Stephen King

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Stephen Edwin King is a contemporary horror, suspense, science-fiction and fantasy author.

Some of his most notable works are Carrie, IT, The Shining, 'Salem's Lot, The Stand, Misery and The Dark Tower

Early Life
Stephen King was born on September 21, 1947 in Portland, Maine. He was born to Donald Edwin King and Nellie Ruth (ne'e Pillsburry). King's father was born circa 1913 in Peru, India and he was a merchant seaman. Kings mother was born in Scarborough, Maine. They were married July 23, 1939, in Cumberland County, Maine. When Stephen King was two years old, his father left the family under the pretense of 'going to buy a pack of cigarettes', leaving his mother to take care of King and his adopted brother David, by herself.