Stephen King

 Stephen Edwin King was born at the Maine General Hospital, Portland on the 21st of September 1947. His parents were Nellie Ruth (Pillsbury), who worked as a caregiver at a mental institute, and Donald Edwin King, a merchant seaman. His father was born under the name "Pollock," but used the name of his last name "King," under which Stephen was born. Stephen has an older brother, David. The Kings were the normal family until Donald claimed he was going out for a smoke. Ruth with the help of her relatives took over the responsibility of the family. Ruth assumed the care of the family and cared for them with assistance from relatives. David purchased a mimeograph machine and they put together a paper that they sold for 5 cents per issue. Stephen attended Lisbon High School, in Lisbon, in 1962. In 1963, King and Chris Chesley published 18 stories in a collection titled "People, Places and Things--Volume 1". King's stories include "Hotel at the End of the Road", and "I've Got To Get Away!" ", "The Dimension Warp", "The Thing at the Bottom of the Well", "The Stranger", "I'm Falling", "The Cursed Expedition" as well as "The The Other Side of the Fog." One year later King's presses for amateurs, Triad and Gaslight Books released a book titled "The Star Invaders".