BetteBack June 7, 1988: Big Business – Laugh Till You Hurt Funny

Doylestown Intelligencer June 7, 1988 If it’s been a while since you’ve laughed until it hurt, then go prepared for…

BetteBack June 5, 1988: Motherhood mellows outrageous Bette Midler

Doylestown Intelligencer June 5, 1988 LOS ANGELES – In the last few years, one of Hollywood’s most outrageous personalities nas…

BetteBack June 5, 1988: Midler and Tomlin in Twin Act

Kokomo Tribune June 5, 1988 Ever feel you were borm into the wrong family? In Big Business, Bette Midler has…

BetteBack May 21, 1988: Bette Wins Comedy Award For Outrageous Fortune

Pacific Stars And Stripes May 21, 1988 LOS ANGELES (UPI) – Robin Williams dominated the Second Annual American Comedy Awards…

BetteBack April 11, 1988: Bette To Write Spoof On Motherhood

Arlington Heights, Illinois April 11, 1988 Motherhood must agree with Bette Midler. Little, Brown and Co. has signed the sassy…

BetteBack March 21, 1988: The Three B’s – Baby, Big Business, And Beaches

Syracuse Herald Journal March 21, 1988 Another B for Bette – baby! Brash, bouncy, busty Bette Midler will ,” soon…

BetteBack March 8, 1988: Bette Midler Seems To Have It All

Santa Ana Orange County Register March 8, 1988 THE MUCH-ADMIRED and still divine Bette Midler seems to have it all…

BetteBack March 8, 1988: Bette Expects Second Child

Mister D: Bette ended up having a miscarriage. Syracuse Herald Journal March 8, 1988 New York Daily News columnist Liz…

BetteBack March 2, 1988: Bette Buys A Piece Of Hawaii

Logansport Pharos Tribune Logansport Indiana March 2, 1988 HONOLULU (AP) – Entertainer Bette Midler, who grew up in Hawaii, and…

BetteBack January 7, 1988: Bette Gets Nominated For A Golden Globe 1988

Joplin Globe January 7, 1988 BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) A pair of comedies, “Broadcast News” and “Moonstruck,” and a dramatic…

BetteBack February 25, 1988: Bette Midler Best Comedy Movie Actress In US Poll

Syracuse Post Standard February 25, 1988 – Tom Selleck was named entertainer of the year in Us magazine’s first annual…

BetteBack January 16, 1988: Bette Midler Should Have A TV Show

Winnipeg Free Press January 16, 1988 Q. Bette Midler is the funniest woman in the whole wide world. I have…

BetteBack December 28, 1987: Wisdom can wait, but here’s some wit

Madison Wisconsin State Journal December 28, 1987 Words of wit are much more entertaining than words of wisdom. We’ll leave the…

MS. Magazine Names Bette Woman Of The Year

Logansport Pharos Tribune Logansport Indiana December 17, 1987 Entertainer Bette Midler, Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, and freed Soviet…

BetteBack November 6, 1987: From Bathhouse To Box Office Queen

Santa Fe New Mexican November 6, 1987 My daughter will have a very traditional upbringing. No television. Lots of books.…

BetteBack November 18, 1987: My Life Is Fabulous!

Indiana Gazette November 18, 1987 NEW YORK (AP) – Bette Midler devised a freewheeling approach to cabaret that influenced the…

BetteBack May 26, 1987: Bette Midler And Lily Tomlin To Team Up For A Movie

Pacific Stars And Stripes May 26, 1987 The prospect of Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin in the same movie is…

BetteBack April 12, 1987: What Kind Of Mother Is Bette Midler?

Publication: Salina Journal Issue Date: April 12, 1987 Bette Midler is such a raunchy character you just have to wonder…

BetteBack April 10, 1987: Bette Gets Feted At The Moving Picture Ball

Publication: Kingston Gleaner Issue Date: April 10, 1987 As a fund-raiser, the American Cinematheque staged Its second annual Moving Picture…

Bette Midler April 6, 1987: Bette Midler Goes To Writer Tama Janowitz For Movie Idea

Publication: Winnipeg Free Press Issue Date: April 6, 1987 Writer Tama Janowitz caused a bit-of a stir In New York…

BetteBack April 6, 1987: Bette Midler To Star In “Lenya”

Location: Logansport, Indiana Issue Date: April 6, 1987 (UPI) – Bette Midler will star in “Lenya,” a Tri-Star production based…

BetteBack Saturday, April 4,1987: Midler tops comedy nominations

THE NEWS-HERALD, Panama City, Fla. Saturday, April 4,1987 LOS ANGELES – Whoopi Goldberg and Bette Midler, with f o u…

BetteBack February 13, 1987: Outrageous Fortune Review

Huntingdon Daily News February 13, 1987 “Whether to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms…

BetteBack January 29, 1987: Midler On Movies, Life, And Babies

Syracuse Herald Journal January 29, 1987 Midler and her husband, Harry Kipper, a performance artist and commodities trader, became the parents…

BetteBack January 22, 1987: Shelley Long On Leaving Cheers And Outrageous Fortune

Winnipeg Free Press January 22, 1987 A few weeks ago, the day Shelley Long announced she would be leaving her…

BetteBack January 1, 1987: 1986…A Good Year For The Movies And Bette

Salina Journal January 1, 1987 Don’t let anyone kid you; 1986 was a good year for movies. Although there were…

BetteBack December 31, 1986: Quote Of The Year

Winnipeg Free Press December 31, 1986 “I married a German guy. Every night I dress up like Poland, and he…

BetteBack November 28, 1986: Billing tug-of-war for Midler-Long film ends in compromise

Madison Capital Times November 28, 1986 HOLLYWOOD – Touchstone Pictures finally has managed to placate star Shelley Long over billing…

BetteBack November 26, 1986: Midler To Be Honored By American Cinematheque

Logansport Pharos Tribune November 26, 1986 HOLLYWOOD (UPI) – Bette Midler has been chosen by the board of directors of…

BetteBack November 22, 1986: Sophie is 8lbs 11oz

Joplin Globe November 22, 1986 LOS ANGELES (AP) – Actress and singer Bette Midler and hr newborn daughter are doing…

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