Sep. 5, 2017
Steinbeck executive producer contract questioned
Plaintiffs say Thomas Steinbeck’s executive producer contract took money from their coffers.
John Steinbeck’s son was hired as an executive producer for a planned Steven Spielberg-directed “The Grapes of Wrath” film to give the production a layer of authenticity, the general counsel for Spielberg’s company testified at trial Friday.
But attorneys for Waverly Scott Kaffaga, the plaintiff who represents Steinbeck’s estate, insisted the role was granted to Thomas Steinbeck only to placate him and avoid the threat of a copyrig...
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