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Aug. 31, 2017

Court battle over John Steinbeck’s estate, movie rights continues

It’s likely movie-goers would have had the chance to see a film version of John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden” starring Jennifer Lawrence if not for interference from Gail Knight Steinbeck, a former Universal Pictures Inc. executive testified Wednesday.

Court battle over John Steinbeck’s estate, movie rights continues
From left, John Steinbeck and his two sons, Thomas and John IV, about 1955.

It’s likely movie-goers would have had the chance to see a film version of John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden” starring Jennifer Lawrence if not for interference from Gail Knight Steinbeck, a former Universal Pictures Inc. executive testified Wednesday.

The testimony opened the second day of trial in a case between the heirs of John Steinbeck’s third wife and his sons over film rights to his works. Kaffaga v. Steinbeck et al., 14-CV0869...

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