Bette Midler plays a New Yorker of a certain type: a retired teacher who lives on the Upper West Side, reads the New York Times with Talmudic attention, and is driven more than half mad by Donald Trump.

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Video: Bette Midler Talks Divine Madness And More (1980)

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Bette Midler sits down with Rona Barrett to discuss The Rose, grief, loss, and the terrifying question of 'how do I top this?'

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Bette Midler & Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous) circa 1991. I think this is when Lumley substituted for Wogan to interview Bette .

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Bette Midler interviewed by Stina Lundberg on the Swedish TV Show Nöjesmaskinen 1984

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Bette Midler Talks About The Making Of No Frills

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Very Short Interview - Bette Midler talks about her new song ‘From A Distance’ and discusses the challenges of album success.

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Friday brought us Bette Midler interviewing Marc Shaiman about his new book "Never Mind the Happy" and what a blast that was!

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Clip One | Duration: 0:02:52 (about 500 words)
What has gone to Bette Midler's head is blonde hair coloring and a frizzy perm.
That's her super rock star look for the rose.
But Bette's own image is no less outrageous.
she has always described herself as trash with
flash

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Audio From The Bette Midler Archive: Bette Midler - The Continental/Interview With Johnny - 1971

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