John Steinbeck IV

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John Steinbeck IV
John Steinbeck at 19 (left) with father John (center) visiting President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Oval Office, May 16, 1966.
Born	John Ernst Steinbeck III (1946-06-12)June 12, 1946 New York City, U.S.[1]
Died	February 7, 1991(1991-02-07) (aged 44) Encinitas, California, U.S.[2]
Occupation	Writer, war correspondent
Literary movement	Coconut Cult
Notable works	In Touch; The Other Side of Eden: Life with John Steinbeck
Spouse	Nancy Steinbeck
Parents	John Steinbeck (father) Gwyndolyn Conger (mother)
Relatives	Thomas Steinbeck (brother)

John Ernst Steinbeck IV (June 12, 1946 – February 7, 1991) was an American journalist and author. He was the second child of the Nobel Prize-winning author John Ernst Steinbeck. In 1965, he was drafted into the United States Army and served in Vietnam. He worked as a journalist for Armed Forces Radio and TV, and as a war correspondent for the United States Department of Defense.