Jonathan Livingston Seagull (film) to recognize ourselves in a seagull obsessed with the heights". The film was nominated for the 1973 Academy Awards for Best Cinematography (Jack Couffer) and Best Film Editing (Frank P. Keller and James Galloway). The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: The film was the subject of three lawsuits that were filed around the time of the film's release. Author Richard Bach sued Paramount Pictures before the film's release for having too many discrepancies between the film and the book. The judge ordered the studio to make some rewrites before it was released. Director Bartlett had
John Henry Livingston John Henry Livingston John Henry Livingston (May 30, 1746January 25, 1825) was an American minister and member of the prominent Livingston family who served as the fourth President of Queen's College (now Rutgers University), from 1810 until his death in 1825. Livingston was born on May 30, 1746 near Poughkeepsie, New York in what was then the Province of New York in British America. He was a son of Dr. Henry Livingston (1714-1799) and Susannah Storm (née Conklin) Livingston (1724-1793). His siblings included Continental Congressman Gilbert Livingston, author Henry Livingston Jr. (the grandfather of U.S. Senator Sidney Breese and Admiral