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Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy – Burt Bacharach Special – 1973

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On The Word ‘Diva’

The Daily Beast Why Jennifer Lopez Doesn’t Want to Be Called a ”˜Diva’ By Tim Teeman 05.20.16 There is a…

Bette Midler On Her Father: “My father never went to see my performances. I think he saw The Rose on television, and he saw me on the Johnny Carson Show., but he just wasn’t interested. He didn’t like popular culture…

Bette Midler On Her Father: “My father never went to see my performances. I think he saw The Rose on…

Crystal Awards – Bette Midler – Diane Keaton – Steve Martin

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BetteBack December 19, 1995: First Wives Club Begins Filming

Northwest Florida Daily News December 19, 1995 Triple threats Diane Keaton, Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn will share the sound…

Bette Midler On Success: “I didn’t die from it, I’m proud to say. I did survive it. And I survived it by being basically kind of cynical. I never let it go to my head…

Bette Midler On Success: “I didn’t die from it, I’m proud to say. I did survive it. And I survived…

The Lottery Starring Bette Midler 1989

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BetteBack December 4, 1995: Mandy Patinkin Backs Out Of ‘First Wives’ Club’

Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph December 4, 1995 Mandy Patinkin was supposed to have been shooting a big screen movie next…

Bette Midler – The Films Of Bette Midler

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On The Quest For Fame: “You know, it’s not until you get older that you realize how incredibly juvenile that quest for fame is. You say to yourself,’ What was I thinking about?” Fame is not what’s important…

On The Quest For Fame: “You know, it’s not until you get older that you realize how incredibly juvenile that…

1997 – Academy Awards – Bette Midler

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BetteBack November 17, 1995: Will Bette Play ‘Auntie Mame?’

Winslow Mail November 17, 1995 Q. Is it true Bette Midler is going to revive that wonderful movie, “Auntie Mame,”…

On Being In High School Plays: “My mother really ate it up. I remember her coming to the senior-class play and handing me roses over the footlights, her face just shining. She just thought this was great.”

On Being In High School Plays: “My mother really ate it up. I remember her coming to the senior-class play…

Bette Midler – Fever – Conan O’Brien – February 3 2006

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What Makes a Good Revival?

Huffington Post What Makes a Good Revival? Thoughts on This Season’s Tony Nominees BY Cara Joy David 05/17/2016 What makes…

David Hyde Pierce Will Join Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly! At The Schubert Theatre

Playbill David Hyde Pierce Will Join Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly! BY ANDREW GANS MAY 17, 2016 The Broadway revival…

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’

Indiana Gazette October 21, 1995 And now, a few words for MGM’s sure-fire smash, “Get Shorty,” based on Elmore Leonard’s…

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO TRUMP BY OSLO DAVIS

Daily Review Australia THE WORLD ACCORDING TO TRUMP BY OSLO DAVIS By Daily Review May 16, 2016 President Donald Trump.…

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

Huffington Post Whose Queer?: A Review of ”˜the 1970s: The Blossoming of a Queer Enlightenment’ at Leslie-Lohman 05/16/2016 11:16 am…

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

Pink News Bette Midler attacks Twitter over Azealia Banks suspension By Bobby Rae 16th May 2016, 9:08 AM Singing superstar,…

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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