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1990 |
While stuck on a delayed
train between Manchester
and London, Rowling gets the
idea for Harry Potter. She begins
writing his story that night.
December 30: After a
10-year battle with multiple sclerosis, Rowling's mother dies. This later affects
the tone of the Potter books: "Harry's feelings about his dead
parents had become much deeper, much more real." |
1992 |
Rowling—now teaching English as a second language in
Portugal—marries TV journalist Jorge Arantes. |
1993 |
Rowling
and Arantes have a daughter, Jessica Rowling Arantes.
|
1994 |
Now separated from her husband (they divorce in 1995), Rowling moves near her
younger sister, Di, in Edinburgh, Scotland. She takes along her
daughter and her ever-growing book manuscript. |
1995 |
Writing whenever she
can, often in cafés, Rowling finishes her first book:
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's
Stone. Her literary
agent warns her "You do realize, you will never
make a fortune out of writing children's books?" |
1996 |
Several publishers reject
the book, finding it to be too long and slow for children. October: British
publisher Bloomsbury Press accepts the book, giving
Rowling a $4,000 advance. |
1997 |
Scholastic Books wins an
auction for the U.S. rights to the series, giving Rowling an advance over $100,000, a record for a foreign
children's book. She is able to quit her teaching
job and devote her time to writing. June 26: The
first book in the series—Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone—is published
in the United Kingdom.
The first print run is 500 copies. Because Bloomsbury is afraid that young boys won't want to read a book by
a woman, they suggest she use
her initials. Joanne adds her grandmother's
name, Kathleen, to her own, producing "J.K. Rowling." |
1998 |
The
second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is published in the United Kingdom, with a first print run
of over 10,000 copies. September 1:
|
1999 |
July 8: The
third book, Harry
Potter and the Prisoner
of Azkaban, is published
in the United Kingdom. It sells more
than 68,000 copies in the
first two days. September 8:
November: Nancy
Stouffer, author of the 1984 book The Legend of Rah and the Muggles, has been publicly claiming that Rowling stole ideas from
her. In Stouffer's book, muggles are little people
who care for orphans; the book also includes
a character named Larry
Potter. Scholastic and Warner Bros.
(who have the film rights to the series) sue her, wanting a judge to rule that there was
no violation of Stouffer's
copyright or trademark. |
2000 |
Nancy Stouffer countersues, claiming that Rowling did steal her
ideas. March 28: Chris
Columbus is chosen as the
director for the first
Harry Potter film. August 21: After a long search, Daniel Radcliffe,
Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint are
chosen to play Harry, Hermione,
and Ron on film. July 8:
July 23: Up until now, the
available Harry Potter books
have been at or near the top of the New York Times list of bestsellers. Beginning this week (the first
one in which Goblet of Fire appears), children's books have a list of their own, to keep them from
competing with more grown-up titles. |
2001 |
Two
schoolbooks from Harry's world–Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages–are released. All the profits go to Comic Relief, a British charity. November 16:
December 26: Rowling marries anesthesiologist Neil Murray. |
2002 |
The court deciding the lawsuits involving Nancy Stouffer rules in favor of Rowling, saying
that there is no reasonable possibility of confusion between the books. Stouffer
is found to have lied to the court and forged documents to support her case, and is required to pay a fine and some of her opponents' legal fees. Stouffer appeals the ruling.
October 25: Richard Harris, who played Dumbledore
in the movies, dies. This
does not affect the second film, which has already been completed. November 15: The second film, once again directed
by Chris Columbus, opens.
On opening weekend, this one makes
$88 million in America,
for the third-largest opening (behind the first film and Spider-Man), and almost £19 million in the U.K., setting another record. |
2003 |
Rowling gives birth to her second child, David Gordon
Rowling Murray. June 21:
|
2004 |
A higher court rejects Stouffer's appeal, and orders her to pay the
court costs. May 31: The third film opens in the
United Kingdom, taking in
£5.3 million in one day, and £23.9 million on opening weekend; both are records. It opens four days later in the United States, grossing $93.7 million, for the third-best opening weekend (this time behind Spider-Man and Shrek 2.) There's a new director, Alfonso Cuarón,
and Michael Gambon takes
over the role of Dumbledore. |
2005 |
Rowling gives birth to her third child,
Mackenzie Jean Rowling Murray. July 16:
November 18: The fourth film is released. This time, the director is Mike Newell. It has biggest opening weekend of any Harry
Potter film, taking in $101.4 million
in the U.S. and £14.9 million
in the U.K. |
2006 |
November 17:
|
2007 |
Warner Brothers Entertainment and Universal Orlando Resort announce plans to create
"The Wizarding World
of Harry Potter" at the Florida amusement park. The attraction is described as a
"theme park within a theme park," and will include full -scale models of the spots made
famous by the popular books and movies.
The park is set to open in 2009. July 11: The film version of Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix opens in theaters
around the world. In its first weekend, it earns $330 million, including $77.4 million in the U.S. The film
has the most successful opening of any of the Harry
Potter movies and breaks the record for biggest non-holiday five day opening,
taking in $140 million in
the U.S. Read more about Harry
Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film. July 21: The seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows is set to be released worldwide. Read a preview of Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows. |
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