Il Mio Monsignore followed by a number of other Italian films. [3] In 1964, she graduated from the all-girl Dominican Commercial High School in Jamaica, Queens. Ringo Starr, 79, looks dapper in a black suede jacket as he enjoys dinner with wife Barbara Bach, 72, and family. Has involved herself in charity work, including the Live Aid connected "Fashion Aid", and "The Rumanian Angel" appeal which was set up with, While traveling through England, Ringo and Barbara suffered a near-fatal car crash, miraculously surviving with few injuries. Her father was a policeman before becoming a costume jeweler in Los Angeles,. Pedro Borges, Other Works On Tuesday, Ringo Starr celebrated his 80th birthday with his wife Barbara Bach. Barbara Bach was born Barbara Ann Goldbach on August 27, 1947 in Queens, New York City, to Howard I. Goldbach, a policeman, Jewish from a family from Germany, Austria and Romania, and wife Marjorie ..., Irish Catholic. Barbara was sent to Rome as model for the noted Seventeen magazine . [7] Bach has 28 films to her credit. Ringo Starr’s wife Barbara Bach was one of the hottest models in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Publicity Listings She was featured in a pictorial in Playboy in January 1981. |  Prior to her marriage to the famed musician, Barbara Bach once attended the popular Beatles concert held at Shea Stadium in 1965, without knowing that she would end up being the wife of one of the rock stars. Attended the famous Beatles concert at Shea Stadium, 15 years before she would meet her future husband, Beatles drummer, Barbara's photo was featured on the cover of Playboy magazine in January 1981. [6] During an interview with Johnny Carson on May 9, 1979, she said that she lost the audition for Charlie's Angels because they felt she was too sophisticated in attitude and look, and thought that she was not American, even though she was born in Rosedale and grew up in Jackson Heights, both in Queens, New York City. The couple divorced in 1978, sharing custody of their two children. They asked her manager if she could play an American. Prior to her marriage to the famed musician, Barbara Bach once attended the popular Beatles concert held at Shea Stadium in 1965, without knowing that she would end up being the wife of one of the rock stars. At age 18, she married Augusto and moved with him to Rome where she began her film career. She is married to English musician and Beatles drummer Ringo Starr. Bach was one of the most sought-after faces of the 1960s, working with the Eileen Ford Agency in New York, appearing on catalogs and the front covers of several international fashion magazines such as Seventeen (1965 and 1966), Vogue USA (July 1966) photographed by Richard Avedon, ELLE France (1966), Gioia Italy (1967–1970), and Figurino Brazil (1970). Her grandmother was Rumanian. Ringo Starr on His 35-Year Romance with Wife Barbara Bach: 'I'm So Blessed We're Still Together' this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. [6], Bach struggled with alcoholism and heavy drug use in her past, and along with her husband, checked into a rehab in 1988 for four weeks. [citation needed], Bach's first marriage was to Italian businessman Augusto, Count Gregorini di Savignano di Romagna. Ringo and Barbara went to New York City to console Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon. The Beatles icon and his other half, 72, took the time to visit his Peace and Love … Ringo and Barbara married on April 27, 1981.Her acting career began in Italy, where she played Nausicaa in Odissea (1968), a television adaptation of Homer's epic poem "The Odyssey", directed by Franco Rossi and produced by Dino De Laurentiis. The Beatles icon and his other half, 72, took the time to visit his Peace and Love sculpture in Beverly Hills, California, to mark the milestone. Under the tutelage of top comic Giancarlo Giannini she appeared in the Italian film. Ringo Starr on His 35-Year Romance with Wife Barbara Bach: 'I'm So Blessed We're Still Together' this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Ringo and Barbara were on a holiday in December 1980 when her daughter called to inform them that John Lennon had been shot. Official Sites. They had two children, Francesca Gregorini and Gianni Gregorini. On Tuesday, Ringo Starr celebrated his 80th birthday with his wife Barbara Bach. Divorced after 9 year marriage to Industrialist Augusto Gregorini. Sir Ringo’s first wife was Maureen Starkey, to whom he was married between 1965 and 1975. Barbara met Ringo Starr on the set of the comedy Caveman (1981), and they became a couple during the filming. There she fell in love with an Italian businessman, Augusto Gregorini, who was 11 years her senior. She has featured in many movies including Jaguar Lives and Give My Regards to Broad Street, but her claim to fame was her role of Anya Amasova in the tenth James Bond movie series, The Spy Who Loved Me.. |  - IMDb Mini Biography By: 2, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barbara_Bach&oldid=990670883, American expatriates in the United Kingdom, American people of Austrian-Jewish descent, Queens College, City University of New York alumni, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from December 2018, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2017, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from May 2020, Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 25 November 2020, at 21:10. [6] Bach married British musician Ringo Starr, formerly of The Beatles, at Marylebone Town Hall on 27 April 1981. Inside was also a photo spread of Barbara. She lost a role to actress Shelley Hack when she auditioned for season four of the television series Charlie's Angels. Born in Queens, she has three siblings; one older brother and a younger brother and sister. They married less than a year later. [10][11] The two met in 1980, on the set of the film Caveman (1981). And a youthful Ringo Starr celebrated his 75th birthday at his annual Peace and Love ceremony at the Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood with his beloved wife Barbara Bach. EXCLUSIVE: Music legend Ringo Starr has discussed his battle with addiction and how one night he … The couple had two children together, daughter Francesca and son Gianni, before divorcing in 1975. Ringo and Barbara were on a holiday in December 1980 when her daughter called to inform them that John Lennon had been shot. 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