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1. • • 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. He just opened up about that first success and the moment he told his mother, who was battling cancer, that she didn't have to work anymore.
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   What happened to Nellie Ruth King?

   • Sadly, Nellie Ruth King would not see her son's rise to fame as one of the most popular authors of all time. On December 18, 1973, just months before the publication of Carrie, she lost a long and torturous battle with cancer.

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   Who is Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King?

   • The horror author's mother, Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King, was working "in excruciating pain" before she received the generous gift from her son Stephen King knew just how to thank his biggest supporter when he first hit it big.

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   What happened to Stephen King's mom?

   • 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. He just opened up about that first success and the moment he told his mother, who was battling cancer, that she didn't have to work anymore.

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   Where did Ruth King Live?

   • Constantly on the move in the nine years after Donald King's untimely departure, Ruth King (she preferred to be called by her middle name) and her sons found themselves living in Chicago; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Malden, Massachusetts; and West Depere, Wisconsin.

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   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. He just opened up about that first success and...

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   Jun 16, 2021 · In a recent CBS Sunday Morning segment, the 73-year-old horror author opened up about how he surprised his mother, Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King, with the paperback advance from his first novel,...

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   Jan 23, 2023 · Sadly, Nellie Ruth King would not see her son's rise to fame as one of the most popular authors of all time. On December 18, 1973, just months before the publication of Carrie, she lost a long and torturous battle with cancer. The circumstances of his mother's death would have a profound effect on Stephen King, and in 1978, he would publish the ...

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   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.

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   Jun 14, 2021 · King's mother, Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King, died at age 60 of cancer. However, she did get to see "Carrie" published. "The hardcover advance was small, but the paperback advance just...

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   Advertisement. Photo added by pkstracy. Advertisement. Nellie Ruth “Ruthie Pill” Pillsbury King. Birth. 3 Feb 1913. Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, USA. Death. 18 Dec 1973 (aged 60) Mexico, Oxford County, Maine, USA. Burial. Black Point Cemetery. Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine, USA Show Map. Plot. 1stAve, UpperSec, Left, Lot 45A.

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   King's mother, Nellie Ruth (née Pillsbury; March 13, 1913 – December 28, 1973) was born in Scarborough, Maine. They were married July 23, 1939, in Cumberland County, Maine. Stephen King was born September 21, 1947, in Portland, Maine.