Stephen King

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Stephen King is a prolific American author renowned for his horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels, many of which have been adapted into successful films and television series.

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instanceOf American writer
horror fiction writer
human
novelist
screenwriter
short story writer
awardReceived Bram Stoker Award
British Fantasy Award
National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
O. Henry Award
World Fantasy Award
birthName Stephen Edwin King
child Joe Hill
Naomi King
Owen King
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1947-09-21
dateOfMarriage 1971-01-02
educatedAt University of Maine
genre fantasy fiction
horror fiction
science fiction
supernatural fiction
suspense fiction
hasWrittenNumberOfBooksApprox over 60 novels
hasWrittenNumberOfShortStoriesApprox over 200 short stories
influenced contemporary horror writers
influencedBy H. P. Lovecraft
Richard Matheson
Shirley Jackson
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement contemporary horror literature
name Stephen King
notableAdaptationOfWork Carrie (1976 film)
It (2017 film)
Misery (1990 film)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994 film)
The Shining (1980 film)
notableNonfictionWork On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
notableWork 11/22/63
Carrie
Different Seasons
Doctor Sleep
It
Misery
Night Shift
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Pet Sematary
Salem's Lot
The Dark Tower series
The Dead Zone
The Green Mile
The Shining
The Stand
occupation author
novelist
screenwriter
short story writer
placeOfBirth Portland, Maine, United States
politicalAlignment Democratic Party (United States)
pseudonym Richard Bachman
residence Bangor, Maine, United States
Florida, United States
spouse Tabitha King
website https://stephenking.com


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