Stephen King

Stephen Edwin King Born September 21 1947 Is An American Author Best Known For His Enormously Popular Horror Novels. King Was The 2003 Recipient Of The National Book Foundation's Medal For Distinguished Contribution To American Letters. King Evinces A Thorough Knowledge Of The Horror Genre As Shown In His Nonfiction Book Danse Macabre Which Chronicles Several Decades Of Notable Works In Both Literature And Cinema. He Also Writes Stories Outside The Horror Genre Including The Novellas The Body And Rita Hayworth And Shawshank Redemption Adapted As The Movies Stand By Me And The Shawshank Redemption Respectively As Well As The Green Mile The Eyes Of The Dragon And Hearts In Atlantis. In The Past Stephen King Has Written Under The Pen Names Richard Bachman And Once John Swithen. He Also Plays In The Band Rock Bottom Remainders Which Is Made Up Of Authors And Publishing Industry People. read less