Owen King is an American writer and novelist. Like his father, Stephen King, he is also a successful writer. He is known for Double Feature (2013) and Sleeping Beauties (2017).
Owen King's whole family is in the writing business. His father, Stephen King, mother, Tabitha King, sibling brother, Joseph Hillstrom King, sister, Naomi King, and his wife, Kelly Braffet, confer their hand in writing.
Let us find about Owen King.
Owen King's Career And Net Worth
American author Owen King gained notoriety as the son of American author Stephen King. His father is an acclaimed writer who has accumulated an estimated net worth of $400 million, wealthygorilla.com reports.
Owen King published his first book, titled We’re All in This Together, a collection of three short stories and a novella in 2005. Since then, he has authored several books like Detours (2005), Who Can Save Us? (2008), The Late American (2011), and Double Feature (2013). Likewise, he is the co-author of the graphic novel Intro to Alien Invasion (2015).
His writings are also published in numerous journals and newspapers, including the 'Boston Globe,' 'Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet,' 'the Los Angeles Review of Books,' 'the New York Times Book Review,' 'One Story,' and 'Subtropics.'
He has also written the movie Fade Away's screenplay and has worked with filmmaker Josh Boone on adapting the Clive Barker novel The Great and Secret Show.
Owen collaborated with his father, Stephen King, in Sleeping Beauties (2017). He has written the novel The Stand in 2020, which was adopted into the CBS series.
Owen King Married Life With Wife Kelly Braffet
It's come as no surprise that Owen King is married to an author wife. His wife Kelly Braffet is known for her writings in Save Yourself, The Unwilling, and Last Seen Living.
Owen King and his wife, Kelly Braffet
Looking towards their dating history, the lovebirds first met at the Columbia M.F.A. writing program in 2001. At their first encounter, Kelly was carrying a book by John D. MacDonald. She was a suitable girl for Owen: a book-loving, book-writing student who was pretty in glasses and had a healthy appreciation for potboilers.
Likewise, Owen was an easygoing and attentive boyfriend. Once they liked each other writing, the relationship quickly moved forward.
Then in the year 2007, Owen King got married to Kelly Braffet. The couple doesn't have any plans for children right now since Owen is busy with his career.
Owen King Family Details
Owen King was born to Stephen King and Tabitha King on 21 February 1977 in Maine. His birth name is Owen Philip King. He has two older siblings Naomi King (born in 1970) and Joseph Hillstrom King (born in 1972).
Owen's father, Stephen King, is an American horror story writer best known for his writing on Carrie, The Shining, and IT. His mother, Tabitha King, is also an author known for her work on Small World (1982), Caretaker (1984), Pearl (1989), and Survivor (1997).
Owen showed his interest in writing from his early days since his parents were famous writers. He graduated from Vassar College and completed a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from Columbia University.
His older sister, Naomi King, is a gay activist and minister for the Unitarian Universalist Church of River of Grass in Plantation, Florida. She has also been to the restaurant business. She has been suffering from a chronic deficit of the hormone adrenaline since her birth.
Owen's older brother, Joseph Hillstrom King, is better known for his pen name Joe Hill. Joseph has written Horns (2010), NOS4A2 (2013), The Fireman (2016), and other works.
Is Owen King Related To Stephen King?
Owen King is the son of Stephen King, so he is related to him. In the novel Sleeping Beauties (2017), the readers can see the father-son duo in writing. They have also collaborated in several novels.
Owen King and his father Stephen King (©: abcnews.com)
Talking about his collaboration with his father, Stephen King, in his novel Sleeping Beauties (2017), Owen said:
"What I loved about doing that book was that we got to be father and son at a different time in our lives. I mean, we're always father and son—that never stops. just a different moment than the other moments in my life when I was around my parents all the time."
Owen King and Stephen also collaborated on the CBS series The Stand (2020).
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