FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2002 file photo, Thomas Steinbeck, son of author John Steinbeck, speaks to a crowd at the National Steinbeck Center in Salinas, Calif., to celebrate what would have been his father&#039;s 100th birthday. He died on Aug. 11, 2016 at age 72. Waverly Scott Kaffaga, step-daughter of John Steinbeck, told jurors in federal court Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017 that film remakes of &quot;The Grapes of Wrath&quot; and &quot;East of Eden&quot; fell apart because Thomas his and widow Gail Steinbeck interfered with the projects. She told jurors in Los Angeles federal court that long-running litigation has prevented her from making the most of Steinbeck&#039;s copyright. (Richard Green/The Californian, File)