Sad.
If I hadn't heard the rumor that Angie had pursued a sexual encounter with the Impeached President Clinton - I would be saddened to hear my former fantasy was 75!
Damn, I'm getting old.
Semper Fi
Yes, sorry to hear of all the years of struggle and now this.
=(
That's so sad.
As one with a mild case of Asperger's, I can relate to the isolation this woman must have felt. But at least I had to get out in the world and overcome it. Maybe being wealthy and living in mansions enhanced that isolation and prevented her from having a normal life.
Compare the following:
Reuters:How embarrassing!Dickinson, 75, is probably best known for her role as sultry Sgt. Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson in the 1970s cop show "Police Woman."
Wikipedia:
Angie Dickinson (born September 30, 1931) is a famous American television and film actress who is probably best-known for her role as sultry Sgt. Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson of the popular 1970s crime drama, Police Woman.
Somewhere there is sunshine.
Somewhere days are warm.
Somewhere there's a happy harbor
far from the storm.
Out where the sun shines there is someone
I'm meant to adore,
and I know the day I find her,
I'll smile once more.
Nikki, it's you.
Nikki, where can you be?
It's you, no one but you for me
I've been so lonely since you went away.
I won't spend a happy day
'til you're back in my arms.
For ev'ry dream there is a dreamer,
and when dreams are gone,
for each wish
another star shines to wish up on.
Take all my dreams and all my wishes
Hold them in your heart.
Tell me soon we'll be together,
never to part.
Nikki, it's you.
Nikki, where can you be?
It's you, no one but you for me
I've been so lonely since you went away.
I won't spend a happy day
'til you're back in my arms.
Don't make me wait here in the shadows
till my life is done.
I can't live without the sunshine,
you are the sun.
Oh Nikki, it's you.
I didn't realize that people with Asperger's had these kinds of struggles. My 17 year old son has a good friend who has Asperger's and he has come so far along since we first met him that it's almost hard to notice it anymore. This is just so sad.
Why do I see so many musical geniuses having autistic children?? Beverly Sills comes to mind and the music teachers from here also have one.
She must have seen Dad's geico insurance commercial.
Sad to read, but how would anyone know she died "quietly and peacefully" from suicide?
Bacharach-Dickinson Daughter Dies
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Nikki Bacharach, daughter of Burt Bacharach and Angie Dickinson, committed suicide, the songwriter and actress said in a statement Friday.
Nikki Bacharach, 40, suffered from Asperger's Disorder, a form of autism. She killed herself Thursday night at her condo, said Linda Dozoretz, a spokeswoman for the family.
"She quietly and peacefully committed suicide to escape the ravages to her brain brought on by Asperger's," the statement said.
Nikki Bacharach died of suffocation using a plastic bag and helium, said Mike Feiler of the Ventura County coroner's office.
Born prematurely in 1966, Lea Nikki Bacharach studied geology at Cal Lutheran University, but could not pursue a career in the field because of poor eyesight.
"She loved kitties, and earthquakes, glacial calving, meteor showers, science, blue skies and sunsets, and Tahiti," the statement said.
Nikki Bacharach was the only child of Burt Bacharach, 77, and Dickinson, 75, who were married from 1965 to 1981.
It was the second marriage for both Bacharach, the Oscar-winning composer of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," and "What the World Needs Now is Love," and Dickinson, star of the film "Dress to Kill" and the TV show "Police Woman."
Bacharach has three children from other marriages.
A service of the Associated Press(AP)
May she RIP.