You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
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Question: Category: 20th CENTURY AUTHORS 
Clue: A novel set during the Depression earned this author a 1940 Pulitzer Prize & contributed to him winning a Nobel Prize in 1962

Answer: john steinbeck


Question: Category: LITERATURE & FILM 
Clue: Nicole Kidman, Helena Bonham Carter & Cybill Shepherd have all starred in films based on this man's works

Answer: henry james


Question: Category: WARTIME 
Clue: The Victoria Cross is made from metal taken from enemy guns captured in this war

Answer:
the crimean war