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		<title>Bette Midler Talks Of Catherine O&#8217;Hara&#8217;s Passing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 05:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2026/01/31/bette-midler-talks-of-catherine-oharas-passing/">Bette Midler Talks Of Catherine O’Hara’s Passing</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>Jane Rosenthal, Bette Midler and Catherine O'Hara attend VANITY FAIR Oscar Party at Morton's on February 25, 2007 in Los Angeles, CA</p>
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		<title>Bette Midler&#8217;s Tribute To Rob Reiner! Perfect!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2025/12/16/bette-midlers-tribute-to-rob-reiner-perfect/">Bette Midler’s Tribute To Rob Reiner! Perfect!</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>Bette Midler's Tribute To Rob Reiner! Perfect!</p>
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		<title>R.I.P. Diane Keaton, 1946 &#8211; 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 20:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2025/10/11/r-i-p-diane-keaton-1946-2025/">R.I.P. Diane Keaton, 1946 – 2025</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>Do You Remember?R.I.P. Diane Keaton, 1946 &#8211; 2025By Dana DalyOct 11, 2025 From Bette Midler: The brilliant, beautiful, extraordinary Diane Keaton has died. I cannot tell you how unbearably sad&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2025/10/11/r-i-p-diane-keaton-1946-2025/">R.I.P. Diane Keaton, 1946 – 2025</a> first appeared on <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>R.I.P Roberta Flack! Here She Is Singing A Song That Bette Midler Wrote</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2025/02/25/r-i-p-roberta-flack-here-she-is-singing-a-song-that-bette-midler-wrote/">R.I.P Roberta Flack! Here She Is Singing A Song That Bette Midler Wrote</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>Roberta Flack, the legendary singer known for her soulful hits like "Killing Me Softly With His Song" and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," passed away on February 24, 2025</p>
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		<title>R.I.P. Cissy Houston; Mother Of Whitney Houston; Worked With Bette Midler, Elvis, And Others</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 19:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2024/10/08/r-i-p-cissy-houston-mother-of-whitney-houston-worked-with-bette-midler-elvis-and-others/">R.I.P. Cissy Houston; Mother Of Whitney Houston; Worked With Bette Midler, Elvis, And Others</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>Cissy Houston, the two-time Grammy-wining gospel singer, mother of the late Whitney Houston and backup singer for acts ranging from Elvis Presley and Aretha Franklin to Jimi Hendrix, Paul Simon and Luther Vandross, died today</p>
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		<title>Tony-winning Hello Dolly star Gavin Creel dead at 48</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2024/09/30/tony-winning-hello-dolly-star-gavin-creel-dead-at-48/">Tony-winning Hello Dolly star Gavin Creel dead at 48</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>Gavin Creel, the Tony Award-winning star of Broadway musicals such as “Hello, Dolly!” and “Hair,” died Monday in Manhattan, his partner confirmed.</p>
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		<title>Video Tribute: Carl Reiner 1922 &#8211; 2020 &#8211; Somewhere Along The Way &#8211; Bette Midler</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2020 10:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2020/07/02/video-tribute-carl-reiner-1922-2020-somewhere-along-the-way-bette-midler/">Video Tribute: Carl Reiner 1922 – 2020 – Somewhere Along The Way – Bette Midler</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>Los Angeles TimesRemembering Carl Reiner: Rob Reiner, Bette Midler, Alan Alda salute a &#8216;comedy genius&#8217;By CHRISTI CARRASJUNE 30, 2020 “Last night my dad passed away,” Carl Reiner’s son Rob Reiner&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2020/07/02/video-tribute-carl-reiner-1922-2020-somewhere-along-the-way-bette-midler/">Video Tribute: Carl Reiner 1922 – 2020 – Somewhere Along The Way – Bette Midler</a> first appeared on <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a>.</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bette Midler on Carol Channing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2019 12:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2019/01/16/bette-midler-on-carol-channing/">Bette Midler on Carol Channing</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>Showbiz 411 Bette Midler on Carol Channing: “I flat out adored her…as far as I am concerned, she will live forever&#8221; By Roger Friedman January 15, 2019 Bette Midler, the&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Obituary:  Filmmaker Steven &#8220;Flip&#8221; Lippman &#8211; 1959 &#8211; 2018</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2018 20:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2018/09/19/obituary-filmmaker-steven-flip-lippman-1959-2018/">Obituary:  Filmmaker Steven “Flip” Lippman – 1959 – 2018</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>Sun-Sentinel on Aug. 18, 2018Obituary: Filmmaker Steven &#8220;Flip&#8221; Lippman &#8211; 1959 &#8211; 2018Aug. 18, 2018 Mister D: I just found out filmmaker Steven &#8220;Flip&#8221; Lippman died suddenly last month, He&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Dan Hicks, influential Bay Area singer and band leader, dies at age 74</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2016 12:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://bootlegbetty.com/2016/02/07/57232/">Dan Hicks, influential Bay Area singer and band leader, dies at age 74</a> <a href="https://bootlegbetty.com">Bootleg Betty</a><p>Press Democrat Dan Hicks, influential Bay Area singer and band leader, dies at age 74 By BILL SWINDELL/THE PRESS DEMOCRAT &#124; February 6, 2016, 5:17PM Singer and bandleader Dan Hicks,&#8230;</p>
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