An electrifying memoir from the pioneering cultural icon The New Yorker called “the coolest person in New York,” whose fearless creativity reshaped the worlds of art, music, and style

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Midler’s rise to fame began at the Continental Baths, a New York gay bathhouse where she performed for mostly gay men and built her first devoted fanbase.

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Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment, with performances and appearances by artists including Bette Midler, Patti Smith and Rufus Wainwright, added more star power to its lineup on Monday

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Live at Last captures Bette at the height of her 1970s stage persona — bawdy, theatrical, and vocally fearless.

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Video: Bette Midler & James Caan in For The Boys

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It was an original song written specifically for the For Our Children charity album by Bette Midler, Bruce Roberts, and Carole Bayer Sager, created because the producers wanted at least one new, upbeat, kid?friendly track

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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 steps into Ben Folds’ bruised little monologue and turns it into full?tilt showbiz heartbreak.

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The “No Kings” movement announced a nationwide event set for June 14, which is President Trump’s 80th birthday.

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Video: Bette Midler Performs From A Distance/I'm Beautiful/MightyReal - Divine Miss Millennium

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