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Stephen King
Known for: WritingStephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. He is widely known for his horror novels and has been crowned the "King of Horror". He has also explored other genres: suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections. His debut, Carrie (1974), established him in horror. Different Seasons (1982), a collection of four novellas, was his first major departure from the genre. Among the films adapted from King's fiction are Carrie (1976), The Shining (1980), The Dead Zone and Christine (both 1983), Stand by Me(1986), Misery (1990), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Green Mile (1999), The Mist (2007), and It (2017). He has also published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman and has co-written works with other authors, notably his friend Peter Straub and sons Joe Hill and Owen King. He has also written nonfiction, notably Danse Macabre (1981) and On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000). Among other awards, he has won the O. Henry Award for "The Man in the Black Suit" (1994) and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller for 11/22/63 (2011). He has also won honours for his overall contributions to literature, including the 2003 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2007 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the 2014 National Medal of Arts. Joyce Carol Oates called King "a brilliantly rooted, psychologically 'realistic' writer for whom the American scene has been a continuous source of inspiration, and American popular culture a vast cornucopia of possibilities." Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen King, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Carrie
Novel 
The Running Man
Novel 
The Shawshank Redemption
Novel 
The Green Mile
Novel 
The Long Walk
Novel 
Carrie
Novel 
IT: Welcome to Derry
Novel 
Under the Dome
Novel 
Carrie
Novel 
The Dark Tower
Novel 
The Shining
Novel 
Doctor Sleep
Novel 
It Chapter Two
Novel 
It
Novel 
Misery
Novel 
It
Creator, Novel 
The Running Man
Novel 
The Outsider
Novel 
Pet Sematary
as Minister 
Pet Sematary
Novel 
Firestarter
Novel 
The Stand
Novel 
11.22.63
Novel 
The Stand
Creator, Novel 
Stand by Me
Novel 
The Dead Zone
Novel 
Secret Window
Novel 
Lisey's Story
Creator, Novel 
Storm of the Century
Creator, Screenplay 
Rose Red
Creator, Writer 
The Mist
Novel 
Needful Things
Novel 
Maximum Overdrive
Director, Screenplay 
Carrie
Novel 
Salem's Lot
Novel 
Christine
Novel 
Dolores Claiborne
Novel 
Firestarter: Rekindled
Novel 
The Langoliers
as Tom Holby 
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
Novel 
In the Tall Grass
Novel 
Cujo
Novel 
Gerald's Game
Novel 
Golden Years
Creator 
Silver Bullet
Screenplay, Novel 
The Shining
Novel 
Sleepwalkers
as Cemetery Caretaker 
Stuck in Love
as Self (voice) 
Bag of Bones
Creator, Novel 
Cat's Eye
Screenplay 
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Original story 
The Dark Half
Novel 
Desperation
Novel 
Cell
Screenplay, Novel 
Creepshow
as Jordy Verrill (segment "The Lonesome Death Of Jordy Verrill") 
Creepshow 2
as Truck Driver 
1922
Novel 
Thinner
Novel 
Apt Pupil
Novel 
Firestarter
Novel 
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace
Original story 
Big Driver
Novel 
Creepshow 3
Original story 
A Good Marriage
Writer, Novel 
Chain Reactions
as Self 
Children of the Corn
Screenplay 
Ghosts
Story 
King on Screen
as Self (archive footage) 
Rest Area
Story 
Golden Years
Writer 
No Smoking
Original story 
101 Seconds
as Self 
Grey Matter
Story 
The Reach (Animated)
Story 
Stephen King: A Necessary Evil
as Self - Writer (archive footage)