![]() ![]() In 1996, he carried a torch in the 1996 Summer Olympics torch relay. In the 1980s, Pelzer married his first wife, Patsy (a pseudonym), with whom he had a son. His teachers stepped in on March 5, 1973, when 12-year-old Pelzer was placed in foster care. ![]() Pelzer's books describe the abuse he suffered for several years of his childhood, including continual mistreatment and beatings by his mother, who he said thought of it as a game. He is the son of Catherine Roerva Christen Pelzer (1929-1992) and San Francisco fireman Stephen Joseph Pelzer (1923-1980). Pelzer was born in San Francisco, California on December 29, 1960, and was the second of five boys. This book brought Pelzer fame, and also been a source of controversy, with accusations of several events being fabricated coming from both family members and journalists. His 1995 memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive, was listed on The New York Times Bestseller List for several years, and in 5 years had sold at least 1.6 million copies. Pelzer speaking to Airmen while visiting troops in Southwest Asia.ĭavid James Pelzer (born December 29, 1960, in San Francisco, California) is an American author of several autobiographical and self-help books. ![]()
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