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Difference between revisions of "Stephen King"

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'''Stephen King''' (born September 21, 1947) is an American author who primarily writes horror novels and short stories. Among his most famous works are ''[[The Shining]]'', ''{{w|Carrie (novel)|Carrie}}'' and ''{{w|The Stand}}''.
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'''Stephen Edwin King''' (born September 21, 1947) is an American author, best known for his horror books, including ''{{w|Carrie (novel)|Carrie}}'', ''{{w|It (novel)|It}}'', ''[[The Shining]]'', and ''{{w|The Stand}}''. He voiced {{ch|Stephen King|himself}} in the [[season 12]] episode "[[Insane Clown Poppy]]", signing autographs at the book convention.
  
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King appeared as [[Stephen King (character)|himself]] in the episode "[[Insane Clown Poppy]]", signing autographs at the book convention. His works have also been referenced several times on ''The Simpsons'':
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He also plays in the band the {{w|Rock Bottom Remainders}}. Among the other members are [[Matt Groening]], [[Mitch Albom]], and [[Amy Tan]].<ref>[http://www.rockbottomremainders.com/ Rock Bottom Remainders] URL accessed on March 4, 2007</ref>
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*''The Shining'': The novel and the {{w|The Shining|1980 film}} have been referenced in "[[Treehouse of Horror]]", "[[Brother From The Same Planet]]" and "[[Treehouse of Horror V]]".
 
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*The episode "[[The Blunder Years]]" references the film ''{{w|Stand by Me (film)|Stand By Me}}'', which was based on the novella ''{{w|The Body (novella)|The Body}}'' by King.
 
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*King's 2009 novel ''{{w|Under the Dome}}'' bore a clear plot similarity to ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'', although it was just a coincidence.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.stephenking.com/library/unpublished/cannibals_the.html |title= Cannibals, The| publisher=King's official website| accessdate=October 24, 2009}}</ref>
 
  
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King also plays in the band the {{w|Rock Bottom Remainders}}. Among the other members are [[Matt Groening]], [[Mitch Albom]] and [[Amy Tan]].<ref>[http://www.rockbottomremainders.com/ Rock Bottom Remainders Official site] URL accessed on March 4, 2007</ref>
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Revision as of 21:52, January 27, 2012

For the character, see Stephen King (character).
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Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author, best known for his horror books, including Carrie, It, The Shining, and The Stand. He voiced himself in the season 12 episode "Insane Clown Poppy", signing autographs at the book convention.

He also plays in the band the Rock Bottom Remainders. Among the other members are Matt Groening, Mitch Albom, and Amy Tan.[1]

External links

References

  1. ↑ Rock Bottom Remainders URL accessed on March 4, 2007


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