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AFI Is Finally Honoring Julie Andrews, Which Music Film Luminaries Should Be Next?

October 17, 2019
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Andrews has had a unique recording career. Two of her film soundtracks reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200: Mary Poppins and The…

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BetteBack December 16, 1973: Danger Sign to the Divine Miss M?

February 10, 2017
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Pacific Stars And Stripes December 16, 1973 The first time I heard Bette Midler on record I didn’t really care…

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BetteBack December 12, 1973: Bette Midler On Singing ‘God Bless The Child’

February 3, 2017
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Corpus Christi Times December 12, 1973 Bette Midler, 27, is a native of Hawaii. She went to New York in…

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BetteBack November 30, 1973: What Can You Tell Me About Bette Midler?

January 27, 2017
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Dover Times Reporter November 30, 1973 What can you tell me about Bette Midler? I think she is fantastic! H.C.…

That Old Feeling

BetteBack April 4, 1997: New York Daily News – That Old Feeling

September 26, 2016
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New York Daily News Byline: Bob Strauss April 4, 1997 “That Old Feeling” is uncontrolled, inconsiderate lust. Refreshingly so, in…

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BetteBack Friday, April 4, 1997: Manic Midler Makes `Old Feeling’ Sing

September 17, 2016
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San Fran Chronicle Friday, April 4, 1997 In “That Old Feeling,” Bette Midler ostensibly plays a movie star named Lilly.…