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2009 – Bette Midler – Parkinson

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Doris Roberts (The Rose, Everybody Loves Raymond) Dies At 90

BBC News Doris Roberts: Everybody Loves Raymond star dies at 90 April 19, 2016 Doris Roberts, who was best known…

[on Susan Boyle] “She is an act whose time has come. People love that voice…

[on Susan Boyle] “She is an act whose time has come. People love that voice. She sings straight. She doesn’t…

Bette Midler – Wind Beneath My Wings – Divine Intervention – 2015

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BetteBack March 26, 1996: Is that an outfit for a Bette?

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) March 26, 1996   The overall impression is that Bette Midler left her superstar fashion sense…

Bette Midler – Lullaby In Blue – David Letterman 1999

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As Joan Crawford once said, “I’ll show ya a pair of Golden Globes!”

“As Joan Crawford once said, “I’ll show ya a pair of Golden Globes!”.”

2008 – Bette on The View Part 2 (HQ)

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BetteBack March 15, 1996: Bette Midler’s Lesbian Affair Nixed in ‘First Wive’s Club’

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) March 15, 1996 | Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith The straight and narrow: Bette…

2008 – Bette on The View Part 1 (HQ)

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Bette Midler – The Rose – Divine Intervention – 2015

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[Accusing Lady Gaga of stealing her Dolores DeLago routine humorously] I’ve been doing singing mermaid since 1980. You can keep the meat dress and the firecracker boobs. Mermaid’s mine.

[Accusing Lady Gaga of stealing her Dolores DeLago routine humorously] I’ve been doing singing mermaid since 1980. You can keep…

BetteBack March 13, 1996: Ivana Trump To Make Cameo In ‘First Wive’s Club’

The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) March 13, 1996 | Susan Bickelhaupt and Maureen Dezell, Globe Staff Ivana Trump‘s first movie…

Paradise – Live At The Majestic Theater – 1979

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I celebrate everyone’s religious holidays. if it’s good enough for the righteous, it’s good enough for the self-righteous, I always say.

“I celebrate everyone’s religious holidays. if it’s good enough for the righteous, it’s good enough for the self-righteous, I always…

Chris Cornell Releases ‘Stay With Me Baby’ For Vinyl

RTT News Chris Cornell Releases ‘Stay With Me Baby’ For Vinyl 4/16/2016 3:00 PM ET Chris Cornell of Soundgarden covered…

Mambo Bette

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2007 – Bette Midler and Wicked New York Restoration Project

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I’m not just vain, I’m ignorant. I’m vignorant!…

“I’m not just vain, I’m ignorant. I’m vignorant!”

Bette Midler – Miss Otis Regrets – Divine Intervention – 2015

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On desire: If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life…

On desire: If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.

Bette Midler – Baby It’s You – One Night Only – 2014

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BetteBack March 12, 1996: There Will Be Singing In ‘The First Wive’s Club’

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) March 12, 1996 Triple threat: Bette Midler, Diane Keaton and Goldie Hawn will vocalize together…

BetteBack March 6, 1996: Dennis Farina Gets His First Co-Starring Role In That Old Feeling

Chicago Sun-Times March 6, 1996 | Irv Kupcinet DENNIS FARINA, a onetime Chicago cop, is on a roll in Hollywood.…

Bette Midler – A Bird in the Hand – Soph Jokes – Divine Intervention

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I thought I would be an actorrrr. I thought I’d be Ethel Barrymore…

“I thought I would be an actorrrr. I thought I’d be Ethel Barrymore. I didn’t know who she was, but…

BetteBack March 1, 1996: Don’t Mess With Bette! Queen Of Trash!

Good Housekeeping March 1, 1996 | Hanover, Donna Bette Midler, in jeans and a brown jacket, spoons her black bean…

Bette Midler Delores De Lago Disco Medley 1983

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We were very poor, it was a hard-scrabble childhood, not particularly happy…

[on growing up in Hawaii]: We were very poor, it was a hard-scrabble childhood, not particularly happy. The best part…

My parents (mother Ruth a seamstress, father Fred a painter) were not encouraging.

My parents (mother Ruth a seamstress, father Fred a painter) were not encouraging. My father put everybody down. Yeah, it…