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Who rescued "Carrie" from the trash?

Stephen King threw out the manuscript of "Carrie," but his wife Tabitha pulled it from the trash and encouraged him to finish it.

Stephen King wrote several novels under the pen name Richard Bachman.

Stephen King was hit by a van in 1999 and seriously injured.

Stephen King lives in Bangor, Maine, and many of his books are set in Maine.

Stephen King has sold more than 350 million books.

Stephen King received the National Medal of Arts.

Stephen King plays in the Rock Bottom Remainders, a band made up of authors.

Stephen King lets student filmmakers adapt some of his short stories for just $1, and the films are called "Dollar Babies."

Stephen King has made cameo appearances in film adaptations of his books.

"The Shawshank Redemption" is based on a Stephen King novella.