Stephen King
1947 (77 лет)Stephen and his wife, Tabitha, own three homes: in Bangor, Lovell (Maine), and Sarasota (Florida). They have three children and four grandchildren.
In 1999, the satirical publication The Onion published a letter supposedly from King, claiming he couldn't remember writing Tommyknockers, poking fun at his prolific output. In the 1980s, he struggled with alcohol and drug addiction, eventually seeking help, and has remained sober since the late 1980s. His first novel after overcoming his addictions was Needful Things.
Tabitha King has written nine novels, and both of their sons are authors: Owen published a collection of stories in 2005, while Joseph Hillstrom King, known as Joe Hill, released a collection and a novel that is set to be adapted. Their daughter, Naomi, serves in a Unitarian Universalist church in Plantation, Florida.
King is a fan of baseball and the Boston Red Sox. He sponsored the construction of a stadium in 1992 and threw the first pitch at the opening of the Senior League World Series in 2002. In 2014, he participated in the Ice Bucket Challenge to raise funds for ALS research.
Additionally, King performs with the rock band Rock Bottom Remainders, which covers popular songs.
Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune
Stephen King
Amazing life of the "master of the macabre", whose stories have terrified readers and movie fans worldwide. Tracks King's life from his days as a Maine school teacher, his prolific work as author of Cujo, The Shining, Carrie, Misery.
Stephen King: Fear, Fame and Fortune
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
Michael Gillis
Richard Dreyfuss, Corey Feldman
A unique look at the making of Stand by Me including interviews from Stephen King, Rob Reiner, Keifer Sutherland, Richard Dreyfuss, and the three surviving cast members Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell.
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
Laurens C. Postma
David Cronenberg, Martin Scorsese
Documentary about the career of director David Cronenberg, with clips from his films and interviews with friends, colleagues, film critics and Cronenberg himself.
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
Stephen King: A Necessary Evil
Julien Dupuy
Micky Sébastian, Stephen King
The US writer Stephen King (Portland, Maine, 1947) has been one of the world's best-selling authors for decades. How can the overwhelming success of his numerous works be explained? Perhaps by the boundless inventiveness of his literature? And what else is behind the longevity of his astonishing career?
Stephen King: A Necessary Evil
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Constantine Nasr
Tom Hanks, David Valdes
Frank Darabont explains how this new project was introduced thru a phone call from Stephen King as "another prison tale" if he was interested to make it, the answer was not, King expose his concept idea in few words, however Frank asking to Stephen send the script to him firstly, when the first tale was finished and sent to Darabont, after reading such odd story, asking for more, so King replied "You must wait as anybody else", receiving later all other tales Frank wrote a screenplay on 8 weeks, so come up "the Green Mile"
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Stephen King's World of Horror
John Simmons, Rick Marchesano
Stephen King, John Carpenter
A documentary about the works of novelist Stephen King and his influence on popular culture and his impact on horror film and novels. Includes celebrity guests John Carpenter, Clive Barker and Frank Darabont, plus a section on outrageous horror film promotions. Portions of this 45-minute TV special (released as is on VHS by Front Row Entertainment in 1988) were later used as bookmarking material for the This is Horror releases in 1989-90.
Stephen King's World of Horror
It Chapter Two
Andy Muschietti
James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain
27 years after overcoming the malevolent supernatural entity Pennywise, the former members of the Losers' Club, who have grown up and moved away from Derry, are brought back together by a devastating phone call.
It Chapter Two
Pet Sematary
Mary Lambert
Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne
Dr. Louis Creed's family moves into the country house of their dreams and discover a pet cemetery at the back of their property. The cursed burial ground deep in the woods brings the dead back to life -- with "minor" problems. At first, only the family's cat makes the return trip, but an accident forces a heartbroken father to contemplate the unthinkable.
Pet Sematary
