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  Stephen KingAKA:
John Swithen
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Richard Bachman
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09/21/1947 Birthplace:
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biography
With over 82 million copies of his books in print (as of 1991), over two dozen stories adapted for film, TV, and the stage (as of mid-1993) and several projects in the production pipeline at virtually any given time, King is a virtual one-man entertainment industry. Though he has written in a wide variety of genres, King's name has become synonymous with horror. So prolific that he has his own Book-of-the-Month Club, King has also penned screenplays and teleplays. He has also acted in several films (most notably, a funny extended cameo in George A. Romero's "Knightriders" 1981 and a memorable
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milestones
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1949
Family deserted by father, Donald King; went out one night for a pack of cigarettes and never returned
1949
Moved with mother and brother around the country; lived in New York, Illinois; Wisconsin, Indiana and Connecticut
1954
Wrote first short story at age seven
1958
Moved to Durham, ME and remained for the rest of his childhood
1959
Discovered a box of his father's books, fantasy and horror fiction; obtained a typewriter and began writing fantasy fiction
1965
First published story, "I Was a Teenage Grave Robber," in a comic book fan magazine Comics Review
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