Richard B. Pelzer

Memoirist

Birthday June 16, 1965

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace California

Age 59 years old

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About

Author and speaker who is known for his New York Times bestselling memoir, A Brother's Journey, which is an account of the abuses he was subjected to as a boy. His brother, David Pelzer, also wrote about their traumatic childhood, though they have disagreed about things in public confrontations.

Before Fame

He was born in San Francisco and suffered a childhood of abuse.

Trivia

He wrote a sequel to A Brother's Journey that is entitled A Teenager's Journey.

Family Life

He grew up with five brothers. In his adulthood, he married and had four children of his own.

Associated With

His brother, Dave Pelzer, published his own bestselling memoir, A Child Called "It."