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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AtulaSiriwardane" data-source="post: 4061006" data-attributes="member: 120286">Who is Stephen King?Stephen King                      From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia  Stephen King   <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stephen_King,_Comicon.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Stephen_King%2C_Comicon.jpg/200px-Stephen_King%2C_Comicon.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a>Stephen King, February 2007   Born September 21, 1947 (1947-09-21) (age 61)<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Maine" target="_blank">Portland</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine" target="_blank">Maine</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>   <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen_name" target="_blank">Pen name</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bachman" target="_blank">Richard Bachman</a>, John Swithen   <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employment" target="_blank">Occupation</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novelist" target="_blank">Novelist</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_story_writer" target="_blank">Short story writer</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screenwriter" target="_blank">Screenwriter</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columnist" target="_blank">Columnist</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actor" target="_blank">Actor</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Producer" target="_blank">Producer</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_director" target="_blank">Director</a>   <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literary_genre" target="_blank">Genres</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_fiction" target="_blank">Horror</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy" target="_blank">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction" target="_blank">Science fiction</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama" target="_blank">Drama</a>   Spouse(s) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabitha_King" target="_blank">Tabitha King</a>   Children Naomi Rachel King<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Hill_%28writer%29" target="_blank">Joe King</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_King" target="_blank">Owen King</a>       Influences[show]    <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_Hatlen" target="_blank">Burton Hatlen</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#cite_note-bn-0" target="_blank">[1]</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bloch" target="_blank">Robert Bloch</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Simak" target="_blank">Clifford Simak</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Bradbury" target="_blank">Ray Bradbury</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Golding" target="_blank">William Golding</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Jackson" target="_blank">Shirley Jackson</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Leiber" target="_blank">Fritz Leiber</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft" target="_blank">H. P. Lovecraft</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Matheson" target="_blank">Richard Matheson</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._MacDonald" target="_blank">John D. MacDonald</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Robertson_%28author%29" target="_blank">Don Robertson</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hardy" target="_blank">Thomas Hardy</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Dreiser" target="_blank">Theodore Dreiser</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fowles" target="_blank">John Fowles</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe" target="_blank">Edgar Allan Poe</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien" target="_blank">J. R. R. Tolkien</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_G._Weinbaum" target="_blank">Stanley G. Weinbaum</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Browning" target="_blank">Robert Browning</a> (Dark Tower Series), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_du_Maurier" target="_blank">Daphne du Maurier</a> (Bag of Bones), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_Dumas,_p%C3%A8re" target="_blank">Alexandre Dumas, père</a> (Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption) <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Serling" target="_blank">Rod Serling</a> (The Langoliers)         <a href="http://www.stephenking.com/" target="_blank">Official website</a>   Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">American</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Author" target="_blank">author</a> of contemporary <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_fiction" target="_blank">horror</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_fiction" target="_blank">fantasy</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction" target="_blank">science fiction</a>. Having sold an estimated <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bestselling_fiction_authors" target="_blank">300–350 million copies</a> of his books, King is best known for his work in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_fiction" target="_blank">horror fiction</a>, in which he demonstrates a thorough knowledge of the genre's history. Many of his stories have been adapted for other media, including movies, television series and comic books. King has written a number of books using the pen name "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bachman" target="_blank">Richard Bachman</a>" and one short story where he was credited as "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fifth_Quarter_%28short_story%29" target="_blank">John Swithen</a>". In 2003 he received The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Book_Foundation" target="_blank">National Book Foundation</a>'s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Book_Award" target="_blank">Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters</a>.     Contents  [hide]<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Biography" target="_blank">1 Biography</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Early_life" target="_blank">1.1 Early life</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Education_and_early_creativity" target="_blank">1.2 Education and early creativity</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Success_with_Carrie" target="_blank">1.3 Success with Carrie</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#The_Dark_Tower_books" target="_blank">1.4 The Dark Tower books</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Richard_Bachman" target="_blank">1.5 Richard Bachman</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Confronting_addiction" target="_blank">1.6 Confronting addiction</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Car_accident_and_thoughts_of_retirement" target="_blank">1.7 Car accident and thoughts of retirement</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Family_life" target="_blank">1.8 Family life</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Since_2000" target="_blank">1.9 Since 2000</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Interests" target="_blank">1.10 Interests</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Philanthropy" target="_blank">1.10.1 Philanthropy</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Baseball" target="_blank">1.10.2 Baseball</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Radio_stations" target="_blank">1.10.3 Radio stations</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Society_and_politics" target="_blank">1.10.4 Society and politics</a></li> </ul></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Work" target="_blank">2 Work</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Writing_style" target="_blank">2.1 Writing style</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Influences" target="_blank">2.2 Influences</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Collaborations" target="_blank">2.3 Collaborations</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Films_and_TV" target="_blank">2.4 Films and TV</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Reception" target="_blank">3 Reception</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Critical_response" target="_blank">3.1 Critical response</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Influence_on_popular_culture" target="_blank">3.2 Influence on popular culture</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Awards" target="_blank">3.3 Awards</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#See_also" target="_blank">4 See also</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#References" target="_blank">5 References</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#Additional_reading" target="_blank">5.1 Additional reading</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King#External_links" target="_blank">6 External links</a></li> </ul></blockquote>

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