Biography of Stephen King - Part 2
Full Name
Stephen Edwin King
Mother
Nellie Ruth Pillsbury, who died of cancer in 1973 at the age of 59 (Daughter of Guy and Nellie Pillsbury)
Father
Donald King. A former captain in the Merchant Marines. He was born as David Spansky, but later changed his name.
Siblings
David Victor King, adopted in 1945, born 1945 and is reported to live in Milton, New Hampshire.
DOB
Sept 21, 1947
POB
Portland General Hospital, Maine
Wife
Tabitha Spruce, whom he met at the University of Maine at Orono
Children
Owen Phillip, Joseph Hillstrom and Naomi Rachel
Grandchildren
Ethan (Born 1999), son of Joe and his wife Leanora.
DOM
2 January 1971
Schooling
Grammar School: Durham Grammar School
High School: Lisbon Falls High School
University: University of Maine at Orono (Scholarship), graduated in 1970 with a B.S. in English and a minor in Speech.
Personal Fears
Fear for someone else
Fear of others (paranoia)
Fear of death
Fear of insects (especially spiders, flies, and beetles)
Fear of closed-in places
Fear of rats
Fear of snakes
Fear of deformity
Fear of squishy things
Fear of the dark
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