Burt Bacharach And Angie Dickinson's Daughter Commits Suicide

Burt Bacharach And Angie Dickinson's Daughter Commits Suicide

Burt Bacharach poses with a Grammy award in Los Angeles, February 8, 2006. The only child of Bacharach and actress Angie Dickinson has committed suicide after a lifetime struggling with a form of autism, a spokeswoman for the former couple said on Friday. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

THOUSAND OAKS, CA - Nikki Bacharach, the daughter of Burt Bacharach and Angie Dickinson, committed suicide, the songwriter and actress' spokesperson said in a released statement on Friday.

Nikki Bacharach, 40, suffered from a type of autism called Asperger's Syndrome. 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. No other details were released.

“She loved kitties, and earthquakes, glacial calving, meteor showers, science, blue skies and sunsets, and Tahiti," the statement said.

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