Richard Bach Bethany, who was killed in an accident at the age of 15 in 1985. In 1977, Bach married actress Leslie Parrish, whom he met during the making of the film "Jonathan Livingston Seagull". She featured significantly in two of his subsequent books: "The Bridge Across Forever" and "", which primarily focused on their relationship and Bach's concept of soulmates. They divorced in 1997. Bach married his third wife, Sabryna Nelson-Alexopoulos, in April 1999. Richard Bach Richard David Bach (born June 23, 1936) is an American writer. Bach is widely known as the author of some of the 1970s biggest-sellers, including
Arthur Livingston Pirandello, Giuseppe Prezzolini, and Guido da Verona. In 1926 Livingston returned to academia, becoming Professor of Romance Languages at Columbia University in 1935. Livingston was strongly opposed to fascism and was in correspondence with a number of anti-fascist intellectuals in Italy, like Laura de Bosis. His political position created difficulties for him at Columbia University. Arthur Livingston had a notable liaison with the actress Eleonora Duse. As a scholar, Livingston was the author of two book-length studies of Gian Francesco Busenello. He was better known for his superb translations, which are sometimes said to be more readable than the originals.