R. A. Montgomery

Raymond Almiran Montgomery Jr. (March 9, 1936 – November 9, 2014) was an American author and key figure in the Choose Your Own Adventure interactive children's book series.

Early and personal life Montgomery was born in Greenwich, Connecticut on March 9, 1936. Montgomery graduated from Williams College and attended graduate school at Yale University and New York University.

On November 9, 2014, Montgomery died at his home in Warren, Vermont.

Career Montgomery was an author who contributed many books to the Choose Your Own Adventure series, created in the late 1970s, based on a book manuscript written by Edward Packard and submitted to Montgomery's publishing company. He and his former wife, Constance Cappel,

Montgomery and partner Shannon Gilligan reissued some books of the initial "Choose" series through Chooseco LLC, in Waitsfield, Vermont. The re-release was featured in the LA Times and Newsweek magazine, and an electronic version of the first book in the relaunch, The Abominable Snowman, was available as an interactive download for iPod. Montgomery said that he wanted to travel and encourage culturally distinct Choose Your Own Adventure books from writers and illustrators in all parts of the world.

Other projects A six book non-interactive series for young adult readers entitled Trio A CD-ROM, Beyond the Wall of Stars Windows/Mac software, Comic Creator (1995)