Stephen King was born in 1947 in Portland, Maine. After his father left, King grew up with his mother and brother. The family moved around and then returned to Maine when King was eleven years old. King graduated from high school in 1966 and went on to get his B.A. in English from the University of Maine at Orono in 1970.
Initially, King supported himself as a high school English teacher; he wrote and published short stories on the side. His first novel, Carrie, was published in 1974 by Doubleday & Co. The success of this novel enabled him to quit his teaching job and dedicate himself to writing full-time. Over the course of his career, King has published over 50 books: novels,...
