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Born
Stephen Edward King is born in Portland, Maine. His father is named Donald Edwin King and his mother is named Ruth Pillsburry King. -
Begins his writing career
Stephen and his older brother David decided to publish their own story called "Dave's Rag" in a local newpaper. -
Stephen and a friend started writing short stories
Stephen was in high school when he and a friend named Chris Chelsey published a collection of short stories named "People, Places, and Things--Volume I". -
Graduated high school and had a scholarship
Stephen graduated from Lisbon High School and received a scholarship from the University of Maine. -
Graduated from university and had his degree
Stephen graduated from the University of Maine with a B.A. in English and was qualified to teach on the high school level in Orono in the same year. -
Married
Stephen married Tabitha Spruce, they both worked in the library of the University of Maine. -
Began teaching
Stephen began to teach English at Hampden Academy, a public school in Maine. He continued to write in the evenings after his work. -
First novel published
His first novel, Carrie, is published. This is the first of the many ones to come. -
'Rage' Released
Stephen King published the novel 'Rage' under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. The book is heavily inspired by several high school shootings and King's own troubled youth. -
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The Dark Tower Series
Stephen King had a series called 'The Dark Tower' and it currently has 7 books, The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (1982), The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (1987), The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (1991) , The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (1997),The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (2003), The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah (2004), and The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (2004). -
Car accident
Stephen was walking on a sidewalk when he got hit by a car and had several major injuries. Fortunately, he survived. -
The Dark Tower Short Story
Stephen King published a short story relating to the events of the Dark Tower universe. King noted that this novel is set between the fourth and the fifth books of the series. It is named 'The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole'.
