Screwy Squirrel on Head". When he finishes, the dog remarks, "Gee whiz! He hit me with !" Screwy responds with, "Well, don't want to disappoint you, chum," then pulls out that very item and bashes him over the head with it. The final cartoon in the series, "Lonesome Lenny", a broad parody of the characters of George and Lenny from the John Steinbeck novel "Of Mice and Men", ended with a joking reference to indicate that Screwy had been "crushed" to death by his antagonist, who commented "You know, I had a little friend once, but he don't move no more." Both
John Steinbeck other writers in support of the Soviet invasion of Finland and the Soviet-established puppet government. Documents, released by the Central Intelligence Agency in 2012, indicate that Steinbeck offered his services to the Agency in 1952, while planning a European tour, and the Director of Central Intelligence, Walter Bedell Smith, was eager to take him up on the offer. What work, if any, Steinbeck may have performed for the CIA during the Cold War is unknown. Steinbeck was a close associate of playwright Arthur Miller. In June 1957, Steinbeck took a personal and professional risk by supporting him when Miller refused