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
Livingston L. Biddle Jr. Frances Biddle (born 1947), also became an author. A series features the fictitious Philadelphia character Martha Beale. Livingston L. Biddle Jr. Livingston Ludlow Biddle Jr. (May 26, 1918 – May 3, 2002) was an American author and promoter of funding of the arts, from a wealthy Pennsylvania family. Livingston Ludlow Biddle was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, on May 26, 1918. His mother was Euginie Carter Law, and father was Livingston Ludlow Biddle (1877–1959) of the Biddle family of Philadelphia, who published poems such as "The Understanding Hills". Ancestors included grandfather Edward Biddle (1851–1933) who married Emily Taylor Drexel (1851–1883),