Jonathan Livingston Seagull (film) his beliefs. Eventually, Jonathan himself ends up becoming a mentor for other seagulls who are suffering the same fates in their own flocks as he once did. Director Hall Bartlett first read the book "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" in a San Fernando Valley barbershop when he impulsively decided to call the publisher, Macmillan, and then author Richard Bach, to buy the film rights. Bartlett suggested that the story needed to be told simply, without animation or actors, and acquired the property for $100,000 and fifty percent of the profits. He granted Bach final approval rights on the film and all advertising
HMS Seagull (1805) On 19 June 1808, off the Naze of Norway in the vicinity of the port of Kristiansand, "Seagull" chased the Dano-Norwegian brig "Lougen", which was armed with 18 short 18-pounder guns and two long 6-pounder guns. "Lougen", under the command of 1st Lieutenant Peter Frederik Wulff (1774-1842), tried to stand off "Seagull" to take advantage of the longer range of her 18-pounders relative to the range of "Seagull"s 24-pounder carronades. The chase brought both vessels close in shore where the breeze was lessening to a near calm. "Seagull" tried to get between "Lougen" and the shore to prevent the Dane