Richard Bradford (May 1, 1932 – March 23, 2002) was an American
novelist
A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...
, best known for his 1968 novel ''
Red Sky at Morning
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a
film version
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of which was released in 1971. He also wrote ''
So Far from Heaven'', a novel about the adventures of a disillusioned executive who flees his life in the city for a New Mexico cattle ranch.
The son of
Roark Bradford
Roark Whitney Wickliffe Bradford (August 21, 1896, Lauderdale County, Tennessee — November 13, 1948, New Orleans, Louisiana) was an American short story writer and novelist.
Life
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, he was born in
Chicago
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. He resided in
Santa Fe, New Mexico
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at the time of his death.
Editor's Note from ''
Red Sky At Morning
The common phrase "red sky at morning" is a line from an ancient rhyme often repeated by mariners:
''Kentucky Weather'', by Jerry D. Hill, 2005, p.139, web:
Books-Google-ikC
Red sky at night, sailors' delight.
Red sky at morning, sailors take ...
'': Commenting on his inclusion in Twentieth Century Western Writers, Richard Bradford wrote in 1982, "I don't consider myself as a western writer, in the sense that Zane Grey, Owen Wister, Jack Schaefer, or Louis L'Amour are western writers."
From the book jacket of ''Red Sky at Morning'': Richard Bradford was born in Chicago and grew up in New Orleans, New York and Santa Fe. He was graduated from Tulane in 1952 and spent three years in the U.S. Marine Corps.
For many years, Richard wrote a column for "El Palacio", a quarterly magazine of the Museum of New Mexico. This quarterly wrote a tribute to Richard Bradford entitled, ''The Man Who Loved New Mexico,'' shortly after his death on March 23, 2002.
Novels
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References
1932 births
2002 deaths
20th-century American novelists
20th-century American male writers
American male novelists
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