28 Facts About Richard Bach

Richard David Bach was born on June 23,1936 and is an American writer.

Richard Bach has written numerous flight-related works of fiction and non-fiction.

Richard Bach's works include Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, both of which were among the 1970s' biggest sellers.

Richard Bach's books espouse his philosophy that our apparent physical limits and mortality are merely appearance.

Richard Bach is noted for his love of aviation and his books related to flying in a metaphorical context.

Richard Bach has flown as a hobby since the age of 17.

In late August 2012, Richard Bach was severely injured when on approach to landing at Friday Harbor, Washington, his aircraft clipped some power lines and crashed upside down in a field.

Richard Bach's father was an American Red Cross chapter manager.

Richard Bach served in the United States Navy Reserve, then in the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Fighter Wing, 141st Fighter Squadron, as a Republic F-84F Thunderstreak fighter pilot.

Richard Bach then worked at a variety of jobs, including as a technical writer for Douglas Aircraft and as a contributing editor for Flying magazine.

Richard Bach served in the USAF reserve and was deployed in France in 1960.

In 1963 Richard Bach published his first book, Stranger to the Ground, which describes a mission flight he undertook from Wethersfield, England, to Chaumont, France.

The lawsuit ended with the film being released in theaters with some changes made to the final cut, while Richard Bach had his name removed from the film's screenwriting credits.

In 1975, Richard Bach was the driving force behind Nothing by Chance, a documentary film based on his book of the same name.

Richard Bach recruited a group of his friends who were pilots to recreate the era of the barnstormer.

Richard Bach was landing a 2008 Easton Gilbert G Searey that he had nicknamed Puff at a private airport when the landing gear clipped some power lines.

Richard Bach crashed upside down in a field about two miles from Friday Harbor, taking down two poles and sparking a small grass fire.

The day after the accident, Richard Bach was reported to be in serious but stable condition with a head injury and broken shoulder.

Richard Bach reported that his near-death experience inspired him to finish the fourth part of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, which had been originally published in three parts.

In 2014, Richard Bach published his sequel to Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah, which he called Illusions II: The Adventures of a Reluctant Student.

Richard Bach had six children with his first wife, Bette Jeanne Franks.

Richard Bach typed and edited most of Richard's aviation writing.

Richard Bach's and Bette's son Jonathan, named after the titular character in Bach's bestseller, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, is a software engineer and journalist.

Richard Bach wrote the 1993 book Above the Clouds, about growing up without knowing his father and then later meeting him as a college student.

In 1981, Richard Bach married the actress Leslie Parrish, whom he met during the making of the film Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

Richard Bach featured significantly in two of his subsequent books: The Bridge Across Forever and One, which primarily focused on their relationship and Bach's concept of soulmates.

Richard Bach married his third wife, Sabryna Nelson-Alexopoulos, in April 1999.

Richard Bach has been married to his fourth wife, Melinda Kellogg, since November, 2020.