Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947. He wrote as a teenager and had his first publication in 1967 when a short story, The Glass Floor, was included in a magazine. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1970, with a B.A. in English, and soon after began working as a teacher.
King’s first novel Carrie was published in 1974 and others followed including Salem's Lot, The Shining and Misery. King has written more than 60 novels and hundreds of short stories. Over 30 of his works (novels and short stories alike) have been made into films. Non-fiction books, e-books and even graphic novels have also come from the pen of this multi-award winning author.
Stephen King's vivid imagination has enabled him to sell hundreds of millions of books. See how much you know about the characters and places in his horror, suspense and science fiction writing in this quiz.
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Tabitha King has written novels, short stories, non-fiction and poetry. She is also known for her philanthropic work and her social activism
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King went to Durham Elementary School and Lisbon Falls High School, both in Maine, USA, before he went to university
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The Shining was King's third novel and was published in 1977. It was later made into a film starring Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance
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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon features former Red Sox pitcher Tom Gordon
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Carrie was King's first novel, published in 1974. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards - one for Sissy Spacek and one for Piper Laurie who played her mother
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King got the idea from a trip he made to the town of Ruth, Nevada in 1991
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Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in the 1992 film version of The Running Man
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Christine tells the story of a vintage car which is possessed by supernatural forces
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Castle Rock first appeared in the 1979 novel The Dead Zone. Since then it has featured several times in novels, short stories and novellas
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The book was made into a film in 1999 starring Tom Hanks. It was nominated for four Academy Awards
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