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Stephen King (1947-Present)

Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine to parents Donald Edwin King and Nellie Ruth. However his father left his life when Stephen was two years old. As a result, Stephen was often poor, as the financial times were bad and a single mother raising two children was a hard job. He graduated from University of Maine in 1970 with a bachelor's degree in English. After a year, he met his future wife Tabitha, but also developed a drinking problem. His first book was Carrie, published in 1973. This was the first of the 49 novels that he would publish until the present (9 under the pen name of Richard Bachman). He has also written some pages in a few comic books, such as the X-Men and Batman. On June 19, 1999, he was hit by a distracted driver. He was in considerable pain, and almost thought of retirement. Though he did not retire, he did not publish books as fast as he used to. Stephen King believes that if one wants to be a good writer they must write or read for six hours.