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1930 Census: Guy H, age 53, and spouse, Nellie W, age 52, Children: N. Ruth, age 17, Ethelyn E, age 13, Guy H, age 7. Married Donald Edwin King of Peru, Indiana on July 23, 1939 in Maine. Donald was born Donald Edwin Pollock, son of William E. (1888-1918 IN) and Helen A. (Bowden) Pollock (1897-1968 IN).
Jun 16, 2021 · Stephen's mom, Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King, died from cancer when she was just 60. But she did see Stephen find success from his first novel, Carrie.
Discover life events, stories and photos about Nellie Ruth Pillsbury (1913–1973) of Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
- Female
- Donald Edwin Pollock King
Her parents, Guy and Nellie Pillsbury, had become incapacitated with old age, and Ruth King was persuaded by her sisters to take over the physical care of the elderly couple.
Jun 21, 2021 · Stephen shared that his mom was at a loss for words as she put her hands over her face. Nellie would later die at 59 in 1973, but she did watch her son attain the beginning of greatness.
Jun 17, 2021 · In a recent interview with CBS Sunday Morning, King, 73, tells anchor Jane Pauley how the paperback advance he received for his novel Carrie — around $400,000 — was huge. He decided to give the money to his mom, who was battling uterine cancer at the time. “We went to the Pineland facility where she worked,” says King.
Jun 14, 2021 · King’s mother, Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King, had struggled to raise the author and his older brother, David, as a single parent, supporting the family as best she could by working low-paying jobs. She died of cancer at age 60 but did live to see Carrie published.
