- Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947 to Nellie and Donald King
- As a boy, Stephen King witnessed his best friend be struck and killed by a passenger train
- Was an english teacher at the same time of publishing first works such as carrie and Salem’s lot
- King’s first novel was Carrie, in August 27th 1974
- his work often takes place in similar areas that he lived in. Salem’s lot, born in maine. He lived in colorado, the shining is in colorado
- On June 7, 1999 King was severely injured in an accident, he was walking alongside a highway and was hit by a car, that left him in critical condition with injuries to his lung, broken ribs, a broken leg and a severely fractured hip. After three weeks of operations, he was released from the Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.
- May 25th, 2010, King published Blockade Billy and has now started writing children's books.