Leslie Parrish

Leslie Parrish (born March 18, 1935) is an American actress who starred under her birth name, Marjorie Helen Parrish, until she changed it in 1959.

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March 18 - 1935 - American - Actress - 1959

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Her two most notable roles are as lithe Daisy Mae in Li'l Abner (1959) and as the doomed Jocie Jordan in The Manchurian Candidate (1962).

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Li'l Abner - 1959 - The Manchurian Candidate - 1962

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She has numerous television appearances, including her role in the ' episode "Who Mourns for Adonis?" where Parrish played Lieutenant Carolyn Palamas, who becomes the lust object of the god Apollo.

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Adonis - Apollo

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Parrish married Richard Bach, the author of Jonathan Livingston Seagull, in 1981. She was a major element in two of his subsequent books—The Bridge Across Forever and One—which primarily focused on their relationship and Bach's concept of soulmates. She and Bach have since divorced.

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Richard Bach - Jonathan Livingston Seagull - 1981 - The Bridge Across Forever - One - Soulmate

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