East of Eden is written by Paul OsbornPaul Osborn wrote The YearlingThe Yearling is written by John Lee Mahin. John Lee Mahin wrote The Bad Seed
[Human]: Do you know East of Eden? [Assistant]: East of Eden was written by Paul Osborn and John Steinbeck. It's known as a romantic film, but come consider it a drama since James Dean stars in it. [Human]: Do you mean the same Paul Osborn that wrote Yearling? 
Yes, he wrote Yearling with John Lee Mahin and Yearling was adapted to film which was amazing. Do you like drama?