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Bach, Richard –
(Richard David Bach)
PERSONAL: Born June 23, , in Oak Park, IL; son of Roland Robert (a minister) and Ruth Helen (Shaw) Bach; married Bette Jeanne Franks, (divorced, ); married Leslie Parrish (a movie actress), (divorced); married, ; wife's name Sabryna; children: (first marriage) three sons, three daughters.
Education: Attended Long Beach State College (now California State University, Long Beach),
ADDRESSES: Home—San Juan Islands, WA. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Scribner Publicity Dept., Simon & Schuster, Inc., Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY
CAREER: Writer and aviator.
Charter pilot, flight instructor, aviation mechanic, and barnstormer in Iowa and the Midwest, – Associate editor, editor, then West Coast editor, Flying, – Military service: U.S. Air Force, pilot, –59, –62, becoming captain.
AWARDS, HONORS: Nene Award, , for Jonathan Livingston Seagull; American Book Award nomination, , for Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Me