Nikki Bacharach, daughter of songwriter Burt Bacharach and actress Angie Dickinson, committed suicide, Bacharach and Dickinson said in a statement Friday. Nikki Bacharach, 40, suffered from Asperger’s Disorder, a form of autism.

Who is Jane Hansen Bacharach?

Bacharach married his current wife, athlete Jane Hansen, who is 32 years his junior, in 1993. They have two children, a 22-year-old son, Oliver, and a 19-year-old daughter, Raleigh. Despite bitter divorces and the death of a daughter, Bacharach has regained friendships with two of his ex-wives, Angie and Carole.

What happened Angie Dickenson?

In a joint statement, Dickinson and Bacharach said, She quietly and peacefully committed suicide to escape the ravages to her brain brought on by Asperger’s. She loved kitties, earthquakes, glacial calving, meteor showers, science, blue skies and sunsets, and Tahiti.

Where is Angie Dickinson today?

Dickinson lives alone now in Beverly Hills. Her daughter, Nikki, from her marriage to Bacharach, died in 2007. “She was very smart and funny and wonderful. Yeah, so all my memories of her are my best memories,” Dickinson said.

Was Nikki Bacharach married?

The idea for a memoir came long before Nikki’s death in 2007. Bacharach had Nikki with former wife Angie Dickinson, best known for her role on the ’70s TV drama Police Woman.

How did Burt Bacharach meet Jane Hansen?

Their marriage ended in 1991, when, on a trip to Aspen, Bacharach met a young ski instructor named Jane Hansen. Bacharach and Hansen married in 1993 and have two children: Oliver, who is 20, and Raleigh, 17.

What happened to Jane Hansen?

Hanson is a former president of the New York chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She lives with her husband and daughter on Long Island.