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Alcoholism and Sobriety

It seems there should be something about this, it comes up when his life is discussed, his body of work pre and post sobriety. Czarnibog (talk) 13:56, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Missing info for Novels

I don’t know how to edit a spreadsheet on here.. could someone update it with: “The Shawshank Redemption” publication release 1994.

thank you in advance MarquissM (talk) 04:43, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think you're mixing up a few things. The Shawshank Redemption is a movie that was released in 1994. It is based on the novella (not novel) Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, which was published in 1982 as part of the collection Different Seasons. Since it is a novella, Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption is listed on the page Stephen King short fiction bibliography. Darkday (talk) 16:28, 25 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]