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Bette Midler On Being Brought Up Self Sufficient:

Bette Midler On Being Brought Up Self Sufficient: “I was never taught that little girls should be soft and passive.…

Bette Midler – Everyone’s Gone To The Moon – Art Or Bust – 1984

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…

More Bette In Capri with Martin (We found out Bruce Springsteen And Jimmy Iovine Are Also On The Boat)

Bette Midler On Growing Up In Honolulu: “I grew up in Honolulu. My father came there before the war and then after it was over he had three kids so he didn’t leave. They’re weeeeird, my parents.

Bette Midler On Growing Up In Honolulu: “I grew up in Honolulu. My father came there before the war and…

1985 – The Rose – Martin Luther King Day Tribute – Bette Midler

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Bette Midler On Her Antitdote For Sadness Circa The Seventies: “I love Teresa Brewer. Actually, ‘Wheel of Fortune’ was instrumental in setting me in my path.

Bette Midler On Her Antitdote For Sadness Circa The Seventies: “I love Teresa Brewer. Actually, ”˜Wheel of Fortune’ was instrumental…

Bette Midler – La Vie En Rose – Rolling Stone 10th Anniversary Special – 1977

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‘American Horror Story’: 13 Pop Stars We’d Cast in the Next Season

Billboard ‘American Horror Story‘: 13 Pop Stars We’d Cast in the Next Season 7/8/2016 By Patrick Crowley Since Adam Levine’s…

Bette And Martin Meet Up With Mariah Carey In Capri On July 4th

 

FOLD Festival, With Bette Midler, postponed, organizers issuing refunds

FOLD Festival postponed, organizers issuing refunds by Paul Squire July 8, 2016 The 2016 Freak Out Let’s Dance (FOLD) Festival…

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Bette Midler On The Seventies: “The Seventies is a time for re-evaluation. Everybody is coming out of the fabulous Sixties and they’re just exhausted. Most people are sad and they don’t know why.”

Bette Midler On The Seventies: “The Seventies is a time for re-evaluation. Everybody is coming out of the fabulous Sixties…

2008 – Big Noise From Winnetka – Oprah – Bette Midler

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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,…

Bette Midler On The Andrews Sisters: “Those girls were so together they could raise their eyebrows in unison,”

Bette Midler On The Andrews Sisters: “Those girls were so together they could raise their eyebrows in unison,” (The National…

Bette Midler – I’ve Still Got My Health – from the movie “Beaches”

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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…

On What Bette Midler Wants To Accomplish: “I want to do it all. Everything.” She flings her arms wide at the TV camera in her best doomed grand dame voice, “I want to live fast, die hard, live hard, die young, leave a brilliant memory.”

On What Bette Midler Wants To Accomplish: “I want to do it all. Everything.” She flings her arms wide at…

1993 – Bette Midler – Hocus Pocus – BOOOOOOOK!!!!!!

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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…

Bette Midler On Being Just A Fad: “I’m not a freaky fad,” she says angrily. “What I do may be, but I’m not. If this doesn’t go, I’ll just find something else. I have stories to tell, characters I have to be. I’m not afraid…

Bette Midler On Being Just A Fad: “I’m not a freaky fad,” she says angrily. “What I do may be,…

Bette Midler – You Don’t Own Me – Diva Las Vegas – 1997

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Hot Stars In Their 70s

ET Canada Hot Stars In Their 70s July 7, 2016 With Sylvester Stallone and Cher recently joining the 70s club,…

Hulaween: Save The Date

Hosted by Kathy Griffin | Musical Performance by Darlene Love October 28, 2016 | The Waldorf Astoria | Costumes or…

On What Bette Midler Would Like Out Of Stardom: “I would like to be loved the way Charlie Chaplin was loved.”

On What Bette Midler Would Like Out Of Stardom: “I would like to be loved the way Charlie Chaplin was…

BETTE MIDLER – The Wig Song – Terry Wogan – (1989)

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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,…

On The Baths: “Oh, they loved me at the tubs, they really encouraged me,” she says fondly. “They allowed me to act out the whole dream, all those fantasies, all the people I wished I was…”

On The Baths: “Oh, they loved me at the tubs, they really encouraged me,” she says fondly. “They allowed me…

2010 – The Glory Of Love – Bette Midler – Showgirl

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