![]() Difficult beginningsĪfter graduating from college in 1970 and upon the birth of his first daughter that same year, King married his wife Tabitha in 1971. Stephen King's work is timeless: in 2017, his bestseller 'It' was turned into a movie - for the second time Image: picture-alliance/Everett Collection/Warner Bros. ![]() There he joined activists protesting the Vietnam War, many of whom were facing the draft - though King himself avoided conscription into the army due to bad eyesight and high blood pressure. After being passed between their parents, the two ended up in their mother's care in Maine, New England - where many of King's later books take place. The remote nature of New England and his difficult family situation left a mark on King.ĭespite his tough childhood, King was a good student at school and went on to study English Literature at the University of Maine in the late 1960s. Following his parents' divorce, King and his brother David grew up largely in poverty. Childhood nightmaresīorn on September 21, 1947, Stephen King came from humble beginnings. King's modest beginnings, however, are in stark contrast to the success that he's enjoyed over the past four decades. If gore was a brand, it would be called "Stephen King." The many celebrated film adaptations of his work are also often major box office successes. Stephen King is the single most successful writer of horror stories in history, selling more than 400 million books worldwide. ![]() His stories have long permeated popular culture. ![]()
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