Stephen King

Family:
Sons: Joe King, Owen King

Education:
University of Maine at Orono Orano, Maine BS English

Stephen Edwin King was born on September 21, 1947 at the Maine General Hospital in Portland, Maine. His parents are Donald Edwin King and Ruth Pillsbury King. He is the only natural born child in the family. He has an older brother, David who was adopted 2 years before he was born.

He began his actual writing career in January of 1959, when he and his brother decided to publish their own local town newspaper named Dave's Rag. Together with his best friend Chris Chesley, they published a collection of 18 short stories called People, Places and Things-Volume I. Stephen King's stories included Hotel at the End of the Road, I've Got to Get Away!, The Dimension Warp, The Thing at the Bottom of the Well, The Stranger, I'm Falling, The Cursed Expedition, and The Other Side of the Fog. He made his first actual published appearance in the magazine Comics Review with his story I Was a Teenage Grave Robber in 1965.

But it was because of his wife, Tabitha Jane Spruce's encouragement that helped him landed his big break. She was the one that encouraged King to continue writing the story about a teenage girl named Carietta White. In January 1973, King submitted the story titled, Carrie to Doubleday. Doubleday bought the book and sold the paperback rights of Carrie to New American Library for $400,000. Stephen King got half of the money. He then, quit his teaching job to pursue writing full time. And thus, his career as an author began.

He has had numerous short stories and novels published and movies created from his work. His books have been translated into 33 different languages, published in over 35 different countries. There are over 300 million copies of his novels in publication. He continues to live in Bangor, Maine with his wife where he writes out of his home.

~Stephen King's Quotes~
• Bibliography
• Filmography - Actor
• Filmography - Others
• Awards

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Bibliography:

1. 1963 ~ The Aftermath (unpublished novel)
   
2. 1970 ~ Sword in the Darkness (unpublished novel)
   
3. 1973 ~ Blaze (unpublished novel)
   
4. 1974 ~ Carrie
   
5. 1975 ~ Salem's Lot
   
6. 1977 ~ Rage (as Richard Bachman)
   
7. 1977 ~ The Shining
   
8. 1978 ~ Night Shift (a collection of short stories)
   
9. 1978 ~ The Stand
   
10. 1979 ~ The Dead Zone
    
11. 1979 ~ The Long Walk (as Richard Bachman)
    
12. 1980 ~ Firestarter
    
13. 1981 ~ Cujo
    
14. 1981 ~ Danse Macabre (nonfiction about horror)
    
15. 1981 ~ Road Work (as Richard Bachman)
    
16. 1982 ~ Creepshow (comic book)
    
17. 1982 ~ The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
    
18. 1982 ~ Different Seasons
    
19. 1982 ~ The Running Man (as Richard Bachman)
    
20. 1983 ~ Christine
    
21. 1983 ~ Pet Sematary
    
22. 1983 ~ Cycle of the Werewolf
    
23. 1984 ~ The Talisman (written with Peter Straub)
    
24. 1984 ~ Thinner (as Richard Bachman)
    
25. 1985 ~ Skeleton Crew (a collection of short stories)
    
26. 1985 ~ The Bachman Books (novel collection)
    
27. 1986 ~ It
    
28. 1987 ~ The Eyes of the Dragon
    
29. 1987 ~ Misery
    
30. 1987 ~ The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
    
31. 1988 ~ The Tommyknockers
    
32. 1988 ~ Nightmares in the Sky (gargoyle photo book with text by King)
    
33. 1989 ~ The Dark Half
    
34. 1989 ~ Dolan's Cadillac (limited edition)
    
35. 1989 ~ My Pretty Pony (limited edition)
    
36. 1990 ~ The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition
    
37. 1990 ~ Four Past Midnight
    
38. 1991 ~ Needful Things
    
39. 1991 ~ The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
    
40. 1992 ~ Gerald's Game
    
41. 1993 ~ Dolores Claiborne
    
42. 1993 ~ Nightmares & Dreamscapes (a collection of short stories)
    
43. 1994 ~ Insomnia
    
44. 1995 ~ Rose Madder
    
45. 1995 ~ Umney's Last Case
    
46. 1996 ~ The Green Mile (originally published as a monthly serial consisting of six parts: The Two Dead Girls, The Mouse on the Mile, Coffey's Hands, The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix, Night Journey, and Coffey on the Mile)
    
47. 1996 ~ Desperation
    
48. 1996 ~ The Regulators (as Richard Bachman)
    
49. 1997 ~ Six Stories (stories)
    
50. 1997 ~ The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
    
51. 1998 ~ Bag of Bones
    
52. 1999 ~ Storm of the Century
    
53. 1999 ~ The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
    
54. 1999 ~ The New Lieutenant's Rap (limited edition)
    
55. 1999 ~ Hearts in Atlantis
    
56. 1999 ~ Blood and Smoke (audio book)
    
