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
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