Biography on Stephen King
Biography on Stephen King
Stephen King an American author has truly made a significant impact on today’s readers. King can turn marital stress, peer pressure, or adultery into a terrifying epic that would make your skin crawl.
Stephen Edwin King was born September 21,1947 in Portland, Maine. Stephen’s birth was a tremendous surprise to his parents as they had been told they could not have children. When Stephen was 2 years old his parents began experiencing problems in their marriage. One-day Stephen’s father went out to buy a pack of cigarettes and never returned. Stephen hasn’t seen his father since. After Stephen’s father left the rest of the family relocated to Massachusetts. After living in Massachusetts for several years he returned to Maine and began his schooling.
Stephen Kings passion for writing quickly began in 1959 when he wrote articles for his brothers local newspaper entitled “Dave’s Rag. At the age of 13 Stephen began writing articles and even his opinions on upcoming television shows. Stephen copied some of his short stories and sold them to the town’s local people for a 30 cents. King tried selling his stories at school but his teachers stopped him. During these years King published many short stories. These early stories had science fiction themes however due to his lack of scientific knowledge they were said to be “a bit thin on detail”.
Stephen’s interest in writing fiction began in 1959 when he was at his Aunts home and found a box of horror comics. The authors of these comics, Howard Phillips, Lovecraft, and Jack Finney inspired King. Shortly after this encounter he began to think about writing fiction stories. His first published comic was titled “I Was a Teenage Grave Robber”. Despite this first publication Kings first professional sale occurred in 1967 when Startling Mystery Stories accepted his story “The Glass Floor”.
After King graduated high school he attended the University of Maine. He earned his bachelors degree in English. While a student at the university Stephen met Tabitha Spruce. After a short courtship they married. The Kings currently...