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BetteBack May 11, 1991: Diverse music fills everydey lives

Corbin Times Tribune May 11, 1991 The uses of music in people’s lives are as diverse as people themselves. We…

Mainstream music embraces LGBT perspective

USA Today Mainstream music embraces LGBT perspective Sara Moniuszko, USA TODAY 6:58 p.m. EDT August 30, 2015 From Bette Midler…

Bette Midler – Making Of The Rose Interview – Up Close With David Sheehan – 1978

Bette Midler – Shoot The Breeze – Rag Doll – I Shall Be Released – Live At The Roxy – 1977

To say we are now free love…

To say we are now free love, who invented that? That was guys invented that, because the women have all…

I know now that I can take people on a theatrical adventure…

I know now that I can take people on a theatrical adventure or I can take them on a musical…

Bette Midler – Miss Otis Regrets – Diva Las Vegas – 1997

The Theme Of Bette’s Birthday Letter Project Present

15 Year Anniversary Letter Book Bette truly appreciates the art of the handwritten letter. Lets send her letters about what…

Bette Midler – Empty Bed Blues – Continental Baths – 1971

BetteBack April 2, 1991: Bette Midler Is The Most Bankable Female Star In Hollywood

Syracuse Herald April 2, 1991 Bette Midler is short, middleaged and no conventional beauty – but she is the most…

Bette Midler – Doctor Longjohn – Live At The Roxy – 1977

Bette Midler – Comic Relief – La Vie En Rose – Live At The Roxy – 1977

Bette Midler – In This Life – Jay Leno – 1996

BetteBack March 27, 1991: Bette Midler Slides On The HollyWood Powerful List (One Of Few Stars To Make It)

Mount Carmel Daily Republican Register March 27, 1991 HOLLYWOOD POWER SHUFFLE: Superagent Michael Ovitz is ranked No. 1 on Premiere…

Shut your hole honey, mines making money! (The Depression Tour, 1975-1976)

Shut your hole honey, mines making money! (The Depression Tour, 1975-1976)

“Don’t let me wake up tomorrow and wanna put a fried egg on my head”

“Don’t let me wake up tomorrow and wanna put a fried egg on my head” (The Bette Midler Show 1976)

Bette Midler – Chattanooga Choo Choo – Continental Baths – 1971

BetteBack Review March 7, 1991: Midler Is The Lone Bright Spot In ‘Scenes’

Kokomo Tribune March 7, 1991 Coming on the heels of “Enemies: A Love Story,” this small-scale comedy set solely in…

Bette Midler On The Rose:

Bette Midler On The Rose: “The character I play is a girl singer, strong-willed and somewhat shell-shocked by the tumult…

Congrats to Debbie Reynolds

Congrats to Debbie Reynolds. It was just announced that she will be receiving an Honorary Oscar this year at the…

BetteBack March 6, 1991: Celebrities Tell Of Their Favorite Children’s Book

Daily Herald Suburban Chicago March 6, 1991 Stephen King, creator of the horrific hotel in “The Shining” and the terrifying…

Lily Tomlin on Big Business:

Lily Tomlin on Big Business: I had a big falling-out with the producers because they had the gay characters calling…

“I want to achieve enough confidence…”

“I want to achieve enough confidence to go out there into the world, to take off when I want to.…

Bette Midler – Friends – Continental Baths – 1971

Hulaween’s-A-Coming! And It’s Probably Miss M’s Last!

Miss M, it has been confirmed, says this will most likely be her last Hulaween. Yes, that does leave the…

BetteBack March 3, 1991: Woody Allen And Bette Midler Is The Most Inspired Casting In Movie History

Galveston Daily News March 3, 1991 Pairing Woody Allen and Bette Midler together as a well-to-do married couple in Los…

Bette Midler – Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most – Experience The Divine 1993

Mondo Beyondo – Bette Midler as Eudora P. Quickly – Smiling Through – 1988

Return to editingBette Midler – Comic Relief – Delta Dawn – Experience The Divine – 1993

The Late Pauline Kael: The Most Revered Movie Critic, An Early Bette Supporter, Her Last Interview, And Why She Retired

Mister D: I remember seeing Ms. Kael, who comes off harsh in this interview, being asked by late night broadcaster…