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Stephen King
Stephen King
Born	September 21, 1947 (1947-09-21) (age 65) Portland, Maine
Pen name	Richard Bachman
Occupation	Author
Language	English
Nationality	American
Genres	Horror
Notable work(s)	It, The Green Mile, Cujo, The Dark Tower series
Spouse(s)	Tabitha King

Stephen King (born September 21, 1947) is a famous writer from the U.S. state of Maine. He is known for writing scary books known as horror novels. His books and stories have sold more than 300 million copies^[1] Many of his stories have been made into movies or television shows as well. He has written some of his books under the name "Richard Bachman" and collaborated with Peter Straub on others.

His most famous books are the seven novels of the The Dark Tower series.^[source?]

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Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine. His mother's name is Nellie Ruth and his father's name is Donald Edwin King.^[2]

Stephen King's house in Bangor

King and his wife Tabitha own three different houses. One house is in Bangor, Maine, one is in Lovell, Maine and one in Sarasota, Florida. Stephen and Tabitha have three children and three grandchildren.^[3]

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v t e Works of Stephen King

Novels	Carrie (1974) • 'Salem's Lot (1975) • The Shining (1977) • The Stand (1978) • The Dead Zone (1979) • Firestarter (1980) • Cujo (1981) • Christine (1983) • Pet Sematary (1983) • Cycle of the Werewolf (1983) • The Talisman (1984; with Peter Straub) • It (1986) • The Eyes of the Dragon (1987) • Misery (1987) • The Tommyknockers (1987) • The Dark Half (1989) • Needful Things (1991) • Gerald's Game (1992) • Dolores Claiborne (1992) • Insomnia (1994) • Rose Madder (1995) • The Green Mile (1996) • Desperation (1996) • Bag of Bones (1998) • The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (1999) • Dreamcatcher (2001) • Black House (2001; with Peter Straub) • From a Buick 8 (2002) • The Colorado Kid (2005) • Cell (2006) • Lisey's Story (2006) • Duma Key (2008) • Under the Dome (2009) • Blockade Billy (2010) • 11/22/63 (2011) • Dr. Sleep (201X)

The Dark Tower series	The Gunslinger (1982) • The Drawing of the Three (1987) • The Waste Lands (1991) • Wizard and Glass (1997) • Wolves of the Calla (2003) • Song of Susannah (2004) • The Dark Tower (2004) • The Wind Through the Keyhole (2012)

Richard Bachman novels	Rage (1977) • The Long Walk (1979) • Roadwork (1981) • The Running Man (1982) • Thinner (1984) • The Bachman Books (1985) • The Regulators (1996) • Blaze (2007)

Short fiction collections	Night Shift (1978) • Different Seasons (1982) • Skeleton Crew (1985) • Four Past Midnight (1990) • Nightmares & Dreamscapes (1993) • Hearts in Atlantis (1999) • Everything's Eventual (2002) • Just After Sunset (2008) • Full Dark, No Stars (2010)

Non-fiction	Danse Macabre (1981) • Nightmares in the Sky (1988) • On Writing (2000) • Secret Windows (2000) • Faithful (2004; with Stewart O'Nan)

E-books	Riding the Bullet (2000) • The Plant (2000; unfinished) • Ur (2009) • Mile 81 (2011)

Screenplays	Creepshow (1982) • Cat's Eye (1985) • Silver Bullet (1985) • Maximum Overdrive (1986; also director) • Pet Sematary (1989) • Sleepwalkers (1992) • Cell (2012)

Teleplays	Sorry, Right Number (1988) • Golden Years (1991) • The Stand (1994) • The Shining (1997) • "Chinga" (1998; with Chris Carter) • Storm of the Century (1999) • Rose Red (2002) • Kingdom Hospital (2004) • Desperation (2006)

Collaborations with musicians	Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1997; with Michael Jackson) • Black Ribbons (2010; with Shooter Jennings) • Ghost Brothers of Darkland County (2012; with John Mellencamp)

Graphic novels	Creepshow (1982) • The Dark Tower (2007) • The Stand (2008) • The Talisman (2009) • American Vampire (2010) • N. (2010) • Road Rage (2012)

Related articles	Unpublished and uncollected works by Stephen King • Media based on Stephen King works • Books about Stephen King • Tabitha King • Naomi King • Joe Hill • Owen King • Peter Straub • Rock Bottom Remainders • Dollar Baby • Jerusalem's Lot • Castle Rock, Maine • Derry, Maine • The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red

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