BetteBack February 27, 1973: Steambath’s Divine Miss M Really Sleazes With Ease

The Toronto Star Steambath’s Divine Miss M Really Sleazes With Ease February 27, 1973 By William Littler So you weren’t…

BetteBack October 1, 1996: Lowering the boomers on Hollywood wives’ tale

Santa Ana Orange County Register October 1, 1996 Any movie that flies in the face of conventional wisdom about what…

BetteBack February 26, 1973: Wish I Could Shimmy Like Divine Miss M

The Boston Globe February 26, 1973 Instagram; @bettebae The Divine Miss M was scrunched cross-legged on a windowsill in the…

BetteBack February 22, 1973: Pop Music

The Harvard Crimson Pop Music February 22, 1973 Bette Midler. You have to go all the way back to Elton…

BetteBack September 30, 1996: ‘First Wive’s Club’ Remains On Top Second Week In A Row

Laurel Leader Call September 30, 1996 The get-even comedy “First Wives Club” was the top grossing film in North America…

BetteBack February 19, 1973: After A While Bette Is Infectious

The Chicago Tribune February 19, 1973 WELL, I may as well come out with this without mincing words; God knows…

BetteBack September 27, 1996: The Real First Wives Club

The Real First Wives Club Daily Mail (London) September 27, 1996 Byline: SUZY GREAVES WITH one in three marriages ending…

BetteBack February 16, 1973: Bette Midler Displays A Passel Of Talent

The Milwaukee Journal February 16, 1973 Sentimental, audacious, risqué, campy. Singer Bette Midler dished out a conglomeration of impressions Thursday…

BetteBack September 26, 1996: ‘First Wive’s Club’ Breaks Two Records

JOINING THE `CLUB’ Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) September 26, 1996 Women over 25 apparently are finding themselves reflected in…

BetteBack April 29, 1972: Is the singer called Bette Midler for real?

Daily Illinois State Journal April 29, 1972 Is the singer called Bette Midler for real? I mean, is she young…

BetteBack January 19, 1971: Bette Midler Receives ‘Rising Star Of The Year’ Award At The American Guild of Variety Artists on “The Entertainer of the Year Awards

Ed Sullivan Hosts Entertainer Of Year Awards Jacksonville Daily Journal January 19, 1971 Carol Burnett, Sonny and Cher, Redd Foxx,…

BetteBack April 25, 1971: Bette Midler As The Acid Queen In Tommy (Interview)

The Seattle Times April 25, 1971 Seattle Opera has  never had a villain quite like the Acid Queen. Nor a…

BetteBack September 20, 1972: Bette Midler On Shortlist To Star In “Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York”

Bucks County Courier Times September 20, 1972 Lucille Ball is identified as “Luci Arnaz’ mother” in a Hollywood flash saying…

BetteBack January 23, 1973: Divine Miss M Brings Oldies To Life

The Chronicle Telegram January 23, 1973 Writing something fresh and new about Bette Midler – The Divine Miss M, as…

BetteBack September 23, 1996: AIDS WALK RAISES OVER $1M

AIDS WALK RAISES OVER $1M.(Local/State) The Capital Times September 23, 1996 With singer and actress Bette Midler leading the way,…

BetteBack December 17, 1973: Newsweek – Here Comes Bette!

Newsweek Here Comes Bette! December 17, 1973 By Charles Michener When I’m out there, I work. If people are paying…

BetteBack September 23, 1996: `Wives’: why men aren’t laughing

`Wives’: why men aren’t laughing The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) September 23, 1996 | Diane White, Globe Staff `The First…

BetteBack September 23, 1996: ‘FIRST WIVES’ WINS TOP SPOT AT BOX OFFICE

‘FIRST WIVES’ WINS TOP SPOT AT BOX OFFICE The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) September 23, 1996 “First Wives,” first week,…

BetteBack September 1973: Bette Midler – She Brings It All Back Home

Honolulu September 1973 SHOWTIME AT THE HIC arena: house lights dim and the last strag­glers are fumbling for their seats…

BetteBack September 22, 1996: An Interview With Diane Keaton

THERE’S LIFE BEYOND ANNIE HALL : KEATON GROWS AS BOTH ACTOR AND DIRECTOR.(L.A. LIFE) Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) September…

BetteBack October 25, 1973: Bette: there is only one Miss M…

Zoo World October 25, 1973 BEVERLY HILLS: CALIFORNIA. There’s a “Divine Miss M,” and there’s a Bette Midler, two distinct…

BetteBack August 26, 1973: Sensitive Midler a Sure Bet to Continue Ascent as Singing Star

The Sunday Denver Post August 26, 1973 IN A WORD, Bette Midler is hot. Her first album, “The Divine Miss…

BetteBack September 21, 1996: In Latest Films, WOMEN ARE STANDING UP AND SAYING THEY WON’T TAKE IT ANYMORE

REVENGE REARS ITS EMPOWERED HEAD IN LATEST FILMS, WOMEN ARE STANDING UP AND SAYING THEY WON’T TAKE IT ANYMORE Daily…

BetteBack June 1973: Cookin’ With Bette Midler

Modern Hi-Fi & Stereo Guide June 1973 Bette Midler struts around the stage in her spike heel springolators and skintight…

BetteBack September 21, 1996: A MEMBER OF THE CLUB, AND LOVING IT – An Interview With Olivia Goldsmith

A MEMBER OF THE CLUB, AND LOVING IT The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) September 21, 1996 | KATHLEEN SAMPEY –…

BetteBack March 19, 1973: Bette Midler Collides With Her Image

Los Angeles Times March 19, 1973 Bette Midler, who during the past few months has charged up the media-paved road from…

BetteBack Review September 20, 1996: SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT `FIRST WIVES CLUB’

Los Angeles Daily News September 20, 1996 | Amy Dawes Daily News Film Critic There’s a chance that “The First…

BetteBack March 3, 1973: Bawdy, Bodacious Bette

The National Observer Bawdy, Bodacious Bette March 3, 1973 By Bill Marvel HERE IT IS 7:30 p.m., a whole hour…

BetteBack September 20, 1996: Mean, spirited `First Wive’s Club’ is worth joining

Variety Mean, spirited `Club’ is worth joining September 20, 1996 | Strickler, Jeff When you’re on your way to see…

BetteBack February 24, 1973: A New Singing Rage – The Divine Miss M

The Toronto Star February 24, 1973 It was early morning, far too early morning. And “the pits, honey, the pits”…