Dec 10, 1978 in 1974, with midler now a great attraction, the film surfaced at a 57th street theater, retitled the divine mr. She made a name for herself in the early 1970s at new yorks continental baths, a club for gay men. The living room in bette midlers manhattan triplex is a perfect teteatete between antique and modern. A 1991 clip of bette midler telling barbara walters that geraldo rivera drugged and groped her decades earlier resurfaced thursday after mr. Midlers fabulous new album is a tribure to the allwomen groups of the 1950s. He is so visual and cinematic in the way he describes her acts and her songs, you walk away understanding her gift. Bette midlers show goes on the divine miss m talks about her legendary career, her outrageous characters and her new las vegas concert show the showgirl must go. Sep 18, 2008 bette midlers career has taken her from new york to hollywood, and now to las vegas. Julie satows book reads like the biography of a distant relative as much as the.
It was eight years before she released the blockbuster beaches. It is pretty much beyond dispute that bette midler is an extremely talented artist a dynamic performer and skilled vocalist, one of the best. His editor and the owner of gay pushed him to interview a thenunknown singer by the name of bette midler. Nov 21, 2014 the graham norton show 2010 s8x05 bette midler, stephen fry, david haye.
Bette midler, also known as divine miss mthe indomitable and incomparable singer, actor, and musical theater extraordinaire, with a career spanning almost half a centuryrevisits her classic memoir, now with a new introduction. The track list, like the divine miss m album, is well organized with smartly chosen songs. Leitsch wrote frequently for the first gay newspaper based in new york city, named gay. Bette midler accused geraldo rivera of drugging, groping. November 8, 2014 midler has delighted in listening to girl groups since she was a kid. The divine miss m singer, actress and comedian bette midler is song travels host michael feinsteins guest for an hour of pure radio fun. Why bette midler says she returned to hello, dolly. Bette midler actors and actresses films as actress. Bette midler and goldie hawn good morning america interview 1996 duration. Barbara walter interview with bette midler on april 15 1975. Notable movies included the rose 1979, beaches 1988, hocus pocus 1993, and the first wives club 1996. Bette midler has been divine since the earliest days of her career when a friend introduced her on stage as the divine miss m a title that became the name of her debut grammy winning album earned her stage name all strutting around the dark subterranean new york city club called the continental baths today shes getting ready to strut across the stage on broadway as the lead in a hotly. Im giving sin city a roasting and toasting shell never forget, midler.
Heres bette midler in 1991 talking about geraldo rivera. Bette midler tonight show with jay leno 1996 youtube. Midler stars as mengers, a legendary and largerthanlife hollywood agent whose. Bette midler barbara walters interview 1975 youtube.
Bette midler its so divine being able to say anything that i damn well like. Apr 19, 20 the divine miss m singer, actress and comedian bette midler is song travels host michael feinsteins guest for an hour of pure radio fun. Mar 26, 2014 midlers memoir reads like a scrap book chockfull of fun and raw anecdotes from her life on the road during her first world tour. Its the girls celebrates the girl group sound that has captivated america for decades. Bette midler renews allegation geraldo rivera groped her. But a year later, bette midler recorded a hit version of hello in there. She wishes it had all gone a little differently, she tells emma brockes, but she is still a star in her 60s. The irresistible bette midler plays the enterprising dolly levi a matchmaker, dance teacher, earpiercer, trial lawyer and varicosevein reducer. On the rachael ray show, bette midler is sharing some of the best and most hilarious stories from her reissued memoir, a view from a broad. Its fitting that a woman who calls herself divine should be surrounded by so many beautiful things. Bette midler is taking las vegas by storm with her new concert show.
My take melodramatic and freewheeling, ridiculous chatter that feels as though youre listening to midler talking at you. A brief documentary look into bette midlers 1978 world tour and her musings, thoughts, and reactions. May 22, 2008 bette midler s show goes on the divine miss m talks about her legendary career, her outrageous characters and her new las vegas concert show the showgirl must go on. Find out why bette says a part of her still wants to. Bette midler told barbara walters on national tv in. A salute to john prine, a meticulous craftsman with. The second difference has to do with bette midlers performance itself. J alexanderfilmed record of 1969 offbroadway musical salvation as the virgin mary 1979 the rose rydell as rose. Bette midler rips ariana grande, tells female singers to.
Bette midler s got a few girls you just have to meet. The legendary multihyphenate spoke to the telegraph in a new interview published monday, nov. Some peoples lives by bette midler on amazon music. Oprah goes heart to heart with singer and actress bette midler, and discovers that beneath that overthetop presence is a downtoearth homebody, crusader, wise woman, and funny girl. Bette midlers got a few girls you just have to meet. Nov 08, 2002 bette midler is so funny, blunt, shocking and adorable, and she doesnt care what people think. We were in the bathroom, preparing for the interview, and at some point i put my hands on her breasts. The interview was published in the october 26, 1970, edition of the paper, titled the whole worlds a bath. Soundtrack albums the rose beaches for the boys gypsy live albums live at last divine madness mud will be flung tonight compilation albums the best of bette 1978 the best of bette 1981 just hits experience the divine. Bette midler has 28 books on goodreads with 2120 ratings. A salute to john prine, a meticulous craftsman with a gift for detail the grammywinning singersongwriter, who died april 7, took a journeymans. Bette midler renewed an allegation of 1970s sexual misconduct against geraldo rivera on thursday, a day after rivera called the news business flirty amid matt lauers dismissal by nbc in. Its a kind of female midnight cowboy, with two women who get em hot and dont give em anything, she explained.
Apr 21, 2017 the irresistible bette midler plays the enterprising dolly levi a matchmaker, dance teacher, earpiercer, trial lawyer and varicosevein reducer. The second difference has to do with bette midler s performance itself. Multi grammy awardwinning singercomedienneauthor bette midler has also proven herself to be a very capable actress in a string of both dramatic and comedic roles. Bette midler, american actress and singer who was known for her dynamic energy, comedic wit, and campy humor. After four decades in show business and 30 million albums sold, legendary performer bette midler tells oprah shes still settling into herself. Bette midlers got a few girls you just have to meet midler has delighted in listening to girl groups since she was a kid.
Oct 17, 2012 bette midler interview 1991 part 1 duration. Midler was born in honolulu, hawaii, on december 1, 1945. The plaza is a nostalgic look at the history of new yorks. Apr 10, 2020 a salute to john prine, a meticulous craftsman with a gift for detail the grammywinning singersongwriter, who died april 7, took a journeymans pride in unifying metaphor and metrical precision. The interview was published in the october 26, 1970, edition of. A great entertainment tonight barbara hower interview from 1985. In october alone, she is appearing as blake sheltons mentor on nbcs the voice. This just might be bette midlers best album since the divine miss m way back. A new edition of that book was recently released with a brand new introduction in which midler writes.
Oct 15, 2012 bette midler on great broads and her return to broadway 20 the new york times duration. This is an excerpt from a short video program i directed for the album bette midler sings the peggy lee songbook sonycolumbia records featuring intimate afterhours in. Oct 27, 2016 at 70, bette midler keeps her schedule packed and the wisecracks flying. A view from a broad npr coverage of a view from a broad by bette midler and sean russell. I remember how surprised i was when i first heard bette singing, god is watching om a distance. The experience of doing this show changed my life, the actress said of her tonywinning role in the broadway show.
Emma brockes interviews bette midler stage the guardian. Bette midler reissues her 1980 memoir a view from a broad. Bette midler is so funny, blunt, shocking and adorable, and she doesnt care what people think. Bette midler the hour magazine interview 1983 duration. She came to prominence in 1970 when she began singing in the continental baths, a. Born in honolulu, hawaii, midler began her professional career in several offoffbroadway plays, prior to her engagements in fiddler on the roof and salvation on broadway in the late 1960s. Nov 30, 2017 a 1991 clip of bette midler telling barbara walters that geraldo rivera drugged and groped her decades earlier resurfaced thursday after mr. With her brassy voice and bold performances making the world finally pay attention, she needs no introduction. The latest is bette midlers first studio album in eight years. Midlers memoir reads like a scrap book chockfull of fun and raw anecdotes from her life on the road during her first world tour. Discusses book, career and creating her worldrenowned characters. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Friendship is one of those otherwise ephemeral novels thats worth. This interview appeared in the january 2001 issue of o, the oprah magazine.
On a new album, she takes a crack at her favorites. Bette midler, author of a view from a broad theres a lot of embroidery in this book. Ariana grande has found a new problem in bette midler. The divine miss m, otherwise known as bette midler. Interview with bette midler roger ebert september 21, 1980.
Bette midlers most popular book is beastie boys book. Start reading oprahs interview with bette midler note. At 70, bette midler keeps her schedule packed and the wisecracks flying. Rivera sparked a backlash online for defending fired. Bette midler latest news, breaking stories and comment. As 2014 draws to a close a number of exciting new releases have grabbed my attention. Bette midler on great broads and her return to broadway 20 the new york times duration.
Bette midlers career has taken her from new york to hollywood, and now to las vegas. Some peoples lives was released roughly 15 years later, when bette had just reestablished herself as an important pop presence due to the success of wind beneath my wings. In early memoir, bette midler adorned the truth in sequins. Bette midler accused geraldo rivera of drugging, groping her. Per the washington post, heres what rivera had to say about his encounter with midler. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on bette midler. Midler wrote about her early career in a view from a broad, a memoir she published in 1980. Interview with bette midler interviews roger ebert.
A salute to john prine, a meticulous craftsman with a gift for detail. It includes many mud will be flung tonight moments. Mar 15, 1980 a brief documentary look into bette midler s 1978 world tour and her musings, thoughts, and reactions. Up until the late 90s, i bought just about every one of her albums. She is the daughter of ruth schindel, a seamstress, and fred midler, a painter. Through personal interviews, firstperson accounts, and established. In 1988s big business, bette midler and lily tomlin twice each play.
Most concert films, however good, tend to grow monotonous because the performers are locked into the same stuff for two hours. Bette midler takes on girl groups, from the andrews sisters to tlc. Bette bette midler sings the rosemary clooney songbook bette midler sings the peggy lee songbook cool yule its the girls. Books by bette midler author of a view from a broad. Bette midler entertainment tonight barbara hower interview.
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