Elaine Anderson Steinbeck
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Elaine Anderson Steinbeck | |
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Born | Mary Elaine Anderson August 14, 1914 Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Died | April 27, 2003 New York City, U.S. | (aged 88)
Other names | Elaine Anderson Scott |
Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
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Spouses | |
Relatives | Thomas Steinbeck (stepson) John Steinbeck IV (stepson) |
Elaine Anderson Steinbeck (born Mary Elaine Anderson; August 14, 1914 – April 27, 2003) was an American actress and stage manager. She was married to author John Steinbeck.
Biography
Anderson was born on August 14, 1914, in Austin, Texas.[1]
On February 21, 1934, Anderson married actor
In late 1944, Elaine gave up her career to relocate to
The Scotts had a daughter, Waverly. They divorced in 1949.[2]
Within a week of her divorce from Scott, Elaine married writer John Steinbeck on December 28, 1950. They had no children together and remained married until his death in December 1968.[citation needed]
Anderson died of natural causes on April 27, 2003, in Manhattan at the age of 88.[2] She was buried near Steinbeck in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park in Salinas, California.[citation needed]
When Elaine Steinbeck died in 2003, she left her daughter as executor of the estate. In 2017, a federal jury in Los Angeles awarded Waverly Scott Kaffaga more than $13 million in a lawsuit claiming the author's son and daughter-in-law impeded film adaptations of his classic works. The lawsuit followed a decades-long dispute between Thomas Steinbeck and Elaine over control of the author's works.[2]
Works
Film
Anderson is said to have made uncredited appearances in two 1944
]Published works
Steinbeck, John (1975). Elaine Steinbeck; Robert Wallsten (eds.). Steinbeck: A Life in Letters. New York: Viking Press.
References
- ^ Nemy, Enid (April 29, 2003). "Elaine Steinbeck, 88, Author's Widow, Dies". The New York Times. p. C 19. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Steinbeck stepdaughter wins $13M in suit over movie rights". USA Today. September 6, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
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- Woo, Elaine. "From the pages of his life, her legacy of love and work", Sydney Morning Herald, May 14, 2003. September 20, 2005 [4]