Biography Of Stephen Edwin King
Real Name
Stephen Edwin King
Famous as
Author, Novelist
Nationality
American
Religion
Methodist
Personal life of Stephen Edwin King
Born on
21 September 1947
Birthday
21st September
Age
69 Years
Sun Sign
Virgo
Born in
US
Family Background of Stephen Edwin King
father
Donald Edwin King
Mother
Nellie Ruth (née Pillsbury)
Siblings
David
Spouse/Partner
Tabitha King
Children
Naomi King, Joe King, Owen King
Education
University of Maine (B.A., English, 1970)
Awards
Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Bram Stoker Award World Fantasy Award
Personal Fact of Stephen Edwin King
Stephen Edwin King is an American author, novelist, actor, director, producer and screenwriter, but most of all, he is noted for his excellence in contemporary horror, fantasy and science fiction. Better known as King, the author displays a scrupulous and meticulous knowledge in the horror and science genre and its history. King is also known as "Richard Bachman" and sometimes "John Swithen", pseudonyms he used for his many works.
King's first success as a writer came with the novel Carrie which was a phenomenon story of a girl with psychic powers. However, his best work remains a series of stories published as The Dark Tower, a mixture of fantasy and science. The series was published in five installments in four decades, beginning from the 1970s to the 2000s. Many of his works have been adapted in to films, plays, comics and television series. King has received numerous awards and prizes among which the most notable is the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, awarded in 2003.
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