King, Stephen
1947 -

Stephen Edwin King was born in Portland, Maine. His father, Donald Pollock, a vacuum cleaner salesman, sailor and...

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Herbert, James
1943 - 2013

James Herbert from England was one of the best-selling and most praised authors of horror fiction in the late 20th century....

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Trenter, Stieg
1914 - 1967

Stieg Ivar Trenter, born Stig Ivar Johansson, grew up in Farsta, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. His father owned a general...

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Moyes, Patricia
1923 - 2000

Patricia Moyes was born Patricia Pakenham-Walsh in Dublin, Ireland. She was educated at Overstone School in Northampton...

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