57. 2000 ~ Riding the Bullet (electronically published novella)
    
58. 2000 ~ The Plant (electronically published)
    
59. 2000 ~ Secret Windows
    
60. 2000 ~ On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (nonfiction and autobiography)
    
61. 2001 ~ Dreamcatcher
    
62. 2001 ~ Black House (sequel to The Talisman; written with Peter Straub)
    
63. 2002 ~ From a Buick 8
    
64. 2002 ~ Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales (a collection of short stories)
    
65. 2003 ~ The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (revised version)
    
66. 2003 ~ The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
    
67. 2004 ~ The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
    
68. 2004 ~ The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
    
69. 2004 ~ Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season
    
70. 2005 ~ The Colorado Kid (published in October by Hard Case Crime)
    
71. 2006 ~ Cell (to be released in January)
    
72. 2006 ~ The Secretary of Dreams (graphic collection, a limited edition to be released in the first half of 2006 by Cemetery Dance Publications)
    
73. 2006 ~ Lisey's Story (to be released in October)
    
74. 2007 ~ the Dark Tower comic book (to be released in February by Marvel Comics)

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Filmography - Actor: (Stephen King's Cameo Appearances)

1. 1981 ~ Knightriders
   Character played: Hoagie Man
   
2. 1982 ~ Creepshow
   Character played: Jordy Verrill (The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill segment)
   
3. 1986 ~ Maximum Overdrive
   Character played: Man At Cashpoint (uncredited)
   
4. 1987 ~ Creepshow 2
   Character played: Truck Driver (The Hitchhiker segment)
   
5. 1988 ~ Home and Away [TV Series]
   Character played: Edward
   
6. 1989 ~ Pet Sematary
   Character played: Minister
   
7. 1991 ~ Golden Years
   Character played: Bus Driver
   
8. 1992 ~ Sleepwalkers
   Character played: Cemetery Caretaker
   
9. 1994 ~ The Stand [TV Mini-Series]
   Character played: Teddy Weizak
   
10. 1995 ~ The Langoliers [TV Mini-Series]
    Character played: Tom Holby
    
11. 1996 ~ Thinner
    Character played: Dr. Bangor
    
12. 1997 ~ The Shining [TV Mini-Series]
    Character played: Gage Creed
    
13. 1999 ~ Storm of the Century [TV Mini-Series]
    Character played: Lawyer In Ad, Reporter On Broken TV (uncredited)
    
14. 2002 ~ Rose Red [TV Mini-Series]
    Character played: Pizza Delivery Guy (uncredited)
    
15. 2004 ~ Kingdom Hospital
    Character played: Johnny B. Goode
    
16. 2005 ~ Gotham Cafe
    Character played: Mr. Ring
    
17. 2007 ~ Diary of the Dead
    Character played: Newsreader (voice)

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Filmography - Others:

1. 1982 ~ Creepshow
   Credits: Screenwriter
   
2. 1983 ~ Christine
   Credits: Screenwriter
   
3. 1984 ~ Children of the Corn
   Credits: Screenwriter
   
4. 1985 ~ Silver Bullet
   Credits: Screenwriter
   
5. 1985 ~ Cat's Eye
   Credits: Screenwriter
   
6. 1986 ~ Maximum Overdrive
   Credits: Director, Screenwriter
   
7. 1987 ~ Creepshow 2
   Credits: Screenwriter
   
8. 1987 ~ A Return to Salem's Lot
   Credits: Consultant / Advisor
   
9. 1989 ~ Pet Sematary
   Credits: Screenwriter
   
10. 1992 ~ Sleepwalkers
    Credits: Screenwriter
    
11. 1994 ~ The Shawshank Redemption
    Credits: Screen Story
    
12. 1994 ~ The Stand [TV Mini-Series]
    Credits: Executive Producer
    
13. 1997 ~ Ghosts
    Credits: Screenwriter
    
14. 1997 ~ The Shining [TV Mini-Series]
    Credits: Executive Producer, Third Unit Director
    
15. 1999 ~ Storm of the Century [TV Mini-Series]
    Credits: Executive Producer, Screenwriter
    
16. 1999 ~ The Green Mile
    Credits: Screen Story
    
17. 2001 ~ Glam
    Credits: Art Director
    
18. 2002 ~ Rose Red [TV Mini-Series]
    Credits: Executive Producer, Screenwriter
    
19. 2003 ~ The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
    Credits: Executive Producer
    
20. 2004 ~ Riding the Bullet
    Credits: Executive Producer
    
21. 2006 ~ Desperation [TV Mini-Series]
    Credits: Executive Producer

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AWARDS

• British Fantasy Award 1981
  
• World Fantasy Award Short Story 1983
  Do the Dead Sing?
  
• Hugo Award Non-Fiction 1983
  Danse Macabre
  
• British Fantasy Award Novel 1983
  Cujo
  
• National Book Award Honorary 2003