Richard Bradford (May 1, 1932 – March 23, 2002) was an American novelist, best known for his 1968 novel Red Sky at Morning,[1][2] a film version 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.
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.
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.