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Stephen King

Stephen King is an American author who has dominated the genres of contemporary horror, science fiction, fantasy, and suspense. King is of Scots-Irish descent. He has blue eyes, has fair skin, and has black and thick hair, which contains a tinge of white, which is the most apparent in his beard. He has written over 200 short stories in total and over 50 novels. They have sold over 350 million copies. Many of the stories have been turned into television shows, featured movies, and comic books. As of now, King’s work has been adapted in over 75 films and television shows. Some of his renown films and dramas include It, The Shawshank Redemption, and Carrie. He has also written 5 non-fiction novels.

Stephen King was born on September 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine. However, when King was young his parents split up and he and his brother spent their time between Indiana and Connecticut. In the end, King moved in with his mother and brother to Maine. In Maine, 1966, he completed high school at Lisbon Falls High School. From there, he went to the University of Maine at Orono. He wrote for the school newspaper, called The Maine Campus, and was also a participant of the student government. He was politically active in the student government and promoted the anti-war position on the Orono campus. In his opinion, he found the war in Vietnam very unconstitutional. In 1967, King’s first professional story, “The Glass Floor”, was published.

In 1970, King graduated from the University of Maine with a Bachelor’s Degree. in English. He was certified to teach at the high school level. However, he had no luck at finding a job as a teacher. In the end, he found a position at a laundry and wrote stories in the free time until 1971. In ad...

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...ntertainment Weekly. He writes in the column called “The King of Pop”, which appears every third week.

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