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BetteBack August 19, 1985: Nick Nolte Smells Bad

Winnipeg Free Press August 19, 1985 Nick Nolte is heavily into method acting, so much so that he nauseated fellow…

BetteBack July 30,1985: Disney Expands ~ Signs On Bette Midler

Mister D: Check out who was to star in Ruthless People…lol THE Capital Times By DAVID L. FRIENDLY Los Angeles…

BetteBack June 19, 1985: Bette Midler Finally Gets Her Co-Stars

The Shoal Lake Star, Wednesday, June 19, 1985 Nick Nolte will star in Disney’s new comedy Down and Out In…

BetteBack June 8 ,1985: Bette Midler Accepts Award From Women In Film Industry

Laurel Leader-Call, Saturday, June 8 ,1985 E n te rta in e r BETTE MIDLER, accepting the Jack Oakie Comedy Award from…

BetteBack June 15, 1985: A Wilted Rose Can Pack Heat

Anderson Herald Bulletin Saturday, June 15, 1985, Anderson, Indiana She may have played The Rose, but Bette Midler looked pretty…

BetteBack Monday, May 27, 1985: Is Bette Midler Depressed And Retiring?

ANDERSON DAILY BULLETIN Monday, May 27, 1985 Q. Is it true that Bette Midler‘s so unhappy with her marriage that…

BetteBack Dec. 15, 1984: Bette Midler Is Wed

Kokomo Tribune Dec. 15, 1984 Singer Bette Midler is wed LOS ANGELES (AP) – Flamboyant singer-actress Bette Midler and her…

Architectural Digest: Inside Bette Midler’s Penthouse

For more photos: Click Here Bette Midler, the showbiz force of nature also known as the Divine Miss M, is…

Bette Midler just keeps soaring through amazing career

Des Moines Register Bette Midler just keeps soaring through amazing career Rachel Lopez, Special to The Register; 11:07 p.m. CDT…

Review: Bette Midler As Sue Mengers – Delicious!

Broadway World BWW Reviews: Bette Midler a Triumphant Sue Mengers at the Geffen December 6, 2013 by Don Grigware Bette…

Brilliant Lecture Series presents “A Conversation with Bette Midler” April 29 – Houston

  Bette Midler will speak on Tuesday, April 29 at 7 p.m. in Wortham Center, Brown Theater in “A Conversation…

Barbra Streisand on Bette Midler’s performance as Sue Mengers

Los Angeles Times Barbra Streisand on Bette Midler‘s performance as Sue Mengers By David Ng December 23, 2013, 11:41 a.m.…

Bootleg Betty Is Officially Opened!!! We’re Baaaaccccckkkkkk!!!!!

Well, we’re back! Didja miss us? We sure missed you! After 5 months off I couldn’t stand it anymore soI…

Bette Brings “I’ll Eat You Last” To Los Angeles

L.A. Times Bette Midler bringing Sue Mengers play to Geffen Playhouse Sept. 19, 2013 The late Hollywood talent agent Sue…

Crystal, Midler true partners

San Anotonia News Crystal, Midler true partnersBY MICHAEL ORDOÑA : DECEMBER 24, 2012 : Updated: December 25, 2012 7:12pm Lifelong…

Amusing Klymaxx: Bernadette Cooper describes her new revue as ”Bette Midler on steroids — or acid”

MetroWeekly Amusing Klymaxx Bernadette Cooper describes her new revue as ”Bette Midler on steroids — or acid” By Doug Rule…

Interview: Bette Midler Hangs Up The Phone On ‘Eat You Last’

New York Times Bette Midler Hangs Up The Phone On ‘Eat You Last” July 2, 2013 Bette Midler wrapped up…

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,…

Documentary: “20 Feet From Stardom”

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – For Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer and Darlene Love, fame and fortune were just a shot away.…

BetteBack May 29, 1980: Bette Sets Record For Writer’s Cramp In Los Angeles

Tyrone Daily Herald May 29, 1980 BETTE ESQ.: Bette Midler – on nationwide tour to promote her autobiography, “View From…

BetteBack May 3, 1980: Bette To Be Considered For WWII Movie

Winnipeg Free Press May 3, 1980 Waiting for the Parade, the highlysuccessful play by Calgary playwright John Murrell, is being…

Twenty Feet From Stardom Doc Coming To Theaters In June

Twenty Feet From Stardom, shines a spotlight on the untold true story of the backup singers behind some of the…

BetteBack March 5, 1980: Divine Madness Has Been Filmed

European Stars And Stripes March 5, 1980 Divine Madness, the Bette Midler one-woman show that set box-office records on Broadway…

Review: Bette Midler makes ‘I’ll Eat You Last’ fun

By Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times Theater Critic Los Angeles Times Review: Bette Midler makes ‘I’ll Eat You Last’ fun…

Sue Mengers: The Agent Left Out In The Cold

Los Angeles Times ‘I’ll Eat You Last’ chronicles Sue Mengers‘ old Hollywood By Rebecca Keegan, Los Angeles Times April 24,…

Audio: Hurricane by Bette Mider

[wpaudio url=”http://www.bootlegbetty.com/audio/06 Hurricane.mp3″ text=”Bette Midler – Hurricane” dl=”0″] Hurricane by Bette Mider You drove into town like the wind. Hot…

Liz Smith: Bette Mider Should Have Won Oscar For “The Rose”

Telegram Liz Smith March 22, 2013 Out in Los Angeles, critics and audiences are raving about Randy Johnson’s “One Night…

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…

BetteBack January 16, 1978: Mark Rydell Set To Direct “The Rose”

Santa Ana Orange County Register Rydell To Direct Midler In Movie January 16, 1978 LOS ANGELES API – Mark Rydell…

Bette Tweets: Rehearsals, The Vatican, Sequesters…Oh My!

Bette Midler ”@BetteMidler Broadway rehearsals…my, my. so many new people; writer,director, producers, who don’t yet realize I’m right about everything……