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Successful American author Stephen King has an estimated net worth of $400 million. He is an acclaimed author of contemporary suspense, fantasy, horror, and science fiction.
Also known by his pen names Richard Bachman and John Swithen, Stephen Edwin King was born on September 21, 1947 in Portland Maine. In 1970, he completed his bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Maine. He is currently married to Tabitha King. He has three children named Naomi, Joe and Owen King.
Throughout his entire career as an author, Stephen King has been a recipient of numerous awards and recognitions from various renowned award giving bodies such as Alex Awards, American Library Association, Balrog Awards, Black Quill Awards, Bram Stoker Award, British Fantasy Award, Deutscher Phantastik Preis, World Fantasy Award, Quill Award, O Henry Award, Shirley Jackson Award, Mystery Writers of America, National Magazine Awards, Hugo Award, International Horror Guild Awards, Horror Guild, Locus Awards, and many more.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1996 |
Royalties |
Payment for the rights to the novel Rose Madder |
$1,500,000 |
|
1972 |
Royalties |
Earnings from the sale of the paperback rights for the novel, Carrie, to New American Library for $400,000 |
$400,000 |
|
1970 |
Salary |
Annual salary as a teacher at Hampden Academy |
$6,400 |
|
1966 |
Royalties |
Sale of the story The Glass Floor |
$35,000 |
