| Maine, a northeastern state in the United | | | | novels. However, King dismisses this - he |
| States of America, is home to a number of | | | | doesn't remember the event - and says the |
| famous and remarkable people. Among these | | | | cover art of an H.P. Lovecraft short story |
| famous people are writer Stephen King, | | | | collection (a monster within a cavern found |
| actress Liv Tyler and songwriter Dan | | | | under a tombstone) sparked the light bulb in |
| Fogelberg. | | | | his head for the type of stories he wanted to |
| | | | write. |
| Dan Fogelberg | | | | |
| | | | King's first successful novel was Carrie, |
| The late Daniel Fogelberg was born in Peoria, | | | | which was released on Mother's Day in 1973. |
| Illinois, but lived in Deer Isle in Maine | | | | Published by Double Day, Carrie is the story |
| until his death on December 15, 2007. Dan | | | | of a girl with psychic powers. It earned King |
| Fogelberg is known for his classic songs like | | | | US$400,000, with US$200,000 of the figure |
| Leader of the Band, whose lyrics talk about a | | | | going to Double Day. |
| son's appreciation of his father's training | | | | |
| him both in the family and in music. | | | | The success of Carrie earned King a positive |
| | | | reputation. All his other novels were |
| Dan Fogelberg was born on August 31, 1951 to | | | | commercial successes and were adapted into |
| parents of musical backgrounds. His father, | | | | films. Two of these novels were Pet Sematary |
| Lawrence Peter Fogelberg, was a high school | | | | and The Green Mile, with the latter made into |
| band director for Peoria Woodruff and Perkin | | | | a film starring award-winning actor Tom |
| High Schools. His mother, Margaret Young | | | | Hanks. |
| Fogelberg, was a classic pianist. | | | | |
| | | | Liv Tyler |
| As a child, Dan Fogelberg was a self-taught | | | | |
| pianist and slide guitarist. When he reached | | | | Liv Tyler is famous in the public eye for her |
| the age of 14, he joined a Beatles cover band | | | | portrayals as Bruce Willis' daughter in the |
| called The Clan. 2 years later, he would join | | | | science-fiction motion picture Armageddon, |
| another cover band, The Coachmen. As part of | | | | the elf Arwen in Peter Jackson's Lord of the |
| The Coachmen, Fogelberg released two singles | | | | Rings film trilogy and for being the |
| entitled "Maybe Time Will Let Me Forget" and | | | | real-life daughter of Aerosmith's vocalist |
| "Don't Want to Lose Her." By the 1980s, he | | | | Steven Tyler. |
| was part of Frankie and the Aliens, who | | | | |
| occasionally covered songs by Cream and Muddy | | | | Although she was born and continues to live |
| Waters. | | | | in New York City, Liv Tyler spent part of her |
| | | | childhood in Portland, Maine ( and attended |
| Fogelberg's solo effort was not without | | | | three schools in the area. These schools are, |
| failures, despite the success of later | | | | namely, Congressional School of Virginia, |
| releases. His 1971 debut album was not | | | | Breakwater Elementary and Waynflete. At the |
| received warmly, but in 1974 he bounced back | | | | age of 12, she moved back to New York City. |
| with his second album "Souvenirs" which | | | | |
| helped make him an instant hit. After | | | | Ms. Tyler was originally surnamed Rundgren, |
| Souvenirs, he released several other | | | | as she was brought up to believe that Todd |
| successful albums up until the 1980s. | | | | Rundgren was her biological after. According |
| | | | to her mother, Bebe Buell, she chose to hide |
| In 2002, Fogelberg was one of 10 people | | | | Steven Tyler's paternity because the |
| inducted into the Performers Hall of Fame at | | | | Aerosmith frontman had a major drug abuse |
| the Red Rocks Ampitheatre in Morrison, | | | | problem when Liv was born. |
| Colorado. | | | | |
| | | | After discovering the secret, Liv then |
| Fogelberg found out he was afflicted with | | | | changed her surname to Tyler but keeping the |
| prostrate cancer at an advanced stage after | | | | Rundgren name as a middle name. She even |
| an examination in May 2004. Although it was | | | | appeared in the video of Aerosmith's song |
| too late to eliminate the cancer, it was | | | | "Crazy". It could also be remembered that her |
| stopped from spreading through therapy. After | | | | father's band wrote several songs featured in |
| three years, he died of prostrate cancer with | | | | the soundtrack of Armageddon, her most |
| his wife by his side. | | | | successful movie next to the Lord of the |
| | | | Rings trilogy. |
| Stephen King | | | | |
| | | | Aside from acting, Liv also models as part of |
| A successful writer of horror fiction novels, | | | | IMG Models New York. |
| Stephen King is a man born and continuing to | | | | |
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