Stephen King

American novelist and writer

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Born:September 21, 1947

Age:79

Zodiac Sign:Virgo

Born in:Portland, United States

Residence:Stratford, United States

Languages:English

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Notable Work

ItThe ShiningCarrieThe StandMisery

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Pet SemataryCreepshowDiary of the DeadMaximum OverdriveCreepshow 2

Books

ItThe ShiningCarrieThe StandMisery

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null (2023)Goodreads Choice Awards (2019)Edgar Awards (2016)Edgar Awards (2015)Shirley Jackson Award for Single-Author Collection (2015)

Stephen King

American novelist and writer

Biography

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror fiction and has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. In a career spanning six decades, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections. His debut, Carrie (1974), established him in horror, and Different Seasons (1982), a collection of four novellas, was his first major departure from the genre. Among the films adapted from King's fiction are Carrie (1976), The Shining (1980), The Dead Zone (1983), Stand by Me (1986), Misery (1990), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Green Mile (1999), It (2017), The Life of Chuck (2024) and The Long Walk (2025). He has published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman and has co-written works with other authors, notably his friend Peter Straub and sons Joe Hill and Owen King. He has also written nonfiction, notably Danse Macabre (1981) and On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000). Among other awards, King has won the O. Henry Award for "The Man in the Black Suit" (1994) and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller for 11/22/63 (2011). He has also won honors for his overall contributions to literature, including the 2003 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2007 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the 2014 National Medal of Arts. Joyce Carol Oates called King "a brilliantly rooted, psychologically 'realistic' writer for whom the American scene has been a continuous source of inspiration, and American popular culture a vast cornucopia of possibilities."

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Quotes

“I think that marijuana should not only be legal, I think it should be a cottage industry. It would be wonderful for the state of Maine. There's some pretty good homegrown dope. I'm sure it would be even better if you could grow it with fertilizers and have greenhouses.”

— (1981) . "Interview: Stephen King". High Times.

“On his 9 to 5 writing day, as quoted in Time (6 October 1986)”

“French is the language that turns dirt into romance.”

— Time (October 6, 1986)

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Stephen King, author, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Life of Chuck.

Stephen King in 2011

Stephen King, author, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie The Life of Chuck.

A t-shirt claiming that 2020 was "a horror story" as if Stephen King had written it for sale at a small local store, that is located in the Rotterdammer neighbourhood of the Centrum, Rotterdam Rechter Maasoever.

Stephen King, American author best known for his enormously popular horror novels. King was the 2003 recipient of The National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Taken at the 2007 New York Comicon.

Room 217 in The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, United States is named the Stephen King Suite. It was in this room King had the idea for his novel The Shining.

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“He had discovered that there was not just one God but many, and some were more than cruel — they were insane, and that changed all. Cruelty, after all, was understandable. With insanity, however, there was no arguing.” ― Stephen King, Misery For August 2013 Monthly Scavenger Hunt - "Misery" (of course). For fellow book lovers: Believe it or not, my husband keeps his axe so sharp, it cut cleanly through the pages, and you can still read them all!