Short biography of the Stephen Edwin King

Stephen King is one of the most famous and popular writers of the 20-21 centuries, working in the genre of horror, thriller, drama, science fiction. He was not in vain called the “king of horrors”, because his books really inspire fear in the reader

Stephen King was born September 21, 1947 in the United States, namely in the city of Portland, Maine. He was born literally by a lucky chance, because his mother, Nelly Ruth Pillsbury, was diagnosed with infertility, and in 1945 he and her husband, Donald Edward King, adopted a child - David Victor. And two years later, Stephen was born, despite the terrible forecasts of doctors. When he was two years old, his father left the family, and the mother with two children was left alone.

Childhood history of success the first steps

King recalls his childhood with sadness, because they lived very hard, he and his brother and mother did not know any excesses and indulgence. Stephen remained in first grade in his second year due to an ear disease that did not respond to antibiotic treatment, and he suffered hellish pain when he visited the otolaryngologist.

As a child, Stephen King was fond of reading books and comics about superheroes, horror films, in general, he liked to tickle his nerves with frightening stories. His mother actively supported this hobby. She even made up a whole fantastic story to explain the disappearance of her father when he left the family for a waitress from a neighboring state. According to her, the man was taken by aliens from Mars.

In the spring of 1962, Stephen graduated from eighth grade and went to Lisbon High School. There, the guy was appointed the chief editor of the school newspaper "Drum", which under his patronage turned into an annual, but in parallel with this, King wrote several stories about teachers using black humor. Then Stephen went to college. In parallel with this, he earned extra money. In August 1966, he went to Orono, enrolling at the University of Maine at the Department of English Literature, as well as at teacher training courses at the college. At the University, he met his future wife - Tabitha Spruce. During his training, Stephen published essay reviews some stories and at the end left a memory of himself among teachers and students. In 1970, King graduated from the undergraduate university and was deemed unfit for military service due to a long-standing hearing problem.

Creative way

His first "best seller" was a novel written on the basis of the movie "The Well and the Pendulum." The guy printed his work in the amount of 40 copies on a hectograph.

In 1959, 18-year-old Stephen King, along with his brother David, began to publish an informational bulletin, which was called "Dave's Leaflet". In the late 1970s, Stephen King worked under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. Some biographers of the writer argue that the publication of books under an assumed name was dictated by the insecurity of the novelist. It seemed to him that the success achieved was accidental. Repeating it under a different name, King wanted to verify the opposite. Under the pseudonym Richard Bachmann, the book Fury was published. But King took it out of sale after a novel was discovered by a juvenile delinquent who shot his classmates in Kansas. Richard Bachman's name appeared under King's several more novels: “A Long Walk”, “Road Works”, “Running Man” and “Losing Weight” ". In the 1980s and 90s, the best books by Stephen King appeared. First of all, this is the shooter novel, which became the first in the Dark Tower series. In the same 1982, in a record 10 days, he wrote a 300-page novel, The Running Man.In 1996, the book The Green Mile was born. This is one of Stephen King's most beloved novels. A year later, the writer signed a contract with Simon & Schuster, In 2002, Stephen King upset his fans with the news that he was ending his writing career. It is still difficult for him to sit, which does not allow him to concentrate on the next masterpiece. But to the great delight of the fans, the novelist broke his promise to stop writing.

In 2004, the last part of the Dark Tower epic was released. And after 2 years, the novelist presented a new work called "The History of Lizzie." From 2008 to 2016, Stephen King delighted readers with the collection of short stories “After Sunset” and the novels “Duma Key”, “Under the Dome”, “Doctor Sleep”, “Mr. Mercedes” and “Renaissance”. In the summer of 2016, “The King of Horrors” presented the third part of the novel “Mr. Mercedes”, which is called “Post Passed”.

Personal life and life at a given time

The novelist met his future wife Tabitha Spruce at the university. In those difficult years, they gave birth to a son, Joseph, and a daughter, Naomi. Later, a second son appeared - Owen.

The personal life of Stephen King with his beloved wife has developed happily. Together they went through many trials. At the beginning of family life, through poverty. Later - through the alcoholism and drug addiction of the novelist.

Together with his wife, Stephen King owns three estates: in Bangor, Lovell and Sarasota. The last family visits in the winter. It is located on the shores of the warm Gulf of Mexico in Florida. Today, the writer and his wife have four grandchildren.

Stephen King's sons also took their first steps in writing. Naomi's daughter is not interested in writing. She is known for having a relationship with theology teacher Tandeka.

In his spare time, Stephen King attends the games of his favorite Boston Red Sox baseball team. In the 1990s, the couple sponsored the construction of the Mansfield Stadium, and in 2014, the writer took part in raising funds for people who suffer from amyotrophic sclerosis.