See Also: King, Stephen (Edwin)(encyclopedia)
Ripken, Cal(vin Edwin), Jr.(encyclopedia)
Forrest, Edwin(encyclopedia)
Edwin (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Moses, Edwin(encyclopedia)
Astwood, Edwin(medicine)
Claybrook, Edwin(medicine)
Ellison, Edwin(medicine)
Saemisch, Edwin(medicine)
Krebs, Edwin (Gerhard)(encyclopedia)

King, Stephen (Edwin) (sh)




born Sept. 21, 1947, Portland, Maine, U.S.

U.S. writer.

Educated at the University of Maine, he wrote a number of enormously popular books, which made him one of the world's best-selling writers. His books blend horror, the macabre, fantasy, and science fiction. Carrie (1974; film 1976), his first published novel and an immediate success, was followed by a long string of popular books, including The Shining (1977; film, 1980; television miniseries, 1997), The Dead Zone (1979; film, 1983), Pet Sematery (1983; film, 1989), and Misery (1987; film, 1990). Most of his novels have been adapted for television or film, and most have been translated into many languages.