# Dave Pelzer

> David James Pelzer is an American author of several autobiographical and self-help books. His 1995 memoir of childhood abuse, A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive, was listed on The New York Times Best Seller list for several years, and in 5 years had sold at least 1.6 million copies. The book brought Pelzer fame, and has also been a source of controversy: family members and journalists have accused Pelzer of fabricating several events in the book.

*American author*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/dave-pelzer

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1960-12-29
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 53.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.davepelzer.com

## Sources
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/133cd3f2-fb64-46c1-9632-aaaafd8ecf9c)
- [Dave Pelzer](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Pelzer)
- [Dave Pelzer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Pelzer)
- [Dave Pelzer](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Pelzer)
- [Dave Pelzer](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Pelzer)
- [デイヴ・ペルザー](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC)
- [Dave Pelzer](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Pelzer)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1173311)

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