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BetteBack August 18, 1980: Bette Sets Roots On East Coast

Pacific Stars And Stripes August 18, 1980 While Bette Midler awaits her next film project, she’s establishing a new East…

BetteBack August 5, 1980: Divine Madness To Premiere In Toronto

Salina Journal August 5, 1980 Bette Midler will attend the premiere of her latest film, “Bette Midler’s Divine Madness,” during…

BetteBack July 31, 1980: The Check

Winnipeg Free Press July 31, 1980 While she was autographing copies of her new book, A View From A Broad,…

BetteBack July 11, 1980: What Did Bette Do Before “The Rose”

Winnipeg Free Press July 11, 1980 Q. Has Bette Midler done any movies besides The Rose? What was she doing…

BetteBack June 29, 1980: Bette’s Favorite Designer

Santa Fe New Mexican June 29, 1980 FOR BETTE MIDLER, actress, recording star and author of A View From a…

Review: Bruce Vilanch At 54 Below

New York Post Reviewed by Joe Regan Jr. June 13, 2013 Popping up on the 54 Below stage wearing a…

HBO’s Summer Documentary Series: True Life Tales

RoadRunner HBO’s Summer Documentary Series: True Life Tales Published – Jun 12 2013 02:06AM EST Samantha Schoenfeld, RR.com Original For…

BetteBack June 1, 1980: A Masseuse?

Elyria Chronicle Telegram June 1, 1980 Q: By winning an Oscar nomination for tbc film, “The Rose,” actress-singer Bette Midler…

Bette Tweets: “I would look great coming down that staircase…”

Broadway World Twitter Watch: Bette Midler Says She’d ‘Look Great’ Coming Down the HELLO, DOLLY! Staircase June 3, 2013 BroadwayWorld.com…

BetteBack May 14, 1980: Another Bookstore Riot

Winnipeg Free Press May 14, 1980 Bette Midler sold 750 copies of her book A View From .A Broad at…

BetteBack May 7, 1980: Bette Midler causes riot in New York bookstore

Elyria Chronicle Telegram May 7, 1980 “I WOULDN’T SAY I invented tack, but I definitely brought it to its present…

BetteBack April 29, 1980: What’s Bette Doing After “The Rose?”

Salina Journal April 29, 1980 Q: Has Bette Midler finally decided to give up her concert appearances to concentrate on…

BetteBack April 20, 1980: BWBB Question

Madison Wisconsin State Journal April 20, 1980 Dear Stephanie: Wasn’t the song that brought Bette Midler to the public eye,…

BetteBack April 15, 1980: Sally Field Wins The Oscar :-(

Lawrence Journal World April 15, 1980 HOLLYWOOD (AP) – On a tranquil night for Oscar, Dustin Hoffman and his bitter…

BetteBack April 13, 1980: Tight Oscar Race Between Bette Midler And Sally Field

Madison Wisconsin State Journal April 13, 1980   BEST ACTRESS: Sally Field (Norma Rae). Originally they wanted Jane Fonda or Jill…

BetteBack April 9, 1980: One Critic’s Predictions For The Oscars

Indiana Gazette April 9, 1980 The Oscars are coming! The Oscars are coming! You may hoot at them if you…

BetteBack March 31, 1980: Actors Weigh In On Their Nominations

Madison Capital Times March 31, 1980 Oscar Nominees apparently divide along sexual lines in their regard for Hollywood‘s highest honor.…

BetteBack March 27, 1980: “The Rose”: a powerful personification

Marshall Evening Chronicle March 27, 1980 During the turbulant social upheaval of the late 1960’s American teenagers found an em…

BetteBack March 7, 1980: Handicapping the Oscars ~ Bette Odds On Favorite To Win

Frederick News Post March 7, 1980 By MICHAEL L SPAUR News-Post Staff There’s the Golden Globe Awards, the People’s Choice…

Should Bette Host The Tony’s After Being Snubbed?

Gold Derby Hey, Bette Midler: Be a good sport and host the Tonys By Paul Sheehan May 03 2013 10:15…

BetteBack January 19, 1980: Exciting field of Oscar candidates

Winnipeg Free Press January 19, 1980 HOLLYWOOD – The only point to the otherwise forlorn exercise of choosing a Best…

Pre-Order Your Copy Of “I’ll Eat You Last” Today

Bette Midler makes her long-awaited return to Broadway in this one-woman play about legendary super-agent Sue Mengers, an American original…

BetteBack January 16, 1980: Success Blooms for Bette Midler as “The Rose’ Heads Her Toward Oscar

Altoona Mirror January 16, 1980 If there is anything that’s certain in this life, besides death, taxes and the rising…

Weekend Poll Top Three: Fans Still Enchanted by Bette Midler’s Role in Hocus Pocus

Broadway.com Weekend Poll Top Three: Fans Still Enchanted by Bette Midler’s Role in Hocus Pocus By Josh Ferri April 22,…

BetteBack January 12, 1980: Bette Midler Sure To Be Nominated For An Oscar

Lethbridge Herald January 12, 1980 HOLLYWOOD – If there is anything that’s for certain in this life, besides death, taxes…

BetteBack January 10, 1980: Bette Midler Nominated For Golden Globes

Annapolis Capital January 10, 1980 HOLLYWOOD (AP) – “Kramer vs. Kramer,” an emotional drama of the fight between a mother…

BetteBack January 3, 1980: Predicting The Oscar Nominations

Pacific Stars And Stripes January 3, 1980 Insiders report that studios are earmarking record amounts for industry campaigns targeted at…

BetteBack November 25, 1979: Midler Film Most Controversial Of The Year

Pacific Stars And Stripes November 25, 1979 HOLLYWOOD (UPI) – By any measure “The Rose,” a quasi biography of rock…

BetteBack November 9, 1979 Movie Review: A Rose Is A Rose Is A … Bette Midler

Santa Ana Orange County Register Evening November 9, 1979 Movie Review: A Rose Is A Rose Is A … Bette…

More On Sue Mengers (Thanks Mark!!!)

Mister D: For those of you interested in learning more about Sue Mengers…this is for you! Thanks to Mark Motyka…