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At the end of the day, while you can hear the influence of Northern soul, you also hear everything from…

Photo: The Improv’s 15th Anniversary Party (1978)

Bette Midler and Peter Riegert (Tom Waits in the background) – The Improv’s 15th Anniversary Party (1978)

Emanuel Levy – All About Oscar: The History and Politics of the Academy Awards (2003)

A book with an interestingly cool, analytical approach. Levy has a shrewd section on Oscar-winning acting performances and their tendency…

Bette Midler Holland 1978

BetteBack: Bette Midler – Finally Taken Seriously

Bette Midler Is No Joke PARADE ”¢ OCTOBER 28,1979 by Lloyd Shearer Next month Bette Midler, 34, darling of the…