On Singing ‘Silent Night’ In First Grade: “I got big applause, and a lightbulb went off in my head. Then I won a prize in the sixth grade and that was a big thing, too, I said, ‘Maybe I have something here.’”

On Singing ”˜Silent Night’ In First Grade: “I got big applause, and a lightbulb went off in my head. Then…

2011 Darlene Love – Bette Midler – He’s A Rebel – RockNRoll Hall

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Bette Midler On Growing Up: “I was resented and teased by the other kids. It was bad being treated like that. But you toughen up fast. I guess that’s where 1 got my ‘showoffedness,’ because I had to entertain. I would sing and dance and tell jokes.”

Bette Midler On Growing Up: “I was resented and teased by the other kids. It was bad being treated like…

1997 Academy Awards – Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton

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Bette Midler On Her Dad: “He was one of those poohpooher’s—’You’ll never amount to a hill of beans.’ Maybe it was reverse psychology, hoping against hope that I would amount to something, but it was pretty painful for a long time…

Bette Midler On Her Dad: “He was one of those poohpooher’s–’You’ll never amount to a hill of beans.’ Maybe it…

Bette Midler – Big Noise From Winnetka – Michael Parkinson – 1978

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BetteBack October 21, 1995: Bette Midler Makes Memorable Cameo in ‘Get Shorty’

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Whose Queer?: A Review of ‘the 1970s: The Blossoming of a Queer

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To this day, I don’t know how my mother was able to raise us. She found her circumstances humiliating and didn’t want anyone to see her living like that. But at the same tine, she tried desperately to get out. She wanted us to have a home and when my father brought home his paycheck, she immediately put it in the bank…

“To this day, I don’t know how my mother was able to raise us. She found her circumstances humiliating and…

1992 – Bette Midler wins Best Actress Golden Globes 1992

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Bette Midler attacks Twitter over Azealia Banks suspension

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I never had a friendship that lasted that long. But I had a very dear friend when I was young. 1 was in the 10th grade when we met, and she’s the one who brought out whatever sense of humor I have. She was only 19 when she died…

“I never had a friendship that lasted that long. But I had a very dear friend when I was young.…

Bette Wins Record Of The Year ~ Wind Beneath My Wings ~ Grammy Awards

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“I ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT I was as good as the next person. Although I’m also quite vulnerable, and there are times when I’ve lost faith in myself and have pretended things were okay when they weren’t. I didn’t want people to know that there was a hapless person in here.”

“I ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT I was as good as the next person. Although I’m also quite vulnerable, and there are…

Bette Midler – Pretty Legs And Great Big Knockers – Art Or Bust – 1984

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Fans Want Bette Midler To Play Lucifer’s Mom In The Hit TV Series “Lucifer”

Design & Trend ‘Lucifer’ Season 2 Spoilers: Fans Weigh In On Who Should Play Lucifer Morningstar’s Mom Mimi Heimbrod ,…

Black-Ish: The One Where Ruby Was A Background Singer For Bette Midler

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On Experience The Divine Tour: The tour is called “Experience the Divine” but, snaps Midler, “it’ll probably be called `Experience the Profane’ by the time we get out there.”

On Experience The Divine Tour: The tour is called “Experience the Divine” but, snaps Midler, “it’ll probably be called `Experience…

1987 – American Comedy Awards – Bette Midler

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On Experience The Divine Tour: “I haven’t been in the Bette Midler business for the past 10 years: I’ve been in the Touchstone film business, pretty much.”

On Experience The Divine Tour: “I haven’t been in the Bette Midler business for the past 10 years: I’ve been…

1988 – American Comedy Awards – Bette Midler

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(Playing an 80 year old in For The Boys frightened Bette): “I’d never done it like Dustin Hoffman did in ‘Little Big Man’ and Keir Dullea in ‘2001’ So I spent some days at an old-age home, but I found that the makeup was a tremendous help ”

(Playing an 80 year old in For The Boys frightened Bette): “I’d never done it like Dustin Hoffman did in…

Bette Midler – Superstar – The Hague Concert (World Tour 1978)

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BetteBack October 21, 1995: Bette Midler’s NYRP Teams Up With Partnership for Parks

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(On For The Boys): “I loved the music, so I felt the movie had a shot I felt strongly, too, about the idea of raising a child you’re absolutely crazy about, and to lose that child to a war you don’t understand as I do with my son in the film And I believed in the two characters (hers and Caan’s) ”

(On For The Boys): “I loved the music, so I felt the movie had a shot I felt strongly, too,…

1987 – Oscars – Bette Midler Presents

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(On finding good original material for movies): “People these days cannot write from scratch. They can adapt a novel or a play…

(On finding good original material for movies): “People these days cannot write from scratch. They can adapt a novel or…

Bette Midler – I’m Wishing – A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes – Lullabye Of Broadway – Live At Last – 1976

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