouver BC, actor, Grapes of Wrath, Searchers
