Richard Oliver Brightfield was born in
Baltimore, Maryland on September 28, 1927. He wrote a number of
Choose Your Own Adventure books, and was the first author to establish himself within that series after its founders
Edward Packard and
R.A. Montgomery. Although he is probably best known among collectors of that series for his books on
martial arts, his earliest works for that series had quite different subject matter, being focused on various scientific topics or fantasy. Brightfield resided in
Palm Beach County, Florida. He died in
Boynton Beach, Florida on August 2, 2020, at the age of 92. ==See also==