Thomas Nietsch said in a message to All:
 TN> Hello!
 TN> Sorry, I was offline for some time, so I missed this thread. What
 TN> was the result? Do you know King's real name?
Stephen King's real name is Stephen King. He's married to another author by 
the name of Tabitha King (maiden name Spruce). He was born in September 1947 
to a couple whose names are Donald and Ruth King. Stephen and Tabitha were 
married in 1971. That should be sufficient amount of factoids to establish 
unequivocably that "Stephen King" is not a nom de plume.
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