Discusses book, career and creating her worldrenowned characters. 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. With her brassy voice and bold performances making the world finally pay attention, she needs no introduction. On a new album, she takes a crack at her favorites from the tight. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on bette midler. Oct 15, 2012 bette midler on great broads and her return to broadway 20 the new york times duration. Its fitting that a woman who calls herself divine should be surrounded by so many beautiful things. Apr 21, 2017 the irresistible bette midler plays the enterprising dolly levi a matchmaker, dance teacher, earpiercer, trial lawyer and varicosevein reducer. 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. A salute to john prine, a meticulous craftsman with a gift for detail the grammywinning singersongwriter, who died april 7, took a journeymans. Most concert films, however good, tend to grow monotonous because the performers are locked into the same stuff for two hours. The plaza is a nostalgic look at the history of new yorks. Bette bette midler sings the rosemary clooney songbook bette midler sings the peggy lee songbook cool yule its the girls. Bette midler and goldie hawn good morning america interview 1996 duration.
Bette midler renews allegation geraldo rivera groped her. It was eight years before she released the blockbuster beaches. Im giving sin city a roasting and toasting shell never forget, midler. Bette midler accused geraldo rivera of drugging, groping her. Up until the late 90s, i bought just about every one of her albums. In october alone, she is appearing as blake sheltons mentor on nbcs the voice. Bette midlers got a few girls you just have to meet midler has delighted in listening to girl groups since she was a kid. My take melodramatic and freewheeling, ridiculous chatter that feels as though youre listening to midler talking at you. Leitsch wrote frequently for the first gay newspaper based in new york city, named gay. J alexanderfilmed record of 1969 offbroadway musical salvation as the virgin mary 1979 the rose rydell as rose. The experience of doing this show changed my life, the actress said of her tonywinning role in the broadway show. Some peoples lives by bette midler on amazon music. This interview appeared in the january 2001 issue of o, the oprah magazine. Barbara walter interview with bette midler on april 15 1975.
Books by bette midler author of a view from a broad. Bette midler is so funny, blunt, shocking and adorable, and she doesnt care what people think. Interview with bette midler interviews roger ebert. Bette midler is taking las vegas by storm with her new concert show. This just might be bette midlers best album since the divine miss m way back. On a new album, she takes a crack at her favorites. But a year later, bette midler recorded a hit version of hello in there. The second difference has to do with bette midlers performance itself. The living room in bette midlers manhattan triplex is a perfect teteatete between antique and modern. The interview was published in the october 26, 1970, edition of the paper, titled the whole worlds a bath. Bette midler rips ariana grande, tells female singers to. 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. 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. A salute to john prine, a meticulous craftsman with.
Bette midlers got a few girls you just have to meet. Dec 10, 1978 in 1974, with midler now a great attraction, the film surfaced at a 57th street theater, retitled the divine mr. Its a kind of female midnight cowboy, with two women who get em hot and dont give em anything, she explained. Bette midler actors and actresses films as actress. Through personal interviews, firstperson accounts, and established.
Bette midler told barbara walters on national tv in. 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. After four decades in show business and 30 million albums sold, legendary performer bette midler tells oprah shes still settling into herself. Sep 18, 2008 bette midlers career has taken her from new york to hollywood, and now to las vegas. The irresistible bette midler plays the enterprising dolly levi a matchmaker, dance teacher, earpiercer, trial lawyer and varicosevein reducer. At 70, bette midler keeps her schedule packed and the wisecracks flying. 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. 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. Notable movies included the rose 1979, beaches 1988, hocus pocus 1993, and the first wives club 1996. Bette midler the hour magazine interview 1983 duration. His editor and the owner of gay pushed him to interview a thenunknown singer by the name of bette midler. Bette midler has 28 books on goodreads with 2120 ratings.
Feb 25, 20 a great entertainment tonight barbara hower interview from 1985. Oct 27, 2016 at 70, bette midler keeps her schedule packed and the wisecracks flying. I remember how surprised i was when i first heard bette singing, god is watching om a distance. The latest is bette midlers first studio album in eight years. Midlers fabulous new album is a tribure to the allwomen groups of the 1950s. Oct 17, 2012 bette midler interview 1991 part 1 duration. He is so visual and cinematic in the way he describes her acts and her songs, you walk away understanding her gift. She wishes it had all gone a little differently, she tells emma brockes, but she is still a star in her 60s.
The interview was published in the october 26, 1970, edition of. 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. She came to prominence in 1970 when she began singing in the continental baths, a. A new edition of that book was recently released with a brand new introduction in which midler writes. As 2014 draws to a close a number of exciting new releases have grabbed my attention.
Among her hit songs were wind beneath my wings and from a distance. Midler stars as mengers, a legendary and largerthanlife hollywood agent whose. Interview with bette midler roger ebert september 21, 1980. 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. 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. We were in the bathroom, preparing for the interview, and at some point i put my hands on her breasts. Its the girls celebrates the girl group sound that has captivated america for decades. Ariana grande has found a new problem in bette midler. Bette midler tonight show with jay leno 1996 youtube. Rivera sparked a backlash online for defending fired.
Friendship is one of those otherwise ephemeral novels thats worth. Bette midler reissues her 1980 memoir a view from a broad. Ive had to cut the clip of the movie out to put it online. Nov 08, 2002 bette midler is so funny, blunt, shocking and adorable, and she doesnt care what people think. A great entertainment tonight barbara hower interview from 1985. Emma brockes interviews bette midler stage the guardian. Midler wrote about her early career in a view from a broad, a memoir she published in 1980. Why bette midler says she returned to hello, dolly.
Bette midler latest news, breaking stories and comment. It is pretty much beyond dispute that bette midler is an extremely talented artist a dynamic performer and skilled vocalist, one of the best. Per the washington post, heres what rivera had to say about his encounter with midler. In 1988s big business, bette midler and lily tomlin twice each play. Julie satows book reads like the biography of a distant relative as much as the. Bette midler s got a few girls you just have to meet. Bette midler accused geraldo rivera of drugging, groping. 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. The legendary multihyphenate spoke to the telegraph in a new interview published monday, nov.
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 instudio performances by ms. She made a name for herself in the early 1970s at new yorks continental baths, a club for gay men. She is the daughter of ruth schindel, a seamstress, and fred midler, a painter. The divine miss m singer, actress and comedian bette midler is song travels host michael feinsteins guest for an hour of pure radio fun. A view from a broad npr coverage of a view from a broad by bette midler and sean russell. 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. Bette midler barbara walters interview 1975 youtube. Midler was born in honolulu, hawaii, on december 1, 1945. 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. Midlers memoir reads like a scrap book chockfull of fun and raw anecdotes from her life on the road during her first world tour. Find out why bette says a part of her still wants to. The second difference has to do with bette midler s performance itself. This fansite is dedicated to the very beautiful and talented actress and singer, bette midler.
Bette midler entertainment tonight barbara hower interview. The track list, like the divine miss m album, is well organized with smartly chosen songs. 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. The divine miss m, otherwise known as bette midler. November 8, 2014 midler has delighted in listening to girl groups since she was a kid. In early memoir, bette midler adorned the truth in sequins. A 1991 clip of bette midler telling barbara walters that geraldo rivera drugged and groped her decades earlier resurfaced thursday after mr. Heres bette midler in 1991 talking about geraldo rivera. Start reading oprahs interview with bette midler note. 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. Nov 21, 2014 the graham norton show 2010 s8x05 bette midler, stephen fry, david haye.
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. Bette midler, author of a view from a broad theres a lot of embroidery in this book. The graham norton show 2010 s8x05 bette midler, stephen fry, david haye. Bette midler, american actress and singer who was known for her dynamic energy, comedic wit, and campy humor. A salute to john prine, a meticulous craftsman with a gift for detail. A brief documentary look into bette midlers 1978 world tour and her musings, thoughts, and reactions. Bette midler on great broads and her return to broadway 20 the new york times duration. Bette midlers most popular book is beastie boys book. Bette midler takes on girl groups, from the andrews sisters to tlc.
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