John Garfield - Cultural References

Cultural References

Doc Sportello, the protagonist in Thomas Pynchon's Inherent Vice, discusses his film appearances throughout the book. The John Prine song "The Late John Garfield Blues" is inspired by Garfield. He is also mentioned by John Prine in the song "Picture Show" from Prine's Grammy Award winning album "The Missing Years".

John Garfield is the subject of English playwright Roy Smiles's play The Fallen Sparrow.