On Valentine's Day 1953, at the age of 48, he met the teenager Don Bachardy among a group of friends on the beach at Santa Monica. Reports of Bachardy's age at the time vary, but Bachardy later said, "At the time I was probably 16."The biographical film Chris & Don: A Love Story In fact, he was 18.Bachardy was born in May 1934, meaning that in February 1953 he was 18 Despite the age difference, this meeting began a partnership that, though interrupted by affairs and separations, continued until the end of Isherwood's life.Peter Parker, Isherwood, 2004
