Melinda “Mindy” Jane Kellogg is the wife of author Richard Bach (known for Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions). They were married on November 21, 2020.
Prior to her marriage to Bach and her current role managing his literary works, Kellogg had a distinguished career in science.
Professional Background
- Physicist & Academic: Kellogg is a former physicist who holds a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
- Research: Her work focused on condensed matter physics and observational astrophysics. Specifically, she researched excitonic superfluidity and the properties of high-redshift galaxies.
- Awards: During her academic career, she received several honors, including a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship and the Everhart Lecture Award from Caltech.
- Current Role: She is currently retired from physics and manages Richard Bach’s best-selling books.
Personal Life
- Relationship with Richard Bach: She is Bach’s fourth wife. The couple lives in Ashland, Oregon.
- Interests: Before her scientific career, she had a strong passion for dance (ballet, jazz, tap, and modern) and trained seriously from a young age.
- Previous Marriage: She was previously married to a fellow physics major she met at UCSB; that marriage lasted three years in the mid-1990s.
Connection to Richard Bach’s Work
Unlike Bach’s previous wives (such as Leslie Parrish, who featured prominently in The Bridge Across Forever and One), Kellogg does not appear to be the central subject of his earlier famous autobiographical works, largely because their marriage began much later in his life (2020). However, she is now directly involved in preserving and managing his literary legacy